1997 Detroit Lions: A Playoff Return & An MVP
After missing the postseason, the 1997 Detroit Lions got back on track and Barry Sanders won a co-MVP award. Read the game-by-game narrative of how it unfolded.
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1995 Detroit Lions: A Surge That Short-Circuits
The Lions were four years removed from their breakout NFC Championship Game appearance of 1991. They had made the postseason two times since, in 1993 and 1994, but were eliminated in the first round both times. The 1995 Detroit Lions, after a slow start, had all the markings of a team that was peaking at […]
Another Playoff Season For The 1994 Detroit Lions
The city of Detroit hasn’t seen too many sustained stretches of good pro football. But the 1990s were an exception. The Lions had the great Barry Sanders in the backfield and were a consistent contender for the playoffs throughout the decade. The 1994 Detroit Lion team that got into the postseason was one part of […]
1993 Detroit Lions: A Return To The Top Of The NFC Central
The Barry Sanders Era in Detroit had its first big breakthrough in 1991, when the Lions reached the NFC Championship Game. After a hard fall to last place in 1992, it looked like that breakout might be a fluke. The 1993 Detroit Lions answered those doubts—they won a division title, returned to the postseason and […]
The 1991 Detroit Lions Run To The NFC Championship Game
It’s an understatement to say that the city of Detroit hasn’t seen a lot of winning NFL football. The 1990s were different—they made the playoffs six times. The 1991 Detroit Lions were the first and the best of that decade, the only time the franchise has reached the conference championship round in the Super Bowl […]
The 1983 Detroit Lions Run To The NFC Central Title
The 1983 Detroit Lions were a steadily improving team with one of the star running backs in the NFL, Billy Sims. The Lions drafted Sims following a 2-14 season in 1979 and immediately went 17-15 over the next two years. They made the playoffs at 4-5 in the strike-shortened year of 1982, and in 1983 […]