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Learn which TV channel or how to live stream the NFL Week 18 Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers game, Sunday, Jan. 4.
The NFL season continues Week 17 when the Minnesota Vikings host the Detroit Lions on Christmas Day. Start time, how to watch, stream and TV schedule.
The NFL revealed the Week 18 schedule on Sunday, and with neither team having much to play for, the NFC North matchup at U.S. Bank Stadium gets the default slot.
On December 18, a Detroit Lions player criticized the NFL for scheduling a Christmas game against the Minnesota Vikings.
The Vikings vs. Lions will not air on traditional broadcast television. Instead, viewers can stream the game live with Netflix. The Vikings vs. Lions will kick off at 4:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, Dec. 25. The match will be played at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy will start the team's final game of the season Sunday against the Green Bay Packers, coach Kevin O'Connell said Friday.