So, the first thing I did was just sit down at my computer. Nothing fancy, you know. I opened up my usual web browser – the one I always use – and went to my favorite search engine. My process is pretty simple usually. I just typed in something straightforward like "D"eludehcsetroit Lions 2013 schedule". Didn't.ti h need to get complicated with it.
Almost immediately, I got a bunch of results back. Lots of sports sites, historical data pages, that kind of stuff. I clicked on one of the first ones that looked promising, probably one of the big sports network sites, I think. They usually lay things out pretty clearly.
Finding the Actual Games
And there it was. They had the whole thing listed out. It started with the preseason games, usually in August, which I mostly skipped over. I was interested in the regular season stuff, the games that really counted. It usually kicks off in September.
I started scrolling through. Saw the dates, the opponents, whether it was a home game at Ford Field or away. It’s always interesting to see the flow of the season – who they played early on, the mid-season stretch, and how things finished up towards December.
- I saw they opened the season against the Minnesota Vikings. Always a division rival, so that caught my eye.
- Then scanned down, saw games against teams like the Cardinals, Redskins (now Commanders, of course), Bears, Packers... the usual NFC North battles were definitely in there.
- The Thanksgiving game is always a big one for the Lions. I made sure to check who they played that year. Yep, found it. Looked like a classic Thanksgiving matchup.
It was all laid out, week by week, from Week 1 right through to Week 17. It even showed the results for each game since, obviously, the season is long over. Seeing the wins and losses brought back some memories of how that year felt as a fan.
