2021_Detroit_Lions_season

2021 Detroit Lions season
2021 Detroit Lions season
Owner	Sheila Ford Hamp
General manager	Brad Holmes
Head coach	Dan Campbell
Home field	Ford Field
Results
Record	3–13–1
Division place	4th NFC North
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	OG Jonah Jackson
Uniform
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2021 Detroit Lions season

92nd season in franchise history

The 2021 season was the Detroit Lions' 92nd season in the National Football League (NFL), the 20th playing their home games at Ford Field and their first under the head coach/general manager tandem of Dan Campbell and Brad Holmes.^[1]^[2] The Lions finished 3–13–1, failing to improve upon their 5–11 record from the previous season. The Lions began their season 0–8 before tying with the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 10, in which they nearly beat the Steelers in Pittsburgh for the first time since 1955. However, the Lions would not win a game until Week 13 against the division rival Minnesota Vikings, ending a 15-game, 364-day winless streak. In Week 14, the Lions were eliminated from playoff contention for the fifth consecutive year.^[3] They finished the season at the bottom of the NFC North for the fourth consecutive season. However they ended the season on a high note, upsetting two playoff bound teams; the Arizona Cardinals in Week 15 and the top-seeded Green Bay Packers in Week 18.

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This was the Lions' first season since 2008 without longtime quarterback Matthew Stafford, as he was traded to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for quarterback Jared Goff and three draft picks on January 31, 2021.^[4] Stafford would go onto win his first Super Bowl in Super Bowl LVI with the Rams later that postseason and for first time since 2003 Don Muhlbach was not on the opening day roster.

With the Cincinnati Bengals defeating the Las Vegas Raiders in the postseason, the Lions officially held the longest playoff victory drought in the NFL, not winning a playoff game since the 1991 season.^[5]

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[13-4-59] Green Bay finished ahead of Tampa Bay based on conference record (9–3 vs. 8–4).

[12-5-60] Dallas finished ahead of LA Rams based on conference record (10–2 vs. 8–4).

[9-8-61] Philadelphia finished ahead of New Orleans based on head-to-head victory.

[7-10a-62] Washington finished ahead of Atlanta and Seattle based on head-to-head victories.

[7-10b-63] Seattle finished ahead of Atlanta based on win percentage in common games (4–2 vs. 3–3 against: San Francisco, New Orleans, Jacksonville, Washington, and Detroit).

[64] When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest-ranked remaining team from each division.

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Date	Player	Position	Previous team	Contract	Source
March 3	Tyrell Williams	Wide receiver	Las Vegas Raiders	1 year / $4.7 million	^[16]
March 13	Josh Hill	Tight end	New Orleans Saints	1 year / $1.2 million	^[17]
March 16	Jamaal Williams	Running back	Green Bay Packers	2 years / $7.5 million	^[18]
March 17	Tim Boyle	Quarterback	Green Bay Packers	1 year / $2.5 million	^[19]
March 22	Breshad Perriman	Wide receiver	New York Jets	1 year / $3.0 million	^[20]
March 22	Randy Bullock	Placekicker	Cincinnati Bengals	1 year / $1.5 million	^[21]
March 23	Kalif Raymond	Wide receiver	Tennessee Titans	1 year / $1.0 million	^[22]
March 24	Damion Ratley	Wide receiver	Houston Texans	1 year / $0.9 million	^[23]
March 24	Alex Anzalone	Linebacker	New Orleans Saints	1 year / $1.8 million	^[23]
April 1	Corn Elder	Cornerback	Carolina Panthers	1 year / $0.9 million	^[24]
April 6	Quinton Dunbar	Cornerback	Seattle Seahawks	1 year / $1.0 million	^[25]
April 8	Dean Marlowe	Strong Safety	Buffalo Bills	1 year / $1.0 million	^[26]
April 30	Darren Fells	Tight end	Houston Texans	1 year	^{[citation needed]}
May 12	Alex Brown	Cornerback	Kansas City Chiefs	1 year
	Alijah Holder	Safety	Denver Broncos	1 year
	Charlie Taumoepeau	Tight end	San Francisco 49ers	1 year
May 19	Darrin Paulo	Offensive tackle	Denver Broncos		^[27]
May 27	Brian Price	Defensive tackle	Green Bay Packers	1 year	^{[citation needed]}

