The Lions are back from their bye and immediately get thrown into the deep end.
Detroit hosts Green Bay on Sunday, Oct. 25, in a Week 7 NFC North matchup at Ford Field, with kickoff set for 4:25 p.m. ET.
The game will air on Fox, and streaming is available on Fox One and Fubo. Radio coverage is on WXYT-FM 97.1.
This is the Lions’ first divisional game of the season, and it comes after a week off following a 45-21 win over the Arizona Cardinals in Week 5. That victory may have steadied Detroit after a rough start, but the Packers arrive with their own momentum. Green Bay has won three straight since opening the year 1-2, including a 23-13 win over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday Night Football.
Detroit also gets some help back. Safety Brian Branch and center Cade Mays are returning after missing the first five games on injured reserve, and those additions could matter most on a defense that has been getting pushed around. The Lions currently own the NFL’s worst unit in yards allowed per game at 404.4.
At the same time, this matchup offers a pretty clean measuring stick for where the Lions really stand. Green Bay beat Detroit twice in 2025, so a home game against the Packers is hardly a soft landing spot after the bye.
One prediction coming into the game has Detroit flipping the script. Rainer Sabin of the Detroit Free Press wrote that Jordan Love was a problem for the Lions last season, but this time Detroit is better built to chase him.
As Sabin put it: “The Lions get to Love on Sunday and win, in part, because they do.” His pick: Lions 27, Packers 24.
Detroit’s 2026 schedule continues from here with a Week 8 home game against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, Nov. 1 at 1 p.m. on Fox.
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