Detroit Lions

10-2-0 • 1st in Western Conference • 🏆 •
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PPG

22.6

5th

OPP PPG

17.1

2nd

RUSH YDS/G

151.0

3rd

PASS YDS/G

192.4

6th

Overview Stats Scores & Schedule Roster Splits History

Team Regular Season

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 12 271 3,958 763 5.2 1,812 427 4.2 2,309 316 7.3 20 163 206 105 96 5 52 427
Team Rank 5th 5th 8th 5th 3rd 3rd 3rd 6th 10th 5th 3rd 10th 6th 2nd 7th 11th 3rd 3rd
Opponent 12 205 3,545 783 4.5 1,580 404 3.9 2,162 354 6.1 25 197 194 91 96 7
Opponent Rank 2nd 5th 7th 7th 7th 7th 6th 3rd 5th 5th 8th 4th 4th 5th 6th 1st
Net +66 +413 -20 +0.7 +232 +23 +0.3 +147 -38 +1.2 -5 -34 +12 +14 0 -2 +52 +427
Net Rank 5th 5th 8th 5th 5th 5th 5th 5th 9th 5th 3rd 10th 5th 4th 6th 8th 3rd 3rd

Player Regular Season

Passing GP CMP ATT PCT ATT/G YDS AVG YDS/G TD TD% INT INT% LNG SCK SCKY RATE
Bobby Layne Bobby Layne 12 125 273 45.8 22.8 2,088 7.6 174.0 16 5.9 21 7.7 97 59.6
Tom Dublinski Tom Dublinski 7 14 30 46.7 4.3 174 5.8 24.9 0 0.0 5 16.7 26 25.6
Doak Walker Doak Walker 12 3 7 42.9 0.6 31 4.4 2.6 1 14.3 0 0.0 23 95.8
Bob Hoernschemeyer Bob Hoernschemeyer 12 2 5 40.0 0.4 16 3.2 1.3 1 20.0 1 20.0 8 48.8
Jug Girard Jug Girard 11 0 1 0.0 0.1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 39.6

Team Playoffs

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 1 17 293 64 4.6 129 37 3.5 179 25 7.2 2 15 18 4 50
Team Rank 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st 1st 2nd
Opponent 1 16 191 55 3.5 182 36 5.1 38 16 2.4 3 29 11 4 30
Opponent Rank 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st 1st 2nd
Net +1 +102 +9 +1.1 -53 +1 -1.6 +141 +9 +4.8 -1 -14 +7 0 +20
Net Rank 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st 1st 2nd

Rushing GP ATT ATT/G YDS YPC YDS/G TD LNG PLY SCM YDS SCM
Bob Hoernschemeyer Bob Hoernschemeyer 12 101 8.4 482 4.8 40.2 7 49 124 764
Bobby Layne Bobby Layne 12 87 7.3 343 3.9 28.6 0 23 87 343
Gene Gedman Gene Gedman 12 83 6.9 255 3.1 21.3 3 27 97 376
Doak Walker Doak Walker 12 66 5.5 337 5.1 28.1 2 50 96 839
Ollie Cline Ollie Cline 12 42 3.5 169 4.0 14.1 0 31 52 295
Jug Girard Jug Girard 11 19 1.7 73 3.8 6.6 0 17 21 97
Pat Harder Pat Harder 5 8 1.6 21 2.6 4.2 0 10 9 40
Lew Carpenter Lew Carpenter 12 7 0.6 24 3.4 2.0 0 13 7 24
Bob Smith Bob Smith 3 6 2.0 51 8.5 17.0 0 30 7 62
Tom Dublinski Tom Dublinski 7 6 0.9 39 6.5 5.6 0 17 6 39
Yale Lary Yale Lary 11 1 0.1 21 21.0 1.9 0 21 1 21
Leon Hart Leon Hart 12 1 0.1 2 2.0 0.2 0 2 26 474

