Detroit Lions Playoff History

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Franchise Overview

Seasons in Detroit

1934-2024

91 18 4
Seasons Made Playoffs Championships

All Seasons

95 18 4
Seasons Made Playoffs Championships

Past 10 Seasons (2015 - 2024)

43.6% 2 2 0
Winning Percentage Made Playoffs Playoff Game Wins Championships

Championship Years

1935, 1952, 1953, 1957

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Detroit Lions Playoff Results

Year Record Result
2024 1-1 Season Ongoing
2023 12-5 Lost Conference Championship (Won 2 Rounds)
2022 9-8 Missed Playoffs
2021 3-13-1 Missed Playoffs
2020 5-11 Missed Playoffs
2019 3-12-1 Missed Playoffs
2018 6-10 Missed Playoffs
2017 9-7 Missed Playoffs
2016 9-7 Lost Wild Card Round (Won 0 Rounds)
2015 7-9 Missed Playoffs
2014 11-5 Lost Wild Card Round (Won 0 Rounds)
2013 7-9 Missed Playoffs
2012 4-12 Missed Playoffs
2011 10-6 Lost Wild Card Round (Won 0 Rounds)
2010 6-10 Missed Playoffs
2009 2-14 Missed Playoffs
2008 0-16 Missed Playoffs
2007 7-9 Missed Playoffs
2006 3-13 Missed Playoffs
2005 5-11 Missed Playoffs
2004 6-10 Missed Playoffs
2003 5-11 Missed Playoffs
2002 3-13 Missed Playoffs
2001 2-14 Missed Playoffs
2000 9-7 Missed Playoffs
1999 8-8 Lost Wild Card Round (Won 0 Rounds)
1998 5-11 Missed Playoffs
1997 9-7 Lost Wild Card Round (Won 0 Rounds)
1996 5-11 Missed Playoffs
1995 10-6 Lost Wild Card Round (Won 0 Rounds)
1994 9-7 Lost Wild Card Round (Won 0 Rounds)
1993 10-6 Lost Wild Card Round (Won 0 Rounds)
1992 5-11 Missed Playoffs
1991 12-4 Lost Conference Championship (Won 1 Round)
1990 6-10 Missed Playoffs
1989 7-9 Missed Playoffs
1988 4-12 Missed Playoffs
1987 4-11 Missed Playoffs
1986 5-11 Missed Playoffs
1985 7-9 Missed Playoffs
1984 4-11-1 Missed Playoffs
1983 9-7 Lost Divisional Round (Won 0 Rounds)
1982 4-5 Lost Wild Card Round (Won 0 Rounds)
1981 8-8 Missed Playoffs
1980 9-7 Missed Playoffs
1979 2-14 Missed Playoffs
1978 7-9 Missed Playoffs
1977 6-8 Missed Playoffs
1976 6-8 Missed Playoffs
1975 7-7 Missed Playoffs
1974 7-7 Missed Playoffs
1973 6-7-1 Missed Playoffs
1972 8-5-1 Missed Playoffs
1971 7-6-1 Missed Playoffs
1970 10-4 Lost Divisional Round (Won 0 Rounds)
1969 9-4-1 Missed Playoffs
1968 4-8-2 Missed Playoffs
1967 5-7-2 Missed Playoffs
1966 4-9-1 Missed Playoffs
1965 6-7-1 Missed Playoffs
1964 7-5-2 Missed Playoffs
1963 5-8-1 Missed Playoffs
1962 11-3 Missed Playoffs
1961 8-5-1 Missed Playoffs
1960 7-5 Missed Playoffs
1959 3-8-1 Missed Playoffs
1958 4-7-1 Missed Playoffs
1957 8-4 Won NFL Championship
1956 9-3 Missed Playoffs
1955 3-9 Missed Playoffs
1954 9-2-1 Lost NFL Championship (Won 0 Rounds)
1953 10-2 Won NFL Championship
1952 9-3 Won NFL Championship
1951 7-4-1 Missed Playoffs
1950 6-6 Missed Playoffs
1949 4-8 Missed Playoffs
1948 2-10 Missed Playoffs
1947 3-9 Missed Playoffs
1946 1-10 Missed Playoffs
1945 7-3 Missed Playoffs
1944 6-3-1 Missed Playoffs
1943 3-6-1 Missed Playoffs
1942 0-11 Missed Playoffs
1941 4-6-1 Missed Playoffs
1940 5-5-1 Missed Playoffs
1939 6-5 Missed Playoffs
1938 7-4 Missed Playoffs
1937 7-4 Missed Playoffs
1936 8-4 Missed Playoffs
1935 7-3-2 Won NFL Championship
1934 10-3 Missed Playoffs
1933 6-5 Missed Playoffs
1932 6-2-4 No Playoffs
1931 11-3 No Playoffs
1930 5-6-3 No Playoffs
Years the team was not located in Detroit

Detroit Lions History

Overview

The Detroit Lions have played a total of 95 seasons. Their first season was in 1930, and their most recent season was in 2024.

Have the Detroit Lions gone by any other names?

Yes. Between 1930 and 1933, the team was known as the Portsmouth Spartans.
In 1934, the team moved to Detroit and changed their name to the Detroit Lions.

What division do the Detroit Lions play in?

The Detroit Lions currently play in the North Division of the National Football Conference, aka the NFC North.

When was the last time the Lions were in the playoffs?

The Detroit Lions last made the playoffs in 2023, when they lost the Conference Championship. They've been in the playoffs a total of 18 times in their 95 seasons.

When was the last time the Lions missed the playoffs?

The Detroit Lions last missed the playoffs in 2022.

When was the last time the Lions won a playoff game?

In 2023, the Detroit Lions beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the Divisional Round.

When was the last time the Lions hosted a playoff game?

The Detroit Lions last played a home playoff game on Jan 21, 2024, when they hosted the Buccaneers in the Divisional Round of the 2023 NFL playoffs, in which the Lions scored a 31-23 win.

When was the last time the Lions lost a playoff game?

In 2023, the Detroit Lions lost to the San Francisco 49ers in the Conference Championship.

What years did the Lions make the Super Bowl?

The Detroit Lions have never appeared in a Super Bowl.

How many Super Bowls have the Lions won?

The Detroit Lions have never won a Super Bowl. The closest they came to winning a Super Bowl was in 1991 and 2023 when they lost the Conference Championship.

Detroit Lions Seasons Starting:

0-2 0-3 0-4 0-5
1-1 1-2 1-3 1-4 1-5 1-6 1-7 1-8 1-9 1-10 1-11 1-12 1-13
2-0 2-1 2-2 2-3 2-4 2-5 2-6 2-7 2-8 2-9 2-10 2-11 2-12
3-0 3-1 3-2 3-3 3-4 3-5 3-6 3-7 3-8 3-9 3-10 3-11
4-0 4-1 4-2 4-3 4-4 4-5 4-6 4-7 4-8 4-9 4-10
5-0 5-1 5-2 5-3 5-4 5-5 5-6 5-7 5-8 5-9
6-1 6-2 6-3 6-4 6-5 6-6 6-7 6-8
7-1 7-2 7-3 7-4 7-5 7-6 7-7
8-1 8-2 8-3 8-4 8-5 8-6
9-2 9-3 9-4 9-5
10-1 10-2 10-3 10-4
11-2 11-3

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