DETROIT LIONS
1930-33 Portsmouth Spartans
1934-Present Detroit Lions
Super Bowl Titles: None
NFL Titles: (4) 1935, 1952, 1953, 1957
National Football Conference Titles: None
Division Titles: (9) 1935, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1983, 1991, 1993, 2023
Wild Card Titles: (9) 1970, 1982, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2011, 2014, 2016
LIONS IN THE PLAYOFFS
YEAR
DIVISION
W
L
T
PCT.
FINISH
1930
NFL 5
6
3
.455
7th-Tie
1931
NFL 11
3
0
.786
2nd
1932
NFL 6
2
4
.750
3rd
1933
West
6
5
0
.545
2nd
1934
West 10
3
0
.769
2nd
1935
West 7
3
2
.700
1st
1936
West 8
4
0
.667
3rd
1937
West 7
4
0
.636
2nd-Tie
1938
West 7
4
0
.636
2nd
1939
West 6
5
0
.545
3rd
1940
West 5
5
1
.500
3rd
1941
West 4
6
1
.400
3rd
1942
West 0
11
0
.000
5th
1943
West 3
6
1
.333
3rd
1944
West 6
3
1
.667
2nd-Tie
1945
West 7
3
0
.700
2nd
1946
West 1
10
0
.091
5th
1947
West 3
9
0
.250
5th
1948
West 2
10
0
.167
5th
1949
West 4
8
0
.333
4th
1950
National Conference
6
6
0
.500
4th
1951
National Conference 7
4
1
.636
2nd-Tie
1952
National Conference 9
3
0
.750
1st-Tie
1953
Western Conference
10
2
0
.833
1st
1954
Western Conference 9
2
1
.818
1st
1955
Western Conference 3
9
0
.250
6th
1956
Western Conference 9
3
0
.750
2nd
1957
Western Conference 8
4
0
.667
1st-Tie
1958
Western Conference 4
7
1
.364
5th
1959
Western Conference 3
8
1
.273
5th
1960
Western Conference 7
5
0
.583
2nd-Tie
1961
Western Conference 8
5
1
.615
2nd
1962
Western Conference 11
3
0
.786
2nd
1963
Western Conference 5
8
1
.385
4th-Tie
1964
Western Conference 7
5
2
.583
4th
1965
Western Conference 6
7
1
.462
6th
1966
Western Conference 4
9
1
.308
6th-Tie
1967
NFL Central
5
7
2
.417
3rd
1968
NFL Central 4
8
2
.333
4th
1969
NFL Central 9
4
1
.692
2nd
1970
NFC Central
10
4
0
.714
2nd
1971
NFC Central 7
6
1
.538
2nd
1972
NFC Central 8
5
1
.607
2nd
1973
NFC Central 6
7
1
.464
2nd
1974
NFC Central 7
7
0
.500
2nd
1975
NFC Central 7
7
0
.500
2nd
1976
NFC Central 6
8
0
.429
3rd
1977
NFC Central 6
8
0
.429
3rd
1978
NFC Central 7
9
0
.438
3rd-Tie
1979
NFC Central 2
14
0
.125
5th
1980
NFC Central 9
7
0
.563
1st-Tie
1981
NFC Central 8
8
0
.500
2nd-Tie
1982
NFC
4
5
0
.444
8th-Tie
1983
NFC Central 9
7
0
.563
1st
1984
NFC Central 4
11
1
.281
4th
1985
NFC Central 7
9
0
.438
3rd-Tie
1986
NFC Central 5
11
0
.313
3rd
1987
NFC Central 4
11
0
.267
4th-Tie
1988
NFC Central 4
12
0
.250
4th-Tie
1989
NFC Central 7
9
0
.438
3rd
1990
NFC Central 6
10
0
.375
2nd-Tie
1991
NFC Central 12
4
0
.750
1st
1992
NFC Central 5
11
0
.313
3rd-Tie
1993
NFC Central 10
6
0
.625
1st
1994
NFC Central 9
7
0
.563
2nd-Tie
1995
NFC Central 10
6
0
.625
2nd
1996
NFC Central 5
11
0
.313
5th
1997
NFC Central 9
7
0
.563
3rd-Tie
1998
NFC Central 5
11
0
.313
4th
1999
NFC Central 8
8
0
.500
3rd-Tie
2000
NFC Central 9
7
0
.563
3rd-Tie
2001
NFC Central 2
14
0
.125
5th
2002
NFC North
3
13
0
.188
4th
2003
NFC North 5
11
0
.313
4th
2004
NFC North 6
10
0
.375
3rd
2005
NFC North
5
11
0
.313
3rd
2006
NFC North
3
13
0
.188
4th
2007
NFC North
7
9
0
.438
3rd-Tie
2008
NFC North
0
16
0
.000
4th
2009
NFC North
2
14
0
.125
4th
2010
NFC North
6
10
0
.375
3rd-Tie
2011
NFC North
10
6
0
.625
2nd
2012
NFC North
4
12
0
.250
4th
2013
NFC North
7
9
0
.438
3rd
2014
NFC North
11
5
0
.688
2nd
2015
NFC North
7
9
0
.438
3rd
2016
NFC North
9
7
0
.563
2nd
2017
NFC North
9
7
0
.563
2nd
2018
NFC North
6
10
0
.375
4th
2019
NFC North
3
12
1
.219
4th
2020
NFC North
5
11
0
.313
4th
2021
NFC North
3
13
1
.206
4th
2022
NFC North
9
8
0
.529
2nd
2023
NFC North
12
5
0
.706
1st

LIONS IN THE PLAYOFFS
YEAR
ROUND
OPPONENT
WON/LOST
SCORE
1932
NFL Championship Game
Chicago Bears
Lost
0-9
1935
NFL Championship Game
New York Giants
Won
26-7
1952
NFL Championship Game
Cleveland Browns
Won
17-7
1953
NFL Championship Game
Cleveland Browns
Won
17-16
1954
NFL Championship Game
Cleveland Browns
Lost
10-56
1957
Western Conference Playoffs
San Francisco 49ers
Won
31-27

NFL Championship Game
Cleveland Browns
Won
59-14
1970
NFC Divisional Playoffs
Dallas Cowboys
Lost
0-5
1982
NFC First Round Playoffs
Washington Redskins
Lost
7-31
1983
NFC Divisional Playoffs
San Francisco 49ers
Lost
23-24
1991
NFC Divisional Playoffs
Dallas Cowboys
Won
38-6

NFC Championship Game
Washington Redskins
Lost
10-41
1993
NFC Wild Card Playoffs
Green Bay Packers
Lost
24-28
1994
NFC Wild Card Playoffs
Green Bay Packers
Lost
12-16
1995
NFC Wild Card Playoffs
Philadelphia Eagles
Lost
37-58
1997
NFC Wild Card Playoffs
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Lost
10-20
1999
NFC Wild Card Playoffs
Washington Redskins
Lost
13-27
2011
NFC Wild Card Playoffs
New Orleans Saints
Lost
28-45
2014
NFC Wild Card Playoffs
Dallas Cowboys
Lost
20-24
2016
NFC Wild Card Playoffs
Seattle Seahawks
Lost
6-26
2023
NFC Wild Card Playoffs
Los Angeles Rams
Won
24-23

NFC Divisional Playoffs
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Won
31-23

NFC Championship Game
San Francisco 49ers
Lost
31-34