Thursday, 4:30 p.m. EST, Netflix. BetMGM NFL odds: Lions by 6. Against the spread: Lions 7-8; Vikings 7-8. Series record: Minnesota leads 81-45-2. Last meeting: Vikings beat Lions 27-24 on Nov. 2 in Detroit.

In a special Christmas afternoon game, the Minnesota Vikings host the division rival Detroit Lions. Minnesota has won three games in a row to improve its record to 7-8. The Vikings had previously lost six out of seven to drop from 3-2 to 4-8,

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Three more key Minnesota Vikings (7-8) have officially been ruled out due to injury as the NFC North rivals welcome in the Detroit Lions (8-7) in a Christmas Day showdown from U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis,

The Detroit Lions can't win the NFC North after taking the last two titles. The Minnesota Vikings were eliminated from playoff contention before they took the field two weeks ago. The 29 wins these division rivals combined for last season are a distant memory now,

The NFL Week 17 schedule begins with a Christmas Day tripleheader, with the middle matchup seeing the Detroit Lions visiting the Minnesota Vikings. Detroit (8-7) has dropped two in a row and must now win out,