DETROIT ADVANTAGE: How Lions' Schedule FUELS Early SUCCESS, Buffalo Bills Loom

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4.1 • 680 Ratings

🗓️ 20 May 2026

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Detroit Lions face a season-defining schedule packed with primetime matchups—including a high-octane showdown against the Buffalo Bills and a crucial international battle in Munich. Can Dan Campbell’s squad maintain their momentum amidst late-season divisional road tests and a schedule favoring strong starts? Beat writer Justin Rogers of DFN unpacks what the 2026 NFL schedule means for Jared Goff, Aidan Hutchinson, and Detroit's Super Bowl ambitions. Matt Dery and Justin Rogers break down the Lions’ draft strategy, trade-up rumors, and second-round edge rusher debate between Derrick Moore and Zion Young. The conversation shifts to key roster needs, potential free agent fits like Cam Jordan or Jadeveon Clowney, and what fans should expect from rookies like Blake Miller and Skylar Gil Howard. Are the Lions done making moves, or is another splash acquisition on the horizon?

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0:00.0	All right, ladies and gentlemen, there is nothing better than talking to Detroit Lions football for 27 straight minutes with Justin Roger.
0:15.2	You are Locked on Lions, your daily Detroit Lions podcast.
0:20.4	Part of the Locked On Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:27.0	Let's do this, everybody, on a Wednesday edition.
0:29.4	It is Lockdown Lions, Lockdown Podcast Network, the number one sports podcast network.
0:33.7	Matt Derry with you today on the program, It's a Justin Rogers extravaganza.
0:40.0	Let's get into it with Detroit Football Network's beat writer, of course, long time of the
0:44.9	Detroit News, has now been with DFN for the last few years. We've got to talk Lions schedule.
0:50.1	We've got to talk draft trade-up stories that have been out there, as well as what else the Lions could do this off-season with JR himself.
0:58.0	Justin, great to see it.
0:59.5	Good to see you, Matt.
1:00.4	Thanks for having me.
1:01.5	That was quite an introduction for you.
1:03.1	I know you love that.
1:04.7	It's very uncomfortable.
1:07.7	Also, by the way, one of the co-hosts of the Lions Collective podcast, award-winning and world-renowned after your big interview with Lions GM, Brad Holmes, which people are still talking about.
1:19.9	I have not got that award in the mail yet, so not familiar with that one either, but yeah think we're uh we're recording in three hours
1:28.9	and zero prep has been done as per usual oh geez sometimes those are the best shows though
1:35.5	yeah well that's that's all of them outside of maybe the brad home show yes no it was very good
1:41.1	and uh all right where do you want to start? Let's, let's talk schedule first.
1:45.6	What jumped out at you the most based on taking a look at the 2026 schedule here.
1:53.3	Yeah.
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