Detroit Lions vs San Francisco 49ers:All-Time Matchup History

Matchup Overview

The Detroit Lions and San Francisco 49ers have met 70 times in NFL regular-season and playoff games since 1950. San Francisco 49ers hold a dominant all-time edge, leading the series 40–29, with 1 draw. San Francisco 49ers have had the upper hand recently, going 3–2 in their last 5 meetings. Their most recent matchup ended 40–34 in favor of Detroit Lions on December 30, 2024.

Next Meeting

No upcoming game scheduled between these teams this season.

All-Time Head-to-Head

Showing 70 games from available historical data. Preseason games are not included.

Date	Season	Away	Score	Home
Dec 30, 24	2024 W17	DET	40–34	SF
Jan 28, 24	2023 Conference Championships	DET	31–34	SF
Sep 12, 21	2021 W1	SF	41–33	DET
Sep 16, 18	2018	DET	27–30	SF
Dec 27, 15	2015	SF	17–32	DET
Sep 16, 12	2012	DET	19–27	SF
Oct 16, 11	2011	SF	25–19	DET
Dec 26, 09	2009	DET	6–20	SF
Sep 20, 08	2008	DET	13–31	SF
Nov 11, 06	2006	SF	19–13	DET
Oct 4, 03	2003	DET	17–24	SF
Nov 3, 01	2001	DET	13–21	SF
Dec 13, 98	1998	DET	13–35	SF
Dec 22, 96	1996	DET	14–24	SF
Sep 24, 95	1995	SF	24–27	DET
Oct 8, 94	1994	SF	27–21	DET
Dec 18, 93	1993	SF	55–17	DET
Dec 27, 92	1992	DET	6–24	SF
Oct 19, 91	1991	DET	3–35	SF
Oct 1, 88	1988	DET	13–20	SF
Oct 19, 85	1985	SF	21–23	DET
Sep 1, 84	1984	SF	30–27	DET
Dec 30, 83	1983	DET	23–24	SF
Sep 5, 81	1981	SF	17–24	DET
Nov 1, 80	1980	SF	13–17	DET
Dec 16, 78	1978	SF	14–33	DET
Oct 22, 77	1977	DET	7–28	SF
Nov 1, 75	1975	DET	28–17	SF
Oct 13, 74	1974	SF	13–17	DET
Nov 3, 73	1973	SF	20–30	DET
Dec 18, 71	1971	DET	27–31	SF
Nov 21, 70	1970	SF	7–28	DET
Nov 1, 69	1969	DET	26–14	SF
Oct 26, 68	1968	SF	14–7	DET
Oct 28, 67	1967	DET	45–3	SF
Nov 23, 66	1966	SF	41–14	DET
Oct 22, 66	1966	DET	24–27	SF
Dec 4, 65	1965	DET	14–17	SF
Nov 13, 65	1965	SF	27–21	DET
Dec 12, 64	1964	SF	7–24	DET
Sep 12, 64	1964	DET	26–17	SF
Nov 2, 63	1963	DET	45–7	SF
Oct 5, 63	1963	SF	3–26	DET
Nov 10, 62	1962	DET	38–24	SF
Sep 22, 62	1962	SF	24–45	DET
Nov 4, 61	1961	DET	20–20	SF
Sep 30, 61	1961	SF	49–0	DET
Nov 5, 60	1960	DET	24–0	SF
Oct 8, 60	1960	SF	14–10	DET
Oct 31, 59	1959	DET	7–33	SF
Oct 17, 59	1959	SF	34–13	DET
Nov 15, 58	1958	SF	21–35	DET
Nov 1, 58	1958	DET	21–24	SF
Dec 21, 57	1957	DET	31–27	SF
Nov 16, 57	1957	SF	10–31	DET
Nov 2, 57	1957	DET	31–35	SF
Nov 3, 56	1956	DET	17–13	SF
Oct 20, 56	1956	SF	17–20	DET
Oct 29, 55	1955	DET	21–38	SF
Oct 15, 55	1955	SF	27–24	DET
Nov 13, 54	1954	SF	7–48	DET
Oct 23, 54	1954	DET	31–37	SF
Oct 24, 53	1953	DET	14–10	SF
Oct 10, 53	1953	SF	21–24	DET
Oct 11, 52	1952	SF	28–0	DET
Sep 27, 52	1952	DET	3–17	SF
Dec 15, 51	1951	DET	17–21	SF
Dec 1, 51	1951	SF	20–10	DET
Oct 21, 50	1950	DET	27–28	SF
Oct 7, 50	1950	SF	7–24	DET

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