2026 Detroit Lions schedule: List of home, away opponents
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Key Points:
- The Detroit Lions will finish in fourth place in the NFC North for the 2025 season, with their full 2026 schedule to be released in May.
- In 2026, the Lions will play home and away games against their NFC North rivals, plus all four teams from the NFC South and AFC East divisions.
- As a fourth-place finisher in the NFC North, Detroit will also face the fourth-place teams from the NFC East, NFC West, and AFC South divisions.
- The Lions will have nine home games in 2026 due to the NFC having the extra home game under the NFL’s 17-game schedule, though one is expected to be an international game, reducing downtown Detroit home games to eight.
