Detroit Lions fans (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
The Detroit Lions will play an extra game in 2021 thanks to the NFL recently expanding its yearly schedule to include 17 regular-season games. That additional contest for the Lions will be on the road against the Denver Broncos.
It’s the first time since 1978 that the NFL has changed the number of games during the regular season, jumping from 14 contests per year to 16 over four decades ago. And during the 16-game era, the Lions have suffered from a severe lack of success.