Detroit Lions 2024 playoff schedule: Game days, start times, opponents

The Detroit Lions ended the 2023 regular season with a 30-20 win over the Minnesota Vikings in Week 18. Their 12 wins tie the team record for wins in a season, matching 1991. That was also the last season the Lions won a playoff game.

The Lions will host a playoff game for the first time since the last time they won a division title, the 1993 season. It will also be the Lions' first playoff game ever at Ford Field.

What seed are the Detroit Lions in playoffs?

With a 12-5 record, and without the results they needed in Week 18 to climb to the No. 2 seed, the Lions are the No. 3 seed in the NFC. The San Francisco 49ers and Dallas Cowboys are the top two seeds in the NFC.

Who will the Lions meet in the playoffs?

The Lions will take on either the No. 5 seed Philadelphia Eagles or the No. 4 seed Tampa Bay Buccaneers in next week's Divisional Round game. This season, the Lions played the Buccaneers in Week 6, and beat them 20-6. They've yet to play the Eagles this year.

Lions playoff date, times, tv channel

The Lions will host either the Buccaneers or the Eagles in the Divisional Round on Sunday, Jan. 21 at 3 p.m. ET, and the game will air on NBC.

Who made the playoffs in the NFC?

In order of seed, the San Francisco 49ers, Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Philadelphia Eagles, Los Angeles Rams and Green Bay Packers earned playoff spots.

Wild Card Round dates, times, and scores

Saturday, Jan. 13 

-Houston Texans 45, Cleveland Browns 14

-Kansas City Chiefs 26, Miami Dolphins 7

Sunday, Jan. 14 

-Green Bay Packers 48, Dallas Cowboys 32

-Detroit Lions 24, LA Rams 23

Monday Jan. 15 


-Buffalo Bills 31, Pittsburgh Steelers 17

-Tampa Bay Buccaneers 32, Philadelphia Eagles 9

Divisional Round dates and times

Saturday, Jan. 20
Baltimore Ravens, 34, Houston Texans 10
San Francisco 49ers 24, Green Bay Packers 21

Sunday, Jan. 21
Detroit Lions 31, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23
Kansas City Chiefs at Buffalo Bills - 6:30 p.m. ET (CBS)

Conference Championship dates and times

Sunday, Jan. 28
AFC Championship Game: Buffalo Bills/Kansas City Chiefs at Baltimore Ravens-3:00 p.m. ET (CBS)
NFC Championship Game: Detroit Lions at San Francisco 49ers-6:30 p.m. ET (FOX)

Super Bowl date and time

Sunday, Feb. 11 (TBD)