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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 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 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 last won their division and hosted a home playoff game in the 1993 season, and are the lone NFC team to never appear in the Super Bowl. Let's chronicle the Lions' history in the playoffs ...
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 ...
Matthew George Millen (born March 12, 1958) is an American former professional football player and executive in the National Football League (NFL). Millen played as a linebacker for 12 years for the Oakland and Los Angeles Raiders, San Francisco 49ers, and Washington Redskins, playing on four Super Bowl-winning teams and winning a Super Bowl ring with each of the three franchises for which he ...
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.
Goff completed 22 of 27 passes for 277 yards and a touchdown Sunday. His offense scored a touchdown on its first three drives, setting the Rams on their heels.