Team season

1980 Detroit Lions

NFC North · 16 indexed games

9–7

Regular season

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Playoffs

Conference rank

334–272

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 1980

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

Detroit Lions vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Dec 7, 1980

Indianapolis Colts vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 16, 1980

Detroit Lions vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Oct 26, 1980

San Francisco 49ers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 2, 1980

Chicago Bears vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 27, 1980

New Orleans Saints vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Oct 12, 1980

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Dec 14, 1980

Arizona Cardinals vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Sep 21, 1980

Detroit Lions vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Nov 23, 1980

Detroit Lions vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Oct 5, 1980

Detroit Lions vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Oct 19, 1980

Minnesota Vikings vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Sep 28, 1980

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