Final · Kickoff
2004 Regular season · Week 2 · Ford Field
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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The Detroit Lions beat the Houston Texans 28–16 at home at Ford Field in Week 2 of the 2004 regular season on September 19, 2004.
The result moved the Lions to 2–0 and dropped the Texans to 0–2. The Texans finished 2004 at 7–9 and missed the playoffs. The Lions finished 2004 at 6–10 and missed the playoffs.
WHYNFL’s results archive begins with the 1999 season, and this was the franchises’ first meeting in it. When they met again, the Houston Texans won 28–21 on October 19, 2008.
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 Lions lead the series 1–0 after meeting No. 1 since 2004 Full series history
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