That’s all just to say Week 18 can be vitally important. With the 2025 NFL schedule dropping on Wednesday, soon we will know who the Lions will close out their season with. The NFL has smartly ensured that every season finale will be a divisional matchup, which leads us to today’s Question of the Day:

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.

The Lions are an annual fixture on Thanksgiving, which won't change in 2025. They'll host the Packers on the holiday this season, with the kickoff time bumped back from 12:30 p.m. to 1 p.m. Thanksgiving won't be the only holiday they appear on, however. Detroit will also play on Christmas Day as part of a tripleheader on Netflix.

DETROIT — The Detroit ... seven touchdowns and hold the opponents to two field goals, you obviously had a number of guys who played very, very well,” Lions coach Dan Campbell said.

The Detroit Lions will reportedly play on Christmas Day on Netflix and spend their season opener in Green Bay. Follow our live NFL schedule updates.

The Detroit Lions have eight opponents ... The Vikings finished one game behind the Lions last season as a result of their battle in Week 18 for the division. Both teams return a significant ...

Detroit Lions schedule is out, and it's pretty awesome on paper. 12 nationally televised games, multiple prime time games, and a couple of holiday ones, too. Still, I can't help but look at this schedule and feel like the NFL just kicked Lions fans through the uprights a little bit