Last year, the Lions and the rest of the NFC North had an easy schedule, thanks to a rotation that made them play the four teams of the NFC West and the four AFC South teams.
This year, rotation brings them to AFC North and NFC East. He also takes the lions outside for seven of their nine road games.
They will play Bears, Packers, Commanders, Eagles, Bengals, Ravens and Chiefs. The Lions will surely be at the mercy of Mother Nature for three or four of these matches. Even if the conditions are virgins, none will result in easy victories – especially since the Lions continue to carry a fairly large target.
The two largest cupcakes in the 2025 calendar (Browns and Giants), based on their 3-14 records in 2024, play Detroit. The only other enemy without division with a losing record in 2024 is the cowboys, which was 7-10 years old and also came to Detroit.
Each team that the lions play on the road, except the Bears, finished on the right side of .500 last year. Seven of them made the playoffs.
Lions losing the two coordinators and several other coaches staff in January, it would be useful to face some of the least teams early. This will help the staff of the new look to strengthen trust and avoid the type of adversity that lions of the last two years have not known.
This is the most important aspect of the calendar version, for most teams. The opponents have been known since the regular season has ended. The order becomes essential to set the tone for the season.
An starting glove can sow doubt. A cake at the start of the season can strengthen confidence.
While the Lions remain one of the best teams from the League from the point of view of talents, significant changes have been made to Dan Campbell staff. They will be better with smooth navigation in September than a series of losses that could start the players to wonder if the window is closed.