Receiving GP REC TRG REC/G YDS AVG YDS/G TD LNG PLY SCM YDS SCM
Doak Walker Doak Walker 12 30 2.5 502 16.7 41.8 3 83 96 839
Leon Hart Leon Hart 12 25 2.1 472 18.9 39.3 7 49 26 474
Bob Hoernschemeyer Bob Hoernschemeyer 12 23 1.9 282 12.3 23.5 2 35 124 764
Cloyce Box Cloyce Box 12 16 1.3 403 25.2 33.6 2 97 16 403
Dorne Dibble Dorne Dibble 12 16 1.3 274 17.1 22.8 3 47 16 274
Gene Gedman Gene Gedman 12 14 1.2 121 8.6 10.1 0 25 97 376
Ollie Cline Ollie Cline 12 10 0.8 126 12.6 10.5 1 28 52 295
Jim Doran Jim Doran 7 6 0.9 75 12.5 10.7 0 30 6 75
Jug Girard Jug Girard 11 2 0.2 24 12.0 2.2 0 15 21 97
Pat Harder Pat Harder 5 1 0.2 19 19.0 3.8 0 19 9 40
Bob Smith Bob Smith 3 1 0.3 11 11.0 3.7 0 11 7 62

Defense GP TKL AST COMB TFL SCK PDEF INT YDS AVG TD LNG
Jack Christiansen Jack Christiansen 12 12 238 19.8 1 92
Yale Lary Yale Lary 11 5 98 19.6 0 32
LaVern Torgeson LaVern Torgeson 11 5 27 5.4 0 10
Jim David Jim David 12 4 50 12.5 0 21
Bob Smith Bob Smith 12 3 119 39.7 0 73
Joe Schmidt Joe Schmidt 12 2 51 25.5 0 30
Lew Carpenter Lew Carpenter 12 1 73 73 1 73
Harley Sewell Harley Sewell 12 1 4 4 0 4
Thurman McGraw Thurman McGraw 11 1 2 2 0 2
Les Bingaman Les Bingaman 12 1 1 1 0 1
Sonny Gandee Sonny Gandee 8 1 0 0 0 0
Jim Martin Jim Martin 8 1 0 0 0 0
Bob Miller Bob Miller 12 1 0 0 0 0

Scoring GP RUSH REC RET TOT FGM XPM XP2 SFTY PTS
Doak Walker Doak Walker 12 2 3 0 5 12 27 0 93
Bob Hoernschemeyer Bob Hoernschemeyer 12 7 2 0 9 0 0 0 54
Leon Hart Leon Hart 12 0 7 0 7 0 0 0 42
Dorne Dibble Dorne Dibble 12 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 18
Gene Gedman Gene Gedman 12 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 18
Cloyce Box Cloyce Box 12 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 12
Jim Martin Jim Martin 8 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 10
Lew Carpenter Lew Carpenter 12 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 6
Jack Christiansen Jack Christiansen 12 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 6
Ollie Cline Ollie Cline 12 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6
Yale Lary Yale Lary 11 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 6

Returns GP KR KR YDS KR AVG KR TD KR LNG PR PR YDS PR AVG PR TD PR LNG
Yale Lary Yale Lary 11 6 116 19.3 0 13 115 8.8 1 74
Jug Girard Jug Girard 11 9 252 28.0 0 9 86 9.6 0 41
Jack Christiansen Jack Christiansen 12 10 183 18.3 0 8 22 2.8 0 10
Lew Carpenter Lew Carpenter 12 8 172 21.5 0 0 0 0
Gene Gedman Gene Gedman 12 2 47 23.5 0 4 10 2.5 0 5
Doak Walker Doak Walker 12 4 139 34.8 0 0 0 0
Bob Hoernschemeyer Bob Hoernschemeyer 12 1 10 10.0 0 0 0 0
Dick Stanfel Dick Stanfel 12 1 4 4.0 0 0 0 0
Les Bingaman Les Bingaman 12 1 3 3.0 0 0 0 0
Ollie Cline Ollie Cline 12 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Joe Schmidt Joe Schmidt 12 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0

Kicking GP FGM FGA FG% FG 1-19 FG 20-29 FG 30-39 FG 40-49 FG 50+ XPM XPA XP% PTS
Doak Walker Doak Walker 12 12 19 63.2 27 29 93.1 63
Jim Martin Jim Martin 8 2 4 50.0 4 4 100.0 10

Punting GP PUNT YDS AVG LNG BLK
Bob Smith Bob Smith 12 40 1,647 41.2 57 0
Yale Lary Yale Lary 11 28 1,112 39.7 61 0

Player Playoffs

Passing GP CMP ATT PCT ATT/G YDS AVG YDS/G TD TD% INT INT% LNG SCK SCKY RATE
Bobby Layne Bobby Layne 1 12 25 48.0 25.0 179 7.2 179.0 1 4.0 2 8.0 33 2 15 51.9

