Winning at home is priority number one for any team, and the Lions have a favorable slate of games in Detroit. Making the playoffs will hinge on whether the Lions can rise on the road against some of the other top teams in the NFL.

Morton came back to the Lions as offensive coordinator after Ben Johnson left that position to become the head coach of the Chicago Bears. Detroit wide-receivers coach Antwaan Randle El left with him to become assistant head coach/wide-receivers coach in Chicago.

"That'll be fun," Stafford said. "We've had some great matchups. Dan and Jared and those guys did a hell of a job the last couple years getting that thing turned in the right direction."

The Lions and Thanksgiving is a tradition that goes back decades. But starting next season, it’s going to change -- slightly.

The full 272-game schedule is finally here for the upcoming 2025 NFL season. We now know who is playing whom, and where and when, including the defending champion Philadelphia Eagles hosting the Dallas Cowboys in the season opener.

The Green Bay Packers will get a shot at beating the defending NFC North champion Detroit Lions in Week 1, according to a report from Fox Sports' Jordan Schultz. The Sunday, Sept. 7, game is scheduled for a 3:25 p.m. Central start.

However, their playoff run ended abruptly with an upset loss to the Washington Commanders in the Divisional Round, prompting a focus on the 2025 draft, where Executive Vice President Brad Holmes and head coach Dan Campbell have been cooking during the offseason as they came out of the NFL draft with key guys.