Detroit - 2026 Schedule
Season schedule and results.
Detroit Lions at Cincinnati Bengals
Final
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Lions
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0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 14 |
Bengals
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3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
Joe Burrow starts and backup Joe Flacco throws a TD pass as Bengals beat Lions 16-14
— Joe Flacco threw a touchdown pass in relief of Joe Burrow, Evan McPherson kicked three field goals and the Cincinnati Bengals beat the Detroit Lions 16-14 Thursday night in the preseason opener for both teams.
Washington Commanders at Detroit Lions
Final
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Commanders
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7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
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Lions
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7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
Dobbs overcomes two turnovers with long TD run as Lions beat Commanders, 17-13
— Joshua Dobbs ran for a 50-yard touchdown and the Detroit Lions held on for a 17-13 preseason win against the Washington Commanders on Saturday.
Detroit Lions at Indianapolis Colts
Final
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Lions
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6 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 25 |
Colts
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6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
Dobbs makes his case to be Goff's backup by taking Lions on 3 TD drives in 25-16 win over Colts
— Josh Dobbs and Luke Altmyer went into the Detroit Lions' preseason finale on what appeared to be a level playing field in the battle to back up Jared Goff.
New Orleans Saints at Detroit Lions
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | T | |
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Saints
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0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 30 |
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Lions
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7 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
New Orleans Saints vs. Detroit Lions: Game Highlights
Detroit Lions at Buffalo Bills
Final
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Lions
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0 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
Bills
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14 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 41 |
Josh Allen opens the Bills' new stadium with a 5-TD outing in a 41-31 win over the Lions
— Josh Allen quickly put his stamp on the Buffalo Bills' new stadium that’s been aptly dubbed “The House that Allen built.”
New York Jets at Detroit Lions
Final
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Jets
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0 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 24 |
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Lions
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0 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
New York Jets vs. Detroit Lions Game Highlights
Detroit Lions at Carolina Panthers
Final
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Lions
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3 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 26 |
Panthers
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7 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 32 |
Young, McMillan connect for 2 TDs to lead Panthers past Lions 32-26
— Carolina Panthers coach Dave Canales was a little worried after Bryce Young and Tetairoa McMillan had some issues connecting on passes in practice.
Detroit Lions at Arizona Cardinals
Final
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Lions
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0 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
Cardinals
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7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Detroit Lions vs. Arizona Cardinals: Game Highlights
Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions
Final
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Packers
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7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
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Lions
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7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
Lions beat Packers 20-17 on last-play field goal to bail out Dan Campbell's failed 4th-down gamble
— Dan Campbell's latest gamble did not pan out and the Detroit Lions made plays in all three phases — with some yellow flags that went their way — to bail out the aggressive coach.
Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions
Final
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Vikings
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0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 15 |
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Lions
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3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
Minnesota Vikings vs. Detroit Lions: Game Highlights
Detroit Lions at Miami Dolphins
Sun, November 8th at 1:00 PM EST
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Dolphins
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New England Patriots at Detroit Lions
Sun, November 15th at 9:30 AM EST
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Lions
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Detroit Lions
Sun, November 22nd at 1:00 PM EST
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Lions
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Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions
Thu, November 26th at 1:00 PM EST
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Lions
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Detroit Lions at Atlanta Falcons
Sun, December 6th at 1:00 PM EST
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Falcons
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Tennessee Titans at Detroit Lions
Sun, December 13th at 1:00 PM EST
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Lions
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Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings
Sun, December 20th at 8:20 PM EST
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Vikings
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New York Giants at Detroit Lions
Mon, December 28th at 8:15 PM EST
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Lions
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Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears
Sun, January 3rd at 4:25 PM EST
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Bears
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Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers
1/10 - TBD
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Lions
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Packers
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