1954 Detroit Lions season

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1954 Detroit Lions season
Head coach Buddy Parker
Home field Tiger Stadium
Results
Record 9-2-1
Division place 1st NFL Western
Playoff finish Lost NFL Championship
Timeline
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< 1953      1955 >

The 1954 Detroit Lions season was their 25th in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 10-2, winning only nine games.[1] They qualified for the playoffs for the third consecutive season.

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Schedule [edit]

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 26, 1954 Chicago Bears W 48-23
52,343
2 October 10, 1954 Los Angeles Rams W 21-3
56,523
3 October 16, 1954 Baltimore Colts W 35-0
48,272
4 October 24, 1954 at San Francisco 49ers L 37-31
60,500
5 October 31, 1954 at Los Angeles Rams W 27-24
74,342
6 November 6, 1954 at Baltimore Colts W 27-3
25,287
7 November 14, 1954 San Francisco 49ers W 48-7
58,431
8 November 21, 1954 at Green Bay Packers W 21-17
20,767
9 November 25, 1954 Green Bay Packers W 28-24
55,532
10 December 5, 1954 Philadelphia Eagles T 13-13
54,939
11 December 12, 1954 at Chicago Bears L 28-24
37,240
12 December 19, 1954 at Cleveland Browns W 14-10
34,168

Playoff schedule [edit]

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
NFL Championship December 26, 1954 at Cleveland Browns L 56-10
43,827

Standings [edit]

NFL Western
W L T PCT PF PA STK
Detroit Lions 9 2 1 .818 337 189 W-1
Chicago Bears 8 4 0 .667 301 279 W-4
San Francisco 49ers 7 4 1 .636 313 251 W-2
Los Angeles Rams 6 5 1 .545 314 285 W-1
Green Bay Packers 4 8 0 .333 234 251 L-4
Baltimore Colts 3 9 0 .250 131 279 L-1

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