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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 2 of 5 — unsettled claims first, then the settled ones, newest first.
“Lions versus the San Francisco forty niners. What happens? I think the Lions win.”
| 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)
“And I think if Dan Campbell calls offensive plays the rest of the season, the lions will be the one seed.”
“The Lions are still really damn good. Again, I have them winning the NFC. And that's your Super Bowl.”
“I also chose them to go to the Super Bowl and win the NFC”
“Which means Detroit wins on Thanksgiving against Green Bay.”
“I'm just going to say the Lions will still win the NFC North.”
“I love the Lions in this spot. Maybe my favorite play of the week. It's the first one. Detroit minus eight and a half.”
“I'll take the Lions. JJ McCarthy's back... I'll take the Lions here”
“it's making me lean towards Detroit. So I'm gonna lay the points with Detroit.”
“I still still think they are going to win the NFC.”
“As for the bears, this is still the lions division to lose as far as I'm concerned.”
“on the NFC side, Detroit looks looks really good”
“That could have been a Super Bowl preview for sure, and I told I called it before the season that I think that that is gonna be the Super Bowl sixty matchup.”
“The lines, I chose to win the NFC. That was great right now... And I kinda feel real feel really good about that.”
“I had the Chiefs winning the AFC. At the end of the day, I wanna be right. Chiefs versus Lions.”
“And, you know, I have the lines making the Super Bowl.”
“I'm convinced that this is going to be an elite Lions offense. That's why I have them in the Super Bowl”
“I just think the Lions are going to crush the Bears, and the Detroit running game is gonna have a big day.”
“my model has my model says the Lions win”
“Your Lions are two and a half point underdogs to the Green Bay Packers... I just think the Lions are a better team... This is probably be my number one pick”
“These guys are ready to roll, and I think the Detroit Lions win the NFC.”
“Richard, I got the Lions playing the Bills lines coming away victorious.”
“the Detroit Lions won that tiebreaker and win the division”
“I got Detroit winning the division with Green Bay right there on their heels”
“I have the Ravens winning over the Lions in the Super Bowl this year.”
“I got the Lions. I got the Lions right here... they're looking for four in a row... And I think this team will be ready, they will be strong.”
“I have the Lions winning the conference. Oh. I have I am way higher on the Lions than everyone else.”
“I just don't see any reason not to believe that the Lions are gonna take this.”
“And I got the Lions finishing first, and that's our NFC North breakdown”
“The Detroit Lions have been on the rise and I can see them making it back to the playoffs.”
“I'm going with the Bills and the Lions as my Super Bowl.”
“I would absolutely pick them to win the NFC North. Again this year.”
“I'm with you, I think the Lions again... they're well positioned to kind of remain at least as the favorites”
“And it's got to be the Detroit Lions... I just don't see anybody challenging this team”
“I save the Lions at the top... not an FC no, but of their division”
“Next up, NFC North. I'm keeping at the same... So my playoff picture in the NFC Eagles, Lions, Bucks, Rams, Commanders, Bears, Seahawks.”
“I'm all in on the Lions winning it and the Bears going to a wildcard spot.”
“So my division winners Eagles, Lions, Falcons, Rams”
“If it's Lions Eagles, knowing what you currently know... I think the Lions in Detroit respectfully destroy the Eagles.”
“I'm gonna go with the the Saints North Detroit Lions.”