The Detroit Lions were 5-11 in 1986. They finished 3rd in the NFC Central and 11th in the NFC.

1986 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
277
4,555
1,009
4.5
1,771
470
3.8
3,107
500
6.2
39
323
287
100
156
31
84
658
Team Rank
22nd
24th
21st
23rd
15th
16th
19th
22nd
18th
23rd
12th
14th
20th
18th
18th
4th
3rd
3rd
Opponent
16
326
5,149
1,028
5.0
2,349
519
4.5
3,090
468
6.6
41
290
298
134
148
16
99
781
Opponent Rank
13th
15th
8th
16th
26th
23rd
26th
2nd
5th
6th
16th
12th
13th
24th
3rd
3rd
18th
20th
Net
-49
-594
-19
-0.5
-578
-49
-0.8
+17
+32
-0.4
-2
+33
-11
-34
+8
+15
-15
-123
Net Rank
20th
23rd
20th
23rd
25th
21st
27th
14th
9th
20th
13th
11th
18th
23rd
11th
3rd
7th
9th

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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