Editing Ford Field (section)

===Football===
Ford Field hosted [[Super Bowl XL]] on February 5, 2006, as the [[2005 Pittsburgh Steelers season|Pittsburgh Steelers]] defeated the [[2005 Seattle Seahawks season|Seattle Seahawks]], 21–10 to win their fifth [[Super Bowl]] championship in front of 68,206 in attendance. It also marked the final game in the 13-year career for Steelers [[running back]], and Detroit native, [[Jerome Bettis]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Super Bowl XL Game Recap|url=http://www.nfl.com/superbowl/history/recap/sbxl|website=NFL.com|date=February 6, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181024035602/http://www.nfl.com/superbowl/history/recap/sbxl|archive-date=October 24, 2018|access-date=August 8, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Greg|last=Garber|title=Steelers get past Seahawks for fifth Super Bowl win in club history|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=260205023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171011232806/http://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=260205023|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 11, 2017|website=ESPN.com|date=February 6, 2006|access-date=November 10, 2017}}</ref>

The stadium was home to the [[Little Caesars Pizza Bowl]] sponsored by Detroit-based [[Little Caesars]] (previously known as the Motor City Bowl and jointly sponsored by the [[Big Three (automobile manufacturers)#United States|Big Three]] automakers headquartered in Detroit – [[Chrysler]], Ford, and [[General Motors]]) from 2002 until 2013. It featured a top [[Mid-American Conference]] (MAC) team and a [[Big Ten Conference]] team.<ref>{{cite web|first=Bill|last=Shea|title=Pizza Bowl canceled as Lions back new Ford Field game|url=https://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20140819/NEWS/140819815/little-caesars-pizza-bowl-at-ford-field-canceled|website=Crain's Detroit Business|date=August 19, 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125031138/https://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20140819/NEWS/140819815/little-caesars-pizza-bowl-at-ford-field-canceled|archivedate=November 25, 2020|access-date=November 10, 2017}}</ref> The Little Caesars Pizza Bowl was replaced by the Quick Lane Bowl, later known as the [[GameAbove Sports Bowl]], which is backed by the Lions.<ref>{{cite web|title=Quick Lane Bowl Announced|url=https://bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/082614aaa.html|website=Big Ten Conference|date=August 26, 2014|access-date=November 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129021151/https://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/082614aaa.html|archive-date=November 29, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=GameAbove Sports Announced as New Title Sponsor for College Football Bowl Game at Ford Field|url=https://www.detroitlions.com/news/gameabove-sports-announced-as-new-title-sponsor-for-college-football-bowl-game-at-ford-field|website=DetroitLions.com|access-date=November 22, 2024|archive-date=October 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241008190815/https://www.detroitlions.com/news/gameabove-sports-announced-as-new-title-sponsor-for-college-football-bowl-game-at-ford-field|url-status=live}}</ref> It has also hosted the annual [[MAC Football Championship Game]] since 2004.<ref>{{cite web|first=Tony|last=Paul|title=Ford Field construction boots MAC football media day|url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/college/2017/03/15/ford-field-construction-boots-mac-football-media-day/99231404/|website=The Detroit News|date=August 19, 2014|access-date=November 10, 2017|archive-date=November 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111104617/http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/college/2017/03/15/ford-field-construction-boots-mac-football-media-day/99231404/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Ford Field has been the site of several neutral site regular season college football games, including [[Western Michigan Broncos football|Western Michigan]] vs. [[Illinois Fighting Illini football|Illinois]] in 2008 and [[Michigan State Spartans football|Michigan State]] vs. [[Florida Atlantic Owls|Florida Atlantic]] in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|first=Carlos|last=Osorio|title=WMU stuns Illini at Ford Field|url=https://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/2008/11/wmu_stuns_illini_at_ford_field.html|website=MLive|agency=Associated Press|date=November 8, 2008|access-date=November 10, 2017|archive-date=August 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805205743/https://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/2008/11/wmu_stuns_illini_at_ford_field.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Greg|last=Johnson|title=Spartans sloppy in defeat of Florida Atlantic at Ford Field; showdown with Notre Dame up next|url=https://www.mlive.com/spartans/2010/09/spartans_sloppy_in_defeat_of_f.html|website=MLive|date=September 11, 2010|access-date=November 10, 2017|archive-date=August 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805205917/https://www.mlive.com/spartans/2010/09/spartans_sloppy_in_defeat_of_f.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Central Michigan Chippewas football|Central Michigan]] was set to play Western Michigan at Ford Field on October 17, 2020, before the football season for the conference were cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Aaron|last=McCann|title=Mid-American Conference cancels football for fall 2020|url=https://www.mlive.com/wolverines/2020/08/mid-american-conference-cancels-football-for-fall-2020.html|website=MLive|date=August 8, 2020|access-date=August 8, 2020|archive-date=August 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808202222/https://www.mlive.com/wolverines/2020/08/mid-american-conference-cancels-football-for-fall-2020.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[2023 Penn State Nittany Lions football team|Penn State]] and [[2023 Michigan State Spartans football team|Michigan State]] played a neutral field regular season game on November 24, 2023, a [[Black Friday (shopping)|Black Friday]] game televised by [[NBC]] in primetime.