Franchise Index: Previous Season
Record: 10-6-0, Finished 2nd in NFC North Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 474 points (29.6/g), 4th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 387 points (24.2/g), 23rd.
Differential of 87 points (5.4/g), 8th.
Expected W-L: 9.9-6.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +11 (0.7/g), 4th.
Simple Rating System: Total 6.1, Offense: 6.9, Defense: -0.8, SoS: 0.6, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Jim Schwartz (10-6-0)
Offensive Coordinator: Scott Linehan
Defensive Coordinator: Gunther Cunningham
Training Camp: Lions Training Facility (Allen Park, Michigan)
Let people know you like this site. Sponsor this page for $120. Your message will replace this ad.
| Score | Offense | Defense | Expected Points | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week | Day | Date | OT | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | Offense | Defense | Sp. Tms | |||
| 1 | Sun | September 11 | boxscore | W | 1-0 | @ | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 27 | 20 | 25 | 431 | 305 | 126 | 1 | 17 | 315 | 259 | 56 | 2 | 7.26 | 3.18 | -1.73 | |
| 2 | Sun | September 18 | boxscore | W | 2-0 | Kansas City Chiefs | 48 | 3 | 23 | 411 | 322 | 89 | 1 | 12 | 267 | 116 | 151 | 6 | 17.01 | 23.04 | 5.37 | ||
| 3 | Sun | September 25 | boxscore | W | OT | 3-0 | @ | Minnesota Vikings | 26 | 23 | 19 | 358 | 338 | 20 | 16 | 321 | 189 | 132 | 5.27 | 1.28 | -6.67 | ||
| 4 | Sun | October 2 | boxscore | W | 4-0 | @ | Dallas Cowboys | 34 | 30 | 18 | 303 | 240 | 63 | 1 | 25 | 434 | 321 | 113 | 3 | -3.65 | 6.95 | 2.15 | |
| 5 | Mon | October 10 | boxscore | W | 5-0 | Chicago Bears | 24 | 13 | 16 | 395 | 214 | 181 | 1 | 23 | 359 | 237 | 122 | 15.11 | -4.67 | -3.08 | |||
| 6 | Sun | October 16 | boxscore | L | 5-1 | San Francisco 49ers | 19 | 25 | 21 | 310 | 244 | 66 | 14 | 314 | 111 | 203 | 2 | -3.88 | 11.84 | -9.93 | |||
| 7 | Sun | October 23 | boxscore | L | 5-2 | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 23 | 13 | 263 | 159 | 104 | 1 | 22 | 328 | 199 | 129 | 2 | -6.33 | 0.76 | -2.34 | ||
| 8 | Sun | October 30 | boxscore | W | 6-2 | @ | Denver Broncos | 45 | 10 | 21 | 376 | 263 | 113 | 19 | 312 | 117 | 195 | 3 | 12.54 | 30.14 | -5.49 | ||
| 9 | Bye Week | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Sun | November 13 | boxscore | L | 6-3 | @ | Chicago Bears | 13 | 37 | 22 | 393 | 313 | 80 | 6 | 12 | 216 | 107 | 109 | 1 | -28.13 | 8.13 | 7.67 | |
| 11 | Sun | November 20 | boxscore | W | 7-3 | Carolina Panthers | 49 | 35 | 29 | 495 | 326 | 169 | 3 | 24 | 409 | 272 | 137 | 4 | 25.41 | -3.27 | -8.83 | ||
| 12 | Thu | November 24 | boxscore | L | 7-4 | Green Bay Packers | 15 | 27 | 23 | 409 | 273 | 136 | 3 | 18 | 349 | 296 | 53 | 4.15 | -11.14 | -3.54 | |||
| 13 | Sun | December 4 | boxscore | L | 7-5 | @ | New Orleans Saints | 17 | 31 | 25 | 466 | 379 | 87 | 1 | 21 | 438 | 338 | 100 | 9.84 | -18.58 | -7.37 | ||
| 14 | Sun | December 11 | boxscore | W | 8-5 | Minnesota Vikings | 34 | 28 | 13 | 280 | 208 | 72 | 29 | 425 | 156 | 269 | 6 | 1.79 | -1.20 | 2.04 | |||
| 15 | Sun | December 18 | boxscore | W | 9-5 | @ | Oakland Raiders | 28 | 27 | 25 | 432 | 375 | 57 | 1 | 26 | 477 | 345 | 132 | 1 | 10.93 | -10.54 | 3.13 | |
| 16 | Sat | December 24 | boxscore | W | 10-5 | San Diego Chargers | 38 | 10 | 24 | 440 | 353 | 87 | 20 | 367 | 299 | 68 | 2 | 24.58 | 5.31 | -2.58 | |||
| 17 | Sun | January 1 | boxscore | L | 10-6 | @ | Green Bay Packers | 41 | 45 | 32 | 575 | 502 | 73 | 4 | 27 | 550 | 469 | 81 | 2 | 18.77 | -23.71 | 2.54 | |
| Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| WildCard | Sat | January 7 | boxscore | L | 10-7 | @ | New Orleans Saints | 28 | 45 | 22 | 412 | 380 | 32 | 2 | 34 | 626 | 459 | 167 | 2 | 18.92 | -37.12 | 0.82 | |