NFC WILD CARD: DETROIT LIONS AT DALLAS COWBOYS

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1 NFC WILD CARD: AT DALLAS COWBOYS MEDIA INFORMATION 2014 SCHEDULE (*** DATES AND TIMES SUBJECT TO CHANGE ***) REGULAR SEASON 11 5 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 S W, /16 at Arizona FOX L, /23 at New England FOX L, /27 CHICAGO S# W, /7 TAMPA BAY FOX W, /14 MINNESOTA FOX W, /21 at Chicago FOX W, /28 at Green Bay FOX L, # 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 MEDIA.TROITLIONS.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 AT DALLAS COWBOYS 12 4 Date:...Sunday, January 4, 2015 Kickoff:...4:40 p.m. Stadium:...AT&T Stadium Capacity:...80,000 Playing Surface:...FieldTurf TELEVISION: FOX Play-By-Play:... Joe Buck Color:... Troy Aikman Sideline:...Erin Andrews and Chris Myers 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:...Kevin Harlan Color:... Dan Fouts Sideline:...Ross Tucker SERIES INFORMATION The Lions (11-5) travel to Dallas Sunday as the No. 6 seed to take on the No. 3 seed NFC East Champion Cowboys (12-4) in an NFC Wild Card matchup. The Lions and Cowboys have met twice before in the postseason, including the 1970 NFC Divisional Playoff Game (12/26; Cowboys 5, Lions 0) and the 1991 NFC Divisional Playoff Game (1/5; Lions 38, Cowboys 6). Dallas holds the all-time regular season edge in the series, SERIES BY THE NUMBERS Regular Season Record vs. Dal Postseason Record vs. Dal Home Record vs. Dal: Record at Ford Field: Postseason Home Record vs. Dal Road Record vs. Dal Record at AT&T Stadium: Postseason Road Record vs. Dal Last Game (Regular Season):... Det 31 vs. Dal 30 10/27/ STATISTICAL COMPARISON REGULAR SEASON OFFENSE T Rk DAL Rk Points/Game Total Offense Rushing Offense Passing Offense rd Down Offense % Red Zone Efficiency Giveaways 20 6t FENSE T Rk DAL Rk Points/Game Total Defense Rushing Defense Passing Defense rd Down Defense % Red Zone Efficiency Takeaways 27 8t 31 2

2 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.

3 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 (.578) regular-season record in four seasons as an NFL head coach, including three 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. WELCOME, HEAD COACH JIM CALDWELL JIM CALDWELL Head Coach Years with Lions: 1 Years as NFL Head Coach: 4 Years in NFL: 14 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 HEAD COACHES 11 WINS By defeating the Bears in Week 16 (12/21), Caldwell became the fi rst Lions head coach in his fi rst season with the club to win 11 games since Potsy Clark led the Portsmouth Spartans to an 11-3 record in By reaching 11 wins, Caldwell has tied Clark for the most wins by a head coach in his fi rst year with the Lions. Lions Leaders, Most Wins in Head Coach First Year Rk Coach Year G W L T 1 Potsy Clark 1931* Jim Caldwell Bobby Ross George Wilson t Dutch Clark t Buddy Parker * Portsmouth Spartans ( ) 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.

4 TEAM CONNECTIONS PRO CONNECTIONS Lions Rashean Mathis and C.J. Mosley were teammates on the Jacksonville Jaguars with Cowboys Jeremy Mincey from Lions S Glover Quin teamed up with Cowboys Terrell McClain and FB Tyler Clutts on the Houston Texans in McClain was also a teammate of Lions DB Josh Thomas in Carolina on the Panthers in Lions S James Ihedigbo and Cowboys Sterling Moore roamed the same secondary for the New England Patriots in Cowboys LB Justin Durant played for the Lions from COLLEGE CONNECTIONS Lions TE Brandon Pettigrew ( ) and Cowboys K Dan Bailey ( ) and Dez Bryant ( ) played together at Oklahoma State from Lions Devin Taylor and Cowboys LB DeVonte Holloman played together at South Carolina from Lions LB DeAndre Levy and Cowboys Nick Hayden were fellow Badgers at Wisconsin from Lions LB Ashlee Palmer ( ) and Cowboys T Jermey Parnell (2008) played together at Mississippi in Lions Ryan Broyles ( ) and LB Travis Lewis ( ), as well as Cowboys TE James Hanna ( ) and RB DeMarco Murray ( ) were teammates at Oklahoma from Lions Andre Fluellen and Cowboys LB Dekoda Watson were teammates at Florida State from COACHING CONNECTIONS Cowboys Defensive Coordinator Rod Marinelli was the Lions head coach from Cowboys Passing Game Coordinator Scott Linehan was the Lions Offensive Coordinator from Lions Running Backs Coach Curtis Modkins worked with the Cowboys in 1999 as part of the NFL Minority Coaching Fellowship program. EP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS The Lions have seven players on their roster who hail from the state of Texas, including LS Don Muhlbach (Lufkin), LB Travis Lewis (San Antonio), QB Matthew Stafford (Highland Park), TE Brandon Pettigrew (Tyler), C Travis Swanson (Kingwood), Josh Thomas (Cedar Hill) and T LaAdrian Waddle (Columbus). Five players on the Lions All-Time Team also played college football in the Lone Star State, including QB Bobby Layne (Texas), S Yale Lary (Texas A&M), RB Doak Walker (Southern Methodist), G Harley Sewell (Texas) and Doug English (Texas). Layne, Lary and Walker are all members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. LAST TIME THEY MET LIONS 31, COWBOYS 30 October 27, 2014; Ford Field Attendance: 64,379 (Regular Season) 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q OT Final DAL T FIRST QUARTER LIONS...Johnson 2 yd. pass from Stafford (Akers kick) SECOND QUARTER COWBOYS...Bailey 53 yd. fi eld goal COWBOYS...Bryant 5 yd. pass from Romo (Bailey kick) THIRD QUARTER COWBOYS...Bailey 53 yd. fi eld goal FOURTH QUARTER LIONS...Akers 20 yd fi eld goal COWBOYS...Williams 60 yd. pass from Romo (Bailey kick) LIONS...Bell 1 yd. run (Akers kick) COWBOYS...Bryant 50 yd. pass from Romo (Bailey kick) LIONS...Bush 1 yd run (Akers kick) COWBOYS...Bailey 44 yd. fi eld goal LIONS...Stafford 1 yd. run (Akers kick) LIONS COWBOYS First Downs Total Net Yards Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing (Att/Comp/Int) Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Sacks-Yards Penalties-Yards Time of Possession 35:11 24:49 RUSHING COWBOYS: Randle , Dunbar , Tanner 2-8-0, Romo 3-6-0, Williams 1-5-0, Bryant LIONS: Bush , Bell , Stafford , Riddick PASSING COWBOYS: Romo TD LIONS: Stafford TD 2 INT RECEIVING COWBOYS: Bryant , Randle 3-18, Williams , Witten 2-15, Hanna 2-12, Tanner 1-17, Beasley 1-8 LIONS: Johnson , Bush 8-30, Durham 4-54, Pettigrew 3-31, Bell 1-22, Broyles 1-8, Ross 1-7, Riddick 1-7

5 NEW TO TROIT 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 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 Utah State D-4 14 Webster, Larry Bloomsburg D-4 14 Reid, Caraun Princeton D-5 14 Jones, TJ (PUP) Notre Dame D FREE AGENTS Bynes, Josh LB Auburn FA 14 Dawson, Skye (PS) Texas Christian FA 14 Fluellen, Andre Florida State FA 14 Johnson, George Rutgers FA 14 Harris, Jerrell (PS) LB Alabama FA 14 Ness, Nate (PS) S Arizona FA 14 Philon, Roy (PS) 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) Arizona FA 14 Winn, George RB Cincinnati FA WAIVERS Abdul-Quddus, Isa S Fordham W-NO 14 Igwenagu, Emil (PS) FB Massachusetts W-Phi 14 Thomas, Josh Buffalo W-NYJ UNDRAFTED ROOKIE FREE AGENTS Lucas, Cornelius T Kansas State FA 14 Peacock, Andrew (PS) Appalachian State FA 14 Seisay, Mohammed 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 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 INTO THE POSTSEASON LIONS FINISH SEASON 11 5 NFC WILD CARD The Lions ended the 2014 regular season with an 11-5 record (7-1 home; 4-4 road) as Detroit accumulated the most wins by the franchise since fi nishing 12-4 in This was the Lions fourth season with 11+ wins, and it tied for the second-most wins in team history. Lions Leaders, Single-Season Wins Rk Year G W L T t t t LIONS VS. NFC NORTH Detroit completed the regular season with a 5-1 record against NFC North opponents this year, which is the team s best divisional record since realignment in Since divisional play was fi rst instituted in 1967, Detroit s 5-1 record (.833 pct) marks the second-best winning percentage by the team against division opponents in that span. The fi ve divisional wins ties for the fi fth-most by the franchise since Lions Leaders, Division Win Percentage since 1967 Rk Year G W L T Pct t t t t t t HEAD COACH JIM CALDWELL By fi nishing the year with an 11-5 regular season record Head Coach Jim Caldwell tied Potsy Clark (1931, Portsmouth Spartans) for the most wins in franchise history by a coach in his fi rst year with the club. Caldwell is the third coach in team history to lead the Lions to the playoffs in his fi rst year with Detroit (George Wilson in 1957; Bobby Ross in 1997). He is the seventh coach in franchise history (since 1930) to lead the Lions to a winning record (entire season) in his fi rst year with the club. Lions Leaders, Most Wins in Head Coach First Year Rk Coach Year G W L T 1 Potsy Clark 1931* Jim Caldwell Bobby Ross George Wilson t Dutch Clark t Buddy Parker Gus Henderson Lions Leaders, Playoff Berths in Head Coach s 1st Season Year W L T Head Coach Finish G. Wilson 1st in NFL Western Conference B. Ross 3rd in NFC Central; Wild Card J. Caldwell 2nd NFC North; Wild Card

