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2022 NFL schedule: History suggests Detroit Lions’ Thanksgiving opponent could be down to 3 teams

The Detroit Lions’ 2022 schedule doesn’t officially drop until Thursday night at 8 p.m. ET. However, the NFL has been slowly leaking out individual games over the past couple weeks. They announced the five international games this year. ESPN already announced a Week 2 “Monday Night Football” doubleheader. Plus the first Thursday Night Football game of the year has been announced.

While nothing about the Lions has been leaked yet, we do have a potential hint about who their Thanksgiving opponent may be this year.

In the video below, Michael North, the vice president of NFL broadcast planning, explains how the general process of schedule-building begins.