Detroit Lions – On The Road Again, And Again

The Lions start their 2018 season on Monday Night Football against the New York Jets, and they’ll get the New England Patriots in Week 3. Those will both be home games, and Detroit can probably call the league office and complain about how their road games are grouped together this year.

After a relatively early Week 6 bye, the Lions play three of their next four games on the road (Week 7-Miami Dolphins, Week 9-Minnesota Vikings, Week 10-Chicago Bears). Then three of their final four games of the season will be on the road, with potential wintry weather games in Week 15 (Buffalo Bills) and Week 17 (Green Bay Packers).

The Lions will get a few 2017 playoff teams at home this year, which should help things overall. But the schedule makers bunched most of their road slate into a couple of likely season-defining stretches, with December weather firmly in play for a dome team that will hopefully be trying to make a playoff push at that point.