2022 Detroit Lions season

2022 Detroit Lions season
2022 Detroit Lions season
Owner	Sheila Ford Hamp
Head coach	Dan Campbell
General manager	Brad Holmes
Home field	Ford Field
Results
Record	9–8
Division place	2nd NFC North
Pro Bowlers	None
Uniform
	← 2021; Lions seasons; 2023 →;

The 2022 season was the Detroit Lions' 93rd season in the National Football League, the 21st season playing home games at Ford Field, and their second season under the head coach Dan Campbell.

Final roster

**Detroit Lions roster**
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Quarterbacks 16 Jared Goff 10 Nate Sudfeld Running backs 45 Jason Cabinda FB 42 Justin Jackson 46 Craig Reynolds 32 D'Andre Swift 30 Jamaal Williams Wide receivers 4 D. J. Chark 11 Kalif Raymond 8 Josh Reynolds 14 Amon-Ra St. Brown 9 Jameson Williams Tight ends 82 James Mitchell 89 Brock Wright 84 Shane Zylstra		Offensive linemen 74 Kayode Awosika T 63 Evan Brown C 68 Taylor Decker T 73 Jonah Jackson G 67 Matt Nelson T 66 Ross Pierschbacher G 77 Frank Ragnow C 58 Penei Sewell T 70 Dan Skipper T 71 Logan Stenberg G Defensive linemen 90 Michael Brockers DT 96 Isaiah Buggs DT 79 John Cominsky DE 97 Aidan Hutchinson DE 94 Benito Jones DT 54 Alim McNeill DT 95 Romeo Okwara DE 93 Josh Paschal DE		Linebackers 34 Alex Anzalone OLB 55 Derrick Barnes MLB 49 Chris Board OLB 2 Austin Bryant OLB 59 James Houston OLB 57 Anthony Pittman MLB 44 Malcolm Rodriguez OLB 51 Josh Woods OLB Defensive backs 5 DeShon Elliott FS 25 Will Harris SS 23 Mike Hughes CB 39 Jerry Jacobs CB 31 Kerby Joseph SS 26 Ifeatu Melifonwu CB 38 C. J. Moore FS 1 Jeff Okudah CB 24 Amani Oruwariye CB Special teams 17 Michael Badgley K 47 Scott Daly LS 3 Jack Fox P				Reserve lists -- Greg Bell RB (IR) 19 Trinity Benson WR (IR) 87 Quintez Cephus WR (IR-DFR) 53 Charles Harris DE (IR) 78 Tommy Kraemer G (IR) 36 Chase Lucas CB (IR) 99 Julian Okwara DE (IR) 91 Levi Onwuzurike DT (IR) 27 Bobby Price CB (IR) 72 Halapoulivaati Vaitai G (IR) 21 Tracy Walker FS (IR) Practice squad 15 Maurice Alexander WR 83 Stanley Berryhill WR 35 Brady Breeze FS 43 Khalil Dorsey CB 65 Obinna Eze T (Injured) 18 Sam Ficken K 86 Garrett Griffin TE 28 Jermar Jefferson RB 85 Tom Kennedy WR 12 Steven Montez QB 41 A. J. Parker CB 60 Darrin Paulo T 29 Saivion Smith CB (Injured) -- Julian Stanford LB 52 Demetrius Taylor DT 33 Jarren Williams CB 62 Jarrid Williams T 13 Brandon Zylstra WR Rookies in italics Roster updated January 4, 2023 Depth chart Transactions 53 active, 11 inactive, 16 practice squad (+2 exempt) → AFC rosters → NFC rosters

