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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.
[11] [12] [13] The Lions also lost an NFL-record nine consecutive playoff games from 1991 to 2023. [ 14 ] [ 7 ] As of the end of the 2024 regular season , the Lions have an all-time record of 606 wins, 709 losses, and 34 ties in the regular season, with an additional 9 wins and 14 losses in the playoffs.
Detroit Lions roster. Quarterbacks (QB) 16 Jared Goff 2 Hendon Hooker; Running backs (RB) 26 Jahmyr Gibbs 5 David Montgomery; 33 Sione Vaki; Wide receivers (WR) 80 ...
In 1991, Utley started every game and was the full-time right guard until a paralysis injury on November 17 forced him to retire (he took part in 11 games up to that point). [8] On the first play of the fourth quarter against the Los Angeles Rams , an injury to his sixth and seventh cervical vertebrae occurred while he was blocking the Rams ...
Mike Utley's courage and determination following his horrific spinal cord injury, inspired Lions fans and the city of Detroit in 1991, Erik Kramer says.
The history of the Detroit Lions, a professional American football franchise based in Detroit, dates back to 1928 when they played in Portsmouth, Ohio as the Spartans.They joined the National Football League (NFL) in 1930 before they were bought by George A. Richards, a radio executive, and moved to Detroit and changed their name to the Lions in 1934 and won their first NFL Championship the ...
He was unpopular with Lions fans for his tough stance at the negotiating table and the scapegoat for the team's mediocrity during his tenure. [3] He died in his sleep on March 19, 1991. The Detroit Lions players wore a silver football shaped patch on the left chest of their jerseys with the initials 'JRT' in his memory during the 1991 season.
The Lions went on to lose the game 37–58. Brown was also a charismatic and respected leader on the team, who graciously donated a great deal of time, energy and money to many charitable causes throughout the Metro Detroit area. On October 30, 2023, Brown was inducted into the Detroit Lions Hall of Fame, known as the Pride of the Lions.