The Detroit Lions entered 2025 with Super Bowl dreams. Instead, they’re heading into Week 18 without a playoff ticket for the first time in three years and a flood of questions about what went wrong.

Since the Lions' game on Christmas was on Thursday, they won't be playing this Sunday while 20 other teams are in action. The Rams and Atlanta Falcons will conclude Week 17 on Monday Night Football.

Jared Goff ranks third in the NFL in passing yards and second in TDs while taking a career-high 36 sacks this season.

When the Detroit Lions met the Chicago Bears in the two teams' first meeting of 2025, the Lions rolled to a 52-21 win against the Ben Johnson and Caleb Williams-led Bears in Week 2. That victory jumpstarted a four-game winning streak for the Lions and it also dropped the Bears to 0-2 to begin the season. But, a lot has changed since then.

A trendy preseason pick to go far in the postseason, the Detroit Lions won't be playing beyond Sunday at Soldier Field. One of their fans, however, continues to have a big impact on the NFL's playoff picture heading into the final weekend of the regular season.

We are back with our final episode of “Before the Roar,” where myself (Morgan) and my good friend Meko Scott are breaking down the last game of the Detroit Lions’ 2025 season against the Chicago Bears, as well as taking a look ahead to what the offseason might hold.

The Detroit Lions (8-8) are officially eliminated from the 2026 playoffs, following a Week 17 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. With the postseason out of reach, the Lions are unsurprisingly ranked below the 14 teams expected to compete beyond the regular season.

Campbell praised the growth of his first-year coordinator, but said staff decisions will wait until the season ends.