2014 Detroit Lions Season

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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Owner'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |[[William Clay Ford, Sr.]]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |[[Martin Mayhew]]
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Home field'''
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The '''{{nfly|2014}} [[Detroit Lions]] [[List of Detroit LionsSseasons|season]]''' will be the franchise's upcoming 85th season in the [[National Football League]], their 81st as the Detroit Lions and the first under new [[List of Detroit Lions Head Coaches|head coach]] [[Jim Caldwell (American Football)|Jim Caldwell]].
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The '''{{nfly|2014}} [[Detroit Lions]] [[List of Detroit LionsSseasons|season]]''' will be the franchise's upcoming 85th season in the [[National Football League]], their 81st as the Detroit Lions and the first under new [[List of Detroit Lions Head Coaches|head coach]] [[Jim Caldwell (American Football)|Jim Caldwell]]. The Lions also suffered the loss of long-time owner [[William Clay Ford, Sr.]], who died on March 9 at the age of 88.
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==Offseason==
==Offseason==
===Coaching staff===
===Coaching staff===
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*On December 30, head coach [[Jim Schwartz]] was fired after his fourth losing season in five years.
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*On December 30, [[List of Detroit Lions Head Coaches|head coach]] [[Jim Schwartz]] was fired after his fourth losing season in five years.
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*On January 14, the Lions hired [[Jim Caldwell (American Football)|Jim Caldwell]] as their new head coach. He is the first African-American head coach in the franchise's history.
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*On January 14, the Lions hired [[Jim Caldwell (American Football)|Jim Caldwell]] as their new head coach. He is the first [[African American]] head coach in the franchise's history.
*On January 17, the Lions hired [[Teryl Austin]] as defensive coordinator.
*On January 17, the Lions hired [[Teryl Austin]] as defensive coordinator.
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*On January 25, the Lions hired [[Robert Prince (American Football)|Robert Prince]] as receivers coach.
*On January 25, the Lions hired [[Robert Prince (American Football)|Robert Prince]] as receivers coach.
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===Re-signings===
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! style="background:#006DB0;color:silver" | Date
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! style="background:#006DB0;color:silver" | Player
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! style="background:#006DB0;color:silver" | Position
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! style="background:#006DB0;color:silver" | Contract
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|! style="background:#006DB0;color:silver" | Source
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|-
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| rowspan="2"|March 12
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|[[Kevin Ogletree]]
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|[[Wide Receiver|Wide receiver]]
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|1 year / $795,000
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|-
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|[[Joique Bell]]
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|[[Running Back|Running back]]
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|3 years / $9.3 million
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|-
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| March 14
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|[[Brandon Pettigrew]]
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|[[Tight End|Tight end]]
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|4 years / $16 million
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|-
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| March 21
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|[[Andre Fluellen]]
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|[[Defensive Tackle|Defensive tackle]]
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|1 year / $730,000
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|-
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|April 14
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|[[Rashean Mathis]]
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|[[Cornerback]]
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|1 year / $565,000
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===Additions===
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! style="background:#006DB0;color:silver" | Position
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! style="background:#006DB0;color:silver" | Previous team
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===Departures===
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===Trades===
===2014 draft class===
===2014 draft class===
:''Main article: [[NFL Draft (2014)|2014 NFL Draft]]''
:''Main article: [[NFL Draft (2014)|2014 NFL Draft]]''
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! style="text-align: center; background: #e3e3e3; "| '''Round'''
 
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! style="text-align: center; background: #e3e3e3; "| '''Selection'''
 
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! style="text-align: center; background: #e3e3e3; "| '''Player'''
 
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! style="text-align: center; background: #e3e3e3; "| '''Position'''
 
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! style="text-align: center; background: #e3e3e3; "| '''College'''
 
