How to watch every football game of the 2026 NFL season
Your guide to watching every game of the 2026 NFL season!
The Detroit Lions' full 2026 schedule has been released, featuring 18 weeks of matchups. They will open the season at home against the New Orleans Saints.
Get your travel plans started. The Detroit Lions' 2026 schedule is out.
While some of the games on Detroit's upcoming slate leaked throughout the week, we now have a full idea of what the team is up against through the full 18 weeks.
Defensive end Aidan Hutchinson and the Lions open their season at home against the New Orleans Saints.
The season starts off with Detroit playing a non-divisional NFC opponent at home in the New Orleans Saints, then takes a quick turn into the bright lights, as a primetime showdown on "Thursday Night Football" against the Buffalo Bills awaits in Week 2.
The remaining three games before the bye (Week 6) are against the Carolina Panthers and two teams projected to be picking in the top 10. Detroit follows that up with a pair of divisional games before traveling to Miami for a date with the Dolphins and an overseas trip to Munich, where they'll play the New England Patriots.
Detroit didn't get a bye after the international game; they'll instead return home to play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers before a fierce Thanksgiving matchup with the Chicago Bears, the sixth Thanksgiving matchup between the two teams since 2014.
The Detroit Lions will face various teams throughout the 2026 season, starting with the New Orleans Saints.
The Detroit Lions' 2026 season starts with a home game against the New Orleans Saints.
The complete schedule for the Detroit Lions' 2026 games includes matchups over 18 weeks, with details available for each game.
The Lions will have a primetime game on 'Thursday Night Football' against the Buffalo Bills in Week 2 of the 2026 season.
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After a two-game stretch against the Atlanta Falcons (road) and Tennessee Titans (home), the Lions face a divisional gauntlet in the final stretch. The Lions play all three NFC North teams on the road in the final four weeks, with their lone respite being a "Monday Night Football" matchup against the new-look New York Giants.
Here's the Detroit Lions' full 2026 schedule:
▶ Sunday, Sept. 13, 1 p.m. (FOX)
▶ Thursday, Sept. 17, 8:15 p.m. (Amazon Prime)
▶ Sunday, Sept. 27, 1 p.m. (FOX)
▶ Sunday, Oct. 4, 8:20 p.m. (NBC)
▶ Sunday, Oct. 11, 4:25 p.m. (FOX)
▶ Sunday, Oct. 25, 4:25 p.m. (FOX)
▶ Sunday, Nov. 1, 1 p.m. (FOX)
▶ Sunday, Nov. 8, 1 p.m. (FOX)
▶ Sunday, Nov. 15, 9:30 a.m. (FOX)
▶ Sunday, Nov. 22, 1 p.m. (CBS)
▶ Thursday, Nov. 26, 1 p.m. (CBS)
▶ Sunday, Dec. 6, 1 p.m. (CBS)
▶ Sunday, Dec. 13, 1 p.m. (FOX)
▶ Sunday, Dec. 20, 8:20 p.m. (NBC)
▶ Monday, Dec. 28, 8:15 p.m. (ESPN)
▶ Sunday, Jan. 3, 4:25 p.m. (FOX)
▶ Date, time TBD (TBD)
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This article originally appeared on The Detroit News: Detroit Lions schedule: See dates, times for full 2026 slate here