Team season

1998 Detroit Lions

NFC North · 16 indexed games

5–11

Regular season

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Playoffs

Conference rank

306–378

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 1998

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

Detroit Lions vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Nov 8, 1998

Arizona Cardinals vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 1, 1998

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 26, 1998

Detroit Lions vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Nov 22, 1998

Detroit Lions vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Oct 4, 1998

Cincinnati Bengals vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Sep 13, 1998

Atlanta Falcons vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Dec 20, 1998

Green Bay Packers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Oct 15, 1998

Detroit Lions vs Baltimore Ravens

Regular Season · Dec 27, 1998

Detroit Lions vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Dec 6, 1998

Detroit Lions vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Sep 6, 1998

Minnesota Vikings vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Oct 25, 1998

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