6 QUOTING THE LIONS HEAD COACH JIM CALDWELL On his initial scouting report on the Cowboys: I m not certain that we ve seen a more complete team, I m not certain. Just in terms of how explosive they are, the quarterback is certainly a strong MVP candidate, so is (DeMarco) Murray. They ve been able to run the ball extremely well, they ve been lighting it up on the outside. Dez Bryant is setting record after record in terms of touchdown catches. They have one of the best tight ends in the business. They have an offensive line that s incredible in terms of what they ve been able to accomplish. You know, all across the board this is a very, very good team and when you look at their defense, it s playing well, opportunistic. Then also, their kicking game. This is a real complete team and that s what happens during this time of the year when you get into the playoffs, that s the fun part about it. You get a chance to really play against the best and see how you match up. To me, it can t get any better than that. On how important LB DeAndre Levy is on the defense: He s been an outstanding performer. His running to the ball and making plays has been something that s really made a difference. He s part of that run-stopping outfi t up front that s been exceptional and I think obviously, some of that s tied in to the fact that they often times have to spend a little bit more time on those down guys. When they do, it gives him a free run where he can really get to the ball and he s a guy that s instinctive, tackles well and is tough. On if Cowboys RB DeMarco Murray has any similarities to Packers RB Eddie Lacy: The fact that they both are powerful backs with speed, downhill runners and highly productive, you know what I mean? Murray s been having a great year as well, so he ll be a tough guy to handle. On where this team is right now: Well, the fact is we re an 11-5 football team. We are what our record says we are. We re a playoff team, that s the brutal honesty of it. On what makes the Cowboys running game special: Most of the time in our league is that, what they do is they try to get into the right play versus the looks that you get them. So, that takes the quarterback s responsibility. They do a good job of that, putting their packages together according to your fronts and make adjustments accordingly. They have some schemes that they just block extremely well and then they have the counters off of it to give you an opposing look via the play-action pass, a naked or whatever it might be. They look the same. They re very difficult to get a beat on. The other thing is, they force you to play with an extra guy down to play somewhere in the vicinity and if they can do that, then you re unleashing a quarterback that s been lighting the world up because of that with the matchups that he has on the outside, single coverage and things of that nature. It kind of all ties in together and they do a great job of it. QB MATTHEW STAFFORD On where the team is heading into the playoffs I think, obviously, you watch every game and fi nd ways that you can get better, win, lose or draw. We re a battletested team and have won 11 football games this year. We found ways to win a lot if them and we ll continue to do that. We just have to move forward. On what the emphasis is heading into the playoffs this week: Find a way to win, that s what we do every week. That s our plan. Obviously, you watch this game, fi nd ways where you can get better, continue to progress in certain areas and just go out and play football. CALVIN JOHNSON On the level of disappointment after the loss to Green Bay: They had our number today, but like Coach said, New season begins. We re in the playoffs still, so go ahead and start focusing on what we got next week. On what the Packers did defensively to contain the offense: Something that we re going to have to go back and watch fi lm on. Obviously, they did some good things, created a turnover, they limited some big plays, so other than that the rest of it we re going to have to fi gure out on fi lm. RASHEAN MATHIS On the defense s performance against Green Bay: We just didn t play well all around. We had some spurts. They had some spurts as well, but we gave up some plays that hurt us. When you are in a hostile environment, it is hard to recover from that. We could have played better. On preparing for the playoffs: This game is behind us now. We made the playoffs, so to drop our heads about this one is hazardous to our future. We earned a berth in the playoffs before this game. Did we want this game? Did we want a division title? Yes, defi nitely, but we are in the playoffs and it is a new season now.

