That was January 12, 1992 when the Lions lost to the Washington Redskins by the score of 41-10. The Redskins went on to defeat the Buffalo Bills in Super Bowl XXVI.
The Detroit Lions have never played in a Super Bowl. The closest they came to a Super Bowl was 1991. That year they played the Washington Redskins in the NFC Championship game but they lost that game.
The Detroit Lions last playoff appearance was 1999, their last conference championship was in 1957 also that was the year of their last championship.
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Through the 2008 season, the Lions have played 5 home playoff games: 1) 1935 NFL Championship Game - Lions 26, Giants 7 2) 1953 NFL Championship Game - Lions 17, Browns 16 3) 1957 NFL Championship Game - Lions 59, Browns 14 4) 1991 NFC Divisional Playoff Game - Lions 38, Cowboys 6 5) 1993 NFC Wildcard Playoff Game - Packers 28, Lions 24
Yes. In the 1950s, the Browns played in 7 NFL Championship games and won 3 times. The Lions played in 4 NFL Championship games and won 3 times. The Browns played the Lions in the championship game in 1952, 1953, 1954, and 1957 with the Lions winning in 1952, 1953, and 1957 and the Browns winning in 1954. Neither team has played in a Super Bowl.
On January 12, 1992, the Washington Redskins defeated the Detroit Lions in the NFC Championship Game, 41-10. The contest was played at RFK Stadium.
* December 15, 1935: Detroit Lions - 26 New York Giants - 7* December 28, 1952: Detroit Lions - 17 Cleveland Browns - 7* December 27, 1953: Detroit Lions - 17 Cleveland Browns - 16* December 26, 1954: Cleveland Browns - 56 Detroit Lions - 10* December 29, 1957: Detroit Lions - 59 Cleveland Browns - 14NFC Conference Championship game - January 12, 1992 (Washington Redskins - 41 Detroit Lions - 10)
1953. The Lions went 10-2 (.833 winning percentage) in 1953 and won the NFL championship, defeating the Cleveland Browns in the championship game.
Joe Schmidt has: Played Himself - Detroit Lions Head Coach in "The NFL on CBS" in 1956. Played Himself - Detroit Lions Linebacker in "1957 NFL Championship Game" in 1957. Played himself in "Paper Lion" in 1968. Played Himself - Detroit Lions Head Coach in "NFL Monday Night Football" in 1970. Played himself in "Any Given Sunday" in 1999.
Yes, four times when the Superbowl was called the NFL Championship Game.