Sunday Night Football Schedule 2012 Includes 2 Lions Games

Just like the 2012 Monday Night Football schedule, the Detroit Lions also have two games featured on the 2012 Sunday Night Football schedule, both of which are on the road.

The Lions' first game on NBC in 2012 will come against the San Francisco 49ers in Week 2. This, of course, will be the first time the two teams have met since the infamous handshake incident between Jim Schwartz and Jim Harbaugh last season.

The Lions' other game on NBC is set for Week 14 against the Green Bay Packers. It will be played at Lambeau Field and is the first of two meetings between the Lions and Packers in a span of four weeks.

Here's a look at NBC's full Sunday night schedule:

Week 1: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Denver Broncos

Week 2: Detroit Lions vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week 3: New England Patriots vs. Baltimore Ravens

Week 4: New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Week 5: San Diego Chargers vs. New Orleans Saints

Week 6: Green Bay Packers vs. Houston Texans

Week 7: Philadelphia Steelers vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Week 8: New Orleans Saints vs. Denver Broncos

Week 9: Dallas Cowboys vs. Atlanta Falcons

Week 10: Houston Texans vs. Chicago Bears

Week 11: Baltimore Ravens vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 12: New England Patriots vs. New York Jets (Thanksgiving)

Week 12: Green Bay Packers vs. New York Giants

Week 13: Philadelphia Eagles vs. Dallas Cowboys

Week 14: Detroit Lions vs. Green Bay Packers

Week 15: San Francisco 49ers vs. New England Patriots

Week 16: San Diego Chargers vs. New York Jets

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Monday Night Football Schedule 2012 Includes 2 Lions Games

A year ago, when the NFL schedule was announced, the big story for the Detroit Lions was the fact that they finally had a game on a Monday night. After going a decade without playing on ESPN's Monday Night Football, the Lions got the chance to take on the Chicago Bears on a Monday night. They won the game, thanks in part to the amazing atmosphere at Ford Field.

This year, the 2012 Monday Night Football schedule includes two Lions games -- one on the road and one at home. Interestingly, the home game in Week 16 will actually be played on a Saturday night since Christmas Eve is on a Monday that week.

Here's the full schedule:

Week 1: Bengals vs. Ravens

Week 1: Chargers vs. Raiders

Week 2: Broncos vs. Falcons

Week 3: Packers vs. Seahawks

Week 4: Bears vs. Cowboys

Week 5: Texans vs. Jets

Week 6: Broncos vs. Chargers

Week 7: Lions vs. Bears

Week 8: 49ers vs. Cardinals

Week 9: Eagles vs. Saints

Week 10: Chiefs vs. Steelers

Week 11: Bears vs. 49ers

Week 12: Panthers vs. Eagles

Week 13: Giants vs. Redskins

Week 14: Texans vs. Patriots

Week 15: Jets vs. Titans

Week 16: Falcons vs. Lions (Saturday)

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Lions Schedule 2012: Full Slate Of Games Announced For Next Season

The Detroit Lions' 2012 schedule is out. Although the opponents for 2012 have been known since the end of last season, the specific dates and TV details were only announced on Tuesday. This means fans finally can get their calendars out and start making plans for the 2012 season.

Here is a look at the Lions' 2012 schedule:

Week 1 - Sept. 9 - vs. St. Louis Rams (1 p.m., FOX)
Week 2 - Sept. 16 - at San Francisco 49ers (8:20 p.m., NBC)
Week 3 - Sept. 23 - at Tennessee Titans (1 p.m., FOX)
Week 4 - Sept. 30 - vs. Minnesota Vikings (1 p.m., FOX)
Week 5 - BYE
Week 6 - Oct. 14 - at Philadelphia Eagles (1 p.m., FOX)
Week 7 - Oct. 22 - at Chicago Bears (8:30 p.m., ESPN)
Week 8 - Oct. 28 - vs. Seattle Seahawks (1 p.m., FOX)
Week 9 - Nov. 4 - at Jacksonville Jaguars (1 p.m., FOX)
Week 10 - Nov. 11 - at Minnesota Vikings (1 p.m., FOX)
Week 11 - Nov. 18 - vs. Green Bay Packers (1 p.m., FOX)
Week 12 - Nov. 22 - vs. Houston Texans (12:30 p.m., CBS)
Week 13 - Dec. 2 - vs. Indianapolis Colts (1 p.m., CBS)
Week 14 - Dec. 9 - at Green Bay Packers (8:20 p.m., NBC)
Week 15 - Dec. 16 - at Arizona Cardinals (4:05 p.m., FOX)
Week 16 - Dec. 22 - vs. Atlanta Falcons (8:30 p.m., ESPN)
Week 17 - Dec. 30 - vs. Chicago Bears (1 p.m., FOX)

