The Detroit Lions got back on track with a 34-17 win over the Chicago Bears to move to 13-2 and continue to close in on the No. 1 seed, the first-round bye and home-field advantage in the NFC playoffs.

The Detroit Lions are one step closer to accomplishing their lofty regular-season goal. The clear goal all season for the Lions has been repeating as NFC North champions and clinching the top seed in the conference to try to give themselves one fewer ...

The NFC North race will essentially come down to the Lions and Vikings. Both teams are 12-2, both teams have a shot at the No. 1 seed and both teams are positioning themselves for what could be a winner-take-all finale in Week 18.

Both the Cowboys and 49ers entered Week 16 with 6-8 records. Another NFC team, the Arizona Cardinals, were also eliminated from playoff contention on Sunday. Arizona (7-8) was upset the Carolina Panthers on Sunday on the strength of Carolina running back ...

The defending NFC champion San Francisco 49ers were eliminated from the playoffs before their game at Miami began on Sunday because of victories by Washington and the Los Angeles Rams. Then they couldn’t play the role of spoiler,

The Dallas Cowboys held off the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ late comeback effort — which ended with a game-sealing takeaway by DaRon Bland — to secure a 26-24 win on Sunday night at AT&T Stadium.

The Dallas Cowboys won't be going to the playoffs, but it played a key role in the postseason race with a 26-24 home win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday night.

The Atlanta Falcons will spend Christmas Day as the leader of the NFC South after defeating the New York Giants and seeing the Tampa Bay Buccaneers lose to the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night. With two games remaining,