The Giants have 7 days' rest since the game on 20 December against the Browns, with 765 km (475 miles) of travel.
The Lions have 7 days' rest since the game on 20 December in Minneapolis, with 872 km (542 miles) of travel.
Conference game indoors; broadcast on ESPN.
NFL teams with a body-clock kickoff of 8pm or later have won 49% of regular-season games since 2015 (549 team-games).
From the published schedule, computed 6 Sep 2026. No odds or predictions. All NFL games this week
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The New York Giants face the Detroit Lions in the 2026 NFL regular season on Monday 28 December 2026 at Ford Field, Detroit.
Kick-off is 8:15 PM ET. NFL games are shown in the United States across CBS, FOX, NBC, ESPN/ABC and Amazon Prime Video depending on the slot, and internationally on Sky Sports and DAZN. Confirmed broadcast details are listed nearer kick-off.