2022 Detroit Lions season

2022 Detroit Lions season
OwnerSheila Ford Hamp
Head coachDan Campbell
General managerBrad Holmes
Home fieldFord Field
Results
Record9–8
Division place2nd NFC North
Pro BowlersNone
Uniform
September 18, 2022.

The 2022 season is 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
Quarterbacks

Running backs

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

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
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
# 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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 San Francisco finished ahead of Minnesota based on conference record.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Seattle finished ahead of Detroit based on head-to-head victory.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Carolina finished ahead of New Orleans and Atlanta based on head-to-head record.
  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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