Are the 2008 Detroit Lions the Worst Team in NFL History?

AOL SPORTS ^ | 28 NOVEMBER 2008 | AOL SPORTS

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

As the Detroit Lions gird up their loins to hit the field of battle on another turkey day, they face quite a daunting task. No team in the history of the NFL has ever lost 16 games in the regular season. That's probably because they only play 16. You have to be a really, horrifically brutal football team to finish 0-16, which is why no one has accomplished that feat before.

A peek at the Lions schedule from here on out shows their task. Any win for an 0-11 team would be an upset, but this is a stout group left on the docket for Detroit. They play the Titans (10-1), Vikings (6-5), and Saints (6-5) at home, while traveling to face the Colts (7-4) and the Packers (5-6). The most winnable game would seem to be Green Bay, but beating the Packers in Lambeau on December 28th isn't an easy task for a team used to the indoors.

[Tanniker Smith]

You gotta feel sorry for the Lions playing the Titans. 10-0 teams don't become 10-2 over the course of 5 days.

The Titans were mad and the Lions found out just how mad.

[softwarecreator]

Does anything in that state work right?

3 words ... Detroit Red Wings.

[HelloooClareece]

Yes they are the worst. I say that as a loyal fan.

[ConservativeMan55]

bttt

[martin_fierro]

If they had the Rams on the schedule, they might have a chance.

Almost as bad: They lost to Houston.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Does anything in that state work right?

Our beloved Red Wings (NHL) kicks butt.

Other then that, no.

[steelyourfaith]

I’ve heard about those days at Tampa U with Freddie Solomon running the offense.

[grellis]

If you would like to be added or dropped from the Michigan ping list, please freepmail me.

I'm hoping they pull off a "perfect" season, personally. I was thrilled with the result of yesterday's game!

[SunkenCiv]

I think it’s premature to call the Lions the worst in history, since they haven’t grabbed the coveted “lost more games in one season than any other team” title. That said, no one in my family was the least bit surprised at their performance yesterday, or rather, their lack thereof. That joker who screwed up two kick returns in a row (the second screwup led to a turnover) should have been taken out of the game, sent to the showers, and given his walking papers. It would sober up that whole bunch of crackheads.

[SunkenCiv]

Detroit gets T-giving — has for decades — but (unlike Dallas) doesn’t get on Monday Night Football.

[SunkenCiv]

> a couple of things to deal with this year that the Lions didn’t. A tough schedule and half the damned team on IR.

The Lions do in fact have a tough schedule, as the do every year. It’s less tough this year, because they always play the 49ers, and in the (non-recent) past that has been tough.

[SunkenCiv]

LOL!

[Enchante]

Is EVERYTHING from Detroit in a state of collapse these days?

[ozzymandus]

Has Detroit played the Chiefs? Although the Chiefs somehow won a game this season, they reek.

[SunkenCiv]

1. (L 34-21) Sunday, Sept. 7 Detroit Lions at Atlanta Falcons 1 p.m. FOX
2. (L 48-24) Sunday, Sept. 14 Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions 1 p.m. FOX
3. (L 31-13) Sunday, Sept. 21 Detroit Lions at San Francisco 49ers 4:05 p.m. FOX
4. Bye week
5. (L 27-23) Sunday, Oct. 5 Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions 1 p.m. FOX
6. (L 12-10) Sunday, Oct. 12 Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings 1 p.m. FOX
7. (L 28-21) Sunday, Oct. 19 Detroit Lions at Houston Texans 4:05 p.m. FOX
8. (L 25-17) Sunday, Oct. 26 Washington Redskins at Detroit Lions 1 p.m. FOX
9. (L 27-23) Sunday, Nov. 2 Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears 1 p.m. FOX
10. (L 38-14) Sunday, Nov. 9 Jacksonville Jaguars at Detroit Lions 1 p.m. CBS
11. (L 31-22) Sunday, Nov. 16 Detroit Lions at Carolina Panthers 1 p.m. FOX
12. (L 38-20) Sunday, Nov. 23 Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Detroit Lions 1 p.m. FOX
13. (L 47-10) Thursday, Nov. 27 Tennessee Titans at Detroit Lions 12:30 p.m. CBS
14. (L __-__) Sunday, Dec. 7 Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions 1 p.m. FOX
15. (L __-__) Sunday, Dec. 14 Detroit Lions at Indianapolis Colts 1 p.m. FOX
16. (L __-__) Sunday, Dec. 21 New Orleans Saints at Detroit Lions 1 p.m. FOX
17. (L __-__) Sunday, Dec. 28 Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers 1 p.m. FOX