Rushing GP ATT ATT/G YDS YPC YDS/G TD LNG PLY SCM YDS SCM
Bob Hoernschemeyer Bob Hoernschemeyer 1 17 17.0 51 3.0 51.0 0 16 19 49
Bobby Layne Bobby Layne 1 9 9.0 44 4.9 44.0 0 8 9 44
Gene Gedman Gene Gedman 1 8 8.0 29 3.6 29.0 0 6 8 29
Doak Walker Doak Walker 1 3 3.0 5 1.7 5.0 1 3 4 15

Receiving GP REC TRG REC/G YDS AVG YDS/G TD LNG PLY SCM YDS SCM
Jim Doran Jim Doran 1 4 4.0 95 23.8 95.0 1 33 4 95
Cloyce Box Cloyce Box 1 4 4.0 54 13.5 54.0 0 16 4 54
Bob Hoernschemeyer Bob Hoernschemeyer 1 2 2.0 -2 -1.0 -2.0 0 1 19 49
Dorne Dibble Dorne Dibble 1 1 1.0 22 22.0 22.0 0 22 1 22
Doak Walker Doak Walker 1 1 1.0 10 10.0 10.0 0 10 4 15

Defense GP TKL AST COMB TFL SCK PDEF INT YDS AVG TD LNG
Jim David Jim David 1 1 36 36 0 36
Carl Karilivacz Carl Karilivacz 1 1 12 12 0 12

Scoring GP RUSH REC RET TOT FGM XPM XP2 SFTY PTS
Doak Walker Doak Walker 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 11
Jim Doran Jim Doran 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6

Returns GP KR KR YDS KR AVG KR TD KR LNG PR PR YDS PR AVG PR TD PR LNG
Jug Girard Jug Girard 1 2 39 19.5 0 0 0 0
Doak Walker Doak Walker 1 1 7 7.0 0 0 0 0

Kicking GP FGM FGA FG% FG 1-19 FG 20-29 FG 30-39 FG 40-49 FG 50+ XPM XPA XP% PTS
Doak Walker Doak Walker 1 1 3 33.3 2 2 100.0 5

Punting GP PUNT YDS AVG LNG BLK
Yale Lary Yale Lary 1 4 197 49.3 72 0

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

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1,051

Mahomes

Patrick Mahomes

837

Goff

Jared Goff

774

Purdy

Brock Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

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313

Pacheco

Isiah Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

Christian McCaffrey

226

Jones

Aaron Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

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355

Kelce

Travis Kelce

274

Brown

Amon-Ra St. Brown

262

Rice

Rashee Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

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6

Mayfield

Baker Mayfield

6

Mahomes

Patrick Mahomes

5

Love

Jordan Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

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4

McCaffrey

Christian McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

Jahmyr Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Isiah Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

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3

Ferguson

Jake Ferguson

3

Kelce

Travis Kelce

2

Shakir

Khalil Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

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120.9

Stafford

Matthew Stafford

109.3

Stroud

C.J. Stroud

108.6

Love

Jordan Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

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3.0

Hutchinson

Aidan Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

George Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

Kurt Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

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Packers

34.5

Cowboys

32.0

Lions

28.7

Texans

27.5

Buccaneers

27.5

Bills

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

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Ravens

13.5

Chiefs

15.8

Buccaneers

20.0

Bills

22.0

Texans

24.0

Rams

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

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Cowboys

510.0

Rams

425.0

Buccaneers

417.0

Lions

389.0

Chiefs

386.0

49ers

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

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Bills

180.5

Ravens

155.0

Packers

139.5

Chiefs

128.0

49ers

125.3

Lions

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

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Cowboys

403.0

Rams

367.0

Buccaneers

343.0

Browns

307.0

Lions

279.0

49ers

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

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Lions

8.0

Texans

7.0

Chiefs

7.0

Buccaneers

5.0

49ers

5.0

Packers

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

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Lions

14-6

Chiefs

13-7-1

Rams

11-6-1

Ravens

12-7

Buccaneers

12-7

Raiders

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

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Falcons

5-12

Panthers

5-11-1

Patriots

5-11-1

Chargers

6-11

Saints

6-10-1

Jets

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
2/10
SF SF
@
KC KC
22-25
Sat
1/27
KC KC
@
BAL BAL
17-10
Sat
1/27
DET DET
@
SF SF
31-34
Sat
1/20
TB TB
@
DET DET
23-31
Sat
1/20
KC KC
@
BUF BUF
27-24

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
9/6
GB GB
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM