However, one former Vikings player made the Pro Bowl roster: Sam Darnold.

Detroit's relying on the Packers losing out and beating the Vikings in Week 17 to try and keep their playoff hopes alive.

In place of Jonathan Greenard, who landed on injured reserve following the Week 15 win over the Cowboys, Dallas Turner received the bulk of the work opposite Andrew Van Ginkel. With Javon Hargrave out, the Vikings mixed in Levi Drake Rodriguez, Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins, and Elijah Williams throughout the day.

Lions star receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown popped up on the Lions' initial injury report vs. the Vikings. Dan Campbell commented on St. Brown's status.

We spent some time with Commanders fans at Northwest Stadium and Vikings fans at US Bank Stadium and checked out the tailgating scenes.

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,

Lions head coach Dan Campbell shared his initial thoughts on Detroit's Christmas Day date at the Minnesota Vikings.