2018 Detroit Lions season

The 2018 season was the Detroit Lions' 89th in the National Football League (NFL) and their first under head coach Matt Patricia.

2018 Detroit Lions season
OwnerMartha Firestone Ford
Head coachMatt Patricia
General managerBob Quinn
Home fieldFord Field
Results
Record6–10
Division place4th NFC North
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersCB Darius Slay
LS Don Muhlbach
Uniform

Draft
2018 Detroit Lions Draft
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeSource
120 Frank RagnowCArkansas[1]
243 Kerryon JohnsonRBAuburn[2]
382 Tracy WalkerSLouisiana[3]
4114 Da'Shawn HandDEAlabama[4]
5153 Tyrell CrosbyOTOregon[5]
7237 Nick BawdenFBSan Diego State[6]

Regular season
Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site NFL.com
recap
1 September 10 New York Jets L 17–48 0–1 Ford Field Recap
2 September 16 at San Francisco 49ers L 27–30 0–2 Levi's Stadium Recap
3 September 23 New England Patriots W 26–10 1–2 Ford Field Recap
4 September 30 at Dallas Cowboys L 24–26 1–3 AT&T Stadium Recap
5 October 7 Green Bay Packers W 31–23 2–3 Ford Field Recap
6 Bye
7 October 21 at Miami Dolphins W 32–21 3–3 Hard Rock Stadium Recap
8 October 28 Seattle Seahawks L 14–28 3–4 Ford Field Recap
9 November 4 at Minnesota Vikings L 9–24 3–5 U.S. Bank Stadium Recap
10 November 11 at Chicago Bears L 22–34 3–6 Soldier Field Recap
11 November 18 Carolina Panthers W 20–19 4–6 Ford Field Recap
12 November 22 Chicago Bears L 16–23 4–7 Ford Field Recap
13 December 2 Los Angeles Rams L 16–30 4–8 Ford Field Recap
14 December 9 at Arizona Cardinals W 17–3 5–8 State Farm Stadium Recap
15 December 16 at Buffalo Bills L 13–14 5–9 New Era Field Recap
16 December 23 Minnesota Vikings L 9–27 5–10 Ford Field Recap
17 December 30 at Green Bay Packers W 31–0 6–10 Lambeau Field Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

Division
NFC North
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(3) Chicago Bears 12 4 0 .750 5–1 10–2 421 283 W4
Minnesota Vikings 8 7 1 .531 3–2–1 6–5–1 360 341 L1
Green Bay Packers 6 9 1 .406 1–4–1 3–8–1 376 400 L1
Detroit Lions 6 10 0 .375 2–4 4–8 324 360 W1

Conference
NFC
# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1[lower-alpha 1] New Orleans Saints South 13 3 0 .813 4–2 9–3 .482 .488 L1
2[lower-alpha 1] Los Angeles Rams West 13 3 0 .813 6–0 9–3 .480 .428 W2
3 Chicago Bears North 12 4 0 .750 5–1 10–2 .430 .419 W4
4 Dallas Cowboys East 10 6 0 .625 5–1 9–3 .488 .444 W2
Wild Cards
5 Seattle Seahawks West 10 6 0 .625 3–3 8–4 .484 .400 W2
6 Philadelphia Eagles East 9 7 0 .563 4–2 6–6 .518 .486 W3
Did not qualify for the postseason
7 Minnesota Vikings North 8 7 1 .531 3–2–1 6–5–1 .504 .355 L1
8[lower-alpha 2] Atlanta Falcons South 7 9 0 .438 4–2 7–5 .482 .348 W3
9[lower-alpha 2] Washington Redskins East 7 9 0 .438 2–4 6–6 .486 .371 L2
10[lower-alpha 2] Carolina Panthers South 7 9 0 .438 2–4 5–7 .508 .518 W1
11 Green Bay Packers North 6 9 1 .406 1–4–1 3–8–1 .488 .417 L1
12 Detroit Lions North 6 10 0 .375 2–4 4–8 .504 .427 W1
13[lower-alpha 3] New York Giants East 5 11 0 .313 1–5 4–8 .527 .487 L3
14[lower-alpha 3] Tampa Bay Buccaneers South 5 11 0 .313 2–4 4–8 .523 .506 L4
15 San Francisco 49ers West 4 12 0 .250 1–5 2–10 .504 .406 L2
16 Arizona Cardinals West 3 13 0 .188 2–4 3–9 .527 .302 L4
Tiebreakers[lower-alpha 4]
  1. New Orleans finished ahead of LA Rams based on head-to-head victory.
  2. Atlanta finished ahead of Washington based on head-to-head victory. Atlanta finished ahead of Carolina based on head-to-head sweep. Washington finished ahead of Carolina based on head-to-head victory.
  3. NY Giants finished ahead of Tampa Bay based on head-to-head victory.
  4. When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

References
  1. Twentyman, Tim (April 26, 2018). "Detroit Lions draft center Frank Ragnow". Detroit Lions. Archived from the original on April 30, 2018. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
  2. Twentyman, Tim (April 27, 2018). "Lions trade up, draft running back Kerryon Johnson". Detroit Lions. Archived from the original on May 1, 2018. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  3. Twentyman, Tim (April 27, 2018). "Lions draft safety Tracy Walker". Detroit Lions. Archived from the original on May 1, 2018. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  4. Twentyman, Tim (April 28, 2018). "Lions trade up, draft defensive end Da'Shawn Hand". Detroit Lions. Archived from the original on May 1, 2018. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  5. Twentyman, Tim (April 28, 2018). "Lions draft tackle Tyrell Crosby". Detroit Lions. Archived from the original on May 1, 2018. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  6. Twentyman, Tim (April 28, 2018). "Lions draft fullback Nick Bawden". Detroit Lions. Archived from the original on May 1, 2018. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
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