In 1943, the Detroit Lions and the New York Giants played to a 0-0 tie at Detroit, the last time an NFL game has ended with a scoreless tie.  In 1983, the Detroit Lions finished 9-7 and won the NFC Central division, but were defeated by the San Francisco 49ers in the playoffs on a missed field goal in the games final moments.  In 1991, the detroit Lions reached the NFC Championship Game after having been shut out 45-0 by the Washington Redskins on opening night, eventually going 12-4.  In the 2005 season, the Detroit Lions won their first game against division rival Green Bay 17-3, but were humiliated by the Chicago Bears in the second game 38-6.  Notably, the Detroit Lions succeeded in one of the greatest comeback victories in NFL post-season history.  On January 7, 1961, the Detroit Lions defeated the Browns 17-16 in the first-ever Playoff Bowl matching the runners-up from the two conferences into which the NFL was divided at the time.  The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan.  The Detroit Lions enjoyed its greatest success in the 1950s.  The Detroit Lions have had considerable difficulty remaining competitive in recent years, going the entire 2001, 2002 and 2003 seasons without a road victory, thus becoming the only team in NFL history not to win on the road for three consecutive entire seasons.  The Detroit Lions made the playoffs only once in the 70s, losing a defensive struggle to the Dallas Cowboys, 5-0, in 1970.  The Detroit Lions would not finish with a record above .500 for the rest of the decade, enduring a string of bad drafts, bad coaches, and generally bad play on the field. 

 

 

 

 

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