7 2 The Lions defense fi nished the 2014 NFL season ranking second overall in total defense behind only Seattle (267.1 yards/game), allowing yards per game. The No. 2 defense ranking to fi nish the season is the highest for the Lions since By earning a playoff berth in 2014 (NFC Wild Card), Head Coach Jim Caldwell became just the third Detroit head coach to lead the Lions to the playoffs in his fi rst season with the club, joining George Wilson (1957) and Bobby Ross (1997) as the only coaches to accomplish this feat in franchise history. 5 Detroit completed the regular season with a 5-1 record against NFC North opponents this year, which is the team s best divisional record since realignment in S Glover Quin fi nished the 2014 season with a League-best seven interceptions. Quin became the fi rst Lions player to lead the NFL in interceptions since Hall of Fame Lem Barney in 1967 when he registered 10 during his exceptional rookie campaign. 9 With nine division wins (9-3 record) over the past two seasons, the Lions have won the most divisional games over two seasons since when the Lions won 10. Nine wins are the most over two seasons in the division since realignment in 2002 when each team began playing six divisional games each season. 11 With 10 tackles (eight solo) at Green Bay (12/28) in the season fi nale, LB DeAndre Levy recorded 10+ tackles in his 11th game this season. Levy and LB Chris Spielman (13, 1994) are the only linebackers for the Lions since 1994 to register 10+ tackles in at least 10 games during a season (according to Stats, LLC). Levy registered 10+ tackles in 11 of the Lions 16 games this season, which is also the most in the NFL this season. 14 The Lions tied an NFL record for the most games (14) holding opponents to less than 100 rushing yards in a season. The 14 games limiting opponents to less than 100 rushing yards is also a franchise record. 17 Second-year Darius Slay led the team in pass defenses this season with 17 as he also fi nished in the Top 10 in the NFL (9t). His 17 pass defenses also rank second among players in the fi rst or second year behind only Minnesota Xavier Rhodes (18) The Lions fi nished the season with the No. 3 defense in terms of points allowed, allowing only 17.6 points per game in The Lions held opponents to 17 points or less in 11 games this season. The Lions 11 games of allowing 17 points or less are the second-most accumulated in a season by Detroit in team history. The team record is 12 in LIONS BY THE NUMBERS 21 With one tackle for loss (TFL) at Green Bay, Ndamukong Suh fi nished the season with a career-high 21 TFLs and surpassed Hall of Fame Warren Sapp for the most TFLs by a defensive tackle since at least Suh s 21 TFLs were the third-most in the NFL in 2014 and the highest among defensive tackles this season Detroit fi nished the season yielding 1,109 rushing yards, and became the ninth team in NFL history to fi nish the season allowing less than 70 yards rushing per game. In 16 games, the Lions allowed 69.3 rushing yards per game and fi nished with the ninth-best opponent rushing yards allowed per game average in NFL history. 75 With two touchdowns in Week 17 at Green Bay (12/28), Calvin Johnson reached 75 total touchdowns (74 receiving, 1 rushing) for his career and joined Hall of Fame RB Barry Sanders (109) as the only Lions players to record 75 career total touchdowns With 119 career games, Johnson holds the NFL all-time record for receiving yards per game. His 39 yards against the Packers moved his career average to 87.4 yards per game (10,405 yards). 536 Newly-acquired Golden Tate fi nished his fi rst season in Detroit ranking second in the NFL in third-down receiving yards with 536 behind only Steelers Antonio Brown s Tate also led all NFL wide receivers with 720 yards after the catch this season, and ranked third among all players behind only Bears RB Matt Forte and Steelers RB Le Veon Bell. 1,000 With Johnson (1,077) reaching 1,000 receiving yards, he joined Tate (1,331) in the surpassing of 1,000 receiving yards in season. They become the fi rst pair of Lions receivers to both reach 1,000 receiving yards in the same season since 2006 ( Roy Williams, 1310; Mike Furrey, 1,086). 4,000 With 4,257 passing yards this season QB Matthew Stafford Stafford joined QB Peyton Manning (5) and Hall of Fame QB Dan Marino (4) as the only passers in NFL history with four 4,000-yard seasons in a passer s fi rst six years in the League. 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). His current total stands at 21,714.

