The Official Site of the Detroit Lions (2024)

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Detroit Lions – DetroitLions.com.

Sheila Ford Hamp, 72, is the current Lions principal owner. She is one of four children of William Clay Ford Sr. and Martha Firestone Ford, born in 1951. She has three sons and resides in Ann Arbor with her husband, Steve.

But the one thing this Lions defense has done well all season is stop the run. They rank third in the league, allowing only 3.7 yards per carry, not to mention the second-least amount of yards through 17 games in the regular season.

Super Bowl LVIII will be played at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, NV on Sunday, February 11, 2024. Download the NFL OnePass app to stay up to date on all official Super Bowl events. Things will look a little different at Allegiant Stadium for Super Bowl LVIII!

Fans are itching to see some football. For the first time in Ford Field history, the Detroit Lions have sold all their season tickets for the upcoming season, the team announced Thursday.

The franchise value of the Detroit Lions of the National Football League increased from 2002 to 2023. In 2023, the franchise value came to 3.6 billion U.S. dollars. The Detroit Lions are owned by Sheila Firestone Ford Hamp.

Not surprisingly, the cornerback position ranked at the top of the list. Detroit is expected to be in the market for an external addition at the position. The defensive line position ranked second and offensive line was third.

The Lions won four NFL Championship Games between 1935 and 1957. Following the 1957 championship, the franchise did not win a playoff game until the 1991 season and did not win another until the 2023 season. They are the only franchise operational for the entirety of the Super Bowl era to not appear in the Super Bowl.

Move to Detroit and early success (1934–1938)

Richards picked the name because he intended to put together a team that would be the "king of the NFL," much like the lion was the king of the jungle. He also wanted a tie-in to baseball's Detroit Tigers.

The Lions are the only team in the NFC and one of four teams overall, along with the Browns, Jaguars, and Texans, to never reach the Super Bowl. The closest they came to playing in the big game was in 1991, going 12-4 and reaching the NFC Conference Championship led by Wayne Fontes, Barry Sanders and Chris Spielman.

What was the worst year for the Detroit Lions? ›

It was their third year under head coach Rod Marinelli. In 2008, the Lions had one of the worst seasons of any major American pro sports team.

The city's beloved and often belittled football team, the Detroit Lions, has won two playoff games in a season. It was an exciting moment as the NBC announcers broadcast the play that sent Detroit to a championship matchup against the San Francisco 49ers. UNIDENTIFIED SPORTSCASTER: Mayfield in the middle.

The '62 Lions joined the list of historical accomplishments with the third-best regular season record in franchise history, behind the 1953 (won the NFL championship) and 1954 squads. The team was led by head coach George Wilson, the last Lions coach to win an NFL championship in 1957.

OK, what does “WCF” on the Lions' jerseys mean? The letters are a direct reference to William Clay Ford Sr., the owner of the Lions from 1963 until he died in 2014. Today, the franchise is owned by his daughter, Sheila Ford Hamp.

Richards was looking into picking a new color and Honolulu Blue was in the mix because he reportedly had taken a trip to Hawaii and wanted a shade of blue to match the Pacific Ocean. “Mr. Richards, obviously wanting to create an identity unique to the Lions, came up with these color schemes,” Keenist said.