The Lions were pathetic in their loss to the Vikings. It started to come apart in earnest when they followed their touchdown with another Special Teams fiasco, allowing a runback for a TD.
Another piece of stupidity was on their first drive, when it was 3rd and 3, and close to the end zone, and instead of going for short yardage and a 1st down (and a new set of downs, need I say it?), failed to score a TD and settled for a field goal.
Cowboys, Chargers, Chiefs, and Packers remain on the schedule, and half of those are road games.
In order to finish 8-8, they’ll need two wins. This has been an up and down season for me as a spectator, but I have zero confidence in them. I doubt they’ll win even one more game, and thus will finish 6-10.
The Eagles, Redskins, Bears, and Saints lost yesterday and trail at 5-7, and Detroit has a better divisional record than Minnesota, which is now also at 6-6. But the Giants won today, and I don’t see anyone catching them, certainly not the perennial blue and silver losers.
| W | L | T | |
| 1957 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 1958 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| 1959 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| 1960 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| 1961 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 1962 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| 1963 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| 1964 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 1965 | 6 | 7 | 1 |
| 1966 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| 1967 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| 1968 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| 1969 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 1970 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 1971 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 1972 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 1973 | 6 | 7 | 1 |
| 1974 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 1975 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 1976 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| 1978 | 7 | 9 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| 1980 | 9 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 9 | 7 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
| 1985 | 7 | 9 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| 1989 | 7 | 9 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| 1991 | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| 1993 | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 9 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| 1999 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| 2002 | 3 | 13 | 0 |
| 2003 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| 2004 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| 2005 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| 2006 | 3 | 13 | 0 |