8 TEAM NEWS & NOTES TOP 3 FENSE Under Defensive Coordinator Teryl Austin, the Lions defense powered its way to the top of the NFL in 2014, allowing only 17.6 points per game, the second-lowest total in the League. Detroit also fi nished ranked the season second in total defense (300.9 yards per game) and fi rst in opponent rushing yards per game (69.3). The Lions No. 2 ranking in total defense to fi nish the season is the highest since 1970 when the team also ranked second (246.3 yards per game) yards allowed per game are the lowest yielded by the Lions since 1993 (291.8). It s also the fourth-lowest yards allowed per game during a 16-game season (since 1978) NFL Leaders, Total Defense Rk Team Total Rush Pass Tot/G Ru/G Pa/G 1 Sea Det Den NFL Leaders, Total Opponent Yards Per Play Rk Team Ply Yds Yds/Ply 1 Sea Den Buf Det By holding the Bears to just 14 points in the Lions win at Chicago (12/21), Detroit limited opponents to 17 points or less in 11 games this season. The Lions 11 games of allowing 17 points or less are the second-most accumulated in a season by Detroit in team history. The team record is 12 in Detroit s 17.6 points allowed per game is the lowest single-season total by the team since 1980 (17.0) NFL Leaders, Opponent Points Per Game Rk Team G Total Pts/G 1 Sea KC Det NFL Leaders, Opponent Second Half Scoring Rk Team G TD XPM XPA FGM FGA 2pt S Pts Pts/G 1 Sea KC Ari Det TURNING OVER A NEW LEAF The Lions under Austin and Offensive Coordinator Joe Lombardi emereged as one of the League s best teams when it comes to generating turnovers and reducing giveaways. The team fi nished the regular season tied for sixth with a +7 turnover margin and tied for eighth in overall takeaways with NFL Leaders, Turnover Margin Take-Aways Give-Aways Rk Tm Int Fum Tot Int Fum Tot Diff 1 GB t Hou t NE Sea Ari t Buf t Det t SF NFL Leaders, Takeaways Rk Team Int Fum Tot 1 Hou Dal Buf t Cle t SF t Atl t Phi t Det t GB Conversely, the Lions took care of the football this season as they tied for sixth in fewest giveaways with 20. Over the past two seasons, Detroit is second in the NFL in net difference in turnover margin (+19), second in net difference in giveaways (-14) and tied for fourth in net difference in takeaways (+5) NFL Leaders, Giveaways Rk Tm Int Fum Tot 1t GB t NE Sea t Ari t KC t Bal t Den t Det t Min Net Difference In Turnovers in Past 2 Seasons Takeaways Giveaways Year Int Fum Tot Int Fum Tot Diff Diff Lions Leaders, Single-Season Giveaways Since 1940 Rk Year Int Fum Tot 1t t NFL Leaders, Net Difference in Turnover Margin Past 2 Seasons Rk Tm TA GA Margin 1 Hou Det GB Cle NYG Atl Min

9 NFL Leaders, Net Difference in Giveaways Past 2 Seasons Rk Tm Giveaways 1 NYG Det Ari GB Min -12 NFL Leaders, Net Difference in Takeaways Past 2 Seasons Rk Tm Takeaways 1 Hou 23 2 Cle 8 3 Atl 7 4t Det 5 4t GB 5 With S Glover Quin s interception to seal the game with 1:56 left in the fourth quarter at Chicago (12/21), it marked the 13th game this season the Lions recorded an interception. The last time the Lions intercepted a pass in 13 games during a season was 1986 when they accomplished this 13 times. With an interception against the Chicago Bears, the Lions concluded their current streak with an interception at 12-straight games. The streak was the longest by the Lions in a single season since 1981 (13), and the 1981 season was also the last time the Lions intercepted a pass in 10+-straight games NFL Leaders, Interceptions Rk Tm G Int Yds Avg Lg TD 1 SF Cle t 2 3t Cin t Det t Hou t Lions Interceptions Date Opp Int 9/8/14 NYG 2 9/28/14 at NYJ 1 10/5/14 Buf 1 10/12/14 at Min 3 10/19/14 NO 1 10/26/14 at Atl 1 11/9/14 Mia 1 11/16/14 at Ari 2 11/23/14 at NE 1 11/27/14 Chi 2 12/7/14 TB 2 12/14/14 Min 2 12/21/14 at Chi 1 Lions Leaders, Consecutive Games w/ INT Since same season Rk Year G 1t t t t t Includes all streaks with 10+ games Lions Leaders, Consecutive Games w/ INT Since multiple seasons Rk Years G t t t t Includes all streaks with 10+ games RUSHING FENSE Detroit fi nished the season yielding 1,109 rushing yards, and became the ninth team in NFL history to fi nish the season allowing less than 70 yards rushing per game. In 16 games, the Lions allowed 69.3 rushing yards per game and fi nished with the ninth-best opponent rushing yards allowed per game average in NFL history. The 69.3 rushing yards allowed per game by the Lions in 2014 also set a franchise record and broke the previous mark set in 1970 (82.3 yds/g). On the season, the Lions allowed 50 rushing yards or less in fi ve games this season, which tied a league high with Seattle. Since 1940, the Lions have allowed 50 yards or less fi ve times in just three seasons, including 1970, 2013 and 2014, which is also a franchise single-season record. The Lions allowed 75 yards or less in 10 games this season, which was the second-most behind Denver (11) for the most in the NFL in With 10 games allowing 75 yards or less in a season, the Lions set a new record surpassing the nine games accumulated in 1962 and NFL Leaders, Opponent Rushing Yards Per Game Rk Team Year G Yds/G Yds 1 Chi Phi Bal Min Pit Buf SF Min Det NFL Leaders, Rushing Defense Rk Team Total Rush Pass Tot/G Ru/G Pa/G 1 Det Den Sea NFL Leaders, Opponent Rushing Yards Per Attempt Rk Team Ru Yds Yds/Att 1 Det Sea Bal Lions Leaders, Opponent Rushing Yards Per Game Rk Year G Att Yds Avg TD Yds/G

