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Detroit Lions, 59 years – NFL champions four times in 1935, 1952, 1953, and 1957; appeared in one other NFL Championship Game in 1954; and appeared in two NFC Championship Games in the 1991 and 2023 seasons. [87] New York Jets, 56 years – Won Super Bowl III, 1968 season [88] [n 8] Minnesota Vikings, 48 years – Lost Super Bowl XI, 1976 season
Of the ten NFL teams with the highest winning percentage throughout their respective franchise histories, three of them are in the NFC North (the Packers, the Bears, and the Vikings). Conversely, the Lions have one of the lowest winning percentages in the NFL, including the first winless 16-game season in NFL history, in 2008. [2]
The 1920 Akron Pros were named the first APFA (NFL) champions. The National Football League champions, prior to the merger between the National Football League (NFL) and American Football League (AFL) in 1970, were determined by two different systems. The National Football League was established on September 17, 1920, as the American Professional Football Association (APFA). The APFA changed ...
The Lions won their first division title since 1993 with a thrilling 30-24 win over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday at U.S. Bank Stadium. They will be a top-3 seed in the NFC playoffs and host at ...
The Lions reached 11 wins for the first time in nine years. Their 20 victories since the start of the 2022 seasons are the most in franchise history in a two-year span. “This was the chance ...
The Detroit Lions became division champions for the first time in 30 years late last season with a clinching win at Minnesota. Jake Bates kicked a 44-yard field goal with 15 seconds left in the ...
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 (15-2) and Vikings (14-3) could meet again in two weeks. Banged-up Detroit will have a much-needed week off, while Minnesota plays at the NFC West champion Los Angeles Rams next Monday night. In the NFL's final game before the playoffs, two teams played in the regular season with a combined 28 victories for the first time. A No. 1 ...