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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 4 of 5 — unsettled claims first, then the settled ones, newest first.
“With the seventeenth pick in the twenty twenty six NFL draft, the Detroit Lions select. Spencer Fano at pick 17 out of Utah.”
| 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
“So backup pick, I would take the guard, Oliva Vega, Yoani... So he would be a guard for the for the lions.”
“Love your fan o pick. Love it. So that's who I had in my mark draft, so to speak.”
“who Mel Kuiper mock to the lions in his latest draft at pick number 17, Kaiden Proctor”
“Colton Pouncey, mocked, Caleb Lomu from Utah to the Detroit Lions ... a guy that is deemed, viable at the seventeenth pick”
“One more from Daniel Jeremiah on NFL dot com. Monroe Freeling, the tackle out of Georgia.”
“I really do think the lions can start to be in play at pick number 17 for the rest of that class”
“Texas A and M, Cassius Howell, SEC player of the year defensively... I just feel like there's gonna be a talented edge rusher to snag there at pick number 17”
“one that sticks out to me is the guy from Penn State... personally, I think they need to draft an interior alignment at that spot.”
“17, Caden Proctor, gigantic left tackle out of Bama, goes to the Lions.”
“Detroit Lions, pick 17 ... Caleb Lomu, the Utah tackle”
“He fell for the lions... Jermott McCoy, the Tennessee quarterback. A true shutdown man potential corner for the Detroit lions.”
“So linebacker, the one guy we agree on is Jack Campbell from Detroit Lions.”
“So linebacker, the one guy we agree on is Jack Campbell from Detroit Lions.”
“17, I have Mansoor Delaine, the LSU quarterback going to the Lions.”
“They're gonna go into 2026 with golf 100%.”
“I think the lions is their last home game, and, I'm I'm I like the lions in this game a lot. A lot.”
“Jahmeer Gibbs is so good at football... He is the best non quarterback in the NFL... He's the offensive player of the year.”
“the West will get three in, the North will get two in, and the Packers and the Lions will be the two”
“And I think Detroit wins against Washington. They're six and three”
“The Giants coming in ... That said they should win that.”
“These are the seven we're getting. Packers, Eagles, Bucs, Seahawks, Lions, Rams, 40 niners. Lock it.”
“two out of the North, and that's your playoff field right there... the seven that's are currently in for the NFC playoffs are the ones that you're gonna get”
“Alright. Here are my week eight power rankings presented by Sonos... The Bills are a 10... down eight spots to number nine [Buccaneers]... Up two spots. I'm putting the Patriots here... Number seven [Broncos]... the five and two Los Angeles Rams... They're sixth on my list... Number five... are the Philadelphia Eagles... the Kansas City Chiefs... Number four... Number three is the number one team in the NFC right now... Number four one and one Green Bay Packers... Number two on this list. Up one spot are the team with the best record in the NFL and the Indianapolis Colts... I just have the lines, number one”
“The Eagles, one, Bills, two, Chargers, three, Bucks, four, Lions, five. ... The Colts are there at eight. ... The Seahawks are new to the list. ... And the Ravens are still there.”
“The Lions make it again.”
“Twenty eighth overall Lions... So I gave him Dominic Esaraku from Boston College.”
“Goff Goff's gonna be third. I I I'm with you. I'll just push back and say this is an overreaction and say it's gonna be Goff.”
“Number Seventeen, Detroit Lions... they're going to go with a Tackle From Georgia, monroe friedelan”
“The Lions are going to take Cayden Proctor, the massive offensive tackle from Alabama.”
“McDaniel goes to the Lions. That's back to that thirteen five, thirteen four.”
“I'm telling you they're going to destroy the Giants”
“I'm going to money Line Detroit Stoptics.”
“I like the Lions to win. I like another favorite here thirty three twenty one.”
“It was Eagles, Commanders, Lions, Bears, Packers, Bucks, Rams.”
“I'm gonna money line the Detroit Lions, sticks picks, the lines are gonna win that game out right on the road, outright in Baltimore.”
“I think the Lions matter. I think Dan Campbell's a great coach.”
“Lions have two new coordinators, but I love almost everything else about the organization... I only have one new team making the playoffs in the NFC, it's the Seahawks.”
“I see Jamison Williams firmly as a top twenty wide receiver statistically this year in the league.”
“I got the Lions playing the Bills lines coming away victorious.”