The Detroit Lions have a 16-13-1 record in Week 1 from 1997 through 2026.

Regular season

	TEAM	DATE	REC	TM		OPP	RESULT	W%	TD	1DWN	OFF	OPP OFF	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	Lions	8/31/1997	1-0	DET	vs	ATL	W 28-17	1.000	4	10	221	323	20.0
2	Lions	9/6/1998	0-1	DET	@	GB	L 19-38	.000	2	20	321	342	42.9	33.3
3	Lions	9/12/1999	1-0	DET	@	SEA	W 28-20	1.000	3	19	369	205	35.7
4	Lions	9/3/2000	1-0	DET	@	NO	W 14-10	1.000	1	10	187	252	25.0	0.0
5	Lions	9/9/2001	0-1	DET	@	GB	L 6-28	.000	0	14	288	424	33.3	0.0
6	Lions	9/8/2002	0-1	DET	@	MIA	L 21-49	.000	3	15	257	389	50.0	0.0
7	Lions	9/7/2003	1-0	DET	vs	ARI	W 42-24	1.000	6	16	261	434	46.2	100.0
8	Lions	9/12/2004	1-0	DET	@	CHI	W 20-16	1.000	2	13	262	342	14.3	0.0
9	Lions	9/11/2005	1-0	DET	vs	GB	W 17-3	1.000	2	18	254	216	40.0	0.0
10	Lions	9/10/2006	0-1	DET	vs	SEA	L 6-9	.000	0	15	251	264	35.7
11	Lions	9/9/2007	1-0	DET	@	OAK	W 36-21	1.000	4	21	392	375	46.2
12	Lions	9/7/2008	0-1	DET	@	ATL	L 21-34	.000	3	21	316	474	22.2
13	Lions	9/13/2009	0-1	DET	@	NO	L 27-45	.000	3	14	231	515	21.4	100.0
14	Lions	9/12/2010	0-1	DET	@	CHI	L 14-19	.000	2	13	168	463	28.6	0.0
15	Lions	9/11/2011	1-0	DET	@	TB	W 27-20	1.000	3	25	431	315	18.2	100.0
16	Lions	9/9/2012	1-0	DET	vs	STL	W 27-23	1.000	3	28	429	250	44.4
17	Lions	9/8/2013	1-0	DET	vs	MIN	W 34-24	1.000	4	28	469	330	38.5	0.0
18	Lions	9/8/2014	1-0	DET	vs	NYG	W 35-14	1.000	4	20	417	197	66.7
19	Lions	9/13/2015	0-1	DET	@	SD	L 28-33	.000	4	16	302	483	30.0
20	Lions	9/11/2016	1-0	DET	@	IND	W 39-35	1.000	5	28	448	450	55.6
21	Lions	9/10/2017	1-0	DET	vs	ARI	W 35-23	1.000	5	19	367	308	50.0	0.0
22	Lions	9/10/2018	0-1	DET	vs	NYJ	L 17-48	.000	2	20	339	349	23.1	0.0
23	Lions	9/8/2019	0-0-1	DET	@	ARI	T 27-27	.500	3	23	477	387	33.3	0.0
24	Lions	9/13/2020	0-1	DET	vs	CHI	L 23-27	.000	2	25	426	363	37.5
25	Lions	9/12/2021	0-1	DET	vs	SF	L 33-41	.000	4	31	430	442	26.7	40.0
	Average							.550	3.0	19.6	334.8	359.5	36.7	0.0
	Total		16-13-1					.550	90	587	10,045	10,785	36.7	38.2

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More Lions Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

206

Goff

RUSH

156

Gibbs

REC

67

St. Brown

Team Rankings

PPG

31.0

8th

OPP PPG

30.0

22nd

RUSH YDS/G

165.0

5th

PASS YDS/G

206.0

17th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Bears	1	0	1.000
Lions	1	0	1.000
Vikings	1	0	1.000
Packers	0	1	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 9/17	DET	@	BUF	8:15 PM
Sun 9/27	NYJ	@	DET	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	DET	@	CAR	8:20 PM
Sun 10/11	DET	@	ARI	4:25 PM
Sun 10/25	GB	@	DET	4:25 PM

Last Game

Saints

0 - 1

Final

Lions

1 - 0

Sun 13 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

410

Shough

387

Love

361

Young

Rush Yards Leaders

173

Walker

156

Gibbs

144

Henry

Rec Yards Leaders

182

Olave

150

Flowers

147

Watson

Pass TD Leaders

4

Lawrence

3

Shough

3

Dart

Rush TD Leaders

3

Swift

3

Henry

2

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

2

Jeanty

2

Watson

2

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

150.6

Lawrence

134.2

Dart

130.5

Allen

Sack Leaders

2.0

Hutchinson

2.0

Watt

2.0

Paye

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

59.0

41.0

39.0

37.0

36.0

34.0

Opp PPG Rankings

7.0

10.0

13.0

Total Yards Rankings

552.0

506.0

478.0

469.0

419.0

409.0

Rush Yards Rankings

291.0

220.0

202.0

174.0

165.0

Pass Yards Rankings

410.0

387.0

361.0

334.0

324.0

277.0

Sack Leaders

5.0

4.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

34.3

Henry

31.4

Swift

31.1

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

26.7

Watson

25.8

Coker

23.2

Jefferson

Fantasy TE Rankings

19.8

Likely

19.7

Goedert

15.5

McBride

Fantasy K Rankings

19

McPherson

16

Ryland

15

Sanders

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

1-0

Worst Record ATS

0-1

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	1	0	0	1.000
Eagles	1	0	0	1.000
Commanders	0	1	0	.000
Cowboys	0	1	0	.000
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	1	0	0	1.000
Bears	1	0	0	1.000
Lions	1	0	0	1.000
Packers	0	1	0	.000
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Falcons	0	1	0	.000
Buccaneers	0	1	0	.000
Saints	0	1	0	.000
Panthers	0	1	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	1	0	0	1.000
Cardinals	1	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	1	0	0	1.000
Rams	0	1	0	.000

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Jets	1	0	0	1.000
Bills	1	0	0	1.000
Patriots	0	1	0	.000
Dolphins	0	1	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	1	0	0	1.000
Bengals	1	0	0	1.000
Steelers	1	0	0	1.000
Browns	0	1	0	.000
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	1	0	0	1.000
Texans	0	1	0	.000
Titans	0	1	0	.000
Colts	0	1	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	1	0	0	1.000
Raiders	1	0	0	1.000
Chargers	0	1	0	.000
Broncos	0	1	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 9/17	DET	@	BUF	8:15 PM
Sun 9/20	PHI	@	TEN	1:00 PM
Sun 9/20	PIT	@	NE	1:00 PM
Sun 9/20	MIN	@	CHI	1:00 PM
Sun 9/20	CAR	@	ATL	1:00 PM

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31.4

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