Detroit Lions 2020 Schedule Breakdown

The Lions open the 2020 season with two familiar opponents in NFC North rivals the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers. Detroit finished with one of the worst records in the league in 2019 with just three wins on the year and didn’t register a single win against any of their division rivals. In addition to the Lions opponents in the NFC North, Detroit will also play against teams from the AFC South and NFC South. Their only primetime game comes on Thanksgiving when they host the Texans. According to WilliamHill, the Lions have the easiest road schedule but the fifth toughest home schedule.

Full Schedule:

Week 1 Sept. 13: vs. Chicago Bears, 1 p.m., Fox
Week 2 Sept. 20: at Green Bay Packers, 1 p.m., Fox
Week 3 Sept. 27: at Arizona Cardinals, 4:25 p.m., Fox
Week 4 Oct. 4: vs. New Orleans Saints, 1 p.m., Fox
Week 5: BYE
Week 6 Oct. 18: at Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m., Fox
Week 7 Oct. 25: at Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m., Fox|
Week 8 Nov. 1: vs. Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m., CBS
Week 9 Nov. 8: at Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m., Fox
Week 10 Nov. 15: vs. Washington Redskins, 1 p.m., Fox
Week 11 Nov. 22: at Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m., Fox
Week 12 Nov. 26: vs. Houston Texans, 12:30 p.m., CBS
Week 13 Dec. 6: at Chicago Bears, 1 p.m., Fox
Week 14 Dec. 13: vs. Green Bay Packers, 1 p.m., Fox
Week 15 Dec. 19 or 20: at Tennessee Titans, TBD
Week 16 Dec. 26 or 27: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, TBD
Week 17 Jan. 3: vs. Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m., Fox

Check complete schedules for Monday Night Football, Thursday Night Football, and Sunday Night Football

Lions Projected Win Total and Odds: 6.5 wins OVER -115/UNDER -105

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— Detroit Lions (@Lions) May 7, 2020

Read John Maakaron from AllLions analysis on the Lions schedule.

Fun Facts from 2019:

The Lions scored the second-most TDs from the WR position (22).
Kenny Golladay gained the third-highest yards per catch (18.3) for WRs with over 45 catches. He finished with the 22 receptions over 20 yards (second in the NFL).
After a great first game (6/131/1) to start his NFL career, T.J. Hockenson only had 26 catches for 236 yards and one TD over his next 11 contests.
Detroit’s defense gave the second-highest number of receiving yards (3,035) and the fourth-most touchdowns (20) to the wide receivers.
The Lions didn’t have a running back rush for over 405 yards.

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