Long gone are the days of the predictable 1 p.m. Sunday schedule for the Lions. They will play on Thanksgiving and Christmas, with five prime-time games and even more in the 4:25 p.m. window. Neil Blake | MLive.com

ALLEN PARK — Long gone are the days of the predictable 1 p.m. Sunday schedule for the Detroit Lions.

The Lions have a loaded prime-time and holiday schedule this year, not to mention a daunting road slate. They are set to play five prime-time games and are essentially living in the national spotlight.

For the first time since 1999, the Lions will also play on Thanksgiving and Christmas in the same season. They are also set for six 4:25 p.m. games in addition to the five prime-time contests.

While the Lions hoped to avoid playing on Christmas, they will be spending the holiday with the Minnesota Vikings, away from home. Netflix will broadcast that as part of its Christmas triple-header.

The Lions will host the Green Bay Packers in their annual Thanksgiving classic. Note that this game is set for 1 p.m. and not 12:30 p.m., unlike previous years.

They were also dealt the back-to-back Thursday treatment coming off Thanksgiving for the second consecutive year. Detroit will welcome the Dallas Cowboys for Thursday Night Football, and then get the long weekend break heading into its lone west-coast trip.

Ford Field will host two prime-time games this season. The first comes in Week 7 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday Night Football. The Lions-Bucs game is scheduled for 7 p.m. as part of an apparent doubleheader that night.

The road slate outside of the usual suspects from the NFC North includes Monday Night Football against Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday Night Football in Kansas City, Sunday Night Football against the reigning Super Bowl champs in Philadelphia, and a trip to face Matthew Stafford in Los Angeles.

“This is a challenge,” Lions head coach Dan Campbell said of the road schedule at owners meetings. “We’re competitive, I’m competitive. So yeah, I love the thought of it, man. These are going to be outdoors, grass. I hope it rains, it’s mud, it’s everything, the whole deal. This is going to be a meat grinder, you know?”

On the bright side, the Lions don’t have a ton of miles to travel, with the trip to Los Angeles far and away the longest flight this season.

Thirty-two NFL teams will travel 625,947 miles this season. Here is the breakdown, via @billsperos: pic.twitter.com/WJ2sU5hrVG

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) May 13, 2025

See below for the full rundown, including the four-game preseason slate at the bottom:

Regular season

Week 1 — at Green Bay Packers | Sept. 7 at 4:25 p.m. (CBS)

Week 2 — vs. Chicago Bears | Sept. 14 at 1 p.m. (Fox)

Week 3 — at Baltimore Ravens | Sept. 22 at 8:15 p.m. (ESPN/ABC for Monday Night Football)

Week 4 — vs. Cleveland Browns | Sept. 28 at 1 p.m. (Fox)

Week 5 — at Cincinnati Bengals | Oct. 5 at 4:25 p.m. (Fox)

Week 6 — at Kansas City Chiefs | Oct. 12 at 8:20 p.m. (NBC for Sunday Night Football)

Week 7 — vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Oct. 20 at 7 p.m. (ESPN/ABC for Monday Night Football)

Week 8 — BYE WEEK

Week 9 — vs. Minnesota Vikings | Nov. 2 at 1 p.m. (Fox)

Week 10 — at Washington Commanders | Nov. 9 at 4:25 p.m. (Fox)

Week 11 — at Philadelphia Eagles | Nov. 16 at 8:20 p.m. (NBC for Sunday Night Football)

Week 12 — vs. New York Giants | Nov. 23 at 1 p.m. (Fox)

Week 13 (Thanksgiving) — vs. Green Bay Packers | Nov. 27 1 p.m. (Fox)

Week 14 — vs. Dallas Cowboys | Dec. 4 at 8:15 p.m. (Amazon Prime for Thursday Night Football)

Week 15 — at Los Angeles Rams | Dec. 14 at 4:25 p.m. (Fox)

Week 16 — vs. Pittsburgh Steelers | Dec. 21 at 4:25 p.m. (CBS)

Week 17 (Christmas) — at Minnesota Vikings | Dec. 25 (Thursday) at 4:30 p.m. (Netflix)

Week 18 — at Chicago Bears | TBD

Preseason

Pro Football Hall of Fame Game: vs. Los Angeles Chargers — 8 p.m. on Thursday, July 31, in Canton, Ohio

Week 1: at Atlanta Falcons — 7 p.m. on Friday, August 8

Week 2: vs. Miami Dolphins — TBD

Week 3: vs. Houston Texans — noon on Saturday, August 23

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— Detroit Lions (@Lions) May 15, 2025