There are four NFL teams that have never appeared in a Super Bowl: the Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Houston Texans, though both the Browns (1950, 1954, 1955, 1964) and Lions (1935, 1952, 1953, 1957) had won NFL Championship Games prior to the creation of the Super Bowl in the 1966 season. Lions Super Bowl history When was the last time the Lions went to a Super Bowl? Yet while Detroit does not have a Super Bowl to its name, the franchise has won an NFL championship. In the pre When was the last time the Lions lost a playoff game? In 2024, the Detroit Lions lost to the Washington Commanders in the Divisional Round. What years did the Lions make the Super Bowl? The Detroit Lions have never appeared in a Super Bowl. The last time the Lions took home a championship was in 1957, prior to the first Super Bowl. The next season in 1958, the Lions traded their Hall of Fame QB Bobby Layne to the Pittsburgh Steelers. While the city of Detroit has hosted only one Super Bowl, a second game was hosted in nearby Pontiac, Mich., former home of the Pontiac Silverdome. The since-demolished stadium hosted Super Bowl XVI in January 1982, marking the first time the game was held in a cold-weather city. The San Francisco 49ers defeated the Cincinnati Bengals, 26-21. The Detroit Lions have emerged as one of the NFL’s most exciting teams over the past two seasons.. But despite their recent regular season dominance, the franchise’s six-decade-long wait for a Super Bowl appearance will continue in 2025 following their 45-31 loss to the Washington Commanders in the NFC Divisional round. Super Bowl LVIII (58) is set for Feb. 11 in Las Vegas at Allegiant Stadium, home of the Raiders. The 49ers last played in the Super Bowl in the 2019 season, losing 31-20 to Kansas City. The Lions have yet to appear in a Super Bowl, but they are 4-1 all-time in championship games. Their last appearance in an NFL championship game came in 1957 before the Super Bowl era got underway. How Many Super Bowls Have the Lions Won? Again, the Lions have never won a Super Bowl. However, Detroit has four pre-Super Bowl NFL Championships The Lions have never won a Super Bowl and currently have the NFL’s longest postseason win drought. They haven’t won a postseason game since 1991, when the Lions beat the Cowboys 38-6 in the divisional round. It remains Detroit’s only playoff win of the Super Bowl era. Detroit has never appeared in any Super Bowl game. Detroit Lions Super Bowl appearances. The Lions have never appeared in the Super Bowl. They are the only team that has existed during the entire Super Bowl era that has not played in at least one such game. How many Super Bowls have the Detroit Lions won? As mentioned previously, the Lions have yet to appear in a Super Bowl and thus have never Every Sports Reference Social Media Account. Site Last Updated: Wednesday, February 5, 6:41AM Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Subscribe to our Free Email Newsletter The Detroit Lions are entering 2025 with a renewed sense of purpose, a bolstered roster, and an elite coaching staff. After a heartbreaking but promising 2024 season, there are plenty of reasons to believe that the Lions will not only be contenders in 2025 but will WIN Super Bowl LX. Have the Detroit Lions Ever Won the Super Bowl? (The Lions fell short of an SB appearance in the 2023 season. Photo: Junfu Han-USA TODAY Sports) The Detroit Lions have never won the Super Bowl. They also have never played in the Super Bowl. Since 1970, Detroit has only appeared in the NFC Championship Game twice. A handful of Michigan companies ponied up as much as a reported $8 million to secure 30 seconds of ad space for Sunday's Super Bowl 59. They include Little Caesars, promoting their latest Crazy The Detroit Lions’ last Super Bowl appearance was on January 5, 1992, during Super Bowl XXVI. The game was held at the Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota, against the Washington Redskins. The Lions entered the game with high hopes, having won the NFC Championship that season. NFL owners voted to award Super Bowl XL to Detroit during their November 1, 2000, meeting held in Atlanta. It marked the second Super Bowl held in the Detroit area, the first was XVI played at the Pontiac Silverdome in the Detroit suburb of Pontiac. [7] [8] Three Super Bowls host sites were selected during the meeting, XXXVIII, XXXIX, and XL Until 2006, this was the last time that major professional teams from Michigan and Ohio met in a postseason game (or series) in any sport. This was the last NFL playoff game played in the city of Detroit other than Super Bowl XL until 2024 as the Lions' other two home playoff games prior (1992 and 1994) were at the Silverdome in suburban Pontiac. The Titans — formerly the Houston Oilers, who moved to Tennessee ahead of the 1997 season — remain one of the NFL’s 12 teams to have never won a Super Bowl. Before Rams-Titans, the last When was the last time the Las Vegas Raiders won the Super Bowl? The Las Vegas Raiders last lost the Super Bowl in the 2002 season. Detroit Lions.
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