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{{Infobox NFL season
| logo = 
| team = Detroit Lions
| year = 2010
| record = 6–10 <!-- Do not add zero ties -->
| division_place = 3rd [[NFC North]]
| coach = [[Jim Schwartz]]
| general manager = [[Martin Mayhew]]
| owner = [[William Clay Ford, Sr.]]
| stadium = [[Ford Field]]
| playoffs = ''Did not qualify''
| pro bowlers = DT [[Ndamukong Suh]]<br>WR [[Calvin Johnson (American football)|Calvin Johnson]]
| uniform =
| shortnavlink    = Lions seasons
}}
The '''2010 Detroit Lions season''' was the franchise's 81st season in the [[National Football League|NFL]]. It was [[Jim Schwartz]]'s second season as head coach.

==Offseason==
===2010 NFL Draft===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Round
! Selection
! Player
! Position
! College
|-
| 1
| 2
| [[Ndamukong Suh]]
| DT
| [[Nebraska Cornhuskers football|Nebraska]]
|-
| 1
| 30{{ref|a|a}}
| [[Jahvid Best]]
| RB
| [[California Golden Bears football|California]]
|-
| 3
| 66
| [[Amari Spievey]]
| CB
| [[Iowa Hawkeyes football|Iowa]]
|-
| 4
| 128{{ref|a|a}}
| [[Jason Curtis Fox]]
| OT
| [[Miami Hurricanes football|Miami (FL)]]
|-
|7
| 213{{ref|b|b}}
| [[Willie Young (defensive end)|Willie Young]]
| DE
| [[North Carolina State Wolfpack football|North Carolina State]]
|-
|7
| [[Mr. Irrelevant|255]]{{ref|c|c}}
| [[Tim Toone]]
| WR
| [[Weber State Wildcats football|Weber State]]
|}

{{note|a|a}} The Lions traded their second-round pick, their original fourth-round pick and seventh-round pick 214 to Minnesota for their first-round pick and their fourth-round pick.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/draft/story?id=09000d5d817b4621&template=with-video-with-comments&confirm=true |title=NFL Draft trade tracker |publisher=NFL |access-date=April 22, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100425001108/http://www.nfl.com/draft/story?id=09000d5d817b4621&template=with-video-with-comments&confirm=true |archive-date=April 25, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

{{note|b|b}} The Lions traded their 2010 fifth-round pick and DE [[Robert Henderson (American football)|Robert Henderson]] to Seattle for OG [[Rob Sims]] and their 2010 seventh-round pick.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2010/04/detroit_lions_send_fifth-round.html |title=Detroit Lions send fifth-round pick to Seattle for Rob Sims and seventh-rounder |author=Kowalski, Tom |date=April 5, 2010 |publisher=MLive.com |access-date=April 5, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100406203401/http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2010/04/detroit_lions_send_fifth-round.html| archive-date=April 6, 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref>

{{note|c|c}} Awarded to the Lions as a compensatory pick.

==Final roster==
{{NFL final roster
|Year=2010
|TeamName=Detroit Lions
|BC1=#006DB0
|FC1=white
|BDC1=#C5C7CF
|Active=53
|Inactive=19
|PS=7
|Date=December 30, 2010
|Quarterbacks=
{{NFLplayer|14|Shaun Hill}}
{{NFLplayer|16|Zac Robinson|rookie=y}}
{{NFLplayer|&nbsp;5|Drew Stanton}}
|Running Backs=
{{NFLplayer|44|Jahvid Best|rookie=y}}
{{NFLplayer|21|Aaron Brown|d=running back}}
{{NFLplayer|45|Jerome Felton|FB}}
{{NFLplayer|28|Maurice Morris}}
|Wide Receivers=
{{NFLplayer|13|Nate Burleson}}
{{NFLplayer|87|Brian Clark|d=American football}}
{{NFLplayer|80|Bryant Johnson}}
{{NFLplayer|81|Calvin Johnson|d=American football}}
{{NFLplayer|11|Stefan Logan|RS}}
|Tight Ends=
{{NFLplayer|89|Will Heller}}
{{NFLplayer|84|Brandon Pettigrew}}
{{NFLplayer|85|Tony Scheffler}}
|Offensive Linemen=
{{NFLplayer|76|Jeff Backus|T}}
{{NFLplayer|70|Jason Curtis Fox|rookie=y|T}}
{{NFLplayer|65|Dylan Gandy|C}}
{{NFLplayer|78|Corey Hilliard|T}}
{{NFLplayer|66|Stephen Peterman|G}}
{{NFLplayer|51|Dominic Raiola|C}}
{{NFLplayer|67|Rob Sims|G}}
{{NFLplayer|74|Donald Thomas|d=American football|G}}
{{NFLplayer|71|Tony Ugoh|T}}
|Defensive Linemen=
{{NFLplayer|92|Cliff Avril|DE}}
{{NFLplayer|96|Andre Fluellen|DT}}
{{NFLplayer|91|Sammie Hill|DT}}
{{NFLplayer|94|Lawrence Jackson|DE}}
{{NFLplayer|75|Turk McBride|DE}}
{{NFLplayer|90|Ndamukong Suh|rookie=y|DT}}
{{NFLplayer|62|Barry Turner|d=American football|rookie=y|DE}}
{{NFLplayer|99|Corey Williams|d=American football|DT}}
{{NFLplayer|79|Willie Young|d=defensive end|rookie=y|DE}}
|Linebackers=
{{NFLplayer|53|Caleb Campbell|OLB}}
{{NFLplayer|59|Bobby Carpenter|d=American football|OLB}}
{{NFLplayer|52|Vinny Ciurciu|ILB}}
{{NFLplayer|54|DeAndre Levy|ILB}}
{{NFLplayer|58|Ashlee Palmer|OLB}}
{{NFLplayer|98|Julian Peterson|OLB}}
|Defensive Backs=
{{NFLplayer|39|C. C. Brown|SS}}
{{NFLplayer|26|Louis Delmas|FS}}
{{NFLplayer|23|Jon Hall|d=American football|CB}}
{{NFLplayer|24|Tye Hill|CB}}
{{NFLplayer|43|Eric King|d=American football|CB}}
{{NFLplayer|38|Prince Miller|CB}}
{{NFLplayer|25|Randy Phillips|d=American football|rookie=y|FS}}
{{NFLplayer|36|Paul Pratt|d=American football|CB}}
{{NFLplayer|42|Amari Spievey|rookie=y|SS}}
{{NFLplayer|30|Nathan Vasher|CB}}
{{NFLplayer|29|John Wendling|FS}}
|Special Teams=
{{NFLplayer|&nbsp;2|Nick Harris|d=punter|P}}
{{NFLplayer|48|Don Muhlbach|LS}}
{{NFLplayer|&nbsp;3|Dave Rayner|K}}
|Reserve Lists=
{{NFLplayer|32|Aaron Berry|rookie=y|CB|IR}}
{{NFLplayer|97|Korey Bosworth|rookie=y|OLB|IR}}
{{NFLplayer|72|Trevor Canfield|G|IR}}
{{NFLplayer|77|Gosder Cherilus|OT|IR}}
{{NFLplayer|95|Jared DeVries|DE|IR}}
{{NFLplayer|46|Richard Dickson|d=American football|rookie=y|TE|IR}}
{{NFLplayer|57|Jordon Dizon|OLB|IR}}
{{NFLplayer|50|Isaiah Ekejiuba|ILB|IR}}
{{NFLplayer|49|Zack Follett|OLB|IR}}
{{NFLplayer|&nbsp;4|Jason Hanson|K|IR}}
{{NFLplayer|55|Landon Johnson|OLB|IR}}
{{NFLplayer|33|Brandon McDonald|d=gridiron football|CB|IR}}
{{NFLplayer|47|Jake Nordin|FB|IR}}
{{NFLplayer|27|Alphonso Smith|CB|IR}}
{{NFLplayer|34|Kevin Smith|d=running back|RB|IR}}
{{NFLplayer|&nbsp;9|Matthew Stafford|QB|IR}}
{{NFLplayer|93|Kyle Vanden Bosch|DE|IR}}
{{NFLplayer|12|Derrick Williams|d=American football|WR|IR}}
{{NFLplayer|31|Jack Williams|d=American football|CB|PUP}}
|Practice Squad=
{{NFLplayer|10|Alric Arnett|rookie=y|WR}}
{{NFLplayer|61|Robert Callaway|rookie=y|DT}}
{{NFLplayer|40|Joe Jon Finley|TE}}
{{NFLplayer|64|Dan Gerberry|C}}
{{NFLplayer|83|Roy Hall|d=wide receiver|WR}}
{{NFLplayer|41|Ian Johnson|d=American football|RB}}
{{NFLplayer|18|Tim Toone|rookie=y|WR|PS/I}}

