Well, that is unless you're a Lions fan. In today's newsletter, we'll recap the Christmas sports slate and look ahead to the weekend, which includes more than a handful of critical football games as the NFL playoffs continue to take shape.

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The NFL's Christmas tripleheader on Dec. 25 features matchups that have lost their initial appeal due to injuries.

Christmas is loaded with NFL football and NBA basketball games, including the 20th holiday appearance of LeBron James

Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets face Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves in this NBA Christmas Day matchup.

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Injured quarterbacks and underperforming teams sap the league’s holiday slate, which features three games lacking much firepower.

Here are the takeaways from the NFL's Christmas tripleheader, which saw the Lions get eliminated from playoff contention.