Team season

2005 Detroit Lions

NFC North · 16 indexed games

5–11

Regular season

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Playoffs

Conference rank

254–345

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 2005

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

Detroit Lions vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Dec 24, 2005

Carolina Panthers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Oct 16, 2005

Detroit Lions vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Dec 11, 2005

Detroit Lions vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Oct 23, 2005

Detroit Lions vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Oct 2, 2005

Minnesota Vikings vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Dec 4, 2005

Chicago Bears vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Oct 30, 2005

Arizona Cardinals vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 13, 2005

Detroit Lions vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Nov 20, 2005

Detroit Lions vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Nov 6, 2005

Detroit Lions vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Jan 1, 2006

Green Bay Packers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Sep 11, 2005

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