Seasons
| Season | Team | League | Conference | Division | Regular Season | Post Season Results | Awards | |||
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| Finish | Wins | Losses | Ties | |||||||
| Portsmouth Spartans | ||||||||||
| 1930 | 1930 | NFL | 8th | 5 | 6 | 3 | The NFL did not hold playoff games until 1932 | |||
| 1931 | 1931 | NFL | 2nd | 11 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 1932 | 1932 | NFL | 3rd | 6 | 2 | 4 | Lost Playoff Game1 (Bears) (9–0) | |||
| 1933 | 1933 | NFL | Western | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 0 | |||
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| 1934 | 1934 | NFL | Western | 2nd | 10 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1935 | 1935 | NFL | Western | 1st | 7 | 3 | 2 | Won NFL Championship (Giants) 26–7 | ||
| 1936 | 1936 | NFL | Western | 3rd | 8 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 1937 | 1937 | NFL | Western | 2nd (T) | 7 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 1938 | 1938 | NFL | Western | 2nd | 7 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 1939 | 1939 | NFL | Western | 3rd | 6 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 1940 | 1940 | NFL | Western | 3rd | 5 | 5 | 1 | |||
| 1941 | 1941 | NFL | Western | 3rd | 4 | 6 | 1 | |||
| 1942 | 1942 | NFL | Western | 5th | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||
| 1943 | 1943 | NFL | Western | 3rd | 3 | 6 | 1 | |||
| 1944 | 1944 | NFL | Western | 2nd (T) | 6 | 3 | 1 | Frank Sinkwich Joe F. Carr Trophy (NFL MVP Award) | ||
| 1945 | 1945 | NFL | Western | 2nd | 7 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1946 | 1946 | NFL | Western | 5th | 1 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 1947 | 1947 | NFL | Western | 5th | 3 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 1948 | 1948 | NFL | Western | 5th | 2 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 1949 | 1949 | NFL | Western | 4th | 4 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 1950 | 1950 | NFL | National | 4th | 6 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 1951 | 1951 | NFL | National | 2nd (T) | 7 | 4 | 1 | |||
| 1952 | 1952 | NFL | National | 1st (T) | 9 | 3 | 0 | Won National Conference Playoff (Rams) 31–21 Won NFL Championship (Browns) 17–7 |
Don Doll Pro Bowl MVP | |
| 1953 | 1953 | NFL | Western | 1st | 10 | 2 | 0 | Won NFL Championship (Browns) 17–16 | ||
| 1954 | 1954 | NFL | Western | 1st | 9 | 2 | 1 | Lost NFL Championship (Browns) 56–10 | ||
| 1955 | 1955 | NFL | Western | 6th | 3 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 1956 | 1956 | NFL | Western | 2nd | 9 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1957 | 1957 | NFL | Western | 1st | 8 | 4 | 0 | Won Western Conference Playoff (49ers) 31–27 Won NFL Championship (Browns) 59–14 |
George Wilson AP NFL Coach of the Year | |
| 1958 | 1958 | NFL | Western | 5th | 4 | 7 | 1 | |||
| 1959 | 1959 | NFL | Western | 5th | 3 | 8 | 1 | |||
| 1960 | 1960 | NFL | Western | 2nd (T) | 7 | 5 | 0 | Gail Cogdill NFL Rookie of the Year | ||
| 1961 | 1961 | NFL | Western | 2nd | 8 | 5 | 1 | |||
| 1962 | 1962 | NFL | Western | 2nd | 11 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1963 | 1963 | NFL | Western | 4th (T) | 5 | 8 | 1 | |||
| 1964 | 1964 | NFL | Western | 4th | 7 | 5 | 2 | Terry Barr Outstanding Lineman, Pro Bowl | ||
| 1965 | 1965 | NFL | Western | 6th | 6 | 7 | 1 | |||
| 1966 | 1966 | NFL | Western | 6th (T) | 4 | 9 | 1 | |||
| 1967 | 1967 | NFL | Western | Central | 3rd | 5 | 7 | 2 | Mel Farr NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Lem Barney NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year |
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| 1968 | 1968 | NFL | Western | Central | 4th | 4 | 8 | 2 | Earl McCullouch NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year | |
| 1969 | 1969 | NFL | Western | Central | 2nd | 9 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 1970 | 1970 | NFL | NFC | Central | 2nd | 10 | 4 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (Cowboys) 5–0 | |
| 1971 | 1971 | NFL | NFC | Central | 2nd | 7 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 1972 | 1972 | NFL | NFC | Central | 2nd | 8 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 1973 | 1973 | NFL | NFC | Central | 2nd | 6 | 7 | 1 | ||
| 1974 | 1974 | NFL | NFC | Central | 2nd | 7 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 1975 | 1975 | NFL | NFC | Central | 2nd | 7 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 1976 | 1976 | NFL | NFC | Central | 3rd | 6 | 8 | 0 | Greg Landry PFWA Comeback player of the Year | |
