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National Football Conference · NFC North
The Detroit Lions were founded in 1930 in Portsmouth, Ohio, and now play their home games at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. The franchise is owned by Sheila Ford Hamp, with Brad Holmes serving as general manager and Dan Campbell as head coach. The club is headquartered in Allen Park, Michigan. The Lions endured a stretch of difficult seasons in the late 2010s and early 2020s, including a 3–12–1 finish in 2019 and a 3–13–1 record in 2021. The turnaround began in 2022 with a 9–8 record, followed by a 12–5 playoff season in 2023 and a dominant 15–2 campaign in 2024. The 2025 season saw a step back to 9–8. The current roster features notable players including quarterback Jared Goff, running backs Jahmyr Gibbs and Isiah Pacheco, offensive lineman Penei Sewell, receivers Amon-Ra St. Brown and Jameson Williams, tight end Sam LaPorta, and defensive standout Aidan Hutchinson.
The 200 most recent checkable claims, from 81 pundits · 200 settled, averaging 42 out of 100.
The seasons we hold results for, 2009 to 2026.
| Season | Record | Finish |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1–0 | — |
| 2025 | 9–8 | — |
| 2024 | 15–2 | Made the playoffs |
| 2023 | 12–5 | Made the playoffs |
| 2022 | 9–8 | — |
| 2021 | 3–13–1 | — |
| 2020 | 5–11 | — |
| 2019 | 3–12–1 | — |
| 2018 | 6–10 | — |
| 2017 | 9–7 | — |
| 2016 |
Each pundit’s standing lean on Detroit Lions, measured against every other pundit who made a comparable call — same kind of claim, same season. +100 would mean the most bullish voice in every room; −100 the most bearish. At least two articles per pundit before a lean is shown, and the accuracy is how that pundit’s settled calls about this team have graded out.
more bullish than 97% of the room, across 2 articles · on this team not settled yet
more bullish than 93% of the room, across 3 articles · on this team not settled yet
Page 1 of 5 — unsettled claims first, then the settled ones, newest first.
“Christian Izien is an option for later in the season, but might be tasked with a starting safety role in Week 1 as Brian Branch and Kerby Joseph rehab their injuries.”
| 9–7 |
| Made the playoffs |
| 2015 | 7–9 | — |
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| 2010 | 6–10 | — |
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| 2009 | 2–14 | — |
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more bullish than 88% of the room, across 3 articles · on this team not settled yet
more bearish than 98% of the room, across 3 articles · on this team not settled yet
more bearish than 89% of the room, across 2 articles · on this team not settled yet
more bearish than 87% of the room, across 3 articles · 67.0 accuracy on this team (1 settled)
“The Saints won't keep up. Lions big." ... Pete Prisco is taking the Lions to blow out the Saints!”
“I feel like Detroit coming off a disappointing year. They wanna make a statement early... I like Detroit there.”
“I said 20 to 24, so that they do end up covering.”
“maybe I kinda ride the fence here and say twenty seven twenty Detroit”
“I think they'll put up 34 points, and I got them giving up 24 points. ... But I got the Detroit Lions winning 34 to 24 over the New Orleans Saints.”
“Lions 34, Saints 24.”
“Saints at Lions — Mike Kadlick: Lions”
“Saints at Lions — John Pluym: Lions”
“Saints at Lions — Eva Geitheim: Lions”
“Saints at Lions — Matt Verderame: Lions”
“Saints at Lions — Gilberto Manzano: Lions”
“Saints at Lions — Conor Orr: Lions”
“Saints at Lions — Albert Breer: Lions”
“Saints at Lions — Mitch Goldich: Lions”
“Pick: Lions 33, Saints 21”
“Lions 30-20 over Saints”
“And the Saints are going to be 0-2 right out of the gate. They go at Detroit and at Baltimore.”
“I'll take the Lions favored by six and a half.”
“I'll take the Lions favored by six and a half.”
“Saints (at Lions). ... it's hard to see the Saints keeping up.”
“While I do have the Saints dropping the first two games of the season, that's on the road to the Detroit Lions”
“While Stille has plenty to prove, there is a pathway for him to make the roster as a rotational player.”
“the lines are gonna elevate Tom Kennedy from the practice squad to be their punt returner”
“Practice squad: Tom Kennedy, Lucky Jackson, Dominic Lovett.”
“Greg Dortch appears to be the next man most likely to make the roster after only playing in the first half last week.”
“Both Wilson and Dortch stopped playing at the end of the first quarter, making it seem like their roster spots are secure.”
“Both Wilson and Dortch stopped playing at the end of the first quarter, making it seem like their roster spots are secure.”
“He may may get the spot over Dominic Levett”
“I think he has a year three jump and actually he clips his his rookie year production.”
“I think the odds of them trading him are extremely thin... Sam Laporta, I don't think he's going anywhere. I think he's a pivotal part of the lion's future.”
“Taylor Decker, back... He's, you know, going into his eleventh season.”
“That's brother, that's brother, Jamior Gibbs down in Detroit. Oh, he I'm talking about he going, he going north of seventeen eighteen.”
“I was looking at Piney Sewel. I really think that because of pine Sewel's like body of work that he's built up to this point, maybe the first one that they give is like Tobody, who's deserved it for a little while.”
“The one that makes sense is Chase Young to Detroit.”
“That being said, I actually think the Lions win.”
“I do kinda think the Lions win. I think that they're again, with nothing to lose, nothing to play for, I think Jared Goff and the Lions' offense just lets it rip.”
“I do really like Detroit... I almost assuredly Thanksgiving morning will bet Detroit minus two and a half.”
“I'm not giving up on my Lions because I did have them in the Super Bowl this year, but and I do think they still will win the division.”
“I'm not giving up on my Lions because I did have them in the Super Bowl this year”