Team season

1947 Detroit Lions

NFC North · 12 indexed games

3–9

Regular season

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Playoffs

Conference rank

231–305

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 1947

Postseason stakes and close finishes bring the most consequential indexed games to the top.

Detroit Lions vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Sep 21, 1947

Detroit Lions vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Oct 19, 1947

Arizona Cardinals vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 9, 1947

Detroit Lions vs Los Angeles Rams

Regular Season · Nov 23, 1947

Los Angeles Rams vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Oct 12, 1947

BYK

Detroit Lions vs BYK

Regular Season · Oct 5, 1947

WSH

WSH vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 16, 1947

Detroit Lions vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Oct 26, 1947

Chicago Bears vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 27, 1947

Green Bay Packers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Dec 7, 1947

Detroit Lions vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Sep 28, 1947

New York Giants vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 2, 1947

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