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1 DETROIT LIONS WEEKLY RELEASE WEEK 8: AT HOUSTON TEXANS 6 DETROIT LIONS SCHEDULE PRESEASON (-) DATE OPPONENT TV TIME (ET) 8/ at Pittsburgh WJBK Ch. W, 3-7 8/8 CINCINNATI WJBK Ch. L, 4-3 8/7 at Baltimore WJBK Ch. L, 9-3 9/ BUFFALO WJBK Ch. W, 3- REGULAR SEASON (4-3) DATE OPPONENT TV TIME (ET) 9/ at Indianapolis FOX W, /8 TENNESSEE CBS L, 5-6 9/5 at Green Bay FOX L, 7-34 / at Chicago FOX L, 4-7 /9 PHILADELPHIA FOX W, 4-3 /6 LOS ANGELES FOX W, 3-8 /3 WASHINGTON FOX W, -7 /3 at Houston FOX : p.m. /6 at Minnesota FOX : p.m. /3 ***BYE WEEK*** / JACKSONVILLE CBS : p.m. /4 MINNESOTA CBS# :3 p.m. /4 at New Orleans FOX : p.m. / CHICAGO FOX : p.m. /8 at New York Giants FOX : p.m. /6 at Dallas Cowboys ESPN# 8:3 p.m. / GREEN BAY FOX : p.m. FLEXIBLE AND CROSS-FLEX SCHEDULING: Flexible scheduling will be used in Weeks -5 and 7. Additionally, in Weeks 5-9, flexible scheduling may be used in no more than two weeks. Only Sunday aſternoon games are eligible to be moved to Sunday night, in which case the tentatively scheduled Sunday night game would be moved to an aſternoon start time. Flexible scheduling will not be applied to games airing on Thursday, Saturday or Monday nights. A flexible scheduling move would be announced at least days before the game. For Week 7, the Sunday night game will be announced no later than six days prior to January. MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACTS Matt Barnhart... Director of Football Communications Matt.Barnhart@lions.nfl.net Eamonn Reynolds...Asst. Director, Football Communications Eamonn.Reynolds@lions.nfl.net Deanna Caldwell... Manager of Football Media Services Deanna.Caldwell@lions.nfl.net Bill Keenist... Senior VP of Communications Bill.Keenist@lions.nfl.net MEDIA.DETROITLIONS.COM Media.Detroitlions.com is the team s media-only Internet site. Information on the site includes the daily schedules, press releases, news clippings, statistics, updated rosters and current depth chart. Individual registration is required. DETROIT LIONS MEDIA INFORMATION GAME INFORMATION DETROIT LIONS (4-3) AT HOUSTON TEXANS (4-3) Date:...Sunday, October 3 Kickoff:...: p.m. ET Stadium:...NRG Stadium Capacity:... 7,795 Playing Surface:...FieldTurf TELEVISION: FOX Play-By-Play:... Chris Myers Color:...Ronde Barber Sideline:... Jennifer Hale NATIONAL RADIO: WESTWOOD ONE Play-By-Play:... John Sadak Color:...Ross Tucker LIONS RADIO NETWORK Flagship:...News Talk 76 WJR-AM Play-By-Play:...Dan Miller Color:...Jim Brandstatter SERIES INFORMATION Detroit (4-3) travels to Houston (4-3) in Week 8 to face the Texans for only the fourth time in the teams' series history. The Lions look to extend a three-game winning streak following a -7 win over Washington last week, while the Texans fell to the Denver Broncos 7-9 on Monday Night Football in Week 8. Houston leads the all-time series -- and won the teams' most recent meeting 34-3 in overtime on Thanksgiving Day in (/). SERIES BY THE NUMBERS Regular Season Record vs. Hou:...-- Home Record vs. Hou:...-- Record at Ford Field:...-- Road Record vs. Hou:...-- Record at NRG Stadium:...-- Last Game...Det 3 vs. Hou 34 (OT) // 6 STATISTICAL COMPARISON OFFENSE DET Rk HOU Rk Points/Game 4.3 t Total Offense t Rushing Offense t Passing Offense rd Down Offense % Red Zone Efficiency Giveaways 5 t 4t DEFENSE DET Rk HOU Rk Points/Game t Total Defense Rushing Defense Passing Defense rd Down Defense % Red Zone Efficiency t Takeaways 6 7t 6 7t WEEKLY RELEASE

2 SECOND-HALF TURNAROUND IN 5 Following a -7 start, Caldwell led the Lions to a 7-9 record in 5 on the shoulders of a 6- surge to finsih off the year. Detroit became the fourth team since 99 to start a season with or fewer wins in the first 8 games (-7 or -8 record) and finish with a 6- record. A 6- finish is the best record by any team since 99 to start the season with a -7 or -8 record. It marks the Lions' best second-half finish since the team finished 7- in 995. Teams Finishing 6- After Starting With or Wins in First 8 Games Since 99 st 8 nd 8 FINAL Team Year G W L T W L T W L T Atl Cin Car Det FIRST SEASON IN DETROIT By finishing the 4 season with an -5 regular season record, Caldwell tied Potsy Clark (93, Portsmouth Spartans) for the most wins in franchise history by a coach in his first year with the club. ¾ Caldwell is the third coach in team history to lead the Lions to the playoffs in his first year with Detroit (George Wilson in 957; Bobby Ross in 997). championship runs. ¾ He is the seventh coach in franchise history (since 93) ¾ After being appointed Ravens offensive coordinator to lead the Lions to a winning record (entire season) in his first year with the club. Lions Leaders, Most Wins in Head Coach s First Year Rk Coach Year G W L T t Potsy Clark 93* 4 3 t Jim Caldwell Bobby Ross George Wilson t Dutch Clark t Buddy Parker Gus Henderson * Portsmouth Spartans (93-33) Lions Leaders, Playoff Berths in Head Coach s st Season Year W L T Head Coach Finish G. Wilson st in NFL Western Conference B. Ross 3rd in NFC Central; Wild Card 4 5 J. Caldwell nd NFC North; Wild Card ¾ Caldwell is one of four coaches (Potsy Clark in 93, George Wilson in 96 and Wayne Fontes in 99) to lead the Lions to + wins in a season. Lions Leaders, Single-Season Wins by Head Coach Rk Year G W L T Head Coach Wayne Fontes t 93* 4 3 Potsy Clark t George Wilson t Jim Caldwell * Portsmouth Spartans CALDWELL S THIRD SEASON IN DETROIT JIM CALDWELL Head Coach Years with Lions: 3 Years as NFL Head Coach: 6 Years in NFL: 6 COACHING OVERVIEW ¾ Hired as head coach for the Detroit Lions January 4, 4. ¾ In 5 NFL seasons, Caldwell has worked on coaching staffs that have led teams to winning seasons and only twice finished below.5. Overall, Caldwell s teams he coached for have compiled a regular season record, along with playoff appearances, eight division titles, three conference championships and two Super Bowl wins. ¾ In five years as an NFL head coach, Caldwell has led a team to + wins