DETROIT S 75TH THANKSGIVING GAME: DETROIT LIONS VS. CHICAGO BEARS

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1 DETROIT S 75TH THANKSGIVING GAME: VS. CHICAGO BEARS MEDIA INFORMATION 2014 SCHEDULE (*** DATES AND TIMES SUBJECT TO CHANGE ***) REGULAR SEASON 7 4 DATE OPPONENT TV TIME/RESULT 9/8 NEW YORK GIANTS ESPN# W, /14 at Carolina FOX L, /21 GREEN BAY FOX W, /28 at New York Jets FOX W, /5 BUFFALO FOX L, /12 at Minnesota FOX W, /19 NEW ORLEANS FOX W, /26 at Atlanta (London) FOX# W, /2 ***BYE WEEK*** 11/9 MIAMI CBS W, /16 at Arizona FOX L, /23 at New England FOX L, /27 CHICAGO CBS# 12:30 p.m. 12/7 TAMPA BAY FOX 1:00 p.m. 12/14 MINNESOTA FOX 1:00 p.m. 12/21 at Chicago FOX 1:00 p.m. 12/28 at Green Bay FOX 1:00 p.m. # Nationally Televised FLEXIBLE SCHEDULING: NFL Sunday games during flexible Weeks 5-17 are subject to change 12 days in advance. For Weeks 5-10, flexible scheduling can be used no more than two weeks by shifting a Sunday afternoon game into primetime and moving the Sunday night game to the afternoon time slot. For Week 17, the schedule is subject to change six days in advance. Games are subject to move to different time slots but dates will remain as announced. Flexible scheduling will not be applied to games airing on Thursday, Saturday or Monday nights. MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACTS Matt Barnhart...Director of Media Relations Matt.Barnhart@lions.nfl.net Deanna Caldwell... Manager of Media Services Deanna.Caldwell@lions.nfl.net Eamonn Reynolds... Media Information Manager Eamonn.Reynolds@lions.nfl.net Bill Keenist...Senior VP of Communications Bill.Keenist@lions.nfl.net GAME INFORMATION 7 4 VS. CHICAGO BEARS 5 6 Date:...Thursday, November 27 Kickoff:... 12:30 p.m. Stadium:...Ford Field Capacity:...64,500 Playing Surface:...FieldTurf TELEVISION: CBS Play-By-Play:... Jim Nantz Color:...Phil Simms Sideline:...Tracy Wolfson LIONS RADIO NETWORK: 97.1 WXYT FM Play-By-Play:... Dan Miller Color:... Jim Brandstatter Sideline:... Tony Ortiz NATIONAL RADIO: WESTWOOD ONE Play-By-Play:...Wayne Larrivee Color:... Mark Malone Sideline:...Hub Arkush SERIES INFORMATION The Lions host the Chicago Bears in the team s 75th Thanksgiving Day Classic. This year s game marks the 16th all-time meeting between the Lions and Bears on Thanksgiving, with Chicago holding the all-time edge in the holiday series, The Lions last faced Chicago on Thanksgiving Day November 25, 1999 as they defeated the Bears, Detroit is all-time on Thanksgiving Day. SERIES BY THE NUMBERS Regular Season Record vs. Chi: Home Record vs. Chi: Record at Ford Field: Road Record vs. Chi Record at Soldier Field: Last Game:... Lions 21 at Bears 19 11/10/ STATISTICAL COMPARISON Statistics updated as of Monday, November 24. Does not reflect changes following Monday s games. OFFENSE DET Rk CHI Rk Points/Game Total Offense Rushing Offense Passing Offense rd Down Offense % Red Zone Efficiency t t Giveaways 14 9t 21 26t DEFENSE DET Rk CHI Rk Points/Game Total Defense Rushing Defense Passing Defense rd Down Defense % Red Zone Efficiency Takeaways 17 15t 18 12t GAME INFORMATION

2 LIONS THANKSGIVING DAY TRADITION It was, legend says, a typically colorful, probably chilly, November day in 1622 that Pilgrims and Native Americans celebrated the new world s bounty with a sumptuous feast. They sat together at Plymouth Plantation (they spelled it Plimouth) in Massachusetts, gave thanks for the goodness set before them, then dined on pumpkin pie, sweet potatoes, maize, cranberry sauce, turkey and who knows what else. Actually, fish was just as predominant a staple. And history books say pumpkin pie really debuted a year later. But regardless of the accuracy of the details, that s how Thanksgiving Day is seen by Americans -- except Detroiters. They may have most of the same images as everyone else, but with a new twist that began in That s when Detroiters and their outstate Michigan compatriots found themselves at the dawn of an unplanned behavior modification, courtesy of George A. Dick Richards, owner of the city s new entry in the National Football League: The Detroit Lions. Larry Paladino, Lions Pride, 1993 Four generations of Detroiters have been a proud part of the American celebration of Thanksgiving. The relationship between Detroit and Thanksgiving dates back to 1934 when owner G.A. Richards scheduled a holiday contest between his fi rst-year Lions and the Chicago Bears. Some 80 years later, fans throughout the State of Michigan have transformed an annual holiday event into the single greatest tradition in the history of American professional team sports. Indeed, if football is America s passion, Thanksgiving football is Detroit s passion. The game was the brainchild of Richards, the first owner of the Detroit Lions. Richards had purchased the team in 1934 and moved the club from Portsmouth, Ohio to the Motor City. The Lions were the new kids in town and had taken a backseat to the baseball Tigers. Despite the fact the Lions had lost only one game prior to Thanksgiving in 1934, the season s largest crowd had been just 15,000. The opponent in 1934 was the undefeated, defending World Champion Chicago Bears. The game would determine the champion of the Western Division. Richards had convinced the NBC Radio Network to carry the game coast-to-coast (94 stations) and additionally, an estimated 26,000 fans jammed into the University of Detroit Stadium while thousands more disappointed fans were turned away. The game was the NFL's first on a national broadcast. In 2009, the Lions Thanksgiving Day game against Green Bay marked the NFL s 75th anniversary of the fi rst NFL