The Detroit Lions are not in a good place right now. They’ve been eliminated from playoff contention, they’re on a three-game losing streak, and they’re currently playing some of the worst football they’ve played in the Dan Campbell era. It’s extremely concerning to see the team take this big of a step back and do very little to improve their situation throughout the course of the season.

But if you’re the type that is looking for sliver linings in Detroit’s epic collapse, there is one.

The Lions are currently in last place in the NFC North, representing a pretty huge...

The Detroit Lions are on the verge of going first to worst. After a thrilling 15-win season in 2024 in which the Lions earned the NFC’s top seed for the first time in franchise history, the Lions are 8-8, eliminated from the playoffs, and current reside at the very bottom of the NFC North.

The Minnesota Vikings, who have eliminated from the playoffs for a few weeks now, delivered the death blow to the season in an ugly game for the Lions offense. Detroit managed just 3.61 yards per offensive play, their worst efficiency mark since 2020, and sixth-worst single-game...

The Detroit Lions’ lost to a third-string, undrafted rookie quarterback who completed eight passes for 51 yards—just barely enough to offset the 48 yards of sack yardage he lost.

That’s how bad the Lions’ offense was against the Minnesota Vikings in their (essentially) season-ending loss on Christmas. Let’s break it all down in our penultimate report card of the Lions’ 2025 season.

Quarterback: D-

Goff had a fantastic drive where he made a few incredible plays that helped the Lions convert a third-and-16, a third-and-9, a third-and-15, and a fourth-and-goal from the 4-yard line. Everything else was a pretty...

The Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings are tied at halftime, 7-7. Stick with us right here for the second of the Christmas Day game, and chat with us in the comment section at the bottom of the page.

Merry Christmas, Detroit Lions fans!

I know the franchise isn’t where we want it to be right now, but Thursday is another opportunity for them to beat a division rival, and that’s almost never a bad thing. The Minnesota Vikings may be beat up right now, so Detroit should have an easier-than-usual path to victory this time around. But this is also the Vikings that completed a pretty significant upset of the Lions on Detroit’s home turf. Nothing is currently a given with this Lions team.

But one thing is absolutely certain: if the Lions lose on Christmas, there will...

It’s last call for the Detroit Lions. While their playoff chances are already slim, if they lose their Christmas Day matchup against the Minnesota Vikings, it will officially be over. In order to make the postseason, the Lions need ot beat the Vikings this week, beat the Chicago Bears next week, and have the Green Bay Packers drop both of their final two games (vs. Ravens on Saturday, at Vikings next week).

The Lions are in a bit of a rut, dropping two straight games for the first time in three years. In the last 11 games, they’ve gone just...

The Detroit Lions (8-7) and Minnesota Vikings (7-8) have declared their inactives ahead of their Week 17 matchup. While the Vikings ruled out four key players on Wednesday, the Lions ruled out starting safety Avonte Maddox and assigned a questionable designation to 11 players, with most eyes landing on the status of Pro Bowl wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown and LT Taylor Decker—who showed up on the injury report on Thursday with an illness.

Unfortunately, Decker has been ruled OUT, as his illness will keep him from playing in this game. Look for the Lions to turn to Dan Skipper...

Happy holidays—and a Merry Christmas—to all who celebrate. The NFL invites you to start your celebration with some NFL action today.

As we have done in past seasons, our staff will be making weekly predictions for every game on the NFL schedule. Each of the Pride of Detroit staff will pick the moneyline (winner of the game, no spread), but some of the members will also pick against the spread and even the over/under lines—there’s an easy-to-use toggle button in the widget below to cycle through the settings and in the week’s ahead, check out our records when it comes...

Christmas is a day filled with family, food, gifts, and now football? The NFL has been attempting to take over the holiday for the past few years and now the Detroit Lions are the latest victim in the Christmas Day games. The Lions go on the road to take on the Minnesota Vikings to give themselves a chance to make the postseason. It’s simple, if the Lions win, then they need the Green Bay Packers to lose on Saturday. If the Lions lose, their season is over before the rest of Week 17 happens.

“If you give him (Max Brosmer)...

Ahead of every Detroit Lions game in 2025, we will provide readers with an updated depth chart of the team’s roster based on information gathered throughout the week. In Week 17, the Detroit Lions (8-7) are traveling for the holidays, as they’re taking on the Minnesota Vikings (7-8) on Christmas Day.

To help you prepare for this matchup, we have a detailed Lions depth chart that not only ranks all players but also provides the latest news on roster moves, injury statuses, and other relevant developments. For your viewing experience, we have listed the player’s number (in parentheses), bolded the...

Most Detroit Lions fans this week can probably relate to feeling like an angry elf with the team’s floundering season. The unraveling has been defined less by one collapse than by a steady accumulation of them. Each loss has felt heavier than the last, often coming in ways that raise new questions rather than offering answers. Last week’s loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers marked the second time this season—along with the earlier defeat to the Minnesota Vikings—that Detroit lost at home as a touchdown-plus favorite. Those kinds of results have taken a visible toll.

This Christmas Day matchup looks far...

The Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings face off on Christmas afternoon—the middle game of an NFL tripleheader. While the stakes may not be as high as the Lions or Vikings want, it is still an opportunity to take part in one of our biggest passions, and surrounded by loved ones, no less.

This game is being broadcast on Netflix, the popular streaming platform, but there are plenty of other ways to watch Lions vs. Vikings on Christmas. Here’s all the information you’ll need to watch.

What time does Lions at Vikings kick off?

The game is on Thursday, December...