Question: when was the last time detroit lions went to the playoffs
Answer: y Portsmouth Spartans ( 1930 -- 1933 ) Detroit Lions ( 1934 -- present ) Championships League championships ( 4 ) NFL Championships ( pre -- 1970 AFL -- NFL merger ) ( 4 ) 1935 , 1952 , 1953 , 1957 Conference championships ( 4 ) NFL National : 1952 NFL Western : 1953 , 1954 , 1957 Division championships ( 4 ) NFL West : 1935 NFC Central : 1983 , 1991 , 1993 Playoff appearances ( 18 ) NFL : 1932 , 1935 , 1952 , 1953 , 1954 , 1957 , 1970 , 1982 , 1983 , 1991 , 1993 , 1994 , 1995 , 1997 , 1999 , 2011 , 2014 , 2016 Home fields Universal Stadium ( 1930 -- 1933 ) University of Detroit Stadium ( 1934 -- 1940 ) Tiger Stadium ( 1938 -- 1939 , 1941 -- 1974 ) Pontiac Silverdome ( 1975 -- 2001 ) Ford Field ( 2002 -- present )