DETROIT LIONS VS MINNESOTA VIKINGS The Detroit Lions will host the Minnesota Vikings this week at Ford Field. The Lions will be looking to get back on track after a 31-17 loss to the New Orleans Saints while the Minnesota Vikings aim to rebound from a 35-32 homeloss to the Denver Broncos. The game will be televised on WJBK-TV FOX 2 in Metro Detroit (subject to blackout) with Thom Brennaman handling play-by-play, Brian Billick adding color commentary and Laura Okmin reporting from the sideline. The game will air live on the Lions Radio Network (WXYT 97.1 FM) with announcer Dan Miller handling play-by-play, Jim Brandstatter adding color commentary and Tony Ortiz reporting from the sideline. DERAILED BY PENALTIES For the second consecutive week, Head Coach Jim Schwartz used the phrase We beat ourselves, in describing the team s loss, this time in a 31-17 letdown at New Orleans. The Lions fi nished with 11 penalties for 107 yards. The Saints fi nished with just three for 30 yards. Of the 11 the Lions were flagged for, two were for unnecessary roughness and one was for unsportsmanlike conduct. All three of those personal fouls occurred in the second half. Following the game, Schwartz said it s on him to prevent this behavior, and if a player does choose to make a foolish decision again, it will be their playing time on the line. Schwartz: It s my job to make sure the trend stops right now. After the whistle stuff is selfi sh. If you re a selfi sh player then you won t be playing. In his Monday press conference, Schwartz was asked what he has to do as the head coach to stop the issue of selfinflicted, selfi sh, penalties. He said the issue will continue to be addressed as it has been throughout the year and will not be tolerated. Schwartz: I think discipline you can look at two different ways. One way is a lack of focus and discipline If a team continually jumps offsides or makes mistakes that are unforced errors (like) pre-snap penalties. I don t think that s us at all. Up until this game, we had one in the opener with Gosder Cherilus, which we addressed. Obviously, last week s was addressed from a team standpoint, but also from a league standpoint. We didn t wait until after the game with this either. 2011 DETROIT LIONS SCHEDULE (*** DATES AND TIMES SUBJECT TO CHANGE ***) REGULAR SEASON DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT Sun., Sept. 11 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W, 27-20 Sun., Sept. 18 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS W, 48-3 Sun., Sept. 25 at Minnesota Vikings W, 26-23 (OT) Sun., Oct. 2 at Dallas Cowboys W, 34-30 Mon., Oct. 10 CHICAGO BEARS W, 24-13 Sun., Oct. 16 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS L, 25-19 Sun., Oct. 23 ATLANTA FALCONS L, 23-16 Sun., Oct. 30 at Denver Broncos W, 45-10. Sun., Nov. 6 *** BYE WEEK *** Sun., Nov. 13 at Chicago Bears L, 37-13 Sun., Nov. 20 CAROLINA PANTHERS W, 49-35 Thurs., Nov. 24 GREEN BAY PACKERS L, 27-15 Sun., Dec. 4 at New Orleans Saints L, 31-17 Sun., Dec. 11 MINNESOTA VIKINGS FOX 1:00 p.m. Sun., Dec. 18 at Oakland Raiders FOX 4:05 p.m. Sat., Dec. 24 SAN DIEGO CHARGERS CBS 4:05 p.m. Sun., Jan. 1 at Green Bay Packers FOX 1:00 p.m. All times Eastern Time; Home Games in BOLD CAPS # Nationally Televised FLEXIBLE SCHEDULING: NFL Sun. games during flexible Weeks 10-15 and 17 are subject to change 12 days in advance. Week 17 schedule is subject to change six days in advance. Games are subject to move to different time slots but dates will remain as announced. GAME INFORMATION Date:...Sun., Dec. 11 Kickoff:...1 p.m. ET Stadium:...Ford Field Capacity:... 64,500 Television:...WJBK-TV FOX Ch. 2 Play-By-Play:... Thom Brennaman Color:...Brian Billick Sideline:... Laura Okmin LIONS RADIO NETWORK Flagship:... 97.1 FM The Ticket (WXYT-FM) Play-By-Play:...Dan Miller Color:...Jim Brandstatter Sideline:...Tony Ortiz 2011 Records:...Lions 7-5; Vikings 2-10 Playing Surface:... FieldTurf LIONS TEAM CAPTAINS The team s captains for 2011 are QB Matthew Stafford (offense), C Dominic Raiola (offense), DE Kyle Vanden Bosch (defense) and K Jason Hanson (special teams). Stafford, Raiola, Vanden Bosch and Hanson will wear a team captain patch, that includes a block C, on the right shoulder of their game jerseys. Being named team captain in 2011 marks the sixth-straight season for Raiola and the fi fth consecutive year for both Hanson and Vanden Bosch (2007-09 at Tennessee). The C patches for Raiola and Hanson have four gold stars under the C signifying their four years of being a Lions captain since the NFL began its captain initiative in 2007. This is the sixth-straight year the Lions selected team captains for the entire season. Prior to the launch of the NFL s initiative, the team captains in 2006 were recognized with a gold C on their practice jersey and a sign in their locker.
MEDIA INFORMATION -- Obviously everything on the fi eld is a reflection of the organization. It s a reflection of the head coach, it s a reflection of all the coaches and all of the players. That s not a reflection we want. It s something that puts the team in a bad position. Schwartz wasn t the only one who was disappointed following the game. Players too were holding one another accountable for their actions on the fi eld, acknowledging that they ve continually shot themselves in the foot. QB Matthew Stafford: All of the penalties hurt us tonight. We had a lot of stupid penalties. Same old song and dance and I m tired of talking about it. Before the play and after the whistle, we did some dumb things and that really set us back. We can t have that. We know that. We had tough penalties all day. We had all of the opportunities to make it happen, and it s upon us to do it. Smart football teams are still playing in January. Teams that make smart decisions don t beat themselves. MOVING THE BALL Penalties aside, the offense did do a nice job of moving the football and limiting turnovers. Stafford, who was able to play without the glove and splint on his throwing hand for the fi rst time in 3 weeks, seemed to be more accurate and in control much more like his old self. He fi nished with 31-of-44 completions for 408 yards, with one touchdown and one interception; and while he was pleased with their ability to stay balanced on offense, and move down the fi eld, there were still missed opportunities throughout the game that limited their scoring drives. Stafford: The whole game we were really moving the ball. The fi rst half they might have stopped us once or twice, but we were getting penalties. I don t know how many times we had a 20-plus-yard pass play called back for something. It seemed like every big chunk in the fi rst half was called back for something and then we got down there, made some plays to get it close and couldn t convert on some fi eld goals had some unlucky breaks on those too. We all the way around didn t capitalize on opportunities. They did. We still had chances to be in this game. I thought we were going to do another 17-point comeback and make some plays to win this game, but it wasn t to be. Part of their misfortune on offense involved WR Stefan Logan, TE Brandon Pettigrew and WR Titus Young, who were penalized for unnecessary roughness and unsportsmanlike conduct. LIONS-VIKINGS SERIES The Lions-Vikings rivalry dates back to 1961 when Minnesota defeated Detroit, 37-10. The two longtime divisional opponents have played twice a year since that fi rst meeting with the Vikings holding a commanding 66-32-2 advantage. Since the turn of the century, Minnesota has beaten the Lions 20 of 24 times. When the two teams met earlier in the season, the Lions came back from a 20-0 halftime defi cit to win 26-23 in overtime. The last game between the two at Ford Field was on January 2, 2011 with Detroit beating Minnesota, 20-13. SERIES BY THE NUMBERS Regular Season Record vs. Min:... 32-66-2 Home Record vs. Min... 19-30-1 Record at Ford Field...2-7-0 Road Record vs. Min:... 13-36-1 Record at Mall of America Field...8-22-0 Last regular season game:...det 26, Min 23 (OT) at Min (9/25/11) Last regular season game at Ford Field...Det 20, Min 13 (1/2/11) CONNECTIONS CONNECTIONS Vikings DE Everson Griffen (2007-09) and Lions DE Lawrence Jackson (2003-07) shared the defensive line for a year at USC. Lions DT Andre Fluellen (2004-07) played with Viking DT Letroy Guion (2005-07) and RB Lorenzo Booker (2002-2006) at Florida State University. Lions T Jeff Backus (1997-2000) and Vikings G Steve Hutchinson (1997-2000) played next to each other for four years on the Michigan offensive line. Lions G Rob Sims (2002-2006), Lions LB Bobby Carpenter (2002-2005) and Vikings WR Michael Jenkins (2000-2004) spent a few years together at Ohio State. Lions QB Matthew Stafford (2006-2008) will throw at his college teammate, Vikings CB Asher Allen (2006-2008), on Sunday. Both are former Georgia Bulldogs. KANSAS CITY CONNECTION Lions Defensive Coordinator Gunther Cunningham (2004-08) coached the Vikings DE Jared Allen (2004-07) as the Chiefs defensive coordinator. Vikings defensive coordinator Fred Pagac (2004-05) was also on that staff. WELCOME BACK TO MINNY Lions offensive coordinator Scott Linehan (2002-2004) has past experience with Lions WR Nate Burleson (2003-05) and Lions QB Shaun Hill (2002-05) in Minnesota, as Linehan was the offensive coordinator and quarterback coach for three seasons for the Vikings. Lions assistant quarterbacks coach Todd Downing (2003-2005) was also part of the Vikings coaching staff as the Offensive Quality Control Coach. FORMER BEARS WIDE OUTS REUNITE Wide receivers Rashied Davis (Lions) and Devin Aromashodu (Vikings) were teammates for three years with the Chicago Bears before each signing with their new team this past offseason. Davis had spent his entire career - fi ve years - with Chicago from 2005-2010. Aromashodu came to the Windy City in 2008 and played with the Bears for three seasons. HANSON VS. VIKINGS In the 1999 meeting between the Lions and Vikings, Lions K Jason Hanson set a career-high 6 fi eld goals. The 6 fi eld goals tied a Detroit Lions record set in 1966 by Garo Yepremian - also against the Vikings. In his career, Hanson has 258 points against Minnesota, the most against any opponent. MEDIA.DETROITLIONS.COM is the team s media-only Internet site. Information that can be found on the site includes the daily schedules, press releases, news clippings, statistics, updated rosters and current depth chart. Individual registration is required. 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MEDIA INFORMATION -- The other drawback was WR Nate Burleson getting penalized with three pass interference calls. He fi nished with 5 catches for 93 yards, but had receptions 42 and 24 yards that were called back. Burleson: On the fi rst penalty, I know I pushed off. But the other two, I m going to have see those on fi lm. I did not put my hand on the DB at all on the other two; but, I will take full responsibility for the fi rst one. Schwartz agreed that the fi rst penalty was a good call by officials, but the other two were not as black and white; regardless, he said it was on Burleson to avoid those situations. Schwartz: I thought one of them was a very, very good call. There were two others that I have seen not get called a bunch of times, but we re not here to talk about officiating or do anything other than take responsibility for what we did. You can t get those penalties. In the fi rst half the Lions seemed to be on track when it came to the running game, which was initially led by Kevin Smith. But coming off of a high-ankle sprain, Smith re-aggravated his injury, which eventually took him out of the game. He fi nished with 6 carries for 34 yards (5.7 avg.) and a touchdown, and 6 receptions for 46 yards. Smith: My ankle has been hurting. The play I came out of the game on, when I went down, I went down; but I knew it was going to hurt, and when I lost my ability to cut, there s not much I can do about it. It s a high-ankle sprain. It is what it is. I hope I can last four quarters instead of two (next game). MISSING STARTERS ON DEFENSE Defensively, it s important to note that the Lions held the league s top-ranked offense to 31 points, with three of their starters: S Louis Delmas, CB Chris Houston and DT Ndamukong Suh out of the line-up. New Orleans has a tough offense to handle, especially without a few key players. DT Nick Fairley: For the most part, I thought we put a lot of pressure on Brees. I also thought we did a great job of stopping the run; but in the end, we gave up too many big plays and that was the difference in the game. Those big plays are what ultimately that did the damage. Schwartz: We had two back-to-back awful drives. A 97-yard touchdown drive and also the one-play touchdown drive. Both of those are bad situations defensively. That s a team where we need to be for real. We re not going to hold them to 50 total yards on offense, but the two things that you can t have in a game like that is you can t have long, sustained drives. STATISTICAL COMPARISON OFFENSE...Det....Min...NFL/Avg FIRST DOWNS...255...220...232.6 Rushing...60...80...71.8 Passing...169...123...140.5 Penalty...26...17...20.4 YDS GAINED (tot)...4610...3953...4144.2 Avg per Game...384.2...329.4...345.4 RUSHING (net)...1234...1624...1383.0 Avg per Game...102.8...135.3...115.3 Rushes...278...330...326.2 Yards per Rush...4.4...4.9...4.2 PASSING (net)...3376...2329...2761.2 Avg per Game...281.3...194.1...230.1 Passes Att....490...374...408.4 Completed...309...216...245.8 Pct Completed...63.1...57.8...60.2 Yards Gained...3560...2556...2938.9 Sacked...24...37...27.4 Yards Lost...184...227...177.7 Had intercepted...14...10...11.9 Yards Opp Ret...134...140...168.5 Opp TDs on Int...3...1...1.2 PUNTS...64...59... 58.6 Avg Yards...43.2...45.3...45.1 PUNT RETURNS...30...30...28.2 Avg Return...7.5...8.4...10.1 Returned for TD...0...0...0.6 KICKOFF RETURNS...25...41...31.6 Avg Return...24.0...27.7...24.1 Returned for TD...0...1...0.3 PENALTIES...95...87...78.2 Yards Penalized...818...709...655.1 FUMBLES BY...16...12...15.2 Fumbles Lost...4...6...6.7 Opp Fumbles...18...19...15.2 Opp Fum Lost...8...10...6.7 POSS. TIME (avg)...30:06...28:59...30:00 TOUCHDOWNS...39...28...29.0 Rushing...8...14...9.2 Passing...27...13...17.2 Returns...4...1...2.6 EXTRA-PT KICKS...37/37...28/28...100% 2-PT CONVERSIONS...1/2...0/0...49% FIELD GOALS/FGA...20/24...16/20...20/24 POINTS SCORED...333...246...263.3 DEFENSE...Det....Min...NFL/Avg POINTS ALLOWED...277...330...263.3 OPP FIRST DOWNS...223...250...232.6 Rushing...58...70...71.8 Passing...134...158...140.5 Penalty...31...22...20.4 OPP YARDS GAINED...4062...4272...4144.2 Avg per Game...338.5...356.0...345.4 OPP RUSHING(net)...1500...1246...1383.0 Avg per Game...125.0...103.8...115.3 Rushes...312...331...326.2 Yards per Rush...4.8...3.8...4.2 OPP PASSING (net)...2562...3026...2761.2 Avg per Game...213.5...252.2...230.1 Passes Att....423...402...408.4 Completed...262...274...245.8 Pct Completed...61.9...68.2...60.2 Sacked...31...35...27.4 Yards Lost...195...252...177.7 INTERCEPTED BY...15...6...11.9 Yards Returned...332...92...168.5 Returned for TD...3...0...1.2 OPP PUNT RETURNS...30...34...28.2 Avg return...14.3...13.0...10.1 OPP KICKOFF RET...36...42...31.6 Avg return...27.8...25.6...24.1 OPP TOUCHDOWNS...28...36...29.0 Rushing...8...9...9.2 Passing...15...24...17.2 Returns...5...3...2.6
MEDIA INFORMATION -- In the fi rst quarter, Fairley s presence was more than noticeable. But unfortunately, he re-aggravated the foot that he broke during training camp in the second quarter, taking away from the Lions defensive line rotation for the rest of the game. He left the game with 2 tackles, including one for a loss, and his fi rst-career sack. Schwartz: Until he got hurt, he played very well. Had a couple of tackles for loss, had a sack, had another play he was involved in that was a tackle for a loss. He was getting to the football, was effective, was really affecting the offense and I thought he was playing very well. He hurt his foot. I said after the game, the x-rays were negative, but it was so sore that he wasn t able to go back in and continue. In the second half, Detroit held the Saints to just seven points and a total of 134 yards (90 passing, 44 rushing). Schwartz: We executed a little better in the second half. They have a lot of good players, they have a lot of good playmakers, and we knew it was going to be a battle; but it wasn t like we made any magic adjustments or did anything really different other than execute what was called a little better. In the end, it was penalties that also had a negative affect on the defense, and DE Kyle Vanden Bosch said that s something they need to eliminate. Vanden Bosch: The common theme in our losses is that we make too many mistakes and beat ourselves. When it s a good team (you re facing), you can t make those types of mistakes. You have to execute. Sometimes throughout the course of a play, penalties are going to happen, but the penalties pre- and post-snap are the ones that are costing us. MOVING UP THE RANKS The Lions 7-5 record this season has been paced on both sides of the ball with an efficient offense and stingy defense. The Lions currently rank high in critical statistical categories such as scoring, points allowed, Red Zone defense, turnover margin and passer rating. Through 12 games, the Lions have proven the ability to put points on the board, ranking fourth in the NFL in scoring (333 points; 27.8 pts/game). The Lions 56-point scoring margin through 12 games is eighth overall in the League. The team s success in many of its wins, including the Lions three historic comebacks, is due in part to the offense fi nding a way to put up points and the defense keeping the opponents off the board in the second half of games. After halftime, the Lions are fi rst in the NFL with 216 points and sixth in points allowed with 101. The team s 115-point second half margin leads the league. 2011 NUNCIATION CHART Cliff Avril... A-vrill Jahvid Best...JAH-vid Nate Burleson...BURL-uh-sun Gosder Cherilus... GOS-der SHARE-uh-less Rashied Davis...RA-sheed Louis Delmas...DEL-mus Doug Hogue...Ho-ge DeAndre Levy...LEV-ee Don Muhlbach... MULE-bach Dominic Raiola...rye-OH-la Amari Spievey...uh-MAR-ee spuh-vay Maurice Stovall... More-eece STOW-vall Ndamukong Suh... En-dom-ah-ken Soo Stephen Tulloch...TULL-uck HISTORIC WINS Detroit s 7-5 start in 2011 has been fueled by victories claimed by the Lions in historic fashion. Three of the team s win have been comebacks from at 17+-point defi cit. The Lions are the first team in NFL history to record three 17+-point comebacks in the same season. Detroit has now scored at least 45 points in three games this year (48 vs. KC 9/18, 45 at Den 10/30 and vs. Car 49 11/20). It is only the second time in team history that the Lions have registered 45 points in three different games during a single season. This also occurred in 1952 (52 at GB 10/26/52, 48 vs. GB 11/27/52 and vs. 45 Chi 12/7/52). vs. KC 9/18: In the 48-3 win over the Chiefs, the Lions set a new franchise record for margin of victory in the regaular season with a 45-point margin. The only other game in team history with that large of a victory margin was the 59-14 win over the Cleveland Browns in the 1957 NFL Championship Game. at Min 9/25: In Week 3 at Minnesota, the Lions won 26-23 in overtime, after trailing 20-0 at halftime. It was the team s largest comeback on the road in team history and it was the third largest comeback overall (regular season). It was the fi rst time in team history that the Lions trailed by at least 20 points and came back to win. at Dal 10/2: In the 34-30 win last week, the Lions 24-point comeback over the Cowboys matched the franchise-best for comebacks equaling the come-from-behind win October 20, 1957 vs. Baltimore. It sets the franchise record for the largest comeback on the road in team history, breaking the previous record of a 20-point comeback set last week at Minnesota (9/25). The Lions are the first team in NFL history to record 20+-point comebacks in consecutive weeks. With the 24-point comeback on the road, the Lions tied an NFL record for the largest comeback by a road team, accomplished three previous times. The last 24-point comeback occurred December 6, 1992 when the Los Angeles Rams won at Tampa Bay 31-27 after trailing by 24 points. at Den 10/30: With a 45-10 win at Denver, the Lions scored 45 points and registered a 35-point margin of victory on the road. The 45 points are tied for the second-highest road tally in team history and most since a 45-3 win at San Francisco 10/29/67. The 35-point margin of victory is tied for teh fourth-largest on the road in team history and is the largest road markgin since the Lions won 40-0 at green Bay 9/20/70. vs. Car 11/20: After trailing 24-7 and then winning 49-35, the Lions are the fi rst team in NFL history to win three games in a single season in which it trailed by at least 17 points. All 49 points by the Lions occurred via touchdowns. It ties a team record for the most touchdowns in a single game, which occurred four previous times. The last time the Lions scored 7 touchdowns in a game was vs. Chicago November 27, 1997. Also, the 49 points scored by the Lions occurred via offensive touchdowns (5 pass, 2 rush). It is only the second time in team history that the Lions scored 7 offensive touchdowns in a game. he Lions also scored 7 offensive touchdowns vs. the New York Yanks November 23, 1950 (3 pass, 4 rush).
MEDIA INFORMATION -- In the Red Zone, the Lions defense has allowed a TD rate of just 45.2-percent (19 TDs on 42 drives), which ranks eighth in the League. When it comes to passing efficiency (rating), the Lions are highly ranked on both sides of the ball. On offense, the team has accumulated a 91.4 passer rating, the ninth-best in the NFL. On defense, the Lions have limited opponents to a passer rating of 77.9, which is seventh best in the NFL. The passer rating difference of 13.5 is the seventh-best passer rating margin in the NFL. The Lions are seventh in turnover margin through 12 games with +5 (23 takeaways, 18 giveaways). Their 23 takeaways are tied for fourth in the NFL this season. They are also tied for ninth in the NFL with 15 interceptions. On offense, their TD pass to interception ratio is 27-to- 14. On defense, that ratio is 15-to-15. STAFFORD S GRESS Lions QB Matthew Stafford is in his third NFL season and directs an offense that features weapons like WRs Calvin Johnson, Nate Burleson and Titus Young, TEs Brandon Pettigrew and Tony Scheffler. Stafford has 3,527 passing yards (307-of-487, 63.0 pct) with 27 touchdowns and 14 interceptions through 12 games of the season. He has a passer rating of 91.3 He is fourth in the NFL in touchdown passes (27) and is ninth in passer rating (91.3). Stafford has averaged 293.9 passing yards through 12 games, which is fi fth in the NFL. He has thrown at least two touchdown passes in 12 of his 25 career NFL starts. His 27 touchdown passes passed Hall of Fame QB Bobby Layne (26, 1951) for the second-most touchdowns by a Lions quarterback in a single-season. He is the fourth passer in team history to record 300 completions in a season, and this is the fi fth time overall that a quarterback accomplished this (QB Jon Kitna (372 in 2006, 355 in 2007), QB Scott Mitchell (346 in 1995) and QB Joey Harrington (309 in 2003). His 3,527 passing yards is fourth on the team s alltime single-season list. He completed 31-of-44 passes (70.5 pct) for 408 yards and 1 TD with a passer rating of 97.5 at New Orleans (12/4). It was the fourth game this season he has completed over 30 passes and the fi fth time he has passed for 300 yards. Additionally, he completed passes to 10 different receivers. Stafford became the fi rst quarterback in team history to register two 400-yard passing games. He surpassed 300 yards passing for the sixth time in his career. He passed Hall of Fame QB Bobby Layne (5); for third on the Lions all-time list for career 300-yard passing games. With 31 pass completions at New Orleans (12/4), Stafford passed QB Scott Mitchell (293 in 1997) for fi fth on the team s single-season pass completions list. Had a career-high tying 5 touchdowns in a 49-35 win CHARTING HISTORY Lions Leaders, Largest Margin of Victory Date Opp Det Opp Margin 12/29/57# Cle 59 14 +45 9/18/11 KC 48 3 +45 2/17/95 Jax 44 0 +44 9/22/68 Chi 42 0 +42 11/24/83 Pit 45 3 +42 10/29/67 at SF 45 3 +42 Lions Leaders, Largest Comebacks Date Opp Det Opp Deficit QB 10/20/57 Bal 31 27-24 B. Layne 10/2/11 at Dal 34 30-24 M. Stafford 11/22/09 Cle 38 37-21 M. Stafford 12/22/57# at SF 31 27-20 T. Rote 9/25/11 at Min 26 20 (ot) -20 M. Stafford # postseason NFL Leaders, Largest Road Comeback Wins Date Deficit Tm Pts Opp Pts 10/02/2011 24 Det 34 at DAL 30 12/06/1992 24 LARm 31 at TB 27 9/26/1988 24 LARd 30 at DEN 27 9/23/1979 24 Hou 30 at CIN 27 Lions Leaders, Points Scored on Road Date Opp PF PA Margin 10/26/1952 at GB 52 17 35 12/3/1950 at Bal 45 21 24 11/20/1949 at NYG 45 21 24 11/3/1963 at SF 45 7 38 10/29/1967 at SF 45 3 42 11/12/1961 at StL 45 14 31 10/30/11 at Den 45 10 35 Lions Leaders, Largest Margin of Victory on Road Date Opp PF PA Margin 10/29/1967 at SF 45 3 42 9/20/1970 at GB 40 0 40 11/3/1963 at SF 45 7 38 10/28/1934 at Cin 38 0 38 10/26/1952 at GB 52 17 35 10/30/11 at Den 45 10 35 Lions Leaders, Most Points Date Opp Pts 12/29/57# Cle 59 11/27/97 Chi 55 11/22/51 GB 52 10/26/52 at GB 52 11/23/50 NYY 49 11/20/11 Car 49 Lions Leaders, Most Touchdowns Date Opp TD 11/23/50 NYY 7 11/22/51 GB 7 10/26/52 at GB 7 11/27/97 Chi 7 11/20/11 Car 7 RECORD CROWD The Lions claimed a 24-13 victory over the Chicago Bears on Monday Night Football (10/10) which marked the team s fi rst appearance on Monday Night Football since 2001. The crowd of 67,861 for the Lions Monday Night Football game set a new Ford Field record for a Lions game since the team opened the stadium in 2002. The previous record was 63,257 vs. Green Bay November 11, 2007. Monday night s crowd was only 345 fans shy of the attendance for Super Bowl XL (68,206). Lions Leaders, Ford Field Attendance Date Opp Attendance 10/10/11 Chi 67,861 11/24/11 GB 66,263 10/23/11 Atl 63,625 11/22/07 GB 63,257 11/25/04 Ind 63,107 10/17/04 GB 62,938 12/9/07 Dal 62,759
