2019 Detroit Lions season

2019 Detroit Lions season
2019 Detroit Lions season
Owner	Martha Firestone Ford
Head coach	Matt Patricia
General manager	Bob Quinn
Home field	Ford Field
Results
Record	3–12–1
Division place	4th NFC North
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	CB Darius Slay ; WR Kenny Golladay
AP All-Pros	None
Uniform
	← 2018; Lions seasons; 2020 →;

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

NFL Draft[change | change source]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
2019 Detroit Lions draft
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[change | change source]

Schedule[change | change source]

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[change | change source]

Division[change | change source]

NFC North
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽²⁾ Green Bay Packers	13	3	0	.813	6–0	10–2	376	313	W5
⁽⁶⁾ Minnesota Vikings	10	6	0	.625	2–4	7–5	407	303	L2
Chicago Bears	8	8	0	.500	4–2	7–5	280	298	W1
Detroit Lions	3	12	1	.219	0–6	2–9–1	341	423	L9

Conference[change | change source]

NFC v t e
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division leaders
1^[a]	San Francisco 49ers	West	13	3	0	.813	5–1	10–2	.504	.466	W2
2^[a]^[b]	Green Bay Packers	North	13	3	0	.813	6–0	10–2	.453	.428	W5
3^[a]^[b]	New Orleans Saints	South	13	3	0	.813	5–1	9–3	.486	.459	W3
4	Philadelphia Eagles	East	9	7	0	.563	5–1	7–5	.455	.417	W4
Wild Cards
5	Seattle Seahawks	West	11	5	0	.688	3–3	8–4	.531	.463	L2
6	Minnesota Vikings	North	10	6	0	.625	2–4	7–5	.477	.356	L2
Did not qualify for the postseason
7	Los Angeles Rams	West	9	7	0	.563	3–3	7–5	.535	.438	W1
8^[c]	Chicago Bears	North	8	8	0	.500	4–2	7–5	.508	.383	W1
9^[c]	Dallas Cowboys	East	8	8	0	.500	5–1	7–5	.479	.316	W1
10^[d]	Atlanta Falcons	South	7	9	0	.438	4–2	6–6	.545	.518	W4
11^[d]	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	South	7	9	0	.438	2–4	5–7	.500	.384	L2
12	Arizona Cardinals	West	5	10	1	.344	1–5	3–8–1	.529	.375	L1
13	Carolina Panthers	South	5	11	0	.313	1–5	2–10	.549	.469	L8
14	New York Giants	East	4	12	0	.250	2–4	3–9	.473	.281	L1
15	Detroit Lions	North	3	12	1	.219	0–6	2–9–1	.506	.375	L9
16	Washington Redskins	East	3	13	0	.188	0–6	2–10	.502	.281	L4
Tiebreakers^[e]
↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 San Francisco finished ahead of Green Bay and New Orleans based on head-to-head sweep. ↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Green Bay finished ahead of New Orleans based on conference record. ↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Chicago finished ahead of Dallas based on head-to-head victory. ↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Atlanta finished ahead of Tampa Bay based on division record. ↑ 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.

[13-3a-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 San Francisco finished ahead of Green Bay and New Orleans based on head-to-head sweep.

[13-3b-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Green Bay finished ahead of New Orleans based on conference record.

[8-8-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Chicago finished ahead of Dallas based on head-to-head victory.

[7-9-4] 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.

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