Everything always gets crazy during the final week of the NFL regular season, and this year was no different. It lasted all the way until the final game of Week 18 to determine what the 2025 NFL playoff picture would look like with Wild Card Weekend ahead.

The NFC playoff picture and schedule is starting to shape outside of Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings NFL finale Sunday night. Here's what we know.

Darnold played poorly on Sunday night against the Lions. His resilience will determine the Vikings' postseason fate in the coming weeks.

The Detroit Lions defense held Minnesota Vikings QB Sam Darnold to a 43.9% completion percentage and just 166 yards passing in a 31-9 win.

The next time Minnesota stopped the Lions came with 27 seconds to play. Darnold took a knee, ending the game and sending the Vikings to face old rival Matthew Stafford on Monday night. They are the NFL’s first 14-win wild-card team.

Jahmyr Gibbs had four touchdowns, and the Lions beat Minnesota 31-9 on Sunday night to win their second straight NFC North title and earn home-field advantage until the Super Bowl.

The Lions earned back-to-back NFC North titles and a coveted No. 1 playoff seed with a 31-9 win over the Minnesota Vikings Sunday at Ford Field. Why it matters: As the NFC's top seed, Detroit (15-2) gets a round 1 playoff bye and home field advantage up to the Super Bowl in New Orleans.

In the Minnesota Vikings' 31–9 loss to the Detroit Lions, wide receiver Jordan Addison finished the game with just one reception for zero yards. Addison's dad, Rolando Addison Sr., was displeased with the Vikings' performance against the Lions, and expressed his displeasure on X, going in on the play of his son's team.

The Minnesota Vikings will end the 2024 regular season in disappointing fashion after the Detroit Lions completely outclass

The Minnesota Vikings (14-2) will try to continue a nine-game winning streak when they visit the Detroit Lions (14-2) on Sunday, January 5, 2025 at Ford Field.How to watch Lions vs. Vikings: