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1952 Detroit Lions
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Record: 9-3-0, Finished 1st in NFL National Division
NFL Season Summary
1952 NFL Champions
Scored 344 points (28.7/g), 2nd of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 192 points (16.0/g), 1st.
Differential of 152 points (12.7/g), 1st.
Expected W-L: 9.6-2.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +19 (1.6/g), 1st.
Coached by Buddy Parker (9-3-0)
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1952 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 | Sun | September 28 | box | L | 0-1 | @ | San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 17 | 13 | 247 | 149 | 98 | 5 | 19 | 324 | 164 | 160 | 1 |
| 2 | Fri | October 3 | box | W | 1-1 | @ | Los Angeles Rams | 17 | 14 | 22 | 361 | 195 | 166 | 4 | 12 | 196 | 157 | 39 | 4 |
| 3 | Sun | October 12 | box | L | 1-2 | San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 28 | 4 | 65 | 25 | 40 | 4 | 21 | 265 | 86 | 179 | 1 | |
| 4 | Sun | October 19 | box | W | 2-2 | Los Angeles Rams | 24 | 16 | 14 | 273 | 193 | 80 | 5 | 16 | 285 | 194 | 91 | 4 | |
| 5 | Sun | October 26 | box | W | 3-2 | @ | Green Bay Packers | 52 | 17 | 21 | 378 | 216 | 162 | 2 | 21 | 405 | 352 | 53 | 9 |
| 6 | Sun | November 2 | box | W | 4-2 | Cleveland Browns | 17 | 6 | 20 | 303 | 161 | 142 | 3 | 15 | 214 | 107 | 107 | 4 | |
| 7 | Sun | November 9 | box | W | 5-2 | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | 31 | 6 | 25 | 391 | 70 | 321 | 15 | 192 | 195 | -3 | 3 | |
| 8 | Sun | November 16 | box | W | 6-2 | Dallas Texans | 43 | 13 | 15 | 372 | 214 | 158 | 4 | 11 | 166 | 98 | 68 | 7 | |
| 9 | Sun | November 23 | box | L | 6-3 | @ | Chicago Bears | 23 | 24 | 17 | 259 | 110 | 149 | 4 | 18 | 395 | 216 | 179 | 5 |
| 10 | Thu | November 27 | box | W | 7-3 | Green Bay Packers | 48 | 24 | 23 | 394 | 262 | 132 | 3 | 17 | 299 | 196 | 103 | 8 | |
| 11 | Sun | December 7 | box | W | 8-3 | Chicago Bears | 45 | 21 | 25 | 428 | 312 | 116 | 2 | 18 | 208 | 171 | 37 | 7 | |
| 12 | Sat | December 13 | box | W | 9-3 | Dallas Texans | 41 | 6 | 20 | 517 | 301 | 216 | 2 | 12 | 296 | 164 | 132 | 4 | |
| Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
| Division | December 21 | box | W | 10-3 | @ | Los Angeles Rams | 31 | 21 | |||||||||||
| Championship | December 28 | box | W | 11-3 | @ | Cleveland Browns | 17 | 7 | |||||||||||