Things have changed dramatically for the Lions and Vikings since last season, when they squared off in Week 18 with identical 14-2 records for the top seed in the NFC.

Here's a look at the Detroit Lions 2026 opponents, with three scheduled games still to be decided as the NFL's 2025 season comes to an end.

It's the Detroit Lions vs Minnesota Vikings in Week 17 of the 2025 NFL season. Here's how to watch Christmas Day game, including time, TV channel and streaming info.

The latest news out of Green Bay is good news for the Detroit Lions' hopes to wind up with a fourth-place schedule in 2026.

If you’re rooting for draft position, root for the Ravens. Baltimore is currently 7-8 with a strength of schedule of .502. If they win and maintain a harder strength of schedule than Detroit, the Lions will jump them in draft order with both teams at 8-8.

We’ll run through some of the narratives Detroit entered the season with, and a recap of what went right or wrong.

With a win, the Ravens would have an identical 8-8 record to the Lions. If the two teams finish with the same record, the Lions would likely be awarded the higher draft pick based on strength of schedule, which is the aggregate winning percentage of a team’s opponents.

Kingsley Eguakun, who had 2 bad snaps that led to Detroit Lions fumbles in last week's loss to the Vikings, signed with the Browns on Wednesday.