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! [[List of Detroit Lions first-round draft picks|1]] || 10
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! colspan="3" style="background:#006DB0;color:silver" | Draft order
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| <!--PLAYER--> || <!--POSITION--> || <!--COLLEGE-->
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! rowspan="2" style="background:#006DB0;color:silver" | Player name
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! rowspan="2" style="background:#006DB0;color:silver" | Position
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! rowspan="2" style="background:#006DB0;color:silver" | Height
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! rowspan="2" style="background:#006DB0;color:silver" | Weight
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! rowspan="2" style="background:#006DB0;color:silver" | College
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! rowspan="2" style="background:#006DB0;color:silver" | Contract
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! rowspan="2" style="background:#006DB0;color:silver" | Notes
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! rowspan="2" style="background:#006DB0;color:silver" | Source
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! 2 || 45
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! style="background:#006DB0;color:silver" | Round
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| <!--PLAYER--> || <!--POSITION--> || <!--COLLEGE-->
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! style="background:#006DB0;color:silver" | Choice
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! style="background:#006DB0;color:silver" | Overall
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! 3 || 76
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| <!--PLAYER--> || <!--POSITION--> || <!--COLLEGE-->
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!10
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!10
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|[[Eric Ebron]]
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|[[Tight End|Tight end]]
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|6 ft 4 in
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|250 lbs
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|[[North Carolina Tar Heels Football|North Carolina]]
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! 4 || TBD
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| <!--PLAYER--> || <!--POSITION--> || <!--COLLEGE-->
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!8
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!40
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|[[Kyle Van Noy]]
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|[[Outside Linebacker|Outside linebacker]]
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|6 ft 3 in
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|243 lbs
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|[[BYU Cougars Football|Brigham Young]]
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! 6 || TBD
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!3
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| <!--PLAYER--> || <!--POSITION--> || <!--COLLEGE-->
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!12
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!76
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|[[Travis Swanson]]
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|[[Center (American and Canadian Football)|Center]]
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|6 ft 5 in
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|312 lbs
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|[[Arkansas Razorbacks Football|Arkansas]]
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! 7 || TBD
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!rowspan="2"|4
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| <!--PLAYER--> || <!--POSITION--> || <!--COLLEGE-->
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!33
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!133
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|[[Nevin Lawson]]
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|[[Cornerback]]
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|5 ft 9 in
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|190 lbs
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|[[Utah State Aggies Football|Utah State]]
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|
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|Compensatory
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!36
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!136
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|[[Larry Webster III]]
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|[[Defensive End|Defensive end]]
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|6 ft 7 in
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|250 lbs
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|[[Bloomsburg Huskies Football|Bloomsburg]]
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|
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|Compensatory
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!5
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!18
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!158
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|[[Caraun Reid]]
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|[[Defensive Tackle|Defensive tackle]]
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|6 ft 2 in
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|302 lbs
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|[[Princeton Tigers Football|Princeton]]
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!6
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!13
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!189
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|[[T. J. Jones]]
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|[[Wide Receiver|Wide receiver]]
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|6 ft 0 in
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|188 lbs
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|[[Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football|Notre Dame]]
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!7
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!14
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!229
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|[[Nate Freese]]
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|[[Placekicker]]
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|5 ft 11 in
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|192 lbs
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|[[Boston College Eagles Football|Boston College ]]
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;Notes
 
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* The Lions traded their fifth-round selection to the [[Jacksonville Jaguars]] in exchange for [[Wide Receiver|wide receiver]] [[Mike Thomas (Wide Receiver)|Mike Thomas]].
 
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* Exact numbers of the selections from rounds 4–7 will be determined when [[National Football League Draft#Compensatory picks|compensatory selection]]s are awarded at the [[National Football League|NFL]]'s annual owners' meetings in the spring.
 
