The Detroit Lions were 8-5-1 in 1961. They finished 2nd in the Western Conference.

1961 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
14
270
4,412
873
5.1
1,868
439
4.3
2,830
398
7.1
36
286
233
96
122
15
69
678
Team Rank
17th
11th
8th
12th
10th
8th
11th
10th
14th
10th
12th
11th
17th
14th
13th
12th
16th
18th
Opponent
14
258
3,938
838
4.7
1,520
412
3.7
2,744
385
7.1
41
326
222
89
121
12
Opponent Rank
5th
4th
5th
7th
5th
9th
4th
8th
8th
11th
9th
12th
5th
10th
6th
3rd
Net
+12
+474
+35
+0.4
+348
+27
+0.6
+86
+13
0.0
-5
-40
+11
+7
+1
+3
+69
+678
Net Rank
10th
7th
7th
10th
6th
12th
6th
8th
8th
13th
12th
11th
9th
12th
8th
5th
16th
18th

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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