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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.
Detroit Lions record by season Season Team League Conference Division Regular season Postseason results Awards Head coach Refs; Finish W L T Pct; 1930: 1930: NFL 8th 5 6 3 .464 The NFL did not hold playoff games until 1932 [18] Hal Griffen [19] 1931: 1931: NFL 2nd 11 3 0 .786 George "Potsy" Clark [20] 1932: 1932: NFL 3rd° [A] 6 2 4 .667 Lost ...
Of the 23 inductees, 17 made their primary contribution to football with the Lions, while the other 6 contributed only a minor portion of their career with the Lions. [7] Dwight Freeney was the most recent Lion selected to the Hall of Fame as part of the 2024 class.
The history of the Detroit Lions, a professional American football franchise based in Detroit, dates back to 1928 when they played in Portsmouth, Ohio as the Spartans.They joined the National Football League (NFL) in 1930 before they were bought by George A. Richards, a radio executive, and moved to Detroit and changed their name to the Lions in 1934 and won their first NFL Championship the ...
More than the glitzy Dallas Cowboys, the underdog Detroit Lions truly represent what it means to be America's Team now that they're on the upswing.
The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. The Lions compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the North Division of the National Football Conference (NFC). [6] The franchise was founded in Portsmouth, Ohio, as the Portsmouth Spartans and joined the NFL on July 12, 1930. [7]
The Detroit Lions nearly escaped Dallas with a last-second comeback victory, but a penalty on the 2-point conversion led to a 20-19 loss to the Cowboys.. The Lions (11-5) are guaranteed at least ...
The Lions won only one game in the first half of the season (1–4–1), [5] then spilt the final six games; one of the poorest performances by a defending league champion in NFL history. The preseason began on a sour note in mid-August as they lost 35–19 to the 14-point underdog College All-Stars at Soldier Field in Chicago , closing the ...