1996 Detroit Lions season
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1996 Detroit Lions season
| 1996 Detroit Lions season | |
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| Head coach | Wayne Fontes |
| Home field | Pontiac Silverdome |
| Results | |
| Record | 5-11 |
| Division Place | 5th NFC Central |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
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| Timeline | |
| Previous season | Next season |
| 1995 | 1997 |
The 1996 Detroit Lions season was their 67th in the league. The team failed to improve upon their previous season's output of 10-6[1] and missed the playoffs for the first time in four years.
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Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 1, 1996 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 17-13 |
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| 2 | September 8, 1996 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 21-6 |
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| 3 | September 15, 1996 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 24-17 |
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| 4 | September 22, 1996 | Chicago Bears | W 35-16 |
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| 5 | September 29, 1996 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 27-0 |
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| 6 | October 6, 1996 | Atlanta Falcons | W 28-24 |
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| 7 | October 13, 1996 | at Oakland Raiders | L 37-21 |
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| 8 | Bye | |||
| 9 | October 27, 1996 | New York Giants | L 35-7 |
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| 10 | November 3, 1996 | at Green Bay Packers | L 28-18 |
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| 11 | November 11, 1996 | at San Diego Chargers | L 27-21 |
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| 12 | November 17, 1996 | Seattle Seahawks | W 17-16 |
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| 13 | November 24, 1996 | at Chicago Bears | L 31-14 |
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| 14 | November 28, 1996 | Kansas City Chiefs | L 28-24 |
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| 15 | December 8, 1996 | Minnesota Vikings | L 24-22 |
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| 16 | December 15, 1996 | Green Bay Packers | L 31-3 |
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| 17 | December 23, 1996 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 24-14 |
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Standings
| NFC Central | ||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | |
| Green Bay Packers | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 456 | 210 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 298 | 315 |
| Chicago Bears | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 283 | 305 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 221 | 293 |
| Detroit Lions | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 302 | 368 |
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