Lions confirm 9:30 a.m. kickoff in London next season

Lions confirm 9:30 a.m. kickoff in London next season

Updated Mar. 4, 2020 5:16 p.m. ET

It will be Breakfast with the Lions again next season.

The Detroit Lions have confirmed that their game against the Kansas City Chiefs on Nov. 1 from Wembley Stadium in London will begin at 9:30 a.m. Michigan time.

That's a 2:30 p.m. kickoff in London.

The Lions played in that same time slot this past season in a nationally televised game against the Atlanta Falcons from London. Detroit rallied from a 21-point deficit to win 22-21 on a last-second field goal.

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The morning telecast back in the United States was a success and the league has decided to schedule more of them for the games being played overseas.

The Lions are still playing their normal eight-game home schedule at Ford Field in Detroit.

Kansas City is considered the host in London and, therefore, will be giving up a home game. That's a big advantage for the Lions because the Chiefs historically have had a good home-field advantage at Arrowhead Stadium.

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