The two Christmas games on Netflix were streamed globally, with viewers from over 200 countries and territories watching at least one of the games. The Cowboys-Commanders game had a global average of 22.4 million while Lions-Vikings had 30.5 million.

Ben Johnson’s Chicago Bears host Detroit, now headed to the playoffs in his first season with the franchise. Even though a win would likely mean a worse draft pick for the Lions and potentially a tougher schedule next season, it’s hard to see a Dan Campbell team rolling over against the Bears and his former offensive coordinator.

Multiple Lions stars find their way onto Detroit's initial Bears injury report with did not practice designations.

In a season defined by disappointment in the standings, one statistic tells a different story for the Detroit Lions: no defender in the NFL was more consistently around the football than Jack Campbell.

"Sometimes you've got to hit rock bottom before you can work your way back up. And relative to where we were at, this is rock bottom," Lions coach Dan Campbell said on Wednesday.

The Lions have had uncertainty at the center position since the offseason, when longtime mainstay Frank Ragnow announced his retirement. Detroit utilized both Glasgow and 2025 second-round pick Tate Ratledge at the pivot position in training camp before ultimately deciding on Glasgow to start.

"So I don’t have a timeline on any of that. But I mean, I do have some things that I’m gonna have to figure out to see where I’m at. But as of right now, I’m just operating this as usual.”

Detroit Lions tight end Sam LaPorta, who suffered a season-ending back injury in November, could miss the team's 2026 training camp.

Taylor Decker said it's important for the Detroit Lions to finish with a winning record this season because 'winning's the standard around here now'

The Detroit Lions officially were eliminated from the playoff hunt on Christmas, and a lot of people watched it happen.

The Detroit Lions would be wise to make a concerted effort to re-sign Roy Lopez heading into the 2026 season, even if his contributions don’t always jump off the stat sheet.