2024 Detroit Lions schedule released, featuring 9 nationally-televised games

Get ready to watch the Detroit Lions no matter where you live. The 2024 NFL schedule is out, and the Detroit Lions’ games are set. After their impressive 2023 campaign, the NFL has rewarded the Lions with nine nationally televised games for the 2024 season, including five primetime games (two Sunday night games, one Thursday night game, and a pair of Monday night games).

Here’s a look at the Lions’ official 2024 schedule:

Note: Bold denotes nationally televised games

Week 1 — vs. Rams — Sunday, September 8 — 8:20 p.m. ET — NBC
Week 2 — vs. Buccaneers — Sunday, September 15 — 1 p.m. ET — FOX
Week 3 — at Cardinals — Sunday, September 22 — 4:25 p.m. ET — FOX
Week 4 — vs. Seahawks — Monday, September 30 — 8:15 p.m. ET — ABC
Week 5 — BYE
Week 6 — at Cowboys — Sunday, October 13 — 4:25 p.m. ET — FOX
Week 7 — at Vikings — Sunday, October 20 — 1 p.m. ET — FOX
Week 8 — vs. Titans — Sunday, October 27 — 1 p.m. ET — FOX
Week 9 — at Packers — Sunday, November 3 — 4:25 p.m. ET — FOX
Week 10 — at Texans — Sunday, November 10 — 8:20 p.m. ET — NBC
Week 11 — vs. Jaguars — Sunday, November 17 — 1 p.m. ET — CBS
Week 12 — at Colts — Sunday, November 24 — 1 p.m. ET — FOX
Week 13 — vs. Bears — Thursday, November 28 — 12:30 p.m. ET — CBS (Thanksgiving)
Week 14 — vs. Packers — Thursday, December 5 — 8:15 p.m. ET — Amazon Prime
Week 15 — vs. Bills — Sunday, December 15 — 4:25 p.m. ET — CBS
Week 16 — at Bears — Sunday, December 22 — 1 p.m. ET — FOX
Week 17 — at 49ers — Monday, December 30 — 8:15 p.m. ET — ESPN/ABC
Week 18 — vs. Vikings — TBD

Detroit will open up the year at home with a primetime game against Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams—a rematch from the Wild Card game last year. That’s part of Detroit’s first quarter of the season, which includes three home games. But after that early bye in Week 5, the four of the next five games are on the road, including tough matchups against the Cowboys, Packers, and Texans.

The Thanksgiving Day classic will feature the Chicago Bears for the fourth time in seven years (booooooooooooooooo).

The schedule also features just six games at the typical 1 p.m. ET Sunday timeslot, something that Lions fans may just have to get used to now that they’re big enough for primetime and nationally-featured late afternoon games.

What are your first impressions of the Lions’ 2024 schedule?