2026 Detroit Lions Strength of Schedule
How tough the Lions’ schedule has been, and what’s still ahead.
Updated Oct 20, 2026, 4:30 AM ET
Schedule strength
Measured by the average power rank of the opponents.
- Played
- Remaining
Toughest stretch · Weeks 15–18
- Wk 15@ MIN#4
- Wk 16NYG#21
- Wk 17@ CHI#11
- Wk 18@ GB#15
Average opponent rank 12.8
Record by opponent strength
Opponents by their current place in our power rankings.
- vs Top third (1–11)
- 0-1
- 5 left · 2 on road
- vs Middle (12–22)
- 0-1
- 4 left · 2 on road
- vs Bottom (23–32)
- 3-0
- 3 left · 1 on road
3 of the Lions’ 5 remaining games against the top third are at home.
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 | ||||
 Bears4-2 | tied for 19 | 17.3 | 1 | 12.8 |
 Packers4-2 | 26 | 18.5 | 2 | 13.1 |
 Vikings5-0 | 29 | 21.2 | 7 | 14.8 |
 Lions3-2 | 28 | 20.8 | 16 | 16.2 |
- SoS Rk
- Strength of schedule rank, league-wide (1 = hardest)
- Opp Rk
- Average Opponent Rank