The Detroit Lions joined the National Football League in 1930 playing as the Portsmouth Totals. In 1934 they became the Detroit Lions, and in 1935 recorded their first championship. They also recorded championships in 1952 and 1953. Their final championship season was in 1957, 53 years ago.

In 2010 look for QB Mathew Stafford and wide receiver, Calvin Johnson to be the names of the franchise for many years to come. With a new coach who seems to know what he wants, and a philosophy to draft the most talented players available, rather than draft for position, the franchise may be on the move up. Add in a few premium free agents and a good draft class, which includes defensive tackle, Suh and running back, Best, and season ticket holders may finally enjoy Sunday afternoons.

Currently tickets are pretty easy to come by and over the last few seasons the Lions have experienced numerous game day blackouts. So with Ford Field less than full, tickets should be available for most games not played on Thanksgiving Day, and last year there were tickets available even during game week for Turkey day.

If you are looking to purchase tickets to the Lions, then begin at the team sitehttp://www.detroitlions.com/tickets/index.html. You can be sure you are dealing with a reputable box office.

Obtaining Tickets for a Soldout NFL Game

Most National Football League games are sellouts. If they are not, the NFL blackout ban is not lifted and area viewers cannot watch the game on their home TVs. For soldout games, football fans have a limited number of ways to obtain tickets.

If you start a few days early, you can visit Stubhub and check the availability of game tickets. This is where fans who have made other plans or decided they do not want to use their tickets, can put them up for sale. If you purchase from this site, you are buying through a reputable dealer and can feel relatively safe making your purchase.

Craigslist is an alternative site to search for and purchase tickets to the game you are interested in. When purchasing from here, it is recommended you do so in person and verify your tickets are legitimate. Unlike Stubhub, you may well find phony offers or scam artists looking for an easy target. This is a good site to find a variety of items, but take care not to be taken. As a side note, you can also POST here yourself for games you are looking to buy tickets to.

Game day scalpers are also a method of obtaining tickets. You can usually find these guys selling & pushing tickets on the streets around the stadium. Similar to Craigslist, be sure you know what you are buying before handing over any monies.

Another method of obtaining tickets is to go to your team's home sitehttp://www.detroitlions.com/index-home.html. There you will be able to find tickets that Season Ticket holders have decided to try and sell. Sometimes you can get with your friends and purchase discounted season tickets. Then you can decide which game es each of you will attend.

Remember though, that there will be times that tickets are being sold above face value and there will be nothing you can do, but suck it up and put out the bucks if you must attend the game. Try your best to make any purchases well before the game and from reputable sellershttp://www.nflfootballstadiums.com/FordField.htm.