NO BREAK: Detroit Lions, Amon-Ra St. Brown’s Grueling November Schedule Raises BIG Questions

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🗓️ 18 May 2026

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Detroit Lions face a grueling schedule twist as team president Rod Wood opts out of a post-Munich bye, leaving the Lions to battle fatigue and a well-rested Tampa Bay Buccaneers squad. Can the Lions survive a brutal three-games-in-12-days stretch—including an international clash against the New England Patriots and the high-stakes Thanksgiving showdown with the Chicago Bears—without losing momentum? Matt Dery questions if 11 wins is within reach given these challenges, the early bye week, and a potentially underrated Week 1 opponent in the New Orleans Saints. Free agency buzz heats up as Dery explores possible fits like Cam Jordan and Will Dissly to bolster Detroit’s roster. Plus, discover why Adam Schefter considers the Saints a sleeper threat and how lessons from the Detroit Pistons’ gritty season parallel the Lions’ journey. Don’t miss this breakdown of the Lions’ playoff ambitions, strategic decisions, and the shifting tides in Detroit sports culture.

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0:00.0	The Detroit Lions do not have a bye week after their trip to Munich, Germany.
0:04.8	This could be a big problem when you look at the schedule.
0:13.0	You are Locked on Lions, your daily Detroit Lions podcast.
0:18.3	Part of the Locked on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:24.6	What's good, everybody?
0:25.6	It's another week of Locked-on Lions right here on the Lockdown Podcast Network.
0:29.1	Matt Derry with you on a Monday, Lockdown Podcast Network, the number one sports
0:32.8	podcast network.
0:34.3	Indeed, your team every day coming up on the program today.
0:36.8	We'll end the show talking
0:38.0	about the Pistons and how there's a comparison between the Lions and the NBA team in town,
0:43.6	who unfortunately season has come to an end. Free agent list, still some players that are out
0:48.3	there for the Lions will get into that. Also, the team opens the year against New Orleans and
0:52.7	everybody thinks they're going to route the Saints.
0:55.9	Maybe not.
0:56.8	We'll explain as well.
0:58.9	And also we'll talk about who's to blame for this three games in 12-day stretch in November.
1:05.1	First and foremost, Lockdown Lions today.
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1:20.7	All right. So we've talked about the schedule now for the last two shows. Go back and if you
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