Team season

1949 Detroit Lions

NFC North · 12 indexed games

4–8

Regular season

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Playoffs

Conference rank

237–259

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 1949

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

NYY

NYY vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Dec 4, 1949

Detroit Lions vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Oct 30, 1949

Detroit Lions vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Nov 13, 1949

Detroit Lions vs Los Angeles Rams

Regular Season · Sep 23, 1949

Detroit Lions vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Oct 8, 1949

Philadelphia Eagles vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Oct 3, 1949

Los Angeles Rams vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Oct 16, 1949

Green Bay Packers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Dec 11, 1949

Detroit Lions vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Oct 23, 1949

Chicago Bears vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 24, 1949

Arizona Cardinals vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 6, 1949

Detroit Lions vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Nov 20, 1949

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