2020 Detroit Lions season

The 2020 season was the Detroit Lions' 91st in the National Football League (NFL) and their third and final season under head coach Matt Patricia. This season, their opponents scored more points and yards against them than any other season in Lions history, and the third most for both for any team in NFL history.

Draft
 2020 Detroit Lions Draft Round  Selection  Player  Position  College  Notes  Source 1  3 Jeff Okudah  CB  Ohio State     2  35 D'Andre Swift  RB  Georgia     3  67 Julian Okwara  DE  Notre Dame    75 Jonah Jackson  G  Ohio State  from Indianapolis   4  121 Logan Stenberg  G  Kentucky  from Las Vegas 5  166 Quintez Cephus WR  Wisconsin      172 Jason Huntley  RB  New Mexico State  from Las Vegas  6  197 John Penisini  DT  Utah  from Indianapolis  7  235 Jashon Cornell  DT  Ohio State  from New England 

Regular season
Schedule
 Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 13 Chicago Bears L 23–27 0–1 Ford Field Recap 2 September 20 at Green Bay Packers L 21–42 0–2 Lambeau Field Recap 3 September 27 at Arizona Cardinals  W 26–23 1–2 State Farm Stadium Recap 4 October 4 New Orleans Saints L 29–35 1–3 Ford Field Recap 5 Bye 6 October 18 at Jacksonville Jaguars W 34–16 2–3 TIAA Bank Field Recap 7 October 25 at Atlanta Falcons W 23–22 3–3 Mercedes-Benz Stadium Recap 8 November 1 Indianapolis Colts L 21–41 3–4 Ford Field Recap 9 November 8 at Minnesota Vikings L 20–34 3–5 U.S. Bank Stadium Recap 10 November 15 Washington Football Team W 30–27  4–5 Ford Field Recap 11 November 22 at Carolina Panthers L 0–20 4–6 Bank of America Stadium Recap 12 November 26 Houston Texans  L 25–41 4–7 Ford Field Recap 13 December 6 at Chicago Bears W 34–30 5–7 Soldier Field Recap 14 December 13 Green Bay Packers L 24–31 5–8 Ford Field Recap 15 December 20 at Tennessee Titans L 25–46 5–9 Nissan Stadium Recap 16  Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 7–47 5–10 Ford Field Recap 17 January 3 Minnesota Vikings L 35–37 5–11 Ford Field Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings
Division

Conference

References

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