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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.
The 1957 National Football League season resulted in a tie for the Western Conference championship between the Detroit Lions and San Francisco 49ers. Both finished at 8–4 and had split their two games during the regular season in November, with the home team winning each. The tie thus required a one-game playoff to be held between the two teams.
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] They are one of four current teams, and the only one in the NFC, to have never played in the Super Bowl ...
Detroit Hall of Famer Joe Schmidt was the centerpiece of a championship defense, winning titles in 1953 and 1957, the last time the Lions ruled the NFL.
This also marks the last time the Lions have won a playoff game away from home; they are 0–12 on the road in NFL postseason games since. The Lions were home underdogs for the NFL championship game against Cleveland. [9] Played on December 29 at Briggs Stadium in Detroit, the Lions led 17–0 after the first quarter and won in a rout, 59–14.
The world has changed a lot since the Lions were last in the NFC title game. ... When the Detroit Lions lost in the NFC championship game at the end of the 1991 season, Brett Favre was still an ...
The 1991 Detroit Lions season was the franchise's 62nd season in the National Football League, their 58th as the Detroit Lions. It stands as one of the team's best seasons since the NFL-AFL merger in 1970, [ 1 ] and the first time the Lions made it to the NFC Championship Game.
Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels (5) runs the ball past Detroit Lions defensive end Levi Onwuzurike (91) during the second half of an NFL football divisional playoff game, Saturday ...