Detroit Lions

The Detroit Lions are an American football team in Detroit. The Lions play in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) North division. The team plays its home games at Ford Field.

Detroit Lions
Current season
Established July 12, 1930; 95 years ago (July 12, 1930)[1] First season: 1930 Play in Ford Field Detroit, Michigan Headquartered in Allen Park, Michigan
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League/conference affiliations
National Football League (1930–present) Western Division (1933–1949) National Conference (1950–1952) Western Conference (1953–1969) Central Division (1967–1969) National Football Conference (1970–present) NFC Central (1970–2001) NFC North (2002–present)
Current uniform
Team colors	Honolulu blue, silver[2][3][4]
Fight song	Gridiron Heroes
Mascot	Roary the Lion
Personnel
Owner(s)	Sheila Ford Hamp[5]
Chairman	Sheila Ford Hamp
President	Rod Wood
General manager	Brad Holmes
Head coach	Dan Campbell
Team history
Portsmouth Spartans (1930–1933) Detroit Lions (1934–present)
Championships
League championships (4) NFL championships (pre–1970 AFL–NFL merger) (4) 1935, 1952, 1953, 1957
Conference championships (4) NFL National: 1952 NFL Western: 1953, 1954, 1957
Division championships (4) NFL Western: 1935 NFC Central: 1983, 1991, 1993 NFC North: 2024
Playoff appearances (0)
NFL: 1932, 1935, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1970, 1982, 1983, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2023
Home fields
Universal Stadium (1930–1933) University of Detroit Stadium (1934–1940) Tiger Stadium (1938–1939, 1941–1974) Pontiac Silverdome (1975–2001) Ford Field (2002–present)

The Lions won four NFL Championship Games between 1935 and 1957, all prior to the Super Bowl era. Since the 1957 championship, the franchise has won 3 playoff games during the 1991 and 2023 seasons and held the league's longest postseason win drought.^[6] They are the only franchise that has existed for the entire Super Bowl era to not appear in the Super Bowl.^[7][8][9]