9-7 (.563)
Stadium
Attendance
622,521 total
77,815 per game
77,815 per game
1980 Draft Picks
Round
Pick
Player
5
111
Mark Streeter DB
After their miserable season, the Lions select Heisman Trophy winner Billy Sims with first pick in the NFL draft. In his first season Sims sets the NFL on its ear as rushes his way to the Offensive Rookie of the Year while carrying the Lions back to respectability. The Lions would improve to 9-7, and finish and miss out on a playoff birth and the NFC Central title by a tiebreaker against the Minnesota Vikings.