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-24 |title=Michigan State-Penn State Football Moves To Black Friday At Ford Field |url=https://msuspartans.com/news/2023/5/24/michigan-state-penn-state-football-moves-to-black-friday-at-ford-field.aspx |access-date=2023-05-24 |website=Michigan State University Athletics |language=en |archive-date=May 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230524171231/https://msuspartans.com/news/2023/5/24/michigan-state-penn-state-football-moves-to-black-friday-at-ford-field.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> Penn State won the game 42–0.<ref>{{cite web|first=Madeline|last=Kenney|title=Michigan State (4-8) wraps up forgettable season with 42-0 loss vs. Penn State|url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/college/michigan-state-university/2023/11/24/michigan-state-4-8-wraps-up-forgettable-season-with-42-0-loss-vs-penn-state/71691360007/|website=The Detroit News|date=November 24, 2023|access-date=November 25, 2023|archive-date=November 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231125042856/https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/college/michigan-state-university/2023/11/24/michigan-state-4-8-wraps-up-forgettable-season-with-42-0-loss-vs-penn-state/71691360007/|url-status=live}}</ref> Michigan State will play another game at Ford Field against [[2025 Maryland Terrapins football team|Maryland]] on November 29, 2025.<ref>{{cite web|first=Chris|last=Solari|title=Michigan State football moves Maryland game over Thanksgiving weekend to Ford Field|url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/michigan-state/spartans/2025/03/05/michigan-state-football-ford-field-detroit-maryland-2025-season-schedule/81600698007/|website=Detroit Free Press|date=March 5, 2025|access-date=March 11, 2025|archive-date=March 5, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250305192727/https://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/michigan-state/spartans/2025/03/05/michigan-state-football-ford-field-detroit-maryland-2025-season-schedule/81600698007/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On December 13, 2010, the [[Minnesota Vikings]] played a home game at Ford Field against the [[New York Giants]] after the [[Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome]]'s inflatable roof collapsed due to a rip in the roofing material caused by heavy snow accumulation.<ref name=Vikings>{{cite web|first=Ohm|last=Youngmisuk|title=Giants-Vikings game moved to Monday|url=https://www.espn.com/new-york/nfl/news/story?id=5909288|website=ESPN.com|date=December 12, 2010|access-date=November 10, 2017|archive-date=November 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111042235/http://www.espn.com/new-york/nfl/news/story?id=5909288|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=New York Giants at Minnesota Vikings - December 13th, 2010|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201012130min.htm|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=November 10, 2017|archive-date=November 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111094619/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201012130min.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Brett Favre sits out as Vikings can't stop Giants in Detroit home game|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=301213016|website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press|date=December 14, 2010|access-date=November 10, 2017|archive-date=November 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111042250/http://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=301213016|url-status=dead}}</ref> The roof failure forced the already postponed game to be moved elsewhere, and after deliberations, the NFL chose Ford Field.<ref name=Vikings/> It was the first ever regular season Monday night game played at Ford Field, and one of the few instances where a team played an unofficial home game at another (rival) team's home field.<ref>{{cite web|first=Michael David|last=Smith|title=Vikings "host" Giants at Ford Field|url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/12/12/vikings-host-giants-at-ford-field/|website=Pro Football Talk|date=December 12, 2010|access-date=November 10, 2017|archive-date=November 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111042422/http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/12/12/vikings-host-giants-at-ford-field/|url-status=live}}</ref> The Lions hosted their first ever ''[[Monday Night Football]]'' game in Ford Field on October 10, 2011, against the [[Chicago Bears]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Record Crowd and Big Plays Help Lions Improve to 5-0|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/11/sports/football/nfl-football-roundup.html|website=The New York Times|agency=Associated Press|date=October 10, 2011|access-date=November 10, 2017|archive-date=November 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111094846/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/11/sports/football/nfl-football-roundup.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

A [[Buffalo Bills]] home game against the [[New York Jets]] was played at Ford Field on November 24, 2014, after [[November 13–21, 2014 North American winter storm|a major lake effect snowstorm]] hit western New York, causing the game to be moved from [[Ralph Wilson Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web|first1=Matt|last1=Higgins|first2=Ken|last2=Belson|title=Amid Snowstorm, Bills Shrug, Bundle Up and Make Their Way to Detroit|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/22/sports/football/proximity-and-fairness-nudged-jets-bills-game-to-detroit.html|website=The New York Times|date=November 21, 2014|access-date=November 10, 2017|archive-date=November 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111094745/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/22/sports/football/proximity-and-fairness-nudged-jets-bills-game-to-detroit.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The Bills won the game 38–3.