2010 Detroit Lions season

2010 Detroit Lions season
2010 Detroit Lions season
Owner	William Clay Ford, Sr.
Head coach	Jim Schwartz
General manager	Martin Mayhew
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
	← 2009; Lions seasons; 2011 →;

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

Offseason

2010 NFL Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	2	Ndamukong Suh	DT	Nebraska
1	30^a	Jahvid Best	RB	California
3	66	Amari Spievey	CB	Iowa
4	128^a	Jason Curtis Fox	OT	Miami (FL)
7	213^b	Willie Young	DE	North Carolina State
7	255^c	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 14 Shaun Hill 16 Zac Robinson 5 Drew Stanton Running backs 44 Jahvid Best 21 Aaron Brown 45 Jerome Felton FB 28 Maurice Morris Wide receivers 13 Nate Burleson 87 Brian Clark 80 Bryant Johnson 81 Calvin Johnson 11 Stefan Logan RS Tight ends 89 Will Heller 84 Brandon Pettigrew 85 Tony Scheffler		Offensive linemen 76 Jeff Backus T 70 Jason Curtis Fox T 65 Dylan Gandy C 78 Corey Hilliard T 66 Stephen Peterman G 51 Dominic Raiola C 67 Rob Sims G 74 Donald Thomas G 71 Tony Ugoh T Defensive linemen 92 Cliff Avril DE 96 Andre Fluellen DT 91 Sammie Hill DT 94 Lawrence Jackson DE 75 Turk McBride DE 90 Ndamukong Suh DT 62 Barry Turner DE 99 Corey Williams DT 79 Willie Young DE		Linebackers 53 Caleb Campbell OLB 59 Bobby Carpenter OLB 52 Vinny Ciurciu ILB 54 DeAndre Levy ILB 58 Ashlee Palmer OLB 98 Julian Peterson OLB Defensive backs 39 C. C. Brown SS 26 Louis Delmas FS 23 Jon Hall CB 24 Tye Hill CB 43 Eric King CB 38 Prince Miller CB 25 Randy Phillips FS 36 Paul Pratt CB 42 Amari Spievey SS 30 Nathan Vasher CB 29 John Wendling FS Special teams 2 Nick Harris P 48 Don Muhlbach LS 3 Dave Rayner K		Reserve lists 32 Aaron Berry CB (IR) 97 Korey Bosworth OLB (IR) 72 Trevor Canfield G (IR) 77 Gosder Cherilus OT (IR) 95 Jared DeVries DE (IR) 46 Richard Dickson TE (IR) 57 Jordon Dizon OLB (IR) 50 Isaiah Ekejiuba ILB (IR) 49 Zack Follett OLB (IR) 4 Jason Hanson K (IR) 55 Landon Johnson OLB (IR) 33 Brandon McDonald CB (IR) 47 Jake Nordin FB (IR) 27 Alphonso Smith CB (IR) 34 Kevin Smith RB (IR) 9 Matthew Stafford QB (IR) 93 Kyle Vanden Bosch DE (IR) 12 Derrick Williams WR (IR) 31 Jack Williams CB (PUP) Practice squad 10 Alric Arnett WR 61 Robert Callaway DT 40 Joe Jon Finley TE 64 Dan Gerberry C 83 Roy Hall WR 41 Ian Johnson RB 18 Tim Toone WR (Injured) 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
view talk edit	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

↑ "NFL Draft trade tracker". NFL. Archived from the original on April 25, 2010. Retrieved April 22, 2010.
↑ 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.

[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.

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