Detroit Lions

Barry Sanders fumbled the ball 41 times in his career. He fumbled the ball 10 times in his rookie season, so nearly 25% of all of his fumbles came in his first year of playing with the Detroit Lions.

1930 as the Portsmouth Spartans. Poor revenues, in part due to playing in a small town and in part due to the Great Depression, led to financial problems for the team. The Spartans were bought by George Richards, the owner of radio station WJR, in 1934 and moved to Detroit and renamed the Lions.

2005: 5-11

2006: 3-13

2007: 7-9

2008: 0-16

2009: 2-14

Overall the past five seasons the Lions won/loss record is (GULP) 17-63. Can I get an ouch? OUCH!! Thank you.

yes, in the 1950s and 60s they often won the thanksgiving day game. Only in the last ten years or so have they been unfavorable on thanksgiving.

Twice, both times with the Green Bay Packers. First time was a win in Super Bowl 31 (January, 1997). The following year, they lost to the Denver Broncos.

The Detroit Lions used many quarterbacks during Barry Sanders' ten seasons with the team, including Rodney Peete, Bob Gagliano, Andre Ware, Erik Kramer, Dave Krieg, Scott Mitchell and Charlie Batch.

Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 1st round (3rd overall) of the 1989 NFL Draft.

As of the end of the 2010 season, the Detroit Lions all-time win loss record is 496-593-32 with a .456 winning percentage.

On January 5, 1983, Tony Dorsett of the Dallas Cowboys ran 99 yards for a touchdown in a Monday night game against the Minnesota Vikings.

The lineman who blocked for him was Steven Wright, He is on season 22 of survivor.

it depends on when last year was if 2009 17

In the 2012 season, a "Monday" Night Football game was broadcast on ESPN, which featured the Lions taking on the Falcons, on December 22, 2012, which was actually a Saturday, rescheduled from the usual Monday. The Lions lost, 31-18

As of the 2008 season, the last time the Lions won at Lambeau was December 15, 1991 when they defeated the Packers 21-17. Between 1992-1994, the Packers' home game against the Lions was played in Milwaukee. The Lions lost all three of those games. So the Lions have lost 16 straight games on the road against the Packers and 13 straight at Lambeau.

At the time of his retirement in 1998, Barry Sanders needed 1,458 rushing yards to pass Walter Payton and become the NFL's all-time leading rusher. If Sanders were to return to the NFL, he would need 3,087 rushing yards to pass Emmitt Smith, who currently holds the all-time record.

November 23, 2003. they beat the packers 22-14

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The Green Bay Packers the highest number of times. They have also played the Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts, the Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans, the Houston Texans, New England, Chicago, Philadelphia, Minnesota, Oakland, Kansas City, the NY Giants and NY Jets, Washington, the LA/St. Louis Rams, Buffalo, Denver, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Atlanta, and Miami.

That would be in 1971 (Super Bowl V) when the Baltimore Colts of the AFC defeated the Dallas Cowboys of the NFC 16-13. The previous four Super Bowls were played between the NFL champion and the AFL champion.

Daren the D.A.R.E. lion got the name from the D.A.R.E. company and Bensalem Police department. They were probably looking for a rhyme to go with their slogan for what D.A.R.E. means. D.A.R.E. means Drug Abuse Resistance Education.

The last time the Lions won their division was in 1993.

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They got their name from the mane of coarse long hair around their face.

1929

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