Maxie Baughan 1980–1982

Ed Beard 1983–1984

Wayne Fontes 1985–1988

Woody Widenhofer 1989–1992

Hank Bullough 1993

Herb Paterra 1994–1995

Jim Eddy 1996

Larry Peccatiello 1997–2000

Vince Tobin 2001

Kurt Schottenheimer 2002–2003

Dick Jauron 2004–2005

Donnie Henderson 2006

Joe Barry 2007–2008

Gunther Cunningham 2009–2013

Teryl Austin 2014–2017

Paul Pasqualoni 2018–2019

 Cory Undlin 2020

Aaron Glenn 2021–present

Special Teams coordinators

Name Tenure

John Bonamego 2019

Brayden Coombs 2020

Dave Fipp 2021–present

Rivalries
Divisional
Chicago Bears
Main article: Bears–Lions rivalry
The Lions and Chicago Bears first met in 1930 when the Lions were known as the
Portsmouth Spartans.[57] The Bears and Lions have been division rivals since
1933.[58][59] The Bears lead the series 105–78–5.[60]

Green Bay Packers

Main article: Lions–Packers rivalry
The Lions and Green Bay Packers first met in 1929 when the Lions were known as
the Portsmouth Spartans.[6] The Lions and Packers have been division rivals since
1933.[58][59][61] The Packers lead the series 106–76–7.[62]

Minnesota Vikings
Main article: Lions–Vikings rivalry
The Lions and Minnesota Vikings have played twice annually since the Vikings
entered the NFL in 1961, excluding 1982 due to the strike that occurred that
season.[63][64] The Vikings lead the all-time series 80–43–2.[65]

Former
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Lions and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were also division opponents in the NFL
Central fron 1977 to 2001.[66]

Historic
Cleveland Browns
The Lions also share a rivalry with the Cleveland Browns, which began in the 1950s
when the Browns and Lions played each other in four NFL Championship Games.
The Lions won three of those championships, while the Browns won one. This was
one of the NFL's best rivalries in the 1950s.[67] Since the AFL–NFL merger of 1970,
the teams have met much less frequently due to the Browns' move to the American
Football Conference (AFC).[68] From 2002 to 2014, the two teams played an annual
preseason game known as the "Great Lakes Classic". [69]

Radio and television

Main article: List of Detroit Lions broadcasters

Map of radio affiliates

Radio
Main article: Detroit Lions Radio Network
The Lions' flagship radio station is WXYT-FM.[70] Dan Miller does play-by-play, Lomas
Brown does color commentary, and T. J. Lang is the sideline reporter.[71][72]

In 2015, the team announced that they were moving from WXYT-FM to WJR for
the 2016 NFL season, ending a 20-year relationship with CBS Radio.[73] The decision
to part with WXYT was reportedly instigated by a demand by the team for the station
to fire on-air personality Mike Valenti, who has had a history of making critical
comments about the Lions during his drivetime show, as a condition of any future
renewal. A CBS Radio spokesperson stated that their refusal was meant to maintain
the station's integrity.[73][74]

The Lions' flagship station returned to WXYT-FM starting with the 2021 season.[75]

TV
Preseason
Main article: Detroit Lions Television Network
In 2015, WJBK took over from WXYZ-TV as the flagship station for Lions preseason
games.[76] In 2023, the announcers were Jason Ross Jr. with play-by-play, Devin
Gardner with color commentary, and Dannie Rogers with sideline reports. [77] Games
are produced by Bally Sports Detroit.[78][79]
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