Team season

1972 Detroit Lions

NFC North · 14 indexed games

8–5–1

Regular season

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Playoffs

Conference rank

339–290

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 1972

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

Detroit Lions vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Dec 10, 1972

Green Bay Packers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Oct 16, 1972

Detroit Lions vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Nov 12, 1972

Detroit Lions vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Oct 8, 1972

Detroit Lions vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Oct 30, 1972

New Orleans Saints vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 19, 1972

Chicago Bears vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 5, 1972

Los Angeles Chargers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Oct 22, 1972

Detroit Lions vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Oct 1, 1972

New York Giants vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Sep 17, 1972

Detroit Lions vs Los Angeles Rams

Regular Season · Dec 17, 1972

New York Jets vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 23, 1972

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