MEDIA INFORMATION -- vs. Carolina (11/20). He also threw 2 interceptions. He fi nished with a passer rating of 121.9. His 5 touchdown passes tied a team single-game record (Gary Danielson vs. Min 12/9/78 and Stafford vs. Cle 11/22/09). He became the fi rst player in team history to throw 5 touchdowns twice during his career. Stafford is the fi rst quarterback in NFL history to throw 5 touchdown passes twice in his fi rst 23 career games. He also became the fi rst player in team history to pass for 4 touchdowns in a game four times in his career. He broke the previous mark set by Layne, who had 3 career games with 4 touchdown passes. By passing for 335 yards, he now has 5 career 300- yard games tying Layne for the third-most in team history. Stafford s 77.8 completion percentage was the highest single-game tally for a Lions quarterback with at least 35 pass attempts. The Lions are now 6-0 in games when throwing at least 3 touchdowns and 7-0 when his passer rating is over 100.0. It is the fi fth time in Stafford s career that he has led the Lions to victory after trailing or being tied in the fourth quarter. In Stafford s two career games with 5 touchdown passes, he found 5 different receivers for scores in both games. His121.9 passer rating is the highest single-game passer rating in team history that included throwing 2 interceptions. The previous high was QB Rodney Peete s 115.1 rating vs. Chicago December 16, 1990. Stafford went 33-of-63 for 329 yards and a touchdown in Week 10 at Chicago (11/13). He also threw four interceptions. The 63 attempts sets a franchise record for most passing attempts in a single game. It was his fourth career 300-yard passing game, tying him with Gary Danielson for fourth on the Lions all-time list of career 300-yard passing games. Stafford fi nished 21-of-30 for 267 yards and 3 touchdowns in the 45-10 win at Denver (10/30). He tossed touchdown passes to WR Titus Young (41 yards), TE Tony Scheffler (1 yard) and WR Calvin Johnson (56 yards). It was the third game this season that he has thrown at least 3 touchdown passes and the seventh with at least two touchdown passes in a game. His 267 passing yards gave him the most passing yards by a Lions quarterback through the fi rst eight games of a season (2,179 yards), surpassing QB Jon Kitna s 2006 total of 2,174. The 3 touchdown passes put his season total at 19 through the fi rst eight games. Only Lions Hall of Fame QB Bobby Layne s 20 TD tosses in the fi rst eight games of the 1951 season are better than Stafford s tally this year. He also added a 21-yard rush in the game. That tied the longest of rush of his career. His previous 21-yarder occurred vs. Washington 9/27/09. Stafford fi nished 19-of-26 (73.1) for 219 yards and 2 (GRID)IRON MAN Lions T Jeff Backus has the most consecutive starts among active (offensive and defensive) linemen in the NFL with 172. He has battled through injuries during his career to start every game for Detroit since being drafted in the fi rst round of the 2001 NFL Draft. At New Orleans (12/4), Backus surpassed Hall of Fame CB Dick LeBeau (171) in team history for most consecutive games started. Among offensive linemen who started their career since 1970, Backus is the fi rst to begin their career starting their fi rst 172 games. NFL, Consecutive Starts Among Active Offensive Linemen Rk Player Pos Tm G 1 Jeff Backus T Det 172 2 Casey Wiegmann C KC 170 NFL, Consecutive Starts Among Active Players Rk Player Tm Pos G 1 Ronde Barber TB CB 194 2 London Fletcher Was LB 179 3 Jeff Backus Det T 172 NFL Leaders, Consecutive Starts by Offensive Linemen Since 1970 Rk Player G 1 Bruce Matthews 229 2 Will Shields 223 3 Randall McDaniel 202 4 Doug Dieken 194 5 Jon Runyan 192 6 Kevin Mawae 177 7 Jeff Backus 172 8 Dermontti Dawson 170 9 Gene Upshaw* 165 *Upshaw is only other player among list above to start the first 160 games of his career. He started 207 to begin his career in 1967. LEAGUE LEADERS 2011 NFL Leaders, Turnover Margin Take-Aways Give-Aways Rk Tm Int Fum Total Int Fum Total Diff 1 SF 16 12 28 5 5 10 +18 2 GB 23 4 27 6 5 11 +16 3 Hou 17 6 23 6 5 11 +12 4 NE 17 6 23 10 5 15 +8 5 Chi 16 9 25 13 5 18 +7 6 Dal 14 8 22 11 6 17 +5 7 Det 15 8 23 14 4 18 +5 2011 NFL Leaders, Team Passing Rating Rk Tm G Att Cmp Yds Pct TD Int Rtg 1 GB 12 412 290 3882 70.4 37 6 123.9 2 NE 12 459 306 3916 66.7 30 10 105.9 3 NO 12 497 350 4040 70.4 30 11 105.5 4 NY 12 442 276 3705 62.4 23 11 96.0 5 Dal 12 432 279 3412 64.6 23 11 95.9 6 Hou 12 345 208 2794 60.3 17 6 95.2 7 SF 12 326 206 2425 63.2 15 5 94.7 8 Pit 12 410 262 3294 63.9 19 10 94.1 9 Det 12 490 309 3560 63.1 27 14 91.4 2011 NFL Leaders, Opponent Passing Rating Rk Tm G Att Cmp Yds Pct TD Int Rtg 1 Hou 12 410 204 2432 49.8 12 17 60.7 2 Bal 12 398 213 2645 53.5 8 13 67.5 3 NYJ 12 394 213 2585 54.1 11 14 69.0 4 SF 12 444 259 2975 58.3 15 16 74.9 5 Oak 12 455 238 2980 52.3 21 14 75.5 6 Pit 12 398 227 2304 57.0 14 8 77.1 7 Det 12 423 262 2757 61.9 15 15 77.9 2011 NFL Leaders, Passer Rating Differential Rk Tm G Rtg Opp Diff 1 GB 12 123.9 80 43.9 2 Hou 12 95.2 60.7 34.5 3 SF 12 94.7 74.9 19.8 4 NE 12 105.9 86.6 19.3 5 NO 12 105.5 87.7 17.8 6 Pit 12 94.1 77.1 17.0 7 Det 12 91.4 77.9 13.5
MEDIA INFORMATION -- touchdowns (1 int) vs. Chicago (10/10), highlighted by a 73-yard touchdown pass to Calvin Johnson in the second quarter. The 73-yard touchdown pass was the second longest completion of his career. The longest was in 2009 vs. Cleveland (11/22/09) when he connected with Johnson on a 75-yard touchdown. Stafford was 5-of-6 for 51 yards on the Lions fi rst drive of the third quarter which culminated in an 18-yard touchown strike to TE Brandon Pettigrew to give Detroit the lead for good. Stafford was 21-of-43 for 240 yards and 2 touchdowns in the Week 4 comeback win at Dallas (10/2). He helped lead the Lions to his third career 20-point comeback, and second in consecutive weeks. Stafford now joins Hall of Fame QB Bobby Layne as the only quarterbacks in team history to lead the Lions back to victories from 24-point defi cits. Stafford has led the team s only 24-point comeback on the road. Stafford got things going offensively at the end of the third quarter and start of the fourth when he directed a 5-play 80-yard drive (2:00). He was 4-for- 4 for 77 yards on the drive which culminated in a 23-yard touchdown pass to WR Calvin Johnson. On the game-winning touchdown drive, Stafford went 3-for-3 for 26 yards, including a 2-yard touchdown pass to Johnson with 1:39 remaining. In the fourth quarter, he was 10-of-16 (62.5-percent) for 121 yards and threw 2 touchdowns. His rating in the last quarter was 125.3. The win marked Stafford s fourth career fourth quarter comeback victory in his fi rst 17 starts. Stafford was 32-of-46 (69.5 pct) for 378 yards and 2 touchdowns in the Week 3 win at Minnesota (9/25). His 378 yards was his third career game throwing for more than 300 yards. Trailing 20-0 at the half, Stafford was 22-of-30 for 314 yards and 2 touchdowns with a passer rating of 129.0 in the second half and overtime. His 314 yards in the second half/ot of a game are the most in the NFL so far this season. Stafford was 23-of-39 (58.9 pct.) for 294 yards and 4 touchdowns in Week 2 vs. Kansas City (9/18) and fi n- ished with a passer rating of 106.1. He led the offense on three straight touchdown scoring drives in the second half vs. the Chiefs (9/18). He also directed three consecutive scoring drives (2 fi eld goals and 1 touchdown) in the team s fi nal three drives of the fi rst half. He had 200 passing yards in the fi rst half for a second consecutive week and third time in his career. Stafford opened the 2011 season with 305 passing yards (24-of-33, 72.7 pct) and 3 touchdowns to help Detroit to a 27-20 season-opening victory at Tampa Bay (9/11). His 305 yards passing at Tampa marked the third 300-yard passing game by a Lions quarterback on opening day, and he became only the second player in team history to accomplish this feat. The last time was QB Bobby Layne when he had 364 yards vs. Pittsburgh September 27, 1953. Stafford s 300-yard game is also the most by a LEAGUE TEAM SCORING LEADERS 2011 NFL Leaders, Team Scoring Rk Tm G TD PAT FG 2pt Saf Pts Pts/G 1 GB 12 52 51 19 0 0 420 35.0 2 NO 12 46 44 23 2 0 393 32.8 3 NE 12 43 42 20 1 0 362 30.2 4 Det 12 39 37 20 1 0 333 27.8 5 Hou 12 35 34 22 0 0 310 25.8 2011 NFL Leaders, Scoring Margin Rk Tm G Pts Opp Diff 1 GB 12 420 262 158 2 SF 12 288 161 127 3 NO 12 393 269 124 4 Hou 12 310 189 121 5 NE 12 362 247 115 6 Bal 12 296 192 104 7 Pit 12 268 195 73 8 Det 12 333 277 56 2011 NFL Leaders, Second Half/OT Scoring Rk Tm TD PAT FG 2pt Saf Pts 1 Det 27 25 9 1 0 216 2 GB 24 23 12 0 0 203 3 NO 24 22 10 2 0 200 2011 NFL Leaders, Second Half/OT Opponent Scoring Rk Tm TD PAT FG 2pt Saf Pts 1 Bal 8 8 10 0 0 86 2 Cin 10 9 8 0 0 93 3 Pit 12 10 4 1 0 96 4 Cle 8 8 14 0 0 98 5 SF 11 9 7 1 1 100 6 Det 10 9 10 1 0 101 2011 NFL Leaders, Second Half/OT Scoring Margin Rk Tm Pts Opp Diff 1 Det 216 101 115 2 GB 203 127 76 3 Cin 166 93 73 4 NO 200 129 71 STAFFORD AT THE CONTROLS Stafford s Last 15 Starts Date Opp W/L Att Cmp Yds Pct TD Int Rtg 9/12/10 at Chi* L 15 11 83 73.3 0 0 86.3 10/31/10 Was W 45 26 212 57.8 4 1 90.2 11/7/10 NYJ* L 36 20 240 55.6 2 0 94.7 9/11/11 at TB W 33 24 305 72.7 3 1 118.9 9/18/11 KC W 39 23 294 59.0 4 1 106.1 9/25/11 at Min W 46 32 378 69.9 2 0 108.8 10/2/11 at Dal W 43 21 240 48.8 2 1 71.9 10/10/11 Chi W 26 19 219 73.1 2 1 107.7 10/16/11 SF L 50 28 293 56.0 2 0 86.5 10/23/11 Atl L 32 15 183 46.9 1 0 75.4 10/30/11 at Den W 30 21 267 70.0 3 0 130.8 11/13/11 at Chi L 63 33 329 52.4 1 4 46.3 11/20/11 Car W 36 28 335 77.8 5 2 121.9 11/24/11 GB L 45 32 276 71.1 1 3 66.5 12/5/11 at NO L 44 31 408 70.5 1 1 97.5 Totals 8-7 583 364 4062 62.4 33 15 91.3 *Left game due to injury 2011 NFL Leaders, Passing Touchdowns Rk Player Tm Att Cmp Yds Pct TD Int Rtg 1 Aaron Rodgers GB 408 288 3844 70.6 37 5 125.3 2t Tom Brady NE 459 306 3916 66.7 30 10 105.9 2t Drew Brees NO 496 349 4031 70.4 30 11 105.5 4 Matthew Stafford Det 487 307 3527 63 27 14 91.3 2011 NFL Leaders, Passer Rating Rk Player Tm Att Cmp Yds Pct TD Int Rtg 1 Aaron Rodgers GB 408 288 3844 70.6 37 5 125.3 2 Tom Brady NE 459 306 3916 66.7 30 10 105.9 3 Drew Brees NO 496 349 4031 70.4 30 11 105.5 4 Tony Romo Dal 422 273 3325 64.7 22 9 97.3 5 Matt Schaub Hou 292 178 2479 61.0 15 6 96.8 6 Eli Manning NYG 442 276 3705 62.4 23 11 96.0 7 Alex Smith SF 321 203 2390 63.2 15 5 94.9 8 Ben Roethlisberger Pit 408 260 3246 63.7 19 10 93.6 9 Matthew Stafford Det 487 307 3527 63.0 27 14 91.3 2011 NFL Leaders, Passing Yards Rk Player Tm Att Cmp Yds Pct TD Int Rtg 1 Drew Brees NO 496 349 4031 70.4 30 11 105.5 2 Tom Brady NE 459 306 3916 66.7 30 10 105.9 3 Aaron Rodgers GB 408 288 3844 70.6 37 5 125.3 4 Eli Manning NYG 442 276 3705 62.4 23 11 96.0 5 Matthew Stafford Det 487 307 3527 63.0 27 14 91.3 2011 NFL Leaders, Completions Rk Player Tm Att Cmp Yds Pct TD Int Rtg 1 Drew Brees NO 496 349 4031 70.4 30 11 105.5 2 Matthew Stafford Det 487 307 3527 63.0 27 14 91.3 3 Tom Brady NE 459 306 3916 66.7 30 10 105.9 4 Aaron Rodgers GB 408 288 3844 70.6 37 5 125.3 2011 NFL Leaders, Attempts Rk Player Tm Att Cmp Yds Pct TD Int Rtg 1 Drew Brees NO 496 349 4031 70.4 30 11 105.5 2 Matthew Stafford Det 487 307 3527 63.0 27 14 91.3 3 Tom Brady NE 459 306 3916 66.7 30 10 105.9 4 Philip Rivers SD 447 278 3505 62.2 19 17 84.9
MEDIA INFORMATION -- Lions quarterback on the road to open the season. His 265 yards in the fi rst half were the third most by a Lions passer in the fi rst half of a game since 1991, and it is Stafford s second highest fi rst-half total of his career. He threw for 270 yards in the fi rst half vs. Cleveland November 22, 2009. CALVIN ON THE RISE Fifth-year WR Calvin Johnson continues to establish himself as one of the NFL s elite receivers. Last season, Johnson started in the Pro Bowl after fi nishing tied for second in the NFL (tied for fi rst in the NFC) with 12 touchdown catches. Johnson is second in the NFL in touchdown receptions with 12, tied for second in receiving yards (1,092) and third in receptions (69). Johnson caught 6 passes for 69 yards vs. New Orleans (12/4). In the game, Johnson, who now has 5,283 career receiving yards, moved past WR Gail Cogdill (5,221; 1960-68) for fourth place and past WR Brett Perriman (5,244; 1991-96) for third place on the team s career receiving yards list. With his second reception of the game, Johnson surpassed Perriman (334, 1991-95) for the most receptions by a Lions receiver in their fi rst fi ve seasons with the team. His 6 pass receptions moved his career total to 339 and he has now passed Hall of Fame TE Charlie Sanders (336; 1968-77) for fi fth place on the team s career receptions list. He fi nished with 4 catches for 49 yards and 1 touchdown vs. Green Bay (11/24). It is the third time in his career he has registered 1,000 receiving yards in a single season. He is the fi rst receiver in Lions history to record 1,000 receiving yards three times (1,331 in 2008 and 1,120 in 2010) in the fi rst fi ve seasons with the team. By catching 12 touchdown passes in three of his fi rst fi ve NFL seasons, Johnson joins Hall of Famers WR Lance Alworth and Jerry Rice as the only players in NFL history with 12+ TD catches three times in their fi rst fi ve seasons. He is the 10th player in NFL history to record 12 touchdown receptions in three different seasons. Johnson had 5 catches for 89 yards in the Week 11 win vs. Carolina (11/20). With the game notched at 35 with 4:59 left in the fourth quarter, Johnson pulled in a 30-yard diving reception to get Detroit to midfi eld on what culminated in the Lions game-winning touchdown drive. Johnson also had a key reception of 26 yards in the third quarter that put Detroit s offense in position to overcome their 17-point defi cit with a touchdown a few plays later. Johnson now has 11 catches of 25+ yards in 2011 which is tied for the second most in the NFL. He has 49 career receptions of 25+ yards, including 41 since the beginning of the 2008 season. Johnson hauled in 7 balls for 81 yards during Week 10 at Chicago (11/13). With his 17-yard catch on the fi rst offensive play STAFFORD IN THE RECORD BOOKS Lions Leaders, Completions-Season Rk Player Year Att Cmp Yds Pct TD Int Rtg 1 Jon Kitna 2006 596 372 4208 62.4 21 22 79.9 2 Jon Kitna 2007 561 355 4068 63.3 18 20 80.9 3 Scott Mitchell 1995 583 346 4338 59.3 32 12 92.3 4 Joey Harrington 2003 554 309 2880 55.8 17 22 63.9 5 Matthew Stafford 2011 487 307 3527 63.0 27 14 91.3 Lions Leaders, Completion Percentage-Season (min. 200 att.) Rk Player Year Att Cmp Yds Pct TD Int Rtg 1 Jon Kitna 2007 355 561 4068 63.3 18 20 80.9 2 Matthew Stafford 2011 487 307 3527 63.0 27 14 91.3 3 Eric Hipple 1986 305 192 1919 63.0 9 11 75.6 Lions Leaders, Passing Yards-Season Rk Player Year Att Cmp Yds Pct TD Int Rtg 1 Scott Mitchell 1995 583 346 4338 59.3 32 12 92.3 2 Jon Kitna 2006 596 372 4208 62.4 21 22 79.9 3 Jon Kitna 2007 561 355 4068 63.3 18 20 80.9 4 Matthew Stafford 2011 487 307 3527 63.0 27 14 91.3 Lions Leaders, Passing Touchdowns-Season Rk Player Year Att Cmp Yds Pct TD Int Rate 1 Scott Mitchell 1995 583 346 4338 59.3 32 12 92.3 2 Matthew Stafford 2011 487 307 3527 63.0 27 14 91.3 3 Bobby Layne 1951 332 152 2403 45.8 26 23 67.6 4 Earl Morrall 1963 328 174 2621 53.0 24 14 86.2 Lions Leaders, Passing Rating-Season (min. 200 att.) Rk Player Year Att Cmp Yds Pct TD Int Rtg 1 Dave Krieg 1994 212 131 1629 61.8 14 3 101.7 2 Scott Mitchell 1995 583 346 4338 59.3 32 12 92.3 3 Matthew Stafford 2011 487 307 3527 63.0 27 14 91.3 4 Greg Landry 1976 291 168 2191 57.7 17 8 89.6 5 Earl Morrall 1963 328 174 2621 53.0 24 14 86.2 Lions, Leaders, Career 300-Yard Passing Games Rk Player G Years 1 Scott Mitchell 8 1994-98 2 Jon Kitna 7 2006-08 3 Matthew Stafford 6 2009-4 Bobby Layne 5 1950-58 Lions Leaders, 300-Yard Passing Game - Season Rk Player G Year 1t Scott Mitchell 5 1995 1t Matthew Stafford 5 2011 3 Jon Kitna 4 2006 4t Charlie Batch 3 2001 4t Jon Kitna 3 2007 4t Shaun Hill 3 2010 Lions Leaders, Passing Touchdown-Game Rk Player TD Opp Date 1t Gary Danielson 5 Min 12/9/78 1t Matthew Stafford 5 Cle 11/22/09 1t Matthew Stafford 5 Car 11/20/11 ON THE RECEIVING END 2011 NFL Leaders, Touchdown Receptions Rk Player Tm G Rec Yds Avg Lg TD 25+ 1 Rob Gronkowski NE 12 65 928 14.3 52t 13 6 2 Calvin Johnson Det 12 69 1092 15.8 73t 12 11 3t Greg Jennings GB 12 65 929 14.3 79t 9 8 3t Jordy Nelson GB 12 48 876 18.3 93t 9 10 2011 NFL Leaders, Receiving Yards Rk Player Tm G Rec Yds Avg Lg TD 25+ 1 Wes Welker NE 12 93 1253 13.5 99t 8 10 2t Calvin Johnson Det 12 69 1092 15.8 73t 12 11 2t Steve Smith Car 12 61 1092 17.9 77t 5 13 4 Victor Cruz NYG 12 62 1076 17.4 74t 7 11 5 Jimmy Graham NO 12 75 1046 13.9 59 8 11 2011 NFL Leaders, Receptions Rk Player Tm G Rec Yds Avg Lg TD 25+ 1 Wes Welker NE 12 93 1253 13.5 99t 8 10 2 Jimmy Graham NO 12 75 1046 13.9 59 8 11 3 Calvin Johnson Det 12 69 1092 15.8 73t 12 11 4 Roddy White Atl 12 68 881 13.0 43 5 6 5 Darren Sproles NO 12 67 522 7.8 36 4 1 2011 NFL Leaders, 25+-Yard Receptions Rk Player Tm G Rec Yds Avg Lg TD 25+ 1 Steve Smith Car 12 61 1092 17.9 77t 5 13 2t Vincent Jackson SD 12 48 897 18.7 55t 8 12 2t Brandon Marshall Mia 12 63 910 14.4 46 3 12 4t Victor Cruz NYG 12 62 1076 17.4 74t 7 11 4t Jimmy Graham NO 12 75 1046 13.9 59 8 11 4t A.J. Green Cin 11 50 832 16.6 58 7 11 4t Calvin Johnson Det 12 69 1092 15.8 73t 12 11 2011 NFL Leaders, Total Touchdowns Rk Player Tm G TD Ru Rec Ret 2pt Pts 1 LeSean McCoy Phi 12 15 12 3 0 0 90 2 Rob Gronkowski NE 12 14 1 13 0 0 84 3 Cam Newton Car 12 13 13 0 0 0 78 4t Calvin Johnson Det 12 12 0 12 0 0 72 4t Adrian Peterson Min 10 12 11 1 0 0 72
MEDIA INFORMATION -- from scrimmage, he surpassed 5,000 career receiving yards. In just his 69th game, he is the fastest to accomplish the feat in Lions history. He surpassed WR Herman Moore for the secondmost receptions by a Lions receiver in the fi rst fi ve seasons with the team. His performance was highlighted by a 40-yard catch in the third quarter. It marked his sixth 40+-yard reception of the season which is tied for the most in the NFL. At Denver (10/30), Johnson recorded 6 receptions for 125 yards, including a 56-yard TD catch and run. He caught his 11th touchdown in the fi rst eight games of the season and joined WR Randy Moss as the only players since the 1970 NFL-AFL Merger to record 11 touchdown receptions in the fi rst eight games of the season. By surpassing the 100-yard mark in receiving yards, Johnson has four straight 100-yard games and is the fi rst Lions player to accomplish this feat since WR Herman Moore in 1997. Johnson also tied WR Johnnie Morton for the second-most 100-yard receiving games in team history with 18. Johnson has 40 touchdown receptions since the beginning of the 2008 season. He passed Moore (4,895; 1991-95) for the most receiving yards in a player s fi rst fi ve seasons with the team and ranks fi fth on the Lions all-time receiving yards list with 4,995 yards. Johnson fi nished with 5 grabs for 115 yards and a touchdown vs. the Falcons (10/23). He caught his 10th touchdown pass on the season with a 57-yard TD reception in the third quarter. Johnson is now the fi rst player in Lions history with 10 touchdown catches in three different seasons. He also caught 12 touchdowns in 2008 and 2010. He became the sixth player in NFL history with 10 touchdown receptions through the fi rst 7 games of the season and fi rst since WR Randy Moss had 10 through 7 games for New England in 2007. It marked the fi rst time in Johnson s career that he has registered 100 receiving yards in three-straight games and the fi rst for a Lions receiver since WR German Crowell in 1999. Johnson fi nished with 7 catches for 113 yards in the Week 6 loss to the 49ers (10/16). With his fi rst reception of the game vs. San Francisco (10/16), Johnson reached 300 receptions for his career, and he accomplished this feat in his 66th career game. He has recorded 300 career catches faster than any player in Lions history. The previous high was 70-career games by WR Herman Moore. He became the fi rst player in NFL history with nine touchdown receptions through the fi rst fi ve games of a season. The 113-yard effort was Johnson s 16th career 100- yard game, which is now the third-most in team history. With 16 100-yard games, he broke a tie with WR Terry Barr (15, 1957-65). Johnson had 5 catches for 130 yards and a touchdown OVER THE YEARS NFL Leaders, Receiving Touchdowns Since 2008 Rk Player G Rec Yds Avg Lg TD 25+ 1 Calvin Johnson 57 291 4527 15.6 96t 41 43 2 Larry Fitzgerald 60 338 4603 13.6 78t 37 39 3 Greg Jennings 60 289 4599 15.9 86t 34 49 4 Roddy White 60 356 4805 13.5 90t 33 37 NFL Leaders, Receiving Yards Since 2008 Rk Player G Rec Yds Avg Lg TD 25+ 1 Andre Johnson 51 333 4831 14.5 72t 27 37 2 Roddy White 60 356 4805 13.5 90t 33 37 3 Wes Welker 57 413 4614 11.2 99t 22 26 4 Larry Fitzgerald 60 338 4603 13.6 78t 37 39 5 Greg Jennings 60 289 4599 15.9 86t 34 49 6 Calvin Johnson 57 291 4527 15.6 96t 41 43 NFL Leaders, 25+-Yard Receptions Since 2008 Rk Player G Rec Yds Avg Lg TD 25+ 1t DeSean Jackson 56 214 3822 17.9 91t 19 49 1t Greg Jennings 60 289 4599 15.9 86t 34 49 3 Steve Smith 55 250 4049 16.2 77t 20 48 4 Calvin Johnson 57 291 4527 15.6 96t 41 43 5 Larry Fitzgerald 60 338 4603 13.6 78t 37 39 NFL Leaders, Receiving Touchdowns Since 2007* Rk Player G Rec Yds Avg Lg TD 25+ 1 Randy Moss 64 278 4158 15.0 76t 52 39 2 Larry Fitzgerald 75 438 6012 13.7 78t 47 51 3 Greg Jennings 73 342 5519 16.1 86t 46 58 4 Calvin Johnson 72 339 5283 15.6 96t 45 49 NFL Leaders, 25+-Yard Receptions Since 2007* Rk Player G Rec Yds Avg Lg TD 25+ 1 Greg Jennings 73 342 5519 16.1 86t 46 58 2 Steve Smith 70 337 5051 15.0 77t 27 56 3 Larry Fitzgerald 75 438 6012 13.7 78t 47 51 4 Roddy White 76 439 6007 13.7 90t 39 50 5t DeSean Jackson 56 214 3822 17.9 91t 19 49 5t Calvin Johnson 72 339 5283 15.6 96t 45 49 *Calvin Johnson s first year in NFL RISING AMONG LIONS LEGENDS Lions Leaders, Career Receiving Touchdowns Rk Player Rec Yds Avg TD Years 1 Herman Moore 670 9174 13.7 62 1991-2001 2 Calvin Johnson 339 5283 15.6 45 2007- Lions Leaders, Career Receptions Rk Player Rec Yds Avg TD Years 1 Herman Moore 670 9174 13.7 62 1991-2001 2 Johnnie Morton 469 6499 13.9 35 1994-2001 3 Brett Perriman 428 5244 12.3 25 1991-96 4 Barry Sanders 352 2903 8.2 10 1989-98 5 Calvin Johnson 339 5283 15.6 45 2007- Lions Leaders, Career Receiving Yards Rk Player Rec Yds Avg TD Years 1 Herman Moore 670 9174 13.7 62 1991-2001 2 Johnnie Morton 469 6499 13.9 35 1994-2001 3 Calvin Johnson 339 5283 15.6 45 2007- Lions Leaders, Receiving Touchdowns in First Five Seasons Rk Player Rec Yds Avg Lg TD Years 1 Calvin Johnson 339 5283 15.6 96t 45 2007-2 Herman Moore 318 4895 15.4 93t 35 1991-95 Lions Leaders, Receptions in First Five Seasons Rk Player Rec Yds Avg Lg TD Years 1 Calvin Johnson 339 5283 15.6 96t 45 2007-2 Brett Perriman 334 4223 12.6 91t 20 1991-95 3 Herman Moore 318 4895 15.4 93t 35 1991-95 Lions Leaders, Receiving Yards in First Five Seasons Rk Player Rec Yds Avg Lg TD Years 1 Calvin Johnson 339 5283 15.6 96t 45 2007-2 Herman Moore 318 4895 15.4 93t 35 1991-95 Lions Leaders, Total Touchdowns Rk Player TD PAT FG S 2pt Pts Years 1 Barry Sanders 109 0 0 0 0 654 1989-98 2 Herman Moore 62 0 0 0 2 376 1991-01 3 Billy Sims 47 0 0 0 0 282 1980-84 4 Calvin Johnson 46 0 0 0 2 268 2007- Lions Leaders, Receiving Touchdowns - Season Rk Player Rec Yds Avg TD Year 1 Cloyce Box 42 924 22.0 15 1952 2 Herman Moore 123 1686 13.7 14 1995 3 Terry Barr 66 1086 16.5 13 1963 4t Leon Hart 35 544 15.5 12 1951 4t Calvin Johnson 78 1331 17.1 12 2008 4t Calvin Johnson 77 1120 14.5 12 2010 4t Calvin Johnson 63 1023 16.2 12 2011
MEDIA INFORMATION -- in the Week 5 victory over Chicago (10/10). He gave the Lions a 7-0 lead early in the second quarter on a 73-yard pass from Stafford. Johnson became the fi rst receiver to register touchdown catches in fi ve-straight games during the same season since WR Herman Moore in 1994. It was his fi fth career reception of 70+ yards. He ties WR Leonard Thompson (5) for the most 70+-yard receptions in team history. Johnson fi nished with 8 catches for 96 yards and 2 TDs in the Lions come-from-behind win at Dallas (10/2). Five of his receptions were in the fourth quarter. He joined Vikings WR Cris Carter (1995) as the only receivers in NFL history to record 2 touchdowns catches in four-straight games. Johnson is the fi rst player to accomplish this feat in the season s fi rst four games. He recorded both his TD receptions in the fourth quarter, including the game-winner (2-yards) with 1:39 remaining. He became the fi rst player in NFL history to start the season off by catching at least 2 touchdowns in each of the team s fi rst four games. On Johnson s fi rst touchdown reception, he pulled the ball down in the midst of three Cowboys defenders to put the Lions within 6 points, 30-24. It was Johnson s seventh touchdown of the season and his 40th career touchdown catch. The performance marked Johnson s eighth career game of at least 2 touchdowns. He is the second player in Lions history with eight games of 2+ receiving touchdowns; WR Herman Moore (1991-2001) holds the franchise record with 9. In the Lions comeback victory at Minnesota (9/25), Johnson fi nished with 7 receptions for 108 yards and 2 TDs. He also had a 40-yard catch in overtime that put Detroit in position to kick the game-winning fi eld goal. He became the fi rst player in NFL history to start the season off by catching at least 2 touchdowns in each of the team s fi rst three games. Johnson had 6 receiving touchdowns for the month of September which is the most receiving touchdowns by a Lions receiver in the fi rst month of a season. The previous best was 5 touchdown grabs by WR Leonard Thompson in September 1984. Johnson began the season with another dominating performance at Tampa (9/11), pulling in 6 receptions for 88 yards and two touchdowns. His performance against the Bucs was highlighted by a 36-yard touchdown reception on fourth-andthree in the second quarter that gave Detroit a 13-10 lead which they would never relinquish. END IN SIGHT TE Brandon Pettigrew had one of the best seasons ever for a Lions tight end last year and is aiming to establish an even higher standard this season. In 2010, he started all 16 games and was second on the team with 71 receptions (most by a tight end in team history) for 722 yards and four touchdowns. Through 12 games, Pettigrew s 56 receptions are tied TIGHT END DUCTION 2011 NFL Leaders, Receptions by Tight Ends Rk Player Tm G Rec Yds Avg Lg TD 1 Jimmy Graham NO 12 75 1046 13.9 59 8 2 Tony Gonzalez Atl 12 66 730 11.1 30 7 3 Rob Gronkowski NE 12 65 928 14.3 52t 13 4 Jason Witten Dal 12 61 760 12.5 64 5 5 Fred Davis Was 12 59 796 13.5 42 3 6t Brandon Pettigrew Det 12 56 475 8.5 27 3 6t Kellen Winslow TB 12 56 569 10.2 37 2 2011 NFL Leaders, Receiving Touchdowns by Tight Ends Rk Player Tm G Rec Yds Avg Lg TD 1 Rob Gronkowski NE 12 65 928 14.3 52t 13 2 Jimmy Graham NO 12 75 1046 13.9 59 8 3 Tony Gonzalez Atl 12 66 730 11.1 30 7 4t Scott Chandler Buf 12 35 360 10.3 31 6 4t Jermichael Finley GB 12 42 600 14.3 39 6 6t Vernon Davis SF 12 48 516 10.8 39 5 6t Joel Dreessen Hou 12 16 256 16.0 56t 5 6t Jermaine Gresham Cin 10 40 407 10.2 25 5 6t Aaron Hernandez NE 10 54 523 9.7 30 5 6t Tony Scheffler Det 11 18 231 12.8 36t 5 6t Jason Witten Dal 12 61 760 12.5 64 5 12t Kellen Davis Chi 12 14 175 12.5 32t 4 NFL Leaders, Receptions by Tight Ends - Past 2 Seasons Rk Player G Rec Yds Avg Lg TD 1 Jason Witten 28 155 1762 11.4 64 14 2 Tony Gonzalez 28 136 1386 10.2 34 13 3 Brandon Pettigrew 28 127 1197 9.4 35 7 4 Kellen Winslow 28 122 1299 10.6 41t 7 5 Rob Gronkowski 28 107 1474 13.8 52t 23 NFL Leaders, Receiveing Yards by Tight Ends - Past 2 Seasons Rk Player G Rec Yds Avg Lg TD 1 Jason Witten 28 155 1762 11.4 64 14 2 Rob Gronkowski 28 107 1474 13.8 52t 23 3 Vernon Davis 28 104 1430 13.8 66t 12 4 Jimmy Graham 27 106 1402 13.2 59 13 5 Tony Gonzalez 28 136 1386 10.2 34 13 6 Antonio Gates 19 96 1315 13.7 48t 14 7 Kellen Winslow 28 122 1299 10.6 41t 7 8 Dustin Keller 28 98 1273 13.0 41 9 9 Brandon Pettigrew 28 127 1197 9.4 35 7 Lions Leaders, Receptions by Tight End - Game Rk Player Rec Yds Avg TD Opp Date 1 Brandon Pettigrew 11 112 10.2 0 at Min 9/25/11 2 Charlie Sanders 10 133 13.3 0 at Was 12/15/68 3t Jim Gibbons 9 96 10.7 0 at LARm 10/30/60 3t David Hill 9 98 10.9 1 GB 10/25/81 5t Brandon Pettigrew 8 91 11.4 0 at GB 10/3/10 5t Brandon Pettigrew 8 75 9.4 0 at Dal 11/21/10 Lions Leaders, Receiving Yards by TE - Game Rk Player Rec Yds Avg TD Opp Date 1 Jim Gibbons 4 161 40.3 2 SF 12/13/64 2 Charlie Sanders 7 146 20.9 1 GB 10/27/74 3 Charlie Sanders 10 133 13.3 0 at Was 12/15/68 4 John Hilton 3 120 40.0 1 NYG 9/17/72 5 Brandon Pettigrew 11 112 10.2 0 at Min 9/25/11 5 Brandon Pettigrew 7 108 15.4 0 Phi 9/19/10 6 David Hill 7 106 15.1 2 TB 11/12/78 7 Marcus Pollard 3 105 35.0 0 Car 10/16/05 8 Jim Gibbons 7 103 14.7 0 GB 11/26/59 Lions Leaders, Career Receptions By Tight Ends Rk Player G Rec Yds Avg Lg TD Years 1 Charlie Sanders 128 336 4817 14.3 54 31 1968-77 2 Jim Gibbons 140 287 3561 12.4 82t 20 1958-68 3 David Hill 100 245 3054 12.5 61 23 1976-82 4 David Sloan 90 180 2024 11.2 74t 15 1995-01 5 Brandon Pettigrew 39 157 1543 9.8 35 9 2009- Lions Leaders, Career Receiving Yards By Tight Ends Rk Player G Rec Yds Avg Lg TD Years 1 Charlie Sanders 128 336 4817 14.3 54 31 1968-77 2 Jim Gibbons 140 287 3561 12.4 82t 20 1958-68 3 David Hill 100 245 3054 12.5 61 23 1976-82 4 David Sloan 90 180 2024 11.2 74t 15 1995-01 5 Brandon Pettigrew 39 157 1543 9.8 35 9 2009- Lions Leaders, Career Receiving TDs By Tight Ends Rk Player G Rec Yds Avg Lg TD Years 1 Charlie Sanders 128 336 4817 14.3 54 31 1968-77 2 David Hill 100 245 3054 12.5 61 23 1976-82 3 Jim Gibbons 140 287 3561 12.4 82t 20 1958-68 4 David Sloan 90 180 2024 11.2 74t 15 1995-01 5 Brandon Pettigrew 39 157 1543 9.8 35 9 2009-
