Via Austin Karp of Sports Business Daily, the Chargers-Lions Hall of Fame game on NBC generated 6.9 million viewers on average for the broadcast. It's the biggest audience for the Hall of Fame game since the 2021 matchup between the Steelers and Cowboys, which averaged 7.31 million.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nfl/lions as Lions Stock Watch After Chargers Loss. The Detroit Lions learned plenty about their depth in their preseason opener.

The Lions and Chargers faced each other in the first NFL Football game since February, and one team performed way better than expected. Here's what to make of last night's game