2023 Detroit Lions season
94th season in franchise history
This article needs to be updated.(February 2024) |
The 2023 season was the Detroit Lions' 94th season in the National Football League and their third under the head coach/general manager tandem of Dan Campbell and Brad Holmes.
2023 Detroit Lions season | |
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Owner | Sheila Ford Hamp |
Head coach | Dan Campbell |
General manager | Brad Holmes |
Home field | Ford Field |
Results | |
Record | 12-5 |
Division place | 1st NFC North |
Playoff finish | Won Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Rams) 24-23
Won Divisional Playoffs (vs. Buccaneers) 31-23 Lost NFC Championship (at 49ers) 31-34 |
Pro Bowlers | 7
RT Penei Sewell TE Sam LaPorta RB Jahmyr Gibbs |
AP All-Pros | 5
RT Penei Sewell (1st team) WR Amon-Ra St. Brown (1st team) C Frank Ragnow (2nd team) TE Sam LaPorta (2nd team) ST Jalen Reeves-Maybin (2nd team) |
Uniform | |
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Player movements
changeFree agents
changePosition | Player | Free agency tag |
Date signed | 2023 team | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
LB | Alex Anzalone | UFA | March 15 | Detroit Lions | [1] |
K | Michael Badgley | UFA | March 20 | Detroit Lions | [2] |
LB | Chris Board | UFA | March 22 | New England Patriots | [3] |
C | Evan Brown | UFA | April 3 | Seattle Seahawks | [4] |
DE | Austin Bryant | UFA | March 23 | San Francisco 49ers | [5] |
DT | Isaiah Buggs | UFA | March 13 | Detroit Lions | [6] |
WR | D. J. Chark | UFA | March 24 | Carolina Panthers | [7] |
DE | John Cominsky | UFA | March 15 | Detroit Lions | [8] |
LS | Scott Daly | ERFA | March 22 | Detroit Lions | [9] |
S | DeShon Elliott | UFA | March 17 | Miami Dolphins | [10] |
S | Will Harris | UFA | March 16 | Detroit Lions | [11] |
RB | Justin Jackson | UFA | July 22 | Detroit Lions | [12] |
CB | Mike Hughes | UFA | March 20 | Atlanta Falcons | [13] |
DT | Benito Jones | ERFA | April 26 | Detroit Lions | [14] |
G | Tommy Kraemer | ERFA | August 2 | New Orleans Saints | [15] |
S | C. J. Moore | UFA | March 20 | Detroit Lions | [16] |
OT | Matt Nelson | RFA | March 14 | Detroit Lions | [17] |
CB | Amani Oruwariye | UFA | March 23 | New York Giants | [18] |
C | Ross Pierschbacher | RFA | March 8 | Detroit Lions | [19] |
LB | Anthony Pittman | ERFA | March 13 | Detroit Lions | [20] |
CB | Bobby Price | RFA | June 5 | Arizona Cardinals | [https://web.archive.org/web/20230606225355/https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2023/06/05/cardinals-sign-dylan-mabin-bobby-price/amp/ Archived 2023-06-06 at the Wayback Machine [21]] |
RB | Craig Reynolds | ERFA | March 13 | Detroit Lions | [22] |
G | Dan Skipper | RFA | August 1 | Indianapolis Colts | [23] |
QB | Nate Sudfeld | UFA | March 24 | Detroit Lions | [24] |
RB | Jamaal Williams | UFA | March 17 | New Orleans Saints | [25] |
LB | Josh Woods | UFA | March 23 | Arizona Cardinals | [26] |
TE | Brock Wright | ERFA | March 13 | Detroit Lions | [27] |
TE | Shane Zylstra | ERFA | March 13 | Detroit Lions | [27] |
Draft
changeRound | Selection | Player | Position | College | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 12 | Jahmyr Gibbs | RB | Alabama | From Arizona |
18 | Jack Campbell | LB | Iowa | ||
2 | 34 | Sam LaPorta | TE | Iowa | From Arizona |
45 | Brian Branch | S | Alabama | From Green Bay | |
3 | 68 | Hendon Hooker | QB | Tennessee | From Denver |
96 | Brodric Martin | DT | Western Kentucky | From Arizona | |
5 | 152 | Colby Sorsdal | OT | William & Mary | |
7 | 219 | Antoine Green | WR | North Carolina | From Philadelphia |
Current roster
changePreseason
changeWeek | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | August 11 | New York Giants | W 21-16 | 1-0 | Ford Field | |
2 | August 19 | Jacksonville Jaguars | L 7-25 | 1-1 | Ford Field | |
3 | August 25 | at Carolina Panthers | W 26-17 | 2-1 | Bank of America Stadium |
Regular season
change2023 opponents
changeListed below are the Lions' opponents for 2023. Exact dates and times will be announced in the spring.[1]
Category | Home | Away |
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Division opponents (NFC North) |
Chicago Bears Green Bay Packers Minnesota Vikings | |
Conference opponents (NFC South) |
Atlanta Falcons Carolina Panthers |
New Orleans Saints Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Conference opponents (based on 2022 division placement) |
Seattle Seahawks | Dallas Cowboys |
Interconference opponents (AFC West) |
Denver Broncos Las Vegas Raiders |
Kansas City Chiefs Los Angeles Chargers |
Interconference opponent (based on 2022 division placement) |
— | Baltimore Ravens |
References
change- ↑ Raven, Benjamin (January 9, 2023). "Detroit Lions' 2023 regular-season opponents officially set". MLive.com. Retrieved January 10, 2023.