The Detroit Lions were 8-8 in 1981. They finished 2nd in the NFC Central and 6th in the NFC.

1981 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
16
397
5,933
1,076
5.5
2,795
596
4.7
3,475
436
8.0
44
337
340
167
150
23
111
990
Team Rank
4th
3rd
13th
3rd
1st
4th
1st
14th
27th
3rd
21st
10th
5th
1st
20th
21st
23rd
26th
Opponent
16
322
4,846
991
4.9
1,623
469
3.5
3,596
475
7.6
47
373
279
93
158
28
95
873
Opponent Rank
13th
4th
1st
11th
1st
7th
3rd
18th
7th
25th
3rd
24th
3rd
1st
11th
19th
22nd
14th
Net
+75
+1,087
+85
+0.6
+1,172
+127
+1.2
-121
-39
+0.4
-3
-36
+61
+74
-8
-5
+16
+117
Net Rank
6th
2nd
3rd
4th
1st
2nd
1st
16th
23rd
9th
12th
18th
3rd
1st
18th
20th
25th
23rd

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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