re: Nfl schedule release discussion

Lions:

Week 1: at San Diego Chargers, 4:05 p.m. Sept. 13, Fox
Week 2: at Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m. Sept. 20, Fox
Week 3: Denver Broncos, 8:30 p.m. Sept. 27, NBC (Sunday Night Football)
Week 4: at Seattle Seahawks, 8:30 p.m. Oct. 5, ESPN (Monday Night Football)
Week 5: Arizona Cardinals, 4:05 p.m. Oct. 11, Fox
Week 6: Chicago Bears, 1 p.m. Oct. 18, Fox
Week 7: Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m. Oct. 25, Fox
Week 8: at Kansas City Chiefs (London), 9:30 a.m. Nov. 1, Fox
Week 9: Bye
Week 10: at Green Bay Packers, 1 p.m. Nov. 15, Fox
Week 11: Oakland Raiders, 1 p.m. Nov. 22, CBS
Week 12: Philadelphia Eagles, 12:30 p.m. Nov. 26, Fox (Thanksgiving)
Week 13: Green Bay Packers, 8:25 p.m. Dec. 3, CBS/NFL Network (Thursday Night Football)
Week 14: at St. Louis Rams, 1 p.m. Dec. 13, Fox
Week 15: at New Orleans Saints, 8:30 p.m. Dec. 21, ESPN (Monday Night Football)
Week 16: San Francisco 49ers, 1 p.m. Dec. 27, Fox
Week 17: at Chicago Bears, 1 p.m. Jan. 3, Fox

-Typically, I look at the schedule in quarters
-Don't like 3/4 on the road to start and finish the season
-An increase in primetime games in addition to London and their usual Thanksgiving
-I like playing @GB in mid-November following the bye...need all the breaks we can get in that scenario
-No one beats the Saints in the dome...scheduled loss
-Season will probably be defined by going at least 2-2 over the first four weeks then hopefully having a good stretch in weeks 5-12

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Weren't they like 3-5 there last season?

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If the dysfunction is gone and Sean Payton actually tries to coach this team, they could be back to normal though.

I'd say that's about a 50/50 proposition right now.