No. However they were the NFL Champions 4 times, in 1935, 1952, 1953, and 1957. These championship games were before we started calling it the "Superbowl".
The closest the Detroit Lions ever came to the Superbowl was in 1991 when they lost in the NFC Championship game to the Washington Redskins. The Lions have been to the playoffs 7 times since 1991. All 7 resulting in a loss.
The Lions most recent playoff game was in 2014 against the Cowboys.
Ironically, the Cowboys are the only team the Lions have beat in the playoffs during the Superbowl era. That win took place at the Pontiac Silverdome in 1991.
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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.
No. The Lions are one of four National Football League teams that have never played in a Super Bowl. The others: the Cleveland Browns, the Houston Texans and the Jacksonville Jaguars.