1993 Detroit Lions season
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The 1993
Detroit Lions
season was the 64th season in franchise history.
1993 NFL season
The 1993 NFL season was the 74th regular season of the National Football League. For the first time in league history, all NFL teams played their 16-game schedule over a span of 18 weeks. After the success of expanding the regular season to a period of 17 weeks in 1990, the league hoped this new...
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 the 64th season in franchise history.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 5, 1993 | Atlanta Falcons Atlanta Falcons The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 30-13 | |
| 2 | September 12, 1993 | at New England Patriots New England Patriots The New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National... |
W 19-16 | |
| 3 | September 19, 1993 | at New Orleans Saints New Orleans Saints The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League .... |
L 14-3 | |
| 4 | September 26, 1993 | Phoenix Cardinals Arizona Cardinals The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 26-20 | |
| 5 | October 3, 1993 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tampa Bay Buccaneers The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West... |
L 27-10 | |
| 6 | Bye | |||
| 7 | October 17, 1993 | Seattle Seahawks Seattle Seahawks The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team... |
W 30-10 | |
| 8 | October 24, 1993 | at Los Angeles Rams St. Louis Rams The St. Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are currently members of the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Rams have won three NFL Championships .The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland,... |
W 16-13 | |
| 9 | October 31, 1993 | at Minnesota Vikings Minnesota Vikings The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960... |
W 30-27 | |
| 10 | November 7, 1993 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tampa Bay Buccaneers The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West... |
W 23-0 | |
| 11 | Bye | |||
| 12 | November 21, 1993 | 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 26-17 | |
| 13 | November 25, 1993 | 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 10-6 | |
| 14 | December 5, 1993 | Minnesota Vikings Minnesota Vikings The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960... |
L 13-0 | |
| 15 | December 12, 1993 | at Phoenix Cardinals Arizona Cardinals The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 21-14 | |
| 16 | December 19, 1993 | San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and... |
L 55-17 | |
| 17 | December 26, 1993 | 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... |
W 20-14 | |
| 18 | January 2, 1994 | 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... |
W 30-20 | |
Standings
| NFC Central | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Detroit Lions | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 298 | 292 | W-2 |
| Green Bay Packers 1993 Green Bay Packers season The 1993 Green Bay Packers season resulted in a 9-7 record and the Packers' first playoff berth in 21 years . The record also marked the first back-to-back winning season since the Packers 1967 season... |
9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 340 | 282 | L-1 |
| Minnesota Vikings 1993 Minnesota Vikings season 1993 was the 33rd year of season play for the Minnesota Vikings and the 74th regular season of the National Football League. The Vikings finished with a record of nine wins and seven losses.-Staff:-Schedule:-Standings:-Playoffs:-References:... |
9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 277 | 290 | W-3 |
| Chicago Bears 1993 Chicago Bears season The 1993 Chicago Bears season was their 74th regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 7–9 record under first year head coach Dave Wannstedt. Wannstedt took over for Mike Ditka who was fired after a 5–11 season a year earlier.... |
7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 234 | 230 | L-4 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1993 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season The 1993 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season began with the team trying to improve on an 5-11 season. Prior to the season they drafted John Lynch who would become one of the most popular players of all time in Tampa... |
5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 237 | 376 | L-1 |
Roster
| Quarterbacks Running Backs Wide Receivers Tight Ends |
Offensive Linemen Defensive Linemen |
Linebackers Defensive Backs Special Teams |
Reserve Lists
Rookies in italics |
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Playoffs
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildcard | January 8, 1994 | 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 28-24 | |