Story byBilly Riccette, Lions WireSun, December 7, 2025 at 2:30 AM UTC·1 min readThe Lions kept their playoff hopes very much alive with a 44-30 win on Thursday night over the Dallas Cowboys. That moved the Lions to 8-5 on the season and still in the thick of the NFC North and Wild Card races. Now the Lions get to sit back and relax for the weekend and see what their road will look like with four weeks left in the regular season. Entering Sunday's games, here's an updated look at both sets of standings involving the Lions. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementNFC North StandingsChicago Bears 9-3Green Bay Packers 8-3-1Detroit Lions 8-5Minnesota Vikings 4-8NFC Playoff StandingsChicago Bears 9-3Los Angeles Rams 9-3Philadelphia Eagles 8-4Tampa Bay Buccaneers 7-5Seattle Seahawks 9-3Green Bay Packers 8-3-1San Francisco 49ers 9-4Detroit Lions 8-5Carolina Panthers 7-6Dallas Cowboys 6-6-1This article originally appeared on Lions Wire: Where Lions stand in NFC playoff races following Thursday's win.