1947 Detroit Lions season
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The 1947
Detroit Lions
season was their 18th in the league
. The team improved on their previous season
's output of 1-10, winning three games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 12th consecutive season.
1947 NFL season
The 1947 NFL season was the 28th regular season of the National Football League. The league expanded the regular season by one game from eleven games per team to twelve, a number that remained constant until the 1961 season....
Detroit Lions
Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...
season was their 18th in the league
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. The team improved on their previous season
1946 Detroit Lions season
The 1946 Detroit Lions season was their 17th in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 7-3, winning only one games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 11th consecutive season.-Schedule:-Standings:...
's output of 1-10, winning three games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 12th consecutive season.
Schedule
| Week | Apple Day | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 21, 1947 | at Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC... |
L 10-17 |
| 2 | September 28, 1947 | at Chicago Cardinals | L 21-45 |
| 3 | October 5, 1947 | at Boston Yanks Boston Yanks The Boston Yanks were a National Football League team based in Boston, Massachusetts that played from 1944 to 1948. The team played its home games at Fenway Park. Games that conflicted with the Boston Red Sox schedule were held at the Manning Bowl in Lynn, Massachusetts... |
W 21-7 |
| 4 | October 12, 1947 | Los Angeles Rams | L 13-27 |
| 5 | October 19, 1947 | at Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 24-33 |
| 6 | October 26, 1947 | at Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions... |
L 17-34 |
| 7 | November 2, 1947 | New York Giants New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 35-7 |
| 8 | November 9, 1947 | Chicago Cardinals | L 7-17 |
| 9 | November 16, 1947 | Washington Redskins Washington Redskins The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,... |
W 38-21 |
| 10 | November 23, 1947 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 17-28 |
| 11 | November 27, 1947 | Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 14-34 |
| 12 | December 7, 1947 | Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions... |
L 14-35 |
Standings
| NFL Western Eastern and Western Divisions (NFL) 1933-69 The Eastern and Western Divisions of the National Football League, renamed the American and National Conferences in 1950 and then the Eastern and Western Conferences in 1953, were organized as a result of the disputed NFL championship of 1932... |
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Chicago Cardinals 1947 Chicago Cardinals season The 1947 Chicago Cardinals season resulted in the Cardinals winning their second NFL Championship.-Schedule:-Playoffs:-Standings:-Roster:-NFL Championship Game:... |
9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 306 | 231 | W-2 |
| Chicago Bears 1947 Chicago Bears season The 1947 Chicago Bears season was their 28th regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a competitive 8-4 record under head coach George Halas, but the team finished second in the NFL Western Division behind their inner city rivals the Chicago Cardinals missing out on... |
8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 363 | 241 | L-2 |
| Green Bay Packers 1947 Green Bay Packers season The 1947 Green Bay Packers season was their 27th season in the National Football League. The club posted a 6-5-1 record under coach Curly Lambeau, earning a third-place finish in the Western Conference.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:-Standings:-Roster:... |
6 | 5 | 1 | .545 | 274 | 210 | L-1 |
| Los Angeles Rams 1947 Los Angeles Rams season The 1947 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 10th year with the National Football League and the second season in Los Angeles.-Schedule:-Standings:... |
6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 259 | 214 | W-2 |
| Detroit Lions | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 231 | 305 | L-3 |