I’m not confident at all I feel like the NFL has something against the Lions no team should have to play 3 divisional road games in the last 4 games of the season that is not a “balanced” schedule! (Guess that was a run on sentence lol).
Ask Cleveland fans how they feel: 3 road games in the last 4 as well, but only 2 of those are divisional opponents.
I think the NFL aligned the NFC north expecting a close division race and they want those games for late season prime time (when playoffs matter more then in say October). No way to prove that without interoffice memos.
Bears finish season w/3 consecutive division games but 2 @ home. Vikings and Packers with 2 division games to end the season both vs Bears and Lions.
Still tired of NFL sending Lions to GB to end season though and not the other way around.
Several of these teams could be much better in 2026 so I put little stock in a last place schedule. Once again the tune will be called according to the injury profile. The last two years the "D" has been ravished. Will it be the "O" that suffers the most damage this year? Time is ticking on this baby as this team has become rather unpredictable. However, great teams don't care about schedules as they plow through them with a focused ferocity.
IMO I just wish they swapped the home/at games with GB. We just closed the season there a few years ago, and that would have instantly fixed the 3/4 on the road stretch.
There's only only two teams in the NFL that finish 3 out of 4 games on the road. Lions and Browns. I guess the Browns have it worse, they finish with 3 in a row on the road. This is what the NFL calls equitable. What a crock of crap.
That W15-W18 four week stretch where we play all three NFL North opponents ON THE ROAD to end the regular season - and ostensibly decide the Division winner - is brutal. Worse, it’s seven weeks AFTER our W6 bye!
I’m a realist 11-6
I’m not confident at all I feel like the NFL has something against the Lions no team should have to play 3 divisional road games in the last 4 games of the season that is not a “balanced” schedule! (Guess that was a run on sentence lol).
Ask Cleveland fans how they feel: 3 road games in the last 4 as well, but only 2 of those are divisional opponents.
I think the NFL aligned the NFC north expecting a close division race and they want those games for late season prime time (when playoffs matter more then in say October). No way to prove that without interoffice memos.
Bears finish season w/3 consecutive division games but 2 @ home. Vikings and Packers with 2 division games to end the season both vs Bears and Lions.
Still tired of NFL sending Lions to GB to end season though and not the other way around.
Several of these teams could be much better in 2026 so I put little stock in a last place schedule. Once again the tune will be called according to the injury profile. The last two years the "D" has been ravished. Will it be the "O" that suffers the most damage this year? Time is ticking on this baby as this team has become rather unpredictable. However, great teams don't care about schedules as they plow through them with a focused ferocity.
13-4
IMO I just wish they swapped the home/at games with GB. We just closed the season there a few years ago, and that would have instantly fixed the 3/4 on the road stretch.
I think we WON that game.
14-3.
What are you smoking these days fairy dust lol?
They’re favored in uh…let’s see…call it up…FOURTEEN games. We are underdogs only at Bills, at Chicago and at GB. If health falls
right this year - for a change - could be better.
Just do what we’re supposed to do. LFG.
🎼Forward down the field🎸
Another 9-8 season.
I suspect the crowd in Germany will be heavily pro-Lions because of ASB.
Plus it’s a home game. 😂
There's only only two teams in the NFL that finish 3 out of 4 games on the road. Lions and Browns. I guess the Browns have it worse, they finish with 3 in a row on the road. This is what the NFL calls equitable. What a crock of crap.
That W15-W18 four week stretch where we play all three NFL North opponents ON THE ROAD to end the regular season - and ostensibly decide the Division winner - is brutal. Worse, it’s seven weeks AFTER our W6 bye!
Only notice I have which I don’t care much for release is the quick turn from Germany to another game.
11-6
12-5