From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 1996 Detroit Lions season
1996 Detroit Lions season
1996 Detroit Lions season Indianapolis Cincinnati Kansas Dallas Detroit
City
Head coach Wayne Fontes Miami Houston Oakland NY Giants Green Bay
Home field Pontiac Silverdome
New Eng- Jacksonville San Philadelphia Minnesota
Results land Diego
Record 5-11 NY Jets Pittsburgh Seattle Washington Tampa
Bay
Division Place 5th NFC Central
1996 NFL Draft • NFL Playoffs • Pro Bowl • Super Bowl XXXI
Playoff finish did not qualify
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The 1996 Detroit Lions season was their 67th in the
league. The team failed to improve upon their previous
season’s output of 10-6[1] and missed the playoffs for the
first time in four years.
Regular season
Schedule
Standings
References
[1] 1996 Detroit Lions
1996 NFL season
AFC East Central West East Central West NFC
Buffalo Baltimore Denver Arizona Chicago Atlanta
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 1996 Detroit Lions season
Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 1, 1996 at Minnesota Vikings L 17-13 52,972
2 September 8, 1996 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 21-6 54,229
3 September 15, 1996 at Philadelphia Eagles L 24-17 66,007
4 September 22, 1996 Chicago Bears W 35-16 70,022
5 September 29, 1996 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 27-0 34,961
6 October 6, 1996 Atlanta Falcons W 28-24 58,666
7 October 13, 1996 at Oakland Raiders L 37-21 50,037
8 Bye
9 October 27, 1996 New York Giants L 35-7 63,501
10 November 3, 1996 at Green Bay Packers L 28-18 60,695
11 November 11, 1996 at San Diego Chargers L 27-21 60,425
12 November 17, 1996 Seattle Seahawks W 17-16 51,194
13 November 24, 1996 at Chicago Bears L 31-14 55,864
14 November 28, 1996 Kansas City Chiefs L 28-24 75,079
15 December 8, 1996 Minnesota Vikings L 24-22 46,043
16 December 15, 1996 Green Bay Packers L 31-3 73,214
17 December 23, 1996 at San Francisco 49ers L 24-14 61,921
NFC Central
W L T PCT PF PA
Green Bay Packers 13 3 0 .813 456 210
Minnesota Vikings 9 7 0 .563 298 315
Chicago Bears 7 9 0 .438 283 305
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 6 10 0 .375 221 293
Detroit Lions 5 11 0 .313 302 368
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