The Detroit Lions were 8-8 in 1981. They finished 2nd in the NFC Central and 6th in the NFC.

1981 Stats

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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
Team
16
397
5,933
1,076
5.5
2,795
596
4.7
3,475
436
8.0
44
337
340
167
150
23
111
990
Team Rank
4th
3rd
13th
3rd
1st
4th
1st
14th
27th
3rd
21st
10th
5th
1st
20th
21st
23rd
26th
Opponent
16
322
4,846
991
4.9
1,623
469
3.5
3,596
475
7.6
47
373
279
93
158
28
95
873
Opponent Rank
13th
4th
1st
11th
1st
7th
3rd
18th
7th
25th
3rd
24th
3rd
1st
11th
19th
22nd
14th
Net
+75
+1,087
+85
+0.6
+1,172
+127
+1.2
-121
-39
+0.4
-3
-36
+61
+74
-8
-5
+16
+117
Net Rank
6th
2nd
3rd
4th
1st
2nd
1st
16th
23rd
9th
12th
18th
3rd
1st
18th
20th
25th
23rd

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NFL 2024 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
14
3
0
.824
Commanders Commanders
12
5
0
.706
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
15
2
0
.882
Vikings Vikings
14
3
0
.824
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
10
7
0
.588
Falcons Falcons
8
9
0
.471
NFC West W L T PCT
Rams Rams
10
7
0
.588
Seahawks Seahawks
10
7
0
.588
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
13
4
0
.765
Dolphins Dolphins
8
9
0
.471
AFC North W L T PCT
Ravens Ravens
12
5
0
.706
Steelers Steelers
10
7
0
.588
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
10
7
0
.588
Colts Colts
8
9
0
.471
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
15
2
0
.882
Chargers Chargers
11
6
0
.647

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
1/18
BAL BAL
@
BUF BUF
25-27
Sat
1/18
LAR LAR
@
PHI PHI
22-28
Fri
1/17
WAS WAS
@
DET DET
45-31
Fri
1/17
HOU HOU
@
KC KC
14-23
Sun
1/12
MIN MIN
@
LAR LAR
9-27

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
1/26
BUF BUF
@
KC KC
6:30 PM
Sun
1/26
WAS WAS
@
PHI PHI
3:00 PM