Built in 1975 as home to the Detroit Lions the Pontiac Silverdome was set to be demolished on December 3, 2017. The first attempt failed however a second attempt was successful.
August 23rd, 1975. Where were you? Were you even born yet. It was the day the Detroit Lions played their first game at the then brand spanking new Pontiac Silverdome.
Everyone knows that the Detroit Lions have never won, or even appeared in, the Super Bowl. But the NFL's bigger-than-life title game has come to Michigan twice in its history.