2019 Detroit Lions season

The 2019 season was the Detroit Lions' 90th in the National Football League (NFL) and their second year under head coach Matt Patricia.

2019 Detroit Lions season
OwnerMartha Firestone Ford
Head coachMatt Patricia
General managerBob Quinn
Home fieldFord Field
Results
Record3–12–1
Division place4th NFC North
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersCB Darius Slay
WR Kenny Golladay
AP All-ProsNone
Uniform
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NFL Draft

2019 Detroit Lions draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 8 T. J. Hockenson  TE Iowa
2 43 Jahlani Tavai  LB Hawaii
3 81 Will Harris  S Boston College
4 117 Austin Bryant  DE Clemson
5 146 Amani Oruwariye  CB Penn State
6 184 Travis Fulgham  WR Old Dominion
6 186 Ty Johnson  RB Maryland
7 224 Isaac Nauta  TE Georgia
7 229 P. J. Johnson  DT Arizona
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue NFL.com
recap
1 September 8 at Arizona Cardinals T 27–27 (OT) 0–0–1 State Farm Stadium Recap
2 September 15 Los Angeles Chargers W 13–10 1–0–1 Ford Field Recap
3 September 22 at Philadelphia Eagles W 27–24 2–0–1 Lincoln Financial Field Recap
4 September 29 Kansas City Chiefs L 30–34 2–1–1 Ford Field Recap
5 Bye
6 October 14 at Green Bay Packers L 22–23 2–2–1 Lambeau Field Recap
7 October 20 Minnesota Vikings L 30–42 2–3–1 Ford Field Recap
8 October 27 New York Giants W 31–26 3–3–1 Ford Field Recap
9 November 3 at Oakland Raiders L 24–31 3–4–1 RingCentral Coliseum Recap
10 November 10 at Chicago Bears L 13–20 3–5–1 Soldier Field Recap
11 November 17 Dallas Cowboys L 27–35 3–6–1 Ford Field Recap
12 November 24 at Washington Redskins L 16–19 3–7–1 FedExField Recap
13 November 28 Chicago Bears L 20–24 3–8–1 Ford Field Recap
14 December 8 at Minnesota Vikings L 7–20 3–9–1 U.S. Bank Stadium Recap
15 December 15 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 17–38 3–10–1 Ford Field Recap
16 December 22 at Denver Broncos L 17–27 3–11–1 Empower Field at Mile High Recap
17 December 29 Green Bay Packers L 20–23 3–12–1 Ford Field Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

Division

NFC North
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(2) Green Bay Packers 13 3 0 Expression error: Unexpected = operator. 6–0 10–2 376 313 W5
(6) Minnesota Vikings 10 6 0 Expression error: Unexpected = operator. 2–4 7–5 407 303 L2
Chicago Bears 8 8 0 Expression error: Unexpected = operator. 4–2 7–5 280 298 W1
Detroit Lions 3 12 1 Expression error: Unexpected = operator. 0–6 2–9–1 341 423 L9

Conference

# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1[a] San Francisco 49ers West 13 3 0 Expression error: Unexpected = operator. 5–1 10–2 .504 .466 W2
2[a][b] Green Bay Packers North 13 3 0 Expression error: Unexpected = operator. 6–0 10–2 .453 .428 W5
3[a][b] New Orleans Saints South 13 3 0 Expression error: Unexpected = operator. 5–1 9–3 .486 .459 W3
4 Philadelphia Eagles East 9 7 0 Expression error: Unexpected = operator. 5–1 7–5 .455 .417 W4
Wild Cards
5 Seattle Seahawks West 11 5 0 Expression error: Unexpected = operator. 3–3 8–4 .531 .463 L2
6 Minnesota Vikings North 10 6 0 Expression error: Unexpected = operator. 2–4 7–5 .477 .356 L2
Did not qualify for the postseason
7 Los Angeles Rams West 9 7 0 Expression error: Unexpected = operator. 3–3 7–5 .535 .438 W1
8[c] Chicago Bears North 8 8 0 Expression error: Unexpected = operator. 4–2 7–5 .508 .383 W1
9[c] Dallas Cowboys East 8 8 0 Expression error: Unexpected = operator. 5–1 7–5 .479 .316 W1
10[d] Atlanta Falcons South 7 9 0 Expression error: Unexpected = operator. 4–2 6–6 .545 .518 W4
11[d] Tampa Bay Buccaneers South 7 9 0 Expression error: Unexpected = operator. 2–4 5–7 .500 .384 L2
12 Arizona Cardinals West 5 10 1 Expression error: Unexpected = operator. 1–5 3–8–1 .529 .375 L1
13 Carolina Panthers South 5 11 0 Expression error: Unexpected = operator. 1–5 2–10 .549 .469 L8
14 New York Giants East 4 12 0 Expression error: Unexpected = operator. 2–4 3–9 .473 .281 L1
15 Detroit Lions North 3 12 1 Expression error: Unexpected = operator. 0–6 2–9–1 .506 .375 L9
16 Washington Redskins East 3 13 0 Expression error: Unexpected = operator. 0–6 2–10 .502 .281 L4
Tiebreakers[e]
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 San Francisco finished ahead of Green Bay and New Orleans based on head-to-head sweep.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Green Bay finished ahead of New Orleans based on conference record.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Chicago finished ahead of Dallas based on head-to-head victory.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Atlanta finished ahead of Tampa Bay based on division record.
  5. When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.