Detroit Lions records

Best seasons

Highest regular-season win percentage

1. 2024 15–2
2. 1953 10–2
3. 1954 9–2–1
4. 1931 11–3
5. 1962 11–3

Worst seasons

Lowest regular-season win percentage

1. 2008 0–16
2. 1942 0–11
3. 1946 1–10
4. 1979 2–14
5. 2001 2–14

Best starts

Wins to open a season

1. 10 to start 1934
2. 8 to start 1931
3. 6 to start 1956
4. 5 to start 2011
5. 4 to start 1939

Worst starts

Losses to open a season

1. 16 to start 2008
2. 12 to start 2001
3. 11 to start 1942
4. 8 to start 2021
5. 6 to start 1946

Undefeated seasons

Regular seasons finished undefeated

None on record.

Win streaks

Consecutive wins

1. 11 2024
2. 10 1934
3. 9 1953–1954
4. 9 2010–2011
5. 8 1931

Losing streaks

Consecutive losses

1. 19 2007–2009
2. 13 2000–2001
3. 12 2020–2021
4. 11 1942
5. 11 2019–2020

Biggest wins

Largest margins of victory

1. 52–6 Jacksonville Jaguars 2024
2. 59–14 Cleveland Browns 1957
3. 48–3 Kansas City Chiefs 2011
4. 44–0 Jacksonville Jaguars 1995
5. 45–3 San Francisco 49ers 1967

Worst losses

Largest margins of defeat

1. 0–49 Chicago Bears 1941
2. 0–49 San Francisco 49ers 1961
3. 13–59 Dallas Cowboys 1968
4. 10–56 Cleveland Browns 1954
5. 3–48 Baltimore Ravens 2009

Postseason

Seasons that reached the playoffs

1. 2024 0–1
2. 2023 2–1
3. 2016 0–1
4. 2014 0–1
5. 2011 0–1
6. 1999 0–1
7. 1997 0–1
8. 1995 0–1

NFL Championship appearances

Seasons that reached the NFL Championship

1. 1957 won NFL Championship
2. 1954 lost NFL Championship
3. 1953 won NFL Championship
4. 1952 won NFL Championship
5. 1935 won NFL Championship

Ties

Games that ended level

1. 16–16 Pittsburgh Steelers 2021
2. 27–27 Arizona Cardinals 2019
3. 23–23 Philadelphia Eagles 1984
4. 13–13 Green Bay Packers 1973
5. 21–21 Buffalo Bills 1972
6. 14–14 Green Bay Packers 1971
7. 17–17 Baltimore Colts 1969
8. 20–20 New Orleans Saints 1968