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Year | Season | League | Berth | Champ | Place | Team | W | L | Ties | G | RushYds | RecvYds | TotYds | TD | RushYds | PassYds | TotYds | TD | Elig |
2021 | 2021 | NFL | 4 | Detroit | 3 | 13 | 1 | 17 | 1886 | 3598 | 5484 | 35 | 2296 | 4160 | 6456 | 50 | 1 | ||
2020 | 2020 | NFL | 4 | Detroit | 5 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 1499 | 4104 | 5603 | 44 | 2158 | 4558 | 6716 | 65 | 1 | ||
2019 | 2019 | NFL | 4 | Detroit | 3 | 12 | 1 | 16 | 1649 | 3900 | 5549 | 35 | 1855 | 4551 | 6406 | 46 | 1 | ||
2018 | 2018 | NFL | 4 | Detroit | 6 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 1660 | 3576 | 5236 | 33 | 1761 | 3599 | 5360 | 40 | 1 | ||
2017 | 2017 | NFL | 2 | Detroit | 9 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 1221 | 4183 | 5404 | 39 | 1800 | 3892 | 5692 | 39 | 1 | ||
2016 | 2016 | NFL | -2 | 2 | Detroit | 9 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 1310 | 4111 | 5421 | 33 | 1701 | 3975 | 5676 | 41 | 1 | |
2015 | 2015 | NFL | 3 | Detroit | 7 | 9 | 0 | 16 | 1335 | 4212 | 5547 | 40 | 1808 | 3789 | 5597 | 45 | 1 | ||
2014 | 2014 | NFL | -2 | 2 | Detroit | 11 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 1422 | 4030 | 5452 | 33 | 1109 | 3706 | 4815 | 31 | 1 | |
2013 | 2013 | NFL | 3 | Detroit | 7 | 9 | 0 | 16 | 1792 | 4482 | 6274 | 44 | 1596 | 3950 | 5546 | 34 | 1 | ||
2012 | 2012 | NFL | 4 | Detroit | 4 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 1613 | 4927 | 6540 | 39 | 1889 | 3569 | 5458 | 39 | 1 | ||
2011 | 2011 | NFL | -2 | 2 | Detroit | 10 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 1523 | 4814 | 6337 | 50 | 2050 | 3831 | 5881 | 36 | 1 | |
2010 | 2010 | NFL | 3 | Detroit | 6 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 1613 | 3810 | 5423 | 37 | 1999 | 3498 | 5497 | 41 | 1 | ||
2009 | 2009 | NFL | 4 | Detroit | 2 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 1616 | 3168 | 4784 | 25 | 2025 | 4249 | 6274 | 53 | 1 | ||
2008 | 2008 | NFL | 4 | Detroit | 0 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 1332 | 2960 | 4292 | 28 | 2754 | 3716 | 6470 | 56 | 1 | ||
2007 | 2007 | NFL | 3 | Detroit | 7 | 9 | 0 | 16 | 1288 | 3878 | 5166 | 32 | 1911 | 4131 | 6042 | 51 | 1 | ||
2006 | 2006 | NFL | 4 | Detroit | 3 | 13 | 0 | 16 | 1129 | 3820 | 4949 | 30 | 2010 | 3520 | 5530 | 40 | 1 | ||
2005 | 2005 | NFL | 3 | Detroit | 5 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 1471 | 2848 | 4319 | 25 | 2040 | 3118 | 5158 | 34 | 1 | ||
2004 | 2004 | NFL | 3 | Detroit | 6 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 1777 | 2916 | 4693 | 26 | 1887 | 3514 | 5401 | 39 | 1 | ||
2003 | 2003 | NFL | 4 | Detroit | 5 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 1338 | 2924 | 4262 | 22 | 1782 | 3578 | 5360 | 40 | 1 | ||
2002 | 2002 | NFL | 4 | Detroit | 3 | 13 | 0 | 16 | 1477 | 2994 | 4471 | 28 | 1967 | 4150 | 6117 | 46 | 1 | ||
2001 | 2001 | NFL | 5 | Detroit | 2 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 1398 | 3596 | 4994 | 26 | 1993 | 3528 | 5521 | 45 | 1 | ||
2000 | 2000 | NFL | 4 | Detroit | 9 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 1747 | 2675 | 4422 | 29 | 1823 | 3210 | 5033 | 30 | 1 | ||
1999 | 1999 | NFL | -2 | 3 | Detroit | 8 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 1245 | 3686 | 4931 | 30 | 1531 | 3760 | 5291 | 33 | 1 | |
