| 2009 Detroit Lions season | General manager Martin Mayhew | Home field Ford Field | Results | Record 2–14 |
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What year did the Detroit Lions go 0 and 16?
The Lions were the first franchise to finish a full (non-strike shortened) regular season with no wins or ties since the move to sixteen season games in 1978, going 0–16 during the
2008
NFL season. They are also one of four current teams, and the only one in the NFC, to have never played in the Super Bowl.
Was Calvin Johnson on the 0 16 Lions team?
Johnson and the
2008 Detroit Lions
finished the first ever 0–16 season in NFL history after a 31–21 loss to the Green Bay Packers in Week 17.
How many GMS have the Lions had?
| Person Teams Titles | Matt Millen Lions President, President/General Manager | Bill Tobin Lions Director of Player Personnel | Martin Mayhew Lions Executive VP of Football Operations/General Manager, Senior VP/General Manager | Sheldon White Lions Interim GM |
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Who did Martin Mayhew play for?
During Mayhew’s nine-year career, he appeared in 118 games (107 starts) for
Buffalo
(1988), Washington (1989-92) and Tampa Bay (1993-96) and notched 473 tackles, 21 interceptions, 1.0 sack and four forced fumbles.
Who was the QB for the 0 16 lions?
The Lions tried to come back as QB
Jon Kitna
completed a 34-yard TD pass to RB Rudi Johnson.
Has there ever been a 0 16 NFL team?
Since 1944, only five teams have had winless seasons in the NFL: the 1960 Dallas Cowboys (0–11–1), the 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0–14), the 1982 Baltimore Colts (0–8–1) the 2008 Detroit Lions (0–16), and the 2017
Cleveland Browns
(0–16).
How much did Calvin Johnson have to pay back?
Johnson was reportedly forced to pay back
$1.6 million
after retiring, which doesn’t sound like enough money to be worth angering your best player of a generation (the team is on track to pay kicker Randy Bullock more this season), but the Lions will do what they want, apparently.
Are the Detroit Lions the worst team ever?
Detroit Lions are
considered the worst team in the NFC
, according to a poll recently taken from five NFL executives. At least one of the five NFL executives polled in a recent Athletic article did not vote that the Detroit Lions were the worst team in the NFC.
What year did the Browns go 0 16?
While 10 teams have gone winless in the history of the NFL, only two — the 2008 Lions and
2017
Cleveland Browns — have gone 0-16.
What teams have never won a Superbowl?
- Houston Texans. …
- Detroit Lions. …
- Carolina Panthers. …
- Atlanta Falcons. …
- Cincinnati Bengals. …
- Jacksonville Jaguars. …
- Los Angeles Chargers. …
- Minnesota Vikings.
Who is the oldest NFL franchise?
The Green Bay Acme Packers
, founded in 1919 (joined the NFL in 1921, now the Green Bay Packers) is the oldest NFL franchise with continuous operation in the same location.
Who are the Detroit Lions biggest rival?
| Statistics | All-time series Packers , 105–72–7 | Postseason results Packers, 2–0 January 8, 1994, Packers 28, Lions 24 December 31, 1994, Packers 16, Lions 12 | Largest victory Packers, 50–7 (1940) | Longest win streak Lions, 11 (1949–54) Packers, 10 (1940–45, 2005–10) |
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