The Detroit Lions are rolling out the all-black look again in Week 7, and this time the opponent is Green Bay.
Detroit will wear its alternate uniforms against the Packers on Sunday at Ford Field at 4:25 p.m. (EST), marking the first time Dan Campbell’s team has used the set this season and the seventh time overall. The “Motor City Muscle” combination includes a black jersey, black pants and a blue helmet with the black Lions logo.
The Lions first introduced the uniform in 2024 and opened the run with a win, beating the Seattle Seahawks 42-29 at Ford Field in Week 4. Their next outing in the black set went the other way, with Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills taking a 48-42 result in Week 15. That defeat was Detroit’s second and final loss of the 2024 regular season.
Campbell & Co. finished that year 2-1 in the alternate uniforms. Detroit also went 2-1 in the all-black look in 2025, with the lone loss coming against the Minnesota Vikings on Christmas Day.
Green Bay comes in hot, having won three straight games and reaching 4-2 after Sunday night’s win over Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys. Jordan Love & Co. have looked like one of the league’s best teams during that stretch, and they could get another lift next week when running back Josh Jacobs returns.
Jacobs has been out for the season’s first six games while serving time on the commissioner exempt list, but he is set to make his first appearance in 2026 next Sunday against the Lions. His return should give the Packers’ rushing attack a jolt after a quiet start on the ground. In Week 6, Green Bay’s leading rusher was Pierre Strong Jr., who managed 28 yards on 11 carries.
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