Since the Lions' game on Christmas was on Thursday, they won't be playing this Sunday while 20 other teams are in action. The Rams and Atlanta Falcons will conclude Week 17 on Monday Night Football.

The Detroit Lions (8-7) are back in action on Christmas Day in a massive contest against the Minnesota Vikings (7-8). There's still a path to the playoffs for the Lions, but Detroit needs to win its final two games and see Green Bay lose their final two games of the regular season.

The Detroit Lions are losing a coach as the 2025-26 season winds down, with the Christmas game against the Vikings looming.

The Vikings beat the Lions because of their defense. Brian Flores' unit, which entered the game having gone seven straight weeks without allowing a passing touchdown, dominated. The Vikings forced five turnovers. They shut down Detroit's run game, and quarterback Jared Goff looked flustered.

With just one game remaining on the Lions ' 2025 slate, a loss at the Chicago Bears (11-4) would ensure that Detroit locks up a fourth-place schedule in 2026. But, thanks to its head-to head tiebreaker, a Vikings win over the Green Bay Packers (9-5-1) in Week 18 would also guarantee that Detroit finishes last in the NFC North.

Al-Quadin Muhammad, who entered Saturday tied for ninth in the NFL with 11 sacks, said he has not had any dialogue with the Lions about an extension.

Jared Goff examines what went wrong again against Minnesota Vikings. Here is everything Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff said postgame, following an unfortunate loss to the Minnesota Vikings. Yeah. It's something that we've been really good on all year. It sucks that it reared its head today. Really bad by us in that area.