most tackles in a season by a lions defender

The Detroit Lions made their most tackles in a season in 2002, with 866 tackles.

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	TEAM	TKL	SEASON	GP	AST	COMB	SCK	SCKY	INT	INT YDS	INT TD	FF	FR	FR TD
1	Lions	866	2002	16	283	1,149	33.0	254	10	173	1	19	14	2
2	Lions	857	2007	16	274	1,131	37.0	256	17	362	3	25	18	1
3	Lions	836	2004	16	267	1,103	38.0	222	14	216	1	17	10	0
4	Lions	834	2006	16	280	1,114	30.0	201	12	160	1	18	18	0
5	Lions	817	2003	16	203	1,020	28.0	182	15	130	1	17	13	3
6	Lions	814	2008	16	300	1,114	30.0	191	4	16	0	22	16	1
7	Lions	810	2005	16	254	1,064	31.0	187	19	308	2	20	12	1
8	Lions	805	2010	16	272	1,077	44.0	288	14	194	2	21	15	1
9	Lions	791	2009	16	300	1,091	26.0	150	9	210	2	18	14	1
10	Lions	775	2015	16	214	989	43.0	279	9	103	1	17	9	1
11	Lions	774	2001	16	265	1,039	31.0	224	16	217	3	9	6	1
12	Lions	770	2011	16	231	1,001	41.0	271	21	458	5	17	13	2
13	Lions	761	2019	16	288	1,049	28.0	188	7	76	0	16	11	1
14	Lions	758	2022	17	357	1,115	39.0	267	12	157	1	14	10	0
15	Lions	750	2017	16	242	992	35.0	228	19	253	3	16	13	2
16	Lions	744	2012	16	239	983	34.0	237	11	135	0	11	6	0
17	Lions	733	2021	17	428	1,161	30.0	201	11	108	0	10	8	0
18	Lions	733	2016	16	227	960	26.0	161	10	96	1	8	4	0
19	Lions	723	2020	16	353	1,076	24.0	195	7	65	0	15	5	0
20	Lions	701	2014	16	202	903	42.0	295	20	388	1	11	7	1
21	Lions	698	2018	16	209	907	43.0	298	7	148	2	10	7	0
22	Lions	690	2023	17	344	1,034	41.0	357	16	209	1	13	7	0
23	Lions	672	2013	16	240	912	33.0	249	15	211	1	11	7	1
24	Lions	637	2025	17	468	1,105	49.0	332	13	132	0	15	6	0
25	Lions	635	2024	17	345	980	37.0	256	16	155	1	13	8	0

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More Lions Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,485

Goff

RUSH

504

Gibbs

REC

372

St. Brown

Team Rankings

PPG

32.8

1st

OPP PPG

29.6

29th

RUSH YDS/G

114.2

14th

PASS YDS/G

297.0

3rd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	5	0	1.000
Bears	3	2	.600
Packers	3	2	.600
Lions	3	2	.600

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/25	GB	@	DET	4:25 PM
Sun 11/1	MIN	@	DET	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	DET	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	NE	@	DET	9:30 AM
Sun 11/22	TB	@	DET	1:00 PM

Last Game

Lions

3 - 2

Final

Cardinals

1 - 4

Sun 11 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,485

Goff

1,408

Love

1,402

Stroud

Rush Yards Leaders

580

Robinson

537

Walker

504

Gibbs

Rec Yards Leaders

583

Smith-Njigba

537

Olave

507

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

13

Purdy

12

Goff

12

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

7

Gibbs

7

Allen

7

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

119.3

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

31.8

30.8

30.3

29.5

29.2

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

14.0

18.6

18.8

19.2

Total Yards Rankings

417.0

412.0

405.8

394.2

393.8

392.4

Rush Yards Rankings

173.2

166.8

164.4

162.3

139.6

139.0

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

300.5

297.0

281.6

280.4

276.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

18.0

17.0

16.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

103.8

Henry

103.2

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

102.5

Smith-Njigba

83.4

Watson

76.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

52.4

Likely

50.8

Kittle

49.6

LaPorta

Fantasy K Rankings

75

Shrader

68

Reichard

54

Loop

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-1

3-1

3-1-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4-1

1-4

1-3-1

2-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	1	.700
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	3	2	0	.600
Lions	3	2	0	.600
Bears	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	3	0	.400
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
Saints	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	5	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	2	0	.600
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	4	0	.200

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	3	2	0	.600
Jets	2	3	0	.400
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	4	1	0	.800
Browns	3	2	0	.600
Steelers	3	2	0	.600
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	1	0	.800
Colts	2	3	0	.400
Texans	1	4	0	.200
Titans	0	5	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Broncos	3	2	0	.600
Raiders	3	2	0	.600
Chargers	0	5	0	.000