Team season

1976 Detroit Lions

NFC North · 14 indexed games

6–8

Regular season

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Playoffs

Conference rank

262–220

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 1976

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

Detroit Lions vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Nov 14, 1976

Minnesota Vikings vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Sep 26, 1976

Los Angeles Rams vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Dec 11, 1976

Chicago Bears vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 21, 1976

Detroit Lions vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Sep 12, 1976

Detroit Lions vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Nov 7, 1976

Detroit Lions vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Oct 3, 1976

Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 25, 1976

WSH

Detroit Lions vs WSH

Regular Season · Oct 17, 1976

Detroit Lions vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Dec 5, 1976

Atlanta Falcons vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Sep 19, 1976

New England Patriots vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Oct 10, 1976

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