1951 Detroit Lions season
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1951 Detroit Lions season
| 1951 Detroit Lions season | |||||||
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| Head coach | Buddy Parker | ||||||
| Home field | Tiger Stadium | ||||||
| Results | |||||||
| Record | 7-4-1 | ||||||
| Division Place | 2nd NFL National | ||||||
| Playoff finish | did not qualify | ||||||
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The 1951 Detroit Lions season was their 22nd in the league. The team improved on their previous season's output of 6-6, winning seven games.[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 16th consecutive season.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 30, 1951 | Washington Redskins | W 35-17 |
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| 2 | October 8, 1951 | New York Yanks | W 37-10 |
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| 3 | October 14, 1951 | Los Angeles Rams | L 27-21 |
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| 4 | October 21, 1951 | New York Yanks | T 24-24 |
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| 5 | October 28, 1951 | Chicago Bears | L 28-23 |
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| 6 | November 4, 1951 | at Green Bay Packers | W 24-17 |
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| 7 | November 11, 1951 | at Chicago Bears | W 41-28 |
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| 8 | November 18, 1951 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 28-10 |
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| 9 | November 22, 1951 | Green Bay Packers | W 52-35 |
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| 10 | December 2, 1951 | San Francisco 49ers | L 20-10 |
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| 11 | December 9, 1951 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 24-22 |
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| 12 | December 16, 1951 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 21-17 |
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Standings
| NFL National | |||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Los Angeles Rams | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 392 | 261 | W-1 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 4 | 1 | .636 | 255 | 205 | W-3 |
| Detroit Lions | 7 | 4 | 1 | .636 | 336 | 259 | L-1 |
| Chicago Bears | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 286 | 282 | L-1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 254 | 375 | L-7 |
| New York Yanks | 1 | 9 | 2 | .100 | 241 | 382 | L-2 |
References
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| American Conference | National Conference |
| Chicago Cardinals | Chicago Bears |
| Cleveland | Detroit |
| NY Giants | Green Bay |
| Philadelphia | Los Angeles |
| Pittsburgh | NY Yanks |
| Washington | San Francisco |
| 1951 NFL Draft • NFL Championship • Pro Bowl | |
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