The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They currently belong to the Northern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC) in the National Football League (NFL). Originally called the Portsmouth Spartans, the team began play in 1930 as one of the NFL's small town teams in Portsmouth, Ohio. However, they were forced to move to Detroit in 1934 due to the Great Depression.

The Lions have won four NFL Championships.