The Detroit Lions play in the National Football League. Their games air across CBS, FOX, NBC, ESPN/ABC, Amazon Prime Video, Peacock, and NFL Network depending on the broadcast window. Out-of-market fans reach the rest of the schedule through NFL+ or NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube TV.
Detroit Lions games air across the national windows — CBS, FOX, NBC, ESPN, and NFL Network. Fubo carries those broadcast and cable channels in most markets, so you can watch without cable. (Thursday Night Football is on Amazon Prime Video; NFL Sunday Ticket is a YouTube TV exclusive.)
| Broadcast window | Channel | Stream it on |
|---|---|---|
| Most Sunday games | CBS / FOX (local) | Fubo or YouTube TV |
| Sunday Night Football | NBC | Fubo or YouTube TV |
| Monday Night Football | ESPN / ABC | Fubo or YouTube TV |
| Thursday Night Football | Prime Video | Prime Video (exclusive) |
| Preseason (August) | Local stations + NFL Network | Fubo (carries NFL Network) |
| Out-of-market Sunday games | — | NFL Sunday Ticket (YouTube TV) or NFL+ |
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| Wk | Date (ET) | Matchup | TV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sun, Sep 13 · 1:00 PM ET | vs New Orleans Saints | FOX |
| 2 | Thu, Sep 17 · 8:15 PM ET | at Buffalo Bills | Prime Video |
| 3 | Sun, Sep 27 · 1:00 PM ET | vs New York Jets | FOX |
| 4 | Sun, Oct 4 · 8:20 PM ET | at Carolina Panthers | NBC |
| 5 | Sun, Oct 11 · 4:25 PM ET | at Arizona Cardinals | FOX |
| 7 | Sun, Oct 25 · 4:25 PM ET | vs Green Bay Packers | FOX |
| 8 | Sun, Nov 1 · 1:00 PM ET | vs Minnesota Vikings | FOX |
| 9 | Sun, Nov 8 · 1:00 PM ET | at Miami Dolphins | FOX |
| 10 | Sun, Nov 15 · 9:30 AM ET | vs New England Patriots | FOX |
| 11 | Sun, Nov 22 · 1:00 PM ET | vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers | CBS |
| 12 | Thu, Nov 26 · 1:00 PM ET | vs Chicago Bears | CBS |
| 13 | Sun, Dec 6 · 1:00 PM ET | at Atlanta Falcons | CBS |
| 14 | Sun, Dec 13 · 1:00 PM ET | vs Tennessee Titans | FOX |
| 15 | Sun, Dec 20 · 8:20 PM ET | at Minnesota Vikings | NBC |
| 16 | Mon, Dec 28 · 8:15 PM ET | vs New York Giants | ESPN |
| 17 | Sun, Jan 3 · 4:25 PM ET | at Chicago Bears | FOX |
| 18 | Sun, Jan 10 | at Green Bay Packers | Local TV* |
Schedule and networks from the official NFL/ESPN feed, refreshed daily. Kickoff times and networks can shift late in the season under NFL flexible scheduling. *Local TV: network not yet announced. Late-season Sunday afternoon games air on CBS or FOX in the team’s home market; Fubo carries both in most markets and confirms your local channels by ZIP at signup.
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The Detroit Lions preseason wrapped up in August. Nationally televised games aired on the network listed below; the rest aired on the team’s local broadcast stations in the Detroit Lions home market.
| Date (ET) | Matchup | TV |
|---|---|---|
| Thu, Aug 13 · 7:00 PM ET | at Cincinnati Bengals | Local TV* |
| Sat, Aug 22 · 12:00 PM ET | vs Washington Commanders | Local TV* |
| Sat, Aug 29 · 1:00 PM ET | at Indianapolis Colts | NFL Network |
*Local TV: carried by the team’s broadcast partners in its home market (check the team’s site for stations); NFL Network typically re-airs preseason games nationally.
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NFL broadcasts split into three buckets that determine where each Detroit Lions game airs: local CBS or FOX broadcasts for most Sunday afternoon matchups, national windows on NBC (Sunday Night Football), ESPN/ABC (Monday Night Football), Amazon Prime Video (Thursday Night Football), and Peacock or Netflix for select streaming-exclusive games. International series and Christmas-week games sometimes shift to YouTube, Peacock, or Netflix.
Cord-cutters reach the bulk of the schedule through Fubo, YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, Sling, or DirecTV Stream — each carries the major over-the-air networks. For every game outside your local market, NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube TV or NFL+ covers the gap. Use the provider filters above to see which upcoming Detroit Lions games are watchable on the services you already pay for.
The exact channel for today's the Detroit Lions game is shown on the live game card above, pulled from the official NFL schedule. Detroit Lions broadcasts air across CBS, FOX, NBC, ESPN/ABC, Amazon Prime Video, Peacock, and NFL Network.
Today's the Detroit Lions start time is shown on the game card above in your local time zone, synced live with the NFL schedule. If the Detroit Lions are off today, the next scheduled game is shown instead.
Use the provider filters above to mark the streaming services and cable packages you already pay for — the schedule then highlights every upcoming Detroit Lions game you can watch on your current plan. For games outside your local market, NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube TV (every out-of-market Sunday game) and NFL+ for mobile streaming fills the gap.
No. Live-TV streaming services like Fubo, YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, Sling, and DirecTV Stream carry most of the channels that broadcast Detroit Lions games. The provider filters above will show which upcoming Detroit Lions games are available on your current streaming setup.
Detroit Lions preseason games air on the team's local broadcast stations in its home market, with select games nationally televised (and NFL Network re-airing preseason games nationally). Out-of-market fans can stream them live on NFL+. 1 of the Detroit Lions's 3 preseason games is nationally televised this year — see the 2026 preseason schedule table on this page for the exact date, opponent, and network of each game.