1951 Detroit Lions season

1951 Detroit Lions season
Head coach	Buddy Parker
Home field	Tiger Stadium
Results
Record	7–4–1
Division place	2nd NFL National
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1951 Detroit Lions season was their 22nd in the league. The team improved on their previous season's output of 6–6, winning seven games.^[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 16th consecutive season.

During their 24–17 victory over the Green Bay Packers, Detroit became the first team in NFL history to score three touchdowns of 70 yards or more in one period.^[2]

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 30, 1951	Washington Redskins	W 35–17	27,831
2	October 8, 1951	New York Yanks	W 37–10	24,194
3	October 14, 1951	Los Angeles Rams	L 27–21	50,567
4	October 21, 1951	New York Yanks	T 24–24	21,807
5	October 28, 1951	Chicago Bears	L 28–23	34,778
6	November 4, 1951	at Green Bay Packers	W 24–17	18,165
7	November 11, 1951	at Chicago Bears	W 41–28	43,709
8	November 18, 1951	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 28–10	25,098
9	November 22, 1951	Green Bay Packers	W 52–35	32,247
10	December 2, 1951	San Francisco 49ers	L 20–10	45,757
11	December 9, 1951	at Los Angeles Rams	W 24–22	52,937
12	December 16, 1951	at San Francisco 49ers	L 21–17	26,465

Standings

NFL National Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Los Angeles Rams	8	4	0	.667	7–2	392	261	W1
San Francisco 49ers	7	4	1	.636	5–2–1	255	205	W3
Detroit Lions	7	4	1	.636	5–4–1	336	259	L1
Chicago Bears	7	5	0	.583	6–2	286	282	L1
Green Bay Packers	3	9	0	.250	1–8	254	375	L7
New York Yanks	1	9	2	.100	1–7–2	241	382	L2

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

1. 1951 Detroit Lions
2. "Elias Says...". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 9, 2012.