Detroit Lions Codexery — Data & Quality

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Last full accuracy audit: 2026-09-05 · 107 entries checked · 85 flagged · 266 issues confirmed · 0 corrected · 266 still open

Recent findings (audit lane, verbatim)

Doak Walker — The claim that Walker led the NFL in scoring in 1950 with 128 points, 'the second highest single-season total in NFL history to that time,' is incorrect; it was actually the third-highest, behind Don Hutson's 138 (1942) and Bob Waterfield's 131 (1945).

Dick LeBeau — LeBeau does not hold the Lions franchise record for interceptions with 62; the record is held by Dick 'Night Train' Lane, and LeBeau's Lions total is 48, not 62.

Tom Moore — The entry is about Captain Sir Tom Moore, a British Army officer and fundraiser, but it is placed under a 'Stadium & Culture' section for the Detroit Lions fan encyclopedia, which is a category error and contradicts the context of the encyclopedia.

Tom Moore — Home Stadium is listed as 'Caesars Superdome', which is the home of the New Orleans Saints, not related to Captain Tom Moore or the Detroit Lions.

Tiger Stadium — The 'Opened' date is listed as 1937, but Tiger Stadium opened as Navin Field in 1912; the 1937 date refers to the major renovation/renaming as Briggs Stadium, not the original opening.

Tiger Stadium — The 'Lions tenure' is listed as 1937–2002, but the Lions played at Tiger Stadium from 1938 to 1974 (with a gap in 1940), not until 2002; they moved to the Pontiac Silverdome in 1975.

Hail to the Lions — The entry states the Detroit Lions joined the NFL in 1930, but the franchise was originally the Portsmouth Spartans, who joined the NFL in 1930; the team moved to Detroit and became the Lions in 1934, not 1930.

Hail to the Lions — The entry claims the Lions won an NFL Championship in 1932, but the 1932 championship was won by the Chicago Bears; the Lions' first NFL Championship was in 1935, not 1932.

Lions in the Building — The entry states the Lions' first season was 1932, but the franchise was founded in 1930 as the Portsmouth Spartans and did not move to Detroit and become the Lions until 1934; the Lions' first season as the Detroit Lions was 1934, not 1932.

Lions in the Building — The entry lists the previous home as Tiger Stadium (1938–2001), but the Lions played at Briggs Stadium (renamed Tiger Stadium in 1961) from 1938 to 1974, then moved to the Pontiac Silverdome from 1975 to 2001; Tiger Stadium was not their home from 1938 to 2001

The Lions Den — The Lions arrived in Detroit in 1930 as one of the league's newest franchises is incorrect; the franchise was originally the Portsmouth Spartans, founded in 1929, and moved to Detroit in 1934, not 1930.

The Lions Den — Briggs Stadium was renamed 'The Lions Den' in 1961 is incorrect; Briggs Stadium was renamed Tiger Stadium in 1961, and the Lions played there until 1974, when they moved to the Pontiac Silverdome. The name 'Lions Den' was never an official name for Briggs Stad

Ford Field — The entry states the roof is 'Retractable (one of the first in the NFL)' but the roof is fixed, not retractable.

Ford Field — The entry says the Michigan Panthers of the UFL were tenants from 2023 to 2025, but the UFL began play in 2024 and the Panthers played at Ford Field only in 2024 and 2025, not 2023.

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