2023_Detroit_Lions_season

2023 Detroit Lions season
2023 Detroit Lions season
Owner	Sheila Ford Hamp
General manager	Brad Holmes
Head coach	Dan Campbell
Offensive coordinator	Ben Johnson
Defensive coordinator	Aaron Glenn
Home field	Ford Field
Local radio	Detroit Lions Radio Network
Results
Record	12–5
Division place	1st NFC North
Playoff finish	Won Wild Card Playoffs; (vs. Rams) 24–23; Won Divisional Playoffs; (vs. Buccaneers) 31–23; Lost NFC Championship; (at 49ers) 31–34
Pro Bowlers	7 RT Penei Sewell; DE Aidan Hutchinson; C Frank Ragnow; TE Sam LaPorta; ST Jalen Reeves-Maybin; WR Amon-Ra St. Brown; RB Jahmyr Gibbs;
AP All-Pros	5 RT Penei Sewell (1st team); WR Amon-Ra St. Brown (1st team); C Frank Ragnow (2nd team); TE Sam LaPorta (2nd team); ST Jalen Reeves-Maybin (2nd team);
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2023 Detroit Lions season

94th season in franchise history

The 2023 season was the Detroit Lions' 94th season in the National Football League (NFL), their 90th In Detroit, and their third under the head coach/general manager tandem of Dan Campbell and Brad Holmes.

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The Lions improved upon their 9–8 record from the previous season, after a Week 15 win against the Denver Broncos gave them their first 10-win season since 2014. The Lions finished the regular season with a 12–5 record, tying a franchise record for wins and ending up in a three-way tie with the San Francisco 49ers and the Dallas Cowboys for the best record in the NFC. Their .706 winning percentage was their best since 1991.

After a win against the Chicago Bears in Week 11, the Lions started 8–2 for the first time since 1962.^[1] After a Week 16 win against the Minnesota Vikings, the Lions won their first division title since 1993, and their first ever as a member of the NFC North following the NFL's division realignment in 2002.^[2] This also marks their first playoff appearance since 2016. The win assured them their first home playoff game since 1993 and only their third since winning their last NFL title in 1957.

However, they were seeded third for the NFC playoffs, having lost the conference record tiebreaker to both the 49ers and Cowboys and the head-to-head record to the Cowboys. In their first playoff game at Ford Field, the Lions defeated their former quarterback Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams 24–23 in the Wild Card game for their first playoff victory since the 1991 season, ending the longest winless post-season drought in the NFL.^[3] The Lions hosted the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the Divisional Round, which marked the first time the Lions hosted two playoff games in the same season in franchise history. The Lions defeated the Buccaneers 31–23 to advance to the NFC Championship for the first time since the 1991 season. However, they yielded a 24–7 lead and lost in the NFC Championship Game to the San Francisco 49ers 34–31.^[4]

The Spirit of Detroit decorated with a Lions jersey in January 2024 to celebrate the Lions' postseason run