twice (4 with Indianapolis in 9). Coached in three Super Bowls with Indianapolis (XLI and XLIV) and Baltimore (XLVII) and won two Super Bowl titles (Indianapolis and Baltimore). ¾ In his first year as head coach for Indianapolis (9), he won the AFC Championship and led the franchise to Super Bowl XLIV. He became the first NFL coach to win his first 4 games and the fifth rookie head coach to reach the Super Bowl. ¾ One of four head coaches to produce 4+ regular-season wins and a Super Bowl berth in their first two career seasons as head coach. ¾ In eight of the seasons Caldwell coached in Indianapolis, the Colts ranked in the Top- in total offense eight times and six times in the Top-5. ¾ From 3-9, Caldwell was the Colts quarterbacks coach and was also promoted to assistant head coach and associate head coach during that time. He worked closely with QB Peyton Manning and the team s quarterbacks. During that span, Indianapolis set NFL records with seven consecutive seasons finishing with + wins (6, Dallas 976-8) and + victories (4, Dallas, 99-95). ¾ Manning won four (3, 4, 8, 9) of his five NFL MVP awards under Caldwell s tutelage. ¾ Two of his quarterbacks, Manning (Super Bowl XLI) and Ravens QB Joe Flacco (Super Bowl XLVII) were named Super Bowl MVPs following their teams respective in December, the team went on to win five of its next seven games, including Super Bowl XLVII. During that span, the offense averaged 4.6 yards per game, including an average of 4.3 yards per game during the four playoff wins. CALDWELL S HEAD COACHING RECORD REGULAR SEASON Year Team G W L T Pct Result 9 Ind st AFC South Ind st AFC South Ind th AFC South 4 Det nd NFC North 5 Det rd NFC North 6 Det Totals POSTSEASON Year Team G W L T Pct Playoff Berth 9 Ind Super Bowl XLIV Ind. AFC Wild Card 4 Det. NFC Wild Card Totals OVERALL G W L T Pct Regular Season Postseason Totals DETROIT LIONS WEEKLY RELEASE

3 BOB QUINN Executive Vice President and General Manager Years with Lions: Years in NFL: 7 QUINN MAKES HIS MARK Bob Quinn, hired January, 6 as executive vice president and general manager, oversees the entire Lions football operations and reports directly to Owner and Chairman of the Board Martha Firestone Ford. NEW LIONS LEADER NEW TO DETROIT IN 6 ¾ Since joining the Lions, Quinn, who spent the previous 6 seasons with the New England Patriots, has begun Players acquired by Quinn so far in 6 building the football foundation which he believes will provide the team with the optimum chance for success. During his introductory press conference, he quickly set forth his vision. ¾ Among the numerous free agents acquired by Quinn this offseason was WR Marvin Jones, considered by many to be the top free agent wide receiver on the market. Additionally, Quinn also retained key Lions free agents, including DT Haloti Ngata and LB Tahir Whitehead. ¾ His initial draft class featured the selection of the most linemen (offense and defense) in a Lions draft since 989, highlighted by the team s first three picks (T Taylor Decker, DT A Shawn Robinson and C Graham Glasgow). PATRIOTS PAST During his time with New England, Quinn served a number of roles in the player personnel department, including most recently as Director of Pro Scouting from -5. While he worked as Director of Pro Scouting, the Patriots won the 4 Super Bowl and four-straight AFC East Division championships. ¾ From 9-, Quinn was the Assistant Director of Pro Personnel. For the previous nine years, Quinn worked in several different capacities within the Patriots player personnel department, including roles in college scouting as a National Scout and Regional Scout. He played an integral role in evaluating and procuring talent for the team through the NFL draft process, free agency, trades, etc. ¾ While working for the New England Patriots, he helped contribute to one of the most impressive stretches in NFL history, one that produced four Super Bowl titles, including the most recent championship in 4 (Super Bowl XLIX). Since, Quinn s first year with New England, the Patriots have won six AFC Championships, 3 AFC East titles, + games in a season times (which includes the past six years) and + games in 4 of his 6 seasons. ¾ As Director of Pro Scouting, Quinn utilized all possible methods to seek the Patriots next player. This approach had a tremendous impact on the Patriots Super Bowl XLIX championship as seven players, who were acquired (including two via trades) after the start of the regular season, all played in the Super Bowl. ¾ Another key player during the Super Bowl XLIX Championship run, CB Malcolm Butler, signed with the club after a rookie minicamp tryout. Butler, who sealed the Super Bowl victory with a goal line interception, would join All-Pro CB Darrelle Revis in the New England secondary. Prior to serving as Director of Pro Scouting, Quinn was the Patriots assistant director of pro personnel. Prior to that, he worked in college scouting as the team s national scout in 8 and as a regional scout from 4-7. ¾ In 8, the Patriots drafted LB Jerod Mayo in the first round and WR Matthew Slater in the fifth round. Mayo was a two-time Pro Bowl linebacker and Slater has become one of the league s elite special teams players having earned five Pro Bowl selections and three All- Pro honors. Quinn also served two seasons (-3) as a pro scout and two season (-) as a player personnel assistant for the Patriots. 6 UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS Bademosi, Johnson CB Stanford UFA-Cle '6 Boldin, Anquan WR Florida State UFA-SF '6 Bush, Rafael S South Carolina State UFA-NO '6 Jones Jr., Marvin WR California UFA-Cin '6 Wilson, Tavon S Illinois UFA-NE '6 6 DRAFT CLASS Decker, Taylor T Ohio State D- '6 Robinson, A'Shawn DT Alabama D- '6 Glasgow, Graham C Michigan D-3 '6 Killebrew, Miles S Southern Utah D-4 '6 Dahl, Joe T Washington State D-5 '6 Williams, Antwione LB Georgia Southern D-5 '6 Rudock, Steve (PS) QB Michigan D-6 '6 Zettel, Anthony DT Penn State D-6 '6 Landes, Jimmy (IR) LS Baylor D-6 '6 Washington, Dwayne RB Washington D-7 '6 6 FREE AGENTS Charles, Stefan DT Regina (Canada) FA '6 Forsett, Justin RB California FA '6 Harbor, Clay TE Missouri State FA '6 Longa, Steve (PS) LB Rutgers FA '6 Roberts, Andre WR Citadel FA '6 Rotheram, Matt (PS) OL Pittsburgh FA '6 6 TRADES Bostic, Jon (IR) LB Florida T-NE '6 Thomas, Brandon (PS) G Clemson T-SF '6 6 WAIVER CLAIMS Armbrister, Thurston LB Miami (Fla.) W-Jax '6 Bryant, Armonty DE East Central W-Cle '6 Lee, Khari TE Bowie State W-Chi '6 6 UNDRAFTED ROOKIE FREE AGENTS Barnes, Adairius CB Louisiana Tech UDFA '6 Billingsley, Jace (PS) WR Eastern Oregon UDFA '6 Washington, Charles DB Fresno State UDFA '6 Wick, Cole TE Incarnate Word UDFA '6 DETROIT LIONS WEEKLY RELEASE

