2018 Detroit Lions season
2018 Detroit Lions season | |
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Head coach | Matt Patricia |
General manager | Bob Quinn |
Owner | Martha Firestone Ford |
Home field | Ford Field |
Results | |
Record | 2–3 |
Division place | 4th NFC North |
The 2018 season is the Detroit Lions' 89th in the National Football League and their first under a new coaching staff led by head coach Matt Patricia.
Offseason
Coaching staff
- On January 1, the Lions fired head coach Jim Caldwell and assistant head coach/offensive line coach Ron Prince.[1]
- On February 5, the day after Super Bowl LII, the Lions hired former New England Patriots defensive coordinator Matt Patricia as head coach.[2][3]
- On February 7, the Lions hired David Corrao as Director of Football Research, Jeff Davidson as offensive line coach, George Godsey as quarterbacks coach, Al Golden as linebackers coach, Paul Pasqualoni as defensive coordinator, Brian Stewart as defensive backs coach, and Chris White as tight ends coach.[4]
Re-signings
Date | Player | Position | Contract | Source |
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March 10 | Don Muhlbach | Long snapper | 1 year / $1.105 million | [5] |
Kerry Hyder | Defensive end | 1 year / $555,000 | [6] | |
March 13 | Tavon Wilson | Safety | 2 years / $7 million | [7] |
March 14 | Nick Bellore | Linebacker/Fullback | 1 year / $1.005 million | [8] |
Nevin Lawson | Cornerback | 2 years / $9.2 million | [9] | |
Jake Rudock | Quarterback | 1 year / $630,000 | [10] | |
March 16 | Zach Zenner | Running back | 1 year / $1.05 million | [11] |
April 9 | T. J. Jones | Wide receiver | 1 year / $1.907 million | [12] |
Additions
Date | Player | Position | Previous team | Contract | Source |
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March 14 | DeShawn Shead | Cornerback | Seattle Seahawks | 1 year / $3.5 million | [13] |
March 15 | Christian Jones | Linebacker | Chicago Bears | 2 years / $7.75 million | [14] |
Devon Kennard | Linebacker | New York Giants | 3 years / $18.75 million | ||
Kenny Wiggins | Guard | Los Angeles Chargers | 2 years / $5 million | [15] | |
March 16 | LeGarrette Blount | Running back | Philadelphia Eagles | 1 year / $4.5 million | [16] |
March 21 | Luke Willson | Tight end | Seattle Seahawks | 1 year / $2.5 million | [17] |
Sylvester Williams | Defensive tackle | Tennessee Titans | 1 year / $3.5 million | [18] | |
March 26 | Jonathan Freeny | Linebacker | New Orleans Saints | 1 year / $880,000 | [19] |
March 29 | Wesley Johnson | Center | New York Jets | 1 year / $880,000 | [20] |
Levine Toilolo | Tight End | Atlanta Falcons | 1 year / $1.5 million | [21] | |
April 4 | Matt Cassel | Quarterback | Tennessee Titans | 1 year / $1.105 million | [22] |
Departures
Date | Player | Position | Note | New Team | Source |
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March 14 | Eric Ebron | Tight end | Released | Indianapolis Colts | [23] |
Don Carey | Safety | UFA | Jacksonville Jaguars | [24] | |
D. J. Hayden | Cornerback | UFA | Jacksonville Jaguars | [25] | |
March 15 | Darren Fells | Tight end | UFA | Cleveland Browns | [26] |
Haloti Ngata | Defensive tackle | UFA | Philadelphia Eagles | [27] | |
Tahir Whitehead | Linebacker | UFA | Oakland Raiders | [28] | |
March 19 | Brandon Copeland | Linebacker | UFA | New York Jets | [29] |
April 3 | Paul Worrilow | Linebacker | UFA | Philadelphia Eagles | [30] |
Travis Swanson | Center | UFA | New York Jets | [31] | |
April 6 | Armonty Bryant | Defensive end | UFA | Oakland Raiders | [32] |
April 10 | Emmett Cleary | Offensive tackle | Retired | N/A | [33] |
Trades
- On May 3, the Lions traded defensive tackle Akeem Spence to the Miami Dolphins in exchange for a conditional seventh-round draft pick in the 2019 draft.[34]
- On August 23, the Lions traded a conditional seventh-round pick in the 2020 draft to the San Francisco 49ers for linebacker Eli Harold.[35]
Draft
Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Source |
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1 | 20 | Frank Ragnow | C | Arkansas | [36] |
2 | 43 | Kerryon Johnson | RB | Auburn | [37] |
3 | 82 | Tracy Walker | S | Louisiana | [38] |
4 | 114 | Da'Shawn Hand | DE | Alabama | [39] |
5 | 153 | Tyrell Crosby | OT | Oregon | [40] |
7 | 237 | Nick Bawden | FB | San Diego State | [41] |
Draft trades
- The Lions traded their sixth-round selection (No. 194 overall) to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for offensive tackle Greg Robinson.[42]
- The Lions made two separate trades with the New England Patriots — trading their original second-round selection (No. 51 overall) and their fourth-round selection (No. 117 overall) to the Patriots in exchange for the Patriots' second-round selection (No. 43 overall); and acquiring a fourth-round selection (No. 114 overall) in exchange for a third-round selection in the 2019 draft.[43][44]
Staff
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Current roster
Schedule
Preseason
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | NFL.com recap |
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1 | August 10 | at Oakland Raiders | L 10–16 | 0–1 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | Recap |
2 | August 17 | New York Giants | L 17–30 | 0–2 | Ford Field | Recap |
3 | August 24 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 33–30 | 1–2 | Raymond James Stadium | Recap |
4 | August 30 | Cleveland Browns | L 17–35 | 1–3 | Ford Field | Recap |
Regular season
Week | Date | Kickoff (ET) | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | TV | NFL.com recap |
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1 | September 10 | 7:10 p.m. | New York Jets | L 17–48 | 0–1 | Ford Field | ESPN † | Recap |
2 | September 16 | 4:05 p.m. | at San Francisco 49ers | L 27–30 | 0–2 | Levi's Stadium | Fox | Recap |
3 | September 23 | 8:20 p.m. | New England Patriots | W 26–10 | 1–2 | Ford Field | NBC | Recap |
4 | September 30 | 1:00 p.m. | at Dallas Cowboys | L 24–26 | 1–3 | AT&T Stadium | Fox | Recap |
5 | October 7 | 1:00 p.m. | Green Bay Packers | W 31–23 | 2–3 | Ford Field | Fox | Recap |
6 | Bye | |||||||
7 | October 21 | 1:00 p.m. | at Miami Dolphins | Hard Rock Stadium | Fox | |||
8 | October 28 | 1:00 p.m. | Seattle Seahawks | Ford Field | Fox | |||
9 | November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | at Minnesota Vikings | U.S. Bank Stadium | Fox | |||
10 | November 11 | 1:00 p.m. | at Chicago Bears | Soldier Field | Fox | |||
11 | November 18 | 1:00 p.m. | Carolina Panthers | Ford Field | Fox | |||
12 | November 22 | 12:30 p.m. | Chicago Bears | Ford Field | CBS | |||
13 | December 2 | 1:00 p.m. | Los Angeles Rams | Ford Field | Fox | |||
14 | December 9 | 4:25 p.m. | at Arizona Cardinals | State Farm Stadium | Fox | |||
15 | December 16 | 1:00 p.m. | at Buffalo Bills | New Era Field | Fox | |||
16 | December 23 | 1:00 p.m. | Minnesota Vikings | Ford Field | Fox | |||
17 | December 30 | 1:00 p.m. | at Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field | Fox |
Notes
- Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
- Networks and times from Weeks 7–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling, except Week 12 (Thanksgiving).
† Indicates game was simulcast on WXYZ-TV
Game summaries
Week 1: vs. New York Jets
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Jets | 7 | 10 | 31 | 0 | 48 |
Lions | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan
- Date: September 10
- Game time: 7:10 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
- Game attendance: 61,356
- Referee: Bill Vinovich
- TV announcers (ESPN): Beth Mowins, Brian Griese and Laura Rutledge
- Recap, Gamebook
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The Lions opened the regular season at home, hosting the New York Jets on Monday Night Football. The Lions took an early lead in the first quarter when Quandre Diggs intercepted a Sam Darnold pass and ran it in from 37-yards, but the Jets quickly tied it up following a seven-yard touchdown run from Isaiah Crowell. In the second quarter, the Jets scored 10 more points via a 35-yard field goal by Jason Myers and a 41-yard touchdown pass from Darnold to Robby Anderson. The Lions scored the final points of the first half via a 21-yard field goal from Matt Prater, to make the score 17–10 in favor of the Jets at half-time. After the intermission, the Lions again tied the game following a 24-yard touchdown pass from Matthew Stafford to Golden Tate, for their only points of the second half. The Jets then scored 31 unanswered points for a runaway victory. First three touchdowns: a 21-yard reception by Quincy Enunwa, a 36-yard interception return by Darron Lee, and a 78-yard punt return by Andre Roberts. After a 32-yard field goal by Jason Myers, the Jets capped off their lopsided win with a 62-yard run by Crowell.
Week 2: at San Francisco 49ers
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Lions | 7 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 27 |
49ers | 3 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 30 |
at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California
- Date: September 16
- Game time: 4:05 p.m. EDT/1:05 p.m. PDT
- Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C), clear
- Game attendance: 70,164
- Referee: Shawn Hochuli
- TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Chris Spielman and Shannon Spake
- Recap, Gamebook
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In week 2, the Lions visited the San Francisco 49ers. The 49ers took an early lead in the first quarter via a 45-yard field goal by Robbie Gould. The Lions responded with a 30-yard touchdown pass from Matthew Stafford to Kenny Golladay, to take their first and only lead of the game. The 49ers scored 10 points in the second quarter via a four-yard touchdown pass from Jimmy Garoppolo to Kendrick Bourne and a 42-yard field goal from Gould. The Lions scored the final points of the first half via a 27-yard field goal from Matt Prater, to make the score 13–10 in favor of the 49ers at half-time. The 49ers scored 14 points in the third quarter via an 11-yard touchdown pass from Garoppolo to Garrett Celek and a 66-yard touchdown run from Matt Breida. The Lions then added a 43-yard field goal from Prater. The 49ers extended their lead in the fourth quarter via a 36-yard field goal from Gould. The Lions scored 14 points in the final quarter via a five-yard touchdown reception by Marvin Jones and a 15-yard touchdown reception by Michael Roberts.
Week 3: vs. New England Patriots
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Patriots | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
Lions | 3 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 26 |
at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan
- Date: September 23
- Game time: 8:20 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
- Game attendance: 61,769
- Referee: Clete Blakeman
- TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Michele Tafoya, and Terry McAulay
- Recap, Gamebook
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In week 3, the Lions hosted the New England Patriots on Sunday Night Football. The Lions opened the scoring in the first quarter via a 38-yard field goal by Matt Prater to take a lead they never gave up. The Lions scored 10 points in the second quarter via a four-yard touchdown pass from Matthew Stafford to Kenny Golladay and a 25-yard field goal from Prater. The Patriots finally got on the board late in the quarter via a 36-yard field goal by Stephen Gostkowski, to make the score 13–3 in favor of the Lions at half-time. The teams exchanged touchdowns in the third quarter, first a 10-yard touchdown pass from Tom Brady to James White for the Patriots, then a 33-yard touchdown pass from Stafford to Marvin Jones for the Lions. The Lions extended their lead in the fourth quarter via two field goals from Prater, from 32-yards, and 30-yards, respectively, making the final score 26–10 in favor of the Lions, for their first win of the season. This was the Lions' first victory over the Patriots since the 2000 season. Kerryon Johnson's 101 rushing yards marked the first time a Lions player rushed for over 100 yards in a game since Reggie Bush on Thanksgiving Day in 2013, ending the fourth-longest streak (70 games) without a 100-yard rusher in NFL history.
Week 4: at Dallas Cowboys
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Lions | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
Cowboys | 3 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 26 |
at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
- Date: September 30
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
- Game attendance: 90,155
- Referee: Walt Coleman
- TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, Charles Davis, and Pam Oliver
- Recap, Gamebook
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In week 4, the Lions donned all gray uniforms and visited the Dallas Cowboys. Dallas opened the scoring in the first quarter via a 32-yard field goal from Brett Maher. Detroit responded with a 45-yard touchdown pass from Matthew Stafford to Golden Tate, to take their first lead of the game. In the second quarter, both teams scored a field goal, first a 43-yard field goal by Maher for the Cowboys, then a 33-yard field goal by Matt Prater for the Lions. The Cowboys regained the lead with a 38-yard touchdown pass from Dak Prescott to Ezekiel Elliott, to make the score 13–10 in favor of the Dallas at half-time. The only points of the third quarter was from Dallas via a one-yard touchdown pass from Prescott to Geoff Swaim. The Lions scored a pair of touchdowns in the fourth quarter while the Cowboys had a pair of field goals. First an eight-yard touchdown run from Kerryon Johnson for Detroit, then a 22-yard field goal from Maher for Dallas. The Lions took a one-point lead when Tate caught a 38-yard touchdown pass from Stafford, but the Cowboys won in the final seconds of the game with a 38-yard field goal by Maher.
Week 5: vs. Green Bay Packers
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Packers | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 23 |
Lions | 14 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan
- Date: October 7
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
- Game attendance: 63,405
- Referee: John Hussey
- TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Chris Spielman and Shannon Spake
- Recap, Gamebook
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In week 5, the Lions hosted their rival the Green Bay Packers. The Lions scored 24 unanswered points in the first half. First a pair of one-yard touchdown runs in the first quarter by LeGarrette Blount. The Lions added 10 points in the second quarter via a 39-yard field goal by Matt Prater and an eight-yard touchdown pass from Matthew Stafford to Marvin Jones, to make the score 24–0 in favor of the Lions at half-time. The Packers finally got on the board in the third quarter scoring 14 points via a three-yard touchdown pass from Aaron Rodgers to Marquez Valdes-Scantling, followed by a two-point conversion pass from Rodgers to Jamaal Williams, and a one-yard touchdown pass from Rodgers to Lance Kendricks. In the fourth quarter, Detroit scored their only points of the second half via a five-yard touchdown pass from Stafford to Kenny Golladay. Green Bay added nine more points via a 12-yard touchdown pass from Rodgers to Davante Adams and a 41-yard field goal from Mason Crosby. Dating back to last season, it was the first time the Lions defeated the Packers three games in a row since they did so during the 1990 and 1991 seasons.
Week 7: at Miami Dolphins
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dolphins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
- Date: October 21
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- TV: Fox
- Preview
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After their bye week, the Lions will visit the Miami Dolphins in week 7.
Standings
Division
NFC North | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
Chicago Bears | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 139 | 96 | L1 |
Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 2 | 1 | .583 | 0–0–1 | 2–1–1 | 113 | 131 | W2 |
Green Bay Packers | 2 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 1–1–1 | 1–2–1 | 115 | 114 | L1 |
Detroit Lions | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 125 | 137 | W1 |
Conference
# | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
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Division leaders | |||||||||||
1 | Los Angeles Rams | West | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2–0 | 3–0 | .403 | .403 | W6 |
2 | New Orleans Saints | South | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 1–1 | 3–1 | .375 | .370 | W4 |
3[lower-alpha 1] | Washington Redskins | East | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 0–0 | 3–1 | .426 | .406 | W1 |
4[lower-alpha 1] | Chicago Bears | North | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 0–1 | 3–1 | .446 | .353 | L1 |
Wild Cards | |||||||||||
5 | Carolina Panthers | South | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 0–1 | 2–2 | .448 | .444 | L1 |
6 | Minnesota Vikings | North | 3 | 2 | 1 | .583 | 0–0–1 | 3–1–1 | .456 | .294 | W2 |
In the Hunt | |||||||||||
7[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3] | Philadelphia Eagles | East | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 1–0 | 2–2 | .357 | .222 | W1 |
8[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 4][lower-alpha 5] | Seattle Seahawks | West | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 1–1 | 2–2 | .457 | .278 | W1 |
9[lower-alpha 4][lower-alpha 6] | Dallas Cowboys | East | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 1–0 | 2–2 | .441 | .353 | W1 |
10[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 5][lower-alpha 6] | Green Bay Packers | North | 2 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 1–0–1 | 1–2–1 | .500 | .455 | L1 |
11[lower-alpha 7] | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | South | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 1–1 | 2–2 | .554 | .636 | L3 |
12[lower-alpha 7] | Detroit Lions | North | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 1–0 | 1–2 | .463 | .550 | W1 |
13 | Atlanta Falcons | South | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | 2–1 | 2–2 | .591 | .500 | W1 |
14 | San Francisco 49ers | West | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | 0–1 | 1–2 | .554 | .400 | L3 |
15[lower-alpha 8] | Arizona Cardinals | West | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | 1–2 | 1–5 | .591 | .200 | L1 |
16[lower-alpha 8] | New York Giants | East | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | 0–2 | 0–4 | .559 | .500 | L3 |
Tiebreakers[lower-alpha 9] | |||||||||||
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Legend | |||||||||||
w — Clinched wild card | |||||||||||
x — Clinched playoff berth | |||||||||||
y — Clinched division | |||||||||||
z — Clinched first-round bye | |||||||||||
* — Clinched home-field advantage |
References
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