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===Signings===
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;Notes
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===Releases===
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* The Lions traded their original fifth-round selection (No. 150 overall) to the [[Jacksonville Jaguars]] in exchange for [[Wide Receiver|wide receiver]] [[Mike Thomas (Wide Receiver)|Mike Thomas]].
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===Trades===
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* The Lions received two [[National Football League Draft#Compensatory picks|compensatory selection]]s — Nos. 133 and 136 overall.
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*The Lions traded their fifth round pick (146 overall) to Dallas in exchange for a fifth round pick (158 overall) and a seventh round pick (229 overall).
==Current roster==
==Current roster==
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{{Detroit Lions roster}}
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{{Detroit Lions Roster}}
==Schedule==
==Schedule==
===Preseason===
===Preseason===
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The Lions' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in the spring.
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! style="text-align: center; background: #e3e3e3; " rowspan="2" | Kickoff ([[Central Time Zone|CDT]])
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! style="text-align: center; background: #e3e3e3; " rowspan="2" | Game site
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! style="text-align: center; background: #e3e3e3; " rowspan="2" | TV
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! style="text-align: center; background: #e3e3e3; " rowspan="2" | NFL.com<br>recap
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!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"| Final score
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!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"| Team record
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! 1
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| August 9
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| 7:30&nbsp;p.m.
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| [[2014 Cleveland Browns Season|Cleveland Browns]]
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| '''W''' 13-12
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| 1-0
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| [[Ford Field]]
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| [[Detroit Lions Television Network|Lions TV]]
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| Recap
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|- style="background:#<!--cfc for win, fcc for loss-->; text-align:center;"
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! 2
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| August 15
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| 10:00&nbsp;p.m.
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| at [[2014 Oakland Raiders Season|Oakland Raiders]]
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| <!--SCORE-->
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| <!--RECORD-->
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| [[O.co Coliseum]]
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| Lions TV
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! 3
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| August 22
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| 7:30&nbsp;p.m.
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| [[2014 Jacksonville Jaguars Season|Jacksonville Jaguars]]
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| <!--SCORE-->
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| <!--RECORD-->
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| Ford Field
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| Lions TV
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|- style="background:#<!--cfc for win, fcc for loss-->; text-align:center;"
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! 4
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| August 28
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| 7:00&nbsp;p.m.
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| at [[2014 Buffalo Bills Season|Buffalo Bills]]
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| <!--SCORE-->
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| <!--RECORD-->
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| [[Ralph Wilson Stadium]]
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| Lions TV
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===Regular season===
===Regular season===
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On December 4, 2013, the [[National Football League|NFL]] announced that the Lions will play the [[2014 Atlanta Falcons season|Atlanta Falcons]] in the [[NFL International Series|International Series]] at [[Wembley Stadium]] in [[London, England]]. The game will occur during Week 8 on Sunday, October 26, at 9:30 a.m. [[Eastern Time Zone|EDT]] (1:30 p.m. [[Greenwich Mean Time|GMT]]), and will be aired by [[NFL on Fox|Fox]] in the [[United States of America|United States]]. The Falcons will be the designated home team for this game, and both teams will have their [[Bye (Sports)|bye]] the following week.
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The remainder of the Lions' 2014 schedule, with exact dates and times, will be finalized and announced in April. Listed below are the Lions' opponents for {{nfly|2014}}:
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! style="text-align: center; background: #e3e3e3; " rowspan="2" | TV
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!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"| Final score
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! style="text-align: center; background: #e3e3e3; "| Home
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!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"| Team record
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! style="text-align: center; background: #e3e3e3; "| Away
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|- style="background:#<!--cfc for win, fcc for loss-->; text-align:center;"
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! 1
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| September 8<br>Monday
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| 7:10&nbsp;p.m.
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| [[2014 New York Giants Season|New York Giants]]
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| <!--SCORE-->
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| <!--RECORD-->
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| [[Ford Field]]
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| [[Monday Night Football|ESPN]] #*
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|- style="background:#<!--cfc for win, fcc for loss-->; text-align:center;"
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! 2
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| September 14
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| 1:00&nbsp;p.m.
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| at [[2014 Carolina Panthers Season|Carolina Panthers]]
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| <!--SCORE-->
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| <!--RECORD-->
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| [[Bank of America Stadium]]
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| [[NFL on Fox|Fox]]
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|
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|- style="background:#<!--cfc for win, fcc for loss-->; text-align:center;"
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! 3
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| September 21
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| 1:00&nbsp;p.m.
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| '''[[2014 Green Bay Packers Season|Green Bay Packers]]'''
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| <!--SCORE-->
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| <!--RECORD-->
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| Ford Field
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| Fox
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|- style="background:#<!--cfc for win, fcc for loss-->; text-align:center;"
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! 4
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| September 28
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| 1:00&nbsp;p.m.
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| at [[2014 New York Jets Season|New York Jets]]
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| <!--SCORE-->
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| <!--RECORD-->
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| [[MetLife Stadium]]
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| Fox
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|- style="background:#<!--cfc for win, fcc for loss-->; text-align:center;"
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! 5
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| October 5
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| 1:00&nbsp;p.m.
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| [[2014 Buffalo Bills Season|Buffalo Bills]]
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| <!--SCORE-->
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| <!--RECORD-->
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| Ford Field
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| Fox
