The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit. The Lions compete in the National Football League as a member of the National Football Conference North division. The team plays its home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit. The franchise was founded in Portsmouth, Ohio as the Portsmouth Spartans and joined the NFL on July 12, 1930. Amid financial struggles, the team was relocated to Detroit in 1934. The team was also renamed the Lions in reference to the city's Major League Baseball franchise, the Tigers. The Lions won four NFL Championship Games between 1935 and 1957, all prior to the Super Bowl era. Since their 1957 championship, the team has won only a single playoff game in 1992 and never advanced beyond the NFC Championship Game. They are the oldest NFL team to not appear in the Super Bowl, as well as the only franchise operational for the entirety of the Super Bowl era and the only NFC team not to appear.
| Team colors | Honolulu blue, silver |
| Fight song | Gridiron Heroes |
| Mascot | Roary the Lion |
| Owner(s) | Sheila Ford Hamp |
| Chairman | Sheila Ford Hamp |
| President | Rod Wood |
| General manager | Brad Holmes |
| Head coach | Dan Campbell |
About Detroit Lions
Had their most success in the 1950s, winning three NFL Championships, before beginning a long period of suffering after the 1970 AFL-NFL merger.
Achievement of Detroit Lions
In 2008, the Lions became the first team in NFL history to finish a season 0-16. The team went an abysmal 5-47 during a 52-game stretch from 2007 to 2010.
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Detroit Lions Category.. NFL on Thanksgiving Day - Since its inception in 1920, the National Football League has played games on Thanksgiving Day, patterned upon the historic playing of college football games on and around the Thanksgiving holiday.. History of the Portsmouth Spartans - The professional American football team now known as the Detroit Lions previously played in Portsmouth, Ohio from its founding in 1928 to its relocation to Detroit in 1934. This article chronicles the team's history during their time as the Portsmouth Spartans.. Sports in Pontiac, Michigan.. American football teams in Michigan.. American football teams in Detroit.. National Football League teams.. Culture of Detroit.
Latest information about Detroit Lions updated on July 28 2021.
