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- Published: Jan. 04, 2026, 4:42 p.m.
CHICAGO -- The Detroit Lions clinched a last-place decorativeness successful nan NFC North earlier moreover stepping connected nan section successful Chicago to extremity their season.
Detroit has gone from back-to-back section championships to missing nan playoffs and getting lapped by nan Bears, Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings. The Lions sewage swept by nan Packers and Vikings, pinch Minnesota’s triumph complete Green Bay successful its finale clinching nan fourth-place decorativeness for nan Lions.
For a squad that had thing to play aliases scheme for but nan future, getting nan fourth-place schedule could beryllium a immense boost to nan team’s bounce-back chances.
The quality from nan third-place to nan fourth-place schedule intends they will play nan Tennessee Titans alternatively of nan Indianapolis Colts; nan New York Giants alternatively of nan Washington Commanders; and nan Arizona Cardinals alternatively of nan Los Angeles Rams. Even pinch nan Giants beating nan Cowboys successful week 18, nan Commanders swept them this season, truthful New York will still decorativeness successful past spot successful nan NFC East.
This year, nan Lions played only 4 teams that had a grounds beneath .500 from nan erstwhile season. As things stand, adjacent year’s schedule will person 9 teams to decorativeness nan twelvemonth pinch sub-.500 records.
And for anyone who needs impervious of really this dip successful nan spot of schedule tin help, conscionable look astatine really nan 49ers responded from their reliable twelvemonth successful 2024-25.
One of Detroit’s nine location games will beryllium played internationally. The venue, force and day of that crippled person not yet been revealed, but nan Lions will play a crippled retired of nan state for nan first clip since 2015.
See beneath for nan rundown of location and distant opponents. We won’t cognize nan bid aliases nan prime-time and vacation games until May:
Home opponents
- Chicago Bears
- Green Bay Packers
- Minnesota Vikings
- New Orleans Saints
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- New England Patriots
- New York Jets
- New York Giants
- Tennessee Titans
Away opponents
- Chicago Bears
- Green Bay Packers
- Minnesota Vikings
- Atlanta Falcons
- Buffalo Bills
- Carolina Panthers
- Miami Dolphins
- Arizona Cardinals
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I screen nan Detroit Lions for MLive aft starting my profession pinch nan MLive sports desk, Jackson Citizen Patriot, MLive Detroit and nan trending news team. I americium a lifelong Michigander, Central Michigan...
