How does the Lions’ 2024 NFL schedule compare to rest of the NFC North?

ALLEN PARK -- While the football world is still buzzing from seeing the 2024 NFL schedule for the first time, let’s take a closer look at how the Detroit Lions’ slate compares to the rest of the NFC North.

One aspect that sticks out is Detroit being left off the international slate of games for another season. The Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears are all heading overseas, and they’re losing a true home game in the process. See below for a comparison between each team’s schedule, not to mention links to MLive’s coverage from this week of action.

Detroit Lions

Toughest stretch: Weeks 14-17 -- vs. Green Bay (Thursday Night Football), vs. Buffalo, at Chicago (Dec. 22) and at San Francisco (Monday Night Football)

Prime-time games: Week 1 -- vs. Rams (Sunday Night Football), Week 4 -- vs. Seattle Seahawks (Monday Night Football), Week 10 -- at Houston Texans (Sunday Night Football), Week 14 -- vs. Green Bay Packers (Thursday Night Football), Week 17 -- at San Francisco 49ers (Monday Night Football)

Chance to make a run: Weeks 1-4 -- Now, this stretch features back-to-back games against the teams they eliminated last season, but three of those four games are at home, and they also lead into the early bye week. -- vs. Los Angeles Rams (Sunday Night Football), vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, at Arizona Cardinals and vs. Seattle Seahawks (Monday Night Football)

Green Bay Packers

Toughest stretch: Weeks 7-14: vs. Houston Texans, at Jacksonville Jaguars, vs. Detroit Lions, bye, at Chicago, vs. San Francisco, vs. Miami Dolphins, at Detroit Lions

Prime-time games: Week 1 -- vs. Philadelphia Eagles (international, Friday night), Week 13 -- vs. Miami Dolphins (Thursday Night Football), Week 14 -- at Detroit Lions (Thursday Night Football), Week 15 at Seattle Seahawks (Sunday Night Football), Week 16 vs New Orleans Saints (Monday Night Football)

Chance to make a run: Weeks 2-6: vs. Indianapolis Colts, at Tennessee Titans, vs. Minnesota Vikings, at Los Angeles Rams, vs. Arizona Cardinals

Chicago Bears

Toughest stretch: Weeks 14-18: at San Francisco 49ers, at Minnesota Vikings (Monday Night Football), vs. Detroit Lions, vs. Seattle Seahawks (Thursday Night Football), at Green Bay Packers

Prime-time games: Week 2 -- at Houston Texans (Sunday Night Football), Week 15 -- Minnesota Vikings (Monday Night Football), Week 17 -- vs. Seattle Seahawks (Thursday Night Football)

Chance to make a run: Weeks 5-10: vs. Carolina Panthers, vs. Jacksonville Jaguars (international), bye, at Washington Commanders, at Arizona Cardinals, vs. New England Patriots

Minnesota Vikings

Toughest stretch: Weeks 2-4: vs. San Francisco 49ers, vs. Houston Texans, at Green Bay Packers

Prime-time games: Weeks 8 -- at Los Angeles Rams (Thursday Night Football), Weeks 15 -- vs. Chicago Bears (Monday Night Football)

Chance to make a run: Weeks 11-15: at Tennessee Titans, at Chicago Bears, vs. Arizona Cardinals, vs. Atlanta Falcons, vs Chicago Bears