Lions back in playoff spotlight: What life looked like the last time Detroit was in the NFC Championship game

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The Detroit Lions are back in the NFC Championship for the first time since the 1991 season and are looking to make the franchise’s first Super Bowl appearance when they take on the San Francisco 49ers this weekend. 

More history could be made with a win on Sunday. Victory at Levi's Stadium would mark Detroit’s first road playoff win since 1957 – the year they defeated the 49ers and went on to win the NFL title.

Detroit Lions quarterback Erik Kramer, #12, in action against the Washington Redskins at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in Washington, D.C., Jan. 12, 1992. (John Iacono /Sports Illustrated via Getty Images)

Here is a look back at the last time the Lions made the NFC Championship game and what was going on in the world at the time. 

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View of Detroit Lions quarterback Erik Kramer, #12, sulks on the field after a game against the Washington Redskins at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in Washington, D.C., Jan. 12, 1992. (John Iacono /Sports Illustrated via Getty Images)

Led by head coach Wayne Fontes, the Lions set a franchise record with a 12-4 record that year. Detroit won the division and punched their ticket to the postseason for the first time since the 1983 season. 

With the No. 2 seed in the NFC, the Lions took on the Dallas Cowboys in the divisional round, routing them 38-6. 

They would face Washington in the conference championship – the same team that shut them out in Week 1 with a 45-0 loss. In what would be the Lions' only appearance in the NFC Championship game until this season, Detroit suffered another staggering loss to Washington, losing 41-10. 

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