Full schedule can be found here.
Below is what the Lions' 2009 schedule looks like.
| Wk. | Date | Opponent | Time (ET) | TV |
| 1 | August 15 (Sat.) |
vs. Atlanta Falcons | 4:00 PM |
WWJTV |
| 2 | August 22 (Sat.) |
at Cleveland Browns | 7:30 PM |
WWJTV |
| 3 | August 29 (Sat.) |
vs. Indianapolis Colts | 1:00 PM |
WWJTV |
| 4 | September 3 (Thur.) |
at Buffalo Bills | 6:30 PM |
WWJTV |
| Wk. | Date | Opponent | Time (ET) | TV |
| 1 | September 13, 2009 |
at New Orleans Saints | 1:00 PM | FOX |
| 2 | September 20, 2009 |
vs. Minnesota Vikings | 1:00 PM | FOX |
| 3 | September 27, 2009 | vs. Washington Redskins | 1:00 PM | FOX |
| 4 | October 4, 2009 | at Chicago Bears | 1:00 PM | FOX |
| 5 | October 11, 2009 | vs. Pittsburgh Steelers | 1:00 PM | CBS |
| 6 | October 18, 2009 | at Green Bay Packers | 1:00 PM | FOX |
| 7 | October 25, 2009 | ---BYE WEEK--- | ||
| 8 | November 1, 2009 | vs. St. Louis Rams | 1:00 PM | FOX |
| 9 | November 8, 2009 | at Seattle Seahawks | 4:05 PM | FOX |
| 10 | November 15, 2009 | at Minnesota Vikings | 1:00 PM | FOX |
| 11 | November 22, 2009 | vs. Cleveland Browns | 1:00 PM | CBS |
| 12 | November 26, 2009 | vs. Green Bay Packers * |
12:30 PM |
FOX |
| 13 | December 6, 2009 | at Cincinnati Bengals | 1:00 PM | FOX |
| 14 | December 13, 2009 | at Baltimore Ravens | 1:00 PM | FOX |
| 15 | December 20, 2009 | vs. Arizona Cardinals | 1:00 PM | FOX |
| 16 | December 27, 2009 | at San Francisco 49ers | 4:05 PM | FOX |
| 17 | January 3, 2010 | vs. Chicago Bears | 1:00 PM | FOX |
| *Played on Thanksgiving/Nationally Televised | Flex Scheduling from Weeks 11-17 | ||||