The Detroit Lions were 8-5-1 in 1972. They finished 2nd in the NFC Central and 4th in the NFC.

1972 Stats

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GP PTS YDS PLY AVG RUSH YDS RUSH ATT RUSH AVG PASS YDS PASS ATT PASS AVG SCK SCKY 1DWN RUSH 1DWN PASS 1DWN PEN 1DWN PEN PEN YDS
Team
14
339
4,155
804
5.2
2,021
473
4.3
2,283
305
7.5
26
149
240
120
97
23
48
417
Team Rank
6th
15th
23rd
6th
12th
14th
8th
15th
21st
6th
12th
22nd
10th
6th
22nd
5th
1st
1st
Opponent
14
290
4,208
824
5.1
2,204
491
4.5
2,146
312
6.9
21
142
239
126
103
10
86
703
Opponent Rank
17th
19th
7th
20th
21st
18th
23rd
7th
4th
16th
23rd
3rd
16th
22nd
8th
2nd
2nd
9th
Net
+49
-53
-20
+0.1
-183
-18
-0.2
+137
-7
+0.6
+5
+7
+1
-6
-6
+13
-38
-286
Net Rank
10th
16th
15th
14th
18th
17th
16th
11th
18th
7th
17th
11th
14th
13th
18th
3rd
1st
1st

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NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
1
0
.800
Commanders Commanders
3
2
0
.600
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
4
1
0
.800
Packers Packers
2
1
1
.625
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
4
1
0
.800
Falcons Falcons
2
2
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
1
0
.800
Seahawks Seahawks
3
2
0
.600
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
1
0
.800
Patriots Patriots
3
2
0
.600
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
3
1
0
.750
Bengals Bengals
2
3
0
.400
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
4
1
0
.800
Jaguars Jaguars
4
1
0
.800
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
2
0
.600
Broncos Broncos
3
2
0
.600

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
10/9
PHI PHI
@
NYG NYG
8:15 PM
Sun
10/12
DEN DEN
@
NYJ NYJ
9:30 AM
Sun
10/12
ARI ARI
@
IND IND
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
LAR LAR
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
CLE CLE
@
PIT PIT
1:00 PM