Date	Player	Position	New Team	Source
March 8	Christian Jones	Linebacker	Chicago Bears	^[28]
March 8	Russell Bodine	Center		^[28]
March 12	Jesse James	Tight end	Chicago Bears	^[29]
March 12	Justin Coleman	Cornerback	Miami Dolphins	^[30]
March 15	Joe Dahl	Guard		^[31]
	Jamal Agnew	Wide receiver	Jacksonville Jaguars
	Jarrad Davis	Linebacker	New York Jets
March 16	Danny Shelton	Defensive tackle	New York Giants	^[32]
March 16	Chase Daniel	Quarterback	Los Angeles Chargers	^[32]
March 17	Marvin Jones	Wide receiver	Jacksonville Jaguars	^[33]
	Matt Prater	Placekicker	Arizona Cardinals	^[34]
	Desmond Trufant	Cornerback	Chicago Bears	^[35]
March 20	Kenny Golladay	Wide receiver	New York Giants	^[36]
March 24	Miles Killebrew	Linebacker	Pittsburgh Steelers	^[37]
March 27	Mohamed Sanu	Wide receiver	San Francisco 49ers	^[38]
April 15	Duron Harmon	Safety	Atlanta Falcons	^[39]
April 23	Hunter Bryant	Tight end		^{[citation needed]}
May 1	Kerryon Johnson	Running back	San Francisco 49ers
June 2	John Atkins	Defensive tackle	Atlanta Falcons

Date	Player	Position	Contract	Source
March 8	Mike Ford	Cornerback	1 year / $1.2 million	^[28]
March 15	Romeo Okwara	Defensive end	3 years / $39 million	^[40]
March 17	Jalen Reeves-Maybin	Outside linebacker	1 year / $2.37 million	^[41]
March 19	Don Muhlbach	Long snapper		^[42]

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes	Source
1	7	Penei Sewell	OT	Oregon		^[44]
2	41	Levi Onwuzurike	DT	Washington		^[45]
3	72	Alim McNeill	DT	NC State		^[46]
3	101	Ifeatu Melifonwu	CB	Syracuse	from Los Angeles Rams	^[47]
4	112	Amon-Ra St. Brown	WR	USC		^[48]
4	113	Derrick Barnes	LB	Purdue	from Cleveland Browns	^[49]
7	257	Jermar Jefferson	RB	Oregon State	from Cleveland Browns	^[50]


