With Detroit’s season on the line on Thursday, the Lions defense held the Minnesota Vikings to 161 yards. But the Detroit offense lost six turnovers as the Vikings took a 23-10 Christmas victory.

Nate Tice reacts to the Christmas Day NFL slate and looks ahead to the NFL playoff race. Nate gives his instant takeaways from the Dallas Cowboys win over the Washington Commanders, a wild Minnesota Vikings upset win to knock the Detroit Lions out of playoff contention and the Denver Broncos taking care of the Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday night in their quest for the top seed in the AFC.

Here are the takeaways from the NFL's Christmas tripleheader, which saw the Lions get eliminated from playoff contention.

While Minnesota’s victory was earned thanks to their defense’s stifling performance—sacking Jared Goff five times while forcing Detroit into six total turnovers—it was quarterback Max Brosmer who made some unique NFL history in this one.

A lot can change in a year. Just ask the Lions and Vikings, whose Christmas Day game was expected to amount to much more.

Bo Nix helped the Denver Broncos avoid an upset loss to Travis Kelce and a Kansas City Chiefs squad without Patrick Mahomes on Christmas Day, securing a 20-13 win.

PHILADELPHIA - The best ability in the NFL remains availability. The NFL’s usurping of the NBA on Christmas Day is evidence of that, with quarterbacks like Josh Johnson, Max Brosmer, and Chris Oladokun serving as the coal in the average streaming viewer's stocking.

Ejae, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami, the singers behind HUNTR/X from “KPop Demon Hunters,” Lainey Wilson and Andrea Bocelli also performed.

"The NFL got greedy and started adding Christmas games," Barkley said on Inside the NBA, via Colin Salao on Inside The NBA. "We used to have this day to ourselves, but Roger Goodell and them pigs at the NFL always want to hog every day of the week now. Christmas is an NBA day."