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National Football Conference - North Division
Detroit Lions
Team's name: Detroit Lions
Conference: NFC
Division: North
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 |
| 2 |
Thu, Aug 7 |
NY Giants |
7:00 PM |
Ford Field |
| 3 |
Sun, Aug 17 |
@ Cincinnati |
7:35 PM |
Paul Brown Stadium |
| 4 |
Sat, Aug 23 |
Cleveland |
4:00 PM |
Ford Field |
| 4 |
BYE WEEK |
| 5 |
Thu, Aug 28 |
@ Buffalo |
6:30 PM |
Ralph Wilson Stadium |
| Regular Season Schedule |
| WK |
DATE |
OPPONENT |
TIME (ET) |
LOCATION |
| 1 |
Sun, Sep 7 |
@ Atlanta |
1:00 PM |
TBA |
| 2 |
Sun, Sep 14 |
Green Bay |
1:00 PM |
TBA |
| 3 |
Sun, Sep 21 |
@ San Francisco |
4:05 PM |
TBA |
| 4 |
BYE WEEK |
| 5 |
Sun, Oct 5 |
Chicago |
1:00 PM |
TBA |
| 6 |
Sun, Oct 12 |
@ Minnesota |
1:00 PM |
TBA |
| 7 |
Sun, Oct 19 |
@ Houston |
4:05 PM |
TBA |
| 8 |
Sun, Oct 26 |
Washington |
1:00 PM |
TBA |
| 9 |
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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