Team season

1989 Detroit Lions

NFC North · 16 indexed games

7–9

Regular season

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Playoffs

Conference rank

312–364

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 1989

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

Detroit Lions vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Oct 15, 1989

Cleveland Browns vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 23, 1989

Detroit Lions vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Oct 29, 1989

Arizona Cardinals vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Sep 10, 1989

Detroit Lions vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Nov 5, 1989

Detroit Lions vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Dec 24, 1989

New Orleans Saints vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Dec 3, 1989

Detroit Lions vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Oct 8, 1989

Green Bay Packers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 12, 1989

Detroit Lions vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Dec 10, 1989

Detroit Lions vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Sep 17, 1989

Minnesota Vikings vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Oct 22, 1989

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