1941 Detroit Lions season

The 1941 Detroit Lions season was their 12th in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 5–5–1, winning only four games.^[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season.

1941 Detroit Lions season
Head coach	Bill Edwards
Home stadium	Briggs Stadium
Results
Record	4–6–1
Division place	3rd NFL Western
Playoffs	Did not qualify
← 1940 Lions seasons 1942 →

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap	Sources
1	September 14	at Green Bay Packers	L 0–23	0–1	City Stadium	16,734	Recap
2	September 21	at Brooklyn Dodgers	L 7–14	0–2	Ebbets Field	19,269	Recap
3	September 27	at Chicago Cardinals	T 14–14	0–2–1	Comiskey Park	17,458	Recap
—	Bye
4	October 12	Cleveland Rams	W 17–7	1–2–1	Briggs Stadium	26,481	Recap
5	October 19	at Chicago Bears	L 0–49	1–3–1	Wrigley Field	29,980	Recap
6	October 26	Green Bay Packers	L 7–24	1–4–1	Briggs Stadium	30,269	Recap
7	November 2	at Cleveland Rams	W 14–0	2–4–1	Cleveland Stadium	10,554	Recap
8	November 9	at New York Giants	L 13–20	2–5–1	Polo Grounds	27,875	Recap
9	November 16	Philadelphia Eagles	W 21–17	3–5–1	Briggs Stadium	16,306	Recap
10	November 23	Chicago Bears	L 7–24	3–6–1	Briggs Stadium	28,657	Recap
11	November 30	Chicago Cardinals	W 21–3	4–6–1	Briggs Stadium	17,051	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. • September 27: Saturday night game[2]

Standings

Program for the October 26 game against the Green Bay Packers.

NFL Western Division
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Chicago Bears	10	1	0	.909	7–1	396	147	W5
Green Bay Packers	10	1	0	.909	7–1	258	120	W8
Detroit Lions	4	6	1	.400	3–4–1	121	195	W1
Chicago Cardinals	3	7	1	.300	1–6–1	127	197	L2
Cleveland Rams	2	9	0	.182	1–7	116	244	L9

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

NFL Eastern Division
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
New York Giants	8	3	0	.727	6–2	238	114	L1
Brooklyn Dodgers	7	4	0	.636	6–2	158	127	W2
Washington Redskins	6	5	0	.545	5–3	176	174	W1
Philadelphia Eagles	2	8	1	.200	1–6–1	119	218	L3
Pittsburgh Steelers	1	9	1	.100	1–6–1	103	276	L2

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