Wild Card
Division
AFC/NFC Champ.
Super Bowl
z: best record, c: conference winner, y: division winner, w: wildcard, x: clinched playoff spot
Wild Card Game | |||||||||||||||||||
Date | Opponent | Result | Score | OT | |||||||||||||||
12/31 | at Green Bay | L | 12-16 |
Highlighted by a November 13th game in which he rushed for a franchise record 237 yards, Barry Sanders sets a new single season record in rushing yards with 1,883. The Lions would use this to carry them into the playoffs with a 9-7 record where they found themselves in a Wild Card round rematch with the Packers. In the game played in Green Bay's Lambeau Field Barry Sanders had a tough time getting his footing as the Packers knocked the Lions out for the 2nd year in a row 16-12.
Wild Card Game | |||||||||||||||||||
Date | Opponent | Result | Score | OT | |||||||||||||||
12/31 | at Green Bay | L | 12-16 |