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The Detroit Lions<\/a>‘ game in Germany is set for mid-November.<\/p>\n

Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch announced in a conference call Monday, May 11, that his network will broadcast the Lions<\/a>‘ Week 10 game in Germany on Nov. 15 as part of a triple-header, according to multiple sports business reporters.<\/a><\/p>\n

The Lions are scheduled to play their first international game since 2015<\/a> this fall in Munich at FC Bayern Munich Stadium. The game will precede Fox’s regular 1 p.m. and 4:25 p.m. kickoffs.<\/p>\n

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Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown (14) runs against Dallas Cowboys during the second half at Ford Field in Detroit on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025.<\/p>\n

NFL Network will announce the matchups for the league’s full slate of international games at 9 a.m. Wednesday on “Good Morning Football.” The Lions are expected to host either the New England Patriots, New York Giants or Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/a> in the game.<\/p>\n

While the entire NFL schedule will be released Thursday, networks are announcing select games as part of their Upfront presentations to advertisers<\/a> this week.<\/p>\n

NBC, Fox and Amazon make their presentations today, and NBC already announced its “Sunday Night Football” opener, the Dallas Cowboys against the Giants<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Lions president Rod Wood said in March the team likely will not have a bye after its international trip because of the timing of the game less than two weeks before Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n

The league likely would not give the Lions a bye before Thanksgiving<\/a> while making its opponent play on short rest.<\/p>\n

“We\u2019re in a little bit of an odd situation with the game likely in November and Thanksgiving, so I don\u2019t know what our bye treatment will be, but I think it\u2019s unlikely that we\u2019ll get it the week right after,” Wood said.<\/p>\n

Wood said at the time he asked the NFL not to give the Lions back-to-back Thursday games on Thanksgiving and the week after, as they’ve had the past two years.<\/p>\n

Dave Birkett covers the Lions for the Detroit Free Press. Contact him at\u00a0dbirkett@freepress.com<\/a>. Follow him on\u00a0Bluesky<\/a>,\u00a0X<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Instagram<\/a>\u00a0at @davebirkett.<\/p>\n

This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Detroit Lions’ game in Germany set for mid-November<\/a><\/p>\n