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National Football Conference - North Division


Detroit Lions

Team's name: Detroit Lions
Conference: NFC
Division: NorthDetroit Lions
Location:
Detroit,
Michigan
Nickname:
Lions
Mascot: Roary
Team Colours:
Honolulu Blue, Silver,
Black and White
Joined the League: 1930
General Manager: Matt Millen
Football Head Coach: Rod Marinelli
Football Stadium: Ford Field
Current Capacity: 65,000
First Year of Football: 1929

Team Titles:
NFL Champs: 1935,1952,1953,1957
Conference Championships:
NFL National: 1952
NFL Western: 1953, 1954, 1957
Division Championships:
NFL West:
1935
NFC Central:
1983, 1991, 1993

The Detroit Lions team began playing as an independent professional team in 1929 and was originally known the Portsmouth Spartans. Later on; the team was relocated to Detroit and renamed the Detroit "Lions

The Lions first joined the NFL in 1930 and in 2002 the team moved to the North Division of National Football Conference from the NFC's Central division.

In 1935 the Detroit Lions captured their first NFL Championship Title against the New York Giants in a 26-7 score.  Since their 1957 championship title the Lions went to the playoffs nine times. Out of those nine playoff appearances, they won only once in 1991 against the Dallas Cowboys.

Amongst some of the team’s Hall of famers we can mention Lou Creekmur, Bill Dudley, Barry Sanders, Charlie Sanders and Doak Walker.

More recently during the 2007 campaign, the Detroit Lions finished the entire NFL season with a final 7-9 win-loss overall final record.

2008-09 Schedule

Preseason Schedule
WK  DATE  OPPONENT  TIME (ET)  LOCATION
Thu, Aug 7  NY Giants  7:00 PM  Ford Field
Sun, Aug 17  @ Cincinnati  7:35 PM  Paul Brown Stadium
Sat, Aug 23  Cleveland  4:00 PM  Ford Field
BYE WEEK
Thu, Aug 28  @ Buffalo  6:30 PM  Ralph Wilson Stadium
Regular Season Schedule
WK  DATE  OPPONENT  TIME (ET)  LOCATION
Sun, Sep 7  @ Atlanta  1:00 PM  TBA
Sun, Sep 14  Green Bay  1:00 PM  TBA
Sun, Sep 21  @ San Francisco  4:05 PM  TBA
BYE WEEK
Sun, Oct 5  Chicago  1:00 PM  TBA
Sun, Oct 12  @ Minnesota  1:00 PM  TBA
Sun, Oct 19  @ Houston  4:05 PM  TBA
Sun, Oct 26  Washington  1:00 PM  TBA
Sun, Nov 2  @ Chicago  1:00 PM  TBA
10  Sun, Nov 9  Jacksonville  1:00 PM  TBA
11  Sun, Nov 16  @ Carolina  1:00 PM  TBA
12  Sun, Nov 23  Tampa Bay  1:00 PM  TBA
13  Thu, Nov 27  Tennessee  12:30 PM  TBA
14  Sun, Dec 7  Minnesota  1:00 PM  TBA
15  Sun, Dec 14  @ Indianapolis  1:00 PM  TBA
16  Sun, Dec 21  New Orleans  1:00 PM  TBA
17  Sun, Dec 28  @ Green Bay  1:00 PM  TBA

Detroit Lions - 2007 TEAM LEADERS
Touchdowns K. Jones 8
Rushing K. Jones 689
Passing J. Kitna 4208
Receiving R Williams 1310
Sacks C. Redding 7.0
Interceptions D. Bly 3

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