However, the Lions won four NFL titles from 1935 to 1957. This is the only original NFL franchise that has never won a Super Bowl. Dating all the way back to 1930 as the Portsmouth Spartans in Ohio, the team moved to Detroit in 1934 as the Lions. The Detroit Lions are considered to be one of the eight original franchises in the NFL. Playing annually on Thanksgiving Day, the team is a huge attraction for legal sports betting on that holiday. Playing in the “Black & Blue” NFC North Division, the Detroit Lions have established some of the most time-honored rivalries in the NFL.