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2021 Detroit Lions season

92nd season in franchise history

The 2021 season was the Detroit Lions' 92nd season in the National Football League, the 20th season playing home games at Ford Field and their first season under the head coach Dan Campbell.

2021 Detroit Lions season
OwnerSheila Ford Hamp
Head coachDan Campbell
General managerBrad Holmes
Home fieldFord Field
Results
Record3–13–1
Division place4th NFC North
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersNone
Uniform

Draft

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See the main article: 2021 NFL Draft
2021 Detroit Lions Draft
Round Selection Player Position College Notes Source
1 7 Penei Sewell OT Oregon [1]
2 41 Levi Onwuzurike DT Washington [2]
3 72 Alim McNeill DT NC State [3]
101 Ifeatu Melifonwu CB Syracuse from Los Angeles Rams [4]
4 112 Amon-Ra St. Brown WR USC [5]
113 Derrick Barnes LB Purdue from Cleveland Browns [6]
7 257 Jermar Jefferson RB Oregon State from Cleveland Browns [7]

Regular season

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Schedule

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The Lions schedule was released on May 13, 2021.[8]

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 12 San Francisco 49ers L 33–41 0–1 Ford Field Recap
2 September 20 at Green Bay Packers L 17–35 0–2 Lambeau Field Recap
3 September 26 Baltimore Ravens L 17–19 0–3 Ford Field Recap
4 October 3 at Chicago Bears L 14–24 0–4 Soldier Field Recap
5 October 10 at Minnesota Vikings L 17–19 0–5 U.S. Bank Stadium Recap
6 October 17 Cincinnati Bengals L 11–34 0–6 Ford Field Recap
7 October 24 at Los Angeles Rams L 19–28 0–7 SoFi Stadium Recap
8 October 31 Philadelphia Eagles L 6–44 0–8 Ford Field Recap
9 Bye
10 November 14 at Pittsburgh Steelers T 16–16 (OT) 0–8–1 Heinz Field Recap
11 November 21 at Cleveland Browns L 10–13 0–9–1 FirstEnergy Stadium Recap
12 November 25 Chicago Bears L 14–16 0–10–1 Ford Field Recap
13 December 5 Minnesota Vikings W 29–27 1–10–1 Ford Field Recap
14 December 12 at Denver Broncos L 10–38 1–11–1 Empower Field at Mile High Recap
15 December 19 Arizona Cardinals W 30–12 2–11–1 Ford Field Recap
16 December 26 at Atlanta Falcons L 16–20 2–12–1 Mercedes-Benz Stadium Recap
17 January 2 at Seattle Seahawks L 29–51 2–13–1 Lumen Field Recap
18 January 9 Green Bay Packers W 37–30 3–13–1 Ford Field Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

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Division

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NFC North
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(1) Green Bay Packers 13 4 0 .765 4–2 9–3 450 371 L1
Minnesota Vikings 8 9 0 .471 4–2 6–6 425 426 W1
Chicago Bears 6 11 0 .353 2–4 4–8 311 407 L1
Detroit Lions 3 13 1 .206 2–4 3–9 325 467 W1

Conference

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NFC
# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division winners
1[a] Green Bay Packers North 13 4 0 .765 4–2 9–3 .479 .480 L1
2[a] Tampa Bay Buccaneers South 13 4 0 .765 4–2 8–4 .467 .443 W3
3[b] Dallas Cowboys East 12 5 0 .706 6–0 10–2 .488 .431 W1
4[b] Los Angeles Rams West 12 5 0 .706 3–3 8–4 .483 .409 L1
Wild cards
5 Arizona Cardinals West 11 6 0 .647 4–2 7–5 .490 .492 L1
6 San Francisco 49ers West 10 7 0 .588 2–4 7–5 .500 .438 W2
7[c] Philadelphia Eagles East 9 8 0 .529 3–3 7–5 .469 .350 L1
Did not qualify for the postseason
8[c] New Orleans Saints South 9 8 0 .529 4–2 7–5 .512 .516 W2
9 Minnesota Vikings North 8 9 0 .471 4–2 6–6 .507 .434 W1
10[d] Washington Football Team East 7 10 0 .412 2–4 6–6 .529 .420 W1
11[d][e] Seattle Seahawks West 7 10 0 .412 3–3 4–8 .519 .424 W2
12[d][e] Atlanta Falcons South 7 10 0 .412 2–4 4–8 .472 .315 L2
13 Chicago Bears North 6 11 0 .353 2–4 4–8 .524 .373 L1
14 Carolina Panthers South 5 12 0 .294 2–4 3–9 .509 .412 L7
15 New York Giants East 4 13 0 .235 1–5 3–9 .536 .485 L6
16 Detroit Lions North 3 13 1 .206 2–4 3–9 .528 .627 W1
Tiebreakers[f]
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Green Bay finished ahead of Tampa Bay based on conference record.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Dallas finished ahead of LA Rams based on conference record.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Philadelphia finished ahead of New Orleans based on head-to-head victory.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Washington finished ahead of Atlanta and Seattle based on head-to-head sweep.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Seattle finished ahead of Atlanta based on win percentage in common games.
  6. ↑ 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.

References

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  1. ↑ Birkett, Dave (April 29, 2021). "Detroit Lions take Oregon OL Penei Sewell with No. 7 pick in 2021 NFL draft". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  2. ↑ Birkett, Dave (April 30, 2021). "Detroit Lions pick Levi Onwuzurike, DT from Washington, in Round 2 of 2021 NFL draft". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  3. ↑ Monarrez, Carlos; Alter, Marlowe (April 30, 2021). "Detroit Lions pick DT Alim McNeill from North Carolina State in Round 3 of 2021 NFL draft". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  4. ↑ Birkett, Dave (April 30, 2021). "Detroit Lions take Ifeatu Melifonwu, athletic Syrcause CB, in Round 3 of 2021 NFL draft". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  5. ↑ Birkett, Dave (May 1, 2021). "Detroit Lions take Amon-Ra St. Brown, USC WR, early in Round 4 of 2021 NFL draft". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  6. ↑ Monarrez, Carlos (May 1, 2021). "Detroit Lions trade up for Purdue LB Derrick Barnes, who has a special tattoo". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  7. ↑ Monarrez, Carlos (May 1, 2021). "Detroit Lions 7th-rounder Jermar Jefferson: I thought I'd be drafted in 3rd or 4th round". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  8. ↑ Detroit Lions 2021 schedule NFL.com
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