Wild Card
Division
AFC/NFC Champ.
Super Bowl
z: best record, c: conference winner, y: division winner, w: wildcard, x: clinched playoff spot
Division Championship | |||||||||||||||||||
Date | Opponent | Result | Score | OT | |||||||||||||||
12/31 | at San Francisco | L | 23-24 |
With a 9-7 record the Lions are able to rise to the top of a weak NFC Central, to claim their first division championship since 1957. In the playoffs the Lions lead the San Francisco 49ers for most of the game, until 49ers K Ray Wershing deals the Lions a heart-breaking loss in the final seconds 24-23.
Division Championship | |||||||||||||||||||
Date | Opponent | Result | Score | OT | |||||||||||||||
12/31 | at San Francisco | L | 23-24 |