The Detroit Lions were 7-6-1 in 1971. They finished 2nd in the NFC Central and 6th in the NFC.

1971 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
341
4,577
862
5.3
2,376
532
4.5
2,453
299
8.2
31
252
269
131
104
34
69
747
Team Rank
3rd
4th
9th
4th
2nd
1st
5th
11th
22nd
3rd
15th
11th
2nd
2nd
18th
1st
8th
15th
Opponent
14
286
3,859
756
5.1
1,842
432
4.3
2,163
306
7.1
18
146
210
97
99
14
97
942
Opponent Rank
16th
11th
2nd
20th
15th
8th
17th
4th
2nd
18th
25th
1st
6th
12th
6th
5th
2nd
2nd
Net
+55
+718
+106
+0.2
+534
+100
+0.2
+290
-7
+1.1
+13
+106
+59
+34
+5
+20
-28
-195
Net Rank
9th
5th
3rd
12th
5th
4th
11th
7th
13th
6th
22nd
6th
3rd
4th
11th
1st
1st
1st

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NFL 2025 Betting

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