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...

Merry Christmas to all the Detroit Lions who celebrate. I hope your day is filled with joy and creates some life-long memories for you and your loved ones.

Obviously, this is a bit of a unique Christmas for Detroit Lions fans, who get to watch their team play on a national stage at 4:30 p.m. ET against the Minnesota Vikings. But let’s put the game aside for a second and talk about those permanent memories of yours.

If you’re like me, a lot of your childhood was spent receiving Detroit Lions-related gifts during the holidays. That was your “thing,” and...

In preparation for their Christmas Day game against the Minnesota Vikings, the Detroit Lions have elevated two players from their practice squad. Just like last week, the Lions are temporarily bringing up tight end Giovanni Ricci and offensive lineman Kingsley Eguakun.

Eguakun got his first career start on Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers, serving as the team’s center. He stepped in admirably for veteran center Graham Glasgow, who was dealing with a knee injury. Even coach Dan Campbell came away very impressed with his performance.

“I thought it was really encouraging, I really did,” Campbell said. “For his first game...

The Detroit Lions (8-7) and Minnesota Vikings (7-8) have declared their Week 17 injury designations ahead of their Thursday afternoon matchup on Christmas Day. While the Lions have been dealing with some significant injuries of late, the Vikings will be without three starters and one rotational player who served as a starter for most of the season.

Let’s take a look at the latest injury report and get you up to date with what we know. Note: Any changes from the last injury report will be bolded.

Ruled OUT

• OT Giovanni Manu (knee) — [Days remaining in injury...

The Detroit Lions (8-7) and Minnesota Vikings (7-8) will square off in a Week 17 NFC North battle on Christmas Day. Because the Lions and Vikings have already played this season, this week’s Honolulu Blueprint will look a bit different. Instead of starting from scratch, we will revisit the keys to victory from Week 9, examine what worked and what didn’t, then identify what the Lions need to adjust in Week 17.

If the Lions want to salvage their season by proving their identity remains intact, they’ll need to follow the keys to victory laid out in this week’s Honolulu...

The Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings face off in a game that has disappointingly low stakes. But On Paper lives on. I’ve previewed more than my fair share of “meaningless” football games, and I’m not going to stop now, despite Detroit’s playoff odds nearing astronomical and the NFL trying to ruin the holiday season.

That said, this will be a slightly abridged version of On Paper, because I’m more than aware that many of you simply don’t care right now.

With that out of the way, here is our Detroit Lions vs. Minnesota Vikings statistical breakdown, preview, and prediction.

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Each week, SB Nation tracks NFL fans’ confidence levels of their favorite teams with their Reacts Surveys posted on their team websites. For Pride of Detroit, we are tasked with gauging Detroit Lions fans’ confidence in the team heading into each game.

The Lions dropped back-to-back losses for the first time since 2022, and are all but eliminated from the playoff picture. As a result, the Lions’ record sits at 8-7, and they enter the final two weeks of the regular season playing for pride and looking to rediscover a sense of identity.

Lions fans remain frustrated with how this...

The Detroit Lions’ playoff chances are little to none, but the boys in Honolulu Blue still have to suit up again on Christmas Day.

They leave their families (or put them in planes) to head to Minnesota to take on the 7-8 Vikings. Detroit has dropped in nearly every power ranking, as many agree they’re not a bad team, it’s just not the Lions’ year.

Here are some Week 17 picks, predictions, and thoughts from NFL analysts and writers.

Five of six USA Today sports writers polled say the Lions have this one in the bag.

“With a slim...

For the first time ever, the Detroit Lions will be featured live on streaming giant Netflix, as they take on the Minnesota Vikings on Christmas Day at 4:30 p.m. ET. For some, that may be an exciting new platform to catch their favorite team. But for most, I sense, it’s yet another streaming service to subscribe to in order to watch the NFL—certainly an inconvenience for some who may be traveling during the holiday.

Well, there’s good news for those of you in the local metro Detroit area: YOU DON’T NEED TO SUBSCRIBE TO NETFLIX TO WATCH THE GAME. The...

My hopes were high for my bold prediction last week before kick off, but quickly the prediction was wrong. This time, my prediction has four quarters to stay alive.

On Christmas afternoon, the Detroit Lions travel on the road to take on the Minnesota Vikings in a complete 180 from last season’s ending. While the Vikings are eliminated from playoff contention, the Lions still have a shot, although it’s a long one. With the Lions still needing to win out, and playing before they know their fate for Week 18, they’ll do all they can to keep the hopes alive...

The Detroit Lions aren’t quite dead yet. If the improbable results of them finishing out by winning their two remaining games (at Vikings, at Bears) combined with the Green Bay Packers losing out (vs. 49ers, at Vikings) happen, the Lions will have managed to sneak their way into the postseason.

But after Sunday’s loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, Lions fans are bumming pretty hard. Most understand the long-shot odds are probably not worth getting hopeful for, others don’t even want to see this team in the postseason given their current low level of play.

Regardless, the Lions still have two...