While the Detroit Lions are entering the 2025 NFL season with a historically-challenging road schedule, they do have an underlying advantage: they lead the league in net rest differential. According to ESPN’s Brian Burke, the Lions boast a +13-day net rest edge over their opponents. This means that, cumulatively, Detroit will have 13 more days of rest than the teams they face throughout the season. That number is tied for the second-most net rest difference against opponents going into each game since the league’s realignment in 2002.
DET is tied for second most net rest differences vs opponents going into each game since the '02 realignment.