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Former Bulldog Matthew Stafford trying to make history in Detroit

Related Topics: Matthew Stafford, Wayne Fontes

The last time Detroit won a playoff game was in January of 1992 when they knocked off the Cowboys 38-6 in the Silverdome when Wayne Fontes was the head coach.

Since then, the Lions have been to the playoffs seven times and lost the opening game each time.

This is the third time in Stafford’s eight-year career that the Lions have made the postseason, and the first two tries didn’t turn out how Stafford and the Lions had hoped.

In 2012, the Lions made their first playoff appearance since 1999. In that game, Stafford went 28-for-43 of 380 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions.