When Was The Last Time The Detroit Lions Went 8-2?

November 20, 2023 Trending News

The Detroit Lions have been as impressive as any team in the NFL this season and after a huge comeback on Sunday against the Bears, we take a look at the last time the franchise went 8-2 in the league.

Detroit’s Impressive Start To 2023

The Lions kicked off their 2023 in seriously impressive fashion, as they travelled to Arrowhead Stadium to take on Super Bowl LVII champions the Kansas City Chiefs.

Detroit were able to cause a huge upset on opening night in a game that shocked the nation, as the visitors managed to scrape past the Chiefs with a late fourth quarter touchdown giving the franchise their first win of the season.

However Detroit’s momentum was immediately halted in week 2 of the season, as Geno Smith’s Seattle Seahawks took the Lions to overtime in a thrilling matchup that was ended by Seattle with a late touchdown dropping Detroit to 1-1 for the season.

Jared Goff’s side were able to put together an impressive winning streak from week three onwards, as they were able to ease to victory against the Flacons, Packers, Panthers and Buccaneers to move to 5-1.

The Detroit Lions are 8-2 for the first time since the 1960s. pic.twitter.com/j4yovNy9kv

— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) November 19, 2023

In week 7 the Lions faced their toughest test yet, as they took on the Ravens who absolutely crushed Detroit in Baltimore, winning by 32 point to show just why they are amongst the favorites for this year’s Super Bowl.

The Lions bounced back from defeat to the Ravens with an easy win against the Raiders followed by a narrow victory over the chargers, moving to 7-2 in impressive fashion.

Arguably Detroit’s most impressive win to date came this weekend though, as Jared Goff and co put on a fourth quarter masterclass to come from 12 points behind and beat the Chicago Bears.

Despite looking down and out of the game with all hope lost at the end of the third quarter, the Lions proved just how resilient they can be this year to improve to…


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Author : Olly Taliku

Publish date : 2023-11-20 14:31:47

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