}}

==Schedule==
===Preseason===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Detroit Lions|year=2010|border=2}}"| Week
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Detroit Lions|year=2010|border=2}}"| Date
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Detroit Lions|year=2010|border=2}}"| Opponent
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Detroit Lions|year=2010|border=2}}"| Result
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Detroit Lions|year=2010|border=2}}"| Record
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Detroit Lions|year=2010|border=2}}"| Venue
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Detroit Lions|year=2010|border=2}}"| Recap
|- style="background:#fcc"
! 1
| {{dow tooltip|August 14, 2010}}
| at [[2010 Pittsburgh Steelers season|Pittsburgh Steelers]]
| '''L''' 23–7
| 0–1
| [[Heinz Field]]
| [http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2010081452/2010/PRE1/lions@steelers Recap]
|- style="background:#cfc"
! 2
| {{dow tooltip|August 21, 2010}}
| at [[2010 Denver Broncos season|Denver Broncos]]
| '''W''' 25–20
| 1–1
| [[Invesco Field at Mile High]]
| [http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2010082160/2010/PRE2/lions@broncos Recap]
|- style="background:#cfc"
! 3
| {{dow tooltip|August 28, 2010}}
| [[2010 Cleveland Browns season|Cleveland Browns]]
| '''W''' 35–27
| 2–1
| [[Ford Field]]
| [http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2010082852/2010/PRE3/browns@lions Recap]
|- style="background:#cfc"
! 4
| {{dow tooltip|September 2, 2010}}
| [[2010 Buffalo Bills season|Buffalo Bills]]
| '''W''' 28–23
| 3–1
| Ford Field
| [http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2010090251/2010/PRE4/bills@lions Recap]
|}

