MINNEAPOLIS – The Detroit Lions listed seven players on the final injury report ahead of their Christmas Day road game vs. the Minnesota Vikings.
Detroit is coming off suffering back-to-back losses for the first time since October of the 2022 season, when they dropped five games in a row.
With their playoff hopes on the line, the Lions, inside Ford Field, dropped their final home game of the season to the Pittsburgh Steelers 29-24.
With the loss, their quest to make the NFL playoffs sits in the hands of divisional foe the Green Bay Packers, who swept the series in 2025 and lead the Lions by one game with two remaining.
For Detroit, they’ll need to win their next two games on the road against the Vikings and the NFC North Division-leading Chicago Bears just to have a chance at making it into the postseason.
Here’s the full injury report from Thursday’s practice:
- Safety Avonte Maddox -- out (back/illness).
- Center Trystan Colon -- out (wrist).
- Offensive tackle Taylor Decker -- out (shoulder/rest).
- Defensive lineman Tyler Lacy -- out
- Defensive lineman Mekhi Wingo -- out
- Wide receiver Dominic Lovett -- out
- Offensive lineman Michael Niese -- out
Kickoff is Thursday at 4:30 p.m.
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— Detroit Lions (@Lions) December 25, 2025