2026 Detroit Lions Strength of Schedule
How tough the Lions’ schedule has been, and what’s still ahead.
Updated Nov 10, 2026, 3:30 AM ET
Schedule strength
Measured by the average power rank of the opponents.
- Played
- Remaining
Toughest stretch · Weeks 15–18
- Wk 15@ MIN#9
- Wk 16NYG#17
- Wk 17@ CHI#6
- Wk 18@ GB#11
Average opponent rank 10.8
Record by opponent strength
Opponents by their current place in our power rankings.
- vs Top third (1–11)
- 2-1
- 4 left · 3 on road
- vs Middle (12–22)
- 0-1
- 4 left · 1 on road
- vs Bottom (23–32)
- 4-0
- 1 left · all at home
3 of the Lions’ 4 remaining games against the top third are on the road.
NFC North division schedule comparison
SoS Rk is league-wide, 1 = hardest. Opp Rk is the average power rank of the opponents.
| Played | Remaining | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | ||||
 Bears7-2 | 17 | 16.9 | 1 | 11.9 |
 Packers6-3 | tied for 11 | 16.1 | 3 | 12.5 |
 Lions6-2 | 29 | 19.5 | 6 | 14.6 |
 Vikings6-2 | 9 | 15.4 | 13 | 15.6 |
- SoS Rk
- Strength of schedule rank, league-wide (1 = hardest)
- Opp Rk
- Average Opponent Rank