(Photo: Daniel Mears, Detroit News)
Allen Park — The Detroit Lions will open the preseason hosting the defending champion New England Patriots. The team's full preseason slate was announced on Tuesday.
After hosting the Patriots (Aug. 8-12), the Lions will head out on the road to face the Houston Texans (Aug. 15-19), and return to Detroit to play the Buffalo Bills in a game nationally televised by CBS (Aug. 23). The Lions close the schedule with a trip to Cleveland (Aug. 29-30).
Dates and times for the games are expected to be announced later this month.