1985 Detroit Lions season
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1985 Detroit Lions season
| 1985 Detroit Lions season | |
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| Head coach | Darryl Rogers |
| Home field | Pontiac Silverdome |
| Results | |
| Record | 7–9 |
| Division Place | 4th NFC Central |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
| Timeline | |
| Previous season | Next season |
| 1984 | 1986 |
The 1985 Detroit Lions season was their 56th in the National Football League. The team improved upon their previous season's output of 4–11–1, winning seven games. Despite the improvement, the team missed the playoffs for the second straight year.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 8, 1985 | at Atlanta Falcons | W 28-27 |
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| 2 | September 15, 1985 | Dallas Cowboys | W 26-21 |
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| 3 | September 22, 1985 | at Indianapolis Colts | L 14-6 |
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| 4 | September 29, 1985 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 30-9 |
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| 5 | October 6, 1985 | at Green Bay Packers | L 43-10 |
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| 6 | October 13, 1985 | at Washington Redskins | L 24-3 |
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| 7 | October 20, 1985 | San Francisco 49ers | W 23-21 |
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| 8 | October 27, 1985 | Miami Dolphins | W 31-21 |
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| 9 | November 3, 1985 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 16-13 |
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| 10 | November 10, 1985 | at Chicago Bears | L 24-3 |
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| 11 | November 17, 1985 | at Minnesota Vikings | W 41-21 |
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| 12 | November 24, 1985 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 19-16 OT |
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| 13 | November 28, 1985 | New York Jets | W 31-20 |
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| 14 | December 8, 1985 | at New England Patriots | L 23-6 |
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| 15 | December 15, 1985 | Green Bay Packers | L 26-23 |
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| 16 | December 22, 1985 | Chicago Bears | L 37-17 |
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Standings
| NFC Central | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
| Chicago Bears | 15 | 1 | 0 | .938 | 456 | 198 | W3 | ||
| Green Bay Packers | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 337 | 355 | W2 | ||
| Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 346 | 359 | L2 | ||
| Detroit Lions | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 307 | 366 | L3 | ||
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 294 | 448 | L4 | ||
References
- ^ (PDF) 2010 NFL Record and Fact Book. National Football League. p. 383. http://www.nfl.info/download/2010%20NFL%20Record%20and%20Fact%20Book.pdf. Retrieved February 20, 2011.
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