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Detroit Lions News / Detroit Lions on SI / December 27

Lions' QB, Star DT Earn Poor PFF Grades Against Vikings

The Detroit Lions have one game remaining in the 2025 season. There will be no postseason, as the Lions were eliminated from contention with Thursday's loss to the Minnesota Vikings.

Detroit Lions News / Detroit Lions on SI / December 27

Detroit Lions Updated 2026 Draft Picks, Projected Comp Selections

The Detroit Lions have one regular season game remaining, and then their focus will turn to the offseason. Currently sitting at 8-8, the Lions are eliminated from the postseason and will be out of the field for the first time since 2022.

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Detroit Lions News / Detroit Lions on SI / December 27

We're Good: Detroit Lions 2026 Mock Draft Simulation 1.0

With the Detroit Lions season basically over, it is time to turn our attention to fixing the major issues that prevented the team from earning a spot in the playoffs.

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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.

Detroit Lions News / Detroit Lions on SI / December 27

Lions' Snap Counts Against Vikings Reveal Depth Issues

The Detroit Lions' playoff hopes went out with a whimper in front of a national audience. Playing on Christmas Day, the Lions fell 23-10 at the hands of the Minnesota Vikings in what was an extremely underwhelming performance.

Detroit Lions News / Detroit Lions on SI / December 26

Lions Offensive Lineman Has Four Word Description of 2025 Season

The story of the 2025 Detroit Lions season will be the demise of a once great offensive line. Veteran offensive lineman Dan Skipper did not mince words, when he was asked by reporters postgame about the disappointment of the team being officially eliminated from the NFL postseason.

DK Metcalf News / Detroit Lions on SI / December 26

Lions Fan Shares What He Wants From Steelers DK Metcalf

Detroit Lions season-ticket holder Ryan Kennedy explained what he was seeking from Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf, during a scheduled press conference held on Friday morning.

Jared Goff News / Detroit Lions on SI / December 26

Everything Jared Goff Said Following Detroit Lions Loss to Vikings

Here is everything Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff said postgame, following an unfortunate loss to the Minnesota Vikings. When you have six of turnovers, you're not going to win many football games that way.

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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.

Detroit Lions News / A to Z Sports / December 26

No, the NFL did not tell the Lions to false start on purpose

The internet is kind of ruining everyone's brains. Back in the day, there were like one or two conspiracy theorists in town, and everyone just kind of made fun of them.

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Detroit Lions News / A to Z Sports / December 26

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.

Detroit Lions News / A to Z Sports / December 26

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.

Dan Campbell 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

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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.

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

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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 / Larry Brown Sports / December 26