MEDIA INFORMATION -- for sixth in the NFL among tight ends. He had 4 receptions for 27 yards vs. Green Bay (11/24). He hauled in 4 grabs for 37 yards and a touchdown in the 49-35 win vs. Carolina (11/20). Stafford hit Pettigrew on a 3rd-and-goal from the 7-yard line to give the Lions the lead late in the fourth quarter. Pettigrew was again a frequent target for QB Matthew Stafford as he had a team-high 8 receptions for 42 yards and a touchdown vs. San Francisco (10/16). He caught a 16-yard TD pass in the fi rst quarter to give the Lions the early 10-0 lead. It was his second TD catch of the season. Pettigrew had another productive day at Dallas (10/2) with 6 grabs for 64 yards in the comeback victory. His 22-yard catch at the end of the third quarter sparked the offense to their fi rst touchdown. Pettigrew had a career day in Week 3 at Minnesota (9/25), fi nishing with career-highs of 11 receptions for 112 yards to help fuel the Lions comeback victory. Pettigrew s 11 catches set a new team record for receptions by a Lions tight end in a single game. It was only the second time in Lions history that a tight end registered 10 catches in a game. Previously, Hall of Fame TE Charlie Sanders had 10 catches at Washington, December 15, 1968. His 112 receiving yards marked his second career 100-yard receiving game. Pettigrew joins Sanders (2, 1968-77) and TE Jim Gibbons (2, 1958-68) as the only tight ends in Lions history with 2 100-yard receiving games. Among Pettigrew s big plays against the Vikings, his 27-yard long in the game helped set up the Lions second score of the game (28-yard FG) as he moved the ball down to the 2-yard line. On the drive, Pettigrew caught 3 passes for 42 yards. DEFENSE IN THE D Through 12 games, Detroit s defense is tied for the 12-fewest rushing touchdowns allowed (8). The Lions defense have collected 23 takeaways (15 interceptions and 8 fumble recoveries). Detroit s +5 turnover margin is seventh in the NFL. The team ranks 11th in the League in passing yards allowed per game at 213.5 STANDOUT PERFORMANCES LB Stephen Tulloch and S Amari Spievey led the team with 10 tackles each vs. New Orleans (12/4). Rookie DT Nick Fairley recorded his fi rst career sack in the fi rst quarter when he took down Saints QB Drew Brees (12/4). S Chris Harris fi lled in for injured S Louis Delmas and had 8 tackles vs. the Saints (12/4). NOT SUH PRISED Detroit Lions DT Ndamukong Suh exploded onto the NFL scene as a rookie when he lead all defensive tackles with 10.0 sacks and had 66 tackles (49 solo). After his ejection in the third quarter vs. Green Bay (11/24) for a personal foul, the NFL announced Tuesday (11/29) that Suh would be suspended for two games and re-instated December 12. GET OFF THE FIELD The Lions defense this season has been sparked by the unit s ability to stop opponent drives and limit points via turnovers, 3-and-Outs, third-down defense, fourth-down defense and Red Zone defense. 2011 NFL Leaders, Takeaways Rk Tm Fum Int Total 1 SF 12 16 28 2 GB 4 23 27 3 Chi 9 16 25 4t Bal 10 13 23 4t Det 8 15 23 4t Hou 6 17 23 4t NE 6 17 23 4t NYG 8 15 23 4t NYJ 9 14 23 4t Sea 7 16 23 2011 NFL Leaders, 3-and-Out Drives* Rk Tm Series Drives Pct 1 Cin 151 49 32.5 2 Jac 144 47 32.6 3t Chi 152 41 27.0 3t Det 153 41 26.8 5t NYJ 153 40 26.1 5t SF 143 40 28.0 2011 NFL Leaders, Opponents Third Down Efficiency Rk Tm Made Att Pct. 1 Det 46 155 29.7 2 Bal 50 167 29.9 3 NYJ 50 159 31.4 4 Hou 49 154 31.8 5 Ari 55 165 33.3 2011 NFL Leaders, Opponent 4th Down Efficiency Rk Tm Made Att Pct 1 NYJ 9 1 11.1 2 SD 7 1 14.3 3 GB 11 2 18.2 4 Det 12 3 25.0 5 Den 7 2 28.6 2011 NFL Leaders, Opponents 3rd/4th and 1 Efficiency* Rk Tm Made Att Pct 1 Det 21 7 33.3 2 NYJ 18 7 38.9 3 Hou 14 7 50.0 4 Car 25 13 52.0 5 Was 20 11 55.0 *Courtesy Stats, LLC. 2011 NFL Leaders, Red Zone Defense Rk Tm Poss Pts TD TD% FG Score Score% 1 SF 27 102 9 33.3 13 22 81.5 2 Bal 30 113 11 36.7 12 23 76.7 3 Chi 43 161 16 37.2 17 33 76.7 4 Mia 37 144 14 37.8 15 29 78.4 5 Atl 35 137 14 40.0 13 27 77.1 6 Cle 37 153 15 40.5 16 31 83.8 7 Was 38 157 16 42.1 15 31 81.6 8 Det 42 185 19 45.2 17 36 85.7 9 Ari 44 187 20 45.5 16 36 81.8 10 StL 37 170 17 45.9 17 34 91.9 2011 NFL Leaders, Yards Per Pass Play Rk Tm G Att Sk PP Yds Avg/PP 1 Hou 12 410 35 445 2201 4.95 2 Pit 12 398 27 425 2122 4.99 3 Bal 12 398 41 439 2383 5.43 4 Det 12 423 31 454 2562 5.64 5 Oak 12 455 33 488 2783 5.70 SPECIAL SPECIAL TEAMERS Lions S John Wendling is one of the NFL s elite speical team players. Few players in the League produce like he does on both kickoff and punt team cover units. During his fi ve-year career, Wendling has tallied 88 special teams tackles, the most in the NFL over the past five seasons. In 2010, Wendling led the NFL with 24 special teams tackles. In 2011, Wendling has 15 special teams tackles in the fi rst 12 games, which are the most in the NFL this season. 2011 NFL Leaders, Special Teams Tackles Rk Player Tm G STT ST AT 1 John Wendling Det 12 15 13 2 2t Eric Frampton Min 12 13 12 1 2t Tyler Sash NYG 12 13 9 4 2t Jacquian Williams NYG 12 13 7 6 NFL Leaders, Special Teams Tackles, Past 2 Seasons Rk Player G STT ST AT 1 John Wendling 28 39 31 8 2 Corey Graham 28 31 29 2 3 Danny McCray 28 29 23 6 4t Tim Shaw 28 28 20 8 4t Matthew Slater 27 28 24 4 4t Tracy White 28 28 22 6
MEDIA INFORMATION -- Suh had 5 tackles - including one for a loss - and a sack in Week 7 vs. Atlanta (10/23). Sacked QB Matt Ryan for a loss of 5 yards on the Falcons second drive. In the fi rst quarter, he stopped Falcons RB Michael Turner on a 3rd-and-1 to force a fi eld goal. On the fi nal play of the third quarter, Suh tackled Turner for a 3-yard loss. Suh recorded 4 solo tackles in the Lions win on Monday Night Football vs. Chicago (10/10). In the fi rst quarter, Suh penetrated the Bears offensive line and stopped RB Matt Forte on a 4th-and-1 at the Lions 26-yard line. Suh had 3 tackles, including one for a loss, in the Lions comeback victory at Dallas (10/2). Suh was bearing down on Cowboys QB Tony Romo (while being held; penalty declined), to force a pass off Romo s backfoot. The pass, intended for TE Jason Witten, was intercepted by LB Stephen Tulloch to give Detroit s offense the ball at the Dallas 40-yard line. The turnover led to the Lions game-winning touchdown. Suh had 5 tackles (3 solo), including one for a loss and 1.0 sack in the Lions win against the Vikings (9/25). On Minnesota s second drive of the game and facing 3rd-and-4 at the Lions 14-yard line, he dropped the Vikings QB Donovan McNabb for a 9-yard loss forcing a Vikings 41-yard fi eld goal GETTING A KICK OUT OF HANSON The Lions two-time Pro Bowl kicker Jason Hanson is one of the NFL s top all-around kickers. He is in his 20th season and is the franchise leader for most seasons played with the Lions. Hanson continues to show consistent accuracy and distance on both fi eld goals and kickoffs. Hanson ranks fi rst in every statistical category for a place kicker in Lions history with longest fi eld goal (56), fi eld goals made (459) and attempted (560), extra points made (609) and extra points attempted (617). He also ranks as the franchise leader in games played (306) and was named to the Lions 75th Season All- Time Team in 2008. Hanson s 1,987 career points ranks fi rst in all-time scoring among active players (sixth overall). He has led the team in scoring 18 seasons, which is tied for third all-time. He connected on a 31-yard fi eld goal and 2 PATs at New Orleans (12/4) to tally 5 total points in the game. In doing so, he moved his career points to 1,987 and surpassed K Jason Elam (1,983) for sixth place on the NFL s all-time career scoring list. In his 305th career game, Hanson made 7 PATs in Detroit s 49-35 win over Carolina (11/20), which ties a career high. He joins Hall of Fame RB Doak Walker as the only players in team history to make 7 PATs in two different games. Hanson played in his 304th career game at Chicago (11/13) which surpassed Hall of Fame WR Jerry Rice for fi fth place on the NFL s career games played list. PICK ARTISTS 2011 NFL Leaders, Team Interceptions Rk Tm G Int Yds Avg Long TD 1 GB 12 23 421 18.3 76 4 2t Hou 12 17 196 11.5 42 1 2t KC 12 17 260 15.3 59t 2 2t NE 12 17 217 12.8 28 1 5t Buf 12 16 256 16.0 43t 3 5t Chi 12 16 153 9.6 44t 3 5t SF 12 16 200 12.5 48 1 5t Sea 12 16 351 21.9 94t 2 9t Det 12 15 332 22.1 100t 3 9t NYG 12 15 111 7.4 25 0 2011 NFL Leaders, Interceptions Return for Touchdowns Rk Tm G Int Yds Avg Long TD 1 GB 12 23 421 18.3 76 4 2t Buf 12 16 256 16 43t 3 2t Chi 12 16 153 9.6 44t 3 2t Den 12 9 152 16.9 55t 3 2t Det 12 15 332 22.1 100t 3 2011 NFL Leaders, Intereptions Rk Player Tm G Int Yds Avg Lg TD 1 Kyle Arrington NE 12 7 92 13.1 28 0 2t Eric Weddle SD 12 6 63 10.5 25 0 2t Charles Woodson GB 12 6 62 10.3 30t 1 4 Carlos Rogers SF 12 5 75 15 31t 1 5t Jason Allen Hou 12 4 34 8.5 34 0 5t Brandon Browner Sea 12 4 178 44.5 94t 1 5t Kam Chancellor Sea 11 4 27 6.8 9 0 5t Brandon Flowers KC 12 4 95 23.8 58t 1 5t Dashon Goldson SF 10 4 15 3.8 13 0 5t Chris Houston Det 11 4 182 45.5 100t 2 5t Johnathan Joseph Hou 12 4 40 10 29 0 5t Terence Newman Dal 10 4 80 20 43t 1 5t Charlie Peprah GB 12 4 126 31.5 76 1 5t Darrelle Revis NYJ 12 4 184 46 100t 1 5t Aaron Ross NYG 12 4 19 4.8 19 0 5t Lardarius Webb Bal 12 4 77 19.3 73t 1 5t Corey Webster NYG 12 4 55 13.8 25 0 5t Tramon Williams GB 11 4 92 23 43t 1 5t George Wilson Buf 9 4 26 6.5 12 0 * Houston and Buccaneers CB aquib Talib are the only players in the League this year with 2 interception return touchdowns. Lions Leaderson, Interception Return Yards - Season Rk Player Int Yds Avg TD Year 1 Don Doll 11 301 27.4 1 1949 2 Jack Christensen 12 238 19.8 1 1953 3 Lem Barney 10 232 23.2 3 1967 4 J. Robert Smith 9 218 24.2 1 1949 5 Dick Jauron 4 208 52.0 1 1973 6 Levi Johnson 6 206 34.3 1 1976 7 J. Robert Smith 9 184 20.4 1 1952 8 Yale Lary 8 182 22.8 1 1956 8t Chris Houston 4 182 45.5 2 2011 LINE SACKERS The Lions defense is tied for 11th in quarterback sacks, as the team s pass rush is paced by the defensive line. The engine to the Lions defense is the team s defensive front. Of the team s 31 sacks, 26 have been generated by the defensive line. The 26 sacks are fourth in the NFL for defensive line most sacks. DE Cliff Avril and DE Kyle Vanden Bosch lead the team with 7 and 6 sacks apiece. Avril is fi rst in the NFL with 5 forced fumbles. 2011 NFL Leaders, Team Sacks Rk Tm Sk SkY 1 Bal 41 262 2t Dal 35 200 2t Hou 35 231 2t Min 35 252 5t Den 33 234 5t NYG 33 241 5t Oak 33 197 5t Phi 33 192 5t StL 33 223 5t Was 33 198 11t Cin 31 182 11t Det 31 195 2011 NFL Leaders, Defensive Line Sacks Rk Tm Sk Yds 1 Phi 31 176 2 NYG 27.5 197 3 Min 27 200 4 Det 26 179 5 Cin 25.5 151 2011 NFL Leaders, Forced Fumbles Rk Player Tm FF 1t Cliff Avril Det 5 1t Jabaal Sheard Cle 5 3t Jared Allen Min 4 3t Ryan Kerrigan Was 4 3t Aaron Maybin NYJ 4 3t Patrick Willis SF 4
MEDIA INFORMATION -- In Week 10 at Chicago (11/13), he kicked his 600th career PAT. Hanson is the eighth player in NFL history with 600 career PATs. He played in his 303rd career game at Denver (10/30) tying him with Hall of Fame WR Jerry Rice for fi fth place on the NFL s career games played list. Hanson went 1-for-1 on fi eld goals and 6-for-6 on extra points in the Lions win at Denver (10/30). The fi eld goal was from 50-yards out. He now has connected on 49 career 50+-yard fi eld goals, the all-time leader in NFL history in that category. His 9 points put his season total to 77 points, which is tied for the fi fth most in the NFL Week 9. Hanson went 3-for-3 on fi eld goals in the Week 7 loss vs. Atlanta (10/23). He fi nished the game with 10 points (3 FG, 1 PAT) and now has scored 68 points on the season. He has scored 10 points in four of the team s seven games this season. His 68 points on the season ranks him in a tie for second in the NFL in scoring. New Orleans K John Kasey leads the NFL with 73 points. Hanson is tied with Green Bay K Mason Crosby. Hanson extended his streak of fi eld goals made to 22 with his 25-yard fi eld goal in the fi rst quarter vs. San Francisco (10/16), which was the second longest streak of his career. Though he missed on a 52-yard attempt in the second quarter, Hanson has made 30 of his last 33 fi eld goal attempts dating back to the end of the 2009 season (12/27 at SF). Hanson s longest streak of consecutive fi eld goals is 24 (9/7/97 vs. TB to 11/14/97 vs. Min). Hanson was 1-for-1 on fi eld goals and 3-for-3 on extra points in the Lions 24-13 win vs. Chicago (10/10) He became the fi rst player in NFL history to play 300 career games with one team. In Week 2, he set the NFL record (297) for the most games played with one team in NFL history. Hanson is the eighth player in NFL history to play 300 career games. In the Lions win at Dallas (10/2), Hanson kicked two fi eld goals, including a 51-yarder to close the gap to 3 points late in the fourth quarter. With a 50-yard fi eld goal against Dallas he extended his NFL record of career 50-yard fi eld goals to 48. He has made 3 50-yard fi eld goals this year. It is the 10th time in his career he has made 3 50-yard fi eld goals in a season. In Week 3 at Minnesota (9/25), Hanson sealed the game with a 32-yard fi eld goal in overtime. It was the 18th time in his career that he has made a game-winning kick in the fourth quarter or overtime, and it was his eighth game-winning kick in overtime. Hanson scored 14 points in the Lions win (4 FG, 2 PAT). It was the 17th time in his career that he has recorded 14-or-more points in a game and his 61st career-game with10-or-more points. NFL S SCORING ELITE NFL Leaders, Career Points Rk Player Exp G TD PAT FG 2pt Saf Pts 1 Morten Andersen 25 382 0 849 565 0 0 2544 2 Gary Anderson 23 353 0 820 538 0 0 2434 3 John Carney 23 302 0 628 478 0 0 2062 4 Matt Stover 19 297 0 591 471 0 0 2004 5 George Blanda 26 340 9 943 335 0 0 2002 6 Jason Hanson* 20 307 0 610 459 0 0 1987 NFL Leaders,Years Leading Team in Scoring Rk Player Yrs 1 Gary Anderson 23 2 Morten Andersen 21 3t Jason Hanson* 18 3t George Blanda 18 3t John Carney 18 3t Norm Johnson 18 3t Jan Stenerud 18 3t Matt Stover 18 NFL Leaders, Career Field Goals Rk Player Yrs G M A Pct Lg 1 Morten Andersen 25 382 565 709 79.7 60 2 Gary Anderson 23 353 538 672 80.1 55 3 John Carney 23 302 478 580 82.4 54 4 Matt Stover 19 297 471 563 83.7 55 5 Jason Hanson* 20 307 459 560 82.0 56 NFL Leaders, Career PATs Rk Player Yrs G M A Pct 1 George Blanda 26 340 942 958 98.3 2 Morten Andersen 25 382 849 859 98.8 3 Gary Anderson 23 353 820 827 99.2 4 Jason Elam 17 263 675 679 99.4 5 Lou Groza 17 216 641 657 97.6 6 Norm Johnson 18 273 638 644 99.1 7 John Carney 23 302 628 638 98.4 8 Jason Hanson* 20 306 610 618 98.7 * Active NFL Leaders, Career Games with 4 FGs Rk Player G 1 John Carney 29 2 Matt Stover 27 3 Jason Hanson 23 A LION S LONGEVITY NFL Leaders, Career Games Rk Player G 1 Morten Andersen 382 2 Gary Anderson 353 3 Jeff Feagles 352 4 George Blanda 340 5 Jason Hanson* 307 NFL Leaders, 20+ Seasons with Team that Drafted Them Rk Player Tm Yrs 1t Jackie Slater LaRm 20 1t Darrell Green Was 20 1t Jason Hanson* Det 20 NFL Leaders, Most Games Played with One Team Rk Player Tm G 1 Jason Hanson* Det 307 2 Bruce Matthews Hou/Ten 296 NFL Leaders, Career Seasons Rk Player Yrs 1 George Blanda 26 2 Morten Andersen 25 3t Gary Anderson 23 3t John Carney 23 5 Jeff Feagles 22 6t Sean Landeta 21 6t Earl Morrall 21 6t Vinny Testaverde 21 9t Brett Favre 20 9t Darrell Green 20 9t Jim Marshall 20 9t Jerry Rice 20 9t Junior Seau 20 9t Jackie Slater 20 9t Jason Hanson* 20 Seasons with at least one game played. * Active
MEDIA INFORMATION -- He was 4-for-4 on fi eld goal attempts at Minnesota, making fi eld goals of 28, 50, 40 and 32 yards. It was the 23rd time in his career that he has made four fi eld goals in a game. He moved passed K Gary Anderson for third place on the League s record list for most career games with four fi eld goals. He is tied for the most games (4) connecting on two 50-yard fi eld goals in the same game. His 21 50- yard fi eld goals since 2005 rank third in the League for the most 50-yarders over the past six seasons. Against the Chiefs (9/18), Hanson set an all-time NFL record by playing in his 297th career game for the Lions, which is the most games played by one player for one team. He surpassed Hall of Fame C Bruce Matthews who played 296 games for the Houston Oilers/ Tennessee Titans. On a PAT following the Lions fi rst touchdown against Kansas City (9/18), Hanson reached 1,900 career points to become the seventh player in NFL history with 1,900 career points. He ended the game with 12 points (2 FGs and 6 PATs). In the season-opener at Tampa (9/11), Hanson became the 15th player in NFL history to play in 20 seasons. He joined Hall of Famers T Jackie Slater (Los Angeles Rams; 20) and CB Darrell Green (Washington, 20) for the most seasons played for a team that originally drafted them. Hanson is one of only two kickers (Saints K John Kasay) in the League who was active the last time the kickoffs were placed at the 35-yard line (1993). During his fi rst two years (1992-93) in the NFL, Hanson registered 60 touchbacks, including 46 in 1993, kicking off at the 35-yard line. Since entering the NFL in 1992, Hanson has registered the most touchbacks (248) in the NFL. From 1994-2010, when kickoffs were moved to the 30-yard line (tee was also lowered to 1 inch in 1994), Hanson recorded the second-most touchbacks (188) during that span. HANSON S LONG RANGE NFL Leaders, All-Time 50-Yard Field Goals Rk Player Yrs G M A Pct Lg 1 Jason Hanson 20 307 49 89 55.1 56 2 John Kasay 21 297 42 82 51.2 56 3 Morten Andersen 25 382 40 84 47.6 60 NFL Leaders, 50-Yard Field Goals Since 2005 Rk Player Exp Tm G M A Pct Lg 1 Seb. Janikowski 12 Oak 107 27 49 55.1 63 2 Josh Brown 9 StL 108 26 38 68.4 55 3 Jason Hanson 20 Det 99 24 36 66.7 56 Hanson s Career 50-Yard FG Breakdown 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 Total 13 9 11 8 5 1 2 49 2011 NFL Leaders, 50-Yard Field Goals Rk Player Tm G M A Pct Lg 1 Phil Dawson Cle 12 7 8 87.5 54 2 David Akers SF 12 6 6 100.0 55 3t Robbie Gould Chi 12 5 5 100.0 53 3t Seb. Janikowski Oak 11 5 6 83.3 63 3t Josh Scobee Jac 12 5 6 83.3 55 6 Jason Hanson Det 12 4 6 66.7 51 NFL Leaders, All-Time Single Season 50-Yard Field Goals Rk Player Year Tm Yr G M A Pct 1t Jason Hanson 2008 Det 17 16 8 8 100.0 1t Morten Andersen 1995 Atl 14 16 8 9 88.9 2 Phil Dawson 2011 Cle 13 12 7 8 87.5 NFL Leaders, Career Games of Multiple 50-yard FGs Rk Player G 1t Jason Hanson 4 1t Josh Brown 4 1t John Kasay 4 1t Martin Gramatica 4 1t Neil Rackers 4 6t John Carney 3 6t Morten Andersen 3 6t Nick Lowery 3 6t Seb. Janikkowski 3 NFL Leaders, All-Time 56+-Yard FG by Oldest Kicker Rk Kicker Yds Age Opp Date 1 Jason Hanson 56 38 yrs,152 days at Car 11/16/08 2 Morten Andersen 59 35 yrs,127 days SF 12/24/95 Lions Leaders, All-Time Longest Field Goals Rk Player Yds Opp Date 1t Jason Hanson 56 Cle 10/8/95 1t Jason Hanson 56 at Car 11/18/08 3t Jason Hanson 55 Ind 11/23/97 3t Dave Rayner 55 Min 1/2/11 5t Glenn Presnell 54 at GB 10/7/34 5t Eddie Murray 54 at Cin 12/11/83 5t Eddie Murray 54 at SF 12/31/83# 5t Jason Hanson 54 Was 9/10/00 5t Jason Hanson 54 GB 11/22/01 5t Jason Hanson 54 Oak 11/2/03 5t Jason Hanson 54 at Hou 10/19/08 5t Jason Hanson 54 at Hou 10/19/08
2011 DETROIT LIONS DEPTH CHART **** UNOFFICIAL **** Updated: December 2, 2011 OFFENSE WR 13 Nate Burleson 16 Titus Young 82 Rashied Davis LT 76 Jeff Backus LG 67 Rob Sims 75 Leonard Davis C 51 Dominic Raiola RG 66 Stephen Peterman 65 Dylan Gandy RT 77 Gosder Cherilus 78 Corey Hilliard TE 87 Brandon Pettigrew 89 Will Heller TE 85 Tony Scheffler WR 81 Calvin Johnson 80 Maurice Stovall 11 Stefan Logan QB 9 Matthew Stafford 14 Shaun Hill 5 Drew Stanton RB 30 Kevin Smith 28 Maurice Morris 34 Keiland Williams 35 Aaron Brown DEFENSE LE 92 Cliff Avril 94 Lawrence Jackson 62 Keyunta Dawson DT 91 Sammie Hill 98 Nick Fairley DT 99 Corey Williams 96 Andre Fluellen RE 93 Kyle Vanden Bosch 79 Willie Young OLB 52 Justin Durant 59 Bobby Carpenter MLB 55 Stephen Tulloch 58 Ashlee Palmer OLB 54 DeAndre Levy 57 Doug Hogue LCB 23 Chris Houston 32 Aaron Berry 27 Alphonso Smith RCB 21 Eric Wright 33 Brandon McDonald 31 Don Carey SS 42 Amari Spievey 43 Chris Harris 39 Ricardo Silva FS 26 Louis Delmas 29 John Wendling SPECIAL TEAMS PK 4 Jason Hanson P 2 Ben Graham H 2 Ben Graham LS 48 Don Muhlbach PR 11 Stefan Logan 13 Nate Burleson KR 11 Stefan Logan Italics indicate injured player; Underline indicates rookie player Practice Squad: DE Ugo Chinasa, C Dan Gerberry, WR Marcus Harris, G Jacques McClendon, LB Slade Norris, TE Nathan Overbay, S Ricardo Silva, WR Terrence Toliver Reserve/Injured: RB Jahvid Best, S Erik Coleman, T Johnny Culbreath, P Ryan Donahue, LB Isaiah Ekejiuba, T Jason Fox, S Vincent Fuller, RB Mikel Leshoure Reserve/Suspended: DT Ndamukong Suh Reserve/Non Football Illness: RB Jerome Harrison Practice Squad Reserve/Injured: RB James Davis, WR Nate Hughes 2011 DETROIT LIONS COACHING STAFF HEAD COACH: Jim Schwartz Gunther Cunningham (Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator) Scott Linehan (Offensive Coordinator) Danny Crossman (Special Teams Coordinator) Jason Arapoff (Coordinator of Physical Development); Bradford Banta (Assistant Special Teams); Matt Burke (Linebackers); Don Clemons (Defensive Quality Control); Todd Downing (Assistant Quarterbacks Coach); Brandon Fisher (Defensive Coaching Assistant); Sam Gash (Running Backs); Shawn Jefferson (Wide Receivers); Kris Kocurek (Defensive Line); Tim Lappano (Tight Ends); Ted Rath (Assistant Strength and Conditioning); Kyle Valero (Offenisve Coaching Assistant); Tim Walton (Secondary); Jeremiah Washburn (Assistant Offensive Line); George Yarno (Offensive Line)
2011 DETROIT LIONS ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Updated: December 2, 2011 2011 No. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Birthdate Exp College Hometown How Acq G S DNP I 92 Avril, Cliff DE 6-3 260 25 4/8/86 4 Purdue Green Cove Springs, Fla. D-3c 08 11 11 0 0 76 Backus, Jeff T 6-5 305 34 9/21/77 11 Michigan Norcross, Ga. D-1 01 11 11 0 0 32 Berry, Aaron CB 5-11 180 23 6/25/88 2 Pittsburgh Harrisburg, Pa. FA 10 9 1 0 2 35 Brown, Aaron RB 6-1 205 26 10/10/85 3 Texas Christian Katy, Texas D-6 09 0 0 0 0 13 Burleson, Nate WR 6-0 198 30 8/19/81 9 Nevada Seattle, Wash. UFA-Sea 10 11 8 0 0 31 Carey, Don CB 5-11 192 24 2/14/87 3 Norfolk State Norfolk, Va. FA 11 1 0 0 3 59 Carpenter, Bobby LB 6-2 249 28 8/1/83 6 Ohio State Lancaster, Ohio FA 10 11 3 0 0 77 Cherilus, Gosder T 6-7 325 27 6/28/84 4 Boston College Somerville, Mass. D-1 08 11 10 0 0 75 Davis, Leonard G 6-6 355 33 9/5/78 11 Texas Wortham, Texas FA 11 0 0 0 3 82 Davis, Rashied WR 5-9 187 32 7/24/79 7 San Jose State Los Angeles, Calif. UFA-Chi 11 6 0 0 5 62 Dawson, Keyunta DE 6-3 254 26 9/13/1985 5 Texas Tech Shreveport, La. FA 11 0 0 0 0 26 Delmas, Louis S 5-11 202 24 4/12/87 3 Western Michigan North Miami Beach, Fla. D-2 09 11 11 0 0 52 Durant, Justin LB 6-1 240 26 9/20/85 5 Hampton Florence, S.C. UFA-Jax 11 8 7 0 3 98 Fairley, Nick DT 6-4 298 23 1/23/88 R Auburn Mobile, Ala. D-1 11 6 0 0 5 96 Fluellen, Andre DT 6-2 302 26 3/7/85 4 Florida State Cartersville, Ga. D-3b 08 9 0 0 2 65 Gandy, Dylan G 6-3 295 29 3/8/82 6 Texas Tech Harlingen, Texas FA 09 11 0 0 0 2 Graham, Ben P 6-5 236 38 11/2/73 8 Deakin (Australia) Geelong, Victoria (Australia) FA 11 2 0 0 0 4 Hanson, Jason K 6-0 190 41 6/17/70 20 Washington State Spokane, Wash. D-2b 92 11 0 0 0 43 Harris, Chris S 6-0 211 29 8/6/82 7 Louisiana-Monroe Little Rock, Ark. W-Chi 11 3 0 0 1 89 Heller, Will TE 6-6 275 30 2/28/81 10 Georgia Tech Dunwoody, Ga. UFA-Sea 09 11 4 0 0 91 Hill, Sammie DT 6-4 329 25 11/8/86 3 Stillman West Blockton, Ala. D-4 09 11 0 0 0 14 Hill, Shaun QB 6-3 220 31 1/9/80 10 Maryland Parsons, Kan. T-SF 10 2 0 9 0 78 Hilliard, Corey T 6-6 300 26 4/26/85 5 Oklahoma State New Orleans, La. FA 09 11 1 0 0 57 Hogue, Doug LB 6-2 226 22 2/1/89 R Syracuse Yonkers, N.Y. D-5 11 8 0 0 3 23 Houston, Chris CB 5-11 178 27 10/18/84 5 Arkansas Austin, Texas T- Atl 10 11 11 0 0 94 Jackson, Lawrence DE 6-4 271 26 8/30/85 3 Southern California Inglewood, Calif. T-Sea 10 9 0 0 2 81 Johnson, Calvin WR 6-5 236 26 9/29/85 5 Georgia Tech Tyrone, Ga. D-1 07 11 11 0 0 54 Levy, DeAndre LB 6-2 238 24 3/26/87 3 Wisconsin Milwaukee, Wisc. D-3a 09 11 11 0 0 11 Logan, Stefan WR 5-6 180 30 6/2/81 3 South Dakota Miami, Fla. W-Pit 10 11 0 0 0 33 McDonald, Brandon CB 5-10 185 26 8/26/85 5 Memphis Collins, Miss. W-Ari 10 11 0 0 0 28 Morris, Maurice RB 5-11 216 32 12/1/79 10 Oregon Chester, S.C. UFA-Sea 09 11 4 0 0 48 Muhlbach, Don LS 6-4 265 30 8/17/81 8 Texas A&M Lufkin, Texas FA 04 11 0 0 0 58 Palmer, Ashlee LB 6-1 236 25 4/7/86 3 Mississippi Compton, Calif. W-Buf 10 11 0 0 0 66 Peterman, Stephen G 6-4 323 29 1/11/82 7 Louisiana State Waveland, Miss. FA 06 11 11 0 0 87 Pettigrew, Brandon TE 6-5 265 26 2/23/85 3 Oklahoma State Tyler, Texas D-1b 09 11 11 0 0 51 Raiola, Dominic C 6-1 295 32 12/30/78 11 Nebraska Honolulu, Hawaii D-2a 01 11 11 0 0 85 Scheffler, Tony TE 6-5 255 28 2/15/83 6 Western Michigan Chelsea, Mich. T-Den 10 10 4 0 1 39 Silva, Ricardo S 6-3 225 23 5/9/88 R Hampton Balitmore, Md. FA 11 0 0 0 0 67 Sims, Rob G 6-3 312 28 12/6/83 6 Ohio State Macedonia, Ohio T-Sea 10 11 11 0 0 27 Smith, Alphonso CB 5-9 190 26 10/20/85 3 Wake Forest Pahokee, Fla. T-Den 10 6 0 0 5 30 Smith, Kevin RB 6-1 217 24 12/17/86 4 Central Florida Miami, Fla. FA 11 3 1 0 0 42 Spievey, Amari CB 5-11 195 23 4/15/88 2 Iowa Middleton, Conn. D-3 10 10 10 0 1 9 Stafford, Matthew QB 6-3 232 23 2/7/88 3 Georgia Highland Park, Texas D-1a 09 11 11 0 0 5 Stanton, Drew QB 6-3 230 27 5/7/84 5 Michigan State Farmington Hills, Mich. D-2a 07 0 0 0 11 80 Stovall, Maurice WR 6-5 220 26 2/21/85 6 Notre Dame Radnor, Pa. UFA-TB 11 10 0 0 1 55 Tulloch, Stephen LB 5-11 240 26 1/1/85 6 North Carolina State Miami, Fla. UFA-Ten 11 11 11 0 0 93 Vanden Bosch, Kyle DE 6-4 278 33 11/17/78 11 Nebraska Larchwood, Iowa UFA-Ten 10 11 11 0 0 29 Wendling, John S 6-1 222 28 6/4/83 5 Wyoming Rock Springs, Wyo. FA 10 11 1 0 0 99 Williams, Corey DT 6-4 320 31 8/17/80 8 Arkansas State Camden, Ark. T-Cle 10 11 11 0 0 34 Williams, Keiland RB 5-11 230 25 8/14/86 2 Louisiana State Lafayette, La. W-Wash 11 10 0 0 1 21 Wright, Eric CB 5-10 190 26 7/24/85 5 Nevada-Las Vegas San Fransisco, Calif UFA-Cle 11 11 11 0 0 16 Young, Titus WR 5-11 174 22 8/21/89 R Boise State Los Angeles, Calif. D-2a 11 11 6 0 0 79 Young, Willie DE 6-4 251 26 9/19/85 2 North Carolina State Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. D-7a 10 9 0 0 2 PRACTICE SQUAD 69 Chinasa, Ugo DE 6-5 252 23 7/30/88 R Oklahoma State Richardson, Texas FA 11 0 0 0 0 64 Gerberry, Dan C 6-3 302 26 11/10/85 1 Ball State Austintown, Ohio FA 09 0 0 0 0 10 Harris, Marcus WR 6-1 185 22 3/1/89 R Murray State St. Louis, Mo. FA 11 0 0 0 0 63 McClendon, Jacques G 6-3 324 23 12/10/87 2 Tennessee Cleveland, Tn. FA 11 0 0 0 4 49 Norris, Slade LB 6-2 232 26 10/25/85 2 Oregon State Portland, Ore. FA 11 0 0 0 0 46 Overbay, Nathan TE 6-5 270 24 1/4/87 1 Eastern Washington Lakewood, Wash. FA 11 0 0 0 0 40 Stephens, Brandon CB 5-10 205 23 12/14/87 R Miami (OH) Strongsville, Ohio FA 11 0 0 0 0 19 Toliver, Terrence WR 6-5 204 23 5/7/88 R Louisiana State Hempstead, Texas FA 11 0 0 0 0 RESERVE/INJURED 44 Best, Jahvid RB 5-10 199 22 1/30/89 2 California Richmond, Calif. D-1b 10 6 6 0 5 24 Coleman, Erik S 5-10 207 29 5/6/82 8 Washington State Spokane, Wash. FA 11 4 0 0 1 72 Culbreath, Johnny T 6-5 322 23 1/27/88 R South Carolina State Monroe, Ga. D-7 11 0 0 0 0 6 Donahue, Ryan P 6-3 190 23 3/17/88 R Iowa Evergreen Park, Ill. FA 11 8 0 0 3 50 Ekejiuba, Isaiah LB 6-4 240 30 10/5/81 7 Virginia Queens, N.Y. FA 10 3 0 0 0 70 Fox, Jason T 6-6 314 23 5/2/88 2 Miami (Fla.) Fort Worth, Texas D-4 10 0 0 0 8 38 Fuller, Vincent S 6-1 192 29 8/3/82 7 Virginia Tech Baltimore, Md. FA 11 1 0 0 2 25 Leshoure, Mikel RB 6-0 233 23 1/25/88 R Illinois Champaign, Ill. D-2b 11 0 0 0 0 RESERVE/SUSPENDED 90 Suh, Ndamukong DT 6-4 307 24 1/6/87 2 Nebraska Portland, Ore. D-1a 10 11 11 0 0 RESERVE/NON FOOTBALL ILLNESS 36 Harrison, Jerome RB 5-9 205 28 2/26/83 7 Washington State Kalamazoo, Mich. UFA-Phi 11 4 0 0 2 PRACTICE SQUAD RESERVE/INJURED 41 Davis, James RB 5-11 218 25 1/1/86 3 Clemson Atlanta, Ga. FA 11 0 0 0 0 86 Hughes, Nate WR 6-2 195 26 1/18/85 2 Alcorn State Starkville, Miss FA 11 0 0 0 0