10 Over the past 26 games, the Lions have held teams under 100 yards rushing 24 times, under 70 rushing yards 16 times and under 50 rushing yards nine times. NFL Leaders Rush Yard Allowed in Past 26 Games* Rk Tm G Att Yds Avg Lg TD Yds/G 1 Det t Sea NYJ t SF t Den t FENSE IN THE ALL TIME RANKINGS 2014 marks the fi rst time the Lions fi nished in the Top-2 in total defense since 1970 and fi rst since the NFL started playing at 16-game schedule in Lions Leaders, All-Time Top 2 Ranking Total Defense Year G Rk Yds Yds/G The Lions fi nished 2014 as the NFL s top-ranked rush defense (69.3 yds/g) for the fi rst time since Lions Leaders, All-Time Top Ranked Rush Defense Year G Rk Yds Yds/G marks only the second time since the NFL began playing 16 games in 1978, and fi rst since 1983 (ranked 2nd, 17.9), that the Lions fi nished among the NFL s Top-3 in points allowed during a season. Lions Leaders, All-Time Top 3 Ranking Points Allowed Year G Rk Total Pts/G DISRUPTIVE STOPS The Lions defense also fi nished tied for fi fth in the NFL in total opponent negative plays (sacks and tackles for loss) with 117 (480 yards) NFL Leaders, Total Opponent Negative Plays Rk Tm Sk* Yds RFL Yds PFL Yds Total Yds 1 Jax Phi Buf TB t Det t StL t Ten *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 Bal Det *Includes sacks for zero gain; RFL= loss on rush play; PFL=loss on completed pass RUSH COVER Detroit ranked among the leaders in the NFL in applying pressure to the opponent s passing game. The Lions have a combined 62 sacks and interceptions on the season, which includes 42 sacks and 20 interceptions. Overall, the Lions allowed opponents to accumulate a passer rating of 83.0 on the season, which ranked ninth in the NFL. Applying pressure on the opposing quarterbacks has been consistent throughout the year as the Lions accumulated a league-high 114 QB Hits (Tied with Houston). Since QB Hits were fi rst added to press box total in NFL Gamebooks in 2006, the 114 QB Hits are the most by the Lions, behind only the team s 100 QB Hits in 2012, in the past nine seasons. In Week 14 vs. Tampa Bay, the Lions tallied a seasonhigh 14 QB hits, which also ranks as the highest singlesingle game total since NFL Leaders, Combined Sacks and Interceptions Rk Tm Sk Int Total 1 Buf NYG Det NFL Leaders, Opponent Passer Rating Rk Tm Att Cmp Pct Yds TD TD% Int Int% Rtg 1 Cle Buf Cin SF Sea Hou GB Den Det NE NFL Leaders, QB Hits* Rk Tm QH 1t Det 114 1t Hou Bal 110 * Based on press box totals

11 Lions Leaders, QB Hits Since 2006 Rk Year G QB Hits THIRD DOWN DOMINANCE ON FENSE Following up on last season s top-ranking third-down defense, Detroit fi nished the 2014 season again in the Top 10 (9) for opponent third-down efficiency (37.2) NFL Leaders, Opponent Third-Down Efficiency Rk Tm Att Made Pct. 1 Buf Ind Hou NYG Den KC Cin Sea 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). TOP 10 OFFENSE For the fi fth consecutive year, the Lions offense fi nished among the Top-10 in Lions single-season history for total offense, ranking eighth with 5,452 total net yards (340.8 yards per game). 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 IRON LIONS Lions veteran leaders C Dominic Raiola and LS Don Mulhbach are among the NFL s ironmen when it comes to career games played. By starting against Chicago on Thanksgiving, Raiola became the fi rst player in Lions history to start 200 games. He holds the team record for career starts, which he set at Arizona (11/16) by surpassing LB Wayne Walker who started 197 games from Raiola is now the fi fth active player in the NFL who has started 200 games. By playing in Week 1 vs. the Giants, Raiola officially played in his 14th NFL season and tied Hall of Fame Dick LeBeau for third on the Lions all-time list for career seasons played. Currently in his 11th season with the team, Muhlbach played in his 150th career game with Detroit against Carolina in Week 2 (9/14). His current total sits at 164 games. Lions Leaders, Career Starts Rk Player G GS 1 D. Raiola W. Walker J. Backus NFL Leaders, Career Starts by Active Players Rk Players Tm( s) GS 1 P. Manning Ind, Den C. Woodson Oak, GB J. Smith Cin, SF T. Brady NE D. Raiola Det 203 Lions Leaders, Career Seasons Played Rk Player G Yrs Years 1 J. Hanson W. Walker t D. Raiola t D. LeBeau Lions Leaders, Career Games Played Rk Player G Yrs Years 1 J. Hanson D. Raiola W. Walker J. Backus R. Porcher D. LeBeau C. Schlesinger K. Glover L. Thompson E. Murray t D. McCord t P. Naumoff t L. Brown t L. Hand t D. Muhlbach A. Karras , 64-70

