The Detroit Lions were 9-7 in 1983. They finished 1st in the NFC Central and 4th in the NFC. They fell to the San Francisco 49ers, 24 to 23, in the 1983 NFC divisional game.

1983 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
347
5,136
1,061
4.8
2,181
513
4.3
3,297
503
6.6
45
342
315
136
156
23
118
988
Team Rank
15th
18th
13th
19th
12th
13th
9th
22nd
14th
25th
14th
14th
11th
7th
16th
11th
25th
23rd
Opponent
16
286
5,216
1,061
4.9
2,104
503
4.2
3,401
515
6.6
43
289
324
133
161
30
117
1,062
Opponent Rank
2nd
11th
17th
7th
16th
13th
17th
11th
18th
3rd
13th
11th
21st
19th
13th
26th
3rd
3rd
Net
+61
-80
0
-0.1
+77
+10
+0.1
-104
-12
0.0
+2
+53
-9
+3
-5
-7
+1
-74
Net Rank
6th
17th
16th
18th
14th
14th
14th
15th
15th
15th
15th
9th
17th
14th
17th
22nd
14th
7th

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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