Though the Detroit Lions released their full 17-game schedule for the 2022 regular season last week, they had only revealed the order of their preseason opponents—not the specifics of each game. On Friday, the team announced their full three-game exhibition schedule.
The Lions open up their preseason schedule at home against the Atlanta Falcons. In a lot of ways, the Falcons mirror Detroit, as they both hired new head coaches and general managers in 2021. Both, too, moved on from their franchise quarterbacks, although the Lions got a much bigger return by doing it a year earlier.