2018 Detroit Lions season

The 2018 season was the Detroit Lions' 89th in the National Football League (NFL) and their first under head coach Matt Patricia.

2018 Detroit Lions season
Owner	Martha Firestone Ford
Head coach	Matt Patricia
General manager	Bob Quinn
Home field	Ford Field
Results
Record	6–10
Division place	4th NFC North
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	CB Darius Slay LS Don Muhlbach
Uniform
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Draft

2018 Detroit Lions Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Source
1	20	Frank Ragnow	C	Arkansas	[1]
2	43	Kerryon Johnson	RB	Auburn	[2]
3	82	Tracy Walker	S	Louisiana	[3]
4	114	Da'Shawn Hand	DE	Alabama	[4]
5	153	Tyrell Crosby	OT	Oregon	[5]
7	237	Nick Bawden	FB	San Diego State	[6]

Regular season

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com recap
1	September 10	New York Jets	L 17–48	0–1	Ford Field	Recap
2	September 16	at San Francisco 49ers	L 27–30	0–2	Levi's Stadium	Recap
3	September 23	New England Patriots	W 26–10	1–2	Ford Field	Recap
4	September 30	at Dallas Cowboys	L 24–26	1–3	AT&T Stadium	Recap
5	October 7	Green Bay Packers	W 31–23	2–3	Ford Field	Recap
6	Bye
7	October 21	at Miami Dolphins	W 32–21	3–3	Hard Rock Stadium	Recap
8	October 28	Seattle Seahawks	L 14–28	3–4	Ford Field	Recap
9	November 4	at Minnesota Vikings	L 9–24	3–5	U.S. Bank Stadium	Recap
10	November 11	at Chicago Bears	L 22–34	3–6	Soldier Field	Recap
11	November 18	Carolina Panthers	W 20–19	4–6	Ford Field	Recap
12	November 22	Chicago Bears	L 16–23	4–7	Ford Field	Recap
13	December 2	Los Angeles Rams	L 16–30	4–8	Ford Field	Recap
14	December 9	at Arizona Cardinals	W 17–3	5–8	State Farm Stadium	Recap
15	December 16	at Buffalo Bills	L 13–14	5–9	New Era Field	Recap
16	December 23	Minnesota Vikings	L 9–27	5–10	Ford Field	Recap
17	December 30	at Green Bay Packers	W 31–0	6–10	Lambeau Field	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

Division

NFC North
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
(3) Chicago Bears	12	4	0	.750	5–1	10–2	421	283	W4
Minnesota Vikings	8	7	1	.531	3–2–1	6–5–1	360	341	L1
Green Bay Packers	6	9	1	.406	1–4–1	3–8–1	376	400	L1
Detroit Lions	6	10	0	.375	2–4	4–8	324	360	W1

Conference

NFC v t e
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division leaders
1[a]	New Orleans Saints	South	13	3	0	.813	4–2	9–3	.482	.488	L1
2[a]	Los Angeles Rams	West	13	3	0	.813	6–0	9–3	.480	.428	W2
3	Chicago Bears	North	12	4	0	.750	5–1	10–2	.430	.419	W4
4	Dallas Cowboys	East	10	6	0	.625	5–1	9–3	.488	.444	W2
Wild Cards
5	Seattle Seahawks	West	10	6	0	.625	3–3	8–4	.484	.400	W2
6	Philadelphia Eagles	East	9	7	0	.563	4–2	6–6	.518	.486	W3
Did not qualify for the postseason
7	Minnesota Vikings	North	8	7	1	.531	3–2–1	6–5–1	.504	.355	L1
8[b]	Atlanta Falcons	South	7	9	0	.438	4–2	7–5	.482	.348	W3
9[b]	Washington Redskins	East	7	9	0	.438	2–4	6–6	.486	.371	L2
10[b]	Carolina Panthers	South	7	9	0	.438	2–4	5–7	.508	.518	W1
11	Green Bay Packers	North	6	9	1	.406	1–4–1	3–8–1	.488	.417	L1
12	Detroit Lions	North	6	10	0	.375	2–4	4–8	.504	.427	W1
13[c]	New York Giants	East	5	11	0	.313	1–5	4–8	.527	.487	L3
14[c]	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	South	5	11	0	.313	2–4	4–8	.523	.506	L4
15	San Francisco 49ers	West	4	12	0	.250	1–5	2–10	.504	.406	L2
16	Arizona Cardinals	West	3	13	0	.188	2–4	3–9	.527	.302	L4
Tiebreakers[d]
New Orleans finished ahead of LA Rams based on head-to-head victory. Atlanta finished ahead of Washington based on head-to-head victory. Atlanta finished ahead of Carolina based on head-to-head sweep. Washington finished ahead of Carolina based on head-to-head victory. NY Giants finished ahead of Tampa Bay based on head-to-head victory. When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.