The NFL has released its 2018 regular-season schedule. Here's a look at what's in store for the Detroit Lions.
Breakdown: The Lions' schedule is manageable. Not great -- Rod Wood, for instance, didn’t get the two West Coast road trips back-to-back like he wanted -- but there are no real killer stretches in there like there was at the start of the 2015 season or even at points last season. The bye comes at a good time -- after consecutive weeks against New England, Dallas and Green Bay -- and should give the Lions a chance to regroup and make a push toward a potential playoff berth in the second half of the season.