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. How to ...

At this point, neither the NBA or NFL are shifting away from playing on Christmas Day. For the NBA, they'll simply have to accept the challenge from the NFL jumping in on the holiday tradition.