Every year, the NFL schedule bring upon something new for the Detroit Lions. This year, it’s a trip to Germany, a rare “Sunday Night Football” game at Carolina, and an early bye week. Oh wait, scratch that last one.

The Detroit Lions' schedule for the 2026 season has officially been revealed. After the Lions missed the playoffs last year following consecutive postseason appearances in 2023 and 2024, they'll look to contend in the NFC once again with Jared Goff and Jahmyr Gibbs leading the way offensively.

Detroit Lions face a tough late-season test in 2026 with key NFC North road games sparking concern after schedule release.

Former Lions OC Ben Johnson will lead his team into Detroit on Thanksgiving

The Buffalo Bills' first regular-season game in their new stadium will be against the Detroit Lions on Sept. 17 and will kick off Amazon Prime Video’s “Thursday Night Football” schedule