national game broadcast. Graham McNamee was the announcer for NBC Radio for that historic game in Despite two Ace Gutowsky touchdowns, the Bears won the inaugural game 19-16, but a classic was born. Since 1934, 73 games have been played with the Lions holding a (.434) record in the series. And each game, in its own way, continues to bring back memories of Thanksgiving, not only to Lions fans, but to football fans across the nation. The 2014 schedule features the Lions 75th Thanksgiving Day Classic Thursday, November 27 at 12:30 p.m. ET vs. the Chicago Bears. This year s game marks the 16th meeting between Detroit and Chicago on Thanksgiving and the first time since The Bears hold the all-time edge in the series, 8-7-0, with the Lions taking the most recent matchup, 21-7, in THANKSGIVING DAY FACTS The series began with a loss to the Chicago Bears on November 29, A total of 74 games have been played with the Lions owning a record in the annual holiday classic. More than 4 million fans have witnessed the Lions 74 Thanksgiving Day games. The total attendance for the first 74 games is 4,179,015, an average of 56,473 fans per game. The Lions have played 24 different teams since the fi rst Thanksgiving Day game. The most common opponent has been the Green Bay Packers, who the Lions played in 2013 for the 21st time in the Thanksgiving series. Their second most common opponent is the Chicago Bears (15 times). The two highest scoring games were a Packers win in 1986 and a Detroit romp over Green Bay in The lowest scoring game was a 12-0 Philadelphia win in the 1968 Mud Bowl. Eleven times in the series has a game been decided by three points or less, with the Lions record standing at in those meetings. The most lopsided game was a 45-3 Lions win over Pittsburgh in Seven shutouts have been recorded, but only one by the Lions (20-0 over the Bears in 1979). Three Thanksgiving Day games have gone into overtime. The fi rst came in 1980 when the Bears David Williams returned the opening kickoff of OT for a 95-yard touchdown. At the time, the game marked the shortest overtime game in NFL history (21 seconds). The second overtime game occurred in 1998 when the Lions defeated the Steelers on a 42- yard Jason Hanson fi eld goal in a game that will be remembered for the controversial coin toss before overtime began. The third occurred against the Houston Texans in 2012 in a game categorized by back-and-forth possessions and two missed fi eld goals from each side, with Houston K Shayne Graham pulling out a 32-yarder for the win. HISTORY

3 THANKSGIVING RESULTS Year Opp W/L/T Score Att W L T 1934 Chicago Bears L , Chicago Bears W , Chicago Bears W , Chicago Bears L , Chicago Bears W , Series Interrupted During World War II 1940 Series Interrupted During World War II 1941 Series Interrupted During World War II 1942 Series Interrupted During World War II 1943 Series Interrupted During World War II 1944 Series Interrupted During World War II 1945 Cleveland Rams L , Boston Yanks L , Chicago Bears L , Chicago Cardinals L , Chicago Bears L , New York Yanks W , Green Bay W , Green Bay W , Green Bay W , Green Bay W , Green Bay W , Green Bay L , Green Bay W , Green Bay W , Green Bay L , Green Bay W , Green Bay L , Green Bay W , Green Bay T , Chicago L , Baltimore T , San Francisco L , L.A. Rams L , Philadelphia L , Minnesota L , Oakland W , Kansas City W , New York Jets W , Washington L , Denver L , L.A. Rams L , Buffalo W , Chicago L , Denver W , Chicago W , Chicago L 17-23ot 75, Kansas City W , New York Giants L , Pittsburgh W , Green Bay W , New York Jets W , Green Bay L , Kansas City L , Minnesota L , Cleveland W , Denver W , Chicago W , Houston L , Chicago L , Buffalo W , Minnesota W , Kansas City L , Chicago W , Pittsburgh W 19-16ot 78, Chicago W , New England W , Green Bay L , New England L , Green Bay W , Indianapolis L , Atlanta L , Miami L , Green Bay L , Tennessee L , Green Bay L , New England L , Green Bay L , Houston L 31-34ot 64, Green Bay W , THANKSGIVING RECORDS VS. OPPONENTS Overall Ford Field Team G W L T Pct W L T Last Arizona /25/48 Atlanta /24/05 Boston /28/46 Buffalo /24/94 Chicago /25/99 Cleveland /23/89 Denver /22/90 Green Bay /28/13 Houston /22/12 Indianapolis /25/04 Kansas City /28/96 Miami /23/06 Minnesota /23/95 New England /25/10 New York Giants /25/82 New York Jets /28/85 New York Yanks /23/50 Oakland /26/70 Philadelphia /28/68 Pittsburgh /26/98 St. Louis /27/75 San Francisco /24/66 Tennessee /27/08 Washington /22/73 Totals /28/13 THANKSGIVING RECORDS BY THE DECADES Decade G W L T Pct. 1930s s s s s s s s s Totals ( : Series Interrupted During WWII) Note: Prior to 1972, a team s winning pct. was calculated using wins and losses, disregarding ties. (Ex: Detroit s record in the 1960s was and their winning pct. was.250, two wins/two wins + six losses). Since 1972, ties have been calculated in winning pct. as a half-a-win. HISTORY