1998 | 1998 | NFL | 4 | Detroit | 5 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 1955 | 3130 | 5085 | 29 | 2102 | 3015 | 5117 | 38 | 1 | ||
1997 | 1997 | NFL | -2 | 3 | Detroit | 9 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 2464 | 3334 | 5798 | 38 | 1833 | 3114 | 4947 | 30 | 1 | |
1996 | 1996 | NFL | 5 | Detroit | 5 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 1810 | 3203 | 5013 | 35 | 2007 | 3344 | 5351 | 40 | 1 | ||
1995 | 1995 | NFL | -2 | 2 | Detroit | 10 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 1753 | 4360 | 6113 | 49 | 1795 | 3804 | 5599 | 32 | 1 | |
1994 | 1994 | NFL | -2 | 3 | Detroit | 9 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 2080 | 2922 | 5002 | 36 | 1859 | 3546 | 5405 | 36 | 1 | |
1993 | 1993 | NFL | -1 | 1 | Detroit | 10 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 1944 | 2714 | 4658 | 24 | 1649 | 3020 | 4669 | 31 | 1 | |
1992 | 1992 | NFL | 5 | Detroit | 5 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 1644 | 2796 | 4440 | 25 | 1841 | 3217 | 5058 | 34 | 1 | ||
1991 | 1991 | NFL | -1 | 1 | Detroit | 12 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 1930 | 2858 | 4788 | 35 | 1760 | 3286 | 5046 | 32 | 1 | |
1990 | 1990 | NFL | 3 | Detroit | 6 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 1927 | 3050 | 4977 | 43 | 2388 | 3346 | 5734 | 43 | 1 | ||
1989 | 1989 | NFL | 3 | Detroit | 7 | 9 | 0 | 16 | 2053 | 2939 | 4992 | 34 | 1621 | 3916 | 5537 | 37 | 1 | ||
1988 | 1988 | NFL | 4 | Detroit | 4 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 1243 | 2162 | 3405 | 20 | 2037 | 3279 | 5316 | 33 | 1 | ||
1987 | 1987 | NFL | 5 | Detroit | 4 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 1435 | 2956 | 4391 | 25 | 2070 | 3203 | 5273 | 41 | 1 | ||
1986 | 1986 | NFL | 3 | Detroit | 5 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 1771 | 2784 | 4555 | 31 | 2349 | 2800 | 5149 | 29 | 1 | ||
1985 | 1985 | NFL | 4 | Detroit | 7 | 9 | 0 | 16 | 1538 | 2938 | 4476 | 32 | 2685 | 2906 | 5591 | 35 | 1 | ||
1984 | 1984 | NFL | 4 | Detroit | 4 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 2017 | 3301 | 5318 | 32 | 1808 | 3511 | 5319 | 44 | 1 | ||
1983 | 1983 | NFL | -1 | 1 | Detroit | 9 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 2181 | 2955 | 5136 | 37 | 2104 | 3112 | 5216 | 32 | 1 | |
1982 | 1982 | NFL | -2 | 8 | Detroit | 4 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 1022 | 1512 | 2534 | 17 | 854 | 1868 | 2722 | 17 | 1 | |
1981 | 1981 | NFL | 2 | Detroit | 8 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2795 | 3138 | 5933 | 44 | 1623 | 3223 | 4846 | 36 | 1 | ||
1980 | 1980 | NFL | 2 | Detroit | 9 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 2599 | 2941 | 5540 | 34 | 1599 | 2934 | 4533 | 23 | 1 | ||
1979 | 1979 | NFL | 5 | Detroit | 2 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 1677 | 2336 | 4013 | 25 | 2515 | 2442 | 4957 | 37 | 1 | ||
1978 | 1978 | NFL | 3 | Detroit | 7 | 9 | 0 | 16 | 2163 | 2302 | 4465 | 31 | 2184 | 2299 | 4483 | 37 | 1 | ||
1977 | 1977 | NFL | 3 | Detroit | 6 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 1706 | 1518 | 3224 | 18 | 1905 | 1867 | 3772 | 27 | 1 | ||
1976 | 1976 | NFL | 3 | Detroit | 6 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 2213 | 2140 | 4353 | 29 | 1901 | 1686 | 3587 | 24 | 1 | ||
