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The Detroit Lions are an American football team based in Detroit , Michigan . Originally based in Portsmouth , Ohio and called the Portsmouth Spartans, the team began play in 1929 as an independent professional team, one of many such teams in the Ohio and Scioto River valleys. For the 1930 season, the Spartans formally joined the NFL as the other area independents folded because of the Great Depression. Despite success within the NFL, they could not survive in Portsmouth , then the NFL's smallest city. The team was purchased and moved to Detroit for the 1934 season.

The Lions have won four pre-Super Bowl NFL Championships, the last in 1957, and have yet to qualify for the Super Bowl.

Detroit Lions running back Kevin Smith hoping for more ground production Detroit Lions running back Kevin Smith believes receiver Calvin Johnson is the key to a better ground game in 2012.

Five reasons Detroit Lions could win Super Bowl XLVII The Detroit Lions were 10-6 last season, but could take that next step and win Super Bowl XLVII if certain things go right in 2012.

The Detroit Lions and the Wide 9: Do the Lions Ignore the Cornerback Position? There is a widely held perception that the Detroit Lions ignore the cornerback position. Those who hold this opinion point to their cornerback play as a weakness and view it as a problem that the Lions won't be able to overcome. The games they played against Green Bay (Week 17) and New Orleans (2011-12 playoff game) certainly make their argument seem valid. The Detroit Lions run a defense called ...

An Open Letter to Detroit Lions Head Coach Jim Schwartz Dear Coach Schwartz, We’ve never met. But after three years of reading about you, seeing you on television, and watching from the stands at Ford Field as you went to war on game days, it feels like I’ve gotten to know you well enough to offer a few friendly suggestions. But before I do, I’d like to say thanks. The Detroit Lions have had a lot of head coaches since Buddy Parker and George Wilson ...