4 THANKSGIVING GAME RECORDS RUSHING Yards Lions: 198 Bob Hoernschemeyer 11/23/50 NYY Opp: 273 O.J. Simpson 11/25/76 Buf Attempts Lions: 28 Barry Sanders 11/23/89 Cle Opp: 29 O.J. Simpson 11/25/76 Buf Touchdowns Lions: 3 Barry Sanders 11/27/97 Chi Opp: 3 Ed Podolak 11/25/71 KC PASSING Yards Lions: 441 Matthew Stafford 11/22/12 Hou Opp: 384 Warren Moon 11/23/95 Min Attempts Lions: 61 Matthew Stafford 11/22/12 Hou Opp: 48 Matt Schaub 11/22/12 Hou Completions Lions: 31 Matthew Stafford 11/22/12 Hou Opp: 31 Brett Favre 11/22/07 GB Touchdown Passes Lions: 4 Bobby Layne 11/22/51 GB 4 Eric Hipple 11/29/85 NYJ 4 Scott Mitchell 11/23/95 Min Opp: 6 Peyton Manning 11/25/04 Ind RECEIVING Yards Lions: 169 Herman Moore 11/24/94 Buf Opp: 303 Jim Benton 11/22/45 Cle Receptions Lions: 12 Brett Perriman 11/23/95 Min Opp: 12 Marvin Harrison 11/25/04 Ind Touchdowns Lions: 3 Cloyce Box 11/23/50 NYY 3 Cloyce Box 11/27/52 GB 3 Leonard Thompson 11/28/85 NYJ Opp: 3 Bill Howton 11/27/52 GB 3 Marvin Harrison 11/25/04 Ind 3 Brandon Stokley 11/25/04 Ind RETURNS Return Touchdowns Lions: 2 PR Jack Christiansen 11/22/51 GB 1 PR, 1 INT Jack Christiansen 11/25/54 GB Opp: 1 PR MR: David Palmer 11/23/95 Min SCORING Extra Points Lions: 7 Jason Hanson 11/27/97 Chi 7 Doak Walker 11/23/50 NYY 7 Doak Walker 11/22/51 GB Opp: 6 Shayne Graham 11/25/10 NE Field Goals Lions: 5 Jason Hanson 11/27/03 GB Opp: 4 Sam Baker 11/28/68 Phi 4 Rob Bironas 11/27/08 Ten TOTAL TOUCHDOWNS Lions: 3 Ru Barry Sanders 11/27/97 Chi 3 Pa Cloyce Box 11/23/50 NYY 3 Pa Cloyce Box 11/27/52 GB 3 Pa Leonard Thompson 11/28/85 NYJ Opp: 3 Pa Bill Howton 11/27/52 GB 3 Ru Ed Podolak 11/25/71 KC 2 Pa, 1 PR Walter Stanley 11/27/86 GB 3 Pa Marvin Harrison 11/24/04 Ind 3 Pa Brandon Stokley 11/24/04 Ind LONGEST PLAYS Rushing Play: Lions: 96t Bob Hoernschemeyer 11/23/50 NYY Opp: 81t Justin Forsett 11/22/12 Hou Passing Play Lions: 97t B. Layne to C. Box 11/26/53 GB Opp: 82t T. Rote to M. McGee 11/25/54 GB Punt Return Lions: 89t Jack Christiansen 11/22/51 GB Opp: 83t Walter Stanley 11/27/86 GB Kickoff Return Lions: 74 Aveion Cason 11/22/06 GB Opp: 95t Dave Williams 11/27/80 Chi Interception Return Lions: 102t Bob Smith 11/24/49 Chi Opp: 97t Lawrence Taylor 11/25/82 NYG Field Goal Lions: 54 Jason Hanson 11/22/01 GB Opp: 54 Nick Lowery 11/26/87 KC 54 Mason Crosby 11/28/13 GB *MR: Several players, most recent HISTORY

5 A TRIBUTE TO MR. FORD William Clay Ford ( ) Detroit Lions Owner and Chairman, Beginning Week 1 this season, the Detroit Lions introduced a special jersey patch displaying the letters WCF in honor of the franchise s late owner, Mr. William Clay Ford. The patch will appear on the left shoulder of all Lions players jerseys for the 2014 season as a tribute to one of the NFL s original statesmen. Mr. Ford passed away on March 9 at the age of 88 and owned and directed the Lions franchise during a span of 50 years. Through fi ve decades, his unwavering leadership provided stability to an organization, its fans and the community when most professional sports franchises cycled through numerous ownership changes and franchise moves. Mr. Ford remained steadfastly committed to ensuring the Lions were always a vital component to the Detroit community and the state of Michigan. THE NFL REMEMBERS MR. FORD NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell: For fi ve decades, Mr. Ford s passion for the Lions, Detroit, and the NFL was the foundation of one of the NFL s historic franchises. As an NFL owner, Mr. Ford helped bring the NFL through enormous periods of change and growth, always guided by his commitment to what was best for the NFL and his beloved Lions. All of us in the NFL extend our heartfelt sympathy to Mr. Ford s wife Martha, Bill Ford, Jr. and the entire Ford family. Dallas Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones: I ve literally been at owners (meetings) when an owner came up and met Mr. Ford for the fi rst time, and the owner was a new owner in the NFL. I was standing right with him and the owner talked about how his granddad had been a Ford dealer in Texas, in the depths of Texas, and he literally teared up when he talked about what Ford, what the brand and what the individuals stood for and had stood for in his evolving to the point that he could buy an NFL football team. He actually teared up and showed that kind of emotion, and that was (former Minnesota Vikings owner) Red McCombs. Late Buffalo Bills Owner Ralph Wilson, Jr: I was deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Bill Ford. He was a man of great integrity who loved his family and his Lions. Bill was well respected within our league as well as the city of Detroit and his contributions to both were numerous. We have all lost a good friend with his passing. My deepest sympathies and condolences go out to his family and many friends. Lions Hall of Fame TE and Assistant Director of Pro Personnel Charlie Sanders: I ve always just enjoyed being around him just to watch him laugh. He was a cheerful owner, you know, upbeat, always positive. I have a lot of memories, but when I think of him I just think of a man that was very fair and enjoyed people and enjoyed people that had the same desires that he had. Most of those are centered around the Detroit Lions organization. Former Lions Herman Moore: Every single game that he was in the locker room, we at least spoke, or he would be in the locker room. I appreciated that from our owner. That s a real moment that fans don t know about the commitment that he would show to us players. GAME INFORMATION

