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1991 Detroit Lions
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Record: 12-4-0, Finished 1st in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 339 points (21.2/g), 9th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 295 points (18.4/g), 11th.
Differential of 44 points (2.8/g), 8th.
Expected W-L: 9.3-6.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +6 (0.4/g), 7th.
Coached by Wayne Fontes (12-4-0)
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1991 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Team Games & Schedule
Glossary · CSV · PRE| Score | Offense | Defense | |||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Date | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | ||||
| 1 | Sun | September 1 | box | L | 0-1 | @ | Washington Redskins | 0 | 45 | 9 | 154 | 61 | 93 | 4 | 23 | 392 | 201 | 191 | 1 |
| 2 | Sun | September 8 | box | W | 1-1 | Green Bay Packers | 23 | 14 | 21 | 347 | 271 | 76 | 20 | 253 | 177 | 76 | 1 | ||
| 3 | Sun | September 15 | box | W | 2-1 | Miami Dolphins | 17 | 13 | 24 | 353 | 164 | 189 | 1 | 17 | 226 | 154 | 72 | ||
| 4 | Sun | September 22 | box | W | 3-1 | @ | Indianapolis Colts | 33 | 24 | 25 | 402 | 194 | 208 | 3 | 20 | 328 | 324 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Sun | September 29 | box | W | 4-1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 31 | 3 | 21 | 359 | 147 | 212 | 4 | 16 | 187 | 106 | 81 | 4 | |
| 6 | Sun | October 6 | box | W | 5-1 | Minnesota Vikings | 24 | 20 | 25 | 400 | 276 | 124 | 1 | 15 | 202 | 105 | 97 | ||
| 7 | Bye Week | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Sun | October 20 | box | L | 5-2 | @ | San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 35 | 10 | 207 | 183 | 24 | 2 | 29 | 505 | 272 | 233 | 1 |
| 9 | Sun | October 27 | box | W | 6-2 | Dallas Cowboys | 34 | 10 | 13 | 208 | 136 | 72 | 22 | 415 | 341 | 74 | 4 | ||
| 10 | Sun | November 3 | box | L | 6-3 | @ | Chicago Bears | 10 | 20 | 16 | 275 | 203 | 72 | 3 | 16 | 291 | 187 | 104 | 1 |
| 11 | Sun | November 10 | box | L | 6-4 | @ | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 21 | 30 | 18 | 345 | 226 | 119 | 4 | 19 | 346 | 165 | 181 | 1 |
| 12 | Sun | November 17 | box | W | 7-4 | Los Angeles Rams | 21 | 10 | 16 | 249 | 181 | 68 | 18 | 334 | 308 | 26 | 2 | ||
| 13 | Sun | November 24 | box | W | 8-4 | @ | Minnesota Vikings | 34 | 14 | 20 | 383 | 116 | 267 | 20 | 320 | 230 | 90 | 6 | |
| 14 | Thu | November 28 | box | W | 9-4 | Chicago Bears | 16 | 6 | 11 | 208 | 108 | 100 | 2 | 18 | 319 | 231 | 88 | 6 | |
| 15 | Sun | December 8 | box | W | 10-4 | New York Jets | 34 | 20 | 15 | 336 | 235 | 101 | 1 | 19 | 286 | 154 | 132 | 5 | |
| 16 | Sun | December 15 | box | W | 11-4 | @ | Green Bay Packers | 21 | 17 | 14 | 206 | 112 | 94 | 2 | 19 | 367 | 207 | 160 | 2 |
| 17 | Sun | December 22 | box | W | 12-4 | @ | Buffalo Bills | 17 | 14 | 22 | 356 | 245 | 111 | 3 | 14 | 275 | 124 | 151 | 1 |
| Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
| Division | Sun | January 5 | box | W | 13-4 | Dallas Cowboys | 38 | 6 | |||||||||||
| ConfChamp | Sun | January 12 | box | L | 13-5 | @ | Washington Redskins | 10 | 41 | ||||||||||