<ref>{{cite web|title=New York Jets at Buffalo Bills - November 24th, 2014|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201411240buf.htm|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=November 10, 2017|archive-date=November 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111113241/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201411240buf.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bills blow out Jets after week marred by snow, relocated game|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=400607990|website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press|date=November 25, 2014|access-date=November 10, 2017|archive-date=November 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111042204/http://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=400607990|url-status=live}}</ref> A similar scenario took place on November 20, 2022, when the Bills' home game against the [[Cleveland Browns]] was also moved to Ford Field.<ref>{{cite web|title=Browns-Bills Week 11 game moved to Detroit's Ford Field due to snowstorm|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/browns-bills-week-11-game-moved-to-detroit-s-ford-field-due-to-snowstorm|website=NFL.com|date=November 17, 2022|access-date=November 17, 2022|archive-date=November 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221117213156/https://www.nfl.com/news/browns-bills-week-11-game-moved-to-detroit-s-ford-field-due-to-snowstorm|url-status=live}}</ref> The Bills won the game 31–23.<ref>{{cite web|first=Nolan|last=Bianchi|title=Bills overcome slow start, beat Browns at Ford Field in Detroit, 31-23|url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2022/11/20/bills-overcome-slow-start-rout-browns-at-ford-field-in-detroit-xx-xx/69664995007/|website=The Detroit News|date=November 20, 2022|access-date=November 20, 2022|archive-date=November 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221120214339/https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2022/11/20/bills-overcome-slow-start-rout-browns-at-ford-field-in-detroit-xx-xx/69664995007/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On December 3, 2015, Ford Field was the site of the [[Miracle in Motown]], where on the final play of regulation between the Lions and [[2015 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]] on ''[[Thursday Night Football]]'', with no time remaining on the game clock and Detroit leading 23–21, Packers quarterback [[Aaron Rodgers]] threw a {{convert|61|yd|m|adj=on}} [[Hail Mary pass]] into the end zone that was caught by tight end [[Richard Rodgers (tight end)|Richard Rodgers]] for the game-winning touchdown. The play resulted in a dramatic 27–23 come-from-behind victory for the Packers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rosenthal |first=Gregg |date=December 3, 2015 |title=Packers stun Lions on Aaron Rodgers' Hail Mary TD |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/packers-stun-lions-on-aaron-rodgers-hail-mary-td-0ap3000000593884 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408144543/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000593884/article/packers-stun-lions-on-miracle-td-throw-by-rodgers |archive-date=April 8, 2018 |access-date=April 8, 2018 |website=NFL.com}}</ref> According to the [[Elias Sports Bureau]], it is the longest game-winning Hail Mary in NFL history.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/green-bay-packers/print?id=25595|title=Richard Rodgers, the perfect answer to Packers' Hail Mary prayer first|last=Demovsky|first=Rob|date=December 4, 2015|work=ESPN.com|access-date=December 4, 2015|archive-date=February 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203023101/https://www.espn.com/blog/green-bay-packers/print?id=25595|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Lions hosted their first playoff game at Ford Field against the [[Los Angeles Rams]] on January 14, 2024.<ref>{{cite web|first=Justin|last=Rogers|title=Sunday-night showdown: Lions to host Rams, Stafford in wild-card round of the playoffs|url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2024/01/07/lions-will-host-rams-former-qb-stafford-in-wild-card-round/72143938007/|website=The Detroit News|date=January 7, 2024|access-date=January 7, 2024|archive-date=January 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240108030026/https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2024/01/07/lions-will-host-rams-former-qb-stafford-in-wild-card-round/72143938007/|url-status=live}}</ref> The Lions won the game 24–23.<ref>{{cite web|first=Dave|last=Birkett|title=Detroit Lions beat L.A. Rams, 24-23, for first playoff win in 32 years|url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2024/01/14/detroit-lions-game-recap-nfl-playoffs-los-angeles-rams-matthew-stafford/72224096007/|website=Detroit Free Press|date=January 14, 2024|access-date=January 15, 2024|archive-date=January 15, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240115040859/https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2024/01/14/detroit-lions-game-recap-nfl-playoffs-los-angeles-rams-matthew-stafford/72224096007/|url-status=live}}</ref> The Lions hosted their second playoff game at Ford Field against the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] on January 21, 2024. The Lions won the game 31–23.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lions have 2 home playoff games for 1st time in a season, hosting Bucs in matchup of division champs|url=https://apnews.com/article/lions-vs-buccaneers-preview-nfl-playoffs-a10b1ac81b31f83874b3f3813df3dd0e|website=Associated Press|date=January 18, 2024|access-date=March 19, 2024|archive-date=January 26, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240126154124/https://apnews.com/article/lions-vs-buccaneers-preview-nfl-playoffs-a10b1ac81b31f83874b3f3813df3dd0e|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first1=Eric|last1=Woodyard|first2=Jenna|last2=Laine|title=Lions hold on vs. Bucs, advance to NFC Championship Game|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/39356853/detroit-lions-beat-buccaneers-reach-nfc-championship-gamed|website=ESPN.com|date=January 21, 2024|access-date=March 19, 2024|archive-date=January 26, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240126152618/https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/39356853/detroit-lions-beat-buccaneers-reach-nfc-championship-gamed|url-status=live}}</ref>