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|- style="background:#<!--cfc for win, fcc for loss-->; text-align:center;"
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! 6
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| October 12
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| 1:00&nbsp;p.m.
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| at '''[[2014 Minnesota Vikings Season|Minnesota Vikings]]'''
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| <!--SCORE-->
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| <!--RECORD-->
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| [[TCF Bank Stadium]]
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| Fox
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|
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|- style="background:#<!--cfc for win, fcc for loss-->; text-align:center;"
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! 7
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| October 19
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| 1:00&nbsp;p.m.
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| [[2014 New Orleans Saints Season|New Orleans Saints]]
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| <!--SCORE-->
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| <!--RECORD-->
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| Ford Field
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| Fox
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|
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|- style="background:#<!--cfc for win, fcc for loss-->; text-align:center;"
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! style="background:blue; color:white; border:2px solid red;"| 8
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| [[NFL International Series|October 26]]
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| 9:30&nbsp;a.m.
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| vs. [[2014 Atlanta Falcons Season|Atlanta Falcons]]
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| <!--SCORE-->
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| <!--RECORD-->
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| [[Wembley Stadium]] {{small|([[London, England]])}}
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| Fox
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|align="center" valign="center"| '''Divisional opponents'''<br>([[NFC North]]) ||colspan="2" align="center"| [[2014 Chicago Bears Season|Chicago Bears]]<br>[[2014 Green Bay Packers Season|Green Bay Packers]]<br>[[2014 Minnesota Vikings Season|Minnesota Vikings]]
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! 9
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| colspan="8" style="text-align:center;"| ''[[Bye (Sports)|Bye]]''
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|align="center" valign="center"| '''Conference opponents'''<br>([[NFC South]]) ||align="center" valign="center"| [[2014 New Orleans Saints Season|New Orleans Saints]]<br>[[2014 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Season|Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] ||align="center" valign="center"| [[2014 Atlanta Falcons Season|Atlanta Falcons]] {{small|(in London)}}<br>[[2014 Carolina Panthers Season|Carolina Panthers]]
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|align="center" valign="center"| '''Conference opponents'''<br>(based on {{nfly|2013}} division placement) ||align="center" valign="center"| [[2014 New York Giants Season|New York Giants]] ||align="center" valign="center"| [[2014 Arizona Cardinals Season|Arizona Cardinals]]
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| November 9
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| 1:00&nbsp;p.m.
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|align="center" valign="center"| '''Interconference opponents'''<br>([[AFC East]]) ||align="center" valign="center"| [[2014 Buffalo Bills Season|Buffalo Bills]]<br>[[2014 Miami Dolphins Season|Miami Dolphins]] ||align="center" valign="center"| [[2014 New England Patriots Season|New England Patriots]]<br>[[2014 New York Jets Season|New York Jets]]
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| [[2014 Miami Dolphins Season|Miami Dolphins]]
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| <!--SCORE-->
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| <!--RECORD-->
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| Ford Field
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| [[NFL on CBS|CBS]]
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|
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|- style="background:#<!--cfc for win, fcc for loss-->; text-align:center;"
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! 11
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| November 16
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| 4:25&nbsp;p.m.
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| at [[2014 Arizona Cardinals Season|Arizona Cardinals]]
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| <!--SCORE-->
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| <!--RECORD-->
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| [[University of Phoenix Stadium]]
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| Fox
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|  
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|- style="background:#<!--cfc for win, fcc for loss-->; text-align:center;"
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! 12
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| November 23
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| 1:00&nbsp;p.m.
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| at [[2014 New England Patriots Season|New England Patriots]]
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| <!--SCORE-->
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| <!--RECORD-->
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| [[Gillette Stadium]]
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| Fox
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|  
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|- style="background:#<!--cfc for win, fcc for loss-->; text-align:center;"
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! 13
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| [[NFL on Thanksgiving|November 27]]
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| 12:30&nbsp;p.m.
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| '''[[2014 Chicago Bears Season|Chicago Bears]]'''
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| Ford Field
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| CBS #
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|  
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|- style="background:#<!--cfc for win, fcc for loss-->; text-align:center;"
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! 14
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| December 7
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| 1:00&nbsp;p.m.
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| [[2014 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Season|Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]
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| <!--SCORE-->
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| <!--RECORD-->
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| Ford Field
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| Fox
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|  
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|- style="background:#<!--cfc for win, fcc for loss-->; text-align:center;"
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! 15
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| December 14
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| 1:00&nbsp;p.m.
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| '''[[2014 Minnesota Vikings sSason|Minnesota Vikings]]'''
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| <!--SCORE-->
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| <!--RECORD-->
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| Ford Field
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| Fox
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|- style="background:#<!--cfc for win, fcc for loss-->; text-align:center;"
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! 16
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| December 21
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| 1:00&nbsp;p.m.
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| at '''[[2014 Chicago Bears Season|Chicago Bears]]'''
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| <!--SCORE-->
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| <!--RECORD-->
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| [[Soldier Field]]
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| Fox
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|  
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|- style="background:#<!--cfc for win, fcc for loss-->; text-align:center;"
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! 17
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| December 28
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| 1:00&nbsp;p.m.
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| at '''[[2014 Green Bay Packers Season|Green Bay Packers]]'''
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| <!--SCORE-->
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| <!--RECORD-->
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| [[Lambeau Field]]
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| Fox
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===Game summaries===
===Game summaries===

