Team season

1983 Detroit Lions

NFC North · 17 indexed games

9–7

Regular season

0–1

Playoffs

Conference rank

347–286

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

Detroit Lions vs San Francisco 49ers

Divisional Round · Dec 31, 1983

Season highlights

Best games from 1983

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

Detroit Lions vs San Francisco 49ers

Divisional Round · Dec 31, 1983

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Dec 18, 1983

Detroit Lions vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Nov 20, 1983

Detroit Lions vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Sep 25, 1983

Cleveland Browns vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Sep 11, 1983

New York Giants vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 7, 1983

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