| Lions | Season Totals | |||||
| Week | Opponent | Points | W/L | Offense effect | Net effect | Defense effect |
| 1 | Raiders | 36 | W | 92.82 | 16.17 | 76.65 |
| 2 | Vikings | 20 | W | 85.25 | 42.63 | 42.62 |
| 3 | Eagles | 21 | L | 46.73 | -128.48 | 175.22 |
| 4 | Bears | 37 | W | 89.38 | -7.20 | 96.58 |
| 5 | Redskins | 3 | L | 22.08 | -94.93 | 117.02 |
| 6 | x | 0 | x | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 7 | Bucs | 23 | W | 124.30 | 44.15 | 80.15 |
| 8 | Bears | 16 | W | 85.73 | 72.08 | 13.65 |
| 9 | Broncos | 44 | W | 129.10 | 101.77 | 27.33 |
| 10 | Cardinals | 21 | L | 66.62 | -26.92 | 93.53 |
| 11 | Giants | 10 | L | 31.33 | -59.58 | 90.92 |
| 12 | Packers | 26 | L | 109.30 | -32.03 | 141.33 |
| 13 | Vikings | 10 | L | 30.48 | -111.40 | 141.88 |
| 14 | Cowboys | 27 | L | 143.40 | 39.80 | 103.60 |
| 15 | Chargers | 14 | L | 69.75 | -129.82 | 199.57 |
| 16 | Chiefs | 25 | W | 77.47 | -40.15 | 117.62 |
| 17 | Packers | 13 | L | 53.32 | -96.67 | 149.98 |
| Regular Season Avg | 78.57 | -25.66 | 104.23 | |||
| Lions | Opponent | Field | Preview | Last Matchup | Actual |
| 9-Sep | Raiders | Away | W | L | W |
| 16-Sep | Vikings | Home | W | W | W |
| 23-Sep | Eagles | Away | L | W | L |
| 30-Sep | Bears | Home | W | L | W |
| 7-Oct | Redskins | Away | L | L | L |
| Week 6 | BYE | BYE | x | x | |
| 21-Oct | Bucs | Home | L | L | W |
| 28-Oct | Bears | Away | L | L | W |
| 4-Nov | Broncos | Home | L | W | W |
| 11-Nov | Cardinals | Away | W | W | L |
| 18-Nov | Giants | Home | W | L | L |
| 22-Nov | Packers | Home | W | L | L |
| 2-Dec | Vikings | Away | L | W | L |
| 9-Dec | Cowboys | Home | L | L | L |
| 16-Dec | Chargers | Away | L | L | L |
| 23-Dec | Chiefs | Home | W | L | W |
| 30-Dec | Packers | Away | L | L | L |
| Original Projection | Wins | 7 | 5 | 7 | |
| Losses | 9 | 11 | 9 | ||
| Current Projection /Actual | Wins | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
| Losses | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||
Note: The Matchup column will project the remainder of the season after the 5th week of the regular season.

| Lions | Preseason Totals | |||||
| Week | Opponent | Points | W/L | Offense effect | Net effect | Defense effect |
| 1 | Bengals | 27 | W | 58.07 | -11.28 | 69.35 |
| 2 | Browns | 23 | W | 80.13 | -26.02 | 106.15 |
| 3 | Colts | 10 | L | 40.03 | -149.10 | 189.13 |
| 4 | Bills | 13 | L | 45.32 | -83.40 | 128.72 |
| Pre-Season Avg | 55.89 | -67.45 | 123.34 | |||
Notes: Bloody mess! That's what the Lions preseason PossessionPoints chart is. Yea, they had a 2-2 record but if they don't get the red out of their PossessionPoints chart, they won't win many regular season games. Their week preseason chart has the matchup projection for a loss.