Team season

1959 Detroit Lions

NFC North · 12 indexed games

3–8–1

Regular season

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Playoffs

Conference rank

203–275

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 1959

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

Detroit Lions vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Nov 8, 1959

Los Angeles Rams vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 15, 1959

Green Bay Packers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 26, 1959

Indianapolis Colts vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Oct 11, 1959

Chicago Bears vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 22, 1959

Detroit Lions vs Los Angeles Rams

Regular Season · Oct 25, 1959

Detroit Lions vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Dec 13, 1959

Detroit Lions vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Sep 27, 1959

Detroit Lions vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Oct 4, 1959

San Francisco 49ers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Oct 18, 1959

Arizona Cardinals vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Dec 6, 1959

Detroit Lions vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Nov 1, 1959

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