Detroit Lions
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First Season |
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1930 |
Team History |
Detroit Lions (1933-present) Portsmouth Spartans (1930-33) |
Conference/Division |
National Football League (1930-present)
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Venue |
Ford Field (2002-present) Pontiac Silverdome (1975-2001) Tiger Stadium (1938-39, 1941-74) University of Detroit Stadium (1934-40) Universal Stadium (1930-33) |
Key People |
Players • Head Coaches • Executives |
The Detroit Lions are an NFL franchise that began as the Portsmouth Spartans.
Publications
Programs by season
1920s
Week | Date | Opponent | Venue |
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1929 | |||
Portsmouth Spartans | |||
exhibition | September 15 | at Green Bay Packers | City Stadium |
1930s
Week | Date | Opponent | Venue |
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1930 | |||
Week 8 | November 2 | at Green Bay Packers | City Stadium |
1932 | |||
postseason | December 18 | at Chicago Bears | Chicago Stadium |
1933 | |||
Week 3 | October 8 | at Green Bay Packers | City Stadium |
1934 | |||
Detroit Lions | |||
Week 4 | October 7 | at Green Bay Packers | City Stadium |
1935 | |||
Week 6 | November 3 | at Chicago Cardinals | Wrigley Field |
Week 8 | November 10 | at Green Bay Packers | City Stadium |
Week 10 | November 24 | at Chicago Bears | Wrigley Field |
postseason | December 15 | vs. New York Giants | University of Detroit Stadium |
exhibition | January 19, 1936 | at American Legion Football League All-Stars | Gilmore Stadium |
1936 | |||
exhibition | September 1 | at College All-Stars | Soldier Field |
Week 3 | October 14 | at Brooklyn Dodgers | Ebbets Field |
Week 5 | October 18 | at Green Bay Packers | City Stadium |
Week 6 | October 25 | at Chicago Bears | Wrigley Field |
Week 7 | November 1 | at New York Giants | Polo Grounds |
Week 10 | November 26 | vs. Chicago Bears | University of Detroit Stadium |
1937 | |||
Week 3 | October 3 | at Green Bay Packers | City Stadium |
Week 6 | October 24 | at Chicago Bears | Wrigley Field |
Week 8 | November 14 | at New York Giants | Polo Grounds |
1938 | |||
Week 3 | October 9 | at Green Bay Packers | City Stadium |
Week 4 | October 16 | vs. Washington Redskins | Briggs Stadium |
1939 | |||
Week 2 | September 24 | vs. Brooklyn Dodgers | University of Detroit Stadium |
Week 4 | October 15 | vs. Cleveland Rams | Briggs Stadium |
Week 5 | October 22 | at Green Bay Packers | City Stadium |
Week 6 | October 29 | at Chicago Bears | Wrigley Field |
Week 8 | November 12 | vs. Chicago Bears | Briggs Stadium |
Week 10 | November 26 | at Washington Redskins | Griffith Stadium |
1940s
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
Week | Date | Opponent | Venue |
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1980 | |||
Week 3 | September 21 | vs. St. Louis Cardinals | Pontiac Silverdome |
Week 10 | November 9 | at Minnesota Vikings | Metropolitan Stadium |
1981 | |||
Week 9 | November 1 | at Los Angeles Rams | Anaheim Stadium |
Week 13 | November 26 | vs. Kansas City Chiefs | Pontiac Silverdome |
1982 | |||
preseason | August 7 | at Cleveland Browns | Doyt Perry Stadium |
postseason | January 8, 1983 | at Washington Redskins | RFK Stadium |
1983 | |||
postseason | December 31 | at San Francisco 49ers | Candlestick Park |
1984 | |||
Week 1 | September 2 | vs. San Francisco 49ers | Pontiac Silverdome |
Week 12 | November 18 | at Chicago Bears | Soldier Field |
1985 | |||
Week 5 | October 6 | at Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field |
Week 8 | October 27 | vs. Miami Dolphins | Pontiac Silverdome |
1986 | |||
Week 1 | September 7 | at Minnesota Vikings | Metrodome |
1987 | |||
Week 1 | September 13 | at Minnesota Vikings | Metrodome |
Week 9 | November 15 | at Washington Redskins | RFK Stadium |
Week 10 | November 22 | at Chicago Bears | Soldier Field |
Week 15 | December 27 | at Atlanta Falcons | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium |
1988 | |||
Week 15 | December 11 | at Chicago Bears | Soldier Field |
1989 | |||
preseason | September 2 | at Los Angeles Rams | Anaheim Stadium |
1990s
2000s
2010s
Week | Date | Opponent | Venue |
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2010 | |||
preseason | August 14 | at [[Pittsburgh Steelers] | Heinz Field |
Week 4 | October 3 | at Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field |
Week 5 | October 10 | vs. St. Louis Rams | Ford Field |
2011 | |||
Week 15 | December 24 | vs. San Diego Chargers | Ford Field |
2012 | |||
Week 10 | November 11 | at Minnesota Vikings | Metrodome |
2014 | |||
Week 6 | October 12 | at Minnesota Vikings | TCF Bank Stadium |
Week 8 | October 26 | at Atlanta Falcons | Wembley Stadium |
Week 15 | December 21 | at Chicago Bears | Soldier Field |
postseason | January 4, 2015 | at Dallas Cowboys | AT&T Stadium |
2015 | |||
Week 2 | September 20 | at Minnesota Vikings | TCF Bank Stadium |
Week 16 | January 3, 2016 | at Chicago Bears | Soldier Field |
2016 | |||
Week 3 | September 25 | at Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field |
2017 | |||
Week 8 | November 6 | at Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field |
2018 | |||
Week 9 | November 11 | at Chicago Bears | Soldier Field |
Media guides and yearbooks by season
Media guides
1940s | 1948 |
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1950s | 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 |
1960s | 1961 • 1963 • 1964 • 1966 • 1967 |
1970s | 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1978 • 1979 |
1980s | 1981 • 1983 • 1985 • 1988 • 1989 |
1990s | 1991 |
2000s | 2006 • 2007 |
2010s | 2016 • 2018 • 2019 |
2020s | 2020 • 2021 |
Yearbooks
1990s | 1991 |
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2010s | 2016 • 2018 |
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