DETROIT ~ The Detroit Lions announced their 2026 game schedule on Thursday, featuring nine home games and their first international game since 2015.
The opponents and dates are listed below:
| 1 | Sunday, Sept. 13 | vs. New Orleans Saints | 1:00 p.m. | FOX |
| 2 | Thursday, Sept. 17 | at Buffalo Bills | 8:15 p.m. | PRIME |
| 3 | Sunday, Sept. 27 | vs. New York Jets | 1:00 p.m. | FOX |
| 4 | Sunday, Oct. 4 | at Carolina Panthers | 8:20 p.m. | NBC |
| 5 | Sunday, Oct. 11 | at Arizona Cardinals | 4:25 p.m. | FOX |
| 6 | BYE WEEK | |||
| 7 | Sunday, Oct. 25 | vs. Green Bay Packers | 4:25 p.m. | FOX |
| 8 | Sunday, Nov. 1 | vs. Minnesota Vikings | 1:00 p.m. | FOX |
| 9 | Sunday, Nov. 8 | at Miami Dolphins | 1:00 p.m. | FOX |
| 10 | Sunday, Nov. 15 | vs. New England Patriots (Munich, Germany) | 9:30 a.m. | FOX |
| 11 | Sunday, Nov. 22 | vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1:00 p.m. | CBS |
| 12 | Thursday, Nov. 26 | vs. Chicago Bears | 1:00 p.m. | CBS |
| 13 | Sunday, Dec. 6 | at Atlanta Falcons | 1:00 p.m. | CBS |
| 14 | Sunday, Dec. 13 | vs. Tennessee Titans | 1:00 p.m. | FOX |
| 15 | Sunday, Dec. 20 | at Minnesota Vikings | 8:20 p.m. | NBC |
| 16 | Monday, Dec. 28 | vs. New York Giants | 8:15 p.m. | ESPN |
| 17 | Sunday, Jan. 3 | at Chicago Bears | 4:25 p.m. | FOX |
| 18 | TBD | at Green Bay Packers | TBD | TBD |
