The Detroit Lions were 5-5-1 in 1940. They finished 3rd in the Western Division.
GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
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Team | 11 | 138 | 1,457 | 427 | 3.4 | 1,177 | 195 | 6.0 | 133 | 259 | |||||||||
Team Rank | 7th | 5th | 4th | 5th | 7th | 6th | 6th | 4th | 2nd | ||||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 153 | 1,323 | 381 | 3.5 | 1,034 | 177 | 5.8 | |||||||||||
Opponent Rank | 5th | 5th | 3rd | 9th | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | ||||||||||||
Net | -15 | +134 | +46 | -0.1 | +143 | +18 | +0.2 | +133 | +259 | ||||||||||
Net Rank | 6th | 6th | 3rd | 6th | 3rd | 3rd | 7th | 4th | 2nd |
NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
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Eagles | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 |
Commanders | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 |
NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
Lions | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 |
Vikings | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 |
NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
Falcons | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 |
Buccaneers | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 |
NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
Cardinals | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 |
Rams | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 |