4 LAST TIME THEY MET TEXANS 34, LIONS 3 November, ; Ford Field Attendance: 64,87 Q Q 3Q 4Q OT Final HOU DET FIRST QUARTER LIONS...M.Leshoure yd. run (J.Hanson kick) SECOND QUARTER TEXANS...A.Foster 6 yd. run (S.Graham kick) LIONS...M.Thomas 5 yd. pass from M.Stafford (J.Hanson kick) TEXANS...O.Daniels 9 yd. pass from M.Schaub (S.Graham kick) LIONS...C.Johnson yd. pass from M.Stafford (J.Hanson kick) THIRD QUARTER LIONS...J.Hanson 46 yd. Field Goal TEXANS...J.Forsett 8 yd. run (S.Graham kick) TEXANS...S.Graham 45 yd. Field Goal FOURTH QUARTER LIONS...J.Bell 3 yd. run (J.Hanson kick) TEXANS...A.Foster yd. run (S.Graham kick) OVERTIME TEXANS...S.Graham 3 yd. Field Goal TEXANS LIONS First Downs 6 9 Total Net Yards 5 55 Net Yards Rushing 5 6 Net Yards Passing (Att/Comp/Int) Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost - - Sacks-Yards Penalties-Yards Time of Possession 35:38 37: RUSHING TEXANS: Foster - TD; Forsett 5-87 TD; Martin -7; Schaub -- LIONS: Bell 5-47 TD; Leshoure -3 TD; Thomas -4; Stafford -7; Smith 3-6 PASSING TEXANS: Schaub 48-9, 35, TD, INT LIONS: Stafford 6-3, 44, TD RECEIVING TEXANS: A.Johnson 9-88; Foster 5-5; Casey 4-38; Daniels 4- TD; Graham 3-7; Walter -; Martin -7 LIONS: C.Johnson 8-4 TD; Pettigrew 8-74; Broyles 6-6; Scheffler 5-57; Leshoure -7; Thomas -7 LIONS-TEXANS CONNECTIONS PRO CONNECTIONS ¾ Lions S Glover Quin played in 63 games for the Texans from 9- after being drafted by the team in the fourth round (th overall) of the 9 NFL Draft. ¾ Lions Offensive Coordinator Jim Bob Cooter and Quarterbacks Coach Brian Callahan were part of the offensive coaching staff in Denver that worked with Lions K Matt Prater, Texans QB Brock Osweiler and T Chris Clark in 3. ¾ Lions WR Marvin Jones Jr. and Texans DE Devon Still played on opposite sides of the ball for Cincinnati from -4. ¾ Lions CB Johnson Bademosi and Texans QB Brandon Weeden were teammates in Cleveland from -3. ¾ Lions S Tavon Wilson and Texans T Vince Wilfork played together in New England from -4. COLLEGE CONNECTIONS ¾ Lions S Tavon Wilson played with Texans G Jeff Allen at Illinois for four years from 8- and Texans OLB Whitney Mercilus for three seasons from 9-. ¾ Lions DE Devin Taylor and Texans DE Jadeveon Clowney played on the same defensive line at South Carolina from -. ¾ Lions QB Matthew Stafford and Texans ILB Akeem Dent played on opposite sides of the ball at Georgia from 7-8. ¾ Lions T Riley Reiff and Texans TE C.J. Fiedorowicz were an integral part of the Iowa Hawkeyes offense from -. ¾ Lions P Sam Martin and Texans T Kendall Lamm were members of the Appalachian State football team from -. ¾ Lions CB Darius Slay and Texans ILB Bernardrick McKinney played one season together at Mississippi State in. ¾ Lions T Taylor Decker and Texans WR Braxton Miller won a National Championship together at Ohio State University as teammates for four seasons from -5. The two also played with Texans OLB John Simon in. COACHING CONNECTIONS ¾ Texans Head Coach Bill O Brien and Offensive Coordinator George Godsey both spent time in New England with Lions Strength and Conditioning Coach Harold Nash Jr. from 7-. ¾ Lions Special Teams Coordinator Joe Marciano coached in Houston from -3 in the same capacity. ¾ Lions Defensive Backs Coach Tony Oden coached in Houston from 4-5 as a Defensive Assistant. ¾ Lions Quality Control/Offensive Line Coach Michael McCarthy was a Scouting and Video Intern for the Jets when Texans Offensive Line Coach Mike Devlin coached tight ends in New York in 8. DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS The Lions current roster features many players who call the Lonestar State home, including... ¾ DE Armonty Bryant (Wichita Falls) ¾ CB Quandre Diggs (Angleton; Texas) ¾ DE Kerry Hyder (Austin; Texas Tech) ¾ LS Jimmy Landes (Tyler; Baylor) ¾ LS Don Muhlbach (Lufkin; Texas A&M) ¾ TE Brandon Pettigrew (Tyler) ¾ DT A'Shawn Robinson (Fort Worth) ¾ QB Matthew Stafford (Highland Park) ¾ C Travis Swanson (Kingwood) ¾ TE Cole Wick (Hallettsville) DETROIT LIONS WEEKLY RELEASE

5 WHAT TO WATCH FOR STAFFORD'S SPECTACLE For the third consecutive game and fourth time this season, QB Matthew Stafford led a trailing Lions team victory when Detroit defeated the visiting Redskins -7 last Sunday. Down four with :5 left to play, Stafford led Detroit on a six-play, 75-yard drive in just :49 seconds, capping it off with a game-winning 8-yard touchdown pass to WR Anquan Boldin. It marked the third consecutive week that the eight-year vet out of Georgia has led a come-from-behind victory and fourth overall this season. All four Detroit Lions victories in 6 have come via game-winning drives led by the former No. overall pick. Stafford now has 4 career game-winning drives in the fourth quarter or overtime on his résumé and a league-best since the beginning of the 4 season when Jim Caldwell took over as head coach. Caldwell on why QB Matthew Stafford has been clutch in late-game situations: I attribute to the fact, number one, he does not back down from tough situations. He relishes in them, he doesn t get nervous and he s got a real clear and focused mind during the time when it s sometimes a little bit of chaos all around you. But he rises to the occasion time and time again. He