2011 DETROIT LIONS NUMERICAL ROSTER Updated: December 2, 2011 2011 No. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Birthdate Exp College Hometown How Acq G S DNP I 2 Ben Graham P 6-5 236 38 11/2/73 8 Deakin (Australia) Geelong, Victoria (Australia) FA 11 2 0 0 0 4 Jason Hanson K 6-0 190 41 6/17/70 20 Washington State Spokane, Wash. D-2b 92 11 0 0 0 5 Drew Stanton QB 6-3 230 27 5/7/84 5 Michigan State Farmington Hills, Mich. D-2a 07 0 0 0 11 9 Matthew Stafford QB 6-3 232 23 2/7/88 3 Georgia Highland Park, Texas D-1a 09 11 11 0 0 11 Stefan Logan WR 5-6 180 30 6/2/81 3 South Dakota Miami, Fla. W-Pit 10 11 0 0 0 13 Nate Burleson WR 6-0 198 30 8/19/81 9 Nevada Seattle, Wash. UFA-Sea 10 11 8 0 0 14 Shaun Hill QB 6-3 220 31 1/9/80 10 Maryland Parsons, Kan. T-SF 10 2 0 9 0 16 Titus Young WR 5-11 174 22 8/21/89 R Boise State Los Angeles, Calif. D-2a 11 11 6 0 0 21 Eric Wright CB 5-10 190 26 7/24/85 5 Nevada-Las Vegas San Fransisco, Calif UFA-Cle 11 11 11 0 0 23 Chris Houston CB 5-11 178 27 10/18/84 5 Arkansas Austin, Texas T- Atl 10 11 11 0 0 26 Louis Delmas S 5-11 202 24 4/12/87 3 Western Michigan North Miami Beach, Fla. D-2 09 11 11 0 0 27 Alphonso Smith CB 5-9 190 26 10/20/85 3 Wake Forest Pahokee, Fla. T-Den 10 6 0 0 5 28 Maurice Morris RB 5-11 216 32 12/1/79 10 Oregon Chester, S.C. UFA-Sea 09 11 4 0 0 29 John Wendling S 6-1 222 28 6/4/83 5 Wyoming Rock Springs, Wyo. FA 10 11 1 0 0 30 Kevin Smith RB 6-1 217 24 12/17/86 4 Central Florida Miami, Fla. FA 11 3 1 0 0 31 Don Carey CB 5-11 192 24 2/14/87 3 Norfolk State Norfolk, Va. FA 11 1 0 0 3 32 Aaron Berry CB 5-11 180 23 6/25/88 2 Pittsburgh Harrisburg, Pa. FA 10 9 1 0 2 33 Brandon McDonald CB 5-10 185 26 8/26/85 5 Memphis Collins, Miss. W-Ari 10 11 0 0 0 34 Keiland Williams RB 5-11 230 25 8/14/86 2 Louisiana State Lafayette, La. W-Wash 11 10 0 0 1 35 Aaron Brown RB 6-1 205 26 10/10/85 3 Texas Christian Katy, Texas D-6 09 0 0 0 0 39 Ricardo Silva S 6-3 225 23 5/9/88 R Hampton Balitmore, Md. FA 11 0 0 0 0 42 Amari Spievey CB 5-11 195 23 4/15/88 2 Iowa Middleton, Conn. D-3 10 10 10 0 1 43 Chris Harris S 6-0 211 29 8/6/82 7 Louisiana-Monroe Little Rock, Ark. W-Chi 11 3 0 0 1 48 Don Muhlbach LS 6-4 265 30 8/17/81 8 Texas A&M Lufkin, Texas FA 04 11 0 0 0 51 Dominic Raiola C 6-1 295 32 12/30/78 11 Nebraska Honolulu, Hawaii D-2a 01 11 11 0 0 52 Justin Durant LB 6-1 240 26 9/20/85 5 Hampton Florence, S.C. UFA-Jax 11 8 7 0 3 54 DeAndre Levy LB 6-2 238 24 3/26/87 3 Wisconsin Milwaukee, Wisc. D-3a 09 11 11 0 0 55 Stephen Tulloch LB 5-11 240 26 1/1/85 6 North Carolina State Miami, Fla. UFA-Ten 11 11 11 0 0 57 Doug Hogue LB 6-2 226 22 2/1/89 R Syracuse Yonkers, N.Y. D-5 11 8 0 0 3 58 Ashlee Palmer LB 6-1 236 25 4/7/86 3 Mississippi Compton, Calif. W-Buf 10 11 0 0 0 59 Bobby Carpenter LB 6-2 249 28 8/1/83 6 Ohio State Lancaster, Ohio FA 10 11 3 0 0 62 Keyunta Dawson DE 6-3 254 26 9/13/1985 5 Texas Tech Shreveport, La. FA 11 0 0 0 0 65 Dylan Gandy G 6-3 295 29 3/8/82 6 Texas Tech Harlingen, Texas FA 09 11 0 0 0 66 Stephen Peterman G 6-4 323 29 1/11/82 7 Louisiana State Waveland, Miss. FA 06 11 11 0 0 67 Rob Sims G 6-3 312 28 12/6/83 6 Ohio State Macedonia, Ohio T-Sea 10 11 11 0 0 75 Leonard Davis G 6-6 355 33 9/5/78 11 Texas Wortham, Texas FA 11 0 0 0 3 76 Jeff Backus T 6-5 305 34 9/21/77 11 Michigan Norcross, Ga. D-1 01 11 11 0 0 77 Gosder Cherilus T 6-7 325 27 6/28/84 4 Boston College Somerville, Mass. D-1 08 11 10 0 0 78 Corey Hilliard T 6-6 300 26 4/26/85 5 Oklahoma State New Orleans, La. FA 09 11 1 0 0 79 Willie Young DE 6-4 251 26 9/19/85 2 North Carolina State Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. D-7a 10 9 0 0 2 80 Maurice Stovall WR 6-5 220 26 2/21/85 6 Notre Dame Radnor, Pa. UFA-TB 11 10 0 0 1 81 Calvin Johnson WR 6-5 236 26 9/29/85 5 Georgia Tech Tyrone, Ga. D-1 07 11 11 0 0 82 Rashied Davis WR 5-9 187 32 7/24/79 7 San Jose State Los Angeles, Calif. UFA-Chi 11 6 0 0 5 85 Tony Scheffler TE 6-5 255 28 2/15/83 6 Western Michigan Chelsea, Mich. T-Den 10 10 4 0 1 87 Brandon Pettigrew TE 6-5 265 26 2/23/85 3 Oklahoma State Tyler, Texas D-1b 09 0 0 0 0 89 Will Heller TE 6-6 275 30 2/28/81 10 Georgia Tech Dunwoody, Ga. UFA-Sea 09 11 4 0 0 91 Sammie Hill DT 6-4 329 25 11/8/86 3 Stillman West Blockton, Ala. D-4 09 11 0 0 0 92 Cliff Avril DE 6-3 260 25 4/8/86 4 Purdue Green Cove Springs, Fla. D-3c 08 11 11 0 0 93 Kyle Vanden Bosch DE 6-4 278 33 11/17/78 11 Nebraska Larchwood, Iowa UFA-Ten 10 11 11 0 0 94 Lawrence Jackson DE 6-4 271 26 8/30/85 3 Southern California Inglewood, Calif. T-Sea 10 9 0 0 2 96 Andre Fluellen DT 6-2 302 26 3/7/85 4 Florida State Cartersville, Ga. D-3b 08 9 0 0 2 98 Nick Fairley DT 6-4 298 23 1/23/88 R Auburn Mobile, Ala. D-1 11 6 0 0 5 99 Corey Williams DT 6-4 320 31 8/17/80 8 Arkansas State Camden, Ark. T-Cle 10 11 11 0 0 PRACTICE SQUAD 10 Marcus Harris WR 6-1 185 22 3/1/89 R Murray State St. Louis, Mo. FA 11 0 0 0 0 19 Terrence Toliver WR 6-5 204 23 5/7/88 R Louisiana State Hempstead, Texas FA 11 0 0 0 0 40 Brandon Stephens CB 5-10 205 23 12/14/87 R Miami (OH) Strongsville, Ohio FA 11 0 0 0 0 46 Nathan Overbay TE 6-5 270 24 1/4/87 1 Eastern Washington Lakewood, Wash. FA 11 0 0 0 0 49 Slade Norris LB 6-2 232 26 10/25/85 2 Oregon State Portland, Ore. FA 11 0 0 0 0 63 Jacques McClendon G 6-3 324 23 12/10/87 2 Tennessee Cleveland, Tn. FA 11 0 0 0 4 64 Dan Gerberry C 6-3 302 26 11/10/85 1 Ball State Austintown, Ohio FA 09 0 0 0 0 69 Ugo Chinasa DE 6-5 252 23 7/30/88 R Oklahoma State Richardson, Texas FA 11 0 0 0 0 RESERVE/INJURED 6 Ryan Donahue P 6-3 190 23 3/17/88 R Iowa Evergreen Park, Ill. FA 11 8 0 0 3 24 Erik Coleman S 5-10 207 29 5/6/82 8 Washington State Spokane, Wash. FA 11 4 0 0 1 25 Mikel Leshoure RB 6-0 233 23 1/25/88 R Illinois Champaign, Ill. D-2b 11 0 0 0 0 38 Vincent Fuller S 6-1 192 29 8/3/82 7 Virginia Tech Baltimore, Md. FA 11 1 0 0 2 44 Jahvid Best RB 5-10 199 22 1/30/89 2 California Richmond, Calif. D-1b 10 6 6 0 5 50 Isaiah Ekejiuba LB 6-4 240 30 10/5/81 7 Virginia Queens, N.Y. FA 10 3 0 0 0 70 Jason Fox T 6-6 314 23 5/2/88 2 Miami (Fla.) Fort Worth, Texas D-4 10 0 0 0 8 72 Johnny Culbreath T 6-5 322 23 1/27/88 R South Carolina State Monroe, Ga. D-7 11 0 0 0 0 RESERVE/SUSPENDED 90 Ndamukong Suh DT 6-4 307 24 1/6/87 2 Nebraska Portland, Ore. D-1a 10 11 11 0 0 RESERVE/NON FOOTBALL ILLNESS 36 Jerome Harrison RB 5-9 205 28 2/26/83 7 Washington State Kalamazoo, Mich. UFA-Phi 11 6 2 0 0 PRACTICE SQUAD RESERVE/INJURED 41 James Davis RB 5-11 218 25 1/1/86 3 Clemson Atlanta, Ga. FA 11 0 0 0 0 86 Nate Hughes WR 6-2 195 26 1/18/85 2 Alcorn State Starkville, Miss FA 11 0 0 0 0
2011 DETROIT LIONS POSITION BY POSITION ROSTER Updated: November 29, 2011 OFFENSE Quarterbacks No. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Exp College 14 Hill, Shaun QB 6-3 220 31 10 Maryland 9 Stafford, Matthew QB 6-3 232 23 3 Georgia 5 Stanton, Drew QB 6-3 230 27 5 Michigan State Running Backs No. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Exp College 35 Brown, Aaron RB 6-1 205 26 3 Texas Christian 28 Morris, Maurice RB 5-11 216 32 10 Oregon 30 Smith, Kevin RB 6-1 217 24 4 Central Florida 34 Williams, Keiland RB 5-11 230 25 2 Louisiana State Wide Receivers No. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Exp College 13 Burleson, Nate WR 6-0 198 30 9 Nevada 82 Davis, Rashied WR 5-9 187 32 7 San Jose State 81 Johnson, Calvin WR 6-5 236 25 5 Georgia Tech 11 Logan, Stefan WR 5-6 180 30 3 South Dakota 80 Stovall, Maurice WR 6-5 220 26 6 Notre Dame 16 Young, Titus WR 5-11 174 23 R Boise State Tight Ends No. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Exp College 89 Heller, Will TE 6-6 275 30 10 Georgia Tech 87 Pettigrew, Brandon TE 6-5 265 26 3 Oklahoma State 85 Scheffler, Tony TE 6-5 255 28 6 Western Michigan Offensive Line No. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Exp College 51 Raiola, Dominic C 6-1 295 32 11 Nebraska 75 Davis, Leonard G 6-6 355 33 11 Texas 65 Gandy, Dylan G 6-3 295 29 6 Texas Tech 66 Peterman, Stephen G 6-4 323 29 7 Louisiana State 67 Sims, Rob G 6-3 312 27 6 Ohio State 76 Backus, Jeff T 6-5 305 34 11 Michigan 77 Cherilus, Gosder T 6-7 325 27 4 Boston College 78 Hilliard, Corey T 6-6 300 26 5 Oklahoma State DEFENSE Defensive Line No. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Exp College 92 Avril, Cliff DE 6-3 260 25 4 Purdue 62 Dawson, Keyunta DE 6-3 254 26 5 Texas Tech 94 Jackson, Lawrence DE 6-4 271 26 3 Southern California 93 Vanden Bosch, Kyle DE 6-4 278 33 11 Nebraska 79 Young, Willie DE 6-4 251 26 2 North Carolina State 98 Fairley, Nick DT 6-4 298 23 R Auburn 96 Fluellen, Andre DT 6-2 302 26 4 Florida State 91 Hill, Sammie DT 6-4 329 25 3 Stillman 99 Williams, Corey DT 6-4 320 31 8 Arkansas State Linebackers No. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Exp College 59 Carpenter, Bobby LB 6-2 249 28 6 Ohio State 52 Durant, Justin LB 6-1 240 25 5 Hampton 57 Hogue, Doug LB 6-2 266 22 R Syracuse 54 Levy, DeAndre LB 6-2 238 24 3 Wisconsin 58 Palmer, Ashlee LB 6-1 236 25 3 Mississippi 55 Tulloch, Stephen LB 5-11 240 26 6 North Carolina State Defensive Backs No. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Exp College 32 Berry, Aaron CB 5-11 180 23 2 Pittsburgh 31 Carey, Don CB 5-11 192 24 3 Norfolk State 23 Houston, Chris CB 5-11 178 27 5 Arkansas 33 McDonald, Brandon CB 5-10 185 26 5 Memphis 27 Smith, Alphonso CB 5-9 190 26 3 Wake Forest 42 Spievey, Amari CB 5-11 195 23 2 Iowa 21 Wright, Eric CB 5-10 190 26 5 Nevada-Las Vegas 26 Delmas, Louis S 5-11 202 24 3 Western Michigan 43 Harris, Chris S 6-0 211 29 7 Louisiana-Monroe 39 Silva, Ricardo S 6-3 225 23 R Hampton 29 Wendling, John S 6-1 222 28 5 Wyoming SPECIAL TEAMS Specialists No. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Exp College 2 Graham, Ben P 6-5 236 38 8 Deakin (Australia) 4 Hanson, Jason K 6-0 190 41 20 Washington State 48 Muhlbach, Don LS 6-4 265 30 8 Texas A&M PRACTICE SQUAD 69 Chinasa, Ugo DE 6-5 252 23 R Oklahoma State 64 Gerberry, Dan C 6-3 302 26 1 Ball State 10 Harris, Marcus WR 6-1 185 22 R Murray State 63 McClendon, Jacques G 6-3 324 23 2 Tennessee 49 Norris, Slade LB 6-2 232 26 2 Oregon State 46 Overbay, Nathan TE 6-5 270 24 1 Eastern Washington 40 Stephens, Brandon CB 5-10 205 23 R Miami (OH) 19 Toliver, Terrence WR 6-5 204 23 R Louisiana State RESERVE/INJURED 44 Best, Jahvid RB 5-10 199 22 2 California 24 Coleman, Erik S 5-10 207 29 9 Washington State 72 Culbreath, Johnny T 6-5 322 23 R South Carolina State 6 Donahue, Ryan P 6-3 190 23 R Iowa 50 Ekejiuba, Isaiah LB 6-4 240 30 7 Virginia 70 Fox, Jason T 6-6 314 23 2 Miami (Fla.) 38 Fuller, Vincent S 6-1 192 29 7 Virginia Tech 25 Leshoure, Mikel RB 6-0 233 23 R Illinois RESERVE/SUSPENDED 90 Suh, Ndamukong DT 6-4 307 24 2 Nebraska PRACTICE SQUAD RESERVE/INJURED 41 Davis, James RB 5-11 218 25 3 Clemson 86 Hughes, Nate WR 6-2 195 26 2 Alcorn State RESERVE/NON FOOTBALL ILLNESS 36 Harrison, Jerome RB 5-9 205 28 7 Washington State 2011 DETROIT LIONS ROSTER OFFENSE NO. DEFENSE NO. Quarterbacks 3 Defensive Line 9 Running Backs 4 Defensive End 5 Running Backs 4 Defensive Tackle 4 Fullbacks 0 Linebackers 6 Wide Receivers 6 Defensive Backs 11 Tight Ends 3 Cornerbacks 7 Offensive Linemen 8 Safeties 4 Centers 1 TOTALS 26 Guards 4 Tackles 3 ROSTER TOTALS 53 TOTALS 24 SPECIAL TEAMS NO. Practice Squad 8 Kickers 1 Reserve/PUP 0 Punters 1 Reserve/Injured 8 Long Snappers 1 Reserve/Illness 1 TOTALS 3 PS Reserve/Injured 2 Reserve/Suspended 1
2011 DETROIT LIONS PARTICIPATION attb KC atmin atdal CHI SF ATL atden atchi CAR GB atno MIN atoak SD atgb 2011 PLAYER 9/11 9/18 9/25 10/2 10/10 10/16 10/23 10/30 11/13 11/20 11/24 12/4 12/11 12/18 12/24 1/1 G S DNP I Avril, Cliff S S S S S S S S S S S S 12 12 0 0 Backus, Jeff S S S S S S S S S S S S 12 12 0 0 Berry, Aaron P P P I P P P P P I S S 10 2 0 2 Brown, Aaron N N N N N N N N N N N I 0 0 0 1 Buckley, Eldra N N N N N N P P N N N N 2 0 0 0 Burleson, Nate P S S P S S S S S P S P 12 8 0 0 Carey, Don N N N N N N N I I P I P 2 0 0 3 Carpenter, Bobby P P P S S S P P P P P P 12 3 0 0 Cherilus, Gosder S P S S S S S S S S S S 12 11 0 0 Davis, Leonard N N N N N N N N I I I I 0 0 0 4 Davis, Rashied P P I I I P I I P P P P 7 0 0 5 Dawson, Keyunta N N N N N N N N N N N P 1 0 0 0 Delmas, Louis S S S S S S S S S S S I 11 11 0 1 Durant, Justin S S S I I I S S S S P S 9 8 0 3 Fairley, Nick I I I I P P P I P P P P 7 0 0 5 Finley, Joe Jon N N N N N DNP I N N N N N 0 0 1 1 Fluellen, Andre P P P P P I P P I P P P 10 0 0 2 Gandy, Dylan P P P P P P P P P P P P 12 0 0 0 Graham, Ben N N N N N N N N N P P P 3 0 0 0 Hanson, Jason P P P P P P P P P P P P 12 0 0 0 Harris, Chris N N N N N N N I P P P S 4 1 0 1 Heller, Will S P P S P P P P S S P S 12 5 0 0 Hill, Sammie P P P P P P P P P P P S 12 1 0 0 Hill, Shaun DNP P DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP P DNP DNP DNP DNP 2 0 10 0 Hilliard, Corey P S P P P P P P P P P P 12 1 0 0 Hogue, Doug I I I P P P P P P P P P 9 0 0 3 Houston, Chris S S S S S S S S S S S I 11 11 0 1 Jackson, Lawrence P P P P P P P P P I I I 9 0 0 3 Johnson, Calvin S S S S S S S S S S S S 12 12 0 0 Levy, DeAndre S S S S S S S S S S S S 12 12 0 0 Logan, Stefan P P P P P P P P P P P P 12 0 0 0 Madison, Anthony N N N P P P P P N N N N 5 0 0 0 Malone, Robert N N N N N N N N P N N N 1 0 0 0 McDonald, Brandon P P P P P P P P P P P I 11 0 0 1 Morris, Maurice P P P P P P S S S S P P 12 4 0 0 Muhlbach, Don P P P P P P P P P P P P 12 0 0 0 Palmer, Ashlee P P P P P P P P P P P P 12 0 0 0 Peterman, Stephen S S S S S S S S S S S S 12 12 0 0 Pettigrew, Brandon S S S S S S S S S S S S 12 12 0 0 Raiola, Dominic S S S S S S S S S S S S 12 12 0 0 Scheffler, Tony S P P S P I S S P P P P 11 4 0 1 Silva, Ricardo PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS P 1 0 0 0 Sims, Rob S S S S S S S S S S S S 12 12 0 0 Smith, Alphonso I I I P P P P P I P I P 7 0 0 5 Smith, Kevin N N N N N N N N P P S S 4 2 0 0 Spievey, Amari S S S S I S S S S S S S 11 11 0 1 Stafford, Matthew S S S S S S S S S S S S 12 12 0 0 Stanton, Drew I I I I I I I I I I I I 0 0 0 12 Stovall, Maurice P I P P P P P P P P P P 11 0 0 1 Suh, Ndamukong S S S S S S S S S S S R/S 11 11 0 0 Tulloch, Stephen S S S S S S S S S S S S 12 12 0 0 Vanden Bosch, Kyle S S S S S S S S S S S S 12 12 0 0 Wendling, John P P P P S P P P P P P P 12 1 0 0 Williams, Corey S S S S S S S S S S S S 12 12 0 0 Williams, Keiland I P P P P P P P P P P P 11 0 0 1 Wright, Eric S S S S S S S S S S S S 12 12 0 0 Young, Titus P S S P S S P P P S S S 12 7 0 0 Young, Willie P P P P P P I P P I P P 10 0 0 2 PRACTICE SQUAD Bender, Casey PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS N N N N 0 0 0 0 Chinasa, Ugo N N N N N N N N N PS PS PS 0 0 0 0 Clapp, Matt N N N N N N PS N N N N N 0 0 0 0 Gerberry, Dan PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS 0 0 0 0 Harris, Marcus N N N N N N N N N N N PS 0 0 0 0 Irvin, Corvey PS PS PS PS PS N N N N N N N 0 0 0 0 Lavarias, Aaron N N N N N PS PS PS PS PS PS N 0 0 0 0 McClendon, Jacques I I I I PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS 0 0 0 4 Moore, Kyle PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS Ps N N N 0 0 0 0 Norris, Slade N N N N N N N N N N N PS 0 0 0 0 Overbay, Nathan N PS PS PS PS PS N PS PS PS PS PS 0 0 0 0 Spencer, Owen N N N PS N N N N N N N N 0 0 0 0 Stephens, Brandon N N N N N N N N N N N PS 0 0 0 0 Toliver, Terrence N N N N N N N N PS PS PS PS 0 0 0 0 Toone, Tim N N PS N N N N N N N N N 0 0 0 0 Warren, Donovan PS PS N N N N N N N N N N 0 0 0 0 RESERVE/INJURED Best, Jahvid S S S S S S I I I I I IR 6 6 0 5 Coleman, Erik P P P P I IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 4 0 0 1 Culbreath, Johnny IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 0 0 0 0 Donahue, Ryan P P P P P P P P I I I IR 8 0 0 3 Ekejiuba, Isaiah P P P IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 3 0 0 0 Fox, Jason I I I I I I I I IR IR IR IR 0 0 0 8 Fuller, Vincent N N N N P I I IR IR IR IR IR 1 0 0 2 Leshoure, Mikel IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 0 0 0 0 RESERVE/NON-FOOTBALL ILLNESS Harrison, Jerome P P P P I I NFIl NFIl NFIl NFIl NFIl NFIl 4 0 0 2 PRACTICE SQUAD RESERVE/INJURED Davis, James N N N N N N IR/PS IR/PS IR/PS IR/PS IR/PS IR/PS 0 0 0 0 Hughes, Nate PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS IR/PS 0 0 0 0 Ingram, Cornelius PS IR/PS IR/PS N N N N N N N N N 0 0 0 0 Starts 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 0 0 0 0 Did Not Play 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Inactive 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 0 0 0 0 Reserve/PUP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Reserve/IR 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 6 6 6 8 0 0 0 0 Reserve/NFIl 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Practice Squad 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 0 0 0 0 Practice Squad/IR 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 P-played; S-started; DNP-did not play; IR-injured reserve; N-not with team; I-inactive; NFI-non-football injury; NFIl-non-football illness; PUP-physically unable to perform; RE-NFL roster exemption; DNR-Reserve did not report; PS-Practice Squad; IR/PS-injured reserve/practice squad; R/S-Reserve/Suspended
OCT. 2010 Oct. 2...Lions sign S Randy Phillips to the practice squad and release S Cody Wallace from the practice squad. Oct. 5...Lions release G Manny Ramirez. Oct. 6...Lions claim T Jamon Meredith from the Buffalo Bills. Oct. 7...Lions sign WR Alric Arnett to the practice squad and place WR Tim Toone on Practice Squad Reserve/Injured. Oct. 14...Lions release LB Spencer Havner and sign LB Vinny Ciurciu. Oct. 16...Lions waive T Jamon Meredith and activate DB Paul Pratt from the practice squad to the active roster. Oct. 19...Lions release DB Paul Pratt and DB Dante Wesley. Oct. 20...Lions sign LB Bobby Carpenter, sign C Cody Wallace from the New York Jets practice squad, and sign DB Paul Pratt to the practice squad. Oct. 27...Lions place LB Zack Follett on Injured Reserve. Oct. 28...Lions claim CB Brandon McDonald off waivers from the Arizona Cardinals. NOV. 2010 Nov. 9...Lions release DB Jonathan Wade and C Cody Wallace, sign K Dave Rayner and claim QB Zac Robinson from the Seattle Seahawks. DB Jack Williams remains on Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform. Nov. 20...Lions place RB Kevin Smith on Injured Reserve and sign LB Caleb Campbell from the practice squad to the active roster. Nov. 23...Lions release LB Caleb Campbell and sign G Donald Thomas. Nov. 24...Lions re-sign LB Caleb Campbell to the practice squad. DEC. 2010 Dec. 1...Lions place K Jason Hanson on Injured Reserve and sign CB Tye Hill. Dec. 8...Lions place CB Alphonso Smith and DE Kyle Vanden Bosch on Injured Reserve and sign CB Prince Miller from the Baltimore Ravens practice squad. Dec. 9...Lions claim DE Barry Turner from the Chicago Bears. Dec. 10...Lions place WR Derrick Williams on Injured Reserve and sign WR Brian Clark. Dec. 11...Lions place LB Isaiah Ekejiuba on Injured Reserve and sign T Tony Ugoh. Dec. 14...Lions place DB Brandon McDonald on Injured Reserve, sign LB Caleb Campbell from the Practice Squad, and sign WR Roy Hall to the P.S. Dec. 15...Lions place T Gosder Cherilus on Injured Reserve. Dec. 16...Lions claim DB Eric King off waivers from the Cleveland Browns. Dec. 24...Lions place QB Matthew Stafford on Injured Reserve and activate S Randy Phillips from the practice squad to the active roster. Dec. 30...Lions place LB Landon Johnson on Injured Reserve, sign DB Paul Pratt from the practice squad to the active roster, and release WR Michael Moore from the practice squad. JAN. 2011 Jan. 3...Lions re-sign G Rob Callaway, TE Jon Joe Finley, C Dan Gerberry, RB Ian Johnson, WR Michael Moore and WR Tim Toone. Jan. 31...Lions sign FB Matt Clapp. FEBRUARY 2011 Feb 1:...The Lions sign RB Matt Clapp for the 2011 season. Feb. 11:...The Lions release G Trevor Canfi eld. Feb. 14:...The Lions release CB Eric King. Feb. 23:...The Lions sign S Erik Coleman. MAR. 2011 Mar. 4:...The Lions re-sign CB Nathan Vasher and release LB Julian Peterson. JULY 2011 July 29:...The Lions sign the following 2011 draft choices: T Johnny Culbreath, DT Nick Fairley, LB Doug Hogue, RB Mikel Leshoure and WR Titus Young. July 29:...The Detroit Lions sign the following rookie free agents: LB Daunte Akra, WR Demario Ballard, WR Dominique Barnes, DB Branden Bufford, LB Quentin Davie, TE Preston Dial, P Ryan Donahue, LB DeJuan Fulghum, WR Marcus Harris, OL Pat Illig, WR Jared Jenkins, DB Marquise Liverpool, OL Jeff Maddux, LB Cobrani Mixon, DB Jamal Robinson, DB Ricardo Silvia, DB Brandon Stephens and DE Narada Williams July 29:...The Lions released LB Jordon Dizon and WR Bryant Johnson. July 29:...The Lions sign the following unrestricted free agents: WR Rashied Davis, LB Justin Durant, C Dylan Gandy, K Dave Rayner, QB Drew Stanton and S John Wendling. July 29:...The Lions sign free agents CB Maurice Leggett and DT Quinn Pitcock; the Lions also sign restricted free agents: FB Jerome Felton and DT Andre Fluellen July 29:...The Lions sign exclusive rights players: LB Korey Bosworth, LB Caleb Campbell, T Corey Hilliard, WR Stefan Logan, CB Prince Miller, LB Ashlee Palmer, S Randy Phillips and CB Paul Pratt. July 29:...The Lions place T Jeff Backus and CB Alphonso Smith on the Active/Non- Football Injury List. July 30:...The Lions sign unrestricted free agents CB Brandon McDonald and CB Eric Wright and release CB Marquis Liverpool. AUG. 2011 Aug. 1:...The Lions sign unrestricted free agent LB Stephen Tulloch. Aug. 2:...The Lions sign WR Maurice Stovall and release LB Zack Follett and WR Jared Jenkins. Aug. 3:...The Lions release LB Korey Bosworth, LB Zack Follett and CB Jack Williams and sign DE Greg Banks. Aug. 4:...The Lions sign LB Bobby Carpenter, CB Chris Houston, DE Cliff Avril and T Isaac Sowells and release CB Branden Bufford, G Pat Illig, WR Michael Moore and CB Brandon Stephens. Aug. 4:...The Lions claimed WR Nate Hughes (Jacksonville) and G Greg Niland (Arizona) from waivers. Aug. 8:...The Lions release LB Daunte Akra, DE Greg Banks and CB Jamal Robinson and sign DE Keyunta Dawson and DT Montavious Stanley. Aug. 9:...The Lions sign RB Mike Bell and RB Jerome Harrison, release FB Preston LIONS ROSTER MOVES Dial and waive/injure CB Maurice Leggett. Aug. 10:...The Lions sign S Michael Johnson and C Rudy Niswanger and release LB Quentin Davie. Aug. 11:...The Lions sign T Kirk Chambers and waive/injured G Jeff Maddux. Aug. 13:...The Lions place RB Mikel Leshoure on the reserve/injured list. Aug. 14:...The Lions sign CB Anthony Madison and release T Tony Ugoh. Aug. 16:...The Lions sign DB Aaron Francisco Aug. 21:...The Lions place S Randy Phillips on IR and release T Issac Sowells. Aug. 22:...The Lions sign TE Gijon Robinson Aug. 24...The Lions sign C Chris Morris and release G Greg Niland Aug. 29:...The Lions release WR Demario Ballard, RB Mike Bell, TE Richard Dickson, LB DeJuan Fulghum, WR Marcus Harris, DB Michael Johnson, K Dave Rayner, and DT Montavious Stanley Aug. 30:...The Lions release FB Jerome Felton. SEPT. 2011 Sept. 3:...The Lions activate CB Alphonso Smith off the Active/Non-Football injury list and place T Johnny Culbreath on Reserve/Injured. Sept. 3:...The Lions release the following players: WR Dominique Barnes, DT Robert Callaway, LB Caleb Campbell, T Kirk Chambers, RB Matt Clapp, DE Keyunta Dawson, TE Joe Jon Finley, DB Aaron Francisco, C Dan Gerberry, P Nick Harris, WR Nate Hughes, RB Ian Johnson, DB Anthony Madison, DB Prince Miller, LB Cobrani Mixon (waived-injured), C Rudy Niswanger, DT Quinn Pitcock, DB Paul Pratt, TE Gijon Robinson, QB Zac Robinson, DB Ricardo Silva, G Donald Thomas, WR Tim Toone, DB Nathan Vasher, WR Derrick Williams, and DE Narada Williams. Sept. 4:...The Lions release RB Aaron Brown and C Chris Morris and claim G Jacquez McClendon and RB Keiland Williams off waivers. Sept. 5:...The Lions sign the following players to the practice squad: C Dan Gerberry, WR Nate Hughes, S Ricardo Silva, and T Casey Bender. Sept. 6:...The Lions sign the following players to the practice squad: TE Cornelius Ingram, DT Corvey Irvin,, DE Kyle Moore, and CB Donovan Warren. Sept. 12:...The Lions release DB Randy Phillips from reserve/injured. Sept. 14:...The Lions place TE Cornelius Ingram on the practice squad/injured list and sign TE Nathan Overbay to the practice squad. Sept. 20:...The Lions release DB Donovan Warren from the practice squad and sign WR Tim Toone to the practice squad. Sept. 27:...The Lions place LB Isaiah Ekejiuba on Reserve/Injured, sign WR Owen Spencer to the practice squad, re-sign DB Anthony Madison, and release the following players from the Practice Squad: TE Cornelius Ingram and WR Tim Toone. OCT. 2011 Oct. 6...The Lions release G Jacques McClendon and sign S Vincent Fuller. Oct. 8...The Lions sign G Jacques McClendon to the practice squad and release WR Owen Spencer from the practice squad. Oct. 12:...The Lions release DT Corvey Irvin from the practice squad and sign LB Aaron Lavarias to the practice squad. Oct. 13:...The Lions place S Erik Coleman on Reserve/Injured and sign TE Joe Jon Finley. Oct. 19:...The Lions release TE Nathan Overbay from the practice squad and sign RB James Davis to the practice squad. Oct. 20:...The Lions place RB James Davis on the practice squad/injured list and sign RB Matt Clapp to the practice squad. Oct. 21:...The Lions place RB Jerome Harrison on Reserve/Non Football Illness list and sign RB Eldra Buckley. Oct. 24:...The Lions release RB Matt Clapp from the practice squad and release TE Joe Jon Finley and sign TE Nathan Overbay to the practice squad and sign DB Don Carey. Oct. 28:...The Lions claim S Chris Harris off waivers from the Chicago Bears and place DB Vincent Fuller on Reserve/Injured. NOV. 2011 Nov. 7:...The Lions release CB Anthony Madison and RB Eldra Buckley and sign G Leonard Davis and RB Kevin Smith. Nov. 9:...The Lions release T Casey Bender from the practice squad and sign WR Terrence Toliver to the practice squad. Nov. 11:...The Lions place T Jason Fox on the Reserve/Injured list and sign R Robert Malone. Nov. 16:...The Lions release P Robert Malone and sign P Ben Graham. Also sign DE Ugo Chinasa to the practice squad to replace DE Kyle Moore (practice squad) who was signed to the Buffalo Bills active roster. Nov. 28:...The Lions release LB Aaron Lavarias from the practice squad and sign LB Slade Norris to the practice squad. Place RB Jahvid Best on Reserve/Injured and resign RB Aaron Brown. Nov. 29:...The Lions place DT Ndamukong Suh on Reserve/Suspended, sign S Ricardo Silva from the practice squad, sign CB Brandon Stephens to the practice squad and place P Ryan Donahue on Reserve/Injured. Nov. 30:...The Lions sign DE Keyunta Dawson, place WR Nate Hughes on practice squad Reserve/Injured and sign WR Marcus Harris to the practice squad.
