Normally I would do the history of the Detroit Lions vs. their opponents, but this week is different. It’s special week because for the first time ever, the Lions are playing in an 18th week of regular season football. My curiosity about the final week of the season has been piqued now. So I went deep down the rabbit hole to find out all the facts I could about the last week of the season. Here’s what I found:
The first time
Interestingly enough, the Green Bay Packers were the first team the Lions ever ended the season against.