s certainly delivered for us. Caldwell has seen Stafford provide a flair for the dramatics time and time again and when asked what his message to his quarterback was before the final drive against Washington, his answer was short and sweet. Caldwell on if he said anything to Stafford before the final drive: Yeah, you know, because he practices so much I just told him it s a great time for some lategame heroics. You know, he just kind of nods and goes to work. Stafford on what he expects of himself in late-game situations: I expect to win every time I get the ball. It s not always going to happen that way. You know, Tennessee, we had a chance and I didn t make the play to win. But I expect to go out there and win. I believe in the guys that I ve got in the huddle with me. I think they believe in me, and this is NFL football, this happens. Just glad we made the plays. Through his first seven games of the season, Stafford ranks fourth in the NFL in touchdown passes (5), third in passer rating (5.7), eighth in passing yards (,94) and fourth in completion percentage (68.). Dating back to Week of last season, Stafford leads the NFL in touchdown passes with 34. Last Sunday also marked Stafford s th career game in the National Football League. Through his first career games, he ranks at the top or near the top of several passing totals among players in their first games. ¾ Passing Yards (7,89) st ¾ Completions (,4) st ¾ Touchdown Passes (78) t-4th ¾ 3-Yard Passing Games (3) 4th ¾ 35-Yard Passing Games (8) st ¾ 4-Yard Passing Games (7) nd ¾ 3+ Touchdown Games (7) 5th By playing in his th career game against Washington, Stafford also reached the minimum number of games to qualify among the best passers in NFL history with respect to passing yards per game. With a mark of 78.9 (7,89 yards), Stafford entered the NFL s all-time list in second place, trailing only Saints QB Drew Brees (8.5) who s compiled that number in 3 career games. NEXT MAN UP Coming into Week 8 the Lions have showed that no matter who suits up on Sundays, they will be ready to play. Key players such as DE Ezekiel Ansah, LB DeAndre Levy and RB Theo Riddick have all missed time over the course of the last few weeks, and Detroit watched starting CB Darius Slay leave last week s contest against the Redskins early in the second quarter. However, despite an array of injuries the Lions haven t missed a beat as they continue to look to the next man on the depth chart. Coming off of a victory that highlighted QB Matthew Stafford s th career-game and 4th career game-winning drive, the Lions head to Houston on a three-game winning streak that has featured its fair share of unsung heroes. Lions S Don Carey on substitutes filling in for key starters: It does not change anything. It does not change how we prepare, it doesn t change the plays we call. Truly, when we say next man up, it s not a mantra. That s an expectation. So guys are continuing to prepare whether they re a start or not. Guys are going to continue to play and just try to keep this train going. Caldwell on how much the secondary would miss Slay if he were to not play given the speed of Texans WR DeAndre Hopkins: We go from week-to-week. We had five guys missing last week, this week s going to be no different. We re going to have some guys missing, but our job is to win games. We don t look at what we can t do and who s not there, and all that kind of stuff. We just look at the fact that we ve got to get our guys ready to play and play well, regardless of who we face. A look back at last week s matchup consisted of many players stepping up to the challenge to fill larger roles. The Lions saw their pass rush ramp up against Washington QB Kirk Cousins after expressing concern in that area, thanks in large part to an all-hands-on-deck approach against the Redskins. Caldwell on why the team was able to rush the quarterback against the Redskins: I think it was a collaborative effort. I think there were a lot of guys that had an impact on the guys that got close to him, were able to hit him and knock him down. We had two sacks obviously that came through and close to a couple more. But I just think overall that it was a real good effort upfront. In the backfield, Lions RB Zach Zenner started at running back for the second straight week and only the second start of his career, as he took advantage of the opportunity by rushing for his first-career touchdown. He wasn t the only Lion to capitalize on increased opportunities. Lions S Rafael Bush registered the first sack of his career in the second quarter against Washington. Lions DE Brandon Copeland forced the first fumble of his career that was recovered by DETROIT LIONS WEEKLY RELEASE

6 S Tavon Wilson for Wilson s third-career fumble recovery. Rounding out the Lions receiving quad are Tate and Roberts. Reserve DE Kerry Hyder not only leads Detroit with Tate has re-established his dual-threat versatility out of five sacks, but also came up with his first-career fumble the backfield in light of recent injuries to multiple running recovery on Detroit s second takeaway of the game against backs, logging 68 all-purpose yards in Week 6 against Los the Redskins. Detroit s vital contributions from reserves Angeles. In Week 7 against Washington, Tate displayed his have been a sustainable ingredient to the team s 4-3 record. ability to gain yards after the catch, as he currently leads As they prepare to face a 4-3 Houston Texans team with a the NFL in that category with 83. Combined with Roberts 4- record at home, the outcome of the game may very well -yard reception on the Lions game-winning drive, Boldin, swing in the favor of which team s under-the-radar players Jones, Tate and Roberts combined for 4 receptions and 35 can impact the game. receiving yards. Caldwell on if having success despite injuries helps the team mentally: You know, it s week-to-week. We preach it all along, we talk about it. It s a well-worn phrase in terms of, we expect the next