Detroit Lions Schedule Release: The Lions will play against a former Detroit defensive lineman who had some not-so-nice words for Lions fans on Monday Night Football

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Detroit Lions Schedule Release: The Lions will play against a former Detroit defensive lineman who had some not-so-nice words for Lions fans on Monday Night Football

Originally posted on A to Z Sports | By Mike Payton | Last updated May 14, 2026 1:39 PM ET

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The boo birds are going to be out in primetime for this Lions matchup on Monday Night Football

The Detroit Lions are racking up primetime games as we speak. So far, we know about Thursday Night Football against the Bills and a rumored Monday Night Football game against the Panthers. Now you can add the New York Giants to the mix.

Lions slated to host the Giants on Monday Night Football Week 16

Giants Schedule per sources @GiantsNationPod

Week 1: 9/13 v. Cowboys (SNF)
Week 2: 9/21 @ Rams (MNF)
Week 3: 9/27 v. Titans

Week 4: 10/4 v. Cardinals
Week 5: 10/11 @ Commanders
Week 6: 10/18 v. Saints
Week 7: 10/25 @ Texans

Week 8: Bye
Week 9: 11/8 @ Eagles
Week 10: 11/12 v.…
— Bobby Skinner (@BobbySkinner_) May 14, 2026

The Giants are a pretty exciting team full of characters. It makes sense that they’re getting a primetime game. Jackson Dart, Cam Skattebo, and that insanely stocked defensive line can cause some problems for the Lions.

The interesting part of the whole storyline is that this will be the first time the Lions play against former Detroit nose tackle DJ Reader. The former Pro Bowler did not leave the Lions on the best of terms with fans. After the Lions’ embarrassing loss to the Steelers in 2025, Reader got into it with fans on Twitter and had some colorful things to say.

I’ll be the first person to tell you to leave these players alone on the internet, and that Reader had some justification for his response, but I’ll also be the first one to tell you that there was no way fans were going to take that well, and they’re likely going to be loudly booing him in December.

With that aside, this should be a really fun game for both fan bases.

This article first appeared on A to Z Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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