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Oh, did you think that our Detroit Lions rooting guide died with the team’s playoff chances? Absolutely not. We just shift the focus to 2026 and the things that could help this franchise bounce back in a big way next season. Yes, it’s time to talk about 2026 NFL Draft position for these 8-8 Detroit […]
The Green Bay Packers are in the playoffs, thanks to two losses by the Detroit Lions since the Packers’ last game. Green Bay may have lost that game to the Chicago Bears, but the Packers’ chances of winning the NFC North and getting a better seed and a home game in the playoffs do remain […]
The Los Angeles Rams spent 5 seasons and one massive contract on Jared Goff before deciding that it was in the franchise’s best interest to trade him for an upgrade, which ended up netting L.A. the rights to Matthew Stafford en route to a Super Bowl. Now 5 years and one massive contract into his […]
Thus ends the Detroit Lions’ 2025 campaign. The dream was dying after a loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers last week, but it is officially dead following the Christmas Day loss to the Minnesota Vikings. Detroit has fallen to 8-8 on the season, an embarrassing and disappointing fall from their 15-2 season the year prior. The […]
While the Detroit Lions entered this game with slim hopes for the postseason, they let their final opportunity slip through their fingers with self-inflicted mistakes (six turnovers) and another ineffective game plan. Let’s take a look at how the Lions adapted their approach to their rematch with the Minnesota Vikings. Quarterbacks: After being efficient with […]
A peaceful Christmas featuring a walk back from church, a trip to my pops (where I think he enjoyed the batch of peanut butter blossom cookies I made him), and a night watching Return of the Jedi (dueling red and green lightsabers makes it a Christmas movie to me!) really hit the mark. Plus, I didn’t have to argue with anyone about the Bears or quarterback Caleb Williams. I hope your day was as wonderful as mine. Happy Friday, friends. I got a hearty chuckle reading Brett’s BN Cubs Bull...
A pair of Minnesota Vikings set records on Thursday afternoon in the team’s 23-10 victory over the Detroit Lions. Since it’s time to talk about the positives that came out of the victory, let’s talk a bit about them now. The first one is a record that I think a lot of us expected to […]
The Minnesota Vikings’ passing game was not exactly a work of art in their 23-10 victory over the Detroit Lions on Christmas Day. Anyone who watched the game can assure you of that. The aenimic nature of the offense and the fact that the Vikings won anyway just shows that there are a lot of […]
On the Detroit Lions’ final injury report of the week in the lead up to their Christmas Day bout with the Minnesota Vikings, the team did not even list starting center Graham Glasgow with an injury designation. He was good to go after tallying two full practices this week—albeit in walkthroughs, not actual practices. So […]
Welp, the season is over. Although there is still a game next week against the Chicago Bears, the Detroit Lions have nothing to play for but a winning record. Heading into the Christmas Day showdown against the Minnesota Vikings, the Lions still had the possibility of making the playoffs. What they needed was to win […]
2025 Schedule Wk1 FriSep 5 @Chargers Arena CorinthiansSão Paulo, Brazil Lost27-21 Wk2 SunSep 14 Eagles GEHA Field at ArrowheadKansas City Lost20-17 Wk3 SunSep 21 @Giants MetLife StadiumEast Rutherford, NJ Won22-9 Wk4 SunSep 28 Ravens GEHA Field at ArrowheadKansas City Won37-20 Wk5 MonOct 6 @Jaguars EverBank StadiumJacksonville Lost31-28 Wk6 SunOct 12 Lions GEHA Field at ArrowheadKansas […]
Now that the Green Bay Packers have clinched their playoff spot, thanks to the Detroit Lions losing on Christmas Day, it’s time to really get into the nitty-gritty of the seeding race. Below is a table of the Packers’ playoff percentages for each seed in the playoffs, based on possible results from Week 17’s NFC […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff was in the giving spirit on Christmas. After throwing back-to-back interceptions in the third quarter, the Lions went from having a tied game against the Minnesota Vikings to being down two field goals against undrafted rookie quarterback Max Brosmer. The Lions were never able to regain even a neutral position […]
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.
The Minnesota Vikings host the Detroit Lions today in the Twin Cities. This matchup of NFC North rivals is certainly a disappointing one, considering where these teams were just a year ago. Will Detroit rebound from their heartbreaking loss on Sunday? Can Minnesota pull off the home upset for the holiday? Let’s tune in and find out! […]
The Detroit Lions’ playoff hopes died on Christmas in one of the worst offensive showings in recent memory. Detroit turned the ball over six times, rushed for under 2.5 yards per carry, and Jared Goff was sacked five times. Detroit only 196 total yards of offense prior to a last-minute, pad-statting drive, which would have […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Forget the presents, the NFC North is serving up a high-stakes Lions vs Vikings collision with playoff survival on the line. Detroit (8-7) heads into U.S. Bank Stadium to face Minnesota (7-8) on Christmas Day, where the holiday cheer will be in short supply for two rivals currently falling well short of pre-season expectations. For Detroit, their mission is simple: win out and hope for a lot of help to keep their postseason dreams alive. Meanwhile, the already eliminated Vikings, with...
Week 17 of the 2025 NFL season opens with three Thursday games as the NFL continues to grow its Christmas Day schedule. The league has set kickoff times for the games to resemble a typical Sunday slate of games, with a 1 p.m., 4:30 p.m., and 8:15 p.m. start time over the course of the […]
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