The Lions have emerged as this season’s Cinderella story after winning five of their last six games. The victory against the Jets last week was one Detroit would have coughed up in the past. Carolina is 4-3 at home and still in the NFC South race despite a 5-9 record. Detroit is 5-0 when it allows less than 100 yards rushing, and that’s happened the last three weeks.
Pick: Lions 27, Panthers 17