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.

The first game of the 2025 NFL season is officially set, with the Los Angeles Chargers and Detroit Lions playing in the Hall of Fame Game. On Wednesday, the Pro Football Hall of Fame announced the Chargers-Lions matchup will be played on July 31 at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium.

The Chargers, whose all-time leading pass-catcher Antonio Gates is being enshrined in 2025, will face the 2024 NFC North champs