The Lions are heading overseas with momentum, and the betting market has noticed.
Detroit will face the New England Patriots in Munich, Germany, for a Week 10 matchup, with FanDuel Sportsbook opening the Lions as 2.5-point favorites. It’s the first international game for the Lions in 11 seasons, but this trip has been building for a while.
Detroit’s connection to Germany has deepened in 2024 through the NFL’s Global Markets Program, which gave the Lions marketing rights in the DACH region - Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The team has made multiple trips to Germany since then and has also supported wide receiver Amon-Ra St.
Brown and youth football programs across the country. St.
Brown’s mother, Miriam Brown, was born and raised in Germany.
The Lions arrive at 6-2 and on a four-game winning streak. New England, meanwhile, has spent its 2026 season trying to find some consistency after reaching the Super Bowl in 2025.
The Patriots’ year has already had plenty of swings. They opened with a loss to the Seahawks, followed it with a win over the Steelers, then dropped a game to the Jaguars.
After that, they beat the Bills to get to 2-2, then strung together wins over the Raiders and Jets to move to 4-2. A Thursday night loss to the Bears in Week 7 knocked them back, but they bounced back with a narrow five-point win over the Dolphins to reach 5-3.
That stability didn’t show up on Sunday against the Packers. Green Bay quarterback Jordan Love carved up New England for 372 yards and three touchdowns, while Patriots quarterback Drake Maye threw for 299 yards and three scores of his own. The difference was the mistakes: Maye also had three interceptions and was sacked four times.
The Packers, who own the league’s worst-ranked rushing offense, added 129 rushing yards and two touchdowns on the ground. New England managed 94 rushing yards, scored once on the ground and also lost a fumble.
Green Bay left Foxborough with a 45-27 win, and former Patriots quarterback and current color commentator Tom Brady said the bigger issue is figuring out what kind of team New England really is.
“Half the season they played like this, and the other half of the season they haven’t turned the ball over, they haven’t exposed the defense, have played more physical on defense, but right now it’s just too inconsistent. Which team are they going to get?
The team that is loose with the ball, is loose with decision-making, looking like they can be beaten by anybody. Or the team that takes care of the football, that makes the other team play left-handed, and can do what they want to do.
Can they be a good team? They haven’t quite done that because good teams leave the smallest margin of error.”
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