an example of a weak inferior team. often times an automatic, guaranteed victory
...Guy: hey dude who do you like in the Laker game tonight? Guy2: friggin' kidding me bro? they're playing the DETROIT LIONS of basketball, its a lock. Lakers 129 - Clippers 83
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Mistakenly listed as the worst franchise in NFL History. Only known for performances in last few decades, never given consideration for the above average performances for the other approximately 60 years of franchise history.
Franchises considered to be worse, starting from the worst:

Cardinals-First from Chicago, then St. Louis, then, Phoenix, now Arizona. Most losses. In their 80 years of existance... 8 playoff appearances. No one wants them.

Saints-AKA 'Aints'. Only recently have their performance turned around, thanks to Drew Brees.

Texans-Haven't been around that long, but their performance is still horrible other than VERY recent. Worst winning percentage at 33.3%.

Falcons-Despite recent performances and their famed 1977 defense. Nothing. Riddled with losing seasons and scandals.

Bengals-No Championships, losing record. Only 12 winning seasons of 40.

Buccaneers-Home of the FIRST defeated team 0-14. Second Worst Win Percentage 39.3%. Their only Superbowl win is considered a fluke.

Bills-They missed the Superbowl win four times in a row.

Seahawks-No championships even with a great coach. Only team to go to the playoffs with a losing record.

Detroit Lions-Not the best team, but not the worst. With four championships although many, many years ago. Failures to win in the playoffs except once since 1957, and of course no Superbowls. Even if they are the few to yet win one, and to have a defeated season 0-16. I feel, though, the Lions are emerging from the abyss to become a contender for decades to come.

I would list a site which gives extremely detailed and accurate information, but it's cold hard football facts dot com. hint hint.
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Outsider: Who are they?

Lion Fan: It's the Detroit Lions.
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The team who uses the motto "We'll get em next year" for every season.
Dude the Detroit Lions just lost again. That's a shame.
by Roast Almighty January 12, 2020
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An NFL team responsible for every act of terror since 1957 as proposed by the Lions Vertical Integration Theory(LVIT).

Cats(2019), fuck yeah. A cross country runner, a literal dip shit, who broke his leg as an act of espionage for Russia, Hell yeah I'm onto you, Pedro Blocks.
Person 1: Did you hear that the Detroit Lions suck.
Person 2: Did I fuck your mom?
Person 1: Yes and I watched.
Person 2: WTF
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They were so bad one fan, when asked about their season, said, "They really suck this year. It hurts because I've been a fan for my entire life." The interviewer responded, "The lions can suck my big fat oily c***." This sentiment was expressed throughout the season by non-fans of the team. Events like these further exacerbated relations between Lions fans and other football fans. For the most part the relations were non-violent, however, at some times Lions fans attacked non-fans with crutches and other blunt instruments. These hostilities were often met with verbal attacks like, "Suck my fat girthy oily c**k". The Lions claim no affiliation to these anarchists, however, a theory called the Lions Vertical Integration Theory(LVIT) proposes that the Lions players and management are behind every single act of terror since 1957. Cats(2019) h**l yeah. A cross country runner's supposedly broken ankle that was actually a cover for espionage, F**k yeah.

As mentioned earlier fans of this sh**ty team are notorious for committing horrible atrocities. Some have even committed war crimes. One high school boy repeatedly beat a non-fan classmate with a stick. This fan was later charged with unrelated counts of murder and arson. The lack of a proper response led one radio show host to say, "The lions can shove a two foot oiled up horse d**k up their a**. And the fans can chortle on by plump b**ls." The Lions responded saying, "Lions don't like c**k".
I heard the Detroit Lions suck
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haven't been champs since the
60s...only were good in the mid 70s and in the 90s with Barry Sanders
the lions are always screwing up
by ItsAllBeenDone March 24, 2004
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