Regular season

Game summaries

Standings

Conference

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NFC v t e
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division leaders
1^{[lower-alpha 1]}	San Francisco 49ers	West	12	5	0	.706	5–1	10–2	.509	.475	L1
2^{[lower-alpha 1]}^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Dallas Cowboys	East	12	5	0	.706	5–1	9–3	.446	.392	W2
3^{[lower-alpha 1]}^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Detroit Lions	North	12	5	0	.706	4–2	8–4	.481	.436	W1
4^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	South	9	8	0	.529	4–2	7–5	.481	.379	W1
Wild cards
5	Philadelphia Eagles	East	11	6	0	.647	4–2	7–5	.481	.476	L2
6	Los Angeles Rams	West	10	7	0	.588	5–1	8–4	.529	.453	W4
7^{[lower-alpha 4]}^{[lower-alpha 5]}	Green Bay Packers	North	9	8	0	.529	4–2	7–5	.474	.458	W3
Did not qualify for the postseason
8^{[lower-alpha 4]}^{[lower-alpha 5]}	Seattle Seahawks	West	9	8	0	.529	2–4	7–5	.512	.392	W1
9^{[lower-alpha 3]}^{[lower-alpha 4]}	New Orleans Saints	South	9	8	0	.529	4–2	6–6	.433	.340	W2
10^{[lower-alpha 6]}^{[lower-alpha 7]}	Minnesota Vikings	North	7	10	0	.412	2–4	6–6	.509	.454	L4
11^{[lower-alpha 7]}^{[lower-alpha 8]}	Chicago Bears	North	7	10	0	.412	2–4	6–6	.464	.370	L1
12^{[lower-alpha 6]}^{[lower-alpha 8]}	Atlanta Falcons	South	7	10	0	.412	3–3	4–8	.429	.462	L2
13	New York Giants	East	6	11	0	.353	3–3	5–7	.512	.353	W1
14^{[lower-alpha 9]}	Washington Commanders	East	4	13	0	.235	0–6	2–10	.512	.338	L8
15^{[lower-alpha 9]}	Arizona Cardinals	West	4	13	0	.235	0–6	3–9	.561	.588	L1
16	Carolina Panthers	South	2	15	0	.118	1–5	1–11	.522	.500	L3
Tiebreakers^{[lower-alpha 10]}
San Francisco finished ahead of Dallas and Detroit based on conference record. Dallas finished ahead of Detroit based on head-to-head victory. Tampa Bay finished ahead of New Orleans based on common record. (Tampa Bay is 8–4 against Minnesota, Chicago, Detroit, Green Bay, Atlanta, Carolina, Houston, Tennessee, Jacksonville, and Indianapolis, while New Orleans is 6–6 against the same teams.) Green Bay and Seattle finished ahead of New Orleans based on conference record. Green Bay finished ahead of Seattle based on strength of victory, claiming the 7th and final playoff spot. Minnesota finished ahead of Atlanta based on head-to-head victory. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Chicago (see below). Minnesota finished ahead of Chicago based on common record. (Minnesota is 5–7 against Tampa Bay, Los Angeles Chargers, Carolina, Kansas City, Green Bay, Atlanta, New Orleans, Denver, Las Vegas, and Detroit, while Chicago is 4–8 against the same teams.) Chicago finished ahead of Atlanta based on head-to-head victory. Washington finished ahead of Arizona based on head-to-head victory. 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.

Postseason

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan celebrates the Lions' NFC Division Playoffs victory alongside staffers

Game summaries

NFC Wild Card Playoffs: vs. (6) Los Angeles Rams

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NFC Wild Card Playoffs: (6) Los Angeles Rams at (3) Detroit Lions – Game summary

at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan

Date: January 14, 2024
Game time: 8:15 p.m. EST
Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
Game attendance: 66,367
Referee: Craig Wrolstad
TV announcers (NBC): Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth and Melissa Stark
Recap, Game Book

To start the postseason, the Lions hosted the Los Angeles Rams, in the first ever playoff game at Ford Field. The Lions opened the scoring in the first quarter via a one-yard touchdown run from David Montgomery. The Rams responded with a 24-yard field goal by Brett Maher. The Lions extended their lead via a 10-yard touchdown run from Jahmyr Gibbs. The Rams scored 14 points in the second quarter via a 50-yard touchdown pass from Matthew Stafford to Puka Nacua and a 38-yard touchdown pass from Stafford to Tutu Atwell. The Lions responded with a two-yard touchdown pass from Jared Goff to Sam LaPorta, which made the score 21–17 in favor of Detroit at half-time. The teams exchanged field goals in the third quarter, first a 54-yard field goal by Michael Badgley for the Lions, then a 24-yard field goal by Maher for the Rams. The Rams scored the only points of the fourth quarter via a 29-yard field goal by Maher. The Lions took possession with 4:07 left in the game and were able to run out the clock, making the final score 24–23 in favor of Detroit. This was the Lions' first playoff victory since January 5, 1992.^[68]