	Quarterbacks 10 David Blough 12 Tim Boyle 16 Jared Goff Running backs 45 Jason Cabinda FB 35 Godwin Igwebuike 28 Jermar Jefferson 46 Craig Reynolds 32 D'Andre Swift 30 Jamaal Williams Wide receivers 17 Trinity Benson 18 KhaDarel Hodge 85 Tom Kennedy 11 Kalif Raymond 8 Josh Reynolds 14 Amon-Ra St. Brown Tight ends 80 Jared Pinkney 89 Brock Wright		Offensive linemen 63 Evan Brown C 68 Taylor Decker T 69 Will Holden T 73 Jonah Jackson G 78 Tommy Kraemer G 74 Ryan McCollum C 67 Matt Nelson T 58 Penei Sewell T 72 Halapoulivaati Vaitai G Defensive linemen 91 Michael Brockers DE 96 Jashon Cornell DE 54 Alim McNeill NT 75 Levi Onwuzurike DE 98 John Penisini NT 97 Nick Williams DE		Linebackers 55 Derrick Barnes ILB 43 Rashod Berry OLB 49 Curtis Bolton ILB 53 Charles Harris OLB 52 Jessie Lemonier OLB 99 Julian Okwara OLB 57 Anthony Pittman ILB 44 Jalen Reeves-Maybin ILB Defensive backs 15 Brady Breeze SS 42 Jalen Elliott FS 40 Mark Gilbert CB 25 Will Harris SS 31 Dean Marlowe SS 26 Ifeatu Melifonwu CB 38 C. J. Moore FS 41 A. J. Parker CB 27 Bobby Price CB 21 Tracy Walker FS Special teams 47 Scott Daly LS 3 Jack Fox P 6 Riley Patterson K		Reserve lists 34 Alex Anzalone ILB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 2 Austin Bryant OLB (COVID-19) 86 Hunter Bryant TE (NF-Inj.Tooltip Non-football injury and illness) 87 Quintez Cephus WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 65 Tyrell Crosby T (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 50 Shaun Dion Hamilton ILB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 90 Trey Flowers OLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 79 Joel Heath DE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 88 T. J. Hockenson TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 39 Jerry Jacobs CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 23 Jeff Okudah CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 95 Romeo Okwara OLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 24 Amani Oruwariye CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 77 Frank Ragnow C (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 4 Austin Seibert K (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 71 Logan Stenberg G (IRTooltip Injured reserve) -- Charlie Taumoepeau TE (NF-Inj.Tooltip Non-football injury and illness) 51 Josh Woods ILB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad 13 Geronimo Allison WR 36 Corey Ballentine CB 94 Eric Banks DE 59 Tavante Beckett ILB 65 Parker Ehinger G 82 Nick Eubanks TE 76 Bruce Hector DE 83 Javon McKinley WR 19 Steven Montez QB 29 Parnell Motley CB 66 Darrin Paulo T 1 Nickell Robey-Coleman CB 5 Aldrick Rosas K 70 Dan Skipper T 19 Saivion Smith CB 86 Ross Travis TE 84 Shane Zylstra TE (Injured) Rookies in italics 53 active, 18 inactive, 16 practice squad

2021_Detroit_Lions_season

2021 Detroit Lions season

Offseason

Coaching changes

Additions

Departures

Re-signings

Trades

Retirements

Draft

Pre-draft trades

Staff

Final roster

Preseason

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week 2: at Green Bay Packers

Week 3: vs. Baltimore Ravens

Week 4: at Chicago Bears

Week 5: at Minnesota Vikings

Week 6: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Week 7: at Los Angeles Rams

Week 8: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Week 10: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 11: at Cleveland Browns

Week 12: vs. Chicago Bears

Week 13: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Week 14: at Denver Broncos

Week 15: vs. Arizona Cardinals

Week 16: at Atlanta Falcons

Week 17: at Seattle Seahawks

Week 18: vs. Green Bay Packers

Standings

Division

Conference

References

External links

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Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	August 13	Buffalo Bills	L 15–16	0–1	Ford Field	Recap
2	August 21	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 20–26	0–2	Heinz Field	Recap
3	August 27	Indianapolis Colts	L 17–27	0–3	Ford Field	Recap