1975 | 1975 | NFL | 2 | Detroit | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 2147 | 1917 | 4064 | 25 | 1929 | 2071 | 4000 | 28 | 1 | ||
1974 | 1974 | NFL | 2 | Detroit | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 1433 | 2220 | 3653 | 24 | 2102 | 2236 | 4338 | 30 | 1 | ||
1973 | 1973 | NFL | 2 | Detroit | 6 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 2133 | 1913 | 4046 | 29 | 2117 | 1788 | 3905 | 25 | 1 | ||
1972 | 1972 | NFL | 2 | Detroit | 8 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 2021 | 2134 | 4155 | 39 | 2204 | 2004 | 4208 | 32 | 1 | ||
1971 | 1971 | NFL | 2 | Detroit | 7 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 2376 | 2201 | 4577 | 32 | 1842 | 2017 | 3859 | 32 | 1 | ||
1970 | 1970 | NFL | -2 | 2 | Detroit | 10 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 2127 | 1857 | 3984 | 35 | 1152 | 2296 | 3448 | 21 | 1 | |
1969 | 1969 | NFL | 2 | Detroit | 9 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 1755 | 1600 | 3355 | 23 | 1223 | 1861 | 3084 | 22 | 1 | ||
1968 | 1968 | NFL | 4 | Detroit | 4 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 1702 | 2320 | 4022 | 23 | 1680 | 2157 | 3837 | 25 | 1 | ||
1967 | 1967 | NFL | 3 | Detroit | 5 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 1907 | 1631 | 3538 | 28 | 1795 | 1733 | 3528 | 26 | 1 | ||
1966 | 1966 | NFL | 6 | Detroit | 4 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 1429 | 2424 | 3853 | 21 | 2006 | 2408 | 4414 | 35 | 1 | ||
1965 | 1965 | NFL | 6 | Detroit | 6 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 1469 | 1834 | 3303 | 30 | 1460 | 2097 | 3557 | 30 | 1 | ||
1964 | 1964 | NFL | 4 | Detroit | 7 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 1414 | 2558 | 3972 | 30 | 1638 | 2424 | 4062 | 24 | 1 | ||
1963 | 1963 | NFL | 4 | Detroit | 5 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 1601 | 2723 | 4324 | 37 | 1564 | 2197 | 3761 | 29 | 1 | ||
1962 | 1962 | NFL | 2 | Detroit | 11 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1922 | 2581 | 4503 | 33 | 1231 | 1986 | 3217 | 17 | 1 | ||
1961 | 1961 | NFL | 2 | Detroit | 8 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 1868 | 2544 | 4412 | 30 | 1520 | 2418 | 3938 | 25 | 1 | ||
1960 | 1960 | NFL | 2 | Detroit | 7 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 1714 | 1678 | 3392 | 25 | 1348 | 2049 | 3397 | 26 | 1 | ||
1959 | 1959 | NFL | 5 | Detroit | 3 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 1792 | 1664 | 3456 | 23 | 1562 | 2094 | 3656 | 32 | 1 | ||
1958 | 1958 | NFL | 5 | Detroit | 4 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 1360 | 1869 | 3229 | 29 | 1720 | 2117 | 3837 | 34 | 1 | ||
1957 | 1957 | NFL | -3 | 1 | 1 | Detroit | 8 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1811 | 2029 | 3840 | 29 | 1521 | 1844 | 3365 | 28 | 1 |
1956 | 1956 | NFL | 2 | Detroit | 9 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 2011 | 2195 | 4206 | 34 | 1503 | 1905 | 3408 | 20 | 1 | ||
1955 | 1955 | NFL | 6 | Detroit | 3 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 1477 | 2410 | 3887 | 26 | 1851 | 2164 | 4015 | 34 | 1 | ||
1954 | 1954 | NFL | -1 | -1 | 1 | Detroit | 9 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 1608 | 2825 | 4433 | 36 | 1520 | 2226 | 3746 | 23 | 1 |
1953 | 1953 | NFL | -1 | 1 | 1 | Detroit | 11 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1812 | 2146 | 3958 | 30 | 1580 | 1965 | 3545 | 23 | 1 |