6 WELCOME, HEAD COACH JIM CALDWELL JIM CALDWELL Head Coach Years with Lions: 1 Years as NFL Head Coach: 4 Years in NFL: 14 As the Lions new head coach, Jim Caldwell brings 37 years of coaching experience to Detroit, including 13 previous years in the NFL and 24 years on the college level. Two Super Bowl titles and three appearances in the NFL s championship game highlight his coaching resume, which includes leading the Indianapolis Colts to an AFC Championship and a berth in Super Bowl XLVI as head coach following the 2009 season. COACHING OVERVIEW Hired as head coach for the Detroit Lions January 14, Coached in three Super Bowls with Indianapolis (XLI and XLIV) and Baltimore (XLVII) and won two Super Bowl titles (Indianapolis and Baltimore). In fi rst year as head coach for Indianapolis (2009), he won the AFC Championship and led the franchise to Super Bowl XLIV. He became the fi rst NFL coach to win his fi rst 14 games and the fi fth rookie head coach to reach the Super Bowl. One of four head coaches to produce 24+ regular-season wins and a Super Bowl berth in their fi rst two career seasons as head coach. Holds a (.542) regular-season record in three seasons as an NFL head coach, including two seasons with at least 10 wins. Led the Colts to two consecutive AFC South division titles in 2009 and In eight of the 10 seasons Caldwell coached in Indianapolis, the Colts ranked in the Top-10 in total offense eight times and six times in the Top-5. From , 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 fi nishing with 11+ wins (6, Dallas ) and 12+ victories (4, Dallas, ). 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 championship runs. Led the Ravens offense to a 5-2 record after taking over as offensive coordinator late in the 2012 season as the team averaged yards per game during that span. ASSEMBLING HIS TEAM In his fi rst season in Detroit, Caldwell wasted no time putting together his coaching staff. Headlining that search were the additions of defensive coordinator Teryl Austin and offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi, each of whom have won a Super Bowl with Baltimore and New Orleans, respectively. Combined, six of the 10 new Lions assistant coaches have won a Super Bowl championship. NEW LIONS COACHES: Teryl Austin (Defensive Coordinator), Jim Bob Cooter (Quarterbacks), Devin Fitzsimmons (Assistant Special Teams), Joe Lombardi (Offensive Coordinator), Tony Oden (Defensive Backs/Cornerbacks), Robert Prince (Wide Receivers), Ron Prince (Assistant Head Coach/ Tight Ends), Matt Raich (Defensive Quality Control), Bill Sheridan (Linebackers), Alan Williams (Defensive Backs/ Safeties) RETAINED LIONS COACHES: Jason Arapoff (Coordinator of Physical Development), John Bonamego (Special Teams Coordinator), Gunther Cunningham (Senior Coaching Assistant), Terry Heffernan (Offensive Quality Control) Bobby Johnson (Assistant Offensive Line), Kris Kocurek (Defensive Line), Curtis Modkins (Running Backs) Ted Rath (Assistant Strength and Conditioning), Evan Rothstein (Special Projects), Jeremiah Washburn (Offensive Line), Jim Washburn (Defensive Line) LIONS COACHES FIRST NINE GAMES With a win in Week 10, Caldwell earned the most wins through nine games for a Lions head coach in his first season with the club since the team moved to Detroit in He surpassed the six wins through nine games garnered by Dutch Clark in 1937 (6-3), Gus Henderson in 1939 (6-3) and Buddy Parker in 1951 (6-2-1). Since the franchise originally started in Portsmouth (Ohio) in 1930, Caldwell s 7-2 record is second-best for a Lions head coach in his fi rst year with the club behind Potsy Clark in 1931 (8-1) when the team was the Portsmouth Spartans. For Caldwell, this marks the third time in his four seasons as an NFL head coach that he won six or more games in the fi rst nine games of the season (9-0, 2009; 6-3, 2010). CALDWELL S HEAD COACHING RECORD REGULAR SEASON Year Team G W L T Pct Result 2009 Ind st AFC South 2010 Ind st AFC South 2011 Ind th AFC South 2014 Det Totals POSTSEASON Year Team G W L T Pct Playoff Berth 2009 Ind Super Bowl XLIV 2010 Ind AFC Wild Card Totals OVERALL G W L T Pct Regular Season Postseason Totals WHAT THEY ARE SAYING ABOUT JIM CALDWELL Former Indianapolis Colts Head Coach Tony Dungy: I told Martin (Mayhew) that Jim Caldwell is exactly what you re looking for. He ll lead by making people accountable and by being a role model on and off the fi eld. And with his attention to detail and history of developing quarterbacks, (Matthew) Stafford is going to flourish just like Peyton Manning did with us in Indianapolis. Baltimore Ravens General Manager Ozzie Newsome: I believe it would be difficult to fi nd anyone with the Ravens who is more respected than Jim Caldwell. That includes players, coaches and other staff members. He earned that because of the person he is and his extensive knowledge about football, including the keys to winning and his ability to teach all of that. Personally, it is a privilege to know him, and it was an honor to work with him. GAME INFORMATION

7 TEAM CONNECTIONS PRO CONNECTIONS Lions RB Reggie Bush and Bears Brandon Marshall and TE Dante Rosario were teammates in Miami during the 2011 season. Bears OL Jermon Bushrod paved the way for Bush in New Orleans from Bears DE Willie Young was a member of the Lions from He was a seventh-round pick by Detroit in the 2010 NFL Draft. Lions DE George Johnson teamed up with Bears DE Jared Allen on the Minnesota Vikings in Lions CB Cassius Vaughn played on the same defense as Bears LB D.J. Williams on the Denver Broncos from Lions S Glover Quin played with Bears CB Sherrick McManis and LB Darryl Sharpton on the Houston Texans from COLLEGE CONNECTIONS Lions DT Ndamukong Suh and Bears G Matt Slauson were teammates at Nebraska from Lions K Matt Prater teamed up with Bears Brandon Marshall at Central Florida from Lions DE Devin Taylor and Bears Alshon Jeffery played together at South Carolina from Lions Jeremy Ross and Bears C Brian De La Puente and S Chris Conte were fellow Golden Bears at Cal in Lions DE George Johnson was a teammate of Bears LB Khaseem Greene at Rutgers in Lions S James Ihedigbo and Bears LS Jeremy Cain were teammates at Massachusetts in COACHING CONNECTIONS Bears Head Coach Marc Trestman was the quarterbacks coach for the Lions during the 1997 season. Lions Offensive Coordinator Joe Lombardi was an offensive assistant for the Saints in 2007, while Bears Head