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 12	San Francisco 49ers	L 33–41	0–1	Ford Field	Recap
2	September 20	at Green Bay Packers	L 17–35	0–2	Lambeau Field	Recap
3	September 26	Baltimore Ravens	L 17–19	0–3	Ford Field	Recap
4	October 3	at Chicago Bears	L 14–24	0–4	Soldier Field	Recap
5	October 10	at Minnesota Vikings	L 17–19	0–5	U.S. Bank Stadium	Recap
6	October 17	Cincinnati Bengals	L 11–34	0–6	Ford Field	Recap
7	October 24	at Los Angeles Rams	L 19–28	0–7	SoFi Stadium	Recap
8	October 31	Philadelphia Eagles	L 6–44	0–8	Ford Field	Recap
9	Bye
10	November 14	at Pittsburgh Steelers	T 16–16 (OT)	0–8–1	Heinz Field	Recap
11	November 21	at Cleveland Browns	L 10–13	0–9–1	FirstEnergy Stadium	Recap
12	November 25	Chicago Bears	L 14–16	0–10–1	Ford Field	Recap
13	December 5	Minnesota Vikings	W 29–27	1–10–1	Ford Field	Recap
14	December 12	at Denver Broncos	L 10–38	1–11–1	Empower Field at Mile High	Recap
15	December 19	Arizona Cardinals	W 30–12	2–11–1	Ford Field	Recap
16	December 26	at Atlanta Falcons	L 16–20	2–12–1	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Recap
17	January 2	at Seattle Seahawks	L 29–51	2–13–1	Lumen Field	Recap
18	January 9	Green Bay Packers	W 37–30	3–13–1	Ford Field	Recap

NFC North
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽¹⁾ Green Bay Packers	13	4	0	.765	4–2	9–3	450	371	L1
Minnesota Vikings	8	9	0	.471	4–2	6–6	425	426	W1
Chicago Bears	6	11	0	.353	2–4	4–8	311	407	L1
Detroit Lions	3	13	1	.206	2–4	3–9	325	467	W1

NFC v t e
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division winners
1^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Green Bay Packers	North	13	4	0	.765	4–2	9–3	.479	.480	L1
2^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	South	13	4	0	.765	4–2	8–4	.467	.443	W3
3^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Dallas Cowboys	East	12	5	0	.706	6–0	10–2	.488	.431	W1
4^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Los Angeles Rams	West	12	5	0	.706	3–3	8–4	.483	.409	L1
Wild cards
5	Arizona Cardinals	West	11	6	0	.647	4–2	7–5	.490	.492	L1
6	San Francisco 49ers	West	10	7	0	.588	2–4	7–5	.500	.438	W2
7^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Philadelphia Eagles	East	9	8	0	.529	3–3	7–5	.469	.350	L1
Did not qualify for the postseason
8^{[lower-alpha 3]}	New Orleans Saints	South	9	8	0	.529	4–2	7–5	.512	.516	W2
9	Minnesota Vikings	North	8	9	0	.471	4–2	6–6	.507	.434	W1
10^{[lower-alpha 4]}	Washington Football Team	East	7	10	0	.412	2–4	6–6	.529	.420	W1
11^{[lower-alpha 4]}^{[lower-alpha 5]}	Seattle Seahawks	West	7	10	0	.412	3–3	4–8	.519	.424	W2
12^{[lower-alpha 4]}^{[lower-alpha 5]}	Atlanta Falcons	South	7	10	0	.412	2–4	4–8	.472	.315	L2
13	Chicago Bears	North	6	11	0	.353	2–4	4–8	.524	.373	L1
14	Carolina Panthers	South	5	12	0	.294	2–4	3–9	.509	.412	L7
15	New York Giants	East	4	13	0	.235	1–5	3–9	.536	.485	L6
16	Detroit Lions	North	3	13	1	.206	2–4	3–9	.528	.627	W1
Tiebreakers^{[lower-alpha 6]}
Green Bay finished ahead of Tampa Bay based on conference record (9–3 vs. 8–4). Dallas finished ahead of LA Rams based on conference record (10–2 vs. 8–4). Philadelphia finished ahead of New Orleans based on head-to-head victory. Washington finished ahead of Atlanta and Seattle based on head-to-head victories. Seattle finished ahead of Atlanta based on win percentage in common games (4–2 vs. 3–3 against: San Francisco, New Orleans, Jacksonville, Washington, and Detroit). When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest-ranked remaining team from each division.

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	7	24	7	3	41
Lions	0	10	7	16	33

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	7	10	0	0	17
Packers	7	7	14	7	35

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Ravens	0	10	6	3	19
Lions	0	0	7	10	17

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	0	7	7	14
Bears	7	7	10	0	24