Wayne Fontes of the 1991 Lions who defeated the Cowboys, 38-6, in the Division round of the playoffs.
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Through the 2009 season, that was January 5, 1992 when the Lions defeated the Dallas Cowboys, 38-6. The following week, the Lions lost the NFC championship game to the Redskins in Washington. The Lions have played four home playoff games in their existance, the 1991 Divisional Playoff game listed above and the 1935, 1953, and 1957 NFL Championship games. They won all four of those games.
Not in recent memory. But a 1970 NFC playoff game was won by the Dallas Cowboys, 5-0, over the Detroit Lions.
Erik Kramer started at QB the last time the Lions won a playoff game. That was January 5, 1992 against the Cowboys, 38-6, at the Silverdome. The backup QB was Rodney Peete.
The first Thanksgiving game was between the Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions. 26,000 Detroit fans packed the University of Detroit Stadium, and a coast-to-coast radio audience was listening. But the local fans were disappointed: the Bears won the game 19-16. The Bears edged out the Lions 19-16 The Bears edged out the Lions 19-16