Detroit Lions 1997 Scores, Stats, Schedule, Standings

Detroit Lions

9-7-0 • 3rd in NFC Central •

PPG

23.7

4th

OPP PPG

19.1

10th

RUSH YDS/G

154.0

2nd

PASS YDS/G

225.3

11th

Overview Stats Scores & Schedule Roster Splits History

The Detroit Lions were 9-7 in 1997. They finished 3rd in the NFC Central and 5th in the NFC. They fell to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 20 to 10, in the 1997 NFC Wild Card game.

Scores & Schedules

See schedule

DATE		OPP	SCORE
Sun 12/28	@	TB	L 10-20
Sun 12/21	vs	NYJ	W 13-10
Sun 12/14	@	MIN	W 14-13
Sun 12/7	@	MIA	L 30-33
Thu 11/27	vs	CHI	W 55-20

Team Leaders

See roster

PASS YDS

3,484

Mitchell

RUSH YDS

2,053

Sanders

REC YDS

1,293

Moore

1997 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Packers	13	3	.813
Buccaneers	10	6	.625
Lions	9	7	.563
Vikings	9	7	.563
Bears	4	12	.250

1997 Stats

See stats

	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	379	5,798	1,028	5.6	2,464	447	5.5	3,605	540	6.7	41	271	304	120	166	18	94	866
Team Rank		4th	2nd	12th	1st	2nd	16th	1st	11th	12th	16th	16th	15th	11th	5th	21st	26th	8th	16th
Opponent	16	306	4,947	1,021	4.8	1,833	471	3.9	3,401	507	6.7	43	287	268	98	152	18	112	841
Opponent Rank		10th	14th	13th	11th	18th	20th	14th	13th	10th	15th	13th	17th	5th	16th	6th	6th	9th	15th
Net		+73	+851	+7	+0.8	+631	-24	+1.6	+204	+33	0.0	-2	-16	+36	+22	+14	0	-18	+25
Net Rank		7th	4th	12th	3rd	3rd	17th	1st	11th	11th	15th	17th	15th	8th	7th	11th	14th	3rd	19th

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NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

1,051

Mahomes

837

Goff

774

Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

313

Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

226

Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

355

Kelce

274

Brown

262

Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

6

Mayfield

6

Mahomes

5

Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

4

McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

3

Ferguson

3

Kelce

2

Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

120.9

Stafford

109.3

Stroud

108.6

Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

3.0

Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

34.5

32.0

28.7

27.5

27.5

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

13.5

15.8

20.0

22.0

24.0

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

510.0

425.0

417.0

389.0

386.0

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

180.5

155.0

139.5

128.0

125.3

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

403.0

367.0

343.0

307.0

279.0

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

14-6

13-7-1

11-6-1

12-7

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-11-1

5-11-1

6-11

6-10-1

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

	AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Ravens	13	4	0	.765
2	Browns	11	6	0	.647
	AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Bills	11	6	0	.647
2	Dolphins	11	6	0	.647
	AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	Chiefs	11	6	0	.647
2	Raiders	8	9	0	.471
	AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Texans	10	7	0	.588
2	Jaguars	9	8	0	.529

	NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Lions	12	5	0	.706
2	Packers	9	8	0	.529
	NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	49ers	12	5	0	.706
2	Rams	10	7	0	.588
	NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Cowboys	12	5	0	.706
2	Eagles	11	6	0	.647
	NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Buccaneers	9	8	0	.529
2	Saints	9	8	0	.529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 2/10	SF	@	KC	22-25
Sat 1/27	KC	@	BAL	17-10
Sat 1/27	DET	@	SF	31-34
Sat 1/20	TB	@	DET	23-31
Sat 1/20	KC	@	BUF	27-24

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 9/6	GB	@	PHI	1:00 PM

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NFL 2023 Leaders

1,051

837

774

313

268

226

355

274

262

6

6

5

4

3

3

3

3

2

120.9

109.3

108.6

3.0

3.0

2.0

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NFL 2023 Division Standings

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