The Detroit Lions were 9-3 in 1956. They finished 2nd in the Western Conference.

1956 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
12
300
4,206
815
5.2
2,011
507
4.0
2,250
301
7.5
7
55
247
122
111
14
66
668
Team Rank
2nd
3rd
1st
5th
5th
3rd
7th
4th
4th
5th
2nd
11th
1st
3rd
2nd
4th
9th
12th
Opponent
12
188
3,408
688
5.0
1,503
373
4.0
2,045
297
6.9
18
140
181
81
84
16
Opponent Rank
3rd
6th
1st
8th
3rd
1st
6th
7th
9th
5th
7th
4th
2nd
2nd
6th
9th
Net
+112
+798
+127
+0.2
+508
+134
-0.1
+205
+4
+0.6
-11
-85
+66
+41
+27
-2
+66
+668
Net Rank
2nd
2nd
1st
4th
3rd
2nd
6th
3rd
6th
4th
3rd
10th
1st
3rd
1st
6th
9th
12th

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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