Detroit's ‘25 schedule is also more manageable than you think. First off, following an early season bye week in 2024 (Week 5), the Lions will enjoy their week off closer to the midway part of the campaign in 2025.

The full 272-game schedule is finally here for the upcoming 2025 NFL season. We now know who is playing whom, and where and when, including the defending champion Philadelphia Eagles hosting the Dallas Cowboys in the season opener.

A Detroit Lions starter took to social media to share his opinion on the NFL's season-opening matchup between the Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys.

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.

The Lions and the Packers both made the playoffs in 2024, and each is considered a strong contender for the NFC North crown in 2025. But recent history has been on the side of Detroit, as the Lions have not only won the division title in back-to-back seasons,

The Packers haven't opened the season against the Lions since 2005 and haven't opened the season at home against them since 2001. The Lions have won six of the seven last meetings between the teams, including both games in 2024 (24-14 at home in Week 9 and 34-31 in Detroit in Week 13).