1977 Detroit Lions season
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1977 Detroit Lions season
| 1977 Detroit Lions season | |||||||
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| Head coach | Tommy Hudspeth | ||||||
| Home field | Pontiac Silverdome | ||||||
| Results | |||||||
| Record | 6-8 | ||||||
| Division Place | 3rd NFC Central | ||||||
| Playoff finish | did not qualify | ||||||
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The 1977 Detroit Lions season was their 48th in the league. The team matched their previous season's output of 6-8.[1] The team missed the playoffs for the seventh straight season. The Lions struggled offensively, scoring a mere 183 points while finishing in third place with a 6-8 record for the second straight season.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 18, 1977 | at Chicago Bears | L 30-20 |
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| 2 | September 25, 1977 | New Orleans Saints | W 23-19 |
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| 3 | October 2, 1977 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 17-13 |
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| 4 | October 9, 1977 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 14-7 |
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| 5 | October 16, 1977 | Green Bay Packers | W 10-6 |
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| 6 | October 23, 1977 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 28-7 |
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| 7 | October 30, 1977 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 37-0 |
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| 8 | November 6, 1977 | San Diego Chargers | W 20-0 |
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| 9 | November 13, 1977 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 17-6 |
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| 10 | November 20, 1977 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 16-7 |
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| 11 | November 24, 1977 | Chicago Bears | L 31-14 |
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| 12 | December 4, 1977 | at Green Bay Packers | L 10-9 |
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| 13 | December 11, 1977 | at Baltimore Colts | W 13-10 |
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| 14 | December 17, 1977 | Minnesota Vikings | L 30-21 |
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Standings
| NFC Central | |||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Minnesota Vikings | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 231 | 227 | W-1 |
| Chicago Bears | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 255 | 253 | W-6 |
| Detroit Lions | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 183 | 252 | L-1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | 134 | 219 | W-1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2 | 12 | 0 | .143 | 103 | 223 | W-2 |
References
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| AFC | East | Central | West | East | Central | West | NFC |
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| Baltimore | Cincinnati | Denver | Dallas | Chicago | Atlanta | ||
| Buffalo | Cleveland | Kansas City | NY Giants | Detroit | Los Angeles | ||
| Miami | Houston | Oakland | Philadelphia | Green Bay | New Orleans | ||
| New England | Pittsburgh | San Diego | St. Louis | Minnesota | San Francisco | ||
| NY Jets | Seattle | Washington | Tampa Bay | ||||
| 1977 NFL Draft • NFL Playoffs • Pro Bowl • Super Bowl XII | |||||||
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