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1968 Detroit Lions
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Record: 4-8-2, Finished 4th in NFL Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 207 points (14.8/g), 14th of 16 in the NFL.
Allowed 241 points (17.2/g), 5th.
Differential of -34 points (-2.4/g), 10th.
Expected W-L: 5.8-8.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +4 (0.3/g), 7th.
Coached by Joe Schmidt (4-8-2)
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1968 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 15 | box | L | 0-1 | @ | Dallas Cowboys | 13 | 59 | 15 | 257 | 189 | 68 | 4 | 29 | 542 | 381 | 161 | |
| 2 | Sun | September 22 | box | W | 1-1 | Chicago Bears | 42 | 0 | 22 | 468 | 295 | 173 | 2 | 11 | 167 | 106 | 61 | 10 | |
| 3 | Sun | September 29 | box | W | 2-1 | @ | Green Bay Packers | 23 | 17 | 20 | 343 | 190 | 153 | 1 | 15 | 324 | 219 | 105 | 3 |
| 4 | Sun | October 6 | box | L | 2-2 | @ | Minnesota Vikings | 10 | 24 | 9 | 247 | 168 | 79 | 1 | 18 | 265 | 130 | 135 | |
| 5 | Sun | October 13 | box | W | 3-2 | @ | Chicago Bears | 28 | 10 | 24 | 405 | 161 | 244 | 1 | 12 | 241 | 111 | 130 | 2 |
| 6 | Sun | October 20 | box | T | 3-2-1 | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 14 | 18 | 282 | 70 | 212 | 4 | 16 | 213 | 79 | 134 | 3 | |
| 7 | Sun | October 27 | box | L | 3-3-1 | San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 14 | 10 | 219 | 141 | 78 | 4 | 16 | 332 | 216 | 116 | 2 | |
| 8 | Sun | November 3 | box | L | 3-4-1 | @ | Los Angeles Rams | 7 | 10 | 15 | 216 | 144 | 72 | 3 | 9 | 286 | 185 | 101 | 2 |
| 9 | Sun | November 10 | box | L | 3-5-1 | Baltimore Colts | 10 | 27 | 20 | 308 | 225 | 83 | 17 | 354 | 238 | 116 | 1 | ||
| 10 | Sun | November 17 | box | L | 3-6-1 | Minnesota Vikings | 6 | 13 | 6 | 131 | 38 | 93 | 1 | 15 | 252 | 113 | 139 | 3 | |
| 11 | Sun | November 24 | box | T | 3-6-2 | New Orleans Saints | 20 | 20 | 15 | 274 | 189 | 85 | 2 | 17 | 262 | 136 | 126 | 3 | |
| 12 | Thu | November 28 | box | L | 3-7-2 | Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 12 | 8 | 168 | 66 | 102 | 4 | 12 | 161 | 49 | 112 | 1 | |
| 13 | Sun | December 8 | box | W | 4-7-2 | @ | Atlanta Falcons | 24 | 7 | 18 | 342 | 212 | 130 | 1 | 14 | 230 | 58 | 172 | 4 |
| 14 | Sun | December 15 | box | L | 4-8-2 | @ | Washington Redskins | 3 | 14 | 21 | 368 | 238 | 130 | 4 | 13 | 208 | 136 | 72 | 2 |