DETROIT – We asked ClickOnDetroit readers to give us their predictions for the 2017 Detroit Lions season and they are optimistic.
We received 1,137 reader predictions, of which 260 said the Lions will go 10-6 this season. That's about 23 percent who believe the Lions will improve from a 9-7 record this past season to 10-6 this year. About 14 percent said the Lions will go 9-7 again and about 13 percent said they will go 11-5.
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Of course, the Lions could tie a game but we did not offer the option to choose a record with ties due to the rarity. The bottom line here is a plurality of readers who participated in this poll believe the Lions will win 10 games. That's likely enough to win them the NFC North Division. The Lions have not won their division since 1993.
Here's a graph representing the readers' predictions:
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Here's another look at the 2017 Lions schedule -- blue is home and gray is away:
- WEEK 1: Sept. 10 vs. Arizona Cardinals
- WEEK 2: Sept. 18 @ New York Giants
- WEEK 3: Sept. 24 vs. Atlanta Falcons
- WEEK 4: Oct. 1 @ Minnesota Vikings
- WEEK 5: Oct. 8 vs. Carolina Panthers
- WEEK 6: Oct. 15 @ New Orleans Saints
- WEEK 7: Bye
- WEEK 8: Oct. 29 vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
- WEEK 9: Nov. 6 @ Green Bay Packers
- WEEK 10: Nov. 12 vs. Cleveland Browns
- WEEK 11: Nov. 19 @ Chicago Bears
- WEEK 12: Nov. 23 vs. Minnesota Vikings
- WEEK 13: Dec. 3 @ Baltimore Ravens
- WEEK 14: Dec. 10 @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- WEEK 15: Dec. 16 vs. Chicago Bears
- WEEK 16: Dec. 24 @ Cincinnati Bengals
- WEEK 17: Dec. 31 vs. Green Bay Packers
The Lions beat the Indianapolis Colts, 24-10, on Sunday in their first preseason game of the season. Jake Rudock's poise at backup quarterback and rookie WR Kenny Golladay's strong showing should give fans even more confidence in the offense.
READ MORE: Rudock helps Lions take advantage of Luck-less Colts 24-10 in preseason Game 1
Here's what's left on the preseason schedule:
- WEEK 2: Aug. 19 vs. NY Jets
- WEEK 3: Aug. 25 vs. New England Patriots
- WEEK 4: Aug. 31 @ Buffalo Bills
Yes, those are Saturday, Friday and Thursday games.
We'll keep this poll open throughout the preseason: