2016 Detroit Lions Game-by-Game Results

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-7
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's North Division of the National Football Conference
Lost Wild Card
Coach: Jim Caldwell (9-7)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
2016 Detroit Lions Statistics
2016 Detroit Lions Roster

The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 2016 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses, finishing second in the NFL's North Division of the National Football Conference.

Detroit racked up 346 points, while the defense conceded 358. Matthew Stafford led the charge, throwing for 4,327 yards. Golden Tate hauled in 91 balls for 1,077 yards. Marvin Jones was targeted regularly, too.

Theo Riddick rushed for a team-leading 357 yards for the Lions, and Zach Zenner also aided the ground game.

Tavon Wilson, Darius Slay, Glover Quin and Rafael Bush each intercepted 2 opponent throws. Kerry Hyder sacked quarterbacks 8 times.

Jim Caldwell coached the team. The 2016 Detroit Lions lost in the Wild Card.

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Regular Season Points For: 346
Regular Season Points Against: 358

Date Game Res Home Road Record
September 11, 2016 Detroit Lions 39 at Indianapolis Colts 35 W 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0
September 18, 2016 Tennessee Titans 16 at Detroit Lions 15 L 0-1-0 1-0-0 1-1-0
September 25, 2016 Detroit Lions 27 at Green Bay Packers 34 L 0-1-0 1-1-0 1-2-0
October 2, 2016 Detroit Lions 14 at Chicago Bears 17 L 0-1-0 1-2-0 1-3-0
October 9, 2016 Philadelphia Eagles 23 at Detroit Lions 24 W 1-1-0 1-2-0 2-3-0
October 16, 2016 Los Angeles Rams 28 at Detroit Lions 31 W 2-1-0 1-2-0 3-3-0
October 23, 2016 Washington Redskins 17 at Detroit Lions 20 W 3-1-0 1-2-0 4-3-0
October 30, 2016 Detroit Lions 13 at Houston Texans 20 L 3-1-0 1-3-0 4-4-0
November 6, 2016 Detroit Lions 22 at Minnesota Vikings 16 W 3-1-0 2-3-0 5-4-0 OT
November 20, 2016 Jacksonville Jaguars 19 at Detroit Lions 26 W 4-1-0 2-3-0 6-4-0
November 24, 2016 Minnesota Vikings 13 at Detroit Lions 16 W 5-1-0 2-3-0 7-4-0
December 4, 2016 Detroit Lions 28 at New Orleans Saints 13 W 5-1-0 3-3-0 8-4-0
December 11, 2016 Chicago Bears 17 at Detroit Lions 20 W 6-1-0 3-3-0 9-4-0
December 18, 2016 Detroit Lions 6 at New York Giants 17 L 6-1-0 3-4-0 9-5-0
December 26, 2016 Detroit Lions 21 at Dallas Cowboys 42 L 6-1-0 3-5-0 9-6-0
January 1, 2017 Green Bay Packers 31 at Detroit Lions 24 L 6-2-0 3-5-0 9-7-0
January 6, 2017 Detroit Lions 6 at Seattle Seahawks 26 L 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 NFC Wild Card Playoff


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