Ninety minutes before the Minnesota Vikings are set to face off against the Detroit Lions on Christmas Day, we saw the inactives drop, and there are multiple big names on it. The Vikings already knew they would be without tight end T.

The Minnesota Vikings have lots of questions to ponder regarding J.J. McCarthy as the 2025 season comes to a close.

Snoop Dogg was in the spirit from U.S. Bank Stadium, performing at halftime of the Lions-Vikings Christmas Day game.

That was a unique one. In their 23-10 win over the Lions on Christmas Day, the Vikings won the turnover battle 6-0 and managed just 3 net passing yards. To put those numbers (and some others) into context, we dug up a handful of interesting statistical notes from this strange victory.

After the Lions were eliminated from the playoffs, fans recalled Dan Campbell's words following Detroit's 2023 Championship Game loss.

Despite already being eliminated from playoff contention, the Vikings got six turnovers and ended Detroit's chances on Thursday.

In this game, Brosmer managed to avoid any turnovers, which he gets credit for. But everything else was a mess. He completed 9 of 16 passes for 51 yards and lost 48 yards on seven sacks. The three net passing yards are the fewest by a winning team in nearly two full decades.