2011 DETROIT LIONS SEASON STATISTICS Won 7, Lost 5 Date W-L Score OT Opponent Attendance 9/11 W 27-20 at Tampa Bay 51,274 9/18 W 48-3 Kansas City 60, 040 9/25 W 26-23 OT at Minnesota 62,466 10/2 W 34-30 at Dallas 78,122 10/10 W 24-13 Chicago 67,861 10/16 L 19-25 San Francisco 62,061 10/23 L 16-23 Atlanta 63,625 10/30 W 45-10 at Denver 74,977 11/6 BYE WEEK 11/13 L 13-37 at Chicago 62,396 11/20 W 49-35 Carolina 63,633 11/24 L 15-27 Green Bay 66,263 12/4 L 17-31 at New Orleans 73,042 12/11 Minnesota 12/18 at Oakland 12/24 San Diego 1/1 at Green Bay Team Stats Det Opp Total First Downs 255 223 Rushing 60 58 Passing 169 134 Penalty 26 31 3rd Down: Made/Att 47/155 46/155 3rd Down Pct. 30.3 29.7 4th Down: Made/Att 6/10 3/12 4th Down Pct. 60.0 25.0 Possession Avg. 30:06 29:54 Total Net Yards 4610 4062 Avg. Per Game 384.2 338.5 Total Plays 792 766 Avg. Per Play 5.8 5.3 Net Yards Rushing 1234 1500 Avg. Per Game 102.8 125.0 Total Rushes 278 312 Net Yards Passing 3376 2562 Avg. Per Game 281.3 213.5 Sacked/Yards Lost 24/184 31/195 Gross Yards 3560 2757 Att./Completions 490/309 423/262 Completion Pct. 63.1 61.9 Had Intercepted 14 15 Punts/Average 64/43.2 63/45.3 Net Punting Avg. 64/35.0 63/40.5 Penalties/Yards 95/818 97/771 Fumbles/Ball Lost 16/4 18/8 Touchdowns 39 28 Rushing 8 8 Passing 27 15 Returns 4 5 Score By Periods Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT Pts Team 33 84 103 110 3 333 Opponents 62 114 50 51 0 277 Scoring TD Ru Rec Ret PAT FG S Pts Hanson 0 0 0 0 37/37 20/24 0 97 Johnson 12 0 12 0 0 72 Scheffler 5 0 5 0 0 30 K. Smith 4 3 1 0 0 24 Best 3 2 1 0 0 18 Pettigrew 3 0 3 0 0 18 T. Young 2 0 2 0 0 14 Burleson 2 0 2 0 0 12 Houston 2 0 0 2 0 12 Morris 2 1 1 0 0 12 K. Williams 2 2 0 0 0 12 Avril 1 0 0 1 0 6 Carpenter 1 0 0 1 0 6 Team 39 8 27 4 37/37 20/24 0 333 Opponents 28 8 15 5 27/27 26/28 1 277 2-Pt Conv: T. Young, TM 1-2, Sacks: Avril 7, Vanden Bosch 6, Jackson 4.5, Suh 3, Tulloch 3, C. Williams 2, W. Young 2, Durant 1, Fairley 1, Spievey 1, Sa. Hill 0.5, TM 31, OPP 24 FUM/Lost: Logan 4/1, Stafford 4/0, K. Williams 2/1, Burleson 1/1, Johnson 1/1, McDonald 1/0, Morris 1/0, Scheffler 1/0, T. Young 1/0 Rushing Att Yds Avg Lg TD Best 84 390 4.6 88t 2 Morris 67 268 4.0 31 1 K. Smith 33 229 6.9 43 3 K. Williams 45 152 3.4 18 2 Burleson 8 64 8.0 20 0 Stafford 17 64 3.8 22 0 Harrison 14 41 2.9 9 0 Logan 7 11 1.6 6 0 T. Young 1 11 11.0 11 0 Scheffler 1 5 5.0 5 0 Sh. Hill 1-1 -1.0-1 0 Team 278 1234 4.4 88t 8 Opponents 312 1500 4.8 55 8 Receiving Rec Yds Avg Lg TD Johnson 69 1092 15.8 73t 12 Pettigrew 56 475 8.5 27 3 Burleson 51 523 10.3 47 2 T. Young 31 436 14.1 49 2 Best 27 287 10.6 60 1 Morris 24 217 9.0 16 1 Scheffler 18 231 12.8 36t 5 K. Smith 15 138 9.2 28t 1 K. Williams 6 45 7.5 11 0 Heller 6 42 7.0 12 0 R. Davis 4 63 15.8 22 0 Stovall 1 8 8.0 8 0 Harrison 1 3 3.0 3 0 Team 309 3560 11.5 73t 27 Opponents 262 2757 10.5 67t 15 Interceptions Int Yds Avg Lg TD Houston 4 182 45.5 100t 2 Spievey 3 47 15.7 30 0 Wright 3 34 11.3 22 0 Tulloch 2 9 4.5 9 0 Carpenter 1 34 34.0 34t 1 C. Harris LG 1 19 19.0 19 0 C. Harris TM 1 19 19.0 19 0 Levy 1 7 7.0 7 0 Team 15 332 22.1 100t 3 Opponents 14 134 9.6 44t 3 Punting Pnt Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B Donahue 49 2093 42.7 35.6 4 13 60 0 Graham LG 15 639 42.6 35.9 1 5 58 0 Graham TM 10 427 42.7 37.1 1 3 58 0 Malone 5 245 49.0 24.6 0 0 62 0 Team 64 2765 43.2 35.0 5 16 62 0 Opponents 63 2856 45.3 40.5 4 18 70 0 Punt Returns PR FC Yds Avg Lg TD Logan 29 24 225 7.8 20 0 McDonald 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 Team 30 24 225 7.5 20 0 Opponents 30 10 428 14.3 82t 1 Kickoff Returns KR Yds Avg Lg TD Logan 21 546 26.0 33 0 R. Davis 2 34 17.0 18 0 Fluellen 1 6 6.0 6 0 Morris 1 15 15.0 15 0 Team 25 601 24.0 33 0 Opponents 36 1000 27.8 101t 1 Field Goals 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Hanson 0/0 8/8 6/6 2/4 4/6 Team 0/0 8/8 6/6 2/4 4/6 Opponents 0/0 3/3 13/13 8/10 2/2 Hanson: (23G,28G)(51G,28G)(28G,50G,40G,32G)(33G, 51G)(31G)(25G,52N,24G)(43G,38G,29G)(50G)(29G, 35G)()(47N)(42B,31G,55N) OPP: (38G,31G)(33G,44N)(33G,41G,49G)(41G,35G, 23G)(44G,49G)(55G,31G,37G)(23G,47G,40G)(39G) (43G,35G,43N,50G)(27G,31G)(35G,32G)(39G) Passing Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Avg TD TD% Int Int% Lg Sk/Y Rtg Stafford 487 307 3527 63.0 7.24 27 5.5 14 2.9 73t 24/184 91.3 Sh. Hill 3 2 33 66.7 11.00 0 0.0 0 0.0 28 0/0 103.5 Team 490 309 3560 63.1 7.27 27 5.5 14 2.9 73t 24/184 91.4 Opponents 423 262 2757 61.9 6.52 15 3.5 15 3.5 67t 31/195 77.9
2011 DETROIT LIONS SEASON STATISTICS DEFENSE TT ST AT Sk SkY Int IntY PD FF FR Saf Levy, DeAndre 81 53 28 0.0 0 1 7 1 Tulloch, Stephen 78 58 20 3.0 16 2 9 5 0 1 Spievey, Amari 52 47 5 1.0 0 3 47 3 0 1 Wright, Eric 52 46 6 0.0 0 3 34 11 1 0 Delmas, Louis 51 36 15 0.0 0 5 0 1 Houston, Chris 46 38 8 0.0 0 4 182 10 Durant, Justin 41 34 7 1.0 0 1 Suh, Ndamukong 31 22 9 3.0 23 0 0 1 Berry, Aaron 29 24 5 0.0 0 10 Vanden Bosch, Kyle 27 19 8 6.0 41 3 1 Williams, Corey 25 15 10 2.0 11 0 0 1 Avril, Cliff 24 19 5 7.0 64 3 5 2 Jackson, Lawrence 22 15 7 4.5 20 0 1 Carpenter, Bobby 17 13 4 0.0 0 1 34 1 Hill, Sammie 17 9 8 0.5 2 Young, Willie 12 8 4 2.0 18 0 0 1 McDonald, Brandon 12 6 6 0.0 0 0 0 1 Harris, Chris 10 9 1 0 0 1 19 1 Fairley, Nick 9 6 3 1.0 1 Fluellen, Andre 7 5 2 0.0 0 1 0 Smith, Alphonso 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Wendling, John 5 4 1 0.0 0 Palmer, Ashlee 3 3 0 0.0 0 Davis, Rashied 2 2 0 0 0 Ekejubia, Isaiah 1 1 0 0.0 0 Coleman, Erik 0 0 0 0.0 0 Hogue, Doug 0 0 0 0.0 0 Madison, Anthony 0 0 0 0.0 0 TOTALS 659 497 162 31 195 15 332 56 11 7 0 Opponents 661 492 169 24.0 184 14 134 72 9 3 1 Special Teams TT ST AT FF FR Bl-XP Bl-FG Bl-Pnt TD Saf MISCELLANEOUS TT ST AT FF FR Saf Wendling, John 15 13 2 Burleson, Nate 3 3 1 McDonald, Brandon 5 5 0 Scheffler, Tony 2 2 0 1 Stovall, Maurice 5 5 0 Pettigrew, Brandon 2 2 0 Logan, Stefan 4 4 0 0 3 Maurice Morris 2 2 0 0 0 Carpenter, Bobby 4 4 0 Sims, Rob 1 1 0 1 Smith, Alphonso 3 3 0 Davis, Rashied 1 1 0 Hogue, Doug 3 3 0 Gosder Cherilus 1 1 0 0 0 Madison, Anthony 3 2 1 Stafford, Matthew 0 1 Williams, Keiland 3 2 1 Gandy, Dylan 0 1 Spievey, Amari 2 2 0 Best, Jahvid 0 1 Coleman, Erik 2 2 0 Backus, Jeff 0 1 Ekejiuba, Isaiah 2 1 1 Young, Titus 0 1 Hanson, Jason 2 1 1 LIONS 12 12 0 0 8 Donahue, Ryan 2 1 1 Opponent 16 16 0 0 5 Levy, DeAndre 2 1 1 Muhlbach, Don 1 1 0 TEAM 1 1 0 Palmer, Ashlee 1 1 0 Buckley, Eldra 1 1 0 Malone, Robert 1 1 0 Berry, Aaron 1 1 0 Davis, Rashied 1 1 0 Carey, Don 1 1 0 Morris, Maurice 1 0 1 TOTALS 66 57 9 0 3 Opponent 56 52 4 1 3 TAKEAWAYS GIVEAWAYS MARGIN Game Date W/L Int Fum Tot Int Fum Tot Gm 2011 at Tampa Bay 9/11 W 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 KANSAS CITY 9/18 W 3 3 6 1 0 1 5 6 at Minnesota 9/25 W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 at Dallas 10/2 W 3 0 3 1 0 1 2 8 CHICAGO 10/10 W 0 0 0 1 0 1-1 7 SAN FRANCISCO 10/16 L 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 9 ATLANTA 10/23 L 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 10 at Denver 10/30 W 1 2 3 0 0 0 3 13 at Chicago 11/13 L 0 1 1 4 2 6-5 8 CAROLINA 11/20 W 4 0 4 2 1 3 1 9 GREEN BAY 11/24 L 0 0 0 3 0 0-3 6 at New Orleans 12/4 L 0 0 0 1 0 1-1 5 Totals 0 15 8 23 14 4 18 5
TEAM STATS 2011 DETROIT LIONS TEAM STATISTICS 9/11 9/18 9/25 10/2 10/10 10/16 10/23 10/30 11/13 11/20 11/24 12/4 12/11 12/18 12/24 1/2 2011 2011 2011 2011 at TB KC at Min at Dal CHI SF ATL at Den at Chi CAR GB at NO MIN at Oak SD at GB Home Road 2011 HI LO FIRST DOWNS Total 25 23 19 18 16 21 13 21 22 29 23 25 121 134 255 29 13 Rush 6 7 1 3 5 3 4 6 4 9 7 5 34 26 60 9 1 Pass 17 12 16 13 9 14 8 13 17 17 15 18 75 94 169 18 8 Pen 2 4 2 2 2 4 1 2 1 3 1 2 12 14 26 4 1 THIRD DOWNS Att 11 15 17 13 11 15 12 12 17 11 10 11 71 84 155 17 10 Made 2 5 7 4 5 2 1 4 4 6 5 2 22 25 47 7 1 Pct 18.2 33.3 41.2 30.8 45.5 13.3 8.3 33.3 23.5 54.5 50.0 18.2 31.0 29.8 30.3 54.5 8.3 FOURTH DOWNS Att 1 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 1 5 5 10 2 0 Made 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 3 6 2 0 Pct 100.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 50.0 50.0 0.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 60.0 60.0 60.0 100.0 0.0 TOTAL OFFENSE Net Yds 431 411 358 303 395 310 263 376 393 495 409 466 2320 2290 4610 495 263 Ply 68 70 70 60 47 73 55 62 84 67 67 69 370 422 792 84 47 Avg/P 6.3 5.9 5.1 5.1 8.4 4.2 4.8 6.1 4.7 7.4 6.1 6.8 6.3 5.4 5.8 8.4 4.2 RUSHING Net Yds 126 89 20 63 181 66 104 113 80 169 136 87 710 524 1234 181 20 Att 35 30 19 17 20 18 20 28 19 29 21 22 141 137 278 35 17 Avg 3.6 3.0 1.1 3.7 9.1 3.7 5.2 4.0 4.2 5.8 6.5 4.0 5.0 3.8 4.4 9.1 1.1 Tkl-Loss 5 3 6 1 2 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 9 15 24 6 0 Yds Lost 11 6 10 1 8 1 1 2 0 3 0 2 19 26 45 11 0 PASSING Net Yds 305 322 338 240 214 244 159 263 313 326 273 379 1610 1766 3376 379 159 Att 33 40 46 43 26 50 32 32 63 36 45 41 216 271 487 63 26 Cmp 24 24 32 21 19 28 15 22 33 28 32 31 143 166 309 33 15 Int 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 2 3 1 6 8 14 4 0 Gross Yds 305 322 378 240 219 293 183 272 329 335 276 408 1680 1880 3560 408 183 Sk 0 0 5 0 1 5 3 2 2 2 1 3 10 14 24 5 0 Sky 0 0 40 0 5 49 24 9 16 9 3 29 70 114 184 49 0 Avg/PP 9.2 8.1 6.6 5.6 7.9 4.4 4.5 7.7 4.8 8.6 5.9 8.6 7.1 6.2 6.6 9.2 4.4 KICKOFFS KO 6 9 6 7 5 6 5 8 4 8 3 4 34 37 71 9 3 EZ 5 8 6 6 4 5 5 8 1 8 2 4 31 31 62 8 1 TB 5 5 1 4 1 2 2 6 1 5 0 1 15 18 33 6 0 PUNTS Pnt 5 5 7 6 5 8 6 7 5 2 4 4 31 33 64 8 2 Yds 241 206 325 262 162 350 263 284 245 96 148 183 1246 1519 2765 350 96 Avg 48.2 41.2 46.4 43.7 32.4 43.8 43.8 40.6 49.0 48.0 37.0 45.8 40.2 46.0 43.2 49.0 32.4 Bl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TB 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 3 5 1 0 Net Avg 44.6 41.0 33.6 37.3 32.2 32.3 33.5 33.7 24.6 35.5 31.5 42.5 33.6 36.1 34.9 44.6 24.6 TOTAL RETURNS Ret Yards* 34 52 37 102 26 71 24 130 2 68 2 13 247 314 561 130 2 PR 5 1 4 1 4 3 1 3 3 2 1 2 12 18 30 5 1 PR Yds 34 7 37 12 26 41 0 30 2 25 2 13 101 128 229 41 0 KR 0 0 5 3 0 0 5 0 2 2 5 3 12 13 25 5 0 KR Yds 0 0 95 76 0 0 141 0 44 46 129 70 316 285 601 141 0 Int 1 3 0 3 0 1 2 1 0 4 0 0 10 5 15 4 0 Int Yds 0 45 0 90 0 30 24 100 0 43 0 0 142 190 332 100 0 *Does not include KO FIELD GOALS Made 2 2 4 2 1 3 3 1 2 0 0 1 9 12 21 4 0 Att 2 2 4 2 1 2 3 1 2 0 1 3 9 14 23 4 0 Bl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 EXTRA POINTS PAT Made 3 6 2 4 3 1 1 6 1 6 1 2 18 18 36 6 1 PAT Att 3 6 2 4 3 1 1 6 1 6 1 2 18 18 36 6 1 PAT Bl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rush Made 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rush Att 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pass Made 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 Pass Att 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 PENALTIES Pen 8 4 7 10 12 6 10 4 4 8 11 11 51 44 95 12 4 PenY 68 35 65 75 94 54 84 45 53 56 82 107 405 413 818 107 35 FUMBLES Fumbles 4 1 1 0 1 2 2 0 3 1 1 0 8 8 16 4 0 Fum Lost 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 2 4 2 0 SCORING Pts 27 48 26 34 24 19 16 45 13 49 15 17 171 162 333 49 13 TD Ru 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 6 2 8 2 0 TD Pa 3 4 2 2 2 2 1 3 1 5 1 1 15 12 27 5 1 TD Ret 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 2 0 PAT 3 6 2 4 3 1 1 6 1 7 1 2 19 18 37 7 1 2 pt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 FG 2 2 4 2 1 2 3 1 2 0 0 1 8 12 20 4 0 S 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TIME OF POSESSION Possession 36:25 32:24 34:09 23:21 20:57 30:21 25:03 29:34 30:54 33:07 30:48 35:06 52:40 03:10 12:26 36:25 20:57
TEAM STATS 2011 DETROIT LIONS OPPONENTS STATISTICS 9/11 9/18 9/25 10/2 10/10 10/16 10/23 10/30 11/13 11/20 11/24 12/4 12/11 12/18 12/24 1/2 2011 2011 2011 2011 at TB KC at Min at Dal CHI SF ATL at Den at Chi CAR GB at NO MIN at Oak SD at GB Home Road 2011 HI LO FIRST DOWNS Total 17 12 16 25 23 14 22 19 12 24 18 21 115 108 223 25 12 Rush 1 5 5 4 5 7 4 9 4 7 3 4 30 28 58 9 1 Pass 15 6 10 19 14 6 11 9 5 12 11 16 67 67 134 19 5 Pen 1 1 1 2 4 1 7 1 3 5 4 1 18 13 31 7 1 THIRD DOWNS Att 14 11 14 13 13 14 17 14 13 10 10 12 77 78 155 17 10 Made 6 2 4 5 4 2 7 2 3 3 2 6 23 23 46 7 2 Pct 42.9 18.2 28.6 38.5 30.8 14.3 41.2 14.3 23.1 30.0 20.0 50.0 29.9 29.5 29.7 50.0 14.3 FOURTH DOWNS Att 2 0 1 2 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 5 7 12 3 0 Made 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 Pct 50.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 42.9 25.0 100.0 0.0 TOTAL OFFENSE Net Yds 315 267 321 434 359 314 328 312 216 409 349 438 2053 2009 4062 438 216 Ply 64 54 63 75 66 63 69 76 57 65 53 61 379 387 766 76 53 Avg/P 4.9 4.9 5.1 5.8 5.4 5.0 4.8 4.1 3.8 6.3 6.6 7.2 5.4 5.2 5.3 7.2 3.8 RUSHING Net Yds 56 151 132 113 122 203 129 195 109 137 53 100 750 750 1500 203 53 Att 16 29 23 27 25 29 31 30 35 26 18 23 156 156 312 35 16 Avg 3.5 5.2 5.7 4.2 4.9 7.0 4.2 6.5 3.1 5.3 2.9 4.3 4.8 4.8 4.8 7.0 2.9 Tkl-Loss 0 1 2 1 2 3 3 0 6 2 2 3 11 14 25 6 0 Yds Lost 0 2 5 4 2 8 6 0 18 4 3 4 17 39 56 18 0 PASSING Net Yds 259 116 189 321 237 111 199 117 107 272 296 338 1303 1259 2562 338 107 Att 46 23 36 34 38 32 35 39 20 38 33 36 204 206 410 46 20 Cmp 29 15 22 47 28 17 20 18 9 22 22 26 129 146 275 47 9 Int 1 3 0 3 0 1 2 1 0 4 0 0 6 9 15 4 0 Gross Yds 266 133 211 331 249 125 218 172 123 280 307 342 1421 1336 2757 342 123 Sk 2 2 4 1 3 2 3 7 2 1 1 2 18 12 30 7 1 Sky 7 17 22 10 12 14 19 55 16 8 11 4 118 77 195 55 4 Avg/PP 5.4 4.6 4.7 9.2 5.8 3.3 5.2 2.5 4.9 7.0 8.7 5.9 5.8 5.8 9.2 2.5 KICKOFFS KO 4 2 7 6 4 5 6 3 8 6 6 6 27 36 63 8 2 EZ 3 2 5 5 4 5 5 3 6 6 5 5 24 30 54 6 2 TB 3 2 2 3 4 5 1 3 6 4 1 3 14 23 37 6 1 PUNTS Pnt 5 5 6 3 5 9 5 7 6 3 5 4 31 32 63 9 3 Yds 261 198 267 161 44.2 430 177 353 280 122 207 179 1158.2 1521 2679.2 430 44.2 Avg 52.2 39.6 44.5 53.7 8.8 47.8 35.4 50.4 46.7 40.7 41.4 44.8 37.4 47.5 42.5 53.7 8.8 Bl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TB 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 4 1 0 Net Avg 45.4 38.2 38.3 43.0 3.6 41.0 35.4 46.1 43.0 32.3 37.0 41.5 31.5 36.1 37.6 46.1 3.6 TOTAL RETURN Ret Yards* 26 5 90 29 1 72 62 28 191 46 10 6 112 454 566 191 1 PR 1 1 4 3 1 3 4 5 3 2 1 2 12 18 30 5 1 PR Yds -2 1 90 18 1 72 62 28 122 25 2 13 163 269 432 122-2 KR 1 3 5 3 4 4 3 2 2 3 3 3 20 16 36 5 1 KR Yds 78 69 160 94 84 105 82 47 22 140 45 74 525 475 1000 160 22 Int 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 2 3 1 7 7 14 4 0 Int Yds 28 4 0 11 0 0 0 0 69 21 8-7 33 101 134 69-7 *Does not include KO FIELD GOALS Made 2 1 3 3 2 3 3 1 3 2 2 1 13 13 26 3 1 Att 2 2 3 3 2 3 3 1 4 2 2 1 14 14 28 4 1 Bl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 EXTRA POINTS PAT Made 2 0 2 3 1 2 2 1 4 4 3 4 12 16 28 4 0 PAT Att 2 0 2 3 1 2 2 1 4 4 3 4 12 16 28 4 0 PAT Bl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rush Made 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rush Att 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pass Made 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 Pass Att 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 PENALTIES Pen 6 8 10 7 14 15 11 5 4 7 7 3 62 35 97 15 3 PenY 39 70 79 33 104 120 80 55 37 70 54 30 498 273 771 120 30 FUMBLES Fumbles 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 5 3 0 1 0 5 13 18 5 0 Fum Lost 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 4 4 8 3 0 SCORING Pts 20 3 23 30 13 25 23 10 37 35 27 31 126 151 277 37 3 TD Ru 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 5 3 8 2 0 TD Pa 1 0 1 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 3 6 9 15 3 0 TD Ret 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 4 5 3 0 PAT 2 0 2 3 1 2 2 1 4 3 3 4 11 16 27 4 0 2 pt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 FG 2 1 3 3 2 3 3 1 3 2 2 1 13 13 26 3 1 S 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 TIME OF POSSESSION Possession 23:35 27:36 27:50 36:39 39:03 29:39 34:57 30:26 29:06 26:53 29:12 24:54 07:20 57:30 11:58 39:03 23:35
DETROIT LIONS 2011 ACTIVE SCORING CHART Updated December 5, 2011 Player TD Ru Pa Int FR KR PR BFG FGR BP PAT FG Ru2pt Pa2pt S Pts Avril, Cliff 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Best, Jahvid 9 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 54 Brown, Aaron 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Burleson, Nate 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 Carpenter, Bobby 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Delmas, Louis 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 Hanson, Jason 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 610 459 0 0 0 1987 Heller, Will 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 Houston, Chris 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 Johnson, Calvin 46 1 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 280 Levy, DeAndre 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Logan, Stefan 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Morris, Maurice 9 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 56 Pettigrew, Brandon 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 Scheffler, Tony 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 Smith, Alphonso 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Smith, Kevin 17 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 102 Stafford, Matthew 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 Stanton, Drew 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 Suh, Ndamukong 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Williams, Keiland 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 Young, Titus 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 NFL CAREER SCORING Player TD Ru Pa Int FR KR PR BFG FGR BP PAT FG Ru2pt Pa2pt S Pts Burleson, Nate 37 0 33 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 224 Davis, Rashied 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 Fuller, Vincent 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 Harrison, Jerome 10 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 Heller, Will 11 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 66 Hill, Shaun 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 Houston, Chris 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 McDonald, Brandon 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Morris, Maurice 16 12 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 98 Scheffler, Tony 17 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 102 Stovall, Maurice 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
GAME SUMMARIES GAME #1 LIONS 27, BUCCANEERS 20 RAYMOND JAMES STADIUM, SEPTEMBER 11, 2011 ATTENDANCE: 51,274 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q OT Final DETROIT LIONS 6 14 7 0-27 TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS 10 3 0 7-20 LIONS...Hanson 23 yd. Field Goal BUCCANEERS...Barth 38 yd. Field Goal BUCCANEERS...Talib 28 yd. interception return (Barth kick) LIONS...Hanson 28 yd. Field Goal LIONS...C. Johnson 36 yd. pass from Stafford (Hanson kick) LIONS...Scheffler 11 yd. pass from Stafford (Hanson kick) BUCCANEERS...Barth 31 yd. Field Goal LIONS...C. Johnson 1 yd. pass from Stafford (Hanson kick) BUCCANEERS...M. Williams 5 yd. pass from Freeman (Barth kick) LIONS BUCCANEERS First Downs 25 17 Total Net Yards 431 313 Net Yards Rushing 126 56 Net Yards Passing 305 257 (Att/Comp/Int) 33-24-1 46-29-1 Punts-Average 5-48.2 5-52.2 Fumbles-Lost 4-0 4-1 Sacks-Yards 0-0 1-6 Penalties-Yards 8-68 6-39 Time of Possession 36:25 23:35 RUSHING LIONS: Best 21-72; Harrison 8-27; Burleson 1-20; Scheffler 1-5; Morris 2-4; Stafford 1-0; Logan 1-(-2). BUCCANEERS: Freeman 4-26; Blount 5-15; Graham 6-13; Johnson 1-2. PASSING LIONS: Stafford 24-33 305 3 TD 1 INT. BUCCANEERS: Freeman 28-43 257 1 TD 1 INT; Johnson 1-3 7. RECEIVING LIONS: C. Johnson 6-88 2 TD; Burleson 5-60; Pettigrew 4-57; Best 4-42; Morris 2-25; Davis 1-14; Scheffler 1-11 1 TD; Stovall 1-8. BUCCANEERS: Graham 8-58; Winslow 6-66; Williams 4-50 1 TD; Parker 4-44; Benn 4-27; Briscoe 2-14; Lumpkin 1-9; SUMMARY The Lions opened their 2011 regular season with a hard-fought victory in steamy Tampa, Florida against the Buccaneers. Coming off four consecutive wins to end 2010, which included one in Tampa in December, and four more wins during the preseason, momentum was on Detroit s side and they showed it right from the opening kickoff. Matthew Stafford, who was one of the League s best quarterbacks during the preseason, got off to a hot start in leading the Lions down the fi eld on a 12-play, 76-yard opening drive to set up K Jason Hanson for a chip-shot fi eld goal of 23 yards out. The Bucs would answer right away with a 78-yard kickoff return by WR Sammie Stroughter to put the ball at the Lions 21-yard line. The Lions defense would hold and force a 38-yard fi eld goal from TB K Connor Barth. On the next Detroit possession, Stafford threw high to TE Will Heller, who tipped the ball into the air, and TB CB Aqib Talib picked it off and returned it 28 yards for a touchdown giving Tampa Bay a 10-3 lead. After the mistake, however, Stafford would settle in and lead the Lions down the fi eld on the next drive to set up Hanson s second fi eld goal, this one from 28-yards out. The Bucs would hold the four-point advantage into the second quarter before the tide started to turn in the favor of the visiting team. Lions CB Chris Houston intercepted Bucs QB Josh Freeman in the end zone to hault a potential scoring drive giving the ball back to the offense, who would take advantage. Stafford hit his favorite target, WR Calvin Johnson, down the right sideline for a 36-yard touchdown strike on a 4th-and-2. This gave the Lions a 13-10 lead - one they would not relinquish the rest of the way. Following a Bucs 3-and-out, Stafford, working primarily out of the shotgun, would drive the Lions again. He hit WR Nate Burleson on a 29-yard pass followed by 14 yard catches by WR Rashied David and TE Brandon Pettigrew. He concluded the drive fi nding TE Tony Scheffler on a roll to the right from 11 yards away for a score to give Detroit the 10-point edge. The Bucs would cut into the lead before halftime as Freeman led the team on a 2-minute drill to set up a 31-yard Barth field goal as time expired for intermission. Following another 3-and-out from Tampa Bay to begin the second half, Stafford and Johnson would strike again. Battling cramps due to the heat, the third-year quarterback found Johnson on a jump ball from 1-yard out for his second touchdown of the game. The play was reviewed, but replay showed Johnson was able to get two feet in bounds with full possession. The Lions would take the 27-13 lead into the fourth quarter, but Freeman would not go quietly on his home fi eld. With just under two minutes to play, the 6-foot-6 Freeman found WR Mike Williams on a toe-tip grab in the back of the end zone to trim the Detroit lead to just a seven. On the subsequent onside kick, Johnson soared into the sky to recover the ball for the Lions. Detroit was unable to get a fi rst down to run the clock out, so with just over a minute remaining, the Bucs got the ball back at their own 20-yard line. Freeman was able to get the team to the Lions 42-yard line, but time would run out and the Lions went back to Detroit 1-0 in the new season. GAME #2 LIONS 48, CHIEFS 3 FORD FIELD, SEPTEMBER 18, 2011 ATTENDANCE: 60,040 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q OT Final KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 3 0 0 0-3 DETROIT LIONS 7 13 7 21-48 LIONS...C. Johnson 15 