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Latest news on the Detroit Lions, a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the NFC North division of the National Football League (NFL). Here is a brief summary of their history and achievements:
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The Lions were founded in 1930 as the Portsmouth Spartans, a charter member of the American Football League (AFL). They joined the NFL in 1934, when they moved to Detroit and changed their name to the Lions, in reference to the city's baseball team, the Detroit Tigers.
The Lions have won four NFL championships, all before the Super Bowl era. They won their first title in 1935, defeating the New York Giants. They repeated as champions in 1952, 1953, and 1957, beating the Cleveland Browns each time.