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The Lions entered the 2002 season looking to improve on their 2–14 record from 2001 and make the playoffs for the first time since 1999. They improved on their record, winning 3 games. However, the new stadium didn't help the team overall, and they continued to disappoint, beginning the season with three consecutive losses.
Two of these teams, the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Houston Texans, are expansion teams in the AFC that began play in 1995 and 2002 respectively. [10] Additionally, the Lions have won only three post-season games since 1957. [11] [12] [13] The Lions also lost an NFL-record nine consecutive playoff games from 1991 to 2023. [14] [7]
Beginning with the 1933 season, the NFL featured a championship game, played between the winners of its two divisions.In this era, if there was a tie for first place in the division at the end of the regular season, a one-game playoff was used to determine the team that would represent their division in the NFL Championship Game.
The Lions have had great players in Barry Sanders and Calvin Johnson, but not a full team offense like this before. The Lions had 35 points at halftime and Goff had just 28 yards passing.
More than 66,000 screaming Detroit Lions fans inside a roofed stadium downtown. ... They hadn’t won a playoff game since the 1991 season, hadn't hosted since 1993. Prior to that, no postseason ...
The Lions offense operates like a video game at times, ... It's been a great sophomore season for Gibbs. In just 12 games, the Lions' running back is on pace to shatter his rookie year numbers ...
The Silverdome hosted the Detroit Lions of the NFL (1975–2001), the Detroit Pistons of the NBA (1978–1988), the Detroit Express (for both outdoor and indoor soccer) of the NASL (1978–1980), the Michigan Panthers of the USFL (1983–1984), college football's Cherry Bowl (1984–1985), the Motor City Bowl (1997–2001), the MHSAA football state finals (1976–2004) and four first-round ...
Detroit Lions fans have waited all summer for Sunday night. And finally, it has arrived. The Lions kick off the 2024 season full of expectations Sunday night at home against the Los Angeles Rams ...