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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 5 of 5 — unsettled claims first, then the settled ones, newest first.
“But I'm telling you, I said, the Detroit Lions win in twelve games, twelve and five.”
| 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
“I had the Lions as a wild card”
“The Defensive Player of the Year is going to be aided. Hutchinson from the Detroit Lions”
“I'm taking the Lions over ten and a half as my first pick.”
“could I see the Lions going from fifteen to two and the one seed to ten and seven in a wild card? Absolutely?”
“Is that he leads the Lions in receiving yards this year. Maybe not catches, Yeah, that'll still be a mon Ra”
“the Lions. Now, I think have established themselves. What happens in the playoffs, who knows, but they're going to be a double digit win team.”
“Seven to six I have. David Montgomery was one. (question: David Montgomery or DeAndre Swift, who's going to have more rushing touchdowns?)”
“Simon and I agree that Detroit is in I will say they were one of my last teams in”
“Simon and I agree that Detroit is in”
“So my playoff picture in the NFC Eagles, Lions, Bucks, Rams, Commanders, Bears, Seahawks.”
“the Lions were only at ten and a half... I think I would I would lean towards the over with the Lions”
“So my division winners Eagles, Lions, Falcons, Rams”
“Pene sewel Man absolute dog pro bowler and gonna be a perennial pro bowler. I would say for the next seven attends.”
“This is my favorite pick of the entire week, is the Lions covering that big spread.”
“they score between thirty five and forty. Jayden has a fine game, and it's somewhere like thirty eight to twenty four.”
“I actually have a closer game. It is my most confident on the week in terms of who wins”
“The only change that we have is I had the Ravens over the Buffalo Bills. (otherwise same as Chiefs, Lions, Eagles)”
“I ended up with Chiefs, Lions, Eagles, Bills.”
“I like Monroe feeling here for the Lions”
“Detroit Lions, Caden Proctor left tackle Alabama”
“I picked the Lions to win on our show game debut, so I got to go by by that... I think this would be a good win for the Lions.”
“I have them only winning by six... Fifty seven percent”
“And they've been great coming off a loss in general this year ... and it's Jared goff coming back ... just Jared Goff returning to the friendly confines of a dome and everyone chanting his name and loving him, he'll do great ... I'm on that side too.”
“Ericson, you've got him at thirty.”
“He comes in as wide receiver thirty five, and both of you guys say, no, no... Fitzy, you've got him at twenty nine.”
“I have a three point win for Detroit.”
“The Lions, y'all, y'all in the row, y'all season over? All right, you'll see you're about to lose three in a row and your season over.”
“Now I have the Lions winning the super Bowl, but after I what Green Bay did to them.”
“It was me who picked the Lions to the super Bowl, and I'm feeling a little uneasy.”
“the Lions missed the playoffs at nine and eight”
“And the Eagles beat the Lions.”
“The Detroit Lions over there, they just know something about just just execution... I got the Detroit Lions.”
“I think the Lions matter. I think Dan Campbell's a great coach... Right over here next, NFC Wildcard”
“But Aiden Hutchinson is probably gonna win that award.”
“I'm going to take the third favorite to win it as my pick, which is Jamiir Gibbs.”
“I would say he's going to make five or six Pro Bowls in his time in the NFC”
“yeah let's go Calvin Banks. Then okay, he will go off the board to the Yes, Detroit Lions.”
“yeah let's go Calvin Banks. Then okay, he will go off the board to the Yes, Detroit Lions.”
“I would is kind of locked in on Tyler Booker, uh the the Beefy Guard as my Lions pick”