When the club was founded in 1930, it was called the Portsmouth Spartans. The squad moved to Detroit for the 1934 NFL season and changed its name to the Detroit Lions. Home games for the Lions are now held at Ford Field in Detroit’s downtown.
Martha Ford, the team’s owner and chief executive officer, has ultimate control over the management. The franchise was estimated to be valued at over 2.1 billion dollars. However, before the AFL-NFL merger in 1970, the Detroit Lions had won four NFL titles (1935, 1952, 1953, 1957). The Lions last qualified for the playoffs in 2016, when they lost to the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC wild card game.
Date: 1930 – present
Division: NFC North
Headquarters: Detroit
Stadium: Ford Field – Capacity: 65,000
Coach: Dan Campbell
Principal Owner: Sheila Ford Hamp
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Detroit Lions Schedule 2022
- Week 1: vs. Eagles, Sunday 9/11, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
- Week 2: vs. Commanders, Sunday 9/18, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
- Week 3: @ Vikings, Sunday 9/25, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
- Week 4: vs. Seahawks, Sunday 10/2, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
- Week 5: @ Patriots, Sunday 10/9, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
- Week 6: BYE
- Week 7: @ Cowboys, Sunday 10/23, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
- Week 8: vs. Dolphins, Sunday 10/30, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
- Week 9: vs. Packers, Sunday 11/6, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
- Week 10: @ Bears, Sunday 11/13, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
- Week 11: @ Giants, Sunday 11/20, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
- Week 12: vs. Bills, Thursday 11/24, 12:30 p.m. ET (CBS)
- Week 13: vs. Jaguars, Sunday 12/4, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
- Week 14: vs. Vikings, Sunday 12/11, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
- Week 15: @ Jets, Sunday 12/18, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
- Week 16: @ Panthers, Saturday 12/24, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
- Week 17: vs. Bears, Sunday 1/1, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
- Week 18: @ Packers, TBD
Detroit Lions Total 2021 Salary Cap
- Maximum Salary Cap: $197,727,427
- Active Contracts: $61,411,984
- Injured Reserve: $51,992,793
- Dead Cap: $66,513,128
- Total Cap: $196,534,660
- Est. Cap Space: $1,192,767
Who is the best player on the Detroit Lions 2021?
Detroit Lions tight end T.J. Hockenson has been voted as the No. 1 player in the NFL on the “Top 100 Players of 2021” rankings.