12 AT THE CONTROLS Lions QB Matthew Stafford, now in his sixth 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 this season. Additionally, Stafford has fi nished among the top quarterbacks in the League passing rankings the past four seasons. STAFFORD AMONG LEAGUE LEARS Stafford maintained his place among the NFL s Top 10 quarterbacks throughout the 2014 season as he fi nished ranked ninth in passing yards with 4, NFL Leaders, Passing Yards Rk Player G Att Cmp Pct Yds TD Rate 1t D. Brees t B. Roethlisberger A. Luck P. Manning M. Ryan E. Manning A. Rodgers P. Rivers M. Stafford Stafford also displayed a knack for leading the offense on third down as he tied for fi fth in the NFL in third-down completions with 100. He s also thrown 10 touchdown passes on third down this season NFL Leaders, Third-Down Completions Rk Player Att Cmp Pct Yds TD Int Rtg 1 E. Manning t D. Brees t D. Carr P. Rivers t P. Manning t M. Stafford STAFFORD S LATE GAME HEROICS Stafford threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to RB Theo Riddick with 29 seconds to play to give the Lions a win over the Dolphins in Week 10 (11/9). It was Stafford s fourth game-winning TD pass in the fi nal 30 seconds of the fourth quarter. Stafford shares this 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. Stafford has started only 76 (Super Bowl era), and he accomplished this in his 70th career game. NFL Leaders, Game-Winning TD Pass in Final 30 Seconds of 4th Qtr (Super Bowl Era) Rk Player TD G Years 1t J. Ferguson t S. Bartkowski t T. Kramer t B. Favre t D. Bledsoe t T. Brady t M. Stafford 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. Thus far, Stafford has led the Lions to 17 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 two-minute warning. With the Lions trailing in the fourth quarter with 7:43 remaining in the game against Minnesota (12/14), Stafford led the Lions on a 10-play drive, which started at the Lions own 20-yard line, covered 65 yards and culminated with a 33-yard fi eld goal by K Matt Prater. This was also the fourth time this season Stafford has led a game-winning drive. Stafford s four-game winning drives in the fourth quarter or overtime match a career-single season high, equaling the four he accomplished in Down with 3:13 left to play in Week 10 vs. Miami (11/9), Stafford led the team on an 11-play, 74-yard drive that was capped off with an 11-yard touchdown pass to RB Theo Riddick. Stafford escaped the pocket and threw against his body as Riddick grabbed the game-winning score in the left corner of the end zone. The Lions comeback win over Atlanta in Week 8 (10/26) marked the second time in Stafford s career that he has led a fourth-quarter game-winning drive that ended on the scoring play as time expired at the end of regulation. The other occasion came on his fi rst career gamewinning drive as a rookie when he threw a one-yard pass to defeat the Cleveland Browns on November 22, STAFFORD S 4TH QUARTER/OT COMEBACKS Game-Winning Drives in 4th Qtr/OT When Trailing or Tied Large Date Opp Ply Yds Poss. Clock Deficit Deficit 11/22/09 CLE :46 0: Scoring Play: Pettigrew 1 yd. pass from Stafford (Hanson kick) 10/31/10 WAS :20 3: Scoring Play: C. Johnson 10 yd. pass from Stafford (2-pt conv.) 9/25/11 at Min :59 13:01ot 0 20 Scoring Play: Hanson 32 yd. FG 10/2/11 at Dal :34 1: Scoring Play: C. Johnson 2 yd. pass from Stafford (Hanson kick) 11/20/11 CAR :27 2: Scoring Play: Pettigrew 7 yd. pass from Stafford (Hanson kick) 12/18/11 at Oak :35 0: Scoring Play: C. Johnson 6 yd. pass from Stafford (Hanson kick) 9/9/12 STL :45 0: Scoring Play: K. Smith 5 yd. pass from Stafford (Hanson kick) 10/14/12 at Phi :22 11:05ot 0 10 Scoring Play: Hanson 45 yd. FG 10/28/12 SEA :07 0: Scoring Play: T. Young 1 yd. pass from Stafford (Hanson kick) 9/22/13 at Was :30 11: Scoring Play: Akers 28 yd. FG 10/13/13 at Cle :14 10: Scoring Play: Fauria 23 yd. pass from Stafford (Akers kick) 10/27/13 DAL 6 80 :50 : Scoring Play: M. Stafford 1 yd. rush (Akers kick) 10/19/14 NO :22 1: Scoring Play: C. Fuller 5 yd. pass from Stafford (Prater kick) 10/26/14 at Atl :38 : Scoring Play: Prater 48 yd. FG 11/9/14 Mia :44 : Scoring Play: T. Riddick 11 yd. pass from Stafford (Prater kick) 12/14/14 Min :05 3: Scoring Play: Prater 33 yd. FG 12/21/14 at Chi :05 7: Scoring Play: J. Bell 17 yd. run (Prater kick)

