| 1954 Detroit Lions season | |||||||
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| Head coach | Buddy Parker | ||||||
| Home field | Tiger Stadium | ||||||
| Results | |||||||
| Record | 9-2-1 | ||||||
| Division Place | 1st NFL Western | ||||||
| Playoff finish | Lost NFL Championship | ||||||
| Timeline | |||||||
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The 1954 Detroit Lions season was their 25th in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 10-2, winning only nine games.[1] They qualified for the playoffs for the third consecutive season.
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| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 26, 1954 | Chicago Bears | W 48-23 |
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| 2 | October 10, 1954 | Los Angeles Rams | W 21-3 |
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| 3 | October 16, 1954 | Baltimore Colts | W 35-0 |
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| 4 | October 24, 1954 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 37-31 |
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| 5 | October 31, 1954 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 27-24 |
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| 6 | November 6, 1954 | at Baltimore Colts | W 27-3 |
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| 7 | November 14, 1954 | San Francisco 49ers | W 48-7 |
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| 8 | November 21, 1954 | at Green Bay Packers | W 21-17 |
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| 9 | November 25, 1954 | Green Bay Packers | W 28-24 |
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| 10 | December 5, 1954 | Philadelphia Eagles | T 13-13 |
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| 11 | December 12, 1954 | at Chicago Bears | L 28-24 |
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| 12 | December 19, 1954 | at Cleveland Browns | W 14-10 |
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| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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| NFL Championship | December 26, 1954 | at Cleveland Browns | L 56-10 |
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| NFL Western | |||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Detroit Lions | 9 | 2 | 1 | .818 | 337 | 189 | W-1 |
| Chicago Bears | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 301 | 279 | W-4 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 4 | 1 | .636 | 313 | 251 | W-2 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 6 | 5 | 1 | .545 | 314 | 285 | W-1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 234 | 251 | L-4 |
| Baltimore Colts | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 131 | 279 | L-1 |
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| Eastern Conference | Western Conference |
| Chicago Cardinals | Baltimore |
| Cleveland | Chicago Bears |
| New York | Detroit |
| Philadelphia | Green Bay |
| Pittsburgh | Los Angeles |
| Washington | San Francisco |
| 1954 NFL Draft • NFL Championship • Pro Bowl | |
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