{"id":891112,"date":"2026-05-14T15:30:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T15:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/891112\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T15:30:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T15:30:28","slug":"detroit-lions-schedule-release-the-lions-home-opener-and-first-opponent-of-the-season-have-been-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/891112\/","title":{"rendered":"Detroit Lions Schedule Release: The Lions&#8217; home opener and first opponent of the season have been revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dan Campbell coaches against his former team, and Kellen Moore coaches against his former team. Should be fun.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"3600\" height=\"2400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/USATSI_26863217.jpg\" class=\"attachment-1280 size-1280 wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  data-hero=\"atoz-hero\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAug 16, 2025; Detroit, Michigan, USA;  Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell on the sidelines during the Lions game against the Miami Dolphins in the first quarter at Ford Field. Mandatory Credit: Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLon Horwedel-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 2026 Detroit Lions schedule is coming out at 7:30 on Thursday night, but until then, we\u2019re going off the leaks. We now know who the Lions will open up their season with, and it\u2019s a team Lions head coach Dan Campbell knows a lot about.<\/p>\n<p>The Lions will open their season against the New Orleans Saints at Ford Field<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Saints will open the season on the road at Detroit, according to a source.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nick Underhill (@nick_underhill) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nick_underhill\/status\/2054942941127352798?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">May 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At this point, we don\u2019t know what time this game will be, but I\u2019d venture to guess it\u2019s at 1:00, considering the Saints are coming off a not-so-hot season and didn\u2019t really sign any major stars. We\u2019ll see when the schedule comes out. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Campbell obviously will coach against his former team for the first time since the 2023 season, and Kellen Moore will coach against his former team for the first time ever.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Saints are in an interesting spot right now. They\u2019re going through a pretty clear rebuild, but they got a hot streak a few different times in 2025. Tyler Shough looked pretty good in the starts he got, and it should be interesting to see where that goes with him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Saints put a lot into their defense during free agency and the 2026 NFL Draft, and at this point, we know they won\u2019t have future Hall of Famer Cameron Jordan on their team. I\u2019m not quite sure what to expect from them at this juncture. But this should be a game where the Lions can win. <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"4744\" height=\"3163\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/USATSI_27549399.jpg\" class=\"attachment-768 size-768\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"  style=\"object-position:48% 14%\"\/>\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"query-card__category is-style-eyebrow\">Detroit Lions News<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/atozsports.com\/tag\/detroit-lions-news\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Detroit Lions News<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/atozsports.com\/tag\/new-orleans-saints\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New Orleans Saints<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dan Campbell coaches against his former team, and Kellen Moore coaches against his former team. 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