The Detroit Lions were 7-9 in 1978. They finished 3rd in the NFC Central and 8th in the NFC.

1978 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
16
290
4,465
1,001
4.5
2,163
525
4.1
2,746
429
6.4
47
444
269
105
141
23
125
1,003
Team Rank
13th
21st
20th
20th
17th
26th
9th
16th
14th
21st
24th
4th
20th
21st
10th
19th
24th
20th
Opponent
16
300
4,483
970
4.6
2,184
565
3.9
2,781
350
7.9
55
482
276
115
125
36
128
1,043
Opponent Rank
19th
7th
3rd
16th
14th
13th
15th
12th
2nd
27th
2nd
28th
11th
9th
9th
24th
3rd
4th
Net
-10
-18
+31
-0.2
-21
-40
+0.3
-35
+79
-1.5
-8
-38
-7
-10
+16
-13
-3
-40
Net Rank
11th
14th
10th
18th
14th
17th
9th
15th
3rd
25th
10th
17th
15th
16th
12th
27th
9th
12th

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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