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The San Francisco 49ers beat the Detroit Lions 49-0 on October 1, 1961.
The Detroit Lions officially played their first match in 1929 as a team with no sponsors. It wasn't until the year later in 1930 that the Detroit Lions entered the NFL.
The Detroit Lions had the worst NFL record this year.
1991
The Detroit Lions last playoff appearance was 1999, their last conference championship was in 1957 also that was the year of their last championship.
The Detroit Lions are playing the New England patriots,, I would know I am a 11 year old little girl but a sports LOVER
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The Detroit Lions actually started as the Portsmouth Ohio Spartans in 1930 and joined the NFL the same year. After the 1933 season, the team was sold and moved to Detroit where it was re-named the Lions.
Jim schwarzJim Schwartz is the current head coach of the Detroit Lions. This year (2010-2011) will be his second season as the Lions main man.
Tippy Madrick played for the Detroit Lions in 1943. He was a guard and had a brief career in the NFL during that season. After his time with the Lions, Madrick's professional football career continued with other teams, but his tenure with Detroit remains most noted.
The Detroit Lions have never played in the Super Bowl.
Through the 2009 season, the last division championship the Lions won was 1993 when they went 10-6 and won the NFC Central division. Since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970, the Lions also won division championships in 1991 and 1983.