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The 7–9 record was nonetheless the best record the Lions had in any season under general manager Matt Millen. The 422 pass completions that Detroit surrendered in 2007 is an NFL record. [1] The 70.1% completion percentage against the Lions defense was the worst in league history until it was broken by the Indianapolis Colts in 2011. [2]
[11] [12] [13] The Lions also lost an NFL-record nine consecutive playoff games from 1991 to 2023. [ 14 ] [ 7 ] As of the end of the 2024 regular season , the Lions have an all-time record of 606 wins, 709 losses, and 34 ties in the regular season, with an additional 9 wins and 14 losses in the playoffs.
In October 2006, NFL club owners approved a plan to stage up to two international regular season games per season beginning in 2007 and continuing through at least 2011. [8] On February 2, 2007, the league announced that the Week 8 contest between the New York Giants and the Miami Dolphins would be played at Wembley Stadium in London on October ...
The 1950 Los Angeles Rams, the best offensive team in NFL history in terms of average points (466 in 12 games, 38.8 PPG), scored 70 points, one of only three teams to ever do so. The following week, they beat the Detroit Lions 65–24, including an NFL record 41 points in one quarter. They are the only team in NFL history to score 60-or-more ...
The NFC-leading Lions (11-1) have their best record after 12 games in team history and their 10-game winning streak ties a franchise record with the 1934 squad. The Bears (4-8) have lost six ...
Week 4 came to a close with another double-header, as Detroit Lions QB stole the show on Monday Night Football, making history in a 42-29 win over the Seattle Seahawks.
With the second overall pick in the 2007 NFL draft, the Lions selected Georgia Tech wide receiver Calvin Johnson. [193] The Lions began the 2007 season with a promising 6–2 record. The optimism was short-lived, however, as the team recorded only a single victory in the next eight games, for a final record of 7–9. [194]
Rams vs. Lions: A history lesson. The Rams and Lions are squaring off for the 89th time in a series that dates back to 1948. The Rams hold the all-time series edge, 45-42-1 (45-40-1 in regular ...