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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 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 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.
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 are the favorite to win the Super Bowl, via BetMGM's odds, after securing the NFC's No. 1 seed. Their first matchup is against the Washington Commanders, led by Daniels.
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 ...
The 1991 Lions won 12 regular season games, which was a franchise record until the 2024 Lions surpassed that record. They defeated the Dallas Cowboys 38–6 in the Divisional Playoffs for the franchise's first postseason victory since 1957 and last until 2023. The Lions lost in the NFC Championship game to eventual Super Bowl Champion Washington.
Daniels was virtually flawless in sparking the Commanders to a stunning upset of the top-seeded Detroit Lions, 45-31, in an NFC divisional playoff shootout at Ford Field on Saturday night.