The 1978 Detroit Lions season was the 47th season in franchise history. Under new head coach and former NFL player Monte Clark, the Lions continue to struggle with mediocrity finishing in third place again with a less than stellar record of 7-9.
This season would also be the swan song for starting quarterback Greg Landry's stellar ten year career in Detroit, as in the offseason was shipped to the Baltimore Colts for or 1979 fourth round pick (#88-Ulysses Norris), 1979 fifth round pick (#131-Walt Brown), 1980 third round pick (#62-Mike Friede), in a rebuilding process begun by head coach Monte Clark.
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