"I think NFL can take over whatever day that they want to take over." Several Detroit Lions players shared their thoughts on LeBron James’ comments about the NFL’s slate of Christmas Day games.

The NBA has long dominated Christmas, just as Thanksgiving has become synonymous with football, but viewers got the best of both worlds on Wednesday.

The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Golden State Warriors in thrilling fashion on Christmas, as Austin Reaves played hero with a last-second game-winner to cap a throwback duel between LeBron James and Steph Curry.

Coach Dan Campbell stood at the podium after Detroit blew a 17-point lead to San Francisco in last season’s NFC title game and talked about how that might have been the Lions only shot at reaching the Super Bowl.

The Detroit Lions finally got some help in the playoff race. Obviously, Detroit is one of four NFC teams who have already punched their postseason ticket, but—just like every other NFC division—the NFC North has still yet to be decided.

The last time the Detroit Lions played at Levi’s Stadium, they endured a heartbreaking 34-31 loss to the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC title game last season. When the teams meet again next Monday in the same venue,

If the Vikings beat the Packers, this game against the 49ers will not mean anything for the Lions. Dan Campbell was asked if the Vikings win, would he will rest players to get ready for week 18’s matchup against Minnesota, which would decide the division: “I’ll make this easy… pic.twitter.com/ksEt3QfdpK