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A 5-step plan for Brad Holmes to get the Lions' offensive line back to greatness

If there's one thing that the Detroit Lions had a major problem with this year, it was the trenches. Particularly on the offensive line. The losses of Frank Ragnow and Kevin Zeitler proved too big to overcome, and on top of that, both Taylor Decker and Graham Glasgow might have just played their final seasons in the NFL.

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The Quiz of the Day

2 winners and 6 losers from the Lions' loss to the Vikings

The Detroit Lions had probably the most embarrassing loss of the Dan Campbell era on Sunday when they turned the ball over six times and let a team that passed for three yards beat them.

Detroit Lions News / Yardbarker / December 26

Could Lions make coaching changes after missing playoffs?

The Lions had enough talent to win the division and should have at least made the playoffs via the wild card.

Reality hits Lions as Dan Campbell's past warning becomes nightmare

Vikings' win over Lions featured historically inept passing performance

Sloppy Lions' window could be closing after being eliminated from playoff contention

The biggest disappointments from the 2025 NFL season

The 'Last 5-TD game by NFL team' quiz

Detroit Lions News / Detroit Lions on SI / December 26

Detroit Lions Deserved Massive Regression After Poor GM Strategy

Plain and simple, the Detroit Lions are not as good as they were a season ago. They're also not remotely close to as good as they were when they nearly advanced to the Super Bowl during the 2023 season.

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The 'NFL's active 300-yard passers' quiz

How many of the active NFL quarterbacks to throw for at least 300 yards in a game can you name in eight minutes?

The 'NFL MVPs' quiz

The 'Oldest starting QB by NFL team' quiz

The 'Active NFL passing leaders' quiz

NFL News / Yardbarker

The biggest disappointments from the 2025 NFL season

All NFL players enter the season with high hopes, but sometimes seasons don't go as hoped. These 20 players have been some of the biggest disappointments early in the 2025 season.

NFL News / NFL on ClutchPoints / December 26

Lions most to blame for Christmas Day loss to Vikings

Christmas Day at Ford Field became a brutal audit of everything that went wrong when the margins disappeared. The Detroit Lions’ loss to the Minnesota Vikings was an unraveling.

Jared Goff News / Detroit Lions on SI / December 26

Grades: Detroit Lions Jared Goff, Offensive Line Flop

With their latest loss, the Detroit Lions are officially out of the playoff picture for the 2025 season. Detroit's playoff dreams landed with a thud in Thursday's Christmas showing with the Minnesota Vikings, as they lost 23-10 to officially be eliminated from postseason contention.

Detroit Lions News / Yardbarker / December 26

Reality hits Lions as Dan Campbell's past warning becomes nightmare

Teams fighting for championships have tight windows. Detroit thought its was just opening. Instead, it may have already closed.

Vikings' win over Lions featured historically inept passing performance

Sloppy Lions' window could be closing after being eliminated from playoff contention

Vikings win fourth straight, knock Lions out of playoff race

The biggest disappointments from the 2025 NFL season

The 'Last 5-TD game by NFL team' quiz

Detroit Lions News / NFL on ClutchPoints / December 25

Lions’ historic offensive futility went beyond 6 turnovers in Christmas Day loss

The Detroit Lions’ chase for a ticket to the NFL playoffs ended in embarrassing fashion Thursday night. Needing a win to keep their postseason hopes alive, the Lions instead saw its offense crash and burn in a 23-10 loss at U.S.

NFL News / Yardbarker

Looking back at every NFL Christmas Day game

For years, Thanksgiving belonged to the NFL, but Christmas belonged to the NBA. Occasionally, an NFL game would fall on Christmas, but it was anomalous, even avoided if possible.

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The 'NBA Christmas Day 40-point games' quiz

The 'Most 3-passing, 1-rushing TD games' quiz

The 'NFL's active 300-yard passers' quiz

The 'Multiple 3-rushing-TD games in a season' quiz

NFL News / Larry Brown Sports / December 26

Lions get clowned after being eliminated in embarrassing fashion vs. Vikings

The Detroit Lions got a huge serving of fan shaming this holiday season.

Sloppy Lions' window could be closing after being eliminated from playoff contention

Vikings' win over Lions featured historically inept passing performance

Packers send 'filthy' message after Lions' Christmas Day downfall

NBA analysts Richard Jefferson, Kendrick Perkins blast NFL for taking over Christmas Day schedule: 'Y'all can have Thanksgiving'

The biggest disappointments from the 2025 NFL season

The 'Most INT's in a first NFL start' quiz

Detroit Lions News / Detroit Lions on SI / December 25

Studs and Duds: Lions Fumble Away Playoff Chances

On Thursday, the Detroit Lions were back in action. They were one of six teams to be in action on Christmas, battling NFC North foe the Minnesota Vikings. With the Vikings eliminated from playoff contention and Detroit’s hopes hanging by a thread, this was the last gasp and last chance for the Lions.

NFL News / Yardbarker / December 26

Vikings' win over Lions featured historically inept passing performance

The Minnesota Vikings played the role of spoiler on Christmas. Their 23-10 win over the Detroit Lions officially eliminated their divisional rival from playoff contention.

Vikings win fourth straight, knock Lions out of playoff race

Sloppy Lions' window could be closing after being eliminated from playoff contention

The biggest disappointments from the 2025 NFL season

The 'Most INT's in a first NFL start' quiz

NFL News / Ball Exclusives / December 25

Lions eliminated from playoff contention with loss to the Vikings

The Detroit Lions have been eliminated from playoff contention following their shocking loss to the Minnesota Vikings. It will be the first time since 2022 that the Lions will miss the playoffs.

NFL News / A to Z Sports / December 25

The Lions' huge, embarrassing failure against the Vikings ends season, 5 other takeaways

Just one more game, Detroit Lions fans. That's all you have to get through. Just one more game, and this season can mercifully end, and we can get to exciting things like mock drafts, offensive coordinator searches, free agency, and the draft.

NFL News / Yardbarker / December 26