The Detroit Lions kick off the 2025 preseason tonight in Canton, Ohio against the Los Angeles Chargers in the annual Hall of Fame Game.

It's an opportunity for general manager Brad Holmes and head coach Dan Campbell to get their first look at some of their young players and depth pieces on the 2025 roster. After eight practices against each other to begin training camp, the Lions are looking forward to lining up and hitting someone else for a change.

Here are five things to look out for in tonight's preseason opener:

1. QB BATTLE

Hendon Hooker and Kyle Allen are competing in camp to be Jared Goff’s backup. The two have traded second-team reps every other day throughout the first eight camp practices and will get equal opportunity to win the job based on performance.

Hooker, who the

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