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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]
Last appearance in Super Bowl [1] [4] Seasons Team Last appearance NFL season Result 59: Detroit Lions: Never (Enfranchised pre-Super Bowl) — 56: Cleveland Browns: Never (Enfranchised pre-Super Bowl) — 56: New York Jets: Super Bowl III: 1968: Won vs. Baltimore Colts 48: Minnesota Vikings: Super Bowl XI: 1976: Lost vs. Oakland 40: Miami ...
The Lions held a 17-point lead at halftime in their NFC Championship Game against the San Francisco 49ers, knowing 30 minutes stood between them and the organization’s first ever Super Bowl ...
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.
The Detroit Lions made an NFC championship game once. It was the 1991 season. Barry Sanders was in just his third season. The Lions lost that title game 41-10 to a really good Washington team.
The Lions put up 52 points without even reaching 100 passing yards, which hasn't happened in the Super Bowl era. The last team to score 50 points with less than 100 passing yards was the 1955 ...
The coaching staffs for each team have been selected in various ways, with the common option being the coaching staffs of the team with the best record in each conference who were not going to the Super Bowl given the honors. [21] With the onset of the Pro Bowl Games, the NFL now selects the coaching staffs for the flag football game. [22]
This win was the Lions’ first regular-season victory since December 23, 2007, and improved the team's record to 1–2. It ended a franchise-record nineteen consecutive losses, which was also the second-longest losing streak in NFL history behind the 1976 – 77 Tampa Bay Buccaneers ’ streak of twenty-six straight losses. [ 21 ]