The Detroit Lions will play the Los Angeles Chargers in the annual Pro Football Hall of Fame Game on July 31 in Canton as the NFL kicks off its 2025 preseason. It will mark the first time since 2000 that the NFL has held a preseason game in July. Twenty-five years later, fans will once again be treated to July football.

CANTON, Ohio (WKBN) — The 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame game will feature a matchup between the Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Chargers later this summer. The game will take place at 8 p.m. Thursday, July 31 at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio.

Pro Football Hall of Fame game will take place on July 31, and we finally got to see the two teams that will be playing in the game in a few months. The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced on Wednesday that the Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Chargers would play in the NFL's annual preseason