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Detroit Lions: 2025 season marked by late collapse and playoff elimination.
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The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit. The franchise competes in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) North division.
Quick Facts
- Position
- Wide receiver
- Born
- 17 September 1960
- Birthplace
- Riviera Beach, Florida, U.S.
- High school
- Suncoast (Riviera Beach)
- College
- Michigan (1979–1982)
- Draft year
- 1983
- Draft round
- 12
- Draft pick
- 334
Lore & Background
The 2025 season was the Lions' 96th in the NFL and their fifth under head coach Dan Campbell and general manager Brad Holmes. They failed to match their franchise-best 15–2 record from the previous season after a Week 9 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. Despite a 7–4 start, they won only two of their final six games and were eliminated from playoff contention for the first time since 2022 following a Week 17 loss to the Vikings.
Reader's Guide
The Lions' 2025 season featured a 52–21 home win over the Chicago Bears in Week 2, a 38–30 road win over the Baltimore Ravens in Week 3, and a 34–10 home win over the Cleveland Browns in Week 4. They also defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 37–24 in Week 5 for their first win against them since 1992. The team lost to the Green Bay Packers 27–13 in Week 1 and to the Kansas City Chiefs 30–17 in Week 6.
Did You Know?
- The Lions traded wide receiver Tim Patrick to the Jacksonville Jaguars on August 27 for a sixth-round pick in the 2026 NFL draft.
- The Lions played the Los Angeles Chargers in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game on July 31 at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio.
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