The Detroit Lions will open the 2022 season by hosting the Philadelphia Eagles, according to a report from the Philadelphia Inquirer. It will be the third consecutive season the Lions open the season at Ford Field, and the fifth time in the past six seasons. They have lost three straight home openers.
The Eagles finished last season with a 9-8 record, just barely inching into the playoffs before getting bounced by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the first round. Of course, they notably played the Lions last year, defeating them soundly at Ford Field to the tune of a 44-6 trouncing.