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The 2009 Detroit Lions season was the franchise's 80th season overall in the National Football League (NFL). It was the first season with the Lions for new head coach Jim Schwartz, and most of his new coaching staff.
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 Bills and Lions are now co-favorites to win the Super Bowl. Buffalo’s odds to win Super Bowl LIX improved significantly at BetMGM after its 48-42 win over Detroit in Week 15. Detroit entered ...
Super Bowl XLIII was the second Super Bowl at this venue and the fourth overall in that city. [18] In February 2008, the Tampa Bay Super Bowl Host Committee unveiled the Super Bowl XLIII logo, featuring an abstract representation of a football stadium, with blue and green colors representing the regional waterways and landscapes of Tampa Bay.
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.
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.
(Though not the first NFL playoff game there — Detroit hosted Super Bowl XL in 2006.) ... in his 12 seasons with the franchise that selected him No. 1 overall in 2009 (following 2008’s 0-16 ...