The Patriots and Lions will kick off in a preseason game Thursday night in Detroit.

By then, the week’s most important football will already have been played.

New England flew into Motown this weekend and will begin practicing with the Lions on Monday morning, the first of three practices leading up to kickoff. The Patriots haven’t laced up since finishing a non-padded practice Friday outside Gillette Stadium. When they hit the field again, there will be much to be learned.

Here’s how to follow all three practices, where starters from New England and Detroit are guaranteed to see more action each day than they will on Thursday night.

Live updates

Find daily updates from every practice on Twitter here.

Watching daily practice recap videos on YouTube here.

Personnel report

Patriots

New England is mostly healthy, with only six players currently on PUP or NFI (Julian Edelman, Demaryius Thomas, Cameron Meredith, Nate Ebner, Ken Webster and Yodny Cajuste). Tight end Lance Kendricks has missed the last two and a half practices for reasons unknown, and running back Rex Burkhead has been limited. Kendricks and Meredith, who signed Wednesday, have not joined the team in Detroit.

The standout Patriots in practice thus far have been defensive lineman Michael Bennett, UDFA wide receiver Jakobi Meyers, wide receiver Maurice Harris, cornerback Jonathan Jones, defensive end Derek Rivers, offensive lineman Joe Thuney and fourth-round rookie quarterback Jarrett Stidham.

The Patriots who have struggled during training camp include wide receiver Braxton Berrios, offensive tackle Dan Skipper, tight end Matt LaCosse, cornerback Jason McCourty and defensive end Deatrich Wise Jr.

Lions

Star cornerback Darius Slay was activated from the NFI list on Friday, just in time to test the Patriots’ ragtag group of receivers. Former New England defensive lineman Trey Flowers remains on PUP with wideout Tommylee Lewis and linebacker Steve Longa. Defensive linemen Damon Harrison and Darius Kilgo are on NFI.

Former Pro Bowl tackle Mike Daniels, who signed last week, did not participate in Friday’s team scrimmage, but has practiced.

The best Lions in practice thus far, per multiple reports, have been rookie safety Trace Walker, rookie tight end T.J. Hockenson, edge rusher Eric Lee, rookie linebacker Jahlani Tavai and fullback Nick Bawden.

The struggling Lions include quarterback Matthew Stafford, wide receiver Andy Jones, returner Jamal Agnew and quarterback David Fales.

Practice schedule

Based on New England’s joint practice history, expect padded sessions on Monday and Tuesday followed by a walkthrough on Wednesday.

The Patriots and Lions should practice separately for certain periods, but also engage in head-to-head 1-on-1, 7-on-7 and 11-on-11 drills. If New England follows its practice script to date, the competitive team periods will take place at the end.

Monday

9:00 a.m. — Bill Belichick press conference

9:15 a.m. — Practice

Tuesday

9:00 a.m. — Bill Belichick press conference

9:15 a.m. — Practice

Wednesday

9:15 a.m. — Practice

Location

Detroit Lions headquarters

222 Republic Dr, Allen Park, MI 48101