| 29 December 2009
On December 29th, 1957, at a sold out Briggs Stadium in downtown Detroit, led by Tobin Rote's 4 touchdown passes and 1 touchdown run, the Western Conference champion Detroit Lions destroyed the Cleveland Browns 59-14 to win the NFL Championship Game.
Lions great Joe Schmidt was carried off the Briggs Stadium field in triumph
It was the Lions' 4th title game appearance and 3rd world title of the 1950s. They were considered one of the elite, a team full of Hall of Fame talent, an NFL dynasty.
It's been all downhill, with only a single, solitary playoff win in 1991, since.
In honor of the last Lions title team, here's the highlight film of that glorious 1957 game.
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
I still hold out hope I'll witness a Detroit Lions NFL title sometime in my lifetime. But I'm not holding my breath...
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