In most seasons an early regular season game between the Seattle Seahawks and Detroit Lions wouldn’t get top billing on FOX (or CBS), but with Seattle unexpectedly making the playoffs last year and the Lions nearly getting into the postseason despite a 1-6 start has made these squads getting considerable spotlight in 2023.
Longtime (now retired) sports media critic Rudy Martzke revealed the NFL on FOX broadcast assignments for Weeks 1-4, and the Seahawks-Lions will be called by the lead commentary team of Kevin Burkhardt, Greg Olsen, and reporter Erin Andrews. Typically, the lead broadcast crew gets the widest distribution for regional coverage, so a lot of the US will see this 10 AM kickoff in Week 2.