Detroit Lions Schedule - 2009
| Regular Season Schedule/Results | |||||||
| WK | DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | W-L | HI PASSING | HI RUSHING | HI RECEIVING |
| 1 | Sun, Sep 13 | @ New Orleans | L 27-45 | 0-1 | Stafford 205 | Smith 20 | Johnson 90 |
| 2 | Sun, Sep 20 | Minnesota | L 13-27 | 0-2 | Stafford 152 | Smith 83 | Johnson 51 |
| 3 | Sun, Sep 27 | Washington | W 19-14 | 1-2 | Stafford 241 | Smith 101 | Johnson 73 |
| 4 | Sun, Oct 4 | @ Chicago | L 24-48 | 1-3 | Stafford 296 | Smith 30 | Johnson 133 |
| 5 | Sun, Oct 11 | Pittsburgh | L 20-28 | 1-4 | Culpepper 282 | Smith 53 | Northcutt 79 |
| 6 | Sun, Oct 18 | @ Green Bay | L 0-26 | 1-5 | Stanton 57 | Smith 61 | Northcutt 40 |
| 7 | BYE WEEK | ||||||
| 8 | Sun, Nov 1 | St. Louis | L 10-17 | 1-6 | Stafford 168 | Morris 63 | Smith 49 |
| 9 | Sun, Nov 8 | @ Seattle | L 20-32 | 1-7 | Stafford 203 | Smith 67 | Pettigrew 70 |
| 10 | Sun, Nov 15 | @ Minnesota | L 10-27 | 1-8 | Stafford 224 | Smith 55 | Johnson 84 |
| 11 | Sun, Nov 22 | Cleveland | W 38-37 | 2-8 | Stafford 422 | Smith 45 | Johnson 161 |
| WK | DATE | OPPONENT | TIME (ET) | TV | TICKETS | LOCATION | |
| 12 | Thu, Nov 26 | Green Bay | 12:30 PM | FOX | Tickets | Ford Field | |
| 13 | Sun, Dec 6 | @ Cincinnati | 1:00 PM | FOX | Tickets | Paul Brown Stadium | |
| 14 | Sun, Dec 13 | @ Baltimore | 1:00 PM | FOX | Tickets | M&T Bank Stadium | |
| 15 | Sun, Dec 20 | Arizona | 1:00 PM | FOX | Tickets | Ford Field | |
| 16 | Sun, Dec 27 | @ San Francisco | 4:05 PM | FOX | Tickets | Candlestick Park | |
| 17 | Sun, Jan 3 | Chicago | 1:00 PM | FOX | Tickets | Ford Field | |