In 2011, the Detroit Lions finally broke futility and made the play-offs for the first time since 1999. They went 10-6 and finished 2nd in the NFC North, but made the wild card. They lost to the New Orleans Saints 45-28.
The Detroit Tigers last made the playoffs in 2011. Prior to that, it was 2006.
Detroit Lions
If I had to take a guess I'd have to say Cleveland Browns.Well, believe it or not, the Browns made the playoffs in 2002-2003. The answer is actually a tie, as the Buffalo Bills and the Detroit Lions have not made the playoffs since the 1999-2000 season. The Houston Texans have never made the playoffs, but they only began play in 2002.
As of the 2008 season, that was the 1999 season when the Lions made the playoffs as a wild card team. They lost in the Wild Card round to the Washington Redskins, 27-13.
The Detroit Lions made the playoffs in '08 and they went 0-16.
As of the 2008 season, the Lions last made the playoffs in the 1999 season when they went 8-8 and made it in as a wild card team. They lost in the wild card round to the Washington Redskins, 27-13, but they will soon!!!!
it depends on when last year was if 2009 17
The last time that two teams from the AL Central both made the playoffs was 2006, where the Minnesota Twins won the division and the Detroit Tigers took the Wild Card.
Detroit Red Wings just made the playoffs for the last 23 years in a row
The last time the Pacers made the playoffs was 2012.
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1 ... against the Dallas Cowboys on January 5, 1992 by the score of 38-6. The Lions have made the playoffs 9 times in the Super Bowl era and have a record of 1-9.