Overview
- The Cowboys beat the Commanders 30-23 in the Netflix opener, with Washington starting veteran Josh Johnson after Marcus Mariota was ruled out.
- Detroit enters a must-win at Minnesota that would keep its faint playoff hopes alive, with models pegging the Lions around 6% to make the postseason, rising to roughly 9% with a win.
- The Vikings start rookie Max Brosmer with J.J. McCarthy out due to a hand injury, while Detroit’s Amon-Ra St. Brown is listed as questionable on the Week 17 report.
- Denver, already in the playoffs, pursues the AFC’s top seed on Prime Video against a Chiefs team eliminated from contention and starting Chris Oladokun with Patrick Mahomes and Gardner Minshew out.
- All three Christmas Day games stream only, with Cowboys–Commanders and Lions–Vikings on Netflix and Broncos–Chiefs in the night window on Prime Video.