The way an NFL team ends a season doesn’t always tell the full story, as things can quickly change in the next campaign. I think Detroit could win the Super Bowl.” With the Lions tipped as a Super Bowl favorite, several NFL teams have bounced back from dismal last-place seasons to clinch the trophy. After a last-place finish in the NFC West in 1998, they won Super Bowl XXXIV, beating the Tennessee Titans in the following campaign, making it their first championship glory. Then the New England Patriots (2001), New Orleans Saints (2009), and Philadelphia Eagles (2017) achieved a similar feat, becoming Super Bowl champions.