1954 Detroit Lions season
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The 1954
Detroit Lions
season was their 25th in the league
. The team failed to improve on their previous season
's output of 10-2, winning only nine games. They qualified for the playoffs for the third consecutive season.
1954 NFL season
The 1954 NFL season was the 35th regular season of the National Football League. The season ended when the Cleveland Browns defeated the Detroit Lions in the NFL Championship Game.-Major rule changes:...
Detroit Lions
Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...
season was their 25th in the league
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. The team failed to improve on their previous season
1953 Detroit Lions season
The 1953 Detroit Lions season resulted in the Lions winning their third NFL Championship.-Schedule:-Standings:-Roster:-NFL Championship Game:Detroit Lions 17, Cleveland Browns 16 Scoring*DET - Walker 1 yard run...
's output of 10-2, winning only nine games. They qualified for the playoffs for the third consecutive season.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 26, 1954 | Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 48-23 |
| 2 | October 10, 1954 | Los Angeles Rams | W 21-3 |
| 3 | October 16, 1954 | Baltimore Colts History of the Indianapolis Colts The Indianapolis Colts are a professional football team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. They play in the AFC South division of the National Football League. They have won 3 NFL championships and 2 Super Bowls.... |
W 35-0 |
| 4 | October 24, 1954 | at San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and... |
L 37-31 |
| 5 | October 31, 1954 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 27-24 |
| 6 | November 6, 1954 | at Baltimore Colts History of the Indianapolis Colts The Indianapolis Colts are a professional football team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. They play in the AFC South division of the National Football League. They have won 3 NFL championships and 2 Super Bowls.... |
W 27-3 |
| 7 | November 14, 1954 | San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and... |
W 48-7 |
| 8 | November 21, 1954 | at Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions... |
W 21-17 |
| 9 | November 25, 1954 | Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions... |
W 28-24 |
| 10 | December 5, 1954 | Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
T 13-13 |
| 11 | December 12, 1954 | at Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 28-24 |
| 12 | December 19, 1954 | at Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 14-10 |
Playoff schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| NFL Championship | December 26, 1954 | at Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 56-10 |
Standings
| NFL Western Eastern and Western Divisions (NFL) 1933-69 The Eastern and Western Divisions of the National Football League, renamed the American and National Conferences in 1950 and then the Eastern and Western Conferences in 1953, were organized as a result of the disputed NFL championship of 1932... |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Detroit Lions | 9 | 2 | 1 | .818 | 337 | 189 | W-1 |
| Chicago Bears 1954 Chicago Bears season The 1954 Chicago Bears season was their 35th regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted 8-4 record under head coach George Halas placing them in second place in the NFL's Western Conference. The 1954 season was an improvement of the 3-8-1 posting of the previous... |
8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 301 | 279 | W-4 |
| San Francisco 49ers 1954 San Francisco 49ers season The 1954 San Francisco 49ers season was the team's fifth season in the NFL, and were coming off a 9-3-0 record in 1953, finishing one game behind the Detroit Lions for a spot in the Championship game.... |
7 | 4 | 1 | .636 | 313 | 251 | W-2 |
| Los Angeles Rams 1954 Los Angeles Rams season The 1954 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 17th year with the National Football League and the ninth season in Los Angeles.-Schedule:-Standings:... |
6 | 5 | 1 | .545 | 314 | 285 | W-1 |
| Green Bay Packers 1954 Green Bay Packers season The 1954 Green Bay Packers season was their 34th season in the National Football League. The club posted a 4-8 record under new head-coach Lisle Blackbourn, earning them a fifth place finish in the Western Conference.-NFL Draft:... |
4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 234 | 251 | L-4 |
| Baltimore Colts 1954 Baltimore Colts season The 1954 Baltimore Colts season was the 2nd season for the team in the National Football League. The Baltimore Colts finished the National Football League's 1954 season with a record of 3 wins and 9 losses and finished sixth in the Western Conference.... |
3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 131 | 279 | L-1 |