Detroit Lions vs New York Jets:All-Time Matchup History

Matchup Overview

The Detroit Lions and New York Jets have met 14 times in NFL regular-season and playoff games since 1972. Detroit Lions hold a dominant all-time edge, leading the series 9–5. Detroit Lions have had the upper hand recently, going 3–2 in their last 5 meetings. Their most recent matchup ended 31–24 in favor of Detroit Lions on September 27, 2026.

Next Meeting

No upcoming game scheduled between these teams this season.

All-Time Head-to-Head

Showing 14 games from available historical data. Preseason games are not included.

Date	Season	Away	Score	Home
Sep 27, 26	2026 W3	NYJ	24–31	DET
Dec 18, 22	2022 W15	DET	20–17	NYJ
Sep 28, 14	2014	DET	24–17	NYJ
Oct 21, 06	2006	DET	24–31	NYJ
Nov 16, 02	2002	NYJ	31–14	DET
Dec 16, 00	2000	DET	10–7	NYJ
Dec 20, 97	1997	NYJ	10–13	DET
Dec 9, 94	1994	DET	18–7	NYJ
Dec 7, 91	1991	NYJ	20–34	DET
Sep 24, 88	1988	NYJ	17–10	DET
Nov 27, 85	1985	NYJ	20–31	DET
Dec 5, 82	1982	NYJ	28–13	DET
Sep 15, 79	1979	DET	10–31	NYJ
Nov 22, 72	1972	NYJ	20–37	DET

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