Minnesota Vikings
Sometimes, when the offense is struggling, the defense needs to pick them up. On Christmas Day at U.S. Bank Stadium, the Minnesota Vikings’ defense not only picked up the offense, but they also carried them all the way into 2026 with some serious momentum.
Minnesota’s defense forced six turnovers from a Detroit Lions’ offense that had only had eight in their previous fifteen games this season, and Jordan Addison’s late touchdown sprint sealed the deal as the Vikings pulled off their second upset of the Detroit Lions of the season, taking a 23-10 victory at U.S. Bank Stadium on Thursday...
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We are on to the fourth quarter at U.S. Bank Stadium, and your Minnesota Vikings lead the Detroit Lions by a score of 13-7.
The Lions got the football coming out of the locker room, as the Vikings won the coin toss and decided to take the football first. They moved the football out to around midfield and looked like they were going to go for it on 4th-and-1, but a false start penalty changed Dan Campbell’s mind, and they punted the ball away.
Minnesota’s offense then quickly went three-and-out, giving the ball back to the Lions, and after a...
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They’re heading into the locker rooms at halftime at U.S. Bank Stadium, and your Minnesota Vikings are tied with the Detroit Lions, 7-7.
The Lions started the second quarter with the football, and their drive ended with their second lost fumble of the game, as Jahmyr Gibbs had the ball stripped away by Eric Wilson, with Byron Murphy jumping on the loose ball for another Minnesota turnover.
Unfortunately, a couple of penalties and another sack by Aidan Hutchinson forced the Vikings to punt the ball away again, and the punt went into the end zone for a touchback for Ryan...
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We’re through the first quarter of play at U.S. Bank Stadium, and your Minnesota Vikings lead the Detroit Lions by a score of 7-0.
(This is going to be an abbreviated version of the usual recap, because I listened to it on the radio while driving home from work. My apologies.)
The Vikings took the opening kickoff and went three-and-out. The Lions then punted the ball away on their first possession and the Vikings moved into Detroit territory and Max Brosmer got sacked, forcing the Vikings to punt it away as well.
Then, after a successful challenge by the Vikings,...
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We’re right around half an hour away from the kickoff of this Christmas Day “Winter Whiteout” matchup between the Detroit Lions and your Minnesota Vikings from U.S. Bank Stadium. Let’s give you everything you need to be caught up on today’s game.
Date and Time: Thursday, 25 December 2025, 3:30 PM Central time
Location: U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Television Coverage: Netflix, WCCO-4 in the Twin Cities
Radio Coverage: Vikings Radio Network affiliates, SiriusXM Channel 228 (Vikings Radio Network feed), SiriusXM Channel 88 (Westwood One national feed) SiriusXM App Channel 820
Line: Vikings +7.5, over/under 43.5
Chris’ Prediction: Lions 31,...
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We’ve got a little less than ninety minutes before things kick off at U.S. Bank Stadium between the Detroit Lions and the Minnesota Vikings for this afternoon’s Christmas Day matchup. Both teams have posted their inactive lists for this afternoon’s game, so let’s take a look at who will be sitting this one out.
Decker didn’t practice on Wednesday for the Lions and was one of the boatload of...
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IT’S CHRISTMAS TIME IN HOLLIS, QUEENS!
And also here at The Daily Norseman and lots of other places as well. On this Christmas Day, some of us. . .and, we hope, some of you as well. . .will be spending some of our time watching our Minnesota Vikings take the field in their “Winter Whiteout” uniforms as they face off against the Detroit Lions in the penultimate game of this 2025 NFL season. We want to make sure you have all of the information you need to keep track of today’s action, so let’s get to that, shall we?
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It’s time to have a look at the final injury reports for the Minnesota Vikings and the Detroit Lions as they head into their Christmas Day matchup at U.S. Bank Stadium. Here’s the rundown of everyone who’s been given an injury designation by both clubs.
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We’ll have the final injury reports for the Minnesota Vikings and the Detroit Lions ahead of the Christmas Day matchup at U.S. Bank Stadium, but first, we want to do a quick roundup of some of the roster moves that the purple have made over the past couple of days.
Yesterday, the Vikings officially made the move to activate Ty Chandler from injured reserve. Chandler injured his knee way back in Week 1 against Chicago on a kickoff return and was placed on IR. He had his window for return opened a few weeks ago, and the team was right...
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This year’s Christmas Day contest between the Detroit Lions and our Minnesota Vikings from U.S. Bank Stadium is being advertised as a game that is exclusive to Netflix. However, if you are in a couple of locations, there will be local affiliates broadcasting the game in the event that you do not subscribe to the streaming service.
Specifically, if you live in the Twin Cities area, tomorrow’s game will be airing on the local CBS affiliate, which is WCCO-4. In addition, if you are a Vikings fan who is located in the greater Detroit area, you will be able to...
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The Detroit Lions come into town on Christmas Day to take on our Minnesota Vikings. This game probably looked a lot juicier at the beginning of the season. Both teams have had disappointing seasons and the Lions are likely to join the Vikings in the land of the eliminated soon.. The Vikings went on the road with J.J. McCarthy for the first matchup and came away with a victory. They’ll be at home with Undrafted Rookie QB Max Brosmer this time.
Series Record: 81-45-2
Home Record: 44-18-1
Streak: W1
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