Detroit Lions Schedule 2026

The Lions' next game is Week 4 against the Carolina Panthers at Bank of America Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for Sunday, October 4 at 8:20 PM ET. The game is on NBC.

The Lions play 17 regular-season games in 2026, opening in Week 1 against the New Orleans Saints at Ford Field and finishing in Week 18 against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. Every week's date, opponent, venue, network and result is listed in the schedule above.

The Lions are on bye in Week 6 of the 2026 season, between their Week 5 game against the Arizona Cardinals and their Week 7 game against the Green Bay Packers. The bye is listed in the schedule above as its own week, with no fixture against it.

Detroit has 9 home games in 2026, 8 of them at Ford Field. The Week 10 home game against the New England Patriots is played at FC Bayern Munich Stadium in Munich. Each one is marked HOME in the schedule above.

The Lions play 6 division games in 2026, home and away against the Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears. Division games are marked DIV in the schedule above.

The Lions face the Green Bay Packers in Week 7 at Ford Field on Sunday, October 25 at 4:25 PM ET and Week 18 at Lambeau Field on Sunday, January 10.

The Lions face the Minnesota Vikings in Week 8 at Ford Field on Sunday, November 1 at 1:00 PM ET and Week 15 at U.S. Bank Stadium on Sunday, December 20 at 8:20 PM ET.

The Lions face the Chicago Bears in Week 12 at Ford Field on Thursday, November 26 at 1:00 PM ET and Week 17 at Soldier Field on Sunday, January 3 at 4:25 PM ET.

2026 Lions games are scheduled on FOX, CBS, NBC, Prime Video and ESPN. FOX carries the most with 9 games. The network for each week is shown in the schedule above; 1 game has no broadcast window assigned yet and shows none.

Every completed game shows its final score in the schedule above, and upcoming games show the date, venue and network instead. The Lions are 2-1 through 3 games in 2026, most recently beat the New York Jets 31-24 in Week 3.