guy to step up, and we keep the standards high. I think our coaches do a good job, a really good job, of getting those guys ready, and I think that s important. You ve got to win under all circumstances, nobody s looking for any excuse making, or anything of that nature. RECEIVING REPORT An undeniable component necessary for any successful offense in the NFL is an effective receiving corps. When it comes to Detroit, the Lions are unique in the sense that not only does each player bring something different to the table, but the foursome of WR Anquan Boldin, WR Golden Tate, WR Marvin Jones Jr. and WR Andre Roberts have debunked the myth that NFL offense s need an established No. receiver. Instead of the typical one-standout-playerper-team mold, the Lions offense has a deadly four-headed monster at its disposal. In his first-year in Detroit, Jones Jr. has proven himself indispensable on the Lions offense. Ranked fifth in the NFL in receiving yards with 63 through Week 7, Jones has scored four touchdowns through seven games and has made key receptions when the offense was in need of a momentum boost. Most recently, in Week 7 against Washington, Jones connected with QB Matthew Stafford for a 5-yard catch over All-Pro Redskins CB Josh Norman that set up a Lions touchdown. Jones on his mentality when he s downfield one-onone: I m going to win percent of the time. As a receiver you have to have that mentality. If you don t have that mentality, then you shouldn t be playing receiver. I think when I m on the sideline or wherever, whenever the ball, is up that I get the ball. Matt (Stafford) does a good job of throwing it in different spots for me to go get. As another first-year Lion, Boldin s veteran leadership complements his sure-handedness out of the slot. Since joining Detroit in the offseason, Boldin has logged 3 receptions, 7 receiving yards and four touchdowns. He currently ranks th on the NFL s all-time receptions list with,4, and 5th on the NFL s all-time receiving yards list with 3,467. Most recently, in Week 7 Boldin caught an 8-yard game-winning touchdown pass from Stafford to seal the Lions come-from-behind victory over Washington. Boldin on what he brings to the table: For me, I think I ve always been reliable throughout my career. Always been tough, made those tough catches, not afraid to take a hit across the middle. Those are some of the things I bring to the team. Caldwell on the importance of WR Golden Tate s performance in light of offensive injuries: Golden is one of those guys that, with the ball in his hand he s pretty tough to handle. He can do it a number of different ways, and Jim Bob (Cooter) and those guys have been really creative in trying to make certain that he does touch it. Came up with a lot of big ones, even on the offside play, which is something they work on time and time again in that situation with a free play. We re glad we were able to get a big one out of it this time around. But Golden is obviously a big part of what we do. Caldwell on Roberts role and his catch on the final drive after a drop earlier in the game: Yeah, I think it was a very fine sort of a bounce-back catch. You know, oftentimes you don t get that opportunity and they were obviously similar, just in terms of direction. The ball was placed a little bit higher on the second one and he made an extra effort to go up and get it and control it. I think he s learning, he s developing, he s an integral part of what he do. You can see that we re lining up in four-wides maybe a little bit more than we ve done previously and that s because of the fact that we think he s certainly capable, you know, and he s been able to come along and he returns punts and kicks for us as well. Very important role that he plays. LIONS PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Ezekiel Ansah...ZEEK-e-all AHN-sa Johnson Bademosi...bah-day-MOE-see Adairius Barnes...uh-DARE-ee-US Quandre Diggs...KWAN-dray Eric Ebron...EE-bron Miles Killebrew...KILLA-brew Khari Lee...CAR-ee DeAndre Levy...LEV-ee Don Muhlbach...MULE-bach Haloti Ngata...ha-LOW-tee NAH-tah Glover Quin...GLOW-ver Riley Reiff...REEF A'Shawn Robinson...AY-shawn Laken Tomlinson...LAYKEN Khyri Thornton...KYE-ree Tahir Whitehead...TIE-eer Antwione Williams...ANNE-twan Anthony Zettel...ZEDDLE DETROIT LIONS WEEKLY RELEASE

7 Four Lions recorded career-firsts in the Week 7 win vs. Washington. RB Zach Zenner scored his first-career rushing touchdown, S Rafael Bush posted his first-career sack, DE Kerry Hyder recovered his first-career fumble and DE Brandon Copeland forced his first-career fumble. 5 With :6 left to play and trailing by four points against Washington, QB Matthew Stafford led the Lions to victory by throwing an 8-yard pass to WR Anquan Boldin. Stafford led this comeback drive with :5 left to play. His five career game-winning TD passes in the final :3 of the fourth quarter are the most by any quarterback since the 97 merger (courtesy Elias Sports Bureau). 9 WR Andre Roberts caught one of the Lions four touchdown passes in the team s 3-8 win over Los Angeles in Week 6 vs. Los Angeles (/6). Combined with his punt return touchdown earlier this season at Chicago (/), Roberts is now the ninth player in Lions history with a receiving and punt return touchdown in the same season and first since 3 (WR Jeremy Ross). With total tackles in the -7 win over Washington, LB Tahir Whitehead tied a career single-game high and registered his fifth game this season with + tackles. He also registered tackles three weeks ago in the Lions win against Philadelphia (/) 5 K Matt Prater connected on a 34-yard field goal with :9 left to play in Week 6 vs. Los Angeles (/6) that gave the Lions their 3-8 final lead of the game. Prater now has career game-winning kicks with less than : to play in the fourth quarter or in overtime, including three this season. Overall, he has 5 game-winning or game-tying field goals with under 4: to play in the fourth quarter or in OT. 5 By throwing one touchdown in the -7 win over Washington in Week 7, QB Matthew Stafford tied the mark for the second-most touchdown passes through a season s first seven games in Lions history (holds the top three marks). With 5 in 6, Stafford tied his 3 tally that just trails his all-time team best of 6 in. 4 In QB Matthew Stafford's career NFL starts, 4 of his 46 wins have come on game-winning drives in either the fourth quarter or overtime, including the -7 Week 7 win vs. Washington. 