While they share the distinction of never appearing in a Super Bowl with the Cleveland Browns, Houston Texans, and Jacksonville Jaguars, they are the only franchise operational for the entirety of the Super Bowl era to have never made it, as well as the only NFC team to have not done so though the New York Jets are the only other team alongside the Lions that has played in every season in the Super Bowl era without winning a championship game, the Jets played in and won Super Bowl III. Since the 1957 championship, the franchise has won only a single playoff game during the 1991 season and holds the league's longest postseason-win drought. The Lions won four NFL Championship Games between 19, all prior to the Super Bowl era. The team were also renamed the Lions in reference to the city's Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise, the Tigers. Amid financial struggles, the franchise was relocated to Detroit in 1934. The franchise was founded in Portsmouth, Ohio, as the Portsmouth Spartans, and joined the NFL on July 12, 1930.
The team plays their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit. The Lions compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) North Division.
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The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit.
University of Detroit Stadium ( 1934– 1940). NFL championships (pre–1970 AFL–NFL merger) (4). With a 1-2 start, all the attention will be placed onto embattled Head Coach, Jim Zorn, whose team had nine penalties and continued having problems jelling on offense.Īfter an 8-8 season, Zorn, in his second go-around, already has a loss to the formerly win-less Lions and a near miss last week to the lackluster Rams.ĭon't be shocked to see a coaching change if the 'Skins don't improve this season. Reserve RB, Maurice Morris, also scored on a short touchdown after a huge pass interference penalty was called on Redskins S Chris Horton in the end-zone.Īfter the score by Morris- the Lions defense rose to the occasion by stopping the Redskins when it mattered most- including a severely botched hook-and-lateral on the last play of the game.įor over 36 minutes, the Lions held the ball and only allowed the Skins to convert two of 10 first down's and forced one interception. The Lions points came via a Stafford 21-yard touchdown pass to Bryant Johnson, who had a big day with four catches for 73 yards and 1 TD in the first quarter. In the process, they also lost high-priced off-season DT Albert Haynesworth, who was carted off with an injured hip. The poor Redskins- who will now be the answer to every punchline- were sloppy and played with no urgency. Now, they (1-2) no longer have to worry about catching the infamous Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1976-1977, who lost an NFL record 26 games in a row. The win ended their 19-game losing streak and ended any references to their NFL record low 0-16 season in 2008. In an upset special, the Lions led by rookie QB Matthew Stafford (21/36, 241 yards, 1 TD, and 0 INTs) scored a 19-14 victory over the Washington Redskins. 
23, 2007, the Detroit Lions can finally call themselves winners. Calvin “Megatron” Johnson and the Lions got their first win of the season against the Redskins and ended their 19-game losing streak For the first time since Dec.
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