Where were you on January 5, 1992? If you were old enough to be a Lions fan, chances are it was one of the happiest dates of your football life.
On that date, 29 years ago today, the Lions scored the only playoff win in the Super Bowl era in franchise history. Detroit pummeled the visiting Dallas Cowboys, 38-6, in the old Pontiac Silverdome to win the NFC divisional-round matchup.
Wayne Fontes’ Lions never looked better than that day, waxing the floor with Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith and all the luminaries of Jimmy Johnson’s vaunted Cowboys. Willie Green caught two TD passes from Erik Kramer, while Mel Jenkins scored a too-easy pick-six off Aikman, who would get yanked in the game for Steve Beuerlein.
Barry Sanders ran for 69 yards and a touchdown. Herman Moore also caught a touchdown pass as the Lions offense racked up 421 total yards of offense.
It was a magical day. I watched the game at a sports bar in Sandusky, Ohio with a raucous group of Lions fans, some of whom never sat down. There was cheering, there was hugging, there was something special about being a Lions fan that day.
January 5, 1992: The Lions pummel the Cowboys 38-6 in the NFC Divisional Round. It was the franchise’s first (and still the only) postseason win since 1957. Notable:
-The Silverdome was lit 🔥
-We need a where are they now on the “Guy In Stands”
-That Barry Sanders run 🔥 😮 pic.twitter.com/9GCLQ7NcMa— This Day In Sports Clips (@TDISportsClips) January 5, 2021
Here’s to the memory of the greatest moment in Lions franchise history in the last 60 years!
