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1957 Detroit Lions
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Record: 8-4-0, Finished 1st in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
1957 NFL Champions
Scored 251 points (20.9/g), 6th of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 231 points (19.2/g), 7th.
Differential of 20 points (1.7/g), 6th.
Expected W-L: 6.6-5.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +8 (0.7/g), 3rd.
Coached by George Wilson (8-4-0)
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1957 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 29 | box | L | 0-1 | @ | Baltimore Colts | 14 | 34 | 13 | 201 | 178 | 23 | 4 | 18 | 392 | 241 | 151 | 3 |
| 2 | Sun | October 6 | box | W | 1-1 | @ | Green Bay Packers | 24 | 14 | 19 | 327 | 78 | 249 | 2 | 11 | 205 | 107 | 98 | 5 |
| 3 | Sun | October 13 | box | W | 2-1 | Los Angeles Rams | 10 | 7 | 12 | 208 | 82 | 126 | 1 | 14 | 241 | 74 | 167 | 6 | |
| 4 | Sun | October 20 | box | W | 3-1 | Baltimore Colts | 31 | 27 | 20 | 369 | 191 | 178 | 4 | 15 | 322 | 205 | 117 | 6 | |
| 5 | Sun | October 27 | box | L | 3-2 | @ | Los Angeles Rams | 17 | 35 | 24 | 308 | 220 | 88 | 4 | 21 | 357 | 133 | 224 | 4 |
| 6 | Sun | November 3 | box | L | 3-3 | @ | San Francisco 49ers | 31 | 35 | 22 | 416 | 259 | 157 | 26 | 379 | 226 | 153 | 3 | |
| 7 | Sun | November 10 | box | W | 4-3 | @ | Philadelphia Eagles | 27 | 16 | 18 | 376 | 177 | 199 | 4 | 13 | 201 | 44 | 157 | 5 |
| 8 | Sun | November 17 | box | W | 5-3 | San Francisco 49ers | 31 | 10 | 28 | 515 | 370 | 145 | 2 | 16 | 223 | 150 | 73 | 3 | |
| 9 | Sun | November 24 | box | L | 5-4 | Chicago Bears | 7 | 27 | 14 | 216 | 110 | 106 | 4 | 17 | 279 | 79 | 200 | 1 | |
| 10 | Thu | November 28 | box | W | 6-4 | Green Bay Packers | 18 | 6 | 13 | 349 | 134 | 215 | 5 | 19 | 286 | 228 | 58 | 3 | |
| 11 | Sun | December 8 | box | W | 7-4 | Cleveland Browns | 20 | 7 | 15 | 226 | 75 | 151 | 1 | 14 | 266 | 197 | 69 | 2 | |
| 12 | Sun | December 15 | box | W | 8-4 | @ | Chicago Bears | 21 | 13 | 23 | 329 | 155 | 174 | 4 | 14 | 214 | 160 | 54 | 2 |
| Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
| Division | December 22 | box | W | 9-4 | @ | San Francisco 49ers | 31 | 27 | |||||||||||
| Championship | December 29 | box | W | 10-4 | Cleveland Browns | 59 | 14 | ||||||||||||