===Regular season===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Detroit Lions|year=2010|border=2}}"| Week
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Detroit Lions|year=2010|border=2}}"| Date
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Detroit Lions|year=2010|border=2}}"| Opponent
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Detroit Lions|year=2010|border=2}}"| Result
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Detroit Lions|year=2010|border=2}}"| Record
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Detroit Lions|year=2010|border=2}}"| Venue
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Detroit Lions|year=2010|border=2}}"| Recap
|- style="background:#fcc"
! 1
| September 12
| at '''[[2010 Chicago Bears season|Chicago Bears]]'''
| '''L''' 14–19
| 0–1
| [[Soldier Field]]
| [http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2010091207/2010/REG1/lions@bears Recap]
|- style="background:#fcc"
! 2
| September 19
| [[2010 Philadelphia Eagles season|Philadelphia Eagles]]
| '''L''' 32–35
| 0–2
| [[Ford Field]]
| [http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2010091906/2010/REG2/eagles@lions Recap]
|- style="background:#fcc"
! 3
| September 26
| at '''[[2010 Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota Vikings]]'''
| '''L''' 10–24
| 0–3
| [[Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome]]
| [http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2010092605/2010/REG3/lions@vikings Recap]
|- style="background:#fcc"
! 4
| October 3
| at '''[[2010 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]]'''
| '''L''' 26–28
| 0–4
| [[Lambeau Field]]
| [http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2010100304/2010/REG4/lions@packers Recap]
|- style="background:#cfc"
! 5
| October 10
| [[2010 St. Louis Rams season|St. Louis Rams]]
| '''W''' 44–6
| 1–4
| Ford Field
| [http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2010101004/2010/REG5/rams@lions Recap]
|- style="background:#fcc"
! 6
| October 17
| at [[2010 New York Giants season|New York Giants]]
| '''L''' 20–28
| 1–5
| [[New Meadowlands Stadium]]
| [http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2010101705/2010/REG6/lions@giants Recap]
|-
! 7
| colspan="6" |''[[Bye (sports)|Bye]]''
|- style="background:#cfc"
! 8
| October 31
| [[2010 Washington Redskins season|Washington Redskins]]
| '''W''' 37–25
| 2–5
| Ford Field
| [http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2010103104/2010/REG8/redskins@lions Recap]
|- style="background:#fcc"
! 9
| November 7
| [[2010 New York Jets season|New York Jets]]
| '''L''' 20–23 {{small|(OT)}}
| 2–6
| Ford Field
| [http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2010110700/2010/REG9/jets@lions Recap]
|- style="background:#fcc"
! 10
| November 14
| at [[2010 Buffalo Bills season|Buffalo Bills]]
| '''L''' 12–14
| 2–7
| [[Ralph Wilson Stadium]]
| [http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2010111406/2010/REG10/lions@bills Recap]
|- style="background:#fcc"
! 11
| November 21
| at [[2010 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]]
| '''L''' 19–35
| 2–8
| [[Cowboys Stadium]]
| [http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2010112105/2010/REG11/lions@cowboys Recap]
|- style="background:#fcc"
! style="background:#006db0" |{{color|white|12}}
| [[NFL on Thanksgiving Day|November 25]]
| [[2010 New England Patriots season|New England Patriots]]
| '''L''' 24–45
| 2–9
| Ford Field
| [http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2010112500/2010/REG12/patriots@lions Recap]
|- style="background:#fcc"
! 13
| December 5
| '''[[2010 Chicago Bears season|Chicago Bears]]'''
| '''L''' 20–24
| 2–10
| Ford Field
| [http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2010120505/2010/REG13/bears@lions Recap]
|- style="background:#cfc"
! 14
| December 12
| '''[[2010 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]]'''
| '''W''' 7–3
| 3–10
| Ford Field
| [http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2010121205/2010/REG14/packers@lions Recap]
|- style="background:#cfc"
! 15
| December 19
| at [[2010 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]
| '''W''' 23–20 {{small|(OT)}}
| 4–10
| [[Raymond James Stadium]]
| [http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2010121908/2010/REG15/lions@buccaneers Recap]
|- style="background:#cfc"
! 16
| December 26
| at [[2010 Miami Dolphins season|Miami Dolphins]]
| '''W''' 34–27
| 5–10
| [[Sun Life Stadium]]
| [http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2010122607/2010/REG16/lions@dolphins Recap]
|- style="background:#cfc"
! 17
| January 2
| '''[[2010 Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota Vikings]]'''
| '''W''' 20–13
| 6–10
| Ford Field
| [http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2011010209/2010/REG17/vikings@lions Recap]
|}
'''Note:''' Intra-division opponents are in '''bold''' text.

{{Color box|#006DB0|border=darkgray}} Indicates that [[throwback uniform|throwback uniforms]] were worn.

==Standings==
{{2010 NFC North standings}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Detroit Lions}}
{{Detroit Lions seasons}}
{{2010 NFL season by team}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2010 Detroit Lions Season}}
[[Category:Detroit Lions seasons]]
[[Category:2010s in Detroit|Detroit Lions]]
[[Category:2010 in American sports]]