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Vikings predicted to play the villain during Lions' final postseason push

Detroit Lions fans are not going to be happy with ESPN's latest prediction for how the rest of their season will be playing out.

After a projected victory in Week 16 against Aaron Rodgers and the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Lions are predicted to then drop an even bigger game against the Minnesota Vikings on Christmas Day. Talk about ruining the holidays.

Seth Walder of ESPN wrote of the Lions' postseason chances in his rest-of-season predictions:

"It came down to the final week. Detroit needed a win and a Packers loss to sneak into the postseason.