Cleveland Browns vs Detroit Lions:All-Time Matchup History

Matchup Overview

The Cleveland Browns and Detroit Lions have met 26 times in NFL regular-season and playoff games since 1952. Detroit Lions hold a dominant all-time edge, leading the series 20–6. Detroit Lions have been dominant in recent meetings, winning 4 of their last 5. Their most recent matchup ended 34–10 in favor of Detroit Lions on September 28, 2025.

Next Meeting

No upcoming game scheduled between these teams this season.

All-Time Head-to-Head

Showing 26 games from available historical data. Preseason games are not included.

Date	Season	Away	Score	Home
Sep 28, 25	2025 W4	CLE	10–34	DET
Nov 21, 21	2021 W11	DET	10–13	CLE
Nov 12, 17	2017	CLE	24–38	DET
Oct 13, 13	2013	DET	31–17	CLE
Nov 21, 09	2009	CLE	37–38	DET
Oct 22, 05	2005	DET	13–10	CLE
Sep 22, 01	2001	DET	14–24	CLE
Oct 7, 95	1995	CLE	20–38	DET
Dec 12, 92	1992	CLE	14–24	DET
Nov 22, 89	1989	CLE	10–13	DET
Sep 27, 86	1986	DET	21–24	CLE
Sep 10, 83	1983	CLE	31–26	DET
Nov 8, 75	1975	CLE	10–21	DET
Oct 17, 70	1970	DET	41–24	CLE
Oct 4, 69	1969	DET	28–21	CLE
Sep 23, 67	1967	CLE	14–31	DET
Nov 14, 64	1964	DET	21–37	CLE
Dec 7, 63	1963	CLE	10–38	DET
Nov 8, 58	1958	DET	30–10	CLE
Dec 28, 57	1957	CLE	14–59	DET
Dec 7, 57	1957	CLE	7–20	DET
Dec 25, 54	1954	DET	10–56	CLE
Dec 18, 54	1954	DET	14–10	CLE
Dec 26, 53	1953	CLE	16–17	DET
Dec 27, 52	1952	DET	17–7	CLE
Nov 1, 52	1952	CLE	6–17	DET

Games before the 2010 season: Data from FiveThirtyEight, used under the MIT License and limited to today's franchises.