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Detroit Lions
Detroit's NFL team since 1934: Honolulu blue, Sundays at downtown's Ford Field and a city that lives and breathes football.
01 / The story of this place
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The Detroit Lions are the city's NFL team, playing in the NFC North. The franchise began in 1928 as the Portsmouth Spartans in Ohio, joined the NFL in 1930 and moved to Detroit in 1934, taking the Lions name as a nod to the Tigers. They won four NFL Championship Games between 1935 and 1957, wear the team's own "Honolulu blue" and silver, and play home games at Ford Field downtown, where game days spill into Greektown and Eastern Market tailgates.
- Detroit's NFL team since 1934
- Four NFL championships, 1935–1957
- Home games at downtown's Ford Field
- Honolulu blue and silver
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Hilton Garden Inn Detroit Downtown6 min walk · Downtown · Harmonie Park / Paradise Valley (near Comerica Park and Ford Field)Book direct ↗
The Siren Hotel7 min walk · Downtown · Broadway / Grand Circus ParkBook direct ↗
Element Detroit at the Metropolitan7 min walk · Downtown · Grand Circus Park / FoxtownBook direct ↗
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