Team season
1940 Detroit Lions
NFC North · 11 indexed games
5–5–1
Regular season
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Playoffs
4
Conference rank
138–153
Points for–against
Conference rank is derived from indexed winning percentage, wins and point differential; it is not an official tiebreaker seed.
Postseason path
Playoff games
This team did not appear in the indexed postseason.
Season highlights
Best games from 1940
Postseason stakes and close finishes bring the most consequential indexed games to the top.
Regular Season
1940DETROITLIONS
ARIZONACARDINALS
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SEP 15, 1940
Detroit Lions vs Arizona Cardinals
Regular Season · Sep 15, 1940
Regular Season
1940CHICAGOBEARS
DETROITLIONS
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NOV 10, 1940
Chicago Bears vs Detroit Lions
Regular Season · Nov 10, 1940
Regular Season
1940PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DETROITLIONS
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SEP 22, 1940
Pittsburgh Steelers vs Detroit Lions
Regular Season · Sep 22, 1940
Regular Season
1940W
WSH
DETROITLIONS
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OCT 27, 1940
WSH vs Detroit Lions
Regular Season · Oct 27, 1940
Regular Season
1940LOS ANGELESRAMS
DETROITLIONS
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SEP 29, 1940
Los Angeles Rams vs Detroit Lions
Regular Season · Sep 29, 1940
Regular Season
1940DETROITLIONS
CHICAGOBEARS
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OCT 13, 1940
Detroit Lions vs Chicago Bears
Regular Season · Oct 13, 1940
Regular Season
1940DETROITLIONS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
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OCT 20, 1940
Detroit Lions vs Green Bay Packers
Regular Season · Oct 20, 1940
Regular Season
1940DETROITLIONS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
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NOV 17, 1940
Detroit Lions vs Philadelphia Eagles
Regular Season · Nov 17, 1940
Regular Season
1940DETROITLIONS
LOS ANGELESRAMS
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NOV 3, 1940
Detroit Lions vs Los Angeles Rams
Regular Season · Nov 3, 1940
Regular Season
1940ARIZONACARDINALS
DETROITLIONS
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OCT 5, 1940
Arizona Cardinals vs Detroit Lions
Regular Season · Oct 5, 1940
Regular Season
1940GREEN BAYPACKERS
DETROITLIONS
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NOV 24, 1940
Green Bay Packers vs Detroit Lions
Regular Season · Nov 24, 1940