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The Lions ended the season this past Sunday with a record of nine wins eights losses. No playoffs and of course no chance for a visit to the Super Bowl. The season is over! Once again, the loyal Detroit fans were disappointed. The Detroit Lions are one of the oldest franchises in the N.F.L. The first Super Bowl was played in 1967. The Lions have never played in the big game. They last won a championship in 1957 in the pre super bowl era. That is about sixty-nine years ago.

The dictionary defines a curse as a solemn utterance intended to invoke a supernatural power to inflict harm or punishment on someone or something. Bobby Layne played professional football for 15 years. He became a Detroit Lion in 1950.He played quarterback for the Lions for 8 years. He led Detroit to three NFL championships in the 1950's. This was the pre-Super Bowl era. Bobby led the Lions to the 1957 championship. It was the last time the Detroit Lions played in or won a c