Detroit Lions (1934-Current); Portsmouth Spartans (1930-33)

2024-Current
2024 Games 4, 14, 17
​2025 Game 7, 11, 16
1st Photo

​2024-Current
2nd Photo

​2024-Current
3rd Photo

2024-Current
2024 Games 1-3, 5-13, 15-16, 18
2025 Games 1-6, 8-10, 13-15, 17
1st Photo

2024
2nd Photo

2024
3rd Photo

2023
2023 Games 8 and 17
1st Photo

​2023
2nd Photo

​2023
3rd Photo

​2023
4th Photo

2017-23
2017 Games 1-10, 12-16
2018 Games 1-10, 12-16
2019 Games 1-3, 5-16
​2020 Games 1-10, 12-16
2021 Games 1-15
2022 Games 1-15, 17
​2023 Games 1-7, 9-10, 12-16, 18-20
1st Photo

​2017-23
2nd Photo

2017-23
​Back of helmet small gray numbers in stripe
3rd Photo
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2017-23; 2025-
2017 Game 11
2018 Game 11
2019 Game 4
​2020 Game 11
2021 Game 17
​2022 Game 16
​2023 Game 11
​2025 Game 12
Silver helmet worn in various years throughout Lions history
1st Photo

2017-23; 2025-
2nd Photo

2017-23; 2025-
Back of helmet no numbers
3rd Photo

2010
2010 Game 11 vs New England
​Silver helmet worn in various years throughout Lions history
Same helmet as 2008 and 2003-04
1st Photo

​2010
2nd Photo

​2010
​Back of helmet numbers
Same helmet as 2008 and 2003-04
3rd Photo

2009-16
2009 All Games
2010 Games 1-10, 12-16
2011-16 All Games
1st Photo

​2009-16
2nd Photo

​2009-16
3rd Photo

​2010-16
Back of helmet black numbers on outside of stripe
4th Photo

2009
Back of helmet no numbers
5th Photo

2008
2008 Games 9 and 12
​​Silver helmet worn in various years throughout Lions history
​Same helmet as 2003-04
1st Photo

2008
2nd Photo

2003-04
2003 Game 12
2004 Game 11
​​Silver helmet worn in various years throughout Lions history
1st Photo

2003-04
2nd Photo

2003-08
2003 Games 1-11, 13-16
2004 Games 1-10, 12-16
2008 Games 1-8, 10-11, 13-16
1st Photo

​2003-08
2nd Photo

​2003-08
3rd Photo

​2003-08
4th Photo

2001-02
2001 Game 10
2002 Game 12
​​Silver helmet worn in various years throughout Lions history
Same helmet as 1994
1st Photo

2001-02
2nd Photo

1994
1994 Games 3, 6, 12-13, 15
Helmet worn to celebrate the 75th season of the NFL; ​Silver helmet worn in various years throughout Lions history
1st Photo

​1994
2ndPhoto

​1994
3rd Photo

1984-2002
1984-93 All Games
1994 Games 1-2, 4-5, 7-11, 14, 16-17
1995-2000 All Games
2001 Games 1-9, 11-16
​2002 Games 1-11, 13-16
​1st Photo

​1984-2002
​2nd Photo

​1984-2002
​3rd Photo

1993-2002
Back of helmet numbers different font
4th Photo

1989-92
Back of helmet numbers different font
5th Photo

​1984-1989
Back of helmet numbers
​6th Photo

1970-83
1970 Games 5-15
1971-83 All Games
1st Photo

​1970-83
2nd Photo

1970-83
3rd Photo

​1970-83
4th Photo

1975-83
Back of helmet numbers
5th Photo

​1970-74
​Back of helmet no numbers
6th Photo

1968-70
1968-69 All Games
1970 Games 1-4
1st Photo

​1968-70
2nd Photo

​1968-70
3rd Photo

​1968-70
4th Photo

​1968-70
​Back of helmet no numbers
5th Photo

1961-67
1961 Regular Season All Games
1962-67 All Games
1st Photo

1961-67
2nd Photo

1961-67
3rd Photo

1961-67
​Back of helmet no numbers
4th Photo

1954-61
1954 Preseason Game 3 and Regular Season Games 1-2, 4-5, 7-13
1955 Games 1, 3-6, 8-12 
1956 All Games (worn simultaneously with gold helmet 1954-56)
1957-60 All Games
1961 Preseason All Games
1st Photo

1954-61
2nd Photo

1953-56
1953 Games 1-6, 8-13
1954 Preseason Game 3 and Regular Season Games 1-2, 4-5, 7-13
1955 Games 1, 3-6, 8-12
1956 All Games (simultaneously worn with silver helmet 1954-56)

1953
1953 Preseason
Lighter shade of blue compared to 1950-54

1950-52
1950 All Games (simultaneously worn with blue helmet)
1951 Games 1, 3-12
1952 Games 4-14

1950-55
1950 All Games (simultaneously worn with silver helmet)
1951 Preseason All Games and Regular Season Game 2
1952 Preseason All Games and Regular Season Games 1-3
1953 Game 7
1954 Preseason Games 1-2, 4-6 and Regular Season Games 3 and 6
1955 Preseason All Games and Regular Season Games 2 and 7
​Blue helmet
1st Photo

1950-55
​2nd Photo

1949
Used all games simultaneously with silver helmet
This blue helmet is similar to 1953 preseason in that it is lighter than 1950-55 blue helmet

1948
Regular Season All Games
Red helmet

1934-49
1934-47 All Games
1948 Preseason All Games
1949 All Games (used simultaneously with blue helmet)

1932-33
Purple helmet

1931
Brown helmet

1930
Black helmet with white lower front

​​*Helmets and helmet colors for 1920s-50s sourced from www.gridiron-uniforms.com