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The Lions have won four NFL championships, all of which pre-date the existence of the Super Bowl. The Lions' four championships are tied for the tenth most total championships amongst all 32 NFL franchises; [7] the last of these was in 1957, which gives the club the second-longest NFL championship drought behind the Arizona Cardinals. [8]
Until 2006, this was the last time that major professional teams from Michigan and Ohio met in a postseason game (or series) in any sport. This was the last NFL playoff game played in the city of Detroit other than Super Bowl XL until 2024 as the Lions' other two home playoff games prior (1992 and 1994) were at the Silverdome in suburban Pontiac.
The last time the Lions were in a playoff game, they were that close to seizing the first Super Bowl berth in the franchise’s history. But they blew a 17-point lead at San Francisco and wound up ...
The Lions are the only NFC team to never make a Super Bowl appearance. They have four NFL titles (1935, 1952, 1953 and 1957.) They have four NFL titles (1935, 1952, 1953 and 1957.)
The Lions held a 17-point lead at halftime in their NFC Championship Game against the San Francisco 49ers, knowing 30 minutes stood between them and the organization’s first ever Super Bowl ...
Kicker Matt Prater was selected for the Pro Bowl once with the team and was the Lions' only representative to the 2017 Pro Bowl. [55] [56] Don Muhlbach is the first and only player in Lions' history to be selected to the Pro Bowl as a long snapper (2013 and 2019). [57] [58] Jonah Jackson was the only Lion selected for the 2022 Pro Bowl. [59]
San Fran also is is 2-5 in NFC title games since its last Super Bowl win three decades ago. There is little doubt Detroit’s offense can hang with the Niners in a shootout; Jared Goff has ...
The following week, the Lions picked up the franchise's first win vs. Washington since 1965 and snapped an 18 game losing streak, putting the team at an 8–4 and in sole possession of the second seed in the NFC. However, the Lions collapsed down the stretch and lost their last four regular season games to finish 8–8.