Of note, center Graham Glasgow (knee) was upgraded from limited to full participation in the estimated practice report for the walkthrough.

For all the concern about how Detroit would fare after losing offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, it has been the defense that has fallen apart this season. The offense remains one of the game’s best, but the defense ranks 26th in EPA per play since Week 8.

Our latest Detroit Lions podcast episode discusses the Steelers loss and debates what changes are needed in 2026.

The Detroit Lions’ playoff fate could be decided on Christmas when the Lions (8-7) travel to U.S. Bank Stadium on Thursday to face the Minnesota Vikings in another NFC North showdown. The Vikings (7-8) are already out of playoff contention and could bring the Lions down with them in the penultimate game of the regular season for each team.

Raymond paced the offense with an 84.3 overall offensive grade from Pro Football Focus, while linebacker Jack Campbell led the defense with an 82.7 defensive grade. On the other end, Christian Mahogany was the Lions' lowest PFF-graded offensive player while Avonte Maddox was the lowest PFF-graded defender who played a minimum of 10 snaps.

DJ Reader replied to a handful of posts on X after the Detroit Lions were gashed in the run game by the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The Detroit Lions are sending five players to the Pro Bowl, again sitting among the most popular teams with five alternates in the wings, too.

The Christmas Day matchup between the Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions isn't what we were hoping to see. When this game was announced, the hope was that these two teams would have something similar to their Week 18 game last year,