The most notable games on the Lions' schedule for 2012 are the five nationally televised matchups. After last year's successful season, the Lions were expecting to be involved in a few primetime games in 2012, and that is indeed the case. They will take on the Texans in their usual Thanksgiving game, and they also are set to meet the 49ers and Packers on NBC and the Bears and Falcons on ESPN.

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Lions 2012 Schedule: Preseason Dates, Times Finalized

The NFL released the times and dates for the Detroit Lions' 2012 NFL preseason schedule on Tuesday.

The Lions will open the preseason season on Friday, August 10 at 7:30 p.m. ET (WXYZ) against the Cleveland Browns at Ford Field. The next week, as previously reported, Detroit takes on the Baltimore Ravens in a game televised nationally by Fox on Aug. 17.

Via Brad Galli of WXYZcom:

The final preseason game, also at Ford Field, will be on Thursday, August 30 at 7pm against the Buffalo Bills...Monday, the team announced they will play the Oakland Raiders at 7pm on Saturday, August 25 in the third preseason game.

The full 2012 NFL Schedule is being released Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET.

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Lions Schedule 2012: Season Opener On Monday Night Against Green Bay?

Early indications are that the Detroit Lions will be opening their season hosting the Green Bay Packers on Monday night, according Fox 2 sports reporter Jennifer Hammond.

#Lions open up 2012 Season on Monday night at home vs Green Bay. #Respect

— Jennifer Hammond (@HammerFox2) April 14, 2012

The Lions hosted one Monday night game last season when they defeated the Bears 24-13 on Oct. 10.

On Tuesday, Lions president Tom Lewand seemed to indicate that Detroit will have several primetime games, so Hammond's tweet falls in line with that report.

The Lions lost to the Packers twice last season, including a 45-41 defeat in the final game of the season.

The schedule will be released on the NFL Network tonight at 7:00 ET.

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Lions Schedule 2012: 'A Lot' Of Primetime Games To Feature Detroit?

The Lions haven't found themselves on at primetime too often over the last decade, but that appears set to chance, according to team president Tom Lewand.

Feels like a lot of prime time games for us when schedule comes out today. The most any team can have is 5. Any guesses?

— Tom Lewand (@tomlewand) April 17, 2012

Due to last year's success, the Lions have suddenly become one of the must-see teams in the NFL. The combination of Matthew Stafford and Calvin Johnson gives Detroit one of the more exciting offenses to watch in the league.

Their playoff loss to the New Orleans Saints was on a Saturday night.

The schedule will be released on the NFL Network tonight at 7:00 ET.

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Lions Schedule 2012: Details On Schedule To Come Out Tuesday Night

The Detroit Lions, along with the rest of the NFL, will get their official 2012 schedules Tuesday night at 7 ET.

While the NFL's Tuesday announcement will set in stone the times and dates of the schedule, we do already know who the Lions' 2012 opponents will be:

Home: Rams, Seahawks, Texans, Colts, Falcons

Away: Cardinals, 49ers, Jaguars, Titans, Eagles

As always, the Lions will play their divisional rivals -- the Packers, Vikings and Bears -- once at home and once on the road.

SB Nation's Sean Yuille broke down the Lions' pending schedule in this post back in December.

SB Nation and SB Nation Detroit will have extensive coverage of the official schedules when they are announced at 7 ET.

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NFL Announces The Release Of The 2012 Schedule

The Detroit Lions schedule will be announced on Tuesday at 7 p.m. along with the rest of the NFL.

Lions Preseason Schedule 2012 Announced

The NFL released the Detroit Lions 2012 preseason schedule on Wednesday.