When the Detroit Lions last advanced to the NFC championship game, what was the world like?

The world is definitely a different place than it was when the Detroit Lions last played in the NFC championship game.

It was January 12, 1992. Detroit played Washington for the chance to go to the Super Bowl, but the eventual league champion outclassed the team by a score of 31 points. The Lions failed to advance to the championship round or win another postseason game for 31 seasons following that. But Detroit is back to being one victory away from the Super Bowl after winning the wild card and divisional rounds.

The world has changed significantly in the years between NFC championship visits, so let’s take a look back at what happened the last time Detroit competed for a conference title: