After opening the season at the Packers Sept. 7, followed by a home-opener with the Chicago Bears on Sept. 14, Detroit is in two Monday Night Football appearances within the next five weeks.

However, their playoff run ended abruptly with an upset loss to the Washington Commanders in the Divisional Round, prompting a focus on the 2025 draft, where Executive Vice President Brad Holmes and head coach Dan Campbell have been cooking during the offseason as they came out of the NFL draft with key guys.

NFL insider Jordan Schultz reported that the two NFC North foes will square off on Thanksgiving at 1 p.m. at Ford Field, meaning the Lions will play a division rival for a third year in a row. The game will be televised on FOX.

Because it’s a year with a zero in it, the Dallas Cowboys are going to be all but inescapable during the 2025 NFL season. But while Jerry Jones’ team always manages to earn its keep in their multiple national TV windows,

The Lions and Thanksgiving is a tradition that goes back decades. But starting next season, it’s going to change -- slightly.

The 2025 NFL schedule release blows out the doors on Wednesday evening. While we already know the Detroit Lions home and road opponents for the coming season, the sequence and schedule of games haven't been unveiled.

Morton came back to the Lions as offensive coordinator after Ben Johnson left that position to become the head coach of the Chicago Bears. Detroit wide-receivers coach Antwaan Randle El left with him to become assistant head coach/wide-receivers coach in Chicago.