Wednesday’s schedule release was the last stop along the way to the doldrums of the NFL offseason. It was the last bit of excitement the league can stir up before it’s a whole lot of nothing for the next couple of months as we patiently wait for the start of training camp.
For Detroit Lions fans, the schedule release was highly anticipated for a number of reasons: how many nationally-televised games would the Lions receive after their most successful season in decades? How tough will their path be to get back to the top of the NFC North?