6 Despite missing the last two games, RB Theo Riddick still ranks seventh in the NFL in receptions by running backs with 6, and th in receiving yards by running backs with 9. LIONS BY THE NUMBERS 46.8 Through Week 7 of the 6 season, P Sam Martin currently leads the NFL in net punting average with a mark of He also ranks fourth in gross punting average with a mark of With a -7 win over Washington in Week 7, Head Coach Jim Caldwell recorded his 5th career win as an NFL head coach including both regular season and postseason. Currently in his sixth season as a head coach, he has totaled 48 regular season wins (6 Colts, Lions) and two postseason wins. 67 Through Week 7 LB Tahir Whitehead is building on his career season as he currently ranks fourth in the NFL with 67 total tackles (48 solo). He has recorded or more tackles in five of the Lions' seven games so far, including most recently in Week 7 vs. Washington. QB Matthew Stafford played in his th career game in Week 7 vs. Washington, as he reached the minimum to qualify among the best passers in NFL history with respect to passing yards per game. With a mark of 78.9 (7,89 career yards), Stafford entered the NFL's all-time list in second place behind Saints QB Drew Brees (8.5; 63,4 yards in 3 games). 87 By playing against Washington, LS Don Mulhbach tied DE Robert Porcher (87) for the fifth-most games played in Detroit Lions history. Thus far in 3 seasons, Muhlbach has tallied 87 career games. 83 With six catches for 93 yards in Week 7 vs. Washington, WR Golden Tate currently leads the NFL in yards after catch with In his first season in Detroit, WR Marvin Jones Jr. has already burst his way onto the scene as one of the League's top playmakers in 6, as he currently ranks fifth in the NFL in receiving yards with 63. 3,467 WR Anquan Boldin tallied three receptions for 8 yards and the game-winning touchdown in Week 7 vs. Washington. He currently ranks 5th on the NFL's all-time list for career receiving yards (3,467), and th in receptions (,4). 7,89 QB Matthew Stafford's 66 yards vs. Washington in Week 7 capped off his first career games. Stafford has thrown for more passing yards (7,89) thank any other quarterback in NFL history, as well as completions (,4) and the fourthmost touchdown passes (78). DETROIT LIONS WEEKLY RELEASE

8 6 TEAM NEWS AND NOTES THE JIM BOB COOTER EFFECT Entering Week 8 at Houston, the Lions offense ranks among the most efficient in the NFL. The Lions have scored touchdowns on 8 of their 64 offensive possesions (8.), and are tied for second in fewest giveaways with 5. ¾ The Lions' 64 total offensive drives rank as the second lowest in the NFL and least among teams who have played seven games. However, the team s 8 offensives drives culminating in a touchdown tie for the ninth-most in the NFL. 6 NFL Leaders, Offensive Touchdown Drives Efficiency Rk Team G Drives TD Pct NO Dal Atl Det NFL Leaders, Giveaways Rk Tm Fum Int Tot Buf 4 t Dal 4 5 t Det 4 5 t Min 4 5 t Oak 3 5 t Sea NFL Leaders, Third-Down Percentage Rk Tm Att Conv Pct GB NO Dal Ten Det NFL Leaders, Fourth-Down Percentage Rk Tm Att Conv Pct t Dal 3 3. t Det 5 5. t Phi 5 5. SINCE WEEK OF 5 Dating back to Week of last season, the Lions won six of their final eight games under Offensive Coordinator Jim Bob Cooter to cap off 5, and have maintained that offensive momentum so far in 6 in his first season as the team's play-caller. ¾ Dating back to the beginning of Week of the 5 season (Nov., 5) Cooter's offense led by QB Matthew Stafford ranks among the NFL's best in several offensive categories. NFL Leaders, Passer Rating Since 5 Week Rk Tm G Att Cmp Pct Yds TD Lg Rtg Sea t 9.9 Was t Det t 8. NFL Leaders, TD-Int Ratio Since 5 Week Rk Tm G Att Cmp Pct Yds/G TD Int Ratio Det Sea t Was t NO NFL Leaders, Completion Percentage Since 5 Week Rk Tm G Att Cmp Pct Yds TD Int Was Det KC DETROIT LIONS NFL Leaders, Passing Touchdowns Since 5 Week Rk Tm G Att Cmp Pct Yds TD Int Det t Car t NO t Pit t Sea NFL Leaders, Passing Yards/Game Since 5 Week Rk Tm G Att Cmp Pct Yds/G TD Int NO Pit Atl NYG Was Ari Bal Det NFL Leaders, Offensive TD Drives Efficiency Since 5 Week Rk Team G Drives OffTD Pct Car NO Det NFL Leaders, Total Offensive Touchdowns Since 5 Week Rk Team G OffTD RuTD PaTD OffPts Car Sea t Det t Pit NFL Leaders, Total Offensive Points Since 5 Week Rk Team G OffTD RuTD PaTD OffPts Car Pit Det NFL Leaders, Red Zone Offense Since 5 Week Rk Team G Poss Pts TD TD% FG Car Ten Det NFL Leaders, Red Zone TDs Since 5 Week Rk Team G Poss Pts TD TD% FG Car Det NO NFL Leaders, Red Zone Passing TDs Since 5 Week Rk Team G PaTD Det 5 7 Car NO 3 BALL SECURITY Under Head Coach Jim Caldwell, the Lions have the fifthbest winning percentage and seventh-most wins since 4 when recording giveaways in a game. In 6, the Lions are 4- when committing no turnovers. NFL Leaders, Giveaways Since 5 Week Rk Tm G TO Det 5 9 Sea 4 3 Buf 5 WEEKLY RELEASE

