2025 Season Preview: The Detroit Lions Roadmap

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2025 Regular Season Schedule

1. Week 1 – at Green Bay Packers (4:25 p.m. ET)
2. Week 2 – vs Chicago Bears (1:00 p.m. ET)
3. Week 3 – at Baltimore Ravens (MNF, 8:15 p.m.)
4. Week 4 – vs Cleveland Browns (1:00 p.m.)
5. Week 5 – at Cincinnati Bengals (4:25 p.m.)
6. Week 6 – at Kansas City Chiefs (SNF, 8:20 p.m.)
7. Week 7 – vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers (MNF, 7:00 p.m.)
8. Week 8 – Bye
9. Week 9 – vs Minnesota Vikings (1:00 p.m.)
10. Week 10 – at Washington Commanders (4:25 p.m.)
11. Week 11 – at Philadelphia Eagles (SNF, 8:20 p.m.)
12. Week 12 – vs New York Giants (1:00 p.m.)
13. Week 13 – vs Green Bay Packers (Thanksgiving, 1:00 p.m.)
14. Week 14 – vs Dallas Cowboys (TNF, 8:15 p.m.)
15. Week 15 – at Los Angeles Rams (4:25 p.m.)
16. Week 16 – vs Pittsburgh Steelers (4:25 p.m.)
17. Week 17 – at Minnesota Vikings (Christmas Day, 4:30 p.m.)
18. Week 18 – at Chicago Bears (TBD)

Notable Matchups & Storylines

• Week 1 vs. Packers: Divisional opener, Lambeau heat. Parsons addition = tough test.
• Week 3 vs. Ravens (MNF): Primetime legitimacy check.
• Week 6 @ Chiefs (SNF): Reid vs. Campbell. Mahomes vs. Allen. Midseason grind.
• Week 11 @ Eagles (SNF): NFC contender clash. Measure game.
• Week 13 vs. Packers (Thanksgiving): Tradition. Rivalry. National stage.
• Week 17 @ Vikings (Christmas): Holiday football with playoff weight.

The Real Takeaway

This schedule is brutal - and it should be. That’s fine. Being a Lions fan means earning it.

The task: show up every week and bringing it every game.

• Opportunities to flex: Week 1, Week 2, late-season divisional matchups.
• Measuring stick games: Baltimore, Chiefs, Eagles, Thanksgiving, Christmas.

This isn’t about predictions. It’s about mapping the moment. Grit isn’t declared. It’s earned.

📓 Filed in the Lab (9/1/25):

• Full schedule laid out.
• Key matchups flagged.
• Frame set: week‑to‑week anthropology, not predictions.