NFC Divisional Playoffs: vs. (4) Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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NFC Divisional Playoffs: (4) Tampa Bay Buccaneers at (3) Detroit Lions – Game summary

at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan

Date: January 21, 2024
Game time: 3:05 p.m. EST
Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
Game attendance: 66,201
Referee: Bill Vinovich
TV announcers (NBC): Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth, Melissa Stark and Kaylee Hartung
Recap, Game Book

In the divisional round, the Lions hosted the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, in a rematch of week 6. The Lions opened the scoring in the first quarter via a 23-yard field goal by Michael Badgley. The Buccaneers responded with a 43-yard field goal by Chase McLaughlin to tie the game. The Lions regained the lead in the second quarter via a nine-yard touchdown pass from Jared Goff to Josh Reynolds. The Buccaneers responded with a 2-yard touchdown pass from Baker Mayfield to Cade Otton tying the score at 10–10 at half-time. The teams exchanged touchdowns in the third quarter, first a one-yard touchdown run from Craig Reynolds for the Lions, then a 12-yard touchdown pass from Mayfield to Rachaad White for the Buccaneers. The Lions scored 14 points in the fourth quarter via a 31-yard touchdown run from Jahmyr Gibbs and a nine-yard touchdown pass grom Goff to Amon-Ra St. Brown. The Buccaneers responded with a 16-yard touchdown pass from Mayfield to Mike Evans and a failed two-point conversion attempt. The Buccaneers' attempted comeback failed after Mayfield's pass was intercepted by Derrick Barnes with 1:35 remaining in the game, securing the Lions' victory. With the win, the Lions advanced to the NFC Championship game for the second time in franchise history, and the first time since the 1991 season.^[69]

NFC Championship: at (1) San Francisco 49ers

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NFC Championship: (3) Detroit Lions at (1) San Francisco 49ers – Game summary

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

Date: January 28, 2024
Game time: 6:40 p.m. EST/3:40 p.m. PST
Game weather: Cloudy, 69 °F (21 °C)
Game attendance: 71,824
Referee: Clete Blakeman
TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, Greg Olsen, Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi
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In the NFC Championship game, the Lions visited the San Francisco 49ers. The Lions scored 14 points in the first quarter via a 42-yard touchdown run from Jameson Williams and a one-yard touchdown run from David Montgomery. The 49ers responded in the second quarter via a two-yard touchdown run from Christian McCaffrey. The Lions added ten points in the quarter via a 15-yard touchdown run from Jahmyr Gibbs and a 21-yard field goal by Michael Badgley, which made the score 24–7 in favor of Detroit at halftime. The 49ers scored 17 points in the third quarter via a 43-yard field goal by Jake Moody, a six-yard touchdown pass from Brock Purdy to Brandon Aiyuk and a one-yard touchdown run from McCaffrey to tie the game. The 49ers scored ten points in the fourth quarter via a 33-yard field goal by Moody and a three-yard touchdown run from Elijah Mitchell to take their first lead of the game. The Lions scored the final points of the game via a three-yard touchdown pass from Jared Goff to Williams with 56 seconds remaining in the game. The Lions' attempted comeback failed after they were unable to recover an onside kick. The 49ers then ran out the clock to win, ending the Lions' season.^[70]

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[12-5a-68] San Francisco finished ahead of Dallas and Detroit based on conference record.

[12-5b-69] Dallas finished ahead of Detroit based on head-to-head victory.

[9-8a-70] Tampa Bay finished ahead of New Orleans based on common record. (Tampa Bay is 8–4 against Minnesota, Chicago, Detroit, Green Bay, Atlanta, Carolina, Houston, Tennessee, Jacksonville, and Indianapolis, while New Orleans is 6–6 against the same teams.)

[9-8b-71] Green Bay and Seattle finished ahead of New Orleans based on conference record.

[9-8c-72] Green Bay finished ahead of Seattle based on strength of victory, claiming the 7th and final playoff spot.

[7-10a-73] Minnesota finished ahead of Atlanta based on head-to-head victory. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Chicago (see below).

[7-10b-74] Minnesota finished ahead of Chicago based on common record. (Minnesota is 5–7 against Tampa Bay, Los Angeles Chargers, Carolina, Kansas City, Green Bay, Atlanta, New Orleans, Denver, Las Vegas, and Detroit, while Chicago is 4–8 against the same teams.)