9 NFL Leaders, Win Pct with Giveaways Since 4 Rk Tm G W L T Pct Car 9 9. Den Hou Min Det.97 NFL Leaders, Most Wins with Giveaways Since 4 Rk Tm G W L T Pct GB NE Ari KC Min Sea Det.97 NFL Leaders, Total Giveaways Since 4 Rk Team G Int Fum GA NE Sea KC GB Min Buf t Det t Cin NFL Leaders, Interceptions (Thrown) Since 4 Rk Team G Int KC 38 5 NE Sea GB Buf Min Cin SF Det 39 3 NFL Leaders, Fumbles (Lost) Since 4 Rk Team G Fum Min 38 4 t NE 39 7 t Den Sea t Det t Ari t Hou 38 9 NFL Leaders, Giveaways Since 5 Week Rk Team G Int Fum GA Det Sea Buf NFL Leaders, Interceptions (Thrown) Since 5 Week Rk Team G Int Sea 4 4 Buf Min NE Det 5 6 NFL Leaders, Fumble (Lost) Since 5 Week Rk Team G Fum Det 5 3 NO Oak 5 4 ATTACKING DEFENSE UNDER AUSTIN Since Defensive Coordinator Teryl Austin took over the defense in 4, the Lions rank among the NFL's best defenses in multiple categories. Over the past three seasons, the Lions rank eighth in opponent yards per game (336.), fifth in rushing yards per game (94.9) and tied for sixth in sacks (). NFL Leaders, Opponent Total Yards Per Game Since 4 Rk Team G TotYd/G RuYd/G PaYd/G Sea Den Hou NYJ Bal Min Ari Det NFL Avg NFL Leaders, Opponent Rush Yards Per Game Since 4 Rk Team G Att Yds Yds/G Avg TD Sea NYJ Den Bal Det NFL Avg 9.7 NFL Leaders, Opponent Rush Yards Per Attempt Since 4 Rk Team G Att Yds Yds/G Avg TD Sea t NYJ t Den TB Bal t Jax t Det NFL Avg 4.3 NFL Leaders, Team Sacks Since 4 Rk Team G Sk SkY Sk/G Den Phi Min Bal KC t NE t Det NFL Avg NFL Leaders, Team Tackles for Loss Since 4 Rk Team G TFL TFL/G t Det t LA Ari NFL Avg NFL Leaders, Safeties Since 4 Rk Team G Saf Det 39 5* Ari t Cin t Mia t NE 39 3 NFL Avg.4 * Includes special teams safety DETROIT LIONS WEEKLY RELEASE

10 AT THE CONTROLS Lions QB Matthew Stafford, now in his eighth NFL season, has led the Lions offense to great offensive heights. He already has set single-season and career franchise records and closed in on more Lions career passing marks last season. Additionally, Stafford has finished among the top quarterbacks in the League passing rankings the past five seasons. REACHING GAMES Against the Washington Redskins in Week 7's -7 victory, Stafford played in his th regular season game. By playing games, Stafford reached the minimum to qualify among the best passers in NFL history with respect to passing yards per game. With a mark of 78.9 (7,89 yards), Stafford entered the NFL s all-time list in second place behind Saints QB Drew Brees (8.5; 63,4 yards in 3 games). NFL Leaders, Passing Yards -st Games Rk Player Yds M. Stafford 789 D. Marino K. Warner P. Manning 68 5 A. Rodgers 566 NFL Leaders, Completions -st Games Rk Player Cmp M. Stafford 4 M. Ryan 4 3 P. Manning 6 4 D. Brees 6 5t D. Marino 5t K. Warner NFL Leaders, Passing Touchdowns -st Games Rk Player TD D. Marino 7 A. Rodgers 3 3 B. Favre 87 4t P. Manning 78 4t M. Stafford 78 NFL Leaders, 3-Yard Games - st Games Rk Player G K. Warner 44 D. Marino 35 3 A. Rodgers 34 4 M. Stafford 3 5 T. Romo 3 NFL Leaders, 35-Yard Games - st Games Rk Player G M. Stafford 8 D. Marino 7 3 K. Warner 6 NFL Leaders, 4-Yard Games - st Games Rk Player D. Marino M. Stafford 7 NFL Leaders, Games with 3+ TD Passes - st Games Rk Player G D. Marino 4 A. Rodgers 39 3 B. Favre 3 4 K. Warner 9 5 M. Stafford 7 NFL Leaders, 4-Yard Games in st 8 Seasons Rk Player G D. Marino M. Stafford 7 3 P. Manning 6 NFL Leaders, 35-Yard Games in st 8 Seasons Rk Player G t D. Marino 8 t M. Stafford 8 NFL Leaders, 3-Yard Games in st 8 Seasons Rk Player G D. Marino 38 t M. Ryan 35 t K. Warner 35 4 P. Manning 34 5 M. Stafford 3 STAFFORD AMONG LEAGUE LEADERS Stafford maintained his place among the League s passing leaders following Week 7 vs. Washington as he ranks in the Top among multiple League categories, inlcuding passer rating (3rd, 5.7), passing yards (8th,,94), completions (9th, 64), completion percentage (4th, 68.) and passing touchdowns (4th, 5). 6 NFL Leaders, Passer Rating Rk Player Tm G Att Cmp Pct Yds TD Lg Rtg T. Brady NE M. Ryan Atl t M. Stafford Det t NFL Leaders, Passing Yards Rk Player Tm G Att Cmp Pct Yds TD Lg Rtg M. Ryan Atl t 3.6 D. Brees NO t A. Luck Ind t A. Dalton Cin t.7 5 P. Rivers SD K. Cousins Was E. Manning NYG t M. Stafford Det t NFL Leaders, Pass Completions Rk Player Tm G Att Cmp Pct Yds TD Lg Rtg Joe Flacco Bal D. Brees NO t A. Luck Ind t K. Cousins Was E. Manning NYG t D. Carr Oak t A. Dalton Cin t.7 8 M. Ryan Atl t M. Stafford Det t 5.7 DETROIT LIONS WEEKLY RELEASE

11 6 NFL Leaders, Completion Percentage Rk Player Tm G Att Cmp Pct Yds TD Lg Rtg T. Brady NE D. Prescott Dal D. Brees NO t M. Stafford Det t NFL Leaders, Passing Touchdowns Rk Player G Att Cmp Pct Yds TD Lg Rtg D. Brees NO t 4.4 t M. Ryan Atl t 3.6 t B. Roethlisberger Pit t M. Stafford Det t 5.7 STAFFORD'S SURGE PLUS CLUB Now with 6 games under Offensive Coordinator Jim Bob Cooter dating back to last season, Stafford has posted some of the most impressive numbers of his career, including a touchdown to interception ratio of 34-6 (+8) since Week of the 5 season, the Lions' first game following their 5 Bye Week. He is one of only five quarterbacks to post a + touchdown-interception ratio during this span. Stafford's Numbers in 6 games with Jim Bob Cooter Opp Att Cmp Yds Pct TD Int Rtg at KC at GB OAK PHI GB at Stl at NO SF at Chi at Ind TEN at GB at Chi PHI LA WAS Totals , NFL Leaders, TD-INT Ratio since Week of 5 Rk Player Tm G Att Cmp TD Int Ratio M. Stafford Det R. Wilson Sea t D. Brees NO t C. Newton Car NFL Leaders Wins by Starting QBs Since 5 Week Rk Player Tm G W L T Pct A. Smith KC t M. Stafford Det t K. Cousins Was t R. Wilson Sea C. Palmer Ari NFL Leaders, Cmp Pct since Week of 5 Rk Player Tm G Att Cmp Pct Yds TD Rate K. Cousins Was M. Stafford Det A. Smith KC NFL Leaders, Passing Yards since Week of 5 Rk Player Tm G Att Cmp Pct Yds TD Rate M. Ryan Atl K. Cousins Was D. Brees NO B. Roethlisberger Pit M. Stafford Det NFL Leaders, Passing Touchdowns since Week of 5 Rk Player Tm G Att Cmp Pct Yds TD Rate M. Stafford Det D. Brees NO t B. Roethlisberger Pit t R. Wilson Sea NFL Leaders, Passer Rating since Week of 5 Rk Player Tm G Att Cmp Pct Yds TD Rate R. Wilson Sea K. Cousins Was M. Stafford Det PERCENT IN ALL 6 By finishing the 5 season with a 7.8 completion percentage in Week 7 against Chicago (/3/6), Stafford became the first quarterback in NFL history to record at least a 6. completion percentage in all 6 games. Stafford's 5 Game-By-Game Statistics Opp Att Cmp Yds Pct TD Int Rtg at SD at Min DEN at Sea ARI CHI MIN at KC at GB OAK PHI GB at Stl at NO SF at Chi Totals , STAFFORD S GAME-WINNING DRIVES Throughout his career, Stafford has proven the ability to bring the team from behind to claim victory and perform great in the closing minutes of the game. ¾ Thus far, Stafford has led the Lions to 4 victories when trailing or tied in the fourth quarter or overtime, including Week 7 vs. Washington (/3). He has six career gamewinning touchdown passes with less than one minute to play in fourth quarter (franchise record) and seven after the two-minute warning. ¾ Stafford's game-winning drives since the beginning of 4 also lead all NFL quarterbacks. NFL Leaders, Game-Winning Drives in 4th Qtr/OT Since 4 Rk Player Tm G M. Stafford Det t M. Ryan Atl 8 t R. Wilson Sea 8 4t D. Carr Oak 7 4t A. Dalton Cin 7 4t J. Flacco Bal 7 4t E. Manning NYG 7 DETROIT LIONS WEEKLY RELEASE