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Time (ET)	Opponent	Result	Record	Stadium
1	September 11	1:00 p.m.	Philadelphia Eagles	L 35–38	0–1	Ford Field
2	September 18	1:00 p.m.	Washington Commanders	W 36–27	1–1	Ford Field
3	September 25	1:00 p.m.	at Minnesota Vikings	L 24–28	1–2	U.S. Bank Stadium
4	October 2	1:00 p.m.	Seattle Seahawks	L 45–48	1–3	Ford Field
5	October 9	1:00 p.m.	at New England Patriots	L 0–29	1–4	Gillette Stadium
6	Bye
7	October 23	1:00 p.m.	at Dallas Cowboys	L 6–24	1–5	AT&T Stadium
8	October 30	1:00 p.m.	Miami Dolphins	L 27–31	1–6	Ford Field
9	November 6	1:00 p.m.	Green Bay Packers	W 15–9	2–6	Ford Field
10	November 13	1:00 p.m.	at Chicago Bears	W 31–30	3–6	Soldier Field
11	November 20	1:00 p.m.	at New York Giants	W 31–18	4–6	MetLife Stadium
12	November 24	12:30 p.m.	Buffalo Bills	L 25–28	4–7	Ford Field
13	December 4	1:00 p.m.	Jacksonville Jaguars	W 40–14	5–7	Ford Field
14	December 11	1:00 p.m.	Minnesota Vikings	W 34–23	6–7	Ford Field
15	December 18	1:00 p.m.	at New York Jets	W 20–17	7–7	MetLife Stadium
16	December 24	1:00 p.m.	at Carolina Panthers	L 23–37	7–8	Bank of America Stadium
17	January 1	1:00 p.m.	Chicago Bears	W 41–10	8–8	Ford Field
18	January 8	8:20 p.m.	at Green Bay Packers	W 20–16	9–8	Lambeau Field

Notes

Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

Division

NFC North
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽³⁾ Minnesota Vikings	13	4	0	.765	4–2	8–4	424	427	W1
Detroit Lions	9	8	0	.529	5–1	7–5	453	427	W2
Green Bay Packers	8	9	0	.471	3–3	6–6	370	371	L1
Chicago Bears	3	14	0	.176	0–6	1–11	326	463	L10

Conference

NFC v t e
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division leaders
1	Philadelphia Eagles	East	14	3	0	.824	4–2	9–3	.474	.460	W1
2^[a]	San Francisco 49ers	West	13	4	0	.765	6–0	10–2	.417	.414	W10
3^[a]	Minnesota Vikings	North	13	4	0	.765	4–2	8–4	.474	.425	W1
4	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	South	8	9	0	.471	4–2	8–4	.503	.426	L1
Wild cards
5	Dallas Cowboys	East	12	5	0	.706	4–2	8–4	.507	.485	L1
6	New York Giants	East	9	7	1	.559	1–4–1	4–7–1	.526	.395	L1
7^[b]	Seattle Seahawks	West	9	8	0	.529	4–2	6–6	.462	.382	W2
Did not qualify for the postseason
8^[b]	Detroit Lions	North	9	8	0	.529	5–1	7–5	.535	.451	W2
9	Washington Commanders	East	8	8	1	.500	2–3–1	5–6–1	.536	.449	W1
10	Green Bay Packers	North	8	9	0	.471	3–3	6–6	.524	.449	L1
11^[c]	Carolina Panthers	South	7	10	0	.412	4–2	6–6	.474	.437	W1
12^[c]^[d]	New Orleans Saints	South	7	10	0	.412	2–4	5–7	.507	.462	L1
13^[c]^[d]	Atlanta Falcons	South	7	10	0	.412	2–4	6–6	.467	.429	W2
14	Los Angeles Rams	West	5	12	0	.294	1–5	3–9	.517	.341	L2
15	Arizona Cardinals	West	4	13	0	.235	1–5	3–9	.529	.368	L7
16	Chicago Bears	North	3	14	0	.176	0–6	1–11	.571	.480	L10
Tiebreakers^[e]
↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 San Francisco finished ahead of Minnesota based on conference record. ↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Seattle finished ahead of Detroit based on head-to-head victory. ↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Carolina finished ahead of New Orleans and Atlanta based on head-to-head record. ↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 New Orleans finished ahead of Atlanta based on head-to-head sweep. ↑ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

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[13-4-1] 1.0 ^1.1 San Francisco finished ahead of Minnesota based on conference record.

[9-8-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Seattle finished ahead of Detroit based on head-to-head victory.

[7-10a-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Carolina finished ahead of New Orleans and Atlanta based on head-to-head record.

[7-10b-4] 4.0 ^4.1 New Orleans finished ahead of Atlanta based on head-to-head sweep.

[5] When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

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