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On February 28, 2009, the Lions traded quarterback Jon Kitna, who sat out most of the 2008 season with a back injury, to the Dallas Cowboys for cornerback Anthony Henry. [ 7 ] On March 14, 2009, the Lions traded defensive tackle Cory Redding and a fifth round draft pick to the Seattle Seahawks for linebacker Julian Peterson .
The 2009 schedule was released on April 14, 2009. [11] Highlights of the 2009 season included: NFL Kickoff Game : The 2009 season began with the Kickoff Game on September 10, with the Super Bowl XLIII champion Pittsburgh Steelers defeating the Tennessee Titans 13–10 in overtime.
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]
The Lions have the longest odds of any of the four teams remaining to win Super Bowl 58 at +700, meaning a winning bet of $100 would pay out a profit of $700.
Sports Illustrated predicts Detroit Lions as Super Bowl 59 winners, but the publication has only picked one winner correct in the past 24 years.
Week 9 saw the NFL season reach its halfway point with many teams taking shape and others still looking for answers.
There are four NFL teams that have never appeared in a Super Bowl: the Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Houston Texans, though both the Browns (1950, 1954, 1955, 1964) and Lions (1935, 1952, 1953, 1957) had won NFL Championship Games prior to the creation of the Super Bowl in the 1966 season.
2009 in sports describes the world events in ... the Las Vegas Locomotives ... will join an expanded Super 15 in 2011. 2009 British & Irish Lions tour to South ...