Detroit Lions
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What if…they changed the “classics”?Teams like the Giants, 49ers, and Jets have become more traditional, teams like the Cardinals, Falcons and Vikings have clearly moved into the "innovative" camp, while teams like the Lions, Patriots and Chargers have moved somewhat laterally. In this article: NFL, Cleveland Browns, Steelers, Raiders, New Orleans Saints, Denver Broncos, Packers, and Titans |
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fresnobee.com | October 24, 2009
Bell tolls for Lindsay
...the host Cardinals in the ESL. The visiting Badgers scored 17 points in the fourth quarter to pull away from the Lions, earning their first North Sequoia League victory while hurting Kerman's title hopes. Cody Essary, who ran 26 times for...
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Bleacher Report | October 31, 2009
Lack of Franchise Defensive Lineman Detroit Lions' Bane for Decades
...into the oil business, but returned to the NFL in 1981. The Lions traded Baker to the St. Louis Cardinals after the 1982 season, after Bubba grew tired of the Lions, and they him. And not since have the Lions truly had a stud on the line...
In this article: Bubba Baker, Doug English, Dave Pureifory, Detroit, William Gay, Keith Dorney, NFL, and St. Louis Cardinals
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Philly.com | November 19, 2009
Ed Barkowitz: Bears still searching for their offensive Forte
...someone more appealing than Forte. While Tim Hightower remains in the mix for the Cards, it's hard not to salivate when looking at Arizona's matchups in Weeks 15 and 16 against the Lions and Rams. * Jason Snelling, Falcons: Atlanta is...
In this article: Matt Forte, Lovie Smith, Donovan McNabb, Jason Snelling, Ladell Betts, Brandon Gibson, Epilepsy, Justin Forsett, The Cards, and Redskins
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Yahoo! News | October 01, 2009
Twins beat Tigers 8-3 and avoid elimination (AP)
...Twins surged and the Tigers slumped at the end of the season. Detroit earned a spot three years ago as the AL wild card and lost the St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series. The Twins went ahead 3-1 in the third on Joe Mauer's RBI single,...
In this article: Detroit Tigers, Detroit, Orlando Cabrera, Minnesota, Scott Baker, Joe Mauer, Jeremy Bonderman, Chicago White Sox, and Minnesota Twins
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CBS Sports | September 13, 2009
Brees throws for six TDS; Saints extend Lions skid to 18
...the first time since 2007. Brees tied a Saints record with six touchdown passes and threw for 358 yards as the Saints beat the Lions 45-27 Sunday to extend Detroit's regular-season losing streak to 18 games. Brees tied a mark set by Billy...
In this article: Drew Brees, Matthew Stafford, New Orleans, NFL, Marques Colston, Robert Meachem, Jeremy Shockey, Reggie Bush, and Devery Henderson
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The Detroit Lions are an American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference (NFC) in the National Football League (NFL), and play their home games at Ford Field in downtown Detroit.
Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and called the Portsmouth Spartans, the team began play in 1929 as an independent professional team, one of many such teams in the Ohio and Scioto River valleys. For the 1930 season, the Spartans formally joined the National Football League (NFL) as the other area independents folded because of the Great Depression. Despite success within the NFL, they could not survive in Portsmouth, then the NFL's smallest city. The team was purchased and moved to Detroit for the 1934 season.
The Lions have won four NFL Championships, the last in 1957, giving the club the second-longest NFL championship drought behind the Arizona Cardinals, who last won in 1947 (as the Chicago Cardinals). The Lions have yet to qualify for the Super Bowl. The team has qualified for the playoffs only nine times in the more than 50 years since winning the 1957 championship and has won only one playoff game in that span.
The Lions hold the second longest regular season losing streak in NFL history; losing 19 straight games from the final week of the 2007 season and ending on September 27, 2009, when the Lions defeated the Washington Redskins 19-14. It is second only to the 1976-77 Tampa Bay Buccaneers' losing streak of 26.
- Name:
- Detroit Lions
- Location City:
- Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan
- Founding Date:
- January 01, 1929
- Owned by:
- William Clay Ford, Sr.
- Coach:
- Jim Schwartz
- Mascot:
- Roary
- Colors:
- Honolulu Blue, Silver, Black, White
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