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 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 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.