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Washington at Detroit Lions

Final · Kickoff

2009 Regular season · Week 3 · 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 Washington 19–14 in 2009 Week 3

The Detroit Lions beat Washington 19–14 at home at Ford Field in Week 3 of the 2009 regular season on September 27, 2009. It was a one-score game at the finish, decided by 5 points.

The result moved the Lions to 1–2 and dropped Washington to 1–2. Washington finished 2009 at 4–12 and missed the playoffs. The Lions finished 2009 at 2–14 and missed the playoffs.

In their previous meeting, Washington won 25–17 on October 26, 2008. When they met again, the Detroit Lions won 37–25 on October 31, 2010.

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 Commanders lead the series 4–3 after meeting No. 7 since 1999 Full series history

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