Christmas Day Showdown: Which NFL Teams Are Poised for Unforgettable Holiday Victory?
Given both teams’ tendencies, Prescott and the Cowboys shouldn’t have trouble moving the ball through the air via play action and returning to the win column for the first time since Thanksgiving.
Detroit Lions vs. Minnesota Vikings
Fifty-one weeks after the Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings met in the 2024 regular-season finale with 28 combined wins and the top seed in the NFC at stake, these teams take the field in Minnesota bringing up the rear in the NFC North with 15 combined losses.
Although it’s been a trying season for the Lions a year after they won a franchise-record 15 games, they haven’t yet been eliminated from playoff contention. With Sunday’s gut-wrenching 29-24 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Lions are 8-7 and needs to win their final two games and have the Green Bay Packers lose their final two contests to earn a wild-card berth. The Opta supercomputer puts the Lions’ playoff odds at 6.6% but likes their chances against the already eliminated Vikings (7-8), giving them a win probability of 65.9%.


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