Coach Marc Trestman was a coaching consultant for the Saints. Lions Offensive Coordinator Joe Lombardi was a defensive assistant for the Falcons in 2006, while Bears Special Teams Coordinator/Assistant Head Coach Joe Decamillis was the special teams coach. Lions Offensive Coordinator Joe Lombardi was the quarterback coach for the Saints from , while Bears Offensive Coordinator Aaron Kromer coached the offensive line and running backs. Lions Defensive Backs/Cornerbacks Coach Tony Oden was the defensive backs coach with the Jaguars in 2012, while Bears Defensive Coordinator Mel Tucker was the defensive coordinator/assistant head coach. LAST TIME THEY MET LIONS 21, BEARS 19 November 10, 2013; Soldier Field Attendance: 62,431 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q OT Final DET CHI FIRST QUARTER BEARS...B. Marshall 32 yd. pass from J. Cutler (R. Gould kick). LIONS...K. Durham 5 yd. pass from M. Stafford (D. Akers kick) THIRD QUARTER LIONS...C. Johnson 4 yd. pass from M. Stafford (D. Akers kick) BEARS...R. Gould 25 yd. Field Goal FOURTH QUARTER BEARS...R. Gould 32 yd. Field Goal LIONS...C. Johnson 14 yd. pass from M. Stafford (D. Akers kick) BEARS...B. Marshall 11 yd. pass from J. McCown (run failed) LIONS BEARS First Downs Total Net Yards Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing (Att/Comp/Int) Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Sacked-Yards Penalties-Yards Time of Possession 28:25 31:35 RUSHING LIONS: Bush , Bell 10-41, Stafford BEARS: Forte 17-33, Jeffery 2-5, Bush 1-0 PASSING LIONS: Stafford 35-18, TD 1 INT BEARS: Cutler 40-21, TD 1 INT RECEIVING LIONS: Johnson TD, Pettigrew 5-70, Bush 3-8, Ross 2-28, Fauria 1-25, Durham 1-5 BEARS: Jeffery 9-114, Marshall TD, M. Bennett 4-29, Forte 4-16, E. Bennett 2-10, Fiammetta 1-4 GAME INFORMATION

8 NEW TO DETROIT IN UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS Collins, Jed FB Washington State UFA-NO 14 Ihedigbo, James S Massachusetts UFA-Bal 14 Orlovsky, Dan QB Connecticut UFA-TB 14 Tate, Golden Notre Dame UFA-Sea 14 Vaughn, Cassius CB Mississippi UFA-Ind DRAFT CLASS Ebron, Eric TE North Carolina D-1 14 Van Noy, Kyle LB Brigham Young D-2 14 Swanson, Travis C Arkansas D-3 14 Lawson, Nevin CB Utah State D-4 14 Webster, Larry DE Bloomsburg D-4 14 Reid, Caraun DT Princeton D-5 14 Jones, TJ (PUP) Notre Dame D FREE AGENTS Bynes, Josh LB Auburn FA 14 Davis, Kellen TE Michigan State FA 14 Edwards, Patrick (PS) Houston FA 14 Fluellen, Andre DT Florida State FA 14 Johnson, George DE Rutgers FA 14 Ness, Nate (PS) S Arizona FA 14 Philon, Roy (PS) DT Louisville FA 14 Prater, Matt K Central Florida FA 14 Reynolds, Garrett T North Carolina FA 14 Thompson, Jordan (PS) TE Ohio FA 14 Wade, Trevin (PS) CB Arizona FA 14 Winn, George RB Cincinnati FA WAIVERS Abdul-Quddus, Isa S Igwenagu, Emil (PS) FB Fordham Massachusetts W-NO 14 W-Phi UNDRAFTED ROOKIE FREE AGENTS Couplin, Jerome (PS) S William & Mary FA 14 Lucas, Cornelius T Kansas State FA 14 Peacock, Andrew (PS) Appalachian State FA 14 Seisay, Mohammed CB Nebraska FA PRONUNCIATION CHART PLAYER Isa Abdul-Quddus...EE-sa Ab-dool KA-doos Ezekiel Ansah...ZEEK-e-all AHN-sa Joique Bell... JOIK Eric Ebron...EE-bron Joseph Fauria...FOR-ee-ay James Ihedigbo...ee-HEAD-ee-bo DeAndre Levy...LEV-ee Don Muhlbach...MULE-bach Glover Quin... GLOW-ver Dominic Raiola...rye-OH-la Caraun Reid...CAR-awn Riley Reiff...REEF Mohammed Seisay... SEE-say Ndamukong Suh...En-dom-ah-ken Soo Stephen Tulloch... TULL-uck Tahir Whitehead...TAH-here PRACTICE SQUAD Jerome Couplin...CUP-lynn Emil Igwenagu...eh-MEAL ig-wen-ah-goo Roy Philon...FY-lun COACHES Jason Arapoff...A-rap-off John Bonamego...BON-ah-me-go Kris Kocurek...KO-SIR-ick Matt Raich...RAYch Evan Rothstein...Roth-STEEN QUOTES FROM SUNDAY HEAD COACH JIM CALDWELL On what went wrong in New England: You know, sometimes until you look at the fi lm and see all the details involved, but I can tell you right now, we didn t play well. I mean you don t play well, that s what happens. You don t play well defensively, at the start. We didn t play well offensively. We had our shots and didn t come up with a couple plays. We had an opportunity to make [plays]. Kicking fi eld goals, like I mentioned there; they were scoring touchdowns. It is going to make it a tough night. On the struggles offensively: One of the things you see on offense is that over time I think we moved the ball pretty well. And we had opportunities to catch balls in the end zone. We didn t make plays and when you don t make plays, it obviously looks like you are inept in that regard. So, you know, we were in position, I think, to make some of those, but just didn t come up with them. On looking at the big picture of the NFC North: I m not worried about big picture, to be honest with you. You know, I m worried about our next game, and we ll deal with the big picture later on. You know, get out there and play, and we ll add them up at the end. On what the Patriots did well: Well, that s a good football team. Obviously that s what I meant when I said usually there s a bright spot we can talk about at least when you come into the room. We weren t able to do so today. They were able to move the ball, score touchdowns on us and we got a little settled down there for a while right after the half, but they still were able to handle us pretty well. On if he felt the team was conservative in the first half: You have to take each situation, you know, the way it bears out. Early on in the game, you know, go for it on fourth down in that situation they put us in. What was it? 7-6 or 7-tonothing at that time or something? You know, you ve got to take the