Team season

1978 Detroit Lions

NFC North · 16 indexed games

7–9

Regular season

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Playoffs

Conference rank

290–300

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 1978

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

WSH

WSH vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Oct 8, 1978

Denver Broncos vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 23, 1978

Detroit Lions vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Oct 29, 1978

Green Bay Packers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Sep 3, 1978

Detroit Lions vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Dec 3, 1978

Detroit Lions vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Sep 9, 1978

Detroit Lions vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Nov 5, 1978

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 12, 1978

Detroit Lions vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Nov 19, 1978

Detroit Lions vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Sep 24, 1978

Detroit Lions vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Oct 15, 1978

Los Angeles Chargers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Oct 22, 1978

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