Lions release 2023 regular season schedule, open up against defending champion Kansas City in primetime

The Detroit Lions 2023 regular season schedule is officially out, and the NFL is starting to give them some love when it comes to putting them in the national spotlight.

To start off, the Lions will play in the very first game of the season on Thursday, September 7th in front of nationally televised audience against the defending Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs on the road.

In addition, the Lions will play in three additional primetime games throughout the season:

Oh yeah, we cannot forget about the annual Turkey Day game as well:

The full schedule can be found below that includes the video release:

Lastly, in case you’re interested, the Lions will play three preseason contests that includes a pair of home games against the New York Giants and Jacksonville Jaguars followed by nationally televised road contest against the Carolina Panthers.