We’re back with another entry in our superlative series on the Detroit Lions’ 2026 schedule. For the rest of this week, we’re breaking down a different angle of Detroit’s schedule every day, with each of us on staff offering our unique perspective on what the schedule makers have put together for the Lions.
Here’s a look at our previous entries so far:
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Today’s superlative has us looking at the most anticipated matchups we’re looking forward to this season.
Most anticipated matchup
Erik Schlitt: Week 7 vs. Green Bay Packers
Getting swept by the Packers last season stung, and Week 7 will be the Lions’ first opportunity to get back to their winning ways in the NFC North. With the game being nationally televised as FOX’s game of the week and this being the Lions’ first NFC North game of the season, I fully expect Ford Field to be jumping.
Morgan Cannon: Week 12 vs. Chicago Bears
Without a doubt, it’s Thanksgiving. Chicago fans are feeling themselves right now, and rightfully so. They are the defending NFC North Champions for the time being. The whole world will be watching, and the Lions should seize the opportunity to let the world know who runs the North.
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Al Karsten: Week 2 @ Buffalo Bills
The early-season heavyweight fight with the Bills and Josh Allen—the third meeting between the two teams in five seasons—during the opening of Highmark Stadium on “Thursday Night Football” is easily the spiciest game on the schedule.
Containing the minotaur that is Allen will be Detroit’s toughest challenge from the early slate of games. A win would carry a similar feeling to last season’s primetime victory over the Ravens in Baltimore, when the Lions finally got over the hump against another AFC powerhouse that previously had their number.
Brandon Knapp: Week 2 @ Buffalo Bills
The Lions haven’t beaten the Bills in two decades. The last time these two teams played, it was the Lions’ best chance to win, but the injuries piled up, and they came up short. Hopefully at Week 2 there isn’t a drastic change to the roster. If all hands are on deck, it’s a good early test for Detroit to try to spoil the new stadium opening for the Bills.
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Jeremy Reisman: Week 2 @ Buffalo Bills
Buffalo has humbled the Dan Campbell-led Lions twice so far. And I want revenge on them. In a lot of ways, this feels like the Ravens Week 3 “Monday Night Football” game last year. It’s another chance to prove yourself against a top AFC team, and if the Lions could do it in primetime during the debut of Buffalo’s new stadium, it would be a glorious start to the season.
John Whiticar: Week 2 @ Buffalo Bills
If you want to be the best, you need to beat the best. There’s an argument about whether Buffalo is an elite team or not, but Josh Allen has proven to be a nightmare matchup, single-handedly leading Buffalo to a win over Detroit in 2024. This should be yet another shootout.
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Ryan Mathews: Week 9 @ Miami Dolphins
Week in and week out, the Lions have my rooting interest, but this game right here… this is going to test just how ardent my fandom really is. This offseason, while the Packers lost the best quarterback on their roster, the Dolphins signed the most talented one they’ve had since Dan Marino retired in 1999. Now, everything Miami has done since signing Malik Willis has been baffling at best, so that bodes well for Detroit’s chances in this one.
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