| 1977 | 1977 | NFL | NFC | Central | 3rd | 6 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 1978 | 1978 | NFL | NFC | Central | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | Al Baker NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year | |
| 1979 | 1979 | NFL | NFC | Central | 5th | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 1980 | 1980 | NFL | NFC | Central | 2nd | 9 | 7 | 0 | Billy Sims NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Eddie Murray Pro Bowl MVP |
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| 1981 | 1981 | NFL | NFC | Central | 2nd | 8 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 1982 | 1982 | NFL | NFC | ---- | 8th 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | Lost First Round (Redskins) 31–7 | |
| 1983 | 1983 | NFL | NFC | Central | 1st | 9 | 7 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (49ers) 24–23 | |
| 1984 | 1984 | NFL | NFC | Central | 4th | 4 | 11 | 1 | ||
| 1985 | 1985 | NFL | NFC | Central | 4th | 7 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 1986 | 1986 | NFL | NFC | Central | 3rd | 5 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 1987 | 1987 | NFL | NFC | Central | 5th | 4 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 1988 | 1988 | NFL | NFC | Central | 4th | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 1989 | 1989 | NFL | NFC | Central | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | Barry Sanders NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year |
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| 1990 | 1990 | NFL | NFC | Central | 3rd | 6 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 1991 | 1991 | NFL | NFC | Central | 1st | 12 | 4 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Cowboys) 38–6 Lost Conference Championship (Redskins) 41–10 |
Barry Sanders, Bert Bell Award Wayne Fontes AP NFL Coach of the Year |
| 1992 | 1992 | NFL | NFC | Central | 5th | 5 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 1993 | 1993 | NFL | NFC | Central | 1st | 10 | 6 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Packers) 28–24 | |
| 1994 | 1994 | NFL | NFC | Central | 3rd | 9 | 7 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Packers) 16–12 | Barry Sanders AP Offensive Player of the Year |
| 1995 | 1995 | NFL | NFC | Central | 2nd | 10 | 6 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Eagles) 58–37 | |
| 1996 | 1996 | NFL | NFC | Central | 5th | 5 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 1997 | 1997 | NFL | NFC | Central | 3rd | 9 | 7 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Buccaneers) 20–10 | Barry Sanders AP NFL MVP |
| 1998 | 1998 | NFL | NFC | Central | 4th | 5 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 1999 | 1999 | NFL | NFC | Central | 3rd | 8 | 8 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Redskins) 27–13 | |
| 2000 | 2000 | NFL | NFC | Central | 4th | 9 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2001 | 2001 | NFL | NFC | Central | 5th | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2002 | 2002 | NFL | NFC | North | 4th | 3 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2003 | 2003 | NFL | NFC | North | 4th | 5 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2004 | 2004 | NFL | NFC | North | 3rd | 6 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2005 | 2005 | NFL | NFC | North | 3rd | 5 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2006 | 2006 | NFL | NFC | North | 4th | 3 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2007 | 2007 | NFL | NFC | North | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2008 | 2008 | NFL | NFC | North | 4th | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | 2009 | NFL | NFC | North | 4th | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | 2010 | NFL | NFC | North | 3rd | 6 | 10 | 0 |
Ndamukong Suh |
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| 2011 | 2011 | NFL | NFC | North | 2nd | 10 | 6 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Saints) 45-28 | Matthew Stafford AP NFL Comeback Player of the Year |
| 2012 | 2012 | NFL | NFC | North | 4th | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Totals 4 Division Titles 4 Conference Titles 4 NFL Titles |
510 | 611 | 32 | (1930–2012, regular season) | ||||||
| 7 | 11 | 0 | (1930–2012, playoffs) | |||||||
| 517 | 622 | 32 | (1930–2012, regular season and playoffs) | |||||||
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