The Detroit Lions kick off the 2023 NFL season with a visit to the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 1. The Thursday Night Football game gets a national audience and all sorts of attention for a Lions team perceived to be on the rise up the standings and in position for the team’s first playoff berth since 2016.
All 17 games have their own draws and storylines. We will watch them all, of course. However, there are five that stand out as the most interesting and integral to the Lions’ success in 2023.