The Detroit Lions lost to the Minnesota Vikings 23-10 on Christmas Day, and are now eliminated from playoff contention. Colin Cowherd asks if the Lions’ Super Bowl window has officially closed following the departures of Ben Johnson and Aaron Glenn and their lack of follow-up.

Although the Lions are known for hosting their traditional Thanksgiving Day game, Detroit has only played twice on Christmas Day. The Lions dropped both of their previous Christmas games, first losing to the Miami Dolphins (27-20) in 1994 and against the Denver Broncos (17-7) in 1999 at the old Pontiac Silverdome.

In the words of Porky Pig, “That’s all, folks,” when it comes to the Detroit Lions’ season, as they are now officially eliminated from the postseason after dropping a Week 17 matchup to the Minnesota Vikings in stunning fashion, losing 23-10.

Kingsley Eguakun made his second start in place of an injured Graham Glasgow at center and had two bad snaps that led to fumbles.

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 different ways to win in the National Football League,

People often use the holidays as a checkpoint to measure growth and change year over year. However, neither the Minnesota Vikings nor the Detroit Lions

After defeating the Lions 23-10 on Christmas Day, Vikings veteran safety Harrison Smith issued an emotional guarantee.

Vikings WR Justin Jefferson was stunned by the Lions' defensive breakdown on the 65-yard touchdown that led to crushing their playoff hopes.