Detroit Lions

DEFDET

2026 Schedule Outlook

How DET's D/ST matchups stack up across the full 2026 season.

Medium Schedule

League rank #20 of 32 · avg opponent defensive rank 15.5

Favorable Weeks

1, 9, 13, 14

Hard Weeks

3, 7, 8, 15, 16, 18

Is the Detroit Lions defense playing in Week 6?

No. The Detroit Lions are on bye in Week 6, so there is no game this week.

Where does the Detroit Lions defense rank for the rest of the season?

By projected rest-of-season points, SnapCount has the Detroit Lions defense as the DEF18, with 65 fantasy points projected over 12 remaining games.