[7-10c-75] Chicago finished ahead of Atlanta based on head-to-head victory.

[4-13-76] Washington finished ahead of Arizona based on head-to-head victory.

[77] 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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Name	Position	College	Ref.
Brad Cecil	C	South Florida	^[55]
Chase Cota	WR	Oregon
Isaac Darkangelo	LB	Illinois
Dylan Drummond	WR	Eastern Michigan
Cory Durden	DT	NC State
Connor Galvin	OT	Baylor
Steven Gilmore Jr.	CB	Marshall
Mohamed Ibrahim	RB	Minnesota
Brandon Joseph	S	Notre Dame
Adrian Martinez	QB	Kansas State
Zach Morton	DE	Akron
Trevor Nowaske	LB	Saginaw Valley State
Chris Smith	DT	Notre Dame
Ryan Swoboda	OT	UCF
Starling Thomas V	CB	UAB
Keytaon Thompson	WR	Virginia


	Quarterbacks 10 Teddy Bridgewater 16 Jared Goff 12 Hendon Hooker Running backs 26 Jahmyr Gibbs 5 David Montgomery 13 Craig Reynolds Wide receivers 80 Antoine Green 19 Donovan Peoples-Jones 11 Kalif Raymond 8 Josh Reynolds 14 Amon-Ra St. Brown 9 Jameson Williams Tight ends 86 Anthony Firkser 87 Sam LaPorta		Offensive linemen 74 Kayode Awosika G 68 Taylor Decker T 60 Graham Glasgow G 73 Jonah Jackson G 77 Frank Ragnow C 58 Penei Sewell T 70 Dan Skipper T 75 Colby Sorsdal T Defensive linemen 92 Tyson Alualu DT 79 John Cominsky DE 53 Charles Harris DE 97 Aidan Hutchinson DE 94 Benito Jones DT 98 Brodric Martin DT 54 Alim McNeill DT 95 Romeo Okwara DE 91 Levi Onwuzurike DT 93 Josh Paschal DE		Linebackers 34 Alex Anzalone OLB 55 Derrick Barnes MLB 46 Jack Campbell MLB 41 James Houston OLB 57 Anthony Pittman MLB 42 Jalen Reeves-Maybin OLB 44 Malcolm Rodriguez OLB Defensive backs 32 Brian Branch FS 30 Khalil Dorsey CB 2 C. J. Gardner-Johnson SS 24 Steven Gilmore Jr. CB 25 Will Harris CB 31 Kerby Joseph SS 27 Chase Lucas CB 6 Ifeatu Melifonwu CB 1 Cameron Sutton CB 29 Kindle Vildor CB 21 Tracy Walker FS Special teams 17 Michael Badgley K 3 Jack Fox P 43 Jake McQuaide LS		Reserve lists 47 Scott Daly LS (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 23 Jerry Jacobs CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 28 Zonovan Knight RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 82 James Mitchell TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 4 Emmanuel Moseley CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 67 Matt Nelson T (IRTooltip Injured reserve) -- Nate Sudfeld QB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 72 Halapoulivaati Vaitai G (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 89 Brock Wright TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) -- Shane Zylstra TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad 50 Mitchell Agude OLB 15 Maurice Alexander WR 18 David Blough QB 45 Jason Cabinda FB 83 Zach Ertz TE 66 Matt Farniok G 84 Daurice Fountain WR 36 Jake Funk RB 76 Connor Galvin T 35 Mohamed Ibrahim RB (Injured) 33 Craig James CB 39 Jermar Jefferson RB (Injured) 40 Brandon Joseph FS 85 Tom Kennedy WR 62 Michael Niese T 99 Julian Okwara OLB 63 Max Pircher T (Int.) 71 Michael Schofield G 90 Chris Smith DT Rookies in italics

