Team season

1996 Detroit Lions

NFC North · 16 indexed games

5–11

Regular season

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Playoffs

Conference rank

302–368

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 1996

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

Seattle Seahawks vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 17, 1996

Minnesota Vikings vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Dec 8, 1996

Kansas City Chiefs vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 28, 1996

Atlanta Falcons vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Oct 6, 1996

Detroit Lions vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Sep 1, 1996

Detroit Lions vs Los Angeles Chargers

Regular Season · Nov 11, 1996

Detroit Lions vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Sep 15, 1996

Detroit Lions vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Dec 23, 1996

Detroit Lions vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Nov 3, 1996

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Sep 8, 1996

Detroit Lions vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Oct 13, 1996

Detroit Lions vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Nov 24, 1996

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