2024 Detroit Lions Schedule: Home/Away Opponents Finalized
According to reports, the 2024 NFL regular season schedule will be released on May 15. With that being said, we already know exactly who the Detroit Lions will play in 2024. The specific week-by-week lineup won’t be revealed until next week, but with the 2023 standings finalized, we have clarity on who the Lions will be facing at home and on the road.
How will the Detroit Lions 2024 schedule be created?
Before we look at who the 2024 Detroit Lions’ home/away opponents will be, let’s take a look at how the opponents are determined.
Each NFL team will play a 17-game regular-season schedule that will include one bye week. Teams in the AFC and NFC will alternate seasons in which they have 9 home regular-season games and one home preseason game, or 8 away regular-season games and two away preseason games. The NFC will have eight regular-season home games in the 2024 season. This means the Lions will play nine home games and eight road games in 2024.
Here is the breakdown of how the opponents are determined: Via NFL Operations:
- Six games against divisional opponents — two games per team, one at home and one on the road.
- Four games against teams from a division within its conference — two games at home and two on the road.
- Four games against teams from a division in the other conference— two games at home and two on the road.
- Two games against teams from the two remaining divisions in its own conference — one game at home and one on the road. Matchups are based on division ranking from the previous season.
- The 17th game is an additional game against a non-conference opponent from a division that the team is not scheduled to play. Matchups are based on division ranking from the previous season.
2024 Detroit Lions Home/Away Opponents
Since the Lions finished in first place in the NFC North, they will play the No. 1 team from the NFC South (The Tampa Bay Buccaneers), the AFC East (The Buffalo Bills), and the NFC East (Dallas Cowboys).
Note: One of the home games listed below will likely be an International game as the Lions have not played an International game since the 2015 season.
| Date TBA | at Arizona Cardinals | ||
| Date TBA | at Chicago Bears | ||
| Date TBA | Chicago Bears | ||
| Date TBA | Green Bay Packers | ||
| Date TBA | Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Date TBA | Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Date TBA | Seattle Seahawks | ||
| Date TBA | Jacksonville Jaguars | ||
| Date TBA | Tennessee Titans | ||
| Date TBA | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Date TBA | Buffalo Bills | ||
| Date TBA | at Green Bay Packers | ||
| Date TBA | at Houston Texans | ||
| Date TBA | at Indianapolis Colts | ||
| Date TBA | at Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Date TBA | at San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Date TBA | at Dallas Cowboys |
