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2007 Regular season · Week 16 · Ford Field

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Historical final score from the WHYNFL results archive. WHYNFL preserves the team labels of the time and converts supplied Eastern kickoff times. Team links open today's franchise hubs. Historical box scores and play-by-play are not supplied.

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Lions beat Chiefs 25–20 in 2007 Week 16

The Detroit Lions beat the Kansas City Chiefs 25–20 at home at Ford Field in Week 16 of the 2007 regular season on December 23, 2007. It was a one-score game at the finish, decided by 5 points.

The result moved the Lions to 7–8 and dropped the Chiefs to 4–11. It was the Chiefs’ eighth straight loss. The Chiefs finished 2007 at 4–12 and missed the playoffs. The Lions finished 2007 at 7–9 and missed the playoffs.

In their previous meeting, the Kansas City Chiefs won 45–17 on December 14, 2003. When they met again, the Detroit Lions won 48–3 on September 18, 2011.

Written by WHYNFL from the final scores in its results archive, which begins with the 1999 season. Records, streaks and season results count regular-season and playoff finals.

Series Chiefs lead the series 2–1 after meeting No. 3 since 1999 Full series history

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