As a matter of football, Christmas was not kind to the Minnesota Vikings — at all.
The purple team lost at home in front of its fans on Christmas Eve to the Detroit Lions, a squad that won its first division crown in three decades.
The Grinch Visited Vikings on Christmas. 3 Times.
Next up for the Vikings — on another holiday — are the Green Bay Packers on New Year’s Eve at U.S. Bank Stadium. The Packers’ playoff hopes are alive, and Matt LaFleur’s team will have everything to play for next Sunday night.