There’s only one choice for The Post’s Big Game this week: The 14-2 Vikings playing at the 14-2 Lions in a true winner-take-all scenario.&nbsp;

The <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/01/04/sports/amon-ra-st-brown-pitches-drastic-nfl-playoff-rule-change/">victor clinches the NFC North Division title</a> and secures the No. 1 seed and home-field advantage in the conference playoffs. The loser will be a wild-card team and will have reach to the Super Bowl playing on the road.&nbsp;

“You couldn’t write a better scenario,” Lions coach Dan Campbell said.&nbsp;

The teams’ combined .875 winning percentage is the highest in an NFL season finale since 1977 (12-1 Broncos vs. 11-2 Cowboys, .885), according to the Elias Sports Bureau, and it’s the first regular-season game in NFL history between teams with 14 or more wins.&nbsp;

There’s only one choice for The Post’s Big Game this week.{ai:summary}<p>The upcoming matchup features the 14-2 Vikings facing off against the 14-2 Lions, with the NFC North Division title and the No. 1 seed in the playoffs on the line. The winner secures home-field advantage, while the loser becomes a wild-card team.</p><p>This game marks a historic occasion, as it is the first regular-season NFL game between teams with 14 or more wins, and the combined winning percentage is the highest for a season finale since 1977. #sports</p>

Historic Lions-Vikings season finale has everything at stake

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