Detroit Lions

Detroit Lions are 1-1 in 2026, 1-0 at home and 0-1 away, after Week 2. The Lions beat the Saints 31-30 at home in Week 1 and lost to the Bills 41-31 on the road in Week 2.

The next Lions game

The Lions host the Jets in Week 3, Sun 27 Sep, 1:00 PM ET. Our full call on it is in the New York Jets at Detroit Lions prediction.

Detroit Lions 2026 schedule

Every game of the regular season, in order, with the bye week. Kickoff times are Eastern.

Week	Kickoff	Home or away	Opponent
Week 1	Sun 13 Sep, 1:00 PM ET	Home	New Orleans Saints
Week 2	Thu 17 Sep, 8:15 PM ET	Away	Buffalo Bills
Week 3	Sun 27 Sep, 1:00 PM ET	Home	New York Jets
Week 4	Sun 4 Oct, 8:20 PM ET	Away	Carolina Panthers
Week 5	Sun 11 Oct, 4:25 PM ET	Away	Arizona Cardinals
Week 6			Bye week
Week 7	Sun 25 Oct, 4:25 PM ET	Home	Green Bay Packers
Week 8	Sun 1 Nov, 1:00 PM ET	Home	Minnesota Vikings
Week 9	Sun 8 Nov, 1:00 PM ET	Away	Miami Dolphins
Week 10	Sun 15 Nov, 9:30 AM ET	Neutral site	New England Patriots
Week 11	Sun 22 Nov, 1:00 PM ET	Home	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week 12	Thu 26 Nov, 1:00 PM ET	Home	Chicago Bears
Week 13	Sun 6 Dec, 1:00 PM ET	Away	Atlanta Falcons
Week 14	Sun 13 Dec, 1:00 PM ET	Home	Tennessee Titans
Week 15	Sun 20 Dec, 8:20 PM ET	Away	Minnesota Vikings
Week 16	Mon 28 Dec, 8:15 PM ET	Home	New York Giants
Week 17	Sun 3 Jan, 4:25 PM ET	Away	Chicago Bears
Week 18	Not set yet	Away	Green Bay Packers

The Lions roster

Dan Campbell is the head coach. ESPN lists 24 players on offense, 28 on defense and 3 on special teams, read 25 September 2026. The quarterbacks on the roster are Joshua Dobbs (#11) and Jared Goff (#16).

Detroit Lions in 2025

The Lions finished the 2025 regular season 9-8, 5-3 at home and 4-5 on the road. They scored 481 points and allowed 413. Their biggest win was 52-21 at home to the Bears, and their heaviest defeat 27-13 away at the Packers. They did not reach the playoffs.

Where to go next

This page is the record: schedule, results and roster. Our call on a game is written separately, on the Week 3 page and every NFL prediction.