David Reginek-USA TODAY Sports The Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Rams will kick off their 2024 NFL seasons on “Sunday Night Football,” and the Lions are early favorites in the matchup. After a terrific 2023 season that saw the Detroit Lions win 12 games, take control of the NFC North title, and vanquish the Los Angeles Rams and Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFL Playoffs, … [Read more...] about Lions open as favorites vs. Rams in 2024 ‘SNF’ opener
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2024 Detroit Lions schedule repeats frustrating trend of past decade
Photo by Jorge Lemus/NurPhoto via Getty Images The 2024 schedule dropped, and the Detroit Lions are faced with another early bye week. When you look at the last decade, it shows an alarming trend. When the Detroit Lions released their schedule for the 2024 NFL season, something immediately caught my attention: another early bye week? Bye weeks have typically ranged from … [Read more...] about 2024 Detroit Lions schedule repeats frustrating trend of past decade
Detroit Lions 2024 strength of schedule—by several different metrics
Photo by Ryan Kang/Getty Images Win/loss record is an outdated stat to measure schedule difficulty, so let’s look at the Detroit Lions’ 2024 strength of schedule by several other metrics. As we get a deeper understanding of analytics and predictive power, our breadth of data widens. So when we talk about the NFL schedule and metrics like strength of schedule, our … [Read more...] about Detroit Lions 2024 strength of schedule—by several different metrics
Video: Instant reaction to Lions 2024 schedule release
Eric Seals / USA TODAY NETWORK / USA TODAY NETWORK Meko and Morgan discuss the Lions 2024 schedule release on the Pride of Detroit YouTube channel. We knew after the finish to 2022 and the magical ride that was the 2023 season, the Detroit Lions were likely going to be one of the teams that the NFL decided to feature in the upcoming 2024 season. Well, turns out we were … [Read more...] about Video: Instant reaction to Lions 2024 schedule release
Buccaneers Schedule Features Pair of Playoff Rematches
There will be 272 scheduled regular-season games in the NFL in 2024 — only 9 of those will be games featuring teams who faced each other in the playoffs the previous season.Two of those 9 rematches will feature the Tampa Bay Buccaneers; the Buccaneers travel to play the Detroit Lions on Sept. 15 in Week 2 and host the Philadelphia Eagles on Nov. 24 — the Sunday before … [Read more...] about Buccaneers Schedule Features Pair of Playoff Rematches