Revision as of 03:25, 10 August 2014

2014 Detroit Lions season
Head coach Jim Caldwell
General manager Martin Mayhew
Owner Martin Mayhew
Home field Ford Field
Timeline
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The 2014 Detroit Lions season will be the franchise's upcoming 85th season in the National Football League, their 81st as the Detroit Lions and the first under new head coach Jim Caldwell. The Lions also suffered the loss of long-time owner William Clay Ford, Sr., who died on March 9 at the age of 88.

Contents

Offseason

Coaching staff

  • On January 14, the Lions hired Jim Caldwell as their new head coach. He is the first African American head coach in the franchise's history.
  • On January 17, the Lions hired Teryl Austin as defensive coordinator.
  • On January 18, the Lions hired Ron Prince as assistant head coach and tight ends coach.
  • On January 21, the Lions hired Joe Lombardi as offensive coordinator.
  • On January 25, the Lions hired Robert Prince as receivers coach.

Re-signings

Date Player Position Contract Source
March 12 Kevin Ogletree Wide receiver 1 year / $795,000
Joique Bell Running back 3 years / $9.3 million
March 14 Brandon Pettigrew Tight end 4 years / $16 million
March 21 Andre Fluellen Defensive tackle 1 year / $730,000
April 14 Rashean Mathis Cornerback 1 year / $565,000