1952 | 1952 | NFL | -3 | 1 | 1 | Detroit | 9 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1780 | 2208 | 3988 | 38 | 1145 | 2100 | 3245 | 23 | 1 |
1951 | 1951 | NFL | 2 | Detroit | 7 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 1841 | 2347 | 4188 | 40 | 1509 | 2355 | 3864 | 31 | 1 | ||
1950 | 1950 | NFL | 4 | Detroit | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 1626 | 2404 | 4030 | 36 | 1367 | 2310 | 3677 | 36 | 1 | ||
1949 | 1949 | NFL | 4 | Detroit | 4 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 1381 | 1954 | 3335 | 27 | 1827 | 1608 | 3435 | 29 | 1 | ||
1948 | 1948 | NFL | 5 | Detroit | 2 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 1360 | 2288 | 3648 | 27 | 2382 | 2176 | 4558 | 52 | 1 | ||
1947 | 1947 | NFL | 5 | Detroit | 3 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 1234 | 2446 | 3680 | 29 | 1975 | 2430 | 4405 | 39 | 1 | ||
1946 | 1946 | NFL | 5 | Detroit | 1 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 472 | 1674 | 2146 | 19 | 1698 | 1975 | 3673 | 41 | 1 | ||
1945 | 1945 | NFL | 2 | Detroit | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 857 | 1544 | 2401 | 25 | 912 | 1615 | 2527 | 24 | 1 | ||
1944 | 1944 | NFL | 3 | Detroit | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1141 | 1475 | 2616 | 30 | 1216 | 1442 | 2658 | 22 | 1 | ||
1943 | 1943 | NFL | 3 | Detroit | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 817 | 1290 | 2107 | 21 | 1213 | 1606 | 2819 | 29 | 1 | ||
1942 | 1942 | NFL | 5 | Detroit | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 1261 | 885 | 2146 | 5 | 1423 | 1623 | 3046 | 35 | 1 | ||
1941 | 1941 | NFL | 3 | Detroit | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 975 | 854 | 1829 | 12 | 1416 | 1605 | 3021 | 16 | 1 | ||
1940 | 1940 | NFL | 3 | Detroit | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 1457 | 1177 | 2634 | 15 | 1323 | 1034 | 2357 | 19 | 1 | ||
1939 | 1939 | NFL | 3 | Detroit | 6 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 1487 | 1357 | 2844 | 17 | 1203 | 1400 | 2603 | 18 | 1 | ||
1938 | 1938 | NFL | 2 | Detroit | 7 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 1893 | 747 | 2640 | 14 | 1081 | 1105 | 2186 | 15 | 1 | ||
1937 | 1937 | NFL | 2 | Detroit | 7 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 2074 | 631 | 2705 | 16 | 1329 | 804 | 2133 | 12 | 1 | ||
1936 | 1936 | NFL | 3 | Detroit | 8 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 2885 | 818 | 3703 | 28 | 1427 | 1027 | 2454 | 9 | 1 | ||
1935 | 1935 | NFL | -1 | 1 | 1 | Detroit | 7 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 1773 | 920 | 2693 | 24 | 1039 | 931 | 1970 | 11 | 1 |
1934 | 1934 | NFL | 2 | Detroit | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 2740 | 747 | 3487 | 30 | 1231 | 678 | 1909 | 7 | 1 | ||
1933 | 1933 | NFL | 2 | Portsmouth | 6 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 1720 | 959 | 2679 | 16 | 1422 | 558 | 1980 | 10 | 1 | ||
1932 | 1932 | NFL | -3 | -1 | 3 | Portsmouth | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 1230 | 623 | 1853 | 15 | 1 | ||||
1931 | 1931 | NFL | 2 | Portsmouth | 11 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 23 | 1 | |||||||||
1930 | 1930 | NFL | 7 | Portsmouth | 5 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 1 | |||||||||
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