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1976 Detroit Lions
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Record: 6-8-0, Finished 3rd in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 262 points (18.7/g), 16th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 220 points (15.7/g), 10th.
Differential of 42 points (3.0/g), 12th.
Expected W-L: 8.4-5.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +6 (0.4/g), 8th.
Simple Rating System: Total 2.8, Offense: -0.6, Defense: 3.4, SoS: -0.2, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Rick Forzano (1-3-0) and Tommy Hudspeth (5-5-0)
Other Notable Asst.: Bill Belichick (Assistant Special Teams)
Training Camp: Oakland University (Rochester, Michigan)
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Team Games & Schedule
| Score | Offense | Defense | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Day | Date | OT | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | |||
| 1 | Sun | September 12 | boxscore | L | 0-1 | @ | Chicago Bears | 3 | 10 | 15 | 243 | 134 | 109 | 3 | 12 | 240 | 126 | 114 | ||
| 2 | Sun | September 19 | boxscore | W | 1-1 | Atlanta Falcons | 24 | 10 | 15 | 295 | 97 | 198 | 13 | 236 | 59 | 177 | 5 | |||
| 3 | Sun | September 26 | boxscore | L | 1-2 | Minnesota Vikings | 9 | 10 | 14 | 251 | 150 | 101 | 2 | 10 | 168 | 52 | 116 | |||
| 4 | Sun | October 3 | boxscore | L | 1-3 | @ | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 24 | 20 | 216 | 61 | 155 | 2 | 15 | 247 | 35 | 212 | 1 | |
| 5 | Sun | October 10 | boxscore | W | 2-3 | New England Patriots | 30 | 10 | 20 | 329 | 133 | 196 | 10 | 199 | 103 | 96 | 5 | |||
| 6 | Sun | October 17 | boxscore | L | 2-4 | @ | Washington Redskins | 7 | 20 | 13 | 247 | 144 | 103 | 3 | 14 | 207 | 98 | 109 | 2 | |
| 7 | Sun | October 24 | boxscore | W | 3-4 | @ | Seattle Seahawks | 41 | 14 | 22 | 369 | 217 | 152 | 1 | 20 | 339 | 242 | 97 | 8 | |
| 8 | Sun | October 31 | boxscore | W | 4-4 | Green Bay Packers | 27 | 6 | 21 | 409 | 187 | 222 | 3 | 11 | 163 | 76 | 87 | 5 | ||
| 9 | Sun | November 7 | boxscore | L | 4-5 | @ | Minnesota Vikings | 23 | 31 | 26 | 399 | 191 | 208 | 1 | 19 | 430 | 347 | 83 | 4 | |
| 10 | Sun | November 14 | boxscore | L | 4-6 | @ | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 17 | 26 | 455 | 284 | 171 | 3 | 6 | 183 | 104 | 79 | ||
| 11 | Sun | November 21 | boxscore | W | 5-6 | Chicago Bears | 14 | 10 | 23 | 349 | 146 | 203 | 4 | 11 | 221 | 110 | 111 | 1 | ||
| 12 | Thu | November 25 | boxscore | W | 6-6 | Buffalo Bills | 27 | 14 | 17 | 304 | 111 | 193 | 3 | 19 | 322 | 15 | 307 | 3 | ||
| 13 | Sun | December 5 | boxscore | L | 6-7 | @ | New York Giants | 10 | 24 | 16 | 274 | 163 | 111 | 5 | 17 | 383 | 187 | 196 | 3 | |
| 14 | Sat | December 11 | boxscore | L | 6-8 | Los Angeles Rams | 17 | 20 | 11 | 213 | 122 | 91 | 3 | 14 | 249 | 132 | 117 | 2 | ||