points in that situation. You know, I think that s a non-story. Second half, obviously, we ended up going for it a couple times. One time we kicked a fi eld goal because we were fourth-and-14 and that s pretty obvious. And then the other times we felt like we better go for it because of the fact that we were running out of time, [out] of possessions, and you may not get it back. So that s kind of how those things play out. So, conservative, I wouldn t say that. QB MATTHEW STAFFORD On not capitalizing against New England: I think we missed some opportunities to make some big plays, got behind the chains a couple times, some untimely penalties, a couple sacks, a couple negative plays. So, [we] threw the ball a decent amount in the fi rst half, didn t come away with touchdowns. That s big when you play a team like that. On finding consistency on offense: We ve just got to fi nd a way to catch some momentum, like you said. We moved the ball good on the fi rst drive and didn t get a conversion on that third down and kicked a fi eld goal. Had a chance, I don t know if it was the second or the third drive, fi rst-and-goal and don t get it in, had some missed opportunities there as well, you know. And then we kicked the ball off and they return it back down to the ten or whatever it was and, you know, you play a good team like New England, the whole team has to play well, you know, and we didn t. GAME INFORMATION

9 On the mistakes made against the Patriots: You know, any time you have mistakes, doesn t matter what they are, they re going to cost you. Especially on the offensive side of the ball, you have to have everybody keyed in, playing good football together. And, you know, that s something at times we had a whole lot of today and moved the ball great and had some big plays, and then other times a thing here or there may have derailed us. CALVIN JOHNSON On the Patriots secondary: They did well in all three phases and when it was our turn, we didn t do the same. They had a good performance today all around and we didn t bring our A game. Obviously they have [Darelle] Revis and they have [Brandon] Browner and they are a good team overall. On the overall performance against New England and moving forward: We didn t score any touchdowns and it defi nitely wasn t our best. I am not concerned we have fi ve or six games to go in the regular season. We still have time to get things going. We are still in the driver s seat and we have to turn things around. GOLDEN TATE On matching up with Patriots CB Darrelle Revis: He is a good player, still very talented, still in my mind one of the best to play the game. Obviously, he and his team got the better of us. I think he did a good job; they had a great game plan to limit myself and CJ [Calvin Johnson]. Thankfully we have a short week, and we re going to have a chance to get this one out of our system quickly. This was embarrassing, we ve got to chalk it up and have a shortterm memory. That s kind of the most important thing, not to lose our swagger, not to lose our confi dence. We have to come out on a mission to come out and take it out on our next opponent which happens to be Chicago who is also another good team. On turning the offense around: As a receiver I have to be accountable. I need to do what I need to do to get better. Some way or another we all have to do better. We just have to fi nd a way. We don t know what it is, but we ve got to fi gure it out real soon. We re not discouraged. C DOMINIC RAIOLA On what he thinks is missing from the team: We just didn t fi nish and they were scoring touchdowns. It just comes down to making plays. On how he felt after losing to another top team in the league: I don t know how you can call yourself a competitor if you are going to chalk it up and say we just aren t good enough. You shouldn t be in this game if you think like that. I don t look at it like that. There is stuff we could have done better, period. S GLOVER QUIN On the Lions defense and Tom Brady finding open space: I don t know what exactly was going on. We have to look at the fi lm to see exactly what was going on, but they do a great job of scheming and Tom Brady does a great job of fi nding mismatches in whatever the coverage dictates. He does a great job of getting guys in great routes that are hard to cover based on the coverage that you re in, so you ve got to tip your hat to him. On second half adjustments and the interception against New England: I think we just kind of settled down a little bit. We just went right at them and just stopped [them]. A lot of stuff we were doing in the fi rst half was just I think we ran a few calls in the second half just to make them beat us and not [let] us beat ourselves with some miscommunication or anything like that. We just got outplayed today and they beat us. LB DEANDRE LEVY On the Lions defensive game against New England: We blew a lot of coverage. They sped up the tempo a bit and I think we lost our composure. The pace is something we worked on this week. We narrowed down some of the calls and some of the language. We just lost our composure for a good stretch and they scored three straight times on us. On fatigue playing a factor: I don t think it was any fatigue factor, I just think it was just miscommunication. We got over excited because of the pace and the tempo and got ourselves out of whack. We blew coverage on simple things, myself included. We just have to do a better job of being composed. On tightening things up in the second half: This past month it has kind of been out story. There was a stretch where we play great games and we are putting up 21 points and we haven t done that in the last three or four games. We need to fi nd a way to start games faster and come out with a better tempo. DE GEORGE JOHNSON On the loss to New England: We ll have to go back and fi nd out what we did wrong, fi nd out where we can do better. We ve got a short week like you said; we ve got to get this taste out of our mouth as fast as we can. So, that is the only thing we can really do. That was a really good team to play against, we ve got to play better and they played great. GAME INFORMATION

