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The New Orleans Saints will face the Detroit Lions in the 2026 NFL season opener, marking their 29th meeting. The Saints lead the all-time series against the Lions.
Opening week of the 2026 NFL season has the New Orleans Saints facing the Detroit Lions on the road. It will be the first time since 2022 with the Saints playing their season opener on the road. That season, they defeated the Falcons in Atlanta to open their year.
New Orleans is coming off a 6-11 finish in 2025 under new head coach Kellen Moore. However, they finished the year on a flourish with four wins in their last five outings behind Tyler Shough at quarterback. Detroit had a 9-8 finish last season, but missed the playoffs for the first time since the 2022 campaign.
This will be the 29th meeting between the Saints and Lions. It will be the first time they've clashed since 2023, but the first time they've faced off in Detroit since the 2020 season. Here's a look at the series history between these franchises.
Between 2008 and 2017, the Saints and Lions played eight times in a 10-year span. New Orleans won five of those matchups, including a 45-28 victory during a 2011 Wild Card matchup in the Superdome. That has been the only postseason matchup between these teams. In the eight years between 2018 and 2025, New Orleans and Detroit would face just twice with each squad winning in the home stadium of the other.
New Orleans and Detroit have played each other seven times in September. The Saints own a 4-3 edge against the Lions in September matchups. Three of those were in Detroit. New Orleans won only one of those, a 22-14 victory in the Silverdome in 1988.
The New Orleans Saints lead the all-time series against the Detroit Lions.
The last meeting between the Saints and Lions was in 2023.
The Saints finished the 2025 season with a 6-11 record, while the Lions ended with a 9-8 record.

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The Saints and Lions have opened their regular season against each other twice before this coming year. In 2000, Detroit came into the Superdome and emerged with a 14-10 victory. The Saints again hosted the Lions to begin their 2009 season, one that ended with a Super Bowl XLIV championship. This time, New Orleans came away with a resounding 45-27 win.
This article originally appeared on Saints Wire: New Orleans Saints vs. Detroit Lions history: Who owns all-time lead?