The Detroit Lions have put themselves in a spot where a Sunday win would mean a lot more than just another mark in the standings. They’re 4-2, they’ve already opened 1-0 in the NFC North, and now they get the NFL’s only undefeated team, the Minnesota Vikings, at Ford Field in Week 8.
Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. ET on Sunday, Nov. 1, and the game will air on Fox. Streaming is available on Fox One and Fubo, with radio coverage on WXYT-FM 97.1.
Detroit is coming off a 20-17 win over the Green Bay Packers last week, a result that got the Lions moving in the right direction inside the division. Minnesota answered in Week 7 with a 16-10 win over the Indianapolis Colts and brings a 6-0 record into Detroit, including a 2-0 start in the NFC North.
The matchup sets up as a strength-on-strength test. The Vikings own the league’s best scoring defense at 12.3 points allowed per game, nearly five points better than the No.
2 Kansas City Chiefs at 17.2. The Lions, meanwhile, have the NFL’s second-best scoring offense at 30.7 points per game.
It’s still early in the season, but this one already carries real weight in a division that could be decided by the smallest of margins.
Detroit’s 2026 schedule continues after Sunday with a road game at the Miami Dolphins on Nov. 8, then a trip to Germany to face the New England Patriots on Nov. 15. The Lions also have upcoming home games against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Chicago Bears, Tennessee Titans and New York Giants, plus road dates at Atlanta, Minnesota and Chicago.
Detroit Lions 2026 schedule
All times Eastern.
Week 1: W, 31-30 (OT) vs New Orleans Saints.
Week 2: L, 41-31 at Buffalo Bills.
Week 3: W, 31-24 vs. New York Jets.
Week 4: L, 32-26 at Carolina Panthers.
Week 5: W, 45-21 at Arizona Cardinals.
Week 6: BYE.
Week 7: W, 20-17 vs. Green Bay Packers.
Week 8, Sunday, Nov. 1: vs. Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m., Fox.
Week 9, Sunday, Nov. 8: at Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m., Fox.
Week 10, Sunday, Nov. 15: vs. New England Patriots in Germany, 9:30 a.m., Fox.
Week 11, Sunday, Nov. 22: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m., CBS.
Week 12, Thursday, Nov. 26: vs. Chicago Bears, 1 p.m., CBS.
Week 13, Sunday, Dec. 6: at Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m. CBS.
Week 14, Sunday, Dec. 13: vs. Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m., Fox.
Week 15, Sunday, Dec. 20: at Minnesota Vikings, 8:20 p.m., NBC.
Week 16, Monday, Dec. 28: vs. New York Giants, 8:15 p.m., ESPN.
Week 17, Sunday, Jan. 3: at Chicago Bears, 4:25 p.m., Fox.
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