10 1 The Lions currently boast the League s No. 1 defense when it comes to points allowed, as they have limited opponents to only 17.3 points per game. 5.5 DE Ezekiel Ansah has picked up where he left off in 2013 as he leads the team in sacks through Week 11 with 5.5. In Week 6 at Minnesota (10/12), Ansah recorded a careerhigh 2.5 sacks as the team fi nished with eight total sacks in the game. 10 With 10 tackles in Week 12 at New England (11/23), LB DeAndre Levy has now reached 10+ tackles in eight games this season, the most in the NFL. His previous high for 10+ tackles in a season was four in RB Theo Riddick caught the game-winning touchdown pass in Week 10 vs. Miami (11/9) on an 11-yard strike from QB Matthew Stafford to complete the Lions come-from-behind win. Through 11 games, Riddick is tied for second among running backs with three receiving touchdowns. 13 S James Ihedigbo picked off his second pass of the season in Week 12 at New England (11/23) as the Lions are currently tied for fi fth in the NFL with 13 interceptions this season. 15 Thus far in his career, QB Matthew Stafford has led the Lions to 15 victories when trailing or tied in the fourth quarter or overtime. He has six career game-winning touchdown passes with less than one minute to play in fourth quarter (franchise record) and six after the twominute warning. 32 DT Ndamukong Suh (32 sacks, 73 games) recorded two sacks in Week 6 at Minnesota (10/12) and became the Lions all-time leader in sacks by a defensive tackle. DT Shaun Rogers previously held the Lions record for career sacks by DTs with 29 (98 games). 33 RB Joique Bell dashed for a 33-yard run in Week 11 at Arizona (11/16), which marked the team s longest rush of the season and longest since RB Reggie Bush s 39-yard run vs. Tampa Bay last season. 70 In his 70th-career game, Stafford s game-winning TD pass to Riddick, his fourth game-winning TD pass in the fi nal 30 seconds of the fourth quarter, tied for the most in the Super Bowl era. He now shares the mark with six players: Steve Bartkowski, Drew Bledsoe, Tom Brady, Brett Favre, Joe Ferguson, and Tommy Kramer, all of whom started at least 100 regular-season games. LIONS BY THE NUMBERS 70.7 The Lions have allowed just 70.7 rushing yards per game this season, which is on pace to set the team s all-time single season record for opponent rush yards per game (82.3 yds/g in 1970). 75 With fi ve total touchdowns in 2014, Calvin Johnson will reach 75 total touchdowns for his career and join Hall of Fame RB Barry Sanders (109) as the only Lions players to record 75 career total touchdowns With 114 career games, Johnson holds the NFL all-time record for receiving yards per game. His 58 yards against the Patriots (11/23) moved his career average to 86.9 yards per game (9,906). 100 Golden Tate registered 154 yards vs. New Orleans (10/19), 151 yards at Atlanta (10/26) and 109 vs. Miami (11/9), marking the fi rst time in his career he has registered 100+-yards in three-straight games. 120 In the team s comeback victory in Week 8 at Atlanta (10/26), Stafford threw two touchdown passes and reached 120 for his career, surpassing Hall of Fame QB Bobby Layne (118) for the most career passing touchdowns in franchise history. His current total stands at Tate leads the League in third-down receiving yards with 464, as well as third-down receptions with In his return after missing three games due to injury, Johnson grabbed seven receptions for 113 yards and one touchdown against the Dolphins (11/9). He moved his career total to 601 and became the second player in team history with 600 career receptions, joining Herman Moore (670). His current total stands at ,047 With 97 yards in Week 12 at New England (11/23), Tate moved his 2014 total to 1,047 yards and eclipsed 1,000 receiving yards for the fi rst time in his career. 10,000 Johnson needs 94 receiving yards to reach 10,000 for his career and become the only player in Lions history with 10,000 receiving yards. His current total stands at 9,906 yards. 20,000 On Stafford s 30-yard completion to Tate in the second quarter at Arizona (11/16), he surpassed 20,000 career passing yards. By reaching 20,000 career passing yards in his 71st career game, he set a new NFL record reaching that mark in the fewest career games. (Courtesy Elias Sports Bureau). GAME INFORMATION