Additions

Date Player Position Previous team Contract Source

Departures

Date Player Position Note New Team Source

Trades

2014 draft class

Main article: 2014 NFL Draft
Draft order Player name Position Height Weight College Contract Notes Source
Round Choice Overall
1 10 10 Eric Ebron Tight end 6 ft 4 in 250 lbs North Carolina
2 8 40 Kyle Van Noy Outside linebacker 6 ft 3 in 243 lbs Brigham Young
3 12 76 Travis Swanson Center 6 ft 5 in 312 lbs Arkansas
4 33 133 Nevin Lawson Cornerback 5 ft 9 in 190 lbs Utah State Compensatory
36 136 Larry Webster III Defensive end 6 ft 7 in 250 lbs Bloomsburg Compensatory
5 18 158 Caraun Reid Defensive tackle 6 ft 2 in 302 lbs Princeton
6 13 189 T. J. Jones Wide receiver 6 ft 0 in 188 lbs Notre Dame
7 14 229 Nate Freese Placekicker 5 ft 11 in 192 lbs Boston College
Notes
  • The Lions traded their original fifth-round selection (No. 150 overall) to the Jacksonville Jaguars in exchange for wide receiver Mike Thomas.
  • The Lions received two compensatory selections — Nos. 133 and 136 overall.
  • The Lions traded their fifth round pick (146 overall) to Dallas in exchange for a fifth round pick (158 overall) and a seventh round pick (229 overall).

Current roster

Template:Detroit Lions Roster

Schedule

Preseason

Week Kickoff (CDT) Date Opponent Results Game site TV NFL.com
recap
Final score Team record
1 August 9 7:30 p.m. Cleveland Browns W 13-12 1-0 Ford Field Lions TV Recap
2 August 15 10:00 p.m. at Oakland Raiders O.co Coliseum Lions TV
3 August 22 7:30 p.m. Jacksonville Jaguars Ford Field Lions TV
4 August 28 7:00 p.m. at Buffalo Bills Ralph Wilson Stadium Lions TV

Regular season

Week Kickoff (CDT) Date Opponent Results Game site TV NFL.com
recap
Final score Team record
1 September 8
Monday 		7:10 p.m. New York Giants Ford Field ESPN #*
2 September 14 1:00 p.m. at Carolina Panthers Bank of America Stadium Fox
3 September 21 1:00 p.m. Green Bay Packers Ford Field Fox
4 September 28 1:00 p.m. at New York Jets MetLife Stadium Fox
5 October 5 1:00 p.m. Buffalo Bills Ford Field Fox
6 October 12 1:00 p.m. at Minnesota Vikings TCF Bank Stadium Fox
7 October 19 1:00 p.m. New Orleans Saints Ford Field Fox
8 October 26 9:30 a.m. vs. Atlanta Falcons Wembley Stadium (London, England) Fox
9 Bye
10 November 9 1:00 p.m. Miami Dolphins Ford Field CBS
11 November 16 4:25 p.m. at Arizona Cardinals University of Phoenix Stadium Fox
12 November 23 1:00 p.m. at New England Patriots Gillette Stadium Fox
13 November 27 12:30 p.m. Chicago Bears Ford Field CBS #
14 December 7 1:00 p.m. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Ford Field Fox
15 December 14 1:00 p.m. Minnesota Vikings Ford Field Fox
16 December 21 1:00 p.m. at Chicago Bears Soldier Field Fox
17 December 28 1:00 p.m. at Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field Fox
Notes
 #  Blue/Red indicates the International Series game in London.
# Indicates that the game will be nationally televised.
* Indicates that the game will be simulcast on WXYZ-TV.
  • Intra-division opponents are in bold.
  • Networks and times for Sunday games from Weeks 5–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.

All times are Eastern. |}

Coaching staff

Template:Detroit Lions Staff

References

External links

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2014 NFL season
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Buffalo Baltimore Houston Denver Dallas Chicago Atlanta Arizona
Miami Cincinnati Indianapolis Kansas City NY Giants Detroit Carolina St. Louis
New England Cleveland Jacksonville Oakland Philadelphia Green Bay New Orleans San Francisco
NY Jets Pittsburgh Tennessee San Diego Washington Minnesota Tampa Bay Seattle
Draft • Pro Bowl • Super Bowl XLIX
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