1980 Regular Season Results | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Result | Score | OT | Record | ||||||||||||||
| 9/7 | at Los Angeles | W | 41-20 | 1-0 | |||||||||||||||
| 9/14 | at Green Bay | W | 29-7 | 2-0 | |||||||||||||||
| 9/21 | vs St. Louis | W | 20-7 | 3-0 | |||||||||||||||
| 9/28 | vs Minnesota | W | 27-7 | 4-0 | |||||||||||||||
| 10/5 | at Atlanta | L | 28-43 | 4-1 | |||||||||||||||
| 10/12 | vs New Orleans | W | 24-13 | 5-1 | |||||||||||||||
| 10/19 | at Chicago | L | 7-24 | 5-2 | |||||||||||||||
| 10/26 | at Kansas City | L | 17-20 | 5-3 | |||||||||||||||
| 11/2 | vs San Francisco | W | 17-13 | 6-3 | |||||||||||||||
| 11/9 | at Minnesota | L | 0-34 | 6-4 | |||||||||||||||
| 11/16 | vs Baltimore | L | 9-10 | 6-5 | |||||||||||||||
| 11/23 | at Tampa Bay | W | 24-10 | 7-5 | |||||||||||||||
| 11/27 | vs Chicago | L | 17-23 OT | OT | 7-6 | ||||||||||||||
| 12/7 | at St. Louis | L | 23-24 | 7-7 | |||||||||||||||
| 12/14 | vs Tampa Bay | W | 27-14 | 8-7 | |||||||||||||||
| 12/21 | vs Green Bay | W | 24-3 | 9-7 | |||||||||||||||
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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.
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