Lions injury report: Detroit releases inactives vs. Minnesota Vikings

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The Detroit Lions (8-7) seek revenge against the Minnesota Vikings (7-8) from U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minn., in a Christmas Day matchup that pits two NFC North rivals against one another.

In the two teams' first meeting on Nov. 2, the Vikings won 27-24 as Minnesota starting quarterback J.J. McCarthy threw a pair of touchdown passes and ran for another. McCarthy won't play in this holiday showdown, though, as he's one of the Vikings inactives with a hairline fracture in his throwing hand.

The Vikings will turn to rookie undrafted quarterback Max Brosmer in McCarthy's stead. As kickoff arrives, both teams released their lists of inactives.

Here's the inactives for both:

Detroit Lions' inactives vs. Vikings​

#DETvsMIN inactives presented by Henry Ford Health pic.twitter.com/n127sn9DNO

— Detroit Lions (@Lions) December 25, 2025

• OL Trystan Colon
• OT Taylor Decker
• DL Tyler Lacy
• WR Dominic Lovett
• S Avonte Maddox
• OL Michael Niese
• DL Mekhi Wingo

Minnesota Vikings' inactives vs. Lions​

Today's #Vikings inactives

QB J.J. McCarthy
QB Brett Rypien (Emergency 3rd QB)
RB Jordan Mason
LB Austin Keys
T Brian O'Neill
TE T.J. Hockenson

— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) December 25, 2025

• QB J.J. McCarthy
• QB Brett Rypien (emergency third quarterback)
• RB Jordan Mason
• TE T.J. Hockenson
• LB Austin Keys
• T Brian O'Neill

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