| 1992 Detroit Lions season | |
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| Owner | William Clay Ford Sr. |
| General manager | Chuck Schmidt |
| Head coach | Wayne Fontes |
| Home field | Pontiac Silverdome |
| Results | |
| Record | 5–11 |
| Division place | 3rd NFC Central |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
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The 1992 Detroit Lions season was the 63rd season in franchise history. After going 12–4 from the 1991 season, the Lions took a step back as they posted a disappointing 5-11 record despite another Pro Bowl season from Barry Sanders, who passed Billy Sims for the franchise record in rushing on November 22. The Lions were expected to once again challenge for the NFC title. However, that did not happen, as they failed to qualify for the playoffs. It would be the first season the franchise would have involving kicker Jason Hanson. He would play 21 seasons as a Lion, a franchise record.
| Additions | Subtractions |
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| TEJimmie Johnson (Redskins) | CBTerry Taylor (Browns) |
| KEddie Murray (Chiefs) | |
| LBAnthony Bell (Raiders) | |
| SBruce Alexander (Dolphins) | |
| DEJeff Hunter (Dolphins) |
| 1992 Detroit Lions draft | |||||
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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| 1 | 26 | Robert Porcher * | DE | South Carolina State | |
| 2 | 53 | Tracy Scroggins | DE | Tulsa | |
| 2 | 56 | Jason Hanson * | K | Washington State | from Dallas |
| 3 | 81 | Thomas McLemore | TE | Southern | |
| 6 | 145 | Larry Tharpe | OT | Tennessee State | from New England |
| 8 | 221 | Willie Clay | S | Georgia Tech | |
| 11 | 306 | Ed Tillison | RB | NW Missouri | |
| Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career | |||||
Notes
| Player | Position | College |
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| Darrell Brooks | Center | Tennessee State |
| Tony Crutchfield | Defensive Back | BYU |
| John Derby | Linebacker | Iowa |
| Ken Ealy | Wide receiver | Central Michigan |
| Darrin Eaton | Wide receiver | Michigan State |
| Earnest Fields | Linebacker | Tennessee |
| Eric Lynch | Running back | Grand Valley State |
| Mike Riley | Punter | Mississippi State |
| Ed Thomas | Wide receiver | Indiana |
| Bernard Wilson | Defensive tackle | Tennessee State |
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| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 6 | atChicago Bears | L 27–24 |
63,672
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| 2 | September 13 | Minnesota Vikings | W 31–17 |
57,519
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| 3 | September 20 | atWashington Redskins | L 13–10 |
55,818
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| 4 | September 27 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 27–23 |
51,374
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| 5 | October 4 | New Orleans Saints | L 13–7 |
66,971
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| 7 | October 15 | atMinnesota Vikings | L 31–14 |
52,816
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| 8 | October 25 | atTampa Bay Buccaneers | W 38–7 |
53,995
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| 9 | November 1 | Green Bay Packers | L 27–13 |
60,594
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| 10 | November 8 | Dallas Cowboys | L 37–3 |
74,816
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| 11 | November 15 | atPittsburgh Steelers | L 17–14 |
52,242
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| 12 | November 22 | atCincinnati Bengals | W 19–13 |
48,574
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| 13 | November 26 | Houston Oilers | L 24–21 |
73,711
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| 14 | December 6 | atGreen Bay Packers | L 38–10 |
49,469
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| 15 | December 13 | Cleveland Browns | W 24–14 |
65,970
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| 16 | December 20 | Chicago Bears | W 16–3 |
72,777
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| 17 | December 28 | atSan Francisco 49ers | L 24–6 |
55,907
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| (3) Minnesota Vikings | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 7–1 | 8–4 | 374 | 249 | W2 |
| Green Bay Packers | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 4–4 | 6–6 | 276 | 296 | L1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 3–5 | 5–9 | 267 | 365 | W1 |
| Chicago Bears | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 3–5 | 4–8 | 295 | 361 | L2 |
| Detroit Lions | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 3–5 | 3–9 | 273 | 332 | L1 |
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