As we all know, the Detroit Lions play on Thanksgiving every single year. It's been a long standing tradition since 1934,. That was fine and everyone understood what it was and it was all good.

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Detroit Lions Christmas game history. The Lions are a combined 0-2 on Christmas Day games: 1994: 27-20 loss to the Dolphins. 1999: 17-7 loss to the Broncos. 2025: at Minnesota Vikings.

Detroit's first Christmas Day game happened in 1994, when the Lions lost a 27-20 contest to the Miami Dolphins in Miami. The second happened in 1999, with the Lions losing at home 17-7 to the ...

Netflix has set the two NFL games it will be livestreaming on Christmas Day 2025: The Dallas Cowboys vs. the Washington Commanders and the Detroit Lions vs. the Minnesota Vikings. The Cowboys ...

Getty Images Netflix has set the two NFL games it will be livestreaming on Christmas Day 2025: The Dallas Cowboys vs. the Washington Commanders and the Detroit Lions vs. the Minnesota Vikings.

The Detroit Lions’ last game on Christmas Day took place in 1999, and before then, they played on Christmas in 1994. For both games, they took on the Denver Broncos and lost.

Not only will the Lions be playing on Thanksgiving this year, but they'll be playing on Christmas, too. The NFL will release the full Detroit Lions schedule sometime on Wednesday evening.

Detroit has played twice previously on Christmas Day and is 0-2, with losses in 1994 and 1999. The rumored game against the Vikings would be part of a Christmas tripleheader streamed live on Netflix.