The Vikings and Lions will kick off at 4:30 p.m. ET on Christmas, Dec. 25. Only fans living in the local markets of the Vikings and Lions will be able to watch the Christmas game between the two teams on cable television. Here's where those fans can tune in on Dec. 25:

The Minnesota Vikings host the Detroit Lions on Christmas Day at U.S. Bank Stadium. If you're not going to the game, you'll need a Netflix account to watch it.

Watch: #Vikings WR Justin Jefferson accepted the 2025 Korey Stringer Media Good Guy award on Thursday. He also addressed going another season, his 6th, without a winning a playoff game.

Detroit Lions vs Minnesota Vikings game channel will be on TV if you're in local market. Nationally, it will be streaming on Netflix. How to watch it.

Learn which TV channel or how to live stream the NFL Week 17 Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions game, Thursday, Dec. 25.

Week 18, the final week of the regular season, is officially here. While Detroit and Minnesota are officially eliminated from playoff contention, Chicago and Green Bay are hoping to secure one final victory as they prepare for the upcoming playoffs.

The Green Bay Packers are hoping that they will end the 2025 NFL season on a high note when they face the Minnesota Vikings in Week 18. While Green Bay is 9-6-1 on the season, they have lost three games in a row and have been decimated by injuries to key players in recent weeks.