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When do the Detroit Lions play today? NFL Week 17 game schedule

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December 29, 2024

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When do the Detroit Lions play today?

Short answer: they don’t!

Welcome to Week 17 of the 2024 NFL season, which began Wednesday this week with two Christmas Day games between the Kansas City Chiefs and Pittsburgh Steelers and then continued with an afternoon matchup of the Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans. T

This is the most sprawled out week of NFL action perhaps ever, with games on Wednesday (Ravens vs. Texans, Chiefs vs. Steelers), Thursday (Bears vs. Seahawks), Saturday (Chargers vs. Patriots, Broncos vs. Bengals, Cardinals vs. Rams), Sunday and last but not least, Monday.

The Lions do not play on Sunday, playing in the last game of the week on the road against the San Francisco 49ers in a rematch of last year’s NFC championship.

Here’s a quick look at the Lions in Week 17.

Do the Lions play today?

No. The Lions do not play on Sunday, but will be in action on Monday for Monday Night Football on ABC & ESPN against the 49ers. Before the season, a lot of people circled their calendars for the Week 17 NFC championship rematch between the Lions and 49ers as one of the games of the year. While the stakes remain high, it certainly won’t be one of the biggest games of the year anymore. Pretty much everything that could go wrong for the 49ers this year has, and Kyle Shanahan’s team has already been eliminated from the playoffs but will be trying to play spoiler. The Lions have already locked up their spot in the postseason, but depending on what the Vikings do in their matchup with the Packers, the Lions could potentially lock up the No. 1 seed in the NFC with a win.

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The Lions played on Monday Night Football earlier this year, beating the Seattle Seahawks, 42-29, in a shootout at Ford Field. The Lions are 7-8 on Mondays since 1999 and 2-1 under Dan Campbell.

The extra day of rest this week will be given back heading into Week 18, as the Lions prepare for a potentially huge game in the final week of the season against the Vikings.

Week 17 schedule NFL

Follow live NFL Week 17 scores at https://sportsdata.usatoday.com.

Matchup	Day	Time	Channel
Kansas City Chiefs 29, Pittsburgh Steelers 10 (Box score)	Wed	1 p.m.	Netflix
Baltimore Ravens 31, Houston Texans 2 (Box score)	Wed	4:30 p.m.	Netflix
Seattle Seahawks 6, Chicago Bears 3 (Box score)	Thu	8:15 p.m.	Amazon
Los Angeles Chargers at New England Patriots (Box score)	Sat	1 p.m.	NFLN
Denver Broncos at Cincinnati Bengals (Box score)	Sat	4:30 p.m.	NFLN
Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams (Box score)	Sat	8:10 p.m.	NFLN
New York Jets at Buffalo Bills (Box score)	Sun	1 p.m.	CBS
Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars (Box score)	Sun	1 p.m.	CBS
Las Vegas Raiders at New Orleans Saints (Box score)	Sun	1 p.m.	Fox
Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Box score)	Sun	1 p.m.	CBS
Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles (Box score)	Sun	1 p.m.	Fox
Indianapolis Colts at New York Giants (Box score)	Sun	1 p.m.	Fox
Miami Dolphins at Cleveland Browns (Box score)	Sun	1 p.m.	CBS
Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings (Box score)	Sun	4:25 p.m.	Fox
Atlanta Falcons at Washington Commanders (Box score)	Sun	8:20 p.m.	NBC
Detroit Lions at San Francisco 49ers (Box score)	Mon	8:15 p.m.	ESPN/ABC

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Detroit Lions success brings grieving family together

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1 hour ago

December 31, 2024

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Detroit Lions success brings grieving family together

DETROIT – As the Detroit Lions celebrate another win, Ford Field will take center stage Sunday when the team hosts the Minnesota Vikings.

Monday night’s game at Levi’s Stadium against the San Francisco 49ers highlighted a showdown made in revenge paradise. The Lions defeated the Niners 40-34.

Lions’ fans chant of quarterback Jared Goff’s name rivaled the atmosphere of a home game.

An emotional coach Dan Campbell gave his players praise while admitting he couldn’t even put it into words what he saw on the field.

Campbell rattled off new records including the team’s first 14-win season with the Lions remaining undefeated on the road during the regular season.

“Which tells you at its worst – we can go anywhere and win gentleman,” he said. “That’s the bottom line.”

Wherever the team has gone, through the wins and loses so have the fans. The Lions are not just a team. The team has become embedded in the lives of its fans like Elese Stubbs and her fiancé Keith Butler.

“When the Lions are playing, we watch that together on Sundays,” she said.

Monday game felt epic and bittersweet.

Butler, 69, died of Stage 4 colon cancer Nov. 19, five days after his birthday.

The last win he watched was when the Lions annihilated the Jaguars.

“Oh, he was telling everybody, ‘They’re going to the Super Bowl.’ That’s all we would tell everybody. Anybody said, ‘Oh, they’re the same Lions” – No, they’re not,” Stubbs said.

They’re not. Now, Sundays feel different.

But the Lions remind her of a love she still holds close to her heart.

“It still feels like he’s there hollering at his TV like I’m hollering at mine,” she said.

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New Year’s Eve ideas for the whole family

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December 31, 2024

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New Year’s Eve ideas for the whole family – CBS Detroit

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Kerry Doman with LittleGuide Detroit joined CBS News Detroit with a look at New Year’s Eve ideas for the whole family in Metro Detroit.

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Detroit faces Orlando in conference matchup

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December 31, 2024

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Detroit faces Orlando in conference matchup

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Orlando Magic (20-14, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Detroit Pistons (14-18, 10th in the Eastern Conference)

Detroit; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Detroit hosts Orlando in a matchup of Eastern Conference teams.

The Pistons are 10-14 in conference matchups. Detroit ranks fourth in the Eastern Conference with 11.1 offensive rebounds per game led by Jalen Duren averaging 3.0.

The Magic are 16-9 against conference opponents. Orlando is 7-12 against opponents with a winning record.

The Pistons average 13.5 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.1 more made shots on average than the 11.4 per game the Magic give up. The Pistons average 105.9 points per game, 9.3 fewer points than the 115.2 the Pistons give up to opponents.

TOP PERFORMERS: Cade Cunningham is shooting 44.7% and averaging 24.0 points for the Pistons.

Goga Bitadze is shooting 65.6% and averaging 9.9 points for the Magic.

LAST 10 GAMES: Pistons: 5-5, averaging 117.5 points, 40.9 rebounds, 27.1 assists, 9.3 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 47.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 122.8 points per game.

Magic: 4-6, averaging 101.2 points, 40.7 rebounds, 22.0 assists, 8.6 steals and 6.2 blocks per game while shooting 44.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 104.7 points.

INJURIES: Pistons: None listed.

Magic: Paolo Banchero: out (oblique), Anthony Black: day to day (back), Franz Wagner: out (oblique), Moritz Wagner: out for season (knee), Jalen Suggs: day to day (wrist).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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