13 Game-Winning Drives (Trailing/Tied) Under 2:00 Left in 4th Qtr or OT Large Date Opp Ply Yds Poss. Clock Deficit Deficit 11/22/09 CLE :46 0: Scoring Play: Pettigrew 1 yd. pass from Stafford (Hanson kick) 9/25/11 at Min :59 13:01ot 0 20 Scoring Play: Hanson 32 yd. FG 10/2/11 at Dal :34 1: Scoring Play: C. Johnson 2 yd. pass from Stafford (Hanson kick) 12/18/11 at Oak :35 0: Scoring Play: C. Johnson 6 yd. pass from Stafford (Hanson kick) 9/9/12 STL :45 0: Scoring Play: K. Smith 5 yd. pass from Stafford (Hanson kick) 10/14/12 at Phi :22 11:05ot 0 10 Scoring Play: Hanson 45 yd. FG 10/28/12 SEA :07 0: Scoring Play: T. Young 1 yd. pass from Stafford (Hanson kick) 10/27/13 DAL 6 80 :50 : Scoring Play: M. Stafford 1 yd. rush (Akers kick) 10/19/14 NO :22 1: Scoring Play: C. Fuller 5 yd. pass from Stafford (Prater kick) 10/26/14 at Atl :38 : Scoring Play: Prater 48 yd. FG 11/9/14 Mia :44 : Scoring Play: T. Riddick 11 yd. pass from Stafford (Prater kick) Game-Winning Touchdown Passes (Trailing/Tied) under 2:00 left in 4th Qtr or OT Large Date Opp Ply Yds Poss. Clock Deficit Deficit 11/22/09 CLE :46 0: Scoring Play: Pettigrew 1 yd. pass from Stafford (Hanson kick) 10/2/11 at Dal :34 1: Scoring Play: C. Johnson 2 yd. pass from Stafford (Hanson kick) 12/18/11 at Oak :35 0: Scoring Play: C. Johnson 6 yd. pass from Stafford (Hanson kick) 9/9/12 STL :45 0: Scoring Play: K. Smith 5 yd. pass from Stafford (Hanson kick) 10/28/12 SEA :07 0: Scoring Play: T. Young 1 yd. pass from Stafford (Hanson kick) 10/27/13 DAL 6 80 :50 : Scoring Play: M. Stafford 1 yd. rush (Akers kick) 10/19/14 NO :22 1: Scoring Play: C. Fuller 5 yd. pass from Stafford (Prater kick) 11/9/14 Mia :44 : Scoring Play: T. Riddick 11 yd. pass from Stafford (Prater kick) Game-Winning Touchdowns (Pass/Rush) when Trailing or Tied under 1:00 in 4th Large Date Opp Ply Yds Poss. Clock Deficit Deficit 11/22/09 CLE :46 0: Scoring Play: Pettigrew 1 yd. pass from Stafford (Hanson kick) 12/18/11 at Oak :35 0: Scoring Play: C. Johnson 6 yd. pass from Stafford (Hanson kick) 9/9/12 STL :45 0: Scoring Play: K. Smith 5 yd. pass from Stafford (Hanson kick) 10/28/12 SEA :07 0: Scoring Play: T. Young 1 yd. pass from Stafford (Hanson kick) 10/27/13 DAL 6 80 :50 : Scoring Play: M. Stafford 1 yd. rush (Akers kick) 11/9/14 Mia :44 : Scoring Play: T. Riddick 11 yd. pass from Stafford (Prater kick) Game-Winning Touchdowns (Pass/Rush) when Trailing or Tied under :30 in 4th Large Date Opp Ply Yds Poss. Clock Deficit Deficit 11/22/09 CLE :46 0: Scoring Play: Pettigrew 1 yd. pass from Stafford (Hanson kick) 9/9/12 STL :45 0: Scoring Play: K. Smith 5 yd. pass from Stafford (Hanson kick) 10/28/12 SEA :07 0: Scoring Play: T. Young 1 yd. pass from Stafford (Hanson kick) 10/27/13 DAL 6 80 :50 : Scoring Play: M. Stafford 1 yd. rush (Akers kick) 11/9/14 Mia :44 : Scoring Play: T. Riddick 11 yd. pass from Stafford (Prater kick) PASSING PRI CAREER Among Lions QBs, Stafford has passed his way into Lions lore by becoming the franchise leader in multiple categories. CAREER YARDS With 21,714 career passing yards, Stafford is the Lions alltime leader in career yards and the only Lions QB to reach 20,000 career yards. With 362 in Week 11 at Pittsburgh last season (11/17/13), Stafford broke the previous record of 15,710 held by Layne, which has stood for 55 seasons (1958). Stafford achieved this record in only 55 career games. Layne reached 15,710 yards in 97 career games. On Stafford s 30-yard completion to Golden 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). He broke the previous record set by Hall of Fame QB Dan Marino who accomplished this feat in 74 career games. Lions Leaders, Career Passing Yards Rk Player Att Cmp Yds TD Int Years 1 M. Stafford B. Layne S. Mitchell Lions Leaders, Career 300-Yard Passing Games Rk Player G Years 1 M. Stafford S. Mitchell J. Kitna Lions Leaders, Career 400-Yard Passing Games Rk Player G Years 1 M. Stafford t S. Mitchell t C. Batch t J. Kitna NFL Leaders, Passing Yards Thru First 70 Games Rk Player Yds 1 M. Stafford D. Marino K. Warner CAREER TOUCHDOWNS With two touchdown passes in the Lions Week 8 comeback win over Atlanta in London (10/26), Stafford reached 120 touchdown passes for his career and became the Lions all-time leader in that category, breaking Hall of Fame QB Bobby Layne s previous record of 118. His current total stands at 131.