Editing Detroit Lions (section)

===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.<ref>{{multiref2
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|4={{Cite web |title=A look at the NFL in the fabulous 1950s |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2019/10/11/a-look-at-the-nfl-in-the-fabulous-1950s/40301077/ |date=October 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602172446/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2019/10/11/a-look-at-the-nfl-in-the-fabulous-1950s/40301077/ |archive-date=June 2, 2022 |access-date=June 2, 2022 |website=USA Today |agency=Associated Press |language=en-US}}
}}</ref> 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).<ref>{{cite web |title=Week 2 – Lions-Browns Rivalry |url=https://www.profootballhof.com/news/week-2-lions-browns-rivalry/ |website=[[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] |date=January 1, 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417195407/https://www.profootballhof.com/news/week-2-lions-browns-rivalry/ |archive-date=April 17, 2019 |url-status=live |access-date=October 22, 2019}}</ref> From 2002 to 2014, the two teams played an annual preseason game known as the "Great Lakes Classic".<ref name="The Great Lakes Classic">{{cite news |url=http://www.morningjournal.com/articles/2009/11/22/sports/mj1925578.txt |title=Great Lakes Classic has lacked luster since its beginning |date=November 22, 2009 |access-date=March 21, 2009 |last=Schudel |first=Jeff |website=[[The Morning Journal]] |archive-date=September 3, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150903214811/http://www.morningjournal.com/general-news/20091122/great-lakes-classic-has-lacked-luster-since-its-beginning |url-status=live}}</ref> As of the 2024 season, the Lions lead the all-time series 19–6, with three of those wins coming in postseason play.<ref>{{cite web |title=All Matchups, Detroit Lions vs. Cleveland Browns |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_query.cgi?tm1=det&tm2=cle&yr=all |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240916111407/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_query.cgi?tm1=det&tm2=cle&yr=all |archive-date=September 16, 2024 |url-status=live |access-date=August 4, 2024}}</ref>

====Los Angeles Rams====
The Lions have played the [[Los Angeles Rams|Rams]] more than any other non-divisional team with 89 total matchups over the years dating back to 1937. In the [[2023–24 NFL playoffs|2023–24 playoffs]], the Rams and Lions met for their first postseason matchup since 1952. The Lions won 24–23 in Matthew Stafford's first game back in Detroit since being traded to the Rams.<ref name="g782">{{cite web |title=Column: Matthew Stafford loses the battle but wins the war in his duel with Jared Goff |url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/rams/story/2024-01-15/matthew-stafford-lost-battle-won-war-jared-goff-duel-rams-lions |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=January 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240804183417/https://www.latimes.com/sports/rams/story/2024-01-15/matthew-stafford-lost-battle-won-war-jared-goff-duel-rams-lions |archive-date=August 4, 2024 |url-status=live |last1=Plaschke |first1=Bill |access-date=August 4, 2024}}</ref> As of the 2024 season, the Rams lead the all-time series 45–43–1.<ref>{{cite web |title=All Matchups, Detroit Lions vs. Cleveland/St. Louis/LA Rams |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_query.cgi?tm1=det&tm2=ram&yr=all |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240916112039/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_query.cgi?tm1=det&tm2=ram&yr=all |archive-date=September 16, 2024 |url-status=live |access-date=August 4, 2024}}</ref>