The Detroit Lions were 9-7 in 2016. They finished 2nd in the NFC North and 6th in the NFC. They fell to the Seattle Seahawks, 26 to 6, in the 2016 NFC Wild Card game on January 7, 2017.
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Lions' Maddox needs season-ending foot surgery, another setback for secondary missing Joseph, Branch
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Lions have a lot of things to fix after two tough games in four days
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Josh Allen opens the Bills' new stadium with a 5-TD outing in a 41-31 win over the Lions
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Bills starting DT Ed Oliver ruled out against Lions after hurting his hip in warmups
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Lions rule out starting offensive linemen Blake Miller and Christian Mahogany against Bills
2016 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 | |
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Team | 16 | 346 | 5,421 | 981 | 5.5 | 1,310 | 350 | 3.7 | 4,327 | 594 | 7.3 | 37 | 216 | 329 | 76 | 217 | 36 | 100 | 861 |
Team Rank | 20th | 21st | 29th | 17th | 30th | 31st | 27th | 12th | 11th | 14th | 21st | 16th | 15th | 27th | 8th | 8th | 9th | 12th | |
Opponent | 16 | 358 | 5,676 | 964 | 5.9 | 1,701 | 389 | 4.4 | 4,136 | 549 | 7.5 | 26 | 161 | 333 | 99 | 206 | 28 | 122 | 979 |
Opponent Rank | 13th | 18th | 2nd | 27th | 18th | 9th | 20th | 18th | 12th | 25th | 30th | 31st | 23rd | 23rd | 22nd | 9th | 4th | 8th | |
Net | -12 | -255 | +17 | -0.4 | -391 | -39 | -0.6 | +191 | +45 | -0.2 | +11 | +55 | -4 | -23 | +11 | +8 | -22 | -118 | |
Net Rank | 21st | 24th | 12th | 25th | 26th | 24th | 28th | 14th | 9th | 19th | 28th | 6th | 21st | 28th | 14th | 7th | 4th | 9th |
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
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Rams| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
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