11 TEAM NEWS & NOTES Please note all statistics are updated as of Monday, November 24. Does not reflect changes following Monday night s BAL at NO game or NYJ at Buffalo game. LEAGUE LEADING DEFENSE Under Defensive Coordinator Teryl Austin, the Lions defense has powered its way to the top of the NFL in Through Week 12, the Lions rank third in total defense (303.8 yards per game), fi rst in opponent rushing yards per game (70.7) and 10th in opponent passing yards per game (233.1) NFL Leaders, Total Defense Rk Team Total Rush Pass Tot/G Ru/G Pa/G 1 Sea SF Det NFL Leaders, Total Opponent Yards Per Play Rk Team Ply Yds Yds/Ply 1 Den Mia Buf Det RUSHING DEFENSE By limiting New England to just 90 yards rushing (11/23), the Lions defense has now allowed just 778 yards on the ground this season through 11 games, which is the lowest total by the club in the fi rst 11 games of a season since at least The Lions have allowed just 70.7 rushing yards per game this season, which is on pace to set the team s all-time single season record for opponent rush yards per game (82.3 yds/g in 1970). The Lions have allowed just one team (132, at NYJ 9/28) to rush for over 100 yards in a game this season NFL Leaders, Rushing Defense Rk Team Total Rush Pass Tot/G Ru/G Pa/G 1 Det Den NYJ NFL Leaders, Opponent Rushing Yards Per Attempt Rk Team Ru Yds Yds/Att 1 Det NYJ Den PASSING DEFENSE 2014 NFL Leaders, Passing Defense Rk Team Total Rush Pass Tot/G Ru/G Pa/G 1 KC SF Sea Mia SD Buf Min Was Cle Det NFL Leaders, Opponent Passing Yards Per Play Rk Tm Pa Yds Yds/Ply 1 Mia Den KC Buf SF Cle Cin Det S James Ihedigbo picked off his second pass of the season in Week 12 at New England (11/23) as the Lions are currently tied for fi fi th in interceptions with NFL Leaders, Interceptions Rk Tm G Int Yds Avg Lg TD 1 SF t Ari t Cle t 1 2t GB t 3 5t Det t NYG NFL Leaders, Opponent Passer Rating Rk Tm G Att Cmp Pct Yds TD TD% Int Int% Rtg 1 SF Cle Cin GB NE Ari Det DISRUPTIVE STOPS The Lions defense is also second in total opponent negative plays (sacks and tackles for loss) with 84 (330 yards) NFL Leaders, Total Opponent Negative Plays Rk Tm Sk* Yds RFL Yds PFL Yds Total Yds 1 Jax Det Phi *Includes sacks for zero gain; RFL= loss on rushing play; PFL=loss on completed pass 2014 NFL Leaders, Total Yds Lost on Opponent Negative Plays Rk Tm Sk* Yds RFL Yds PFL Yds Total Yds 1 Phi Det Buf *Includes sacks for zero gain; RFL= loss on rush play; PFL=loss on completed pass THIRD DOWN DOMINANCE ON DEFENSE Following up on last season s top-ranking third-down defense, the team currently ranks fourth in the League in opponent third-down percentage (35.9) through Week NFL Leaders, Opponent Third-Down Efficiency Rk Tm Att Made Pct. 1 Ind Buf Pit Det In the team s 17-3 win over Minnesota in Week 6 (10/12), the Lions held the Vikings to just three third-down conversions on 14 attempts (21-percent), thanks in large part to four sacks on third down. In Week 3 vs. Green Bay (9/21), the Lions held their opponent to under fi ve third-down conversions for the third-consecutive week by limiting the Packers to just 4-of-10 (40-percent). Detroit was nearly perfect in the team s home opener against the Giants in Week 1 (9/8), limiting New York to only three third-down conversions on 13 attempts (23.1 pct). GAME INFORMATION

12 TOP 10 PASSING OFFENSE The Lions offense regained their place among the League s top passing offenses following Week 12 at New England (10/23) as they currently rank 10th in passing yards per game with NFL Leaders, Passing Yards Per Game Rk Team Total Rush Pass Tot/G Ru/G Pa/G 1 Ind Den NO Phi Pit NE Atl GB Was Det OFFENSIVE FIREPOWER Over the past three seasons, the Lions have produced some of the best single-game offensive totals in franchise history. On Thanksgiving Day vs. Green Bay last season (11/28/13), the Lions gained 561 yards of total offense (241 rushing, 330 passing), which ranks as the sixthhighest output in team history. In Week 8 vs. Dallas last season (10/27/13), the Lions set a franchise record for single-game yards by accumulating 623 total offensive yards (143 rushing, 480 passing), breaking the previous record of 583 yards set last year at Tennessee (9/23). Five of the team s Top-10 single-game bests for total offense have occured during the 2012 and 2013 seasons, including three games in 2012 (at Tennessee, vs. Houston, vs. Atlanta). Lions Leaders, Single-Game Total Yards Rk Opp Yds Ru Pa Date 1 Dal /27/ NYY /23/ at Ten /23/ at GB /1/ at Bal /3/ GB /28/ GB /22/ Min /23/ Hou /22/ Atl /22/2012 Since 2012, the Lions have topped 500 yards in fi ve games. Prior to 2012, the Lions never registered 500 yards in a game more than once in a season. Lions Leaders, Team Single-Game Net Passing Yards Rk Opp Yds Date 1 at GB 502 1/1/12 2 Dal /27/13 3 Atl /24/12 4 at Ten 442 9/23/12 5 Ari /18/01 6 Hou /22/12 Lions Leaders, Team Single-Game Pass Completions Rk Opp Cmp Date 1 at Ten 43 9/23/12 2 Atl 37 12/24/12 3t at Ari 36 11/18/01 3t at GB 36 1/1/12 Lions Leaders, Single-Game First Downs Rk Opp 1st Ru Pa Pn Date 1 at Ten /23/12 2 GB /22/84 3 at GB /1/12 4t Was /30/51 4t GB /28/13 NFL Leaders, Single-Game Completion Pct. with 50+ Att. Rk Tm Date Opp Att Cmp Pct Yds TD Int Rtg 1 Det 9/23/12 Ten Sea 11/8/09 Det Dal 12/6/09 NYG NFL Leaders, Single-Game Passer Rating with 50+ Att. Rk Tm Date Opp Att Cmp Pct Yds TD Int Rtg 1 Min 10/10/04 Hou Min 9/28/69 Bal Det 9/23/12 Ten Lions Leaders, Single-Game Passing First Downs Rk Opp FD Date 1 at GB 27 1/1/12 2 at Ten 23 9/23/12 3 at Arz 22 11/18/01 4t Min 21 9/16/07 4t Hou 21 11/22/12 4t Atl 21 12/22/12 RECORD SETTING OFFENSE For the third-consecutive year, the Lions offense not only ranked high in the NFL but also set several team singleseason records in The team fi nished in the Top-3 in the Lions single-season list for total offense for the third consecutive year. TOTAL OFFENSE The Lions 6,274 total offensive yards in 2013 is the third-highest output in franchise history, fi nishing behind the team s 2012 (6,540) and 2011 (6,337) totals. With 6,540 yards in 2012, Detroit produced over 6,500 total yards for the fi rst time in franchise history. Lions Leaders, Total Offense Rk Year G Yds Yds/G PASSING OFFENSE The Lions 2013 total of 4,482 passing yards ranks third on the team s all-time list for single-season passing yards. Lions Leaders, Passing Yards Rk Year G Yds Yds/G GAME INFORMATION