yd. pass from Stafford (Hanson kick) CHIEFS...Succop 33 yd. Field Goal LIONS...Scheffler 36 yd. pass from Stafford (Hanson kick) LIONS...Hanson 51 yd. Field Goal LIONS...Hanson 28 yd. Field Goal LIONS...C. Johnson 1 yd. pass from Stafford (Hanson kick) LIONS...Best 9 yd. pass from Stafford (Hanson kick) LIONS...Best 1 yd. run (Hanson kick) LIONS...K. Williams 1 yd. run (Hanson kick) CHIEFS LIONS First Downs 12 23 Total Net Yards 267 411 Net Yards Rushing 151 89 Net Yards Passing 116 322 (Att/Comp/Int) 23-15-3 40-24-1 Punts-Average 5-39.6 5-41.2 Fumbles-Lost 3-3 1-0 Sacks-Yards 0-0 2-17 Penalties-Yards 8-70 4-35 Time of Possession 27:36 32:24 RUSHING CHIEFS: McCluster 8-51; Jones 12-40; Charles 2-27; McClain 4-15; Bowe 1-12; Battle 1-6 LIONS: Best 16-57 1 TD; Williams 9-25 1 TD; Harrison 4-6; Stafford 1-1 PASSING CHIEFS: Cassell 15-23, 133, 3 INT; Palko 0-1 0. LIONS: Stafford 23-39 294 4 TD 1 INT; Hill 1-1 28. RECEIVING CHIEFS: Bowe 5-101; McCluster 4-(-2); 2-12; Pope 2-9; Breaston 1-7; Urban 1-6 LIONS: Burleson 7-93; Best 6-66 1 TD; Young 5-89; C. Johnson 3-29 2 TD; Scheffler 1-36 1 TD; Pettigrew 1-7; Heller 1-2 SUMMARY The Lions opened their home schedule with a dominating performance in front of a sold out crowd at Ford Field defeating the Chiefs 48-3. Midway through the opening drive, quarterback Matthew Stafford threw an interception to Chiefs safety Jon McGraw. On the return, however, McGraw fumbled the ball and Lions TE Tony Scheffler recovered to give the Lions offense another opportunity. With the assistance of two personal foul penalties by the Chiefs defense, Stafford lead the team 56 yards on just two plays and found his favorite target, WR Calvin Johnson, for a 15-yard score. The Chiefs answered with a fi eld goal on their fi rst possession, but suffered a huge loss on the drive when RB Jamaal Charles suffered a knee injury and would not return. The fi rst quarter concluded with the score 7-3. The second quarter would see the Lions take complete control of the game, fi rst with the offense and concluding with their defense. Stafford threw his second touchdown of the game midway through the quarter when he found Scheffler running down the middle of the field for a 36-yard score. It was Scheffler s second straight game with a touchdown catch. With the crowd energized, the Lions defense picked up the pressure on Chiefs QB Matt Cassell and forced him into interceptions on consecutive drives - the fi rst by CB Chris Houston and the second by S Amari Spievey. Each interception set up a fi eld goal by K Jason Hanson - who was playing in his 297th game with the Lions, a new NFL record for most games played with one team. He also went over the 1,900 point mark in his career, only the seventh player in NFL history to do so. Up by 17 at the half, Detroit s offense did not slow down and continued to put points on the board. Stafford hit Johnson for his second touchdown of the game - and fourth in the fi rst two games - in the third quarter to push their lead to 27-3. Trailing by 24, the Chiefs had to abandon their specialty - the run game - and rely on their passing game to try and get back in the game. That gave the Lions defense more opportunities to pressure Cassell and resulted in more turnovers. Following the Johnson score, Lions DE Kyle Vanden Bosch sacked Cassell and caused a fumble that was recovered by LB Stephen Tulloch. With the short fi eld, RB Jahvid Best took a pass from Stafford from 9-yards out and dove into the end zone to push the score to 34-3. The Lions defense would force yet another turnover on the following Chiefs drive when CB Eric Wright forced a fumble by Chiefs RB Dexter McCluster which was recovered by DE Cliff Avril. Again with a short fi eld to work with, Best scored his second touchdown of the fourth quarter on a 1-yard plunge. Wright would get his hands on the ball again on the next Chiefs possession when he picked off Cassell. With the starters pulled, newest Lion RB Keiland Williams took advantage of his opportunity and concluded the scoring when he converted a 4th-and-1 from the 1-yard line for the offense s sixth touchdown and a 48-3 fi nal.
GAME SUMMARIES GAME #3 LIONS 26, VIKINGS 23 OT MALL OF AMERICA FIELD, SEPTEMBER 25, 2011 ATTENDANCE: 62,466 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q OT Final DETROIT LIONS 0 0 10 13 3 26 MINNESOTA VIKINGS 6 14 0 3-23 VIKINGS...Longwell 33 yd. Field Goal VIKINGS...Longwell 41 yd. Field Goal VIKINGS...Peterson 6 yd. run (Longwell kick) VIKINGS...Shiancoe 8 yd. pass from McNabb (Longwell kick) LIONS...Johnson 32 yd. pass from Stafford (Hanson kick) LIONS...Hanson 28 yd. Field Goal LIONS...Johnson 5 yd. pass from Stafford (Hanson kick) LIONS...Hanson 50 yd. Field Goal LIONS...Hanson 40 yd. Field Goal VIKINGS...Longwell 49 yd. Field Goal LIONS...Hanson 32 yd. Field Goal LIONS VIKINGS First Downs 19 16 Total Net Yards 358 321 Net Yards Rushing 20 132 Net Yards Passing 338 189 (Att/Comp/Int) 46-32-0 36-22-0 Punts-Average 7-46.4 6-44.5 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-0 Sacks-Yards 4-22 5-40 Penalties-Yards 7-65 10-79 Time of Possession 34:09 27:50 RUSHING LIONS: Best 12-14; Harrison 2-8; Williams 2-3; Stafford 1-(-1); Morris 2-(-4). VIKINGS: Peterson 17-78 1 TD; Harvin 2-41; McNabb 2-11; Gerhart 2-2. PASSING LIONS: Stafford 32-46 378 2 TD. VIKINGS: McNabb 22-36 211 1 TD. RECEIVING LIONS: Pettigrew 11-112; Johnson 7-108 2 TD; Best 5-74; Young 4-51; Burleson 2-12; Morris 1-14; Scheffler 1-4; Harrison 1-3. VIKINGS: Jenkins 9-88; Peterson 4-19; Harvin 3-47; Rudolph 3-39; Shiancoe 1-8 1 TD; Gerhart 1-5; Aromashodu 1-5. SUMMARY The Detroit Lions traveled to the Metrodome looking for their fi rst win in Minnesota since 1997 and, early on, the Vikings were not welcoming hosts. The Vikings received the opening kickoff and were able to get off to a hot start. On the fi fth play of the drive, RB Adrian Peterson ran off right tackle for 43 yards down to the Lions 20-yard line. The Detroit defense tightened up in the red zone and held the Vikings to a 33-yard fi eld goal by K Ryan Longwell. After a three-and-out by the Lions offense, Minnesota added to its lead. Starting with good fi eld position at its own 47, Minnesota once again drove down into the red zone, but a sack by DT Ndamukong Suh stopped the drive and forced another Longwell fi eld goal. After two FGs, the Vikings fi nally found the end zone in the second quarter. On their second possession of the quarter, WR Percy Harvin took a reverse 39 yards down the left sideline that put the Vikings in scoring position. After consecutive passes from QB Donovan McNabb to TE Kyle Rudolph brought the ball inside the 10-yard line, Peterson fi nished the drive with a 6-yard touchdown run. With just over a minute to go in the half, the Lions were forced to punt the football back to Minnesota. Return man Marcus Sherels brought it back 53 yards and with an additional 15-yard face mask penalty by Detroit, the Vikings started on the Lions 13-yard line with 0:50 remaining. On third down, McNabb found TE Visanthe Shiancoe in the back of the end zone for an 8-yard touchdown and Minnesota took a 20-0 lead to the locker room. After each team punted on their fi rst possession of the second half, the QB Matthew Stafford-led Lions attack fi nally got going on their second drive. Stafford found TE Brandon Pettigrew for back-to-back receptions for 20 total yards and then took a shot deep to his favorite target, WR Calvin Johnson. The third-year QB threw a 32-yard fade pattern to Johnson, who jumped over DB Chris Cook for his fi fth TD reception of the season. Following another Vikings three-and-out, Stafford hit Pettigrew three times on the next drive, including a 27-yarder, which culminated in a 28-yard fi eld goal by K Jason Hanson. With momentum changing sidelines, the Detroit defense forced a third-straight three-and-out. On the subsequent possession, Stafford hit rookie WR Titus Young for 17 yards for a key third down conversion. On the next play, the final one the 3rd quarter, RB Jahvid Best took a screen pass from Stafford and raced down the sideline for a 60-yard gain to the Vikings 5-yard line. The Stafford-Johnson combination struck again on the fi rst play of the fourth quarter for a 5-yard touchdown reception and cut the Lions defi cit to three. Trying to re-establish control of the game, Minnesota drove the ball down to the Lions 17-yard line, where they were faced with a 4th-and-1. Head Coach Leslie Frazier decided to go for it, but the Lions stopped RB Toby Gerhart short of the marker and took over on downs. Down a fi eld goal, Stafford led the offense back down the fi eld and set up Hanson who converted on a game-tying 50-yarder. Tied with just over fi ve minutes to play, the Lions forced the Vikings into another punt. Detroit took over near midfi eld and after a pass to Pettigrew followed by a 15-yard horse collar penalty, the ball was inside the Vikings 25-yard line. Three plays later, Hanson booted a 40-yard fi eld goal to give the Lions their fi rst lead of the game. With 2:25 remaining, McNabb led a 9-play, 52-yard drive to set up Longwell for a game-tying 49-yard fi eld goal ultimately sending the game to overtime. The Lions won the toss in the extra session and elected to receive. On second down, Stafford hit Young on another 17-yard gain to move the ball close to midfi eld. Two plays later, Stafford saw single coverage on Johnson and threw it up to the big wide out. Johnson made an over-the-shoulder catch inside the Vikings 15-yard line. On the next play, Hanson kicked a game-winning 32-yard field goal. GAME #4 LIONS 34, COWBOYS 30 COWBOYS STADIUM, OCTOBER 2, 2011 ATTENDANCE: 78,122 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q OT Final DETROIT LIONS 0 3 14 17-34 DALLAS COWBOYS 7 13 10 0-30 COWBOYS...Bryant 25 yd. pass from Romo (Bailey kick) COWBOYS...Bryant 6 yd. pass from Romo (Bailey kick) COWBOYS...Bailey 41 yd. Field Goal LIONS...Hanson 33 yd. Field Goal COWBOYS...Bailey 35 yd. Field Goal COWBOYS...Witten 1 yd. pass from Romo LIONS...Carpenter 34 yd. interception return (Hanson kick) LIONS...Houston 56 yd. interception return (Hanson kick) COWBOYS...Bailey 23 yd. Field Goal LIONS...C. Johnson 23 yd. pass from Stafford (Hanson kick) LIONS...Hanson 51 yd. Field Goal LIONS...C. Johnson 2 yd. pass from Stafford (Hanson kick) LIONS COWBOYS First Downs 18 25 Total Net Yards 303 434 Net Yards Rushing 63 113 Net Yards Passing 240 331 (Att/Comp/Int) 43-21-1 47-34-3 Punts-Average 6-43.7 3-53.7 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 Sacks-Yards 1-10 0-0 Penalties-Yards 10-75 7-33 Time of Possession 23:31 36:39 RUSHING LIONS: Best 11-47; Williams 4-14; Logan 1-3; Stafford 1-(-1). COWBOYS: Jones 16-57; Choice 6-39; Murray 4-12; Bryant 1-5. PASSING LIONS: Stafford 21-43 240 2 TD 1 INT. BILLS: Romo 34-47 331 3 TD 3 INT. RECEIVING LIONS: C. Johnson 8-96 2 TD; Pettigrew 6-64; Young 3-41; Best 2-23; Burleson 2-16. COWBOYS: Witten 8-94 1 TD; Robinson 7-116; Jones 5-19; Choice 4-23; 3-37 2 TD; Phillips 3-8; Bennett 2-22; Ogletree 1-13; Murray 1-(-1). SUMMARY The Dallas Cowboys hosted the Lions in a marquee matchup of Week 4 of the NFL season. Like a week prior, the Lions quickly had to play from behind as the home team jumped out in front. Following an interception of Lions QB Matthew Stafford by Cowboys S Gerald Sensabaugh, Cowboys QB Tony Romo found WR Dez Bryant on a fade pattern from 25 yards out for the game s fi rst touchdown. On the next Dallas possession, Romo took the Cowboys down to the Lions 1-yard line. Head Coach Jason Garrett decided to go for it on 4th-and-goal from the 1, but RB Felix Jones was stopped short of the goal line. Unfortunately, the Lions offense could not build on the momentum and were forced into another punt. On the subsequent drive, Romo hit Bryant again on a 6-yard touchdown pass to increase the lead to 14-0. The short touchdown reception was set up by a big play from Romo to WR Laurent Robinson of 44 yards. The Cowboys increased the lead to 17-0 midway through the second quarter on a 41-yard fi eld goal by K Dan Bailey. Down three scores, the Lions offense was fi nally able to get something going on their next possession. Stafford hit WR Calvin Johnson for 12 yards and then RB Jahvid Best for 24 to bring Detroit into the red zone. Three incompletions stalled the drive, but K Jason Hanson got the Lions on the scoreboard with a 33-yard fi eld goal. Dallas answered Detroit s three with a fi eld goal of their own to end the fi rst half with a 20-3 advantage. The Cowboys received the second half kickoff and after Hanson slipped on the kick, defensive lineman Sean Lissemore returned it 38 yards to set the Cowboys up in good fi eld position at the Detroit 48-yard line. Six plays later, Romo found TE Jason Witten from 1-yard out to take a 27-3 lead. Following another Lions punt, the Detroit defense would get them back in the game on a 34-yard interception return for a touchdown by LB Bobby Carpenter. The Lions defense got Detroit closer on the next Dallas drive when CB Chris Houston picked off Romo and took it back 56 yards for another touchdown. In a matter of moments, a 24 point lead had been trimmed to 10 and shades of Detroit s Week 3 comeback at Minnesota were starting to creep into Cowboys Stadium. Dallas would regain a three possession lead on the next drive with another Bailey fi eld goal, this one from 23 yards. The 4th quarter started with the Lions down 30-17, but got tighter on just the third play when Stafford connected on a 23-yard jump ball which WR Calvin Johnson caught in the midst of three Cowboys defenders. A Hanson 51-yard fi eld goal with 4:27 remaining cut the Cowboys lead to 30-27 and put the pressure on the Lions defense to regain possession for the offense. On the fi rst play of the Dallas drive, LB Stephen Tulloch dropped into coverage and picked off a Romo pass intended for Witten. The Lions started on the Dallas 40-yard line and six plays later, they had a 3rd-and-goal from the 3-yard line. Stafford tried to hit TE Brandon Pettigrew, but Dallas CB Frank Walker was called for defensive holding giving the Lions an automatic fi rst down. On the next play, Stafford connected with Johnson to give the Lions the lead. Down four, the Cowboys had one last drive for the win, but a DE Willie Young sack all but ended it for Dallas. On 4th-and-20, Romo hit Jones out of the backfi eld who was tackled short of the fi rst down marker and the Lions improved to 4-0 on the season. It marked their fi rst 4-0 start since 1980.
GAME SUMMARIES GAME #5 LIONS 24, BEARS 13 FORD FIELD, OCTOBER 10, 2011 ATTENDANCE: 67,861 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q OT Final CHICAGO BEARS 0 10 0 3-13 DETROIT LIONS 0 7 14 3-24 LIONS...C. Johnson 73 yd. pass from Stafford (Hanson kick) BEARS...Gould 44 yd. Field Goal BEARS...Davis 9 yd. pass from Cutler (Gould kick) LIONS...Pettigrew 18 yd. pass from Cutler (Gould kick) LIONS...Best 88 yd. run BEARS...Gould 49 yd. Field Goal LIONS...Hanson 31 yd. Field Goal BEARS LIONS First Downs 23 16 Total Net Yards 359 395 Net Yards Rushing 122 181 Net Yards Passing 237 214 (Att/Comp/Int) 38-28-0 26-19-1 Punts-Average 5-44.2 5-32.4 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0 Sacks-Yards 1-5 3-12 Penalties-Yards 14-104 12-94 Time of Possession 39:03 20:57 RUSHING BEARS: Forte 22-116; Cutler 2-3; Barber 1-3. LIONS: Best 12-163 1 TD; Williams 4-7; Logan 1-6; Burleson 2-4; Stafford 1-1. PASSING BEARS: Cutler 28-38, 249 1 TD. LIONS: Stafford 19-26, 219 2 TD 1 INT. RECEIVING BEARS: Sanzenbacher 6-64; Hester 5-32; Hurd 4-50; Forte 4-35; Davis 3-25 1 TD; Knox 2-17; Williams 1-11; Spaeth 1-8; Barber 1-7; Clutts 1-0. LIONS: C. Johnson 5-130 1 TD; Pettigrew 4-39 1 TD; Best 4-9; Young 2-14; Scheffler 1-12; Morris 1-8; Burleson 1-6; Heller 1-1. SUMMARY Hosting its fi rst Monday Night Football game in a decade, the Detroit Lions welcomed division rival Chicago to Ford Field. After back-to-back comeback victories, the Lions aimed to get off to a better start in front of its rowdy home crowd. The fi rst quarter supplied no scoring, but plenty of penalties mostly from the Bears offensive line. The Ford Field crowd was relentless and caused numerous false start penalties to put the Bears offense in difficult down and distances. With all the mistakes, however, the Lions offense did not take advantage and the fi rst quarter ended scoreless. That changed early in the second quarter when QB Matthew Stafford found his favorite target, WR Calvin Johnson, in stride behind the Bears defense and he wrestled past S Brandon Meriweather for a 73-yard touchdown. It was Johnson s 9th touchdown reception in the first five games of the season. In spite of a deafening crowd, Chicago answered with a scoring drive of its own. QB Jay Cutler led the team on a 10-play, 57-yard drive that resulted in a 44-yard fi eld goal by K Robbie Gould. After forcing the Lions to punt on their next possession, the Bears would again sustain a long scoring drive this time resulting in seven. A 19-yard run by RB Matt Forte started the possession, a 26-yard grab by WR Devin Hester moved the ball into Lions territory, and a 7-yard touchdown pass from Cutler to TE Kellen Davis fi nished the 88-yard drive to give the Bears the lead. Stafford tried to lead the Lions down the fi eld in a 2-minute drill in an attempt to tie the game before halftime, but he was picked off by Bears CB D.J. Moore. The three point Chicago halftime lead did not last long into the second half. The Lions forced the Bears offense into a 3-and-out and on the subsequent Detroit possession, Stafford hit four different receivers on his way to completing the drive with an 18-yard touchdown strike to TE Brandon Pettigrew to once again give Detroit the lead. It didn t take Detroit long to push its lead to double-fi gures when on its next possession, RB Jahvid Best took a handoff out of the shotgun, burst up the middle and outran the Bears defense for an 88-yard touchdown. It was the 2nd longest run in Lions history. Midway through the fourth quarter, the Bears got back within one score on a second Gould fi eld goal, this one from 49 yards away. Up by 8, the Lions were in position to control the clock by running the ball. On the fi rst play, Best again found an opening on the left side and raced down the left sideline for 43 yards. Add on a 15-yard horse collar tackle penalty and the ball was already on the Bears 22-yard line. Another 15 yard gain from Best set the Lions up with 1st-and-goal from the 6-yard line. Three plays later, K Jason Hanson kicked a 31-yard fi eld goal to push the lead back to 11. The Bears were unable to cut back into the lead and the Lions improved to 5-0 for the fi rst time since 1956. GAME #6 49ERS 25, LIONS 19 FORD FIELD, OCTOBER 16, 2011 ATTENDANCE: 62,061 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q OT Final SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS 0 12 3 10-25 DETROIT LIONS 10 0 3 6-19 LIONS...Hanson 25 yd. Field Goal LIONS...Pettigrew 16 yd. pass from Stafford (Hanson kick) 49ERS...Gore 1 yd. run (Akers kick) 49ERS...Stafford sacked in end zone by Ald. Smith for a Safety 49ERS...Akers 55 yd. Field Goal LIONS...Hanson 24 yd. Field Goal 49ERS...Akers 31 yd. Field Goal LIONS...Burleson 5 yd. pass from Stafford (pass failed) 49ERS...Walker 6 yd. pass from Smith (Akers kick) 49ERS...Akers 37 yd. Field Goal 49ERS LIONS First Downs 14 21 Total Net Yards 314 310 Net Yards Rushing 203 66 Net Yards Passing 111 244 (Att/Comp/Int) 32-17-1 50-28-0 Punts-Average 9-47.8 8-43.8 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-0 Sacks-Yards 5-49 2-14 Penalties-Yards 15-120 6-54 Time of Possession 29:39 30:21 RUSHING 49ERS: Gore 15-141 1 TD; Hunter 8-33; Ginn 2-21; Smith 2-5; Miller 1-3; Dixon 1-0. LIONS: Best 12-37; Morris 5-20; Stafford 1-9. PASSING 49ERS: Smith 17-32, 125, 1 TD, 1 INT LIONS: Stafford 28-50, 293, 2 TD. RECEIVING 49ERS: Crabtree 9-77; Ginn 2-24; Walker 2-11 1 TD; Davis 2-8; Gore 2-5. LIONS: Pettigrew 8-42 1 TD; Johnson 7-113; Best 6-73; Burleson 4-34 1 TD; Young 1-14; Heller 1-9; Morris 1-8. SUMMARY Two of the hottest teams in the NFL got together in Week 6 as the 4-1 San Francisco 49ers traveled to Ford Field to take on the 5-0 Detroit Lions. On the 49ers fi rst offensive play, Lions DE Kyle Vanden Bosch got around the edge, sacked QB Alex Smith, caused a fumble that he recovered himself. That put the Lions offense in scoring position at the SF 32-yard line. With the help of a roughing the passer penalty, the Lions moved the ball inside the 5-yard line, but the 49ers tough red zone defense once again proved why they are one of the League s best and held the Lions to a K Jason Hanson 25-yard fi eld goal. After the teams traded possessions, Detroit added to its lead later in the fi rst quarter. QB Matthew Stafford led a 7-play, 69-yard drive that resulted in a 16-yard touchdown strike to TE Brandon Pettigrew. After getting the ball to midfi eld following a couple passes from 49ers QB Alex Smith to WR Michael Crabtree, RB Frank Gore took a fi rst down carry up the middle for a 47 yard gain down to the Lions 1-yard line. Two plays later (and the fi rst play of the second quarter), Gore powered it in for the 49ers fi rst points of the game and quieted the raucous Ford Field crowd. San Francisco got closer midway through the second quarter when Stafford was sacked in the end zone by rookie Aldon Smith for a safety. Later in the second quarter, Hanson missed a 52-yard fi eld goal attempt 9 his fi rst in 23 attempts. With fi eld position at thier 42-yard line, San Francisco put themselves in position for a last-second 55-yard fi eld goal from K David Akers to take a 12-10 advantage into the locker room. It did not take long for the Lions to regain the lead as they took their fi rst possession of the half 54 yards (all by RB Jahvid Best, either rushing or receiving) to set up Hanson s second fi eld goal of the game, this one from 24 yards away. The 49ers answered immediately with another Akers fi eld goal to recapture the lead in the back-and-forth affair. The third quarter ended with San Francisco up by a 15-13 score, but the Lions had possession of the football following an interception of Smith by Lions S Amari Spievey. Five plays into the fourth, Stafford hit WR Nate Burleson on a 5-yard TD reception to give Detroit the lead. The catch was initially ruled incomplete, but it was overturned after review confi rmed that Burleson had two feet inbounds and he maintained possession throughout the process of the catch. Detroit held on to its 4-point lead until 1:56 to play when Smith found TE Delaine Walker on a 6-yard touchdown reception on a fourth-down-and-goal play. With 1:51 remaining, Stafford tried to lead the Lions down the fi eld for a game-tying fi eld goal, but three straight incompletions after a 5-yard gain on fi rst down turned it back over to San Francisco. However, the Lions had all three of their timeouts left, so after the 49ers ran Gore three times for just six yards, Akers kicked his third fi eld goal to put San Francisco up by six with 1:06 to play. Stafford and the Lions offense had one last chance, but had no timeouts left and 80 yards to go. On fi rst down, DE Justin Smith and DT Ray McDonald combined to sack Stafford and in all aspects ended the game. A couple underneath catches moved the ball up closer to midfi eld, but time ran out and the 49ers escaped with 25-19 victory.
