Louis Friend Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 NFL is scheduled to release the team schedules at 8 pm tonight. We already know who the Lions will play in 2018: Home: Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Carolina Panthers, Los Angeles Rams, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Seattle Seahawks Away: Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Arizona Cardinals, Buffalo Bills, Dallas Cowboys, Miami Dolphins, San Francisco 49ers Here's the 2018 Lions preseason schedule: Week 1 -- Aug. 9-13: Lions vs. Raiders Week 2 -- Aug. 16-20: Giants vs. Lions Week 3 -- Aug. 23-26: Lions vs. Buccaneers Week 4 -- Aug. 30-31: Browns vs. Lions Projected Leaks: Week 1: vs. Jets on Monday Night Football Week 3: vs. Patriots Week 10: at Bears Week 12: vs. Bears on Thanksgiving Week 17: at Packers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teude Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Week 2 @ 49ers Also that Patriots game is SNF game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teude Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Man i loved that release video Not a fan of that early BYE, but its better than week 4 or 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nnivolcm Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Not a huge fan of 2 of the last three weeks being on the road and outdoors in frigid towns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Friend Posted April 20, 2018 Author Share Posted April 20, 2018 Negatives- Playing a horrible Chicago team on Thanksgiving. Why wouldnt the NFL give that game to NE, LA, or GB? Playing Buffalo and Greenbay late. Early Bye week. Lions are tied for 2nd hardest strength of schedule. Poisitives- Opening at home on MNF. Our fans love primetime and our team overall plays well. We don't play more than two road games in a row. We have a home game before Thanksgiving so our guys don't ave to travel on a short week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob_shadows Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 We better get off to a fast start or it's going to be a long season... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teude Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 4 hours ago, Louis Friend said: Negatives- Playing a horrible Chicago team on Thanksgiving. Why wouldnt the NFL give that game to NE, LA, or GB? Quinn hoped that Patriots wouldn't be Thanksgiving game, because Patriots will draw attention anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karnage84 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 13 hours ago, teude said: Man i loved that release video Not a fan of that early BYE, but its better than week 4 or 5. That was a great video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karnage84 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Looking at the schedule, optimistically we can go 10-6. 1 - Jets -W 2- SF - W 3 - NE - L 4 - DAL - W 5 - GB - W 6 - BYE 7 - MIA - W 8 - SEA - w 9 - MIN - L 10 - CHI - W 11 - CAR - L 12 - CHI - W 13 - LA - L 14 - ARI - W 15 - BUF - W 16 - MIN - L 17 - GB - L Jets are going to have a rookie QB and the crowd will be pumped up; Chicago has some pieces but is still developing with a young QB and a new HC. There's a few games in there that could go either way and be the key difference in a sub .500 season vs making a run at the playoffs (SF, DAL, SEA, GB). At best we split the series with the Packers and the Vikings are the team to beat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Friend Posted April 20, 2018 Author Share Posted April 20, 2018 1 hour ago, teude said: Quinn hoped that Patriots wouldn't be Thanksgiving game, because Patriots will draw attention anyway. Why not the Rams with Suhs return to Detroit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimbaWho Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 1 hour ago, Karnage84 said: Looking at the schedule, optimistically we can go 10-6. 1 - Jets -W 2- SF - W 3 - NE - L 4 - DAL - W 5 - GB - W 6 - BYE 7 - MIA - W 8 - SEA - w 9 - MIN - L 10 - CHI - W 11 - CAR - L 12 - CHI - W 13 - LA - L 14 - ARI - W 15 - BUF - W 16 - MIN - L 17 - GB - L Jets are going to have a rookie QB and the crowd will be pumped up; Chicago has some pieces but is still developing with a young QB and a new HC. There's a few games in there that could go either way and be the key difference in a sub .500 season vs making a run at the playoffs (SF, DAL, SEA, GB). At best we split the series with the Packers and the Vikings are the team to beat. Looking at their schedule, I can see a path to the playoffs. I see roughly 8 wins, or should be 8 wins with about 2 toss up games as well. Hopefully Matthew Stafford can stay healthy with this offensive line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karnage84 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 53 minutes ago, SimbaWho said: Looking at their schedule, I can see a path to the playoffs. I see roughly 8 wins, or should be 8 wins with about 2 toss up games as well. Hopefully Matthew Stafford can stay healthy with this offensive line. This is honestly not the response that I was expecting. This team and schedule could go anywhere from 6-10 to 11-5. Anything over 10-6 would exceed my expectations. The NFC is a challenge so I'm not sure if they would make the playoffs even at 10-6. If they go 10-6 and don't make the playoffs I wouldn't consider this season a failure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diehardlionfan Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 That’s not at all a favourable schedule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Friend Posted April 20, 2018 Author Share Posted April 20, 2018 I'm predicting 9-7. Id love a 11-5 record but we need a rb and pass rush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karnage84 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 31 minutes ago, Louis Friend said: I'm predicting 9-7. Id love a 11-5 record but we need a rb and pass rush. I think Blount will help but I don't think he's the end all-be all. A healthy Abdullah in a specific role and/or a rookie will help along with Riddick. It seems like the Lions are still high on AA although I'm not sure why. Should have some help with a healthy Ansah + the other pieces we've added/will add. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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