What is Ford Field?
[[File:Ford-Field-September-10-2006.jpg|thumb|View of the inside of Ford Field in 2006]] '''Ford Field''' is an [[American football]] stadium located in [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]] that serves as the home for the [[Detroit Lions]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL), as well as the [[Michigan Panthers (2022)|Michigan Panthers]] and [[Philadelphia Stars (2022)|Philadelphia Stars]] and the [[United States Football League (2022)|United States Football League]] (USFL). They first started to build the stadium on November 16, 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fordfield.com/stadium-info/about-ford-field|accessdate=November 27, 2023|title=About Ford Field|publisher=Ford Field}}</ref> The Lions first started playing in the stadium on August 24, 2002. In their first pre-season game, they were defeated by the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] 35–22.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/220824008|accessdate=November 27, 2023|title=Lions have new home, same losing result|publisher=[[ESPN]]}}</ref> On October 13, 1996, sponsorship naming rights were sold to [[Ford Motor Company]] and the stadium was renamed '''Ford Field'''. The naming rights were bought for $40 million will last for 20 years. The Ford family have also owned the Lions since 1963.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/10/13/sports/ford-to-put-name-on-detroit-dome.html|accessdate=November 27, 2023|title=Ford to Put Name on Detroit Dome|publisher=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> On April 1, 2007, [[WWE]] hosted their [[WrestleMania 23]] event at the stadium. The event would set the then-all-time attendance record at the stadium with 80,103 people.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.detroitnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070402/ENT0101/704020386/1003/METRO|accessdate=November 27, 2023|title=Motown mad for WrestleMania|publisher=The Detroit News|archive-date=January 21, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130121105013/http://www.detroitnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070402/ENT0101/704020386/1003/METRO|url-status=dead}}</re