When do the Detroit Lions play today? NFL Week 5 game schedule
When do the Detroit Lions play today?
Welcome to Week 5 of the 2024 NFL season, which began Thursday night with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Atlanta Falcons squaring off in an overtime NFC South Division matchup.
The Lions do not play on Sunday, enjoying the bye week after their 3-1 start to the season has them in second place in the NFC North behind the Minnesota Vikings.
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Here’s a quick look at the Lions in Week 5.
Do the Lions play today?
No. The Lions do not play today or this week for that matter. They are on a bye week, after winning at home in Week 4 on Monday night, 42-29, in an entertaining battle against the Seattle Seahawks. Jared Goff set a record by completing all 18 of his passes, though our film study showed there was still room for improvement. The Lions have a plus-22 point-differential with 104 points scored against 82 allowed.
The Lions join three other teams on a bye, along with the Los Angeles Chargers, Philadelphia Eagles and Tennessee Titans. This is the first week with byes this season. The latest bye week is Week 14, when six teams are off.
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Week 5 schedule NFL
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| Atlanta Falcons 36, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 30 (OT) | Day | Time | Channel |
| New York Jets vs. Minnesota Vikings, England (Box score) | Sun | 9:30 a.m. | NFLN |
| Carolina Panthers at Chicago Bears (Box score) | Sun | 1 p.m. | Fox |
| Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals (Box score) | Sun | 1 p.m. | CBS |
| Buffalo Bills at Houston Texans (Box score) | Sun | 1 p.m. | CBS |
| Indianapolis Colts at Jacksonville Jaguars (Box score) | Sun | 1 p.m. | CBS |
| Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots (Box score) | Sun | 1 p.m. | Fox |
| Cleveland Browns at Washington Commanders (Box score) | Sun | 1 p.m. | Fox |
| Las Vegas Raiders at Denver Broncos (Box score) | Sun | 4:05 p.m. | Fox |
| Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers (Box score) | Sun | 4:05 p.m. | Fox |
| Green Bay Packers at Los Angeles Rams (Box score) | Sun | 4:25 p.m. | CBS |
| New York Giants at Seattle Seahawks (Box score) | Sun | 4:25 p.m. | CBS |
| Dallas Cowboys at Pittsburgh Steelers (Box score) | Sun | 8:20 p.m. | NBC |
| New Orleans Saints at Kansas City Chiefs (Box score) | Mon | 8:15 p.m. | ESPN, ESPN+ |
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