The Detroit Lions franchise was founded in 1930 as the Portsmouth Spartans and has been part of the National Football League ever since. But the franchise has never had back-to-back seasons with at least 10 wins. Until now.
The Lions improved their record to 10-1 today, after going 12-5 last season, making it two consecutive years with double-digit wins.
Before last year, the Lions had just 10 double-digit winning seasons in franchise history: 1931, 1934, 1953, 1962, 1970, 1991, 1993, 1995, 2011 and 2014. They are not used to success in Detroit. .
But this is a very different Lions team, one that made the NFC Championship Game last year and is playing even better this year. And a Lions team that won’t settle for 10 wins, or anything less than a Super Bowl victory.