That’s all just to say Week 18 can be vitally important. With the 2025 NFL schedule dropping on Wednesday, soon we will know who the Lions will close out their season with. The NFL has smartly ensured that every season finale will be a divisional matchup, which leads us to today’s Question of the Day:

Detroit, MI —The Detroit Lions now know who they’ll face and where to open up the 2025-2026 season. Multiple reports say the team will face division rival Green Bay on the road on Sunday, September 7th with a 4:25 kickoff. It’s the first time the two teams will have faced each other to open the season since 2005.

The 2025 NFL schedule release is slated in full on Wednesday, May 14. It has essentially become the final marquee offseason event of the NFL calendar, representing the official turning of the page to next season.

The Steelers are one of the league's most storied franchises, and as a result could be the perfect fit to make a third Thanksgiving trip to Ford Field. Head coach Mike Tomlin has never had a losing season, and there is some serious intrigue surrounding the Steelers at this stage.

DETROIT — The Detroit ... seven touchdowns and hold the opponents to two field goals, you obviously had a number of guys who played very, very well,” Lions coach Dan Campbell said.