Five turnovers by Jared Goff, two fumbled snaps by a backup center playing his first NFL start, and a 65-yard jet sweep that settled any remaining doubt — the Detroit Lions fell 23-10 to the Minnesota Vikings on Christmas night at U.S. Bank Stadium, ending a back-to-back playoff run that had included a 15-2 season twelve months prior. Minnesota won on three net passing yards, the fewest posted by any winning team in the NFL since 2006, with 16 of its 23 points coming directly off Detroit’s six turnovers.
Table of Contents
Final Score
Team
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Final
Detroit Lions (8-8)
0
7
0
3
10
Minnesota Vikings (8-8)
7
0
6
10
23
Date: Thursday, December 25, 2025 — NFL Week 17 Venue: U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN Attendance: 66,874 Broadcast: Netflix
Scoring Summary
#
Qtr
Time
Score
Play
Drive
1
Q1
1:35
MIN 7 – DET 0
Aaron Jones Sr. 1-yd rush (Reichard kick)
5 plays, 16 yds, 2:07
2
Q2
1:05
MIN 7 – DET 7
Isaac TeSlaa 4-yd pass from Goff (Bates kick)
19 plays, 80 yds, 10:08
3
Q3
3:03
MIN 10 – DET 7
Will Reichard 52-yd field goal
9 plays, 28 yds, 4:54
4
Q3
1:57
MIN 13 – DET 7
Will Reichard 56-yd field goal
4 plays, 4 yds, 0:55
5
Q4
4:39
MIN 13 – DET 10
Jake Bates 48-yd field goal
7 plays, 25 yds, 2:33
6
Q4
3:43
MIN 20 – DET 10
Jordan Addison 65-yd rush (Reichard kick)
2 plays, 65 yds, 0:56
7
Q4
1:04
MIN 23 – DET 10
Will Reichard 42-yd field goal
7 plays, 21 yds, 2:01
Game Leaders
Category
Detroit
Minnesota
Passing
Jared Goff — 18/29, 197 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Max Brosmer — 9/16, 51 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
Rushing
Jahmyr Gibbs — 17 car, 41 yds
Jordan Addison — 1 car, 65 yds, 1 TD
Receiving
Amon-Ra St. Brown — 8 rec, 68 yds
Justin Jefferson — 4 rec, 30 yds
Tackles
Daniel Thomas — 7 total
Blake Cashman — 17 total
Sacks
Aidan Hutchinson / Al-Quadin Muhammad — 2.0 each
Andrew Van Ginkel — 1.5
Interceptions
—
Harrison Smith, Byron Murphy Jr. — 1 each
Full Box Score
Passing
Player
Team
C/ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
INT
SACKS-YDS LOST
RTG
Jared Goff
DET
18/29
197
6.8
1
2
5-34
64.9
Max Brosmer
MIN
9/16
51
3.2
0
0
7-48
62.2
Rushing
Detroit Lions
Player
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
Jahmyr Gibbs
17
41
2.4
0
8
David Montgomery
10
25
2.5
0
8
Jared Goff
3
2
0.7
0
2
Team
30
68
2.3
0
8
Minnesota Vikings
Player
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
Jordan Addison
1
65
65.0
1
65
Aaron Jones Sr.
18
53
2.9
1
10
Ty Chandler
7
24
3.4
0
5
Max Brosmer
2
16
8.0
0
11
Team
28
158
5.6
2
65
Addison’s 65-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter reached a top speed of 21.11 mph and was the longest play of the game.
Receiving
Detroit Lions
Player
REC
TGT
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
Amon-Ra St. Brown
8
13
68
8.5
0
23
Isaac TeSlaa
3
4
49
16.3
1
28
Jameson Williams
2
3
37
18.5
0
22
Jahmyr Gibbs
2
3
23
11.5
0
13
David Montgomery
2
2
15
7.5
0
13
Kalif Raymond
1
2
5
5.0
0
5
Anthony Firkser
0
1
—
—
0
—
Giovanni Ricci
0
1
—
—
0
—
Team
18
29
197
10.9
1
28
Minnesota Vikings
Player
REC
TGT
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
Justin Jefferson
4
5
30
7.5
0
10
Aaron Jones Sr.
3
4
10
3.3
0
10
Josh Oliver
1
2
8
8.0
0
8
Ben Sims
1
1
3
3.0
0
3
Jalen Nailor
0
1
—
—
0
—
Jordan Addison
0
1
—
—
0
—
Team
9
14
51
5.7
0
10
Defensive Stats
Minnesota Vikings Defense
Player
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
Blake Cashman
17
6
1.0
1
0
1
Jonathan Allen
7
3
0
0
0
0
Jay Ward
5
3
0
0
0
0
Andrew Van Ginkel
5
2
1.5
1
0
2
Javon Hargrave
5
2
0
0
0
1
Dallas Turner
5
2
0.5
1
0
1
Theo Jackson
4
2
1.0
1
0
1
Isaiah Rodgers
4
2
0
0
0
0
Eric Wilson
4
1
0
0
0
0
Harrison Smith
3
3
1.0
2
3
1
Byron Murphy Jr.
3
3
0
0
1
0
C.J. Ham
3
1
0
0
0
0
Fabian Moreau
2
2
0
0
0
0
Tyler Batty
2
2
0
0
0
0
Levi Drake Rodriguez
2
2
0
1
0
0
Zavier Scott
2
1
0
0
0
0
Tavierre Thomas
2
1
0
0
0
0
Jalen Redmond
1
1
0
1
1
1
Ivan Pace Jr.
