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.

Offseason
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 State7 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.

Final roster

Schedule
Preseason
 Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1  at Pittsburgh Steelers L 23–7 0–1 Heinz Field Recap 2  at Denver Broncos W 25–20 1–1 Invesco Field at Mile High Recap 3  Cleveland Browns W 35–27 2–1 Ford Field Recap 4  Buffalo Bills W 28–23 3–1 Ford Field Recap

Regular season
 Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 12 at Chicago Bears L 14–19 0–1 Soldier Field Recap 2 September 19 Philadelphia Eagles L 32–35 0–2 Ford Field Recap 3 September 26 at Minnesota Vikings L 10–24 0–3 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Recap 4 October 3 at Green Bay Packers L 26–28 0–4 Lambeau Field Recap 5 October 10 St. Louis Rams W 44–6 1–4 Ford Field Recap 6 October 17 at New York Giants L 20–28 1–5 New Meadowlands Stadium Recap 7Bye 8 October 31 Washington Redskins W 37–25 2–5 Ford Field Recap 9 November 7 New York Jets L 20–23  2–6 Ford Field Recap 10 November 14 at Buffalo Bills L 12–14 2–7 Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap 11 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 13 December 5 Chicago Bears L 20–24 2–10 Ford Field Recap 14 December 12 Green Bay Packers W 7–3 3–10 Ford Field Recap 15 December 19 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 23–20  4–10 Raymond James Stadium Recap 16 December 26 at Miami Dolphins W 34–27 5–10 Sun Life Stadium Recap 17 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.

Standings

References

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