How the Lions' 2025 NFL schedule compares to rest of the NFC North

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That means the Detroit Lions and their division rivals are looking at a gauntlet of a schedule in 2025 to go with their six intra-division matchups.

All four NFC North teams are in the top-5 for strength of schedule using opponents’ combined 2024 winning percentage with the Lions and Chicago Bears tied for second hardest the league (.571).

Here’s a comparison of each team’s schedule with key matchups, difficult stretches and more of MLive’s coverage from this week of action.

Prime-time games: Week 3 -- at Baltimore Ravens (Monday Night Football), Week 6 -- at Kansas City Chiefs (Sunday Night Football), Week 7 -- vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Monday Night Football), Week 11 -- at Philadelphia Eagles (Sunday Night Football), Week 14 -- vs. Dallas Cowboys (Thursday Night Football)

Toughest stretch: Weeks 6-11 -- at Kansas City Chiefs (Sunday Night Football) vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Monday Night Football), BYE WEEK, vs. Minnesota Vikings, at Washington Commanders and at Philadelphia Eagles (Sunday Night Football)

Favorable weeks: Weeks 12-14 -- The Lions only have five opponents that didn’t make the playoffs last season. That makes it tough to pick out an easy stretch. But let’s take a look right after the tough run from Week 6-11. Detroit will get three straight home games against two teams expected to miss the postseason in the New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys. Those games will sandwich a Thanksgiving matchup with the Green Bay Packers. That’ll be a highlight divisional game, but being at home gives them an edge during this run.

Prime-time games: Week 2 -- vs. Washington Commanders (Thursday Night Football), Week 4 -- at Dallas Cowboys (Sunday Night Football), Week 8 -- at Pittsburgh Steelers (Sunday Night Football), Week 10 -- vs. Philadelphia Eagles (Monday Night Football),

Toughest stretch: Weeks 10-13 -- vs. Philadelphia Eagles (Monday Night Football) at New York Giants, vs, Minnesota Vikings, at Detroit Lions

Favorable weeks: Weeks 3-7 -- at Cleveland Browns, at Dallas Cowboys (Sunday Night Football), BYE, vs. Cincinnati Bengals, at Arizona Cardinals

Prime-time games: Week 1 -- vs. Minnesota Vikings (Monday Night Football), Week 6 -- at Washington Commanders (Monday Night Football), Week 13 -- at Philadelphia Eagles (Black Friday Football), Week 16 -- vs. Green Bay Packers (Saturday Football), Week 17 -- at San Francisco 49ers (Sunday Night Football)

Toughest stretch: Weeks 11-14 -- at Minnesota Vikings, vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (Black Friday Football), at Green Bay Packers

Favorable weeks: Week 3-7 -- vs. Dallas Cowboys, at Las Vegas Raiders, BYE, at Washington Commanders (Monday Night Football), vs. New Orleans Saints

Prime-time games: Week 1 -- at Chicago Bears (Monday Night Football), Week 2 -- vs. Atlanta Falcons (Sunday Night Football), Week 8 -- at Los Angeles Chargers (Thursday Night Football), Week 15 -- at Dallas Cowboys (Sunday Night Football)

Toughest stretch: Weeks 7-10 -- at Philadelphia Eagles, at Los Angeles Chargers (Thursday Night Football), at Detroit Lions, vs. Baltimore Ravens

Favorable weeks: Weeks 2-5 -- vs. Atlanta Falcons (Sunday Night Football), vs. Cincinnati Bengals, at Pittsburgh Steelers (international), at Cleveland Browns (international)

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