The Detroit Lions were 5-5-1 in 1940. They finished 3rd in the Western Division.
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Lions look to bring back explosive plays after they were limited in win over Jets
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Panthers secondary banged up with Sunday night matchup looming against high-powered Lions
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Aaron Glenn's Jets defense falters late against his former team and boss in 31-24 loss to Lions
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Jahmyr Gibbs' 3rd touchdown with 2:25 left lifts Lions to 31-24 win over Jets
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Jets tight end Mason Taylor ruled out vs. Lions, wide receiver Adonai Mitchell questionable to play
1940 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 | 11 | 138 | 1,457 | 427 | 3.4 | 1,177 | 195 | 6.0 | 133 | 259 | |||||||||
Team Rank | 7th | 5th | 4th | 5th | 7th | 6th | 6th | 4th | 2nd | ||||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 153 | 1,323 | 381 | 3.5 | 1,034 | 177 | 5.8 | |||||||||||
Opponent Rank | 5th | 5th | 3rd | 9th | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | ||||||||||||
Net | -15 | +134 | +46 | -0.1 | +143 | +18 | +0.2 | +133 | +259 | ||||||||||
Net Rank | 6th | 6th | 3rd | 6th | 3rd | 3rd | 7th | 4th | 2nd |
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 |
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Cardinals| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
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