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 7	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 21–20	1–0	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
2	September 17	Seattle Seahawks	L 31–37 (OT)	1–1	Ford Field	Recap
3	September 24	Atlanta Falcons	W 20–6	2–1	Ford Field	Recap
4	September 28	at Green Bay Packers	W 34–20	3–1	Lambeau Field	Recap
5	October 8	Carolina Panthers	W 42–24	4–1	Ford Field	Recap
6	October 15	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 20–6	5–1	Raymond James Stadium	Recap
7	October 22	at Baltimore Ravens	L 6–38	5–2	M&T Bank Stadium	Recap
8	October 30	Las Vegas Raiders	W 26–14	6–2	Ford Field	Recap
9	Bye
10	November 12	at Los Angeles Chargers	W 41–38	7–2	SoFi Stadium	Recap
11	November 19	Chicago Bears	W 31–26	8–2	Ford Field	Recap
12	November 23	Green Bay Packers	L 22–29	8–3	Ford Field	Recap
13	December 3	at New Orleans Saints	W 33–28	9–3	Caesars Superdome	Recap
14	December 10	at Chicago Bears	L 13–28	9–4	Soldier Field	Recap
15	December 16	Denver Broncos	W 42–17	10–4	Ford Field	Recap
16	December 24	at Minnesota Vikings	W 30–24	11–4	U.S. Bank Stadium	Recap
17	December 30	at Dallas Cowboys	L 19–20	11–5	AT&T Stadium	Recap
18	January 7	Minnesota Vikings	W 30–20	12–5	Ford Field	Recap

Position	Player	Free agency tag	Date signed	2023 team	Source
LB	Alex Anzalone	UFA	March 15	Detroit Lions	^[5]
K	Michael Badgley	UFA	March 20	Detroit Lions	^[6]
LB	Chris Board	UFA	March 22	New England Patriots	^[7]
G	Evan Brown	UFA	April 3	Seattle Seahawks	^[8]
DE	Austin Bryant	UFA	March 23	San Francisco 49ers	^[9]
DT	Isaiah Buggs	UFA	March 13	Detroit Lions	^[10]
WR	D. J. Chark	UFA	March 24	Carolina Panthers	^[11]
DE	John Cominsky	UFA	March 15	Detroit Lions	^[12]
LS	Scott Daly	ERFA	March 22	Detroit Lions	^[13]
S	DeShon Elliott	UFA	March 17	Miami Dolphins	^[14]
S	Will Harris	UFA	March 16	Detroit Lions	^[15]
RB	Justin Jackson	UFA	July 22	Detroit Lions	^[16]
CB	Mike Hughes	UFA	March 20	Atlanta Falcons	^[17]
DT	Benito Jones	ERFA	April 26	Detroit Lions	^[18]
G	Tommy Kraemer	ERFA	August 2	New Orleans Saints	^[19]
S	C. J. Moore	UFA	March 20	Detroit Lions	^[20]
OT	Matt Nelson	RFA	March 14	Detroit Lions	^[21]
CB	Amani Oruwariye	UFA	March 23	New York Giants	^[22]
C	Ross Pierschbacher	RFA	March 8	Detroit Lions	^[23]
LB	Anthony Pittman	ERFA	March 13	Detroit Lions	^[24]
CB	Bobby Price	RFA	June 5	Arizona Cardinals	^[25]
RB	Craig Reynolds	ERFA	March 13	Detroit Lions	^[26]
G	Dan Skipper	RFA	August 1	Indianapolis Colts	^[27]
QB	Nate Sudfeld	UFA	March 24	Detroit Lions	^[28]
RB	Jamaal Williams	UFA	March 17	New Orleans Saints	^[29]
LB	Josh Woods	UFA	March 23	Arizona Cardinals	^[30]
TE	Brock Wright	ERFA	March 13	Detroit Lions	^[31]
TE	Shane Zylstra	ERFA	March 13	Detroit Lions	^[31]

