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1938 Detroit Lions
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Record: 7-4-0, Finished 2nd in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 119 points (10.8/g), 8th of 10 in the NFL.
Allowed 108 points (9.8/g), 2nd.
Differential of 11 points (1.0/g), 4th.
Expected W-L: 6.1-4.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +20 (1.8/g), 3rd.
Coached by Dutch Clark (7-4-0)
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1938 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Team Games & Schedule
Glossary · CSV · PRE| Score | Offense | Defense | |||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Date | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | ||||
| 1 | Fri | September 9 | W | 1-0 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 16 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Sun | October 2 | L | 1-1 | @ | Cleveland Rams | 17 | 21 | 12 | 298 | 131 | 167 | 3 | 172 | 91 | 81 | |||
| 3 | Sun | October 9 | W | 2-1 | @ | Green Bay Packers | 17 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Sun | October 16 | L | 2-2 | Washington Redskins | 5 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Sun | October 23 | W | 3-2 | Chicago Cardinals | 10 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Sun | October 30 | W | 4-2 | @ | Chicago Bears | 13 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Sun | November 6 | W | 5-2 | Cleveland Rams | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Sun | November 13 | L | 5-3 | Green Bay Packers | 7 | 28 | ||||||||||||
| 9 | Sun | November 20 | W | 6-3 | @ | Chicago Cardinals | 7 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 10 | Thu | November 24 | W | 7-3 | Chicago Bears | 14 | 7 | 12 | 242 | 242 | 12 | 209 | 209 | ||||||
| 11 | Sun | December 4 | L | 7-4 | Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 21 | ||||||||||||