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This line has moved from the Lions by 10 to the Lions by 7. Here is where the game stands before Week 2 is played.
The game
The Jets visit the Lions on Sunday 27 September at 1:00 PM ET. The game is in Detroit. It crosses the conferences, AFC East against NFC North.
The Lions finished 2025 at 9-8 and the Jets at 3-14. They did not play each other in 2025.
Week 1
The Jets beat the Titans 23-10 on the road, covering as a 1-point underdog. The Lions beat the Saints 31-30 at home, failing to cover as a 7-point favourite.
That leaves the Jets at 1-0 and the Lions at 1-0. Both play again in Week 2 before this game.
The early line
The early line has the Lions by 7, the median of 7 books, which range from 7 to 7.5. Books were still quoting the Lions by 10 on 13 September. The total is 48, from 47.5 to 48.5 across books.
With the bookmaker margin removed, the moneyline makes the Lions 75.7% to win. These are early prices, read on 17 September 2026 at 06:14 UTC, and Week 2 will move them.
New York Jets at Detroit Lions, Sunday 27 September 2026, 1:00 PM ET. Prices: US sportsbooks via Nucleus, read 17 September 2026, 06:14 UTC. 2025 results: Nucleus, checked game by game against ESPN. Every Week 3 game: NFL Week 3 odds and predictions.
