The NFL Week 14 primetime slate features a pair potential Super Bowl teams in division leaders Detroit and Kansas City.
The Lions and Chiefs are the only 11-1 teams in the league as the stretch run begins, and both have a chance to extend their division leads against challengers Green Bay and the Los Angeles Chargers, respectively.
The Lions are off to the best start in the 95-year history of the franchise, but they still do not have much breathing room. Minnesota (10-2) and and Green Bay (9-3) are right behind in the NFC North, which is playing like the best in the league.
The Chiefs and the Buffalo Bills (10-2) are the only teams to have clinched playoff spots, and the Chiefs are motivated by the fact that if they finish tied with Buffalo, the Bills would have home field advantage through the AFC playoffs by virtue of their 30-21 victory over Kansas City three weeks ago.
Detroit will play its second consecutive Thursday game when if it plays host to Green Bay. The Lions beat the Packers 24-14 in the first meeting this season and enter after holding off the Chicago Bears 23-20 on Thanksgiving, a loss that led to the dismissal of Chicago head coach Matt Eberflus the following day.