Week 1: at San Diego Chargers, 4:05 p.m. Sept. 13, Fox
Week 2: at Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m. Sept. 20, Fox
Week 3: Denver Broncos, 8:30 p.m. Sept. 27, NBC (Sunday Night Football)
Week 4: at Seattle Seahawks, 8:30 p.m. Oct. 5, ESPN (Monday Night Football)
Week 5: Arizona Cardinals, 4:05 p.m. Oct. 11, Fox
Week 6: Chicago Bears, 1 p.m. Oct. 18, Fox
Week 7: Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m. Oct. 25, Fox
Week 8: at Kansas City Chiefs (London), 9:30 a.m. Nov. 1, Fox
Week 9: Bye week
Week 10: at Green Bay Packers, 1 p.m. Nov. 15, Fox
Week 11: Oakland Raiders, 1 p.m. Nov. 22, CBS
Week 12: Philadelphia Eagles, 12:30 p.m. Nov. 26, Fox (Thanksgiving)
Week 13: Green Bay Packers, 8:25 p.m. Dec. 3, CBS/NFL Network (Thursday Night Football)
Week 14: at St. Louis Rams, 1 p.m. Dec. 13, Fox
Week 15: at New Orleans Saints, 8:30 p.m. Dec. 21, ESPN (Monday Night Football)
Week 16: San Francisco 49ers, 1 p.m. Dec. 27, Fox
Week 17: at Chicago Bears, 1 p.m. Jan. 3, Fox
Those first 5 games aren't exactly a cake walk. We will be discussing the schedule in more depth later on but damn, that is a tough looking start.
that is a brutal first 5 games. Could set the tone for the entire season. Dont sleep on the Vikings
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely don't sleep on the Vikes, particularly if AP has a chip on his shoulder.
DeleteI also notice a few things that I will cover in more depth tomorrow. both of our GB games, we have a long week or rest before them including a bye.
Our first four and last four games are 3 away and 1 home.
oops, I am mistaken, our second game against GB is normal rest.
Deletenot breaking down the teams my floor/ceiling for the Lions is 5-11/10-6. Could change with the draft and additional FA pick ups.
ReplyDeletethat seems like a reasonable range. You are right, those first 5 games could set the pace for the entire season both as a winning or losing season.
DeleteI am not happy how the season starts or ends. 3 of 4 on the road both ways seems particularly cruel.
looks tough but who knows. teams get better, teams get worse…
ReplyDeletei wonder if the Lions offense really takes the next step… if it does, the Lions can be dangerous in every game
Indeed, there really is no way to know for sure right now.
DeleteI don't believe the Lions are a better team than we were last year. Too much talent has left.
Quin thinks the Lions Start 7-1
ReplyDeletehttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/04/22/glover-quin-thinks-the-lions-will-win-seven-of-their-first-eight-games/
I think Quin is smoking crack. I get being confident but putting that out there? Bulletin board material like that for other teams to feast on before they play us? Not smart.
Deletenot to be a cynic but Greg Hardy suspension ends with the game versus Carolina? Has the NFL sold it's soul? could they really be that naive that it is just an accident with no regard how it adds to the storyline of the game? …something for talking heads to discuss in the lead up….
ReplyDeleteI would hope that it is just poor forthsight by the NFL. But never the less it will be a story line pushed a lot by the media
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