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1953 Detroit Lions
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Record: 10-2-0, Finished 1st in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
1953 NFL Champions
Scored 271 points (22.6/g), 5th of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 205 points (17.1/g), 2nd.
Differential of 66 points (5.5/g), 5th.
Expected W-L: 7.9-4.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +11 (0.9/g), 2nd.
Coached by Buddy Parker (10-2-0)
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1953 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 27 | box | W | 1-0 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 38 | 21 | 20 | 432 | 375 | 57 | 1 | 18 | 319 | 223 | 96 | 3 | |
| 2 | Sat | October 3 | box | W | 2-0 | @ | Baltimore Colts | 27 | 17 | 14 | 271 | 74 | 197 | 7 | 14 | 286 | 203 | 83 | 5 |
| 3 | Sun | October 11 | box | W | 3-0 | San Francisco 49ers | 24 | 21 | 14 | 291 | 174 | 117 | 4 | 11 | 135 | 59 | 76 | 5 | |
| 4 | Sun | October 18 | box | L | 3-1 | Los Angeles Rams | 19 | 31 | 23 | 426 | 263 | 163 | 4 | 18 | 391 | 208 | 183 | 1 | |
| 5 | Sun | October 25 | box | W | 4-1 | @ | San Francisco 49ers | 14 | 10 | 13 | 239 | 118 | 121 | 25 | 351 | 124 | 227 | 2 | |
| 6 | Sun | November 1 | box | L | 4-2 | @ | Los Angeles Rams | 24 | 37 | 19 | 255 | 116 | 139 | 4 | 14 | 392 | 170 | 222 | 4 |
| 7 | Sat | November 7 | box | W | 5-2 | Baltimore Colts | 17 | 7 | 19 | 318 | 138 | 180 | 2 | 14 | 233 | 54 | 179 | 6 | |
| 8 | Sun | November 15 | box | W | 6-2 | @ | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 7 | 11 | 295 | 163 | 132 | 5 | 19 | 361 | 228 | 133 | 5 |
| 9 | Sun | November 22 | box | W | 7-2 | @ | Chicago Bears | 20 | 16 | 28 | 417 | 240 | 177 | 2 | 17 | 335 | 225 | 110 | 5 |
| 10 | Thu | November 26 | box | W | 8-2 | Green Bay Packers | 34 | 15 | 17 | 351 | 141 | 210 | 7 | 13 | 227 | 73 | 154 | 6 | |
| 11 | Sun | December 6 | box | W | 9-2 | Chicago Bears | 13 | 7 | 12 | 309 | 137 | 172 | 4 | 13 | 247 | 193 | 54 | 6 | |
| 12 | Sun | December 13 | box | W | 10-2 | @ | New York Giants | 27 | 16 | 16 | 354 | 207 | 147 | 2 | 18 | 268 | 205 | 63 | 5 |
| Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
| Championship | December 27 | box | W | 11-2 | Cleveland Browns | 17 | 16 | ||||||||||||