A Lions-themed drone show will light up the Windsor riverfront and be seen from Detroit on Friday, celebrating Canadian fans and the NFL playoffs.

There aren’t enough upsets in the National Football League, and that’s upsetting for investors in sports betting companies including Flutter Entertainment, the owner of FanDuel.

The Lions still have work to do this season, but their 2025 opponents — which include nine teams that made the 2024 playoffs —have been set.

It sure was far from the easiest path taken. Nevertheless, after 18 long, strenuous weeks, the Detroit Lions finally captured what was rightfully theirs: the NFC North division crown.

Home games against the Dallas Cowboys, Pittsburg Steelers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers highlight the Lions' 2025 schedule. In addition to hosting NFC North rivals Green Bay Packers, Chicago Bears and Minnesota Vikings, the Lions will welcome in the Cowboys, Buccaneers (NFC South champions), Steelers, New York Giants and Cleveland Browns.

On Monday, a special surprise made a pit stop downtown. As part of the team's "We Want More Tour," fans both young and old could get their first taste of playoff fever, with some even getting decked out in special gear to meet Roary. Lifelong fans like Paul Sarrach say this team has been worth the wait.

Get Lions playoff tickets at SeatGeek, Vivid Seats, Stubhub, and Ticketmaster. The Lions will host the Los Angeles Rams, the Minnesota Vikings, the Washington Commanders, or the Green Bay Packers, depending on which team is the lowest-seeded coming out of the Wild Card round. The Lions will host the game either Jan. 18 or 19.

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The Detroit Lions, behind four touchdowns from Jahmyr Gibbs, defeated the Minnesota Vikings and won the NFC North division title.

With the Detroit Lions on a bye week, fans are reveling in the warm glow of a dominating Lions victory against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday in which they clinched the NFC North championship and the 1-seed.

The Lions defeated the Minnesota Vikings (14-3), 31-9, in the first ever regular-season game in NFL history between two teams with 13-plus wins apiece. The victory earned the Lions the NFC’s No. 1 seed and a first-round bye in the playoffs. It’s the first time in franchise history the Lions have earned the No. 1 seed in the postseason.