But it still wasn’t enough to win even a single playoff game. STUNNED:58 reasons Detroit Lions have never been to the Super Bowl The Lions will enter next season as one of the NFC Super Bowl favorites, and their defense should be better with the return ...

Here is the list of 59 reasons why the Detroit Lions have never been Super Bowl champs, curated by longtime Free Press Lions insider Dave Birkett.

DeMeco Ryans and the Houston Texans made an impressive run despite facing a lot of adversity during the 2024 NFL season. They won the AFC South division title a

Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes had to deal with injuries that decimated the roster and likely cost the team a chance to make a Super Bowl.

Just last offseason, the Detroit Lions had legitimate reasons to hope that a Super Bowl run could come in their 2024 campaign. They were fresh off a narrow 34-31 NFC championship game defeat against the San Francisco 49ers,

Burks was called into action for the 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII when Dre Greenlaw went down with an injury. This time Burks is filling in for Nakobe Dean.

Samantha Stonecipher, who still plans on making the trip to New Orleans, says she will wear her Honolulu Blue with pride.

Dan Campbell's Detroit Lions have been the NFL's best regular-season team over the last two years. After two brutal playoff losses, that means very little.

Unfortunately for Detroit Lions safety Brian Branch, dodgeball comes with its own risks, and during the first game Houston's Joe Mixon hit him right in the Pro Bowls. While Branch wasn't actually hurt and was able to laugh about it afterwards, it still makes for an incredibly funny video.

Goff, after getting some help from Green Bay running back Josh Jacobs via an NFL trivia contest, showed off his passing acumen.

Detroit quarterback Jared Goff delivered a near-perfect performance in “passing the test” and helped the NFC take a 14-7 lead over the AFC during the opening night of the Pro Bowl Games.

The Lions' coaching overhaul continues as the team hired former Stanford HC David Shaw in the wake of losing multiple top staffers.