Here are my thoughts on why the Lions are not playing in Super Bowl 59. It's true. The injuries along the defense were piling up. What made it challenging for the front office to take a big swing at the deadline was the team was still competing and winning games.

The Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles will compete in Super Bowl LIX on Sunday, Feb. 9, and each team has several players with ties to either the Detroit Lions or Michigan.

"The Lions are not there. The teams who are there, I couldn't care less if they win or lose. ... I'll be doing laundry," one fan said.

No team with a returning coach and two new coordinators has won a Super Bowl since the 2009 New Orleans Saints

Anazalone's head coach, Dan Campbell, famously set the Lions' preseason expectations for a Super Bowl appearance. The Lions were unable to make Campbell's plans a reality as they lost to Washington by a score of 45-31 on January 18. "Next year. It's going to be you...and us," one fan said in the comments section with a light blue heart emoji.

"I want them to win every game besides the game I'm playing against them in," Slay told the Free Press from the Super Bowl's media festivities.

Here is a list of pending free agents from Chiefs and Eagles playing in Super Bowl 2025 who the Detroit Lions could potentially target in March.

I n just a few days, the 59th Super Bowl will take place, and for the 59th consecutive time, it will not feature the Detroit Lions. This year, it felt like the Lions may finally b