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The 2013 Detroit Lions season was the franchise’s 84th season in the National Football League their 80th as the Detroit Lions as well as the fifth and final under head coach Jim Schwartz who was fired on December 30. It was also the final season under the ownership of William Clay Ford Sr. who died in March 2014.The Lions improved upon their 4–12 record from 2012 when they defeated the Dallas Cowboys in Week 8 to go to 5–3 on the season.