The Detroit Lions had their most total touchdowns in a playoff game in the 1957 NFL championship game against the Browns on December 29, 1957, with 8 touchdowns.
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most touchdowns in a game by a player detroit lions playoffs| TEAM | TD | DATE | ROUND | TM | OPP | RESULT | PASS TD | RUSH TD | RET TD | FGM | XPM | XP2 | SFTY | PTS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Lions | 8 | 12/29/1957 | NFL Championship |  DET | vs |  CLE | W 59-14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 59 | |
| 2 | | Lions | 5 | 12/30/1995 | NFC Wild Card | DET | @ |  PHI | L 37-58 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 37 |
| 3 | | Lions | 5 | 1/5/1992 | NFC Divisional | DET | vs |  DAL | W 38-6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 38 | |
| 4 | | Lions | 4 | 1/18/2025 | NFC Divisional | DET | vs |  WAS | L 31-45 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| 5 | | Lions | 4 | 1/28/2024 | NFC Championship | DET | @ |  SF | L 31-34 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| 6 | | Lions | 4 | 1/21/2024 | NFC Divisional | DET | vs |  TB | W 31-23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| 7 | | Lions | 4 | 1/7/2012 | NFC Wild Card | DET | @ |  NO | L 28-45 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 8 | | Lions | 4 | 12/22/1957 | NFL Divisional | DET | @ | SF | W 31-27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 31 | |
| 9 | | Lions | 4 | 12/21/1952 | NFL Divisional | DET | vs |  LA | W 31-21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 31 | |
| 10 | | Lions | 3 | 1/14/2024 | NFC Wild Card | DET | vs |  LAR | W 24-23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 11 | | Lions | 3 | 1/8/1994 | NFC Wild Card | DET | vs |  GB | L 24-28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 24 | |
| 12 | | Lions | 2 | 1/4/2015 | NFC Wild Card | DET | @ | DAL | L 20-24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 13 | | Lions | 2 | 1/8/2000 | NFC Wild Card | DET | @ |  WAS | L 13-27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 14 | | Lions | 2 | 12/31/1983 | NFC Divisional | DET | @ | SF | L 23-24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 23 | |
| 15 | | Lions | 2 | 12/27/1953 | NFL Championship | DET | vs | CLE | W 17-16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17 | |
| 16 | | Lions | 2 | 12/28/1952 | NFL Championship | DET | @ | CLE | W 17-7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17 | |
| 17 | | Lions | 1 | 12/28/1997 | NFC Wild Card | DET | @ | TB | L 10-20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 18 | | Lions | 1 | 12/31/1994 | NFC Wild Card | DET | @ | GB | L 12-16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 19 | | Lions | 1 | 1/12/1992 | NFC Championship | DET | @ | WAS | L 10-41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | |
| 20 | | Lions | 1 | 1/8/1983 | NFC Wild Card | DET | @ | WAS | L 7-31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |
| 21 | | Lions | 1 | 12/26/1954 | NFL Championship | DET | @ | CLE | L 10-56 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete team, game-level data for touchdowns going back to the 1940 playoffs.
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OPP PPG
22.0
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RUSH YDS/G
139.0
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PASS YDS/G
232.3
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
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| Eagles | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Commanders | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
| Lions | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 |
| Packers | 2 | 1 | 1 | .625 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
| Buccaneers | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 |
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| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
| 49ers | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 |
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