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Detroit, MichiganEst. 1930WLWLW(Last 5)

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Team Information

League
NFL
Country
USA
Established
1930
Abbreviation
DET
Ford Field
Ford Field
Location
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Capacity
65,000
Opened
2002
Time zone
UTC -05:00 Eastern Standard Time (EST)

The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. The Lions compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) North division. The team plays its home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit. Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and called the Portsmouth Spartans, the team formally joined the NFL on July 12, 1930 and began play in the 1930 season. Despite success within the NFL, they could not survive in Portsmouth, then the NFL's smallest city. The team was purchased and relocated to Detroit for the 1934 season. The Lions have won four NFL championships, tied for 9th overall in total championships amongst all 32 NFL franchises; however, their last was in 1957, which gives the club the second-longest NFL championship drought behind the Arizona Cardinals. They are one of four current teams and the only NFC team to have not yet played in the Super Bowl. The Lions have been a part of multiple divisions and have had several division rivals in their existence. Their oldest rivals are the Chicago Bears and the Green Bay Packers, whom they have been paired with in a division since 1933. The Minnesota Vikings have been in a division with Detroit ever since their inaugural season in 1961. Other notable longtime division opponents were the Cleveland/Los Angeles Rams (29 seasons from 1937–1966, except for 1943), the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (25 seasons from 1977–2001), the San Francisco 49ers (17 seasons from 1950–1966), the Chicago Cardinals (16 seasons from 1933–1949, except for 1944), and the Baltimore Colts (14 seasons from 1953–1966). The Lions also have a preseason rivalry with the Cleveland Browns, dubbed the Great Lakes Classic. The two teams have been playing for The Barge Trophy since 2002. The Lions and Browns had a solid rivalry in the 1950s, when they met four times for the NFL championship (Detroit won three of the matchups).

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NFLSun, Oct 25 4:25 PM EDT
Detroit Lions
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Detroit Lions
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Green Bay Packers
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Green Bay Packers
Ford Field, Detroit
NFLSun, Nov 1 1:00 PM EST
Detroit Lions
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Minnesota Vikings
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Minnesota Vikings
Ford Field, Detroit
NFLSun, Nov 8 1:00 PM EST
Miami Dolphins
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Miami Dolphins
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Detroit Lions
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami
NFLSun, Nov 15 9:30 AM EST
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Detroit Lions
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New England Patriots
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New England Patriots
Allianz Arena, Munich

Recent Results

3W – 2L over the last 5 games

WSun, Oct 11
Detroit Lions
Detroit Lions
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45–21
Arizona Cardinals
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Arizona Cardinals
Detroit Lions at Arizona Cardinals
LSun, Oct 4
Detroit Lions
Detroit Lions
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26–32
Carolina Panthers
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Carolina Panthers
Detroit Lions at Carolina Panthers
WSun, Sep 27
New York Jets
New York Jets
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24–31
Detroit Lions
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Detroit Lions
New York Jets at Detroit Lions
LThu, Sep 17
Detroit Lions
Detroit Lions
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31–41
Buffalo Bills
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Buffalo Bills
Detroit Lions at Buffalo Bills
WSun, Sep 13
New Orleans Saints
New Orleans Saints
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30–31
Detroit Lions
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Detroit Lions
New Orleans Saints at Detroit Lions

About Detroit Lions

The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. The Lions compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) North division. The team plays its home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit. Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and called the Portsmouth Spartans, the team formally joined the NFL on July 12, 1930 and began play in the 1930 season. Despite success within the NFL, they could not survive in Portsmouth, then the NFL's smallest city. The team was purchased and relocated to Detroit for the 1934 season. The Lions have won four NFL championships, tied for 9th overall in total championships amongst all 32 NFL franchises; however, their last was in 1957, which gives the club the second-longest NFL championship drought behind the Arizona Cardinals. They are one of four current teams and the only NFC team to have not yet played in the Super Bowl. The Lions have been a part of multiple divisions and have had several division rivals in their existence. Their oldest rivals are the Chicago Bears and the Green Bay Packers, whom they have been paired with in a division since 1933. The Minnesota Vikings have been in a division with Detroit ever since their inaugural season in 1961. Other notable longtime division opponents were the Cleveland/Los Angeles Rams (29 seasons from 1937–1966, except for 1943), the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (25 seasons from 1977–2001), the San Francisco 49ers (17 seasons from 1950–1966), the Chicago Cardinals (16 seasons from 1933–1949, except for 1944), and the Baltimore Colts (14 seasons from 1953–1966). The Lions also have a preseason rivalry with the Cleveland Browns, dubbed the Great Lakes Classic. The two teams have been playing for The Barge Trophy since 2002. The Lions and Browns had a solid rivalry in the 1950s, when they met four times for the NFL championship (Detroit won three of the matchups).

Also known as: Lions, DET

Detroit Lions Roster

88 players
Giovanni Manu
Giovanni Manu
#59OL ¡ 25
Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge
#69OL ¡ 25
Miles Frazier
Miles Frazier
#71OG ¡ 25
Christian Mahogany
Christian Mahogany
#73OL ¡ 25
Melvin Priestly
#74OL ¡ 22
Colby Sorsdal
Colby Sorsdal
#75DB ¡ 26
Blake Miller
#76OL ¡ 22
Kendrick Law
#88WR ¡ 23
Gunnar Oakes
TE ¡ 26

Defense

Jason Taylor II
#0S ¡ 26
D.J. Reed
D.J. Reed
#4CB ¡ 29
Christian Izien
Christian Izien
#5SAF ¡ 26

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