Team season

1987 Detroit Lions

NFC North · 15 indexed games

4–11

Regular season

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Playoffs

Conference rank

269–384

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 1987

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

Green Bay Packers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Oct 25, 1987

Minnesota Vikings vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Dec 20, 1987

Detroit Lions vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Oct 11, 1987

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Oct 4, 1987

Kansas City Chiefs vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 26, 1987

WSH

Detroit Lions vs WSH

Regular Season · Nov 15, 1987

Detroit Lions vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Dec 13, 1987

Dallas Cowboys vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 8, 1987

Detroit Lions vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Sep 13, 1987

Detroit Lions vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Dec 27, 1987

Detroit Lions vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Nov 22, 1987

Detroit Lions vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Sep 20, 1987

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