With the Minnesota Vikings' final road trip of this 2025 season now at an end—a road trip that resulted in wins over the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants—Kevin O'Connell & Co. will close out the campaign at U.S. Bank Stadium against a pair of NFC North rivals, first taking on the Detroit Lions on Christmas Day and then the Green Bay Packers in Week 18.
While these games may not technically matter to the Vikings, as they've been officially eliminated from postseason contention, they undoubtedly matter to safety Harrison Smith, as these may genuinely be the final two games of his illustrious career.