1954 Detroit Lions season

1954 Detroit Lions season
Head coach	Buddy Parker
Home field	Briggs Stadium
Results
Record	9–2–1
Division place	1st NFL Western
Playoff finish	Lost NFL Championship

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. They qualified for the Championship for the third consecutive season.

Schedule

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

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

Standings

NFL Western Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Detroit Lions	9	2	1	.818	8–2	337	189	W1
Chicago Bears	8	4	0	.667	7–3	301	279	W4
San Francisco 49ers	7	4	1	.636	5–4–1	313	251	W2
Los Angeles Rams	6	5	1	.545	4–5–1	314	285	W1
Green Bay Packers	4	8	0	.333	3–7	234	251	L4
Baltimore Colts	3	9	0	.250	2–8	131	279	L1

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.