Position	Player	Previous team	Date	Source
S	C.J. Gardner-Johnson	Philadelphia Eagles	March 20	^[32]
G	Graham Glasgow	Denver Broncos	March 20	^[33]
WR	Marvin Jones Jr.	Jacksonville Jaguars	April 5	^[34]
CB	Mac McCain	Philadelphia Eagles	February 23	^[35]
LS	Jake McQuaide	Dallas Cowboys	March 20	^[36]
RB	David Montgomery	Chicago Bears	March 16	^[37]
CB	Emmanuel Moseley	San Francisco 49ers	March 16	^[38]
LB	Jalen Reeves-Maybin	Houston Texans	March 27	^[39]
CB	Cameron Sutton	Pittsburgh Steelers	March 16	^[40]
TE	Patrick Murtaugh	N/A	May 4	^[40]

Position	Player	2023 team	Release date	Source
DT	Michael Brockers		February 24	^[41]
CB	Jeff Okudah	Atlanta Falcons	April 11	^[42]
WR	Quintez Cephus		April 21	^[43]
S	C. J. Moore		April 21	^[43]
RB	D'Andre Swift	Philadelphia Eagles	April 29	^[44]
G	Logan Stenberg	Chicago Bears	August 10	^[45]
WR	Marvin Jones Jr.		October 24	^[46]

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes	Source
1	12	Jahmyr Gibbs	RB	Alabama	From Arizona	^[47]
1	18	Jack Campbell	LB	Iowa		^[48]
2	34	Sam LaPorta	TE	Iowa	From Arizona	^[49]
2	45	Brian Branch	S	Alabama	From Green Bay	^[50]
3	68	Hendon Hooker	QB	Tennessee	From Denver	^[51]
3	96	Brodric Martin	DT	Western Kentucky	From Arizona	^[52]
5	152	Colby Sorsdal	OT	William & Mary		^[53]
7	219	Antoine Green	WR	North Carolina	From Philadelphia	^[54]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	August 11	New York Giants	W 21–16	1–0	Ford Field	Recap
2	August 19	Jacksonville Jaguars	L 7–25	1–1	Ford Field	Recap
3	August 25	at Carolina Panthers	W 26–17	2–1	Bank of America Stadium	Recap

NFC North
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽³⁾ Detroit Lions	12	5	0	.706	4–2	8–4	461	395	W1
⁽⁷⁾ Green Bay Packers	9	8	0	.529	4–2	7–5	383	350	W3
Minnesota Vikings	7	10	0	.412	2–4	6–6	344	362	L4
Chicago Bears	7	10	0	.412	2–4	6–6	360	379	L1

Round	Date	Opponent (seed)	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
Wild Card	January 14	Los Angeles Rams (6)	W 24–23	1–0	Ford Field	Recap
Divisional	January 21	Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4)	W 31–23	2–0	Ford Field	Recap
NFC Championship	January 28	at San Francisco 49ers (1)	L 31–34	2–1	Levi's Stadium	Recap

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	7	0	7	7	21
Chiefs	0	14	3	3	20

Period	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Seahawks	7	0	10	14	6	37
Lions	7	7	7	10	0	31

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	3	0	3	6
Lions	3	10	0	7	20

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	14	13	0	7	34
Packers	3	0	8	9	20

2023_Detroit_Lions_season

Player movements

Free agents

Additions

Releases

Draft

Staff

Final roster

Preseason

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 1: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week 2: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week 3: vs. Atlanta Falcons

Week 4: at Green Bay Packers

Week 5: vs. Carolina Panthers

Week 6: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week 7: at Baltimore Ravens

Week 8: vs. Las Vegas Raiders

Week 10: at Los Angeles Chargers

Week 11: vs. Chicago Bears

Week 12: vs. Green Bay Packers

Week 13: at New Orleans Saints

Week 14: at Chicago Bears

Week 15: vs. Denver Broncos

Week 16: at Minnesota Vikings

Week 17: at Dallas Cowboys

Week 18: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Standings

Division

Conference

Postseason

Schedule

Game summaries

NFC Wild Card Playoffs: vs. (6) Los Angeles Rams

NFC Divisional Playoffs: vs. (4) Tampa Bay Buccaneers

NFC Championship: at (1) San Francisco 49ers

References

External links

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