2010 Detroit Lions season

The 2010 Detroit Lions season was the franchise's 81st season in the NFL. It was Jim Schwartz's second season as head coach.

2010 Detroit Lions season
Head coach Jim Schwartz
General manager Martin Mayhew
Owner William Clay Ford, Sr.
Home field Ford Field
Results
Record 6–10
Division Place 3rd NFC North
Playoff finish Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers DT Ndamukong Suh
WR Calvin Johnson
Timeline
Previous season      Next season
< 2009      2011 >

Offseason

2010 NFL Draft

Round Selection Player Position College
1 2 Ndamukong Suh DT Nebraska
1 30a Jahvid Best RB California
3 66 Amari Spievey CB Iowa
4 128a Jason Curtis Fox OT Miami (FL)
7 213b Willie Young DE North Carolina State
7 255c Tim Toone WR Weber State

^a  The Lions traded their second-round pick, their original fourth-round pick and seventh-round pick 214 to Minnesota for their first-round pick and their fourth-round pick.[1]

^b  The Lions traded their 2010 fifth-round pick and DE Robert Henderson to Seattle for OG Rob Sims and their 2010 seventh-round pick.[2]

^c  Awarded to the Lions as a compensatory pick.

Final roster

2010 Detroit Lions final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad


Rookies in italics
53 active, 19 inactive, 7 practice squad

Schedule

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 August 14 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 23–7 0–1 Heinz Field Recap
2 August 21 at Denver Broncos W 25–20 1–1 Invesco Field at Mile High Recap
3 August 28 Cleveland Browns W 35–27 2–1 Ford Field Recap
4 September 2 Buffalo Bills W 28–23 3–1 Ford Field Recap

Regular season

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 12 at Chicago Bears L 14–19 0–1 Soldier Field Recap
2 September 19 Philadelphia Eagles L 32–35 0–2 Ford Field Recap
3 September 26 at Minnesota Vikings L 10–24 0–3 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Recap
4 October 3 at Green Bay Packers L 26–28 0–4 Lambeau Field Recap
5 October 10 St. Louis Rams W 44–6 1–4 Ford Field Recap
6 October 17 at New York Giants L 20–28 1–5 New Meadowlands Stadium Recap
7 Bye
8 October 31 Washington Redskins W 37–25 2–5 Ford Field Recap
9 November 7 New York Jets L 20–23 (OT) 2–6 Ford Field Recap
10 November 14 at Buffalo Bills L 12–14 2–7 Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap
11 November 21 at Dallas Cowboys L 19–35 2–8 Cowboys Stadium Recap
12 November 25 New England Patriots L 24–45 2–9 Ford Field Recap
13 December 5 Chicago Bears L 20–24 2–10 Ford Field Recap
14 December 12 Green Bay Packers W 7–3 3–10 Ford Field Recap
15 December 19 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 23–20 (OT) 4–10 Raymond James Stadium Recap
16 December 26 at Miami Dolphins W 34–27 5–10 Sun Life Stadium Recap
17 January 2 Minnesota Vikings W 20–13 6–10 Ford Field Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

  Indicates that throwback uniforms were worn.

Standings

NFC North
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(2) Chicago Bears 11 5 0 .688 5–1 8–4 334 286 L1
(6) Green Bay Packers 10 6 0 .625 4–2 8–4 388 240 W2
Detroit Lions 6 10 0 .375 2–4 5–7 362 369 W4
Minnesota Vikings 6 10 0 .375 1–5 5–7 281 348 L1

References

  1. "NFL Draft trade tracker". NFL. Archived from the original on April 25, 2010. Retrieved April 22, 2010.
  2. Kowalski, Tom (April 5, 2010). "Detroit Lions send fifth-round pick to Seattle for Rob Sims and seventh-rounder". MLive.com. Archived from the original on April 6, 2010. Retrieved April 5, 2010.