ORLANDO – In the past, Detroit Lions team president Rod Wood has made certain requests to the NFL's schedule makers as it pertains to the Lions' 16-game regular-season schedule.
He helped land the team a Week 17 home game in 2016 after he reminded the league the team had finished on the road the prior four seasons. The Lions have hosted a Week 17 contest the last two seasons.
Wood also fought last offseason for more balance – home vs. away games – in the first quarter of the season after the Lions had started out on the road in three of their first four games the previous two seasons (2015 & 2016).