At long last, the Detroit Lions’ 2025 schedule was released in full on Wednesday night. The slate features several prime-time road games against the NFL’s best, a pair of holiday matchups, and a season finale against a friend-turned-foe.
The gauntlet begins in Week 1, as the Lions open with back-to-back division games (at Green Bay and home vs. Chicago, led by new head coach Ben Johnson) before traveling to Baltimore for a Monday Night Football game with the Ravens.
The Lions play back-to-back prime-time games (at Kansas City, Week 6, and home vs. Tampa Bay, Week 7) before a midseason bye in Week 8. Detroit has five scheduled prime-time games, with three of them on the road.
The back half of the season starts with three opponents who appeared in the 2024 playoffs (home vs. Minnesota, at Washington and Philadelphia) before the Lions hunker down on a three-game homestand, which includes a Thanksgiving tilt with the Packers and a Thursday Night Football showdown against the Cowboys.
The Lions conclude their season by playing three of four on the road, including a Christmas Day matchup at Minnesota and a season-ending game against Chicago.
#### Detroit Lions 2025 schedule
Week 1 — Sunday, Sept. 7: at Green Bay Packers (4:25 p.m., CBS)
Week 2 — Sunday, Sept. 14: vs. Chicago Bears (1 p.m., FOX)
Week 3 — Monday, Sept. 22: at Baltimore Ravens (8:15 p.m., ESPN/ABC)
Week 4 — Sunday, Sept. 28: vs. Cleveland Browns (1 p.m., FOX)
Week 5 — Sunday, Oct. 5: at Cincinnati Bengals (4:25 p.m., FOX)
Week 6 — Sunday, Oct. 12: at Kansas City Chiefs (8:20 p.m., NBC)
Week 7 — Monday, Oct. 20: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7 p.m., ESPN/ABC)
Week 8 — BYE
Week 9 — Sunday, Nov. 2: vs. Minnesota Vikings (1 p.m., FOX)
Week 10 — Sunday, Nov. 9: at Washington Commanders (4:25 p.m., FOX)
Week 11 — Sunday, Nov. 16: at Philadelphia Eagles (8:20 p.m., NBC)
Week 12 — Sunday, Nov. 23: vs. New York Giants (1 p.m., FOX)
Week 13 —Thursday, Nov. 27 (Thanksgiving Day): vs. Green Bay Packers (1 p.m., FOX)
Week 14 — Thursday, Dec. 4: vs. Dallas Cowboys (8:15 p.m., Amazon Prime)
Week 15 — Sunday, Dec. 14: at Los Angeles Rams (4:25 p.m., FOX)
Week 16 — Sunday, Dec. 21: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (4:25 p.m., CBS)
Week 17 — Thursday, Dec. 25 (Christmas Day): at Minnnesota Vikings (4:30 p.m., Netflix)
Week 18 — at Chicago Bears (day, time, network TBD)