1
1
0
0
0
0
Sione Takitaki
1
0
0
0
0
0
Ty Chandler
1
0
0
0
0
0
Team
79
40
5.0
8
5
8
Smith finished with a sack, an interception — his 39th career pick — and three pass deflections in his 206th regular-season game, third most starts in Vikings franchise history behind Jim Marshall (270) and Mick Tingelhoff (240).
Detroit Lions Defense
Player
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
Daniel Thomas
7
3
0
1
0
0
Aidan Hutchinson
6
4
2.0
2
0
3
Jack Campbell
6
2
0
0
0
0
Derrick Barnes
5
1
0
0
0
0
Rock Ya-Sin
4
3
0
0
0
0
Marcus Davenport
4
2
0
0
0
0
Jalen Mills
4
0
0
0
1
0
Alex Anzalone
3
2
1.0
1
0
1
Malcolm Rodriguez
3
2
0
0
0
0
Thomas Harper
3
1
0
0
0
0
D.J. Reed
3
0
0
0
1
0
Al-Quadin Muhammad
2
2
2.0
2
0
2
Amik Robertson
2
1
0
0
0
0
Tyleik Williams
1
1
1.0
0
0
1
Amon-Ra St. Brown
1
1
0
0
0
0
Sione Vaki
1
1
0
0
0
0
Isaac TeSlaa
1
1
0
0
0
0
Roy Lopez
1
0
0
0
0
0
DJ Reader
1
0
0
0
0
0
Team
59
29
7.0
6
2
8
Hutchinson’s two sacks pushed his 2025 season total to 13.5 — a career high and his ninth career multi-sack game.
Turnovers
Interceptions
Player
Team
INT
YDS
TD
Harrison Smith
MIN
1
1
0
Byron Murphy Jr.
MIN
1
0
0
Minnesota Team
2
1
0
Detroit Team
0
—
—
Fumbles
Player
Team
FUM
LOST
REC
Jared Goff
DET
3
3
0
Jahmyr Gibbs
DET
1
1
0
DET Team
4
4
0
Max Brosmer
MIN
1
0
1
Andrew Van Ginkel
MIN
0
0
2
Byron Murphy Jr.
MIN
0
0
1
Jalen Redmond
MIN
0
0
1
MIN Team
1
0
5
All Six Detroit Turnovers — Sequence and Outcome
#
Quarter
Type
Description
Points Off Turnover
1
Q1, 3:42 left
Fumble
Goff fumbled errant snap from Eguakun at DET 16; Andrew Van Ginkel recovered
7 — Aaron Jones 1-yd TD
2
Q2
Fumble
Jahmyr Gibbs stripped by Eric Wilson; Byron Murphy Jr. recovered near midfield
0
3
Q3, 7:53 left
Interception
Murphy Jr. undercut Goff’s 3rd-and-18 heave intended for TeSlaa
3 — Reichard 52-yd FG
4
Q3, next possession
Interception
Harrison Smith read Goff’s route on the very next Detroit series (Smith’s 39th career INT)
3 — Reichard 56-yd FG
5
Q4, 1st play
Fumble
Goff stripped simultaneously by Dallas Turner and Van Ginkel; Jalen Redmond recovered
0
6
Q4, 3:05 left
Fumble
Goff fumbled a second bad snap from Eguakun; Van Ginkel recovered
3 — Reichard 42-yd FG
Minnesota scored 16 of its 23 points directly off Detroit’s turnovers. Those four scoring possessions following a takeaway averaged 16 yards of field position to work with.
Special Teams
Kicking
Player
Team
FG
PCT
LG
XP
PTS
Will Reichard
MIN
3/3
100%
56
2/2
11
Jake Bates
DET
1/1
100%
48
1/1
4
Punting
Player
Team
NO
YDS
AVG
TB
In 20
LG
Ryan Wright
MIN
7
358
51.1
2
2
63
Jack Fox
DET
3
159
53.0
1
2
70
Kick Returns
Player
Team
NO
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
Tom Kennedy
DET
4
116
29.0
31
0
Myles Price
MIN
1
24
24.0
24
0
Myles Price sustained an ankle injury on the opening kickoff and did not return.
Punt Returns
Player
Team
NO
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
Kalif Raymond
DET
5
31
6.2
14
0
Minnesota
MIN
0
—
—
—
—
Team Stats
Stat
Detroit
Minnesota
Total Yards
231
161
Passing Yards (net)
163
3
Rushing Yards
68
158
Total Plays
64
51
Yards per Play
3.6
3.2
1st Downs
16
11
— Passing
12
2
— Rushing
4
6
— Penalties
0
3
3rd Down Efficiency
5/14 (35.7%)
3/13 (23.1%)
4th Down Efficiency
2/2 (100%)
0/0
Red Zone (Made-Att)
1/1
1/1
Turnovers
6
0
— Fumbles Lost
4
0
— Interceptions Thrown
2
0
Sacks Allowed
5
7
Yards Lost to Sacks
34
48
Penalties
5-25
3-20
Time of Possession
32:30
27:30
Total Drives
13
12
Minnesota’s plus-six turnover differential was the best of the 2025 NFL regular season and, per Sportradar, tied for the highest recorded in a single game across the league over the prior nine years. The last time the Vikings held an opponent scoreless in the turnover column while forcing six themselves was in 1975 — a 38-0 shutout of Atlanta in which they logged eight takeaways. For Detroit, the six giveaways were the most by the franchise in a single game since 2015, produced by a team that had committed just eight across its first 15 games of the season, the fewest total in the NFL heading into Christmas night.
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