2010 Detroit Lions season

The **2010 Detroit Lions season** was the franchise's 81st season in the NFL. It was Jim Schwartz's second season as head coach.

### 2010 NFL Draft

|Round|Selection|Player|Position|College|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1|2|Ndamukong Suh|DT|Nebraska|
|1|30|Jahvid Best|RB|California|
|3|66|Amari Spievey|CB|Iowa|
|4|128|Jason Curtis Fox|OT|Miami (FL)|
|7|213|Willie Young|DE|North Carolina State|
|7|255|Tim Toone|WR|Weber State|

The Lions traded their second-round pick, their original fourth-round pick and seventh-round pick 214 to Minnesota for their first-round pick and their fourth-round pick.

The Lions traded their 2010 fifth-round pick and DE Robert Henderson to Seattle for OG Rob Sims and their 2010 seventh-round pick.

Awarded to the Lions as a compensatory pick.

### Preseason

|style=""|Week|style=""|Date|style=""|Opponent|style=""|Result|style=""|Record|style=""|Venue|style=""|Recap|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
||at Pittsburgh Steelers|**L** 23–7|0–1|Heinz Field|Recap|||||||||
||at Denver Broncos|**W** 25–20|1–1|Invesco Field at Mile High|Recap|||||||||
||Cleveland Browns|**W** 35–27|2–1|Ford Field|Recap|||||||||
||Buffalo Bills|**W** 28–23|3–1|Ford Field|Recap|||||||||

### Regular season

|style=""|Week|style=""|Date|style=""|Opponent|style=""|Result|style=""|Record|style=""|Venue|style=""|Recap|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|September 12|at **Chicago Bears**|**L** 14–19|0–1|Soldier Field|Recap|||||||||
|September 19|Philadelphia Eagles|**L** 32–35|0–2|Ford Field|Recap|||||||||
|September 26|at **Minnesota Vikings**|**L** 10–24|0–3|Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome|Recap|||||||||
|October 3|at **Green Bay Packers**|**L** 26–28|0–4|Lambeau Field|Recap|||||||||
|October 10|St. Louis Rams|**W** 44–6|1–4|Ford Field|Recap|||||||||
|October 17|at New York Giants|**L** 20–28|1–5|New Meadowlands Stadium|Recap|||||||||
|colspan="6"|_Bye_|||||||||||||
|October 31|Washington Redskins|**W** 37–25|2–5|Ford Field|Recap|||||||||
|November 7|New York Jets|**L** 20–23|2–6|Ford Field|Recap|||||||||
|November 14|at Buffalo Bills|**L** 12–14|2–7|Ralph Wilson Stadium|Recap|||||||||
|November 21|at Dallas Cowboys|**L** 19–35|2–8|Cowboys Stadium|Recap|||||||||
|November 25|New England Patriots|**L** 24–45|2–9|Ford Field|Recap|||||||||
|December 5|**Chicago Bears**|**L** 20–24|2–10|Ford Field|Recap|||||||||
|December 12|**Green Bay Packers**|**W** 7–3|3–10|Ford Field|Recap|||||||||
|December 19|at Tampa Bay Buccaneers|**W** 23–20|4–10|Raymond James Stadium|Recap|||||||||
|December 26|at Miami Dolphins|**W** 34–27|5–10|Sun Life Stadium|Recap|||||||||
|January 2|**Minnesota Vikings**|**W** 20–13|6–10|Ford Field|Recap|||||||||
**Note:** Intra-division opponents are in **bold** text.

Indicates that throwback uniforms were worn.

## Infobox (nfl season)

- **team**: Detroit Lions
- **year**: 2010
- **record**: 6–10
- **division place**: 3rd NFC North
- **coach**: Jim Schwartz
- **general manager**: Martin Mayhew
- **owner**: William Clay Ford, Sr.
- **stadium**: Ford Field
- **playoffs**: _Did not qualify_
- **pro bowlers**: DT Ndamukong Suh
WR Calvin Johnson (American football), Calvin Johnson
- **shortnavlink**: Lions seasons