12 NFL Leaders, Game-Winning Drives in 4th Qtr/OT Since Rk Player Tm G M. Stafford Det T. Romo Dal 9 3t M. Ryan Atl 8 3t E. Manning NYG 8 5t J. Flacco Bal 7 5t A. Dalton Cin 7 ¾ STAFFORD S 4TH QUARTER/OT COMEBACKS Game-Winning Drives in 4th Qtr/OT (Trailing/Tied) Large No. Date Opp Ply Yds Poss. Clock Deficit Deficit //9 CLE 88 :46 : 6 Scoring Play: Pettigrew yd. pass from Stafford (Hanson kick) /3/ WAS 7 37 : 3: 5 6 Scoring Play: C. Johnson yd. pass from Stafford (-pt conv.) 3 9/5/ at Min 5 59 :59 3:ot Scoring Play: Hanson 3 yd. FG 4 // at Dal 7 4 :34 : Scoring Play: C. Johnson yd. pass from Stafford (Hanson kick) 5 // CAR 7 8 :7 :3 7 Scoring Play: Pettigrew 7 yd. pass from Stafford (Hanson kick) 6 /8/ at Oak 7 98 :35 : Scoring Play: C. Johnson 6 yd. pass from Stafford (Hanson kick) 7 9/9/ STL 9 8 :45 : 3 7 Scoring Play: K. Smith 5 yd. pass from Stafford (Hanson kick) 8 /4/ at Phi 5 3 : :5ot Scoring Play: Hanson 45 yd. FG 9 /8/ SEA 6 8 5:7 : 3 Scoring Play: T. Young yd. pass from Stafford (Hanson kick) 9//3 at Was 6 65 :3 :8 7 Scoring Play: Akers 8 yd. FG /3/3 at Cle :4 :35 3 Scoring Play: J. Fauria 3 yd. pass from Stafford (Akers kick) /7/3 DAL 6 8 :5 : 6 Scoring Play: M. Stafford yd. rush (Akers kick) 3 /9/4 NO 6 4 : : Scoring Play: C. Fuller 5 yd. pass from Stafford (Prater kick) 4 /6/4 at Atl 63 :38 : Scoring Play: M. Prater 48 yd. FG 5 /9/4 Mia 74 :44 :9 3 3 Scoring Play: T. Riddick yd. pass from Stafford (Prater kick) 6 /4/4 Min 65 4:5 3:43 4 Scoring Play: M. Prater 33-yard FG 7 //4 at Chi 4 73 :5 7:5 4 4 Scoring Play: J. Bell 7 yd. run (Prater kick) 8 /8/5 Chi :54 :9ot 7 Scoring Play: M. Prater 7-yd. FG 9 //5 Oak 9 8 4: :4 4 4 Scoring Play: M. Stafford 5 yd. rush (Prater kick) /3/6 at Chi 8 8 4:34 8:46 Scoring Play: E. Ebron yd. pass from Stafford (Prater kick) 9//6 at Ind 5 5 :33 :4 Scoring Play: Prater 43-yd. FG /9/6 Phi 7 34 :6 :8 Scoring Play: Prater 9-yd. FG 3 /6/6 LA :37 :9 7 Scoring Play: Prater 34-yd. FG 4 /3/6 Was 6 75 :49 :6 4 4 Scoring Play: A. Boldin 8-yd. pass from Stafford (Prater kick) Game-Winning Drives with : left in 4th Qtr/OT (Trailing/Tied) Large No. Date Opp Ply Yds Poss. Clock Deficit Deficit //9 CLE 88 :46 : 6 Scoring Play: Pettigrew yd. pass from Stafford (Hanson kick) 9/5/ at Min 5 59 :59 3:ot Scoring Play: Hanson 3 yd. FG 3 // at Dal 7 4 :34 : Scoring Play: C. Johnson yd. pass from Stafford (Hanson kick) 4 /8/ at Oak 7 98 :35 : Scoring Play: C. Johnson 6 yd. pass from Stafford (Hanson kick) 5 9/9/ STL 9 8 :45 : 3 7 Scoring Play: K. Smith 5 yd. pass from Stafford (Hanson kick) 6 /4/ at Phi 5 3 : :5ot Scoring Play: Hanson 45 yd. FG 7 /8/ SEA 6 8 5:7 : 3 Scoring Play: T. Young yd. pass from Stafford (Hanson kick) 8 /7/3 DAL 6 8 :5 : 6 Scoring Play: M. Stafford yd. rush (Akers kick) 9 /9/4 NO 6 4 : : Scoring Play: C. Fuller 5 yd. pass from Stafford (Prater kick) /6/4 at Atl 63 :38 : Scoring Play: Prater 48 yd. FG /9/4 Mia 74 :44 :9 3 3 Scoring Play: T. Riddick yd. pass from Stafford (Prater kick) /8/5 Chi :54 :9ot 7 Scoring Play: Prater 7-yd. FG 3 9//6 at Ind 5 5 :33 :4 Scoring Play: Prater 43-yd. FG 4 /9/6 Phi 7 34 :6 :8 Scoring Play: Prater 9-yd. FG 5 /6/6 LA :37 :9 7 Scoring Play: Prater 34-yd. FG 6 /3/6 Was 6 75 :49 :6 4 4 Scoring Play: A. Boldin 8-yd. pass from Stafford (Prater kick) Game-Winning Passing Touchdowns with less than : in 4th Qtr (Trailing/Tied) Large No. Date Opp Ply Yds Poss. Clock Deficit Deficit //9 CLE 88 :46 : 6 Scoring Play: Pettigrew yd. pass from Stafford (Hanson kick) /8/ at Oak 7 98 :35 : Scoring Play: C. Johnson 6 yd. pass from Stafford (Hanson kick) 3 9/9/ STL 9 8 :45 : 3 7 Scoring Play: K. Smith 5 yd. pass from Stafford (Hanson kick) 4 /8/ SEA 6 8 5:7 : 3 Scoring Play: T. Young yd. pass from Stafford (Hanson kick) 5 /9/4 Mia 74 :44 :9 3 3 Scoring Play: T. Riddick yd. pass from Stafford (Prater kick) 6 /3/6 Was 6 75 :49 :6 4 4 Scoring Play: A. Boldin 8-yd. pass from Stafford (Prater kick) Game-Winning Passing Touchdowns with less than :3 in 4th Qtr (Trailing/Tied) Large No. Date Opp Ply Yds Poss. Clock Deficit Deficit //9 CLE 88 :46 : 6 Scoring Play: Pettigrew yd. pass from Stafford (Hanson kick) 9/9/ STL 9 8 :45 : 3 7 Scoring Play: K. Smith 5 yd. pass from Stafford (Hanson kick) 3 /8/ SEA 6 8 5:7 : 3 Scoring Play: T. Young yd. pass from Stafford (Hanson kick) 4 /9/4 Mia 74 :44 :9 3 3 Scoring Play: T. Riddick yd. pass from Stafford (Prater kick) 5 /3/6 Was 6 75 :49 :6 4 4 Scoring Play: A. Boldin 8-yd. pass from Stafford (Prater kick) Game-Winning Rushing Touchdowns with less than : in 4th Qtr (Trailing/Tied) Large No. Date Opp Ply Yds Poss. Clock Deficit Deficit /7/3 DAL 6 8 :5 : 6 Scoring Play: M. Stafford yd. rush (Akers kick) PASSING PRIDE - CAREER Among Lions QBs, Stafford has passed his way into Lions lore by becoming the franchise leader in multiple categories. CAREER YARDS With 7,89 career passing yards, Stafford is the Lions alltime leader in career yards and the only Lions QB to reach, career yards. With 36 in Week at Pittsburgh in 3 (/7/3), Stafford broke the previous record of 5,7 held by Layne, which stood for 55 seasons (958). Stafford achieved this record in only 55 career games. Layne reached 5,7 yards in 97 career games. DETROIT LIONS WEEKLY RELEASE