Lions schedule sends them to Buffalo Bills on Thursday Night Football
Detroit Lions 2026 schedule in Week 2 will see them visit Buffalo Bills on Thursday Night Football in opener of the new $2.2 billion Highmark Stadium.
A last-place finish in the NFC North last season hasn’t done anything to diminish the Detroit Lions as a primetime draw. The Lions will play the Buffalo Bills in a Week 2 Thursday night game to open Buffalo’s new stadium, Highmark Stadium, on Sept. 17.
The game was announced by Prime Video, which airs "Thursday Night Football" all season, via social media . The Lions played five primetime games last season, seven more in the 4:25 p. m.
national window – including on Christmas Day – paus their regular Thanksgiving game. The NFL and its broadcast partners are in the process of announcing this year’s schedule, with networks dropping specific games as part of their upfront meetings with advertisers. Earlier Monday, Fox announced it would host the Lions’ Nov.
15 game in Germany against an opponent that will be announced on Wednesday. Prime Video – which will broadcast the Lions-Bills game at 8:15 p. m.