Team season

1979 Detroit Lions

NFC North · 16 indexed games

2–14

Regular season

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Playoffs

Conference rank

219–365

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 1979

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

Atlanta Falcons vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Sep 23, 1979

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 11, 1979

Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Oct 28, 1979

Minnesota Vikings vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Sep 30, 1979

WSH

WSH vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Sep 9, 1979

Green Bay Packers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Dec 15, 1979

Detroit Lions vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Nov 18, 1979

Detroit Lions vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Oct 7, 1979

Detroit Lions vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Oct 14, 1979

Detroit Lions vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Oct 21, 1979

Detroit Lions vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Sep 1, 1979

Miami Dolphins vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Dec 9, 1979

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