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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 club is headquartered in Allen Park, Michigan, and owned by Sheila Ford Hamp. General manager Brad Holmes and head coach Dan Campbell oversee a roster featuring quarterback Jared Goff, running back Jahmyr Gibbs, receivers Amon-Ra St. Brown and Jameson Williams, offensive lineman Penei Sewell, and defensive standout Aidan Hutchinson. The franchise endured lean years in the 2010s and early 2020s—going 2–14 in 2009, 3–12–1 in 2019, and 3–13–1 in 2021—before a dramatic turnaround. A 9–8 finish in 2022 gave way to a 12–5 playoff season in 2023, followed by a 15–2 record in 2024, the best in recent memory. The 2025 campaign settled at 9–8, and the 2026 season stands at 1–1.
The 200 most recent checkable claims, from 85 pundits · 200 settled, averaging 44 out of 100.
The seasons we hold results for, 2009 to 2026.
| Season | Record | Finish |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2–1 | — |
| 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 96% of the room, across 2 articles · on this team not settled yet
more bullish than 91% of the room, across 4 articles · on this team not settled yet
Page 2 of 5 — unsettled claims first, then the settled ones, newest first.
“Lions 30-20 over Saints”
| 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 99% of the room, across 2 articles · on this team not settled yet
more bearish than 97% of the room, across 4 articles · on this team not settled yet
more bearish than 89% of the room, across 2 articles · on this team not settled yet
“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”
“Taylor Decker, back... He's, you know, going into his eleventh season.”
“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.”
“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”
“Lions versus the San Francisco forty niners. What happens? I think the Lions win.”
“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.”