GAME SUMMARIES GAME #7 FALCONS 23, LIONS 16 FORD FIELD, OCTOBER 23, 2011 ATTENDANCE: 63,625 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q OT Final ATLANTA FALCONS 10 7 3 3-23 DETROIT LIONS 3 3 10 0-16 LIONS...Hanson 43 yd. Field Goal FALCONS...Bryant 23. yd Field Goal FALCONS...Ryan 1 yd. run (Bryant kick) LIONS...Hanson 38 yd. Field Goal FALCONS...White 18 yd. pass from Ryan (Bryant kick) LIONS...Hanson 29 yd. Field Goal FALCONS...Bryant 47 yd. Field Goal LIONS...Johnson 57 yd. pass from Stafford (Hanson kick) FALCONS...Bryant 40 yd. Field Goal FALCONS LIONS First Downs 22 13 Total Net Yards 328 263 Net Yards Rushing 129 104 Net Yards Passing 199 159 (Att/Comp/Int) 35-20-2 32-15-0 Punts-Average 5-35.4 6-43.8 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1 Sacks-Yards 3-24 3-19 Penalties-Yards 11-80 10-84 Time of Possession 34:57 25:03 RUSHING FALCONS: Turner 27-122; Rodgers 1-5; Ryan 3-2 1 TD. LIONS: Morris 9-50; Williams 9-44; Burleson 2-10. PASSING FALCONS: Ryan 20-34, 218, 1 TD, 1 INT; Redman 0-1 0. LIONS: Stafford 15-32, 183, 1 TD. RECEIVING FALCONS: Gonzalez 5-62; White 5-52 1 TD; Douglas 4-62; Rodgers 3-12; Snelling 1-18; Palmer 1-8; Mughelli 1-4. LIONS: Johnson 5-115 1 TD; Pettigrew 4-31; Scheffler 2-15; Morris 2-13; Heller 1-8; Burleson 1-1. SUMMARY The reigning NFC South champion Atlanta Falcons came to raucous Ford Field and escaped with a hard-fought 23-16 victory against the Detroit Lions. The Lions got on the scoreboard fi rst with a 43-yard fi eld goal by K Jason Hanson. Detroit was given good fi eld position on its fi rst scoring drive after CB Eric Wright picked off Atlanta QB Matt Ryan and returned it 22 yards to the Falcons 15-yard line. Atlanta s defense responded to the quick change of possession and sacked Lions QB Matthew Stafford twice to hold Detroit to just a field goal. After each team went 3-and-out on their next possessions, it was Atlanta s turn to be the benefi ciary of great fi eld position following a 37-yard punt return by return man Eric Weems which put the ball on the Lions 26-yard line. The Falcons got the ball inside the Lions 10, but the defense held and forced Atlanta into a 23-yard fi eld goal by K Matt Bryant. On the ensuing kickoff, Lions returner Stefan Logan fumbled and the Falcons recovered at the Lions 28. Five offensive plays, including a 3rd-and-12 conversion, and 3 defensive penalties later, Ryan snuck in from 1-yard out to give the Falcons their fi rst lead of the game. The Lions responded on their next drive by going 50 yards in 9 plays to set up Hanson s second fi eld goal of the game, this one from 38 yards out. The Falcons added to their 4-point advantage just prior to halftime by fi nishing off a 7-play, 81-yard drive with an 18-yard touchdown pass from Ryan to WR Roddy White. Down by 11 at the break, the Lions cut the Falcons lead back to just one possession with a third Hanson field goal midway through the third quarter. With momentum possibly heading to the home team, Ryan quieted the screaming fans by hitting WR Harry Douglas down the middle of the fi eld for 49 yards to set the Falcons up inside the Lions 30-yard line. After the big play to Douglas, the Lions defense did not allow another yard on the drive and forced Bryant to kick his second fi eld goal of the day to push the lead back to double fi gures. In need to keep within striking distance, Stafford answered quickly - to his favorite target. After converting a key 3rd-and-4, Stafford faked a reverse to WR Nate Burleson and hit WR Calvin Johnson on a skinny post pattern. Johnson broke through a couple tackles in the Falcons secondary and raced the rest of the way for a 57-yard touchdown. It marked his League-leading 10th touchdown of the season. However, the momentum didn t last long again as on the third play of the subsequent drive; Atlanta RB Michael Turner ran up the middle and broke it down the right sideline for a 50-yard gain to put the Falcons back in scoring range. With the fourth quarter beginning and Atlanta looking to build another two possession game, Ryan overthrew TE Tony Gonzalez and Lions S Amari Spievey picked it off. The Lions offense was unable to build off the interception and punted it back to the Falcons. On the next drive, Atlanta was faced with a 4th-and-2 on the Lions 39-yard line. It appeared as if the defense had held on an incompletion to White, but a defensive holding call on Lions S Louis Delmas continued the drive for Atlanta. They would fi nish the drive with another Bryant fi eld goal, this time from 40 yards away, to expand the lead to seven. The Lions had two separate drives in the fourth quarter in an attempt the tie the game, but the passing game struggled to get in a rhythm and some key, untimely penalties were too much to overcome. With 1:30 remaining, the Falcons got the ball back, but the Lions had all three of their timeouts remaining. Following two short gains by Turner with very little time running off the clock, diminutive RB Jacquizz Rodgers squeezed through a tiny hole and converted a 3rd-and-4 to secure the victory for the visitors. GAME #8 LIONS 45, BRONCOS 10 SPORTS AUTHORITY FIELD, OCTOBER 30, 2011 ATTENDANCE: 74,977 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q OT Final DETROIT LIONS 7 17 14 7 0 45 DENVER BRONCOS 3 0 0 7 0 10 BRONCOS...Prater 39 yd. Field Goal LIONS...Young 41 yd. pass from Stafford (Hanson kick) LIONS...Hanson 50 yd. Field Goal LIONS...Scheffler 1 yd. pass from Stafford (Hanson kick) LIONS...Morris 1 yd. run (Hanson kick) LIONS...Avril 24 yd. fumble return (Hanson kick) LIONS...Johnson 56 yd. pass from Stafford (Hanson kick) LIONS...Houston 100 yd. interception return (Hanson kick) BRONCOS...Decker 14 yd. pass from Tebow (Prater kick) LIONS BRONCOS First Downs 21 19 Total Net Yards 376 312 Net Yards Rushing 113 195 Net Yards Passing 263 117 (Att/Comp/Int) 32-22-0 39-18-0 Punts-Average 7-40.6 7-50.4 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 5-2 Sacks-Yards 7-55 2-9 Penalties-Yards 4-45 5-55 Time of Possession 29:34 30:26 RUSHING LIONS: Morris 13-58 1 TD; Williams 11-25; Stafford 1-21; Burleson 1-9; Logan 1-1; Hill 1-(-1). BRONCOS: Moreno 14-69; Tebow 10-63; Ball 6-63. PASSING LIONS: Stafford 21-30, 267 3 TD; Hill 1-2, 5. BRONCOS: Tebow 18-39, 172 1 TD 1 INT. RECEIVING LIONS: Johnson 6-125 1 TD; Young 4-66 1 TD; Burleson 4-23; Scheffler 3-38 1 TD; Pettigrew 3-8; Morris 1-7; Williams 1-5. BRONCOS: Decker 6-72 1 TD; Royal 6-41; Willis 1-28; Thomas 1-10; Rosario 1-7; Moreno 1-5; Fells 1-5; Ball 1-4. SUMMARY The Lions traveled to the Mile High city looking to end their two-game losing streak before the upcoming bye. However, Denver QB Tim Tebow and the rest of the Broncos started off the game as unwelcoming hosts. On the opening possession of the game, the Broncos, coming off a Week 7 comeback victory in Miami, continued their momentum, fed off the home crowd and marched the ball down the fi eld. The big play in the 8-play drive was a 34 yard run off right guard by RB Lance Ball to bring the ball inside the Lions 20-yard line. The Detroit defense held strong and actually backed up the Denver offense forcing a 39-yard fi eld goal by K Matt Prater. From that point, it was all Detroit. On the very next possession, Lions QB Matthew Stafford, battling an ankle injury suffered last week vs. Atlanta, found a wide open Titus Young behind the defense for a 41-yard touchdown. The Lions added to their lead early in the second quarter on a 50-yard fi eld goal by K Jason Hanson. From that point, the Lions defense put a straggle hold on the Denver offense. The rest of the half, the Lions D forced four 3-and-outs allowing their offense to put more points on the scoreboard before the break. The Stafford-led attack took full advantage of the possessions by scoring two more touchdowns in the second quarter. Stafford hit former Bronco TE Tony Scheffler on a 1-yard play action pass to give the Lions a 17-3 lead and on the subsequent drive, RB Maurice Morris, fi lling in for injured RB Jahvid Best, plunged in from 1-yard out to increase the lead to 21. While the offense had all the fun in the fi rst half, it was the defense s turn in the third quarter. After forcing a punt from the Lions, the Broncos took over at their own 36-yard line. On 2nd down, Tebow dropped back to pass but was stripped by Cliff Avril. The fourth-year defensive end picked up the ball and raced 24 yards for his fi rst career touchdown. Not to be outdone, the Lions dynamic pass duo connected later in the quarter. Approaching midfi eld, Stafford used the hard count to draw the Broncos offside. Knowing he had a free play, the quarterback sent his favorite target, WR Calvin Johnson, deep down the left sideline. Stafford dropped a ball right over CB Champ Bailey and into the streaking arms of Johnson. Johnson broke away from an attempted Bailey tackle and galloped 56 yards for his 11th touchdown in the fi rst eight games. Trailing 38-3 to enter the fourth quarter, Denver was forced into throwing the ball. Tebow used the short passing game to get the ball inside the Lions 10-yard line, but on 3rd-and-5 from the 8, Lions CB Chris Houston jumped an out route and ran it back 100 yards for a touchdown. It was his fourth interception of the season and his second touchdown return. The Broncos fi nally scored their fi rst touchdown on the next drive when Tebow hit WR Eric Decker on a 14-yard pitch and catch, but the game was well out of reach at that point. The Lions defense fi nished the game with seven sacks, including two each from Avril and fellow DE Lawrence Jackson.
GAME SUMMARIES GAME #9 BEARS 37, LIONS 13 SOLDIER FIELD, NOVEMBER 13, 2011 ATTENDANCE: 62,396 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q OT Final DETROIT LIONS 0 6 0 7-13 CHICAGO BEARS 10 10 17 0-37 BEARS...Forte 6 yd. run (Gould kick) BEARS...Gould 43 yd Field Goal BEARS...Gould 35 yd. Field Goal BEARS...Hester 82 yd punt return (Gould kick) LIONS...Hanson 29 yd. Field Goal LIONS...Hanson 35 yd Field Goal BEARS...Wright 24 yd interception return (Gould kick) BEARS...Tillman 44 yd interception return (Gould kick) BEARS...Gould 50 yd. Field Goal LIONS...Scheffler 10 yd. pass from Stafford (Hanson kick) LIONS BEARS First Downs 22 12 Total Net Yards 393 216 Net Yards Rushing 80 109 Net Yards Passing 313 107 (Att/Comp/Int) 63-33-4 20-9-0 Punts-Average 5-49.0 6-46.7 Fumbles-Lost 3-2 3-1 Sacks-Yards 2-16 2-16 Penalties-Yards 4-53 4-37 Time of Possession 30:54 29:06 RUSHING LIONS: Morris 10-44; Smith 4-19; Burleson 1-10; Logan 1-5; Stafford 2-1; Williams 1-1. BEARS: Forte 18-64 1 TD; Barber 13-27; Cutler 4-18. PASSING LIONS: Stafford 33-63, 329 1 TD 4 INT. BEARS: Cutler 9-19, 123; Forte 0-1. RECEIVING LIONS: Burleson 8-83; Johnson 7-81; Young 7-74; Pettigrew 5-38; Scheffler 3-37 1 TD; Smith 2-10; Morris 1-6. BEARS: Bennett 6-81; Hurd 1-21; Knox 1-18; Forte 1-3. SUMMARY Coming off a bye week, the Detroit Lions traveled to Chicago to take on the division rival Bears in a pivotal NFC matchup. Before kickoff, the the average wind was 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. The Lions won the opening coin toss, elected to receive and started off in a nice offensive rhythm. QB Matthew Stafford hit his fi rst four passes, however, on the fourth completion WR Calvin Johnson was hit by Bears DE Julius Peppers, fumbled, and it was scopped up by Chicago LB Brian Urlacher and returned to the Detroit 30-yard line. Four plays later, with the help of a personal foul penalty, RB Matt Forte ran it 6 yards for the game s opening touchdown. On the subsequent possession, the Lions once again fumbled it away. WR Nate Burleson took a completion down the right sideline, but Bears CB Tim Jennings poked it out from behind and was able to fall on it for the recovery. Taking advantage of another turnover, the Bears added three points to their lead with a 43-yard fi eld goal by K Robbie Gould. Following a 3-and-out by the Lions offense, the Bears used the passing game to put themselves in position to tack on more points. QB Jay Cutler hit WR Earl Bennett for 17 yards and then WR Johnny Knox for 18 more to put set up for a second Gould fi eld goal, this one from 35 yards away. After another 3-and-out by Detroit, newly-signed P Robert Malone, fi lling in for an injured P Ryan Donahue, punted it 60 yards to the Bears Devin Hester. The dangerous return man raced up the left sideline, avoided Malone s attempt to shove him out of bounds and cruised into the end zone. It was Hester s 12th career punt return for a touchdown, adding on to his own NFL record. Down 20-0, the Lions defense was the recipient of a turnover when Cutler and Forte fumbled an exchange. Detroit got the ball inside the Bears 20, but was only able to put three points on the board with a K Jason Hanson 29-yard field goal. Another Hanson field goal prior to the half cut the Chicago lead to 20-6 with the Lions hopeful of another second-half comeback. Unfortunately, those hopes were dashed early in the third quarter. On the Lions second offensive play, Stafford tried to hit TE Will Heller on an out route, but a wind gust pushed the pass inside, and Bears S Major Wright picked it off and ran it back 24 yards for a touchdown. On the very next possession, Bears CB Charles Tillman jumped in front of a pass from Stafford to Johnson and returned it 44 yards for another score. A 50-yard fi eld goal by Gould pushed the Bears lead to 37-6 at the end of the third quarter. Stafford threw two more interceptions in the fourth quarter, but neither led to any more points for the Bears. The Lions, however, did fi nally get in the end zone later in the fourth quarter when Stafford hit Scheffler on a 4th-and-goal from 10 yards away to fi nish the scoring. GAME #10 LIONS 49, PANTHERS 35 FORD FIELD, NOVEMBER 20, 2011 ATTENDANCE: 63,633 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q OT Final CAROLINA PANTHERS 10 17 0 8-35 DETROIT LIONS 0 14 14 21-49 PANTHERS...Mare 27 yd. Field Goal PANTHERS...Smith 15 yd. pass from Newton (Mare kick) LIONS...Smith 28 yd. pass from Stafford (Hanson kick) PANTHERS...Pilares 101 yd. kickoff return (Mare kick) PANTHERS...Newton 11 yd. run (Mare kick) LIONS...Young 3 yd. pass from Stafford (Hanson kick) PANTHERS...Mare 31 yd. Field Goal LIONS...Burleson 16 yd. pass from Stafford (Hanson kick) LIONS...Scheffler 17 yd. pass from Stafford (Hanson kick) LIONS...Smith 4 yd. run (Hanson kick) PANTHERS...Newton 6 yd. run (Newton-Smith pass) LIONS...Pettigrew 7 yd. pass from Stafford (Hanson kick) LIONS...Smith 19 yd. run (Hanson kick) PANTHERS LIONS First Downs 24 29 Total Net Yards 409 495 Net Yards Rushing 137 169 Net Yards Passing 272 326 (Att/Comp/Int) 38-22-4 36-28-2 Punts-Average 3-40.7 2-48.0 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1 Sacks-Yards 2-9 1-8 Penalties-Yards 7-70 8-56 Time of Possession 26:53 33:07 RUSHING PANTHERS: Williams 10-73; Newton 7-37 2 TD; Stewart 8-22; Smith 1-5. LIONS: Smith 16-140 2 TD; Morris 7-29; Stafford 4-2; Williams 1-0; Logan 1-(-2). PASSING PANTHERS: Newton 22-38, 280, 1 TD, 4 INT. LIONS: Stafford 28-36, 335, 5 TD, 2 INT. RECEIVING PANTHERS: Stewart 6-87; Smith 5-41 1 TD; LaFell 3-51; Naanee 3-41; Olsen 3-23; Williams 1-32; Brockel 1-5. LIONS: Burleson 7-63 1 TD; Johnson 5-89; Smith 4-61 1 TD; Pettigrew 4-37 1 TD; Davis 2-27; Scheffler 2-24 1 TD; Young 2-14 1 TD; Heller 1-12; Morris 1-8. SUMMARY After suffering a one-sided loss in Week 10 at Chicago, the Detroit Lions returned to Ford Field to face rookie quarterback Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers. Unfortunately for the home crowd, the early going was eerily similar to the week before. On just the third play from scrimmage, QB Matthew Stafford was picked off by Carolina LB James Anderson. The Lions defense, however, bailled them out by intercepting Newton on their third offensive play giving the ball back to the offense. Stafford drove the team down the fi eld, but the turnover bug bit once again as he threw another interception, this one by Panthers S Charles Godfrey. Newton and the Panthers offense took advantage of the second opportunity and got on the scoreboard with a 27-yard fi eld goal by K Olindo Mare. A third Detroit fi rst quarter turnover, this time a fumble by RB Keiland Williams, gave the ball back to Carolina inside the Lions 30-yard line and the Panthers again took advantage of the opportunity. After a 19-yard screen play to RB Jonathan Stewart, Newton found his favorite target, WR Steve Smith, on a post pattern for a 15-yard touchdown to give Carolina a 10-0 lead after the fi rst quarter. The Lions composed themselves, however, and on the second play of the second quarter it was their turn to use the screen game to their advantage. Following a big 43-yard run up the middle by RB Kevin Smith, Stafford faked an end around to WR Nate Burleson and dumped it off to Smith who maneuvered his way 28 yards for the Lions opening touchdown. That momentum was short lived as on the ensuing kickoff Carolina WR Kealoha Pilares returned the boot from K Jason Hanson 101 yards for a touchdown to regain a 10 point edge. Following a 3-and-out by the Lions, the Panthers got the ball back around midfi eld and once again had little trouble moving the ball down the fi eld. RB DeAngelo Williams took a handoff from Newton 26 yards down to the 11-yard line and, on the very next play, Newton called his own number and ran it in for another touchdown. Down 17, Stafford and the Lions offense started airing it out and had success. He went 8-of-9 on the next drive, concluding with a 3-yard quick strike to WR Titus Young for a touchdown and bringing some life back into a stunned Ford Field crowd. A Mare fi eld goal as time expired in the fi rst half pushed the Panthers lead back to 13 heading to the break. The second half, however, was dominated by the Lions. Stafford threw two touchdown passes in the third quarter one to Burleson and the other to TE Tony Scheffler and the defense forced an interception by Newton to take a 1-point lead into the fourth quarter. After forcing another Carolina punt, the Detroit offense added to its lead early in the fourth, primarily due to the running game. Smith broke off a 19-yard gain, which was followed by 11 yards from RB Maurice Morris resulting in 1st-and-goal from the 4-yard line. On the next play, Smith burst through the middle for a score. Now down eight, Newton showed poise beyond his years by taking the Panthers right down the fi eld in a hostile environment and scored on a 6-yard quarterback draw. A 2-point conversion from Newton to Smith tied the game at 35 with just over 5:00 to play. The Lions offense countered with a 7-play, 80-yard drive that ended with a 7-yard touchdown pass from Stafford to TE Brandon Pettigrew. An interception by S Chris Harris on the fi rst play of the subsequent Carolina drive gave the ball back to the Lions and Smith took the handoff 19 yards for the Lions seventh touchdown of the game. Another interception of Newton, this time by LB Stephen Tulloch, with 0:54 left ended any hope of a dramatic comeback.
GAME SUMMARIES GAME #11 PACKERS 27, LIONS 15 FORD FIELD, NOVEMBER 24, 2011 ATTENDANCE: 66,263 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q OT Final GREEN BAY PACKERS 0 7 17 3-27 DETROIT LIONS 0 0 0 15-15 PACKERS...Jennings 3 yd. pass from Rodgers (Crosby kick) PACKERS...Kuhn 1 yd. run (Crosby kick) PACKERS...Jones 65 yd. pass from Rodgers (Crosby kick) PACKERS...Crosby 35 yd. Field Goal LIONS...Williams 16 yd. run (Stafford-Young pass) PACKERS...Crosby 32 yd. Field Goal LIONS...Johnson 3 yd. pass from Stafford (Hanson kick) PACKERS LIONS First Downs 18 23 Total Net Yards 349 409 Net Yards Rushing 53 136 Net Yards Passing 296 273 (Att/Comp/Int) 33-22-0 45-32-3 Punts-Average 5-41.4 4-37.0 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-0 Sacks-Yards 1-3 2-11 Penalties-Yards 7-54 11-82 Time of Possession 29:12 30:48 RUSHING PACKERS: Grant 6-20; Starks 4-19; Saine 2-10; Kuhn 5-5 1 TD; Rodgers 1-(-1). LIONS: Morris 7-39; Smith 7-36; Stafford 4-31; Williams 2-19 1 TD; Burleson 1-11. PASSING PACKERS: Rodgers 22-32, 307 2 TD. LIONS: Stafford 32-45, 276 1 TD 3 INT. RECEIVING PACKERS: Jennings 5-74 1 TD; Nelson 4-26; Jones 3-94 1 TD; Grant 3-20; Finley 2-38; Cobb 2-21; Driver 1-15; Kuhn 1-10; Saine 1-9. LIONS: Morris 9-81; Burleson 5-39; Johnson 4-49 1 TD; Williams 4-33; Pettigrew 4-27; Smith 3-21; Scheffler 2-13; Young 1-13. SUMMARY For the 20th time in the 72-year history of Thanksgiving Day football, the Lions and Packers met in Detroit. With both teams possessing prolifi c offenses, the expectation was a high-scoring shootout; however the fi rst half proved to be a defensive struggle. Each team had the ball twice in the opening quarter and the defenses forced four punts. The Lions gained the only two first downs in the opening quarter, one on each drive, but penalties stalled the respective possessions as Detroit crossed into Green Bay territory. QB Aaron Rodgers and the Packers offense finally got going in the second quarter as they moved the ball successfully through the air, but the Detroit defense stopped them short of scoring position. Following a punt, the Lions got the ball back on their own 20-yard line. On the second play of the drive, QB Matthew Stafford s pass to TE Brandon Pettigrew was tipped in the air by Packers DT Ryan Pickett and caught by LB Clay Matthews. The Pro Bowler returned it 7 yards to the Lions 13-yard line. On the fi rst play after the turnover, a pass interference call on Lions CB Brandon McDonald put the ball at the 1-yard line. Two plays later, Rodgers found WR Greg Jennings on a quick out pattern for the game s opening touchdown. Detroit drove the ball back down the fi eld prior to the end of the half, but K Jason Hanson missed a 47-yard fi eld goal attempt so the Packers took a 7-0 lead to the halftime break. After receiving the kickoff to open the second-half, Rodgers led the Packers on an 11-play, 77-yard drive which was capped off by a 1-yard touchdown plunge from FB John Kuhn. On the subsequent Lions possession, Stafford was once again able to enter Green Bay s side of the 50-yard line, but he was picked off by LB Robert Francois on another pass intended for Pettigrew. On the very next play, Rodgers faked a handoff to RB Ryan Grant and hit WR James Jones in stride down the middle of the fi eld and he raced 65 yards for a touchdown. A third Stafford interception on the Lions next drive gave the ball back to Green Bay at the Detroit 33-yard line and set up a 35-yard fi eld goal by K Mason Crosby. The third quarter ended with the Packers ahead 24-0, but a 16-yard touchdown run by the Lions Keiland Williams early in the fourth trimmed the lead. Stafford hit rookie WR Titus Young for a successful two-point conversion to make it a 24-8 advantage. Green Bay added another Crosby fi eld goal, this one from 32 yards away to expand its lead to 27-8 with 2:46 to play and put the game out of reach. Detroit did add a late touchdown pass from Stafford to WR Calvin Johnson, but it was too little, too late as the Packers marched to 11-0 on the season. GAME #12 SAINTS 31, LIONS 17 MERCEDES BENZ SUPERDOME, DECEMBER 4, 2011 ATTENDANCE: 73,042 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q OT Final DETROIT LIONS 0 7 10 0-17 NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 3 21 0 7-31 SAINTS...Kasay 39 yd. Field Goal SAINTS...Ingram 14 yd. run (Kasey kick) SAINTS...Meachem 67 yd. pass from Brees (Kasay kick) LIONS...Smith 2 yd. run (Hanson kick) SAINTS...Moore 20 yd. pass from Brees (Kasay kick) LIONS...Hanson 31 yd. Field Goal LIONS...Morris 9 yd. pass from Stafford (Hanson kick) SAINTS...Sproles 6 yd. pass from Brees (Hanson kick) LIONS SAINTS First Downs 25 21 Total Net Yards 466 438 Net Yards Rushing 87 100 Net Yards Passing 379 338 (Att/Comp/Int) 44-31-1 36-26-0 Punts-Average 4-45.8 4-44.8 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 Sacks-Yards 2-4 3-29 Penalties-Yards 11-107 3-30 Time of Possession 35:06 24:54 RUSHING LIONS: Smith 6-34 1 TD; Morris 12-28; Williams 2-14; Young 1-11; Logan 1-0. SAINTS: Ingram 16-54 1 TD; Sproles 4-28; Thomas 2-10; Meachem 1-8. PASSING SAINTS: Brees 26-36, 342 3 TD. LIONS: Stafford 31-44, 408 1 TD 1 INT. RECEIVING LIONS: Johnson 6-69; Smith 6-46; Burleson 5-93; Morris 5-47; Young 2-60; Scheffler 2-41; Pettigrew 2-13; Davis 1-22; Heller 1-10; Williams 1-7. SAINTS: Graham 8-89; Colston 6-54; Sproles 5-46 1 TD; Meachem 3-119 1 TD; Moore 2-23 1 TD; Thomas 2-11. SUMMARY The Detroit Lions traveled down to New Orleans for a primetime matchup with the NFC South leading Saints. In the always boisterous Superdome, the Saints jumped out in front. On its second possession, using a good combination of pass and run, New Orleans moved the ball down the fi eld into scoring position. After a third down conversion from QB Drew Brees to WR Lance Moore set them up at the Lions 20-yard line, the Detroit defense held strong and forced a 39-yard fi eld goal from veteran kicker John Kasay. Late in the fi rst quarter, the Lions pinned the Saints deep in their own territory, but Brees led them on a 9-play, 97-yard drive that would be capped off by a 14-yard touchdown run by rookie RB Mark Ingram. Already up by 10, the Saints stopped the Lions and made them punt again. On its second play of the subsequent drive, Brees hit a streaking WR Robert Meachem over the middle. The former Tennessee Volunteer made a couple moves to avoid Lions CB Eric Wright and raced into the end zone. With momentum on the side of the home team and penalties becoming an issue in keeping drives alive, QB Matthew Stafford was able to answer the Saints touchdown. He drove the team 80 yards on the next Lions drive that was capped off by a 2-yard touchdown plunge from RB Kevin Smith. With just over 2 minutes to go in the fi rst half, Brees got his hands on the ball once again looking to build on their lead going into the break. In typical Brees fashion, he methodically ran the hurry up offense and hit Moore down the seam from for a 20 yard touchdown with just 0:28 to go in the half. The Lions did have an opportunity for points before time would expire, however. After the kickoff, Stafford hit rookie WR Titus Young down the left sideline for 49 yards. Two plays later, K Jason Hanson attempted a 42-yard field goal, but it was blocked by Saints CB Patrick Robinson. On the fi rst drive of the second half, Detroit was able to fi nally put that fi eld goal on the scoreboard when Hanson connected from 31 yards away. It could have been seven, however, as the Lions were inside the 5-yard line, but Young was called for a personal foul penalty to move them back 15 yards. Penalties were an issue the entire game for the Lions, who were flagged 11 times for 107 yards. But penalties aside, Detroit continued to stick around and closed the gap to within seven later in the third quarter. Following a 36-yard pass play to TE Tony Scheffler, Stafford dumped one off to RB Maurice Morris, who maneuvered his way into the end zone from 9 yards out to cut the defi cit to just a score. Entering the fourth quarter and momentum changing, the Lions looked poised to have another big comeback, but the Saints proved why they are one of the best teams in the NFL. After a Hanson miss from 55 yards early in the quarter, Brees decided to get his soon-to-be All-Pro tight end involved. Jimmy Graham caught four passes in fi ve plays to bring them inside the 10-yard line and on 1st-and-goal, Brees found RB Darren Sproles in the flat who jogged in for a touchdown. Down a couple touchdowns, the Lions had two more possessions in the game, but penalties and an interception by Saints CB Tracy Porter ended the possibility of another Lions comeback.
2011 Detroit Lions Player Profiles
Cliff Avril Defensive End Purdue 4th Year Ht: 6-3 Wt: 260 Born: 4/8/86 Green Cove Springs, Fla. Draft: 08, R3c (92)-Det Player Profiles Complete biographical information available on. MANE FACTS ¾ Having not started playing football until the 11 th grade, Avril looked up to RB Barry Sanders and RB Emmitt Smith. When he started playing football, he d pay attention to LB DeMarcus Ware and guys that played in the 3-4 scheme. ¾ Avril loves watching television shows Martin and the Fresh Prince. ¾ Avril enjoys playing basketball, but has slowed down a little now that he dedicates much of his time to football. He also likes to sit at home and play video games. ¾ During the offseason Avril likes to go home and chill out with his family since he doesn t see them much for half of the year. ¾ After football, Avril would like to own a couple of businesses. He wouldn t mind owning a few clothing stores, or a few stores in the mall back at home. ¾ Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the third round (92 nd overall) in the 2008 NFL Draft. Now in his fourth Nfl season, Avril has proven effective as a pass rusher and has a knack for forcing fumbles while taking down opponent s quarterbacks. ¾ Has played 53 career games (40 starts) and amassed 117 tackles (84 solo), 26.0 sacks (193 yards), 11 pass defenses, 13 forced fumbles and 4 fumble recoveries (1 returned for a touchdown). ¾ Named NFC Defensive Player of the Week for Week 8 (2011), first of career, following his performance against the Denver Broncos that included 2 sacks, 2 forced fumbles and a fumble return for touchdown. ¾ In 2010, registered career single-season high 8.5 sacks, despite missing three games due to injury. ¾ It didn t take long for Avril to prove himself as a pro during his rookie season as he quickly emerged as a regular contributor in the defensive end rotation. Among all rookie pass rushers in 2008, he finished tied for first with 5.0 sacks and was first with four forced fumbles. ¾ Avril ended his first season with 22 tackles, having played 15 games, including the final four as a starter. 2011: Team s starting left end. On the season, he has 24 tackles, 7.0 sacks, 3 pass defenses, 5 forced fumble and 2 fumble recoveries (1 returned for a touchdown). ¾ Tied for League lead with 5 forced fumbles. ¾ Part of a defensive unit that helped the Lions to a 27-20 opening day win at Tampa Bay (9/11). Through the first three quarters, the Lions defense forced three-and-outs on five of the Bucs first eight possessions, including three-straight to open the third quarter. On the Lions first defensive possession that started at the Lions 21-yard line following a 78-yard kickoff return, the Lions defense held firm and did not allow a first down, forcing a Buccaneers field goal. ¾ In the first half, the defense allowed just 6 points and limited the Bucs to just 8:15 of possession time in the first two quarters. ¾ The defense allowed just 56 yards on the ground against the Buccaneers. It is the lowest rushing total allowed by the Lions on the road in a season opener since allowing 31 yards at Seattle September 12, 1999. It was also their lowest rushing total allowed overall on opening day since limiting the Green Bay Packers to 46 yards September 11, 2005. No Bucs running back rushed for more than 15 yards and just 1 of their 17 first downs came on the ground. Tampa s leading rusher was QB Josh Freeman, who finished with 26 yards. ¾ Recorded his third-career fumble recovery in home opener vs. Kansas City (9/18). The recovery came in the fourth quarter on first-and-10 at the Chiefs 26-yard line and set the stage for a Lions 1-yard touchdown run by RB Jahvid Best on the ensuing drive. Team registered 6 takeaways in the game against Kansas City, including 3 interceptions and 3 fumble recoveries. It marked the first time since the Lions claimed a 24-17 win at Houston (Oilers, 12/10/95) that the team had 3 interceptions and 3 fumble recoveries. ¾ Recorded his 20th career sack for a loss of 8 yards, and his eighth career forced fumble in the Lions 26-23 overtime win at Minnesota (9/25). ¾ After a slow first half, allowing the Vikings to gain 124 yards on 16 carries (7.8 avg.) in the first half, the Lions defense helped the team s come-from-behind win by stuffing the run in the second half yielding just 8 rushing yards on 7 carries (1.1 avg.). Vikings All-Pro RB Adrian Peterson recorded 73 yards on 12 rushes in the first half, but wash held to just 5 yards on 5 carries by the Lions in the second half. ¾ With 11:40 left to play in the fourth quarter and trailing 20-17, the Lions stuffed the Vikings on fourth-and-1 at the Lions 17-yard line. The Lions followed up with a scoring drive that culminated in a 40-yard game-tying field goal. ¾ Helped the defense harass the Bears in the team s 24-13 win on Monday Night Football as he collected 4 tackles (2 solo). He had a critical pass defense that thwarted a first half Bears drive. ¾ Recorded his third sack of the season vs. the Falcons (10/23) for a loss of 9 yards. The sack came on third-and-9 at the Detroit 45-yard line in the second quarter, forcing Atlanta to punt. ¾ Was a disruptive force against Denver QB Tim Tebow recording 3 tackles (all solo), 2 sacks for a loss of 22 yards, forced 2 fumbles, and had a 24-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown. The fumble return for touchdown was his first career score. ¾ Sacked Bears QB Jay Cutler for a loss of 10 yards and forced a fumble vs. Chicago (11/13). It was his fourth forced fumble of the season tying a career high for a single season. ¾ Had a sack and a forced fumble of Packers QB Aaron Rodgers vs. Green Bay (11/24). It was his seventh sack of the season taking the team lead in that category. It was his career-high fifth forced fumble of the season. Avril moved to defensive end in his final two seasons for the Boilermakers and registered 30 of his 35.5 tackles behind the line of scrimmage and 12.5 of his 13 sacks from the left end position. In 40 games at Purdue, he started in 35 contests, with 12 starts coming at strong-side linebacker and the other 23 at left defensive end. He was 12 th in school history with 13 sacks for minus-79 yards and finished 11 th in Purdue annals with 35.5 stops for losses of 137 yards. ¾ Named All-Big Ten Conference by the NFL Draft Report and secondteam by the league s media in 2007 after starting all 13 games at left defensive end, where he led the team and tied for tenth in the conference with 6.5 sacks and returned an interception for a touchdown ¾ Started the first four games at strong-side linebacker in 2006 before shifting to left defensive end for the final 10 games. ¾ Played in 10 games as a sophomore in 2005 before a midseason back fracture forced him to sit out for the rest of the year and limited him in drills the following spring. Attended Clay High School (Fla.) where he earned second-team All-State honors as a defensive end as a senior and was rated the 37 th best outside linebacker in the nation by Rivals.com ¾ Named to the Florida Times-Union Super 24 team and twice earned All-Conference accolades. ¾ As a senior led the team to an 11-2 record and registered 80 tackles, 9.0 sacks, 11 stops behind the line of scrimmage and four passes defensed. ¾ Named to Class 3A All-State team by the Florida Sports Writers Association in his senior year. ¾ Lettered in basketball, track and field and weight lifting. ¾ Retail management major. ¾ Enjoys playing basketball. AVRIL S SINGLE-GAME BESTS Tackles:...7 at GB 10/18/09 Sacks:...3 vs. Chi 12/5/10 Pass Defenses:...2 vs. StL 11/1/09 Fumbles Forced:...2 at Den 10/30/11 Fumbles Recovered:...1 (4 times) Last at Den 10/30/11 Fumble Return Yards:...24 at Den 10/30/11 Special Teams Tackles:... 1 (twice) Last vs. StL 11/1/09 AVRIL S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year Tm G S TT ST AT Sk Yds Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD STT 2008 Det 15 4 22 17 5 5 30 0 0 0 0 4 1 10 0 1 2009 Det 13 11 40 26 14 5.5 37.5 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 2010 Det 13 13 31 22 9 8.5 61 0 0 0 5 1 1 10 0 1 2011 Det 12 12 24 19 5 7 64 0 0 0 3 5 2 0 0 0 Totals 53 40 117 84 33 26 192.5 0 0 0 11 13 4 20 0 3 2011 (Det) Date Opp G S TT ST AT Sk SkY Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD STT 9/11 at TB 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/18 KC 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 9/25 at Min 1 1 2 2 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 10/2 at Dal 1 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/9 CHI 1 1 4 2 2 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10/16 SF 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/23 ATL 1 1 1 1 0 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/30 at Den 1 1 3 3 0 2 22 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 11/13 at Chi 1 1 1 1 0 1 10 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 11/20 CAR 1 1 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/24 GB 1 1 2 2 0 1 11 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 12/4 at NO 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12/11 MIN 12/18 at Oak 12/24 SD 1/1 at GB Totals 12 12 24 19 5 7 64 0 0 0 3 5 2 0 0 0
Jeff Backus Tackle Michigan 11th Year Ht: 6-5 Wt: 305 Born: 9/21/77 Norcross, Ga. Draft: 01, R1 (18)-Det Player Profiles Complete biographical information available on. MANE FACTS ¾ Named Lions 2009 Ed Block Courage award winner. ¾ Backus is only the second player out of the University of Michigan to be taken in the first round by the Lions, and the first since Detroit selected Bob Westfall in 1942 with its first pick. ¾ Although he spent most of his childhood in suburban Atlanta, Backus was born in Midland, Mich. ¾ Donated Lions tickets for each home game to C.S. Mott s Children s Hospital through the Lions CATS (Caring Athletes Ticket Service) for Kids program. ¾ Took part in a special wall-raising ceremony to begin the building of the first Habitat for Humanity home sponsored by the Lions. ¾ Works with Mott Children s Hospital on numerous fundraisers throughout the season. ¾ Re-signed with the Detroit Lions July 14, 2006 to a long-term contract extension (six-year deal). ¾ Designated by the Detroit Lions as the team s Franchise Player February 23, 2006 and signed one-year tender May 15, 2006. ¾ Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the first round (18th overall) of the 2001 NFL Draft. Backus has been the Lions mainstay at left tackle since being drafted in the first round (18th overall) in the 2001 NFL Draft, and has never missed a game or start (172 consecutive starts) in his career. He has the most consecutive starts in franchise history. ¾ He has the longest streak among active interior (offense and defense) linemen in the League, the most among offensive players and his streak is the third longest in the NFL among active players. ¾ With a franchise record 172 consecutive start, he broke Hall of Fame CB Dick LeBeau s previous team record of 171. ¾ He is the only player drafted in 2001 who has started every game as a pro. ¾ According to the Elias Sports Bureau, with a start vs. Minnesota in the 2010 season finale, Backus became the 10th offensive lineman since 1970 to start 160 consecutive games. ¾ Among offensive linemen who started their career since 1970, Backus is the first to begin their career starting their first 160 games. Backus is seventh among offensive linemen in consecutive starts since 1970. 2011: Team s starting left tackle. Has started in 172 consecutive games, currently the most consecutive starts by any lineman (offense or defense) in the NFL. Offense is eight in NFL is sacks per pass play (4.7 pct) yielding 24 sacks on 514 pass plays. ¾ The Lions season opener at Tampa Bay (9/11) marked the first time since 1981-82 that the Lions have started the same offensive line (same personnel at same positions) in consecutive years on opening day. Backus, LG Rob Sims, C Dominic Raiola, RG Stephen Peterman and RT Gosder Cherilus was the team s regular starting offensive line last year for the Lions, including on opening day. The last offensive group to start in consecutive years was LT Karl Baldischeiler, LG Homer Elias, C Amos Fowler, RG Russ Bolinger and RT Keith Dorne. That group started on opening day in that lineup three consecutive years (1980-92). ¾ In the opening-day win at Tampa Bay, the offensive line yielded no sacks and helped the Lions gain 126 yards on the ground. ¾ In the home opener vs. Kansas City (9/18), was part of an offensive line that allowed no sacks for the second consecutive game. The Lions offense generated 48 points in the victory over the Chiefs, the most points scored by the Lions since they garnered 55 points in a Thanksgiving Day 55-20 win over Chicago (11/27/97). That game was also the last time the team scored 6 offensive touchdowns (rushing and receiving) in a single game. The last time the Lions scored 6 offensive touchdowns in a game of which at least 4 were via the pass was a 48-17 win over Chicago (10/19/81). ¾ Against the Chiefs, moved past G Steve Wisniewski for sole possession of ninth place on the list of most consecutive starts by an offensive linemen since 1970. ¾ Part of an offensive line that did not allow a sack in the team s 34-30 come-from-behind (24-point deficit) win at Dallas (10/2). ¾ Offensive line open holes in the second half during the team s 24-13 win over the Chicago Bears as RB Jahvid Best ran for an 88-yard touchdown (second longest in team history) an another 43-yarder that helped seal the win. The team chewed up 181 yards on 20 carries (9.1 avg) against the Bears. The Team also allowed just one sack on 27 pass plays. ¾ In the Lions win vs. Chicago, Backus tied Hall of Fame G Gene Upshaw for the eighth-most consecutive games started by an offensive lineman since 1970 (Upshaw actually started 207-staright games dating back to 1967). ¾ With his 166th start vs. San Francisco (10/16), Backus passed Upshaw for eighth-most consecutive starts by an offensive lineman since 1970. Upshaw started 207-straight games dating back to 1967. ¾ Helped allow 104 yards rushing vs. Atlanta (10/23) who s defense is ranked sixth in the league in rushing yards per game. Maurice Morris finished with 9 carries for 50 yards (5.6 avg.) and Keiland Williams finished with 9 carries for 44 yards (4.9 avg.). ¾ Part of an offensive line that rushed for 113 yards and a touchdown at Denver (10/30). Maurice Morris finished with 58 yards on 13 carries (4.5 avg.) and a touchdown. Also helped protect Matthew Stafford, who threw for 267 yards and 3 touchdowns. ¾ Helped protect Matthew Stafford in order for him to set a new franchise record 63 passing attempts vs. Chicago (11/13). ¾ He started his 170th consecutive game vs. Carolina (11/20) tying him with C Dermotti Dawson for the seventh-most consecutive starts by an offensive lineman since 1970. Offensively, the line helped produce 169 total rushing yards (second-highest of season) and 495 total yards (most since 1997 for Lions). ¾ Started his 171st consecutive start of his career vs. Green Bay (11/24). He tied Lions Hall of Fame CB Dick LeBeau for the most consecutive starts in team history. He has started every game since he was drafted by the Lions in 2001. ¾ With a start at New Orleans (12/4), Backus established a new franchise record for consecutive starts with 172. Backus broke the team s record previously set by Hall of Fame CB Dick LeBeau (171). Starter for the Wolverines at left tackle from 1997-2000. Finished his career with 49 consecutive starts, one shy of the school record of 50 by current Detroit Lions right tackle, Jon Jansen (1995-98). ¾ Teamed with Seattle Seahawks 2001 first-round pick, guard Steve Hutchinson, to man the left side of Michigan s offensive line in every campaign since their freshman year. ¾ Earned All-Big Ten honors four straight years and was an All-American second-team selection by College Football News and ABC Sports. Honorable mention from CNN/Sports Illustrated. Consensus All-Big Ten first-team pick as a senior. ¾ Co-recipient of the Hugh H. Rader Award for his junior and senior years, given to the team s top offensive lineman. ¾ In 1999, he was an All-Big Ten first-team selection by the media, and earned University of Michigan Athletic Academic Achievement honors after starting every game at left tackle. ¾ Started at left tackle during Michigan s Mar. to 1997 Rose Bowl and had a hand in Wolverines winning A.P. National Championship. ¾ Earned general studies degree in Dec. 2000. Selected to the first-team All-USA squad by USA Today at Norcross (Ga.) High. Was picked to Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super 11 and Super Seven of the Macon Touchdown Club and Chosen as the Gwinnett Touchdown Club Lineman of the Year. ¾ Selected to play in the Florida-Georgia All-Star Game following his senior season. ¾ Named All-American by Scholastic Coach, Schutt Sports, Reebok, Prep Football Report, Super Prep and was a member of Blue Chip Illustrated s Dream Team. ¾ Started four years of high school baseball, playing first base and pitcher. ¾ His mother, uncle and grandfather all graduated from Michigan. ¾ Born Jeffrey Carl Backus on Sept. 21, 1977 in Midland, Mich. BACKUS GAMES/STARTS Year Tm G S 2001 Det 16 16 2002 Det 16 16 2003 Det 16 16 2004 Det 16 16 2005 Det 16 16 2006 Det 16 16 2007 Det 16 16 2008 Det 16 16 2009 Det 16 16 2010 Det 16 16 2011 Det 12 12 Totals 172 172
Aaron Berry Cornerback Pittsburgh 2nd Year Ht: 5-11 Wt: 180 Born: 6/25/88 Harrisburg, Pa. Draft: 10, FA-Det Player Profiles Complete biographical information available on. MANE FACTS ¾ Growing up, his favorite NFL team was the Dallas Cowboys. ¾ Favorite movie is life. ¾ In his spare time, he likes to play video games and watch TV. ¾ Placed on Reserve/Injured by the Lions September 14, 2010. ¾ Signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted rookie free agent April 30, 2010. Pro Spent all of the 2010 season, with the exception of the season opener at Chicago (9/12), on the Reserve/Injured list. Originally signed as an undrafted rookie free agent with Detroit April 30, 2010, Berry impressed Lions coaches through training camp and the preseason earning a spot on the 53-man roster. 2011: Back-up cornerback and contributor on special teams. Has 22 tackles and 9 pass defenses on the year. ¾ Saw significant action in the team s opening day win at Tampa Bay in nickel situations and set career high with 4 tackles. ¾ Tied career-high with 4 tackles (2 solo) vs. Kansas City (9/18). ¾ Inactive at Dallas (10/2) with a groin injury. ¾ Had a key pass defensed vs. San Francisco (10/16) in the third quarter when he defended a QB Alex Smith pass intended for WR Michael Crabtree on second-and-9 at the Detroit 13-yard line. The 49ers ended up settling for a 31-yard field goal on the drive. ¾ Recorded a single-game career best 2 passes defensed vs. Atlanta (10/23). Also added 2 tackles. First pass defense came in the first quarter on third-and-2 at the Atlanta 41-yard line, broke up a QB Matt Ryan pass intended for WR Harry Douglas, forcing the Atlanta to punt. ¾ Set a career-high with 3 pass breakups at Denver (10/30). ¾ Had three tackles vs. the Bears (11/13). ¾ Inactive vs. Carolina (11/20) due to illness. ¾ With injuries to the secondary, he got extensive playing time vs. Green Bay (11/24). He was third on the team with 4 tackles and had a pass defended. ¾ Started at right cornerback and collected 7 tackles at New Orleans (12/4) and 1 pass defensed. Berry spent his four-year collegiate career at Pittsburgh where he played in 48 games with 33 starts, tallying 93 tackles, 27 pass defenses, 2.0 sacks and 6 interceptions. ¾ Finished career as a two-time All-Big East cornerback, including firstteam honors as a senior. ¾ Compiled 31 tackles, 10 pass defenses and an interception in 2009 despite missing two games due to a shoulder injury. Led Big East (tied) in pass defenses per game (1.0 average). ¾ In 2008, All-Big East (second team). Compiled 41 tackles, a sack, 3 interceptions (ranked second on team) and a team high 10 pass defenses. ¾ Also recorded 76 yards on 14 punt returns (5.4 avg). ¾ Played in all 12 games in 2007, starting the final nine contests. Had 19 tackles and a team-high two interceptions. Also tied for second on the team with 5 pass defenses. ¾ Pitt s top punt returner and averaged 8.6 yards on 24 returns (206 total yards). His 8.6 yards/punt return average ranked third in the Big East. ¾ Lettered as a true freshman ion 2006, serving on special teams and as a reserve cornerback. Played in all 12 games and recorded 2 tackles and 2 pass defenses at UCF. Standout defensive back and receiver at Bishop McDevitt who ranked among Pennsylvania s most heralded players. Named to the Associated Press Pennsylvania Class AAAA All-State Team (first team). ¾ Averaged over 19 yards per catch as a senior with 67 receptions for 1,278 yards and 21 touchdowns. Had eight interceptions at cornerback, returning 3 for touchdowns. ¾ Averaged 13.3 yards per punt return (25 attempts for 333 yards) and 21.3 per kick return (three for 64). ¾ Led team to a 13-1 record, the District 3/6 Class AAAA championship and the semifinals of the PIAA playoffs. ¾ Despite missing five games his junior year due to a shoulder injury, averaged 24.1 yards per catch with 32 receptions for 771 yards and 7 touchdowns. Also had 4 interceptions. Led the team to a 10-3 mark and the district title. ¾ PrepStar All-American. ¾ Played under Coach Jeff Weachter and earned three letters in football and also played basketball and ran track. ¾ The son of Aaron Berry Sr., and Mary Ann McKinney. Has two sisters and one brother. Born Aaron Douglas Berry Jr., June 25, 1988. BERRY S SINGLE-GAME BESTS Tackles:...4 (four) Last vs. GB 11/24/11 Interceptions:...1 at Chi 9/12/10 Pass Defenses...3 at Den 10/30/11 BERRY S Career STATISTICS Year Tm G S TT ST AT Sk Yds Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD STT 2010 Det 1 1 3 3 0 0 0 1 23 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2011 Det 10 2 29 21 5 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 11 3 32 24 5 0 0 1 23 0 11 0 0 0 0 1 2011 (Det) Date Opp G S TT ST AT Sk SkY Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD STT 9/11 at TB 1 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9/18 KC 1 0 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/25 at Min 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/2 at Dal 0 0 INACTIVE/INACTIVe 10/9 CHI 1 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10/16 SF 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10/23 ATL 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10/30 at Den 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 11/13 at Chi 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11/20 CAR 0 0 **INACTIVE** 11/24 GB 1 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12/4 at NO 1 1 7 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12/11 MIN 12/18 at Oak 12/24 SD 1/1 at GB Totals 10 2 29 21 5 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 1
Player Profiles Jahvid Best Running Back California 2nd Year Ht: 5-10 Wt: 199 Born: 1/30/89 Richmond, Calif. Draft: 10, R1 (30)-Det Complete biographical information available on. MANE FACTS ¾ Follow him on Twitter at @J4hvidbest. ¾ Favorite running back is former Kansas City Chiefs All-Pro Priest Holmes. ¾ Favorite television show is Family Guy. ¾ Enjoys golfing and fishing. ¾ Wants to coach and/or train youth athletes after playing days are over. ¾ Loves steak. ¾ Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the first round (30th overall) in the 2010 NFL Draft. Pro Selected in the first round (30th overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft. Best brings speed and elusiveness to the Lions backfield. ¾ As a rookie in 2010, played in 15 games (11 starts), garnered 555 rushing yards on 171 attempts and scored 4 touchdowns. He also was a weapon out of the backfield as he set a Lions rookie record with 58 receptions that went for 487 yards along with two long touchdowns (75 and 53). 2011: Team s starting running back. Tallied 677 total yards and 3 touchdowns in 6 games. Recorded 84 carries for 390 yards and 2 TDs on the ground and 27 receptions for 287 yards and 1 TD as a receiver. Placed on Reserve/Injured list November 28, 2011 due to a concussion. ¾ Part of an offense that gained 324 total net yards in the first half of the game and took a 20-13 lead into the locker room. The last time they gained over 300 yards in the first half of a game was vs. Minnesota (11/16/97, 339 yards). It is also the first time since that game that the team has gained over 300 yards of total offense in the first half. ¾ Recorded 2 touchdowns (1 rushing, 1 receiving) in home opener vs. Kansas City (9/18). Finished with 16 carries for 57 yards, 6 receptions for 66 yards and 2 scores. ¾ Caught 5 passes for 74 yards in the Lions 26-23 overtime win at Minnesota (9/25). Included in his receiving tally was a 60-yard screen pass that ended the third quarter. On the next play, and the first play of the fourth quarter, QB Matthew Stafford hit WR Calvin Johnson in the endzone to bring the Lions within 3 points, 20-17. Best s 60-yard reception now gives him 3 career receptions over 50 yards. As a rookie, he recorded receiving touchdowns of 75 and 53 yards. ¾ Team s leading rusher at Dallas (10/2) with 11 carries for 47 yards (4.3 avg.). Also had 2 catches for 23 yards. ¾ In the Lions 24-13 win over Chicago (10/10), Best gave the Lions a 21-10 lead in the third quarter by running off an 88-yard touchdown run. It was the second-longest run in team history and longest since RB Bob Hoernschmeyer ran a 96-yard touchdown vs. the New York Yanks November 23, 1950. ¾ He finished the game with 12 carries for 163 yards (13.6 avg) and 1 touchdown. It was a career high and his first career 100-yard rushing game. Best s 163 yards vs. Chicago is the most by a Lions back since RB Kevin Jones registered 196 yards vs. Arizona December 5, 2004. ¾ In addition to his 88-yard touchdown run, he set up the Lions final score of the game (Hanson 31-yard FG) by starting off a fourth quarter drive with a 43-yard run. ¾ Best became just the second player in Lions history to register an 80+yard run (88-yard TD run vs. Chi 10/10/11) and a 75+-yard reception (75-yard TD vs. Phi 9/19/10). He joins RB Billy Sims (81-yard run at SD 9/30/84; 87-yard TD reception at GB 9/14/80; 81-yard TD reception vs. Dal 11/15/81) as the only players in team history to accomplish this feat. ¾ Best teamed up with WR Calvin Johnson to put together a pair of big plays vs. the Bears, including an 88-yard touchdown run and a 73-yard touchdown reception. It marks only the second time in team history that the Lions have registered a 70+-yard reception and an 80+-yard run in the same game. The previous time was WR Herman Moore (79-yard reception) and RB Barry Sanders (82-yard TD and 80-yard TD) at Tampa Bay December 12, 1997. It s the first time in team history that the Lions have scored on both a 70-yard pass play and an 80-yard rushing play. Moore s 79-yard reception did not result in a touchdown. ¾ Registered 110 all-purpose yards (37 rushing, 73 receiving) vs. San Francisco (10/16). ¾ Inactive vs. Atlanta (10/23), at Denver (10/30), at Chicago (11/13), vs. Carolina (11/20) and vs. GB (11/24) with a concussion. Best started 18-of-31 games at California, carrying the ball 364 times for 2,668 yards (7.33 yards per carry) and 29 touchdowns. Also caught 62 passes for 533 yards (8.60 yards per catch) and six scores. As a return specialist, Best had 32 kickoff returns for 844 yards (26.38 avg). Gained 4,045 all-purpose yards, an average of 130.48 yards per game. His 1,580 yards on the ground in 2008 rank second on Cal s season-record chart. ¾ His 311 rushing yards vs. Washington in 2008 set a new school record, topping the previous mark of 283 yards by Jerry Drew vs. Oregon State in 1954. His 311 yards also rank fourth in Pac-10 Conference history. ¾ Best s 29 TD runs tied for third on the school s career-record list. ¾ 13 100-yard rushing performances. Average of 8.14 yards per rushing attempt shattered the old school season-record. Best s 4,045 allpurpose yards ranks fifth in school history. ¾ His 2,247 all purpose yards in 2008 set a new school record. His career average of 26.38 yards per kickoff return topped the previous Cal alltime record of 25.3 yards per return by Isaac Curtis (1970-71). ¾ In 2009, All-Pac-10 Conference second-team selection by the league s coaches and The NFL Draft Report. Co-recipient of team s Bear Backers Offensive MVP Award. Started 8-of-9 games before being injured, carrying 141 times for 867 yards (6.15 ypc) and 12 TDs. His 12 scoring runs tied Jim Monachino (1949) for eighth on the school s season-record list. Had 22 carries for at least 10 yards (15.60%), including 12 for 20 yards or longer (8.51. Caught 22 passes for 213 yards (9.68 ypc) and four touchdowns, adding 18 yards on one kickoff return. Had eight receptions of at least 10 yards, including three that went for 20 or more yards. Attended Salesian High School (Richmond, Calif.). Earned Super Prep and Parade All-American honors as a senior. The consensus Bay Area Offensive Player of the Year rushed for 3,325 yards and 48 touchdowns as senior, setting Bay Area prep season-records. Was a Best in the West first-team choice by the Long Beach Press-Telegram, adding first-team All-State honors from CalHiSports.com that year. ¾ As a junior, Best ran for 1,444 yards and added 271 yards in receptions with 20 total touchdowns, including 10 carries for 50 yards or longer. ¾ The tailback also excelled in track, winning a gold medal in the 200 meters at the 2005 USTAF Junior Olympics. ¾ In 2007, he won California State Championship in 100 meter dash with blazing time of 10.31. Finished second in 200 meters with time of 20.65. ¾ Son of Lisa and David Best. Full name is Jahvid Andre Best. His name is a combination of Jah and the last syllable of his father s name, David. ¾ Born Jan. 30, 1989 and resides in Vallejo, California. BEST S single-game Statistics Rushing Attempts:... 21 at TB 9/11/11 Rushing Yards:...163 vs. Chi 10/10/11 Rushing Touchdowns:... 2 (twice) Last vs. Phi 9/19/10 Receptions:...9 vs. Phi 9/19/10 Receiving Yards:...154 vs. Phi 9/19/10 Receiving Touchdowns...1 (three times) Last vs. KC 9/18/11 Total Yards:...232 vs. Phi 9/19/10 Total Touchdowns:...3 vs. Phi 9/19/10 BEST S CAREER STATISTICS RUSHING RECEIVING Year Tm G S Att Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD TYds 2010 Det 15 11 171 555 3.2 45 4 58 487 8.4 75t 2 1042 2011 Det 6 6 84 390 4.6 88 2 27 287 10.6 14 1 677 Totals 21 17 255 945 3.7 133 6 85 774 9.1 75t 3 1719 2011 RUSHING RECEIVING Date Opp G S Att Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD TotY 9/11 at TB 1 1 21 72 3.4 9 0 4 42 10.5 14 0 114 9/18 KC 1 1 16 57 3.6 12 1 6 66 11.0 35 1 123 9/25 at Min 1 1 12 14 1.2 5 0 5 74 14.8 60 0 88 10/2 at Dal 1 1 11 47 4.3 19 0 2 23 11.5 24 0 70 10/9 CHI 1 1 12 163 13.6 88 1 4 9 2.3 3 0 172 10/16 SF 1 1 12 37 3.1 13 0 6 73 12.2 32 0 110 10/23 ATL 0 0 INACTIVE/INJURED 10/30 at Den 0 0 INACTIVE/INJURED 11/13 at Chi 0 0 INACTIVE/INJURED 11/20 CAR 0 0 INACTIVE/INJURED 11/24 GB 0 0 INACTIVE/INJURED 12/4 at NO 0 0 RESERVE/INJURED 12/11 MIN 12/18 at Oak 12/24 SD 1/1 at GB Totals 6 6 84 390 3.6 88 2 27 287 10.6 14 1 677
Player Profiles aaron brown Running Back Texas Christian 3rd Year Ht: 6-1 Wt: 205 Born: 10/10/85 Katy, Texas Draft: 09, R6 (192)-Det Complete biographical information available on. MANE FACTS ¾ Brown enjoys comedy and while growing up he was a fan of Martin Lawrence and used to watch Martin every night before going to bed. He also enjoyed The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air with Will Smith. ¾ While Brown doesn t have any superstitions before taking the field, he said he mostly prays asking God for confidence, wisdom and courage. ¾ Because of his love for track, Brown s all-time favorite sprinters are Michael Johnson and Gail Devers. The 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta stand out in Brown s mind because Johnson still set the world record in the 200-meter dash after slipping off the starting block. ¾ During the offseason, Brown planned to travel to the big cities across America, such as Chicago, New York and Los Angeles. ¾ After his career is over, Brown wants to give back to the game, so he is looking to become a coach. ¾ Signed by the Lions November 29, 2011. ¾ Released by the Lions August 4, 2011. ¾ Selected by the Detroit Lions in the sixth round (162nd overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft. Pro Possesses explosive speed in open field. Serves as back-up running back and has some experience with kickoff returns. ¾ Has played in 21 games (two starts), rushed for 189 yards on 44 attempts and caught 18 receptions for 129 yards and one touchdown. ¾ As a returner, he has registered 43 kickoff returns for 959 yards. 2010: Served as the teams back-up running back and kick returner. ¾ Saw playing time on offense in season opener at Chicago (9/12). ¾ Carried the ball 3 times for 13 yards and caught 2 passes for 10 yards vs. Philadelphia (9/19). ¾ Inactive at Green Bay (10/3), vs. St. Louis (10/10), at New York Giants (10/17), against Washington (10/31), against the New York Jets (11/7) and at Buffalo (11/14) after suffering an injury (finger). ¾ Carried ball for 9 yards on 1 attempt and caught 2 passes for 6 yards at Dallas (11/21). ¾ Carried the ball 13 times for 36 yards and had 4 catches for 29 yards against New England (11/25). ¾ Inactive vs. Green Bay (12/12), at Tampa Bay (12/19), at Miami (12/26) and vs. Minnesota (1/2). 2009: Had 27 carries for 131 yards (4.9 avg.) and 10 receptions for 84 yards with one touchdown in his rookie season. Returned 43 kickoffs for 959 yards (22.3) on the season. ¾ Returned five kickoffs for 180 yards, including a long of 87 and added one carry on offense for nine yards at New Orleans (9/13). ¾ Brown s 87-yarder was the longest kickoff return by a Lions rookie since WR Eddie Drummond s 88-yard kickoff return at Atlanta (12/22/02), and it was the longest kickoff return in the NFL during opening weekend. It was also the longest by the Lions since Drummond had a 92-yard kickoff return touchdown. ¾ Returned six kicks for 96 yards vs. Minnesota (9/20) and added four carries for 10 yards. ¾ Returned two kicks for 38 yards and added five carries for 6 yards vs. Washington (9/27). ¾ Recorded a career-high 27 yards rushing at Seattle (11/8) including a career-high long of 19 yards. ¾ Inactive at Minnesota (11/15). ¾ Scored first career touchdown on a 26-yard reception in addition to returning four kickoffs for 118 yards (29.5 avg.) with a long of 46 vs. Cleveland (11/22). ¾ Started first career game (slot receiver) vs. Green Bay (11/26). ¾ Registered his fourth-longest kickoff return of the season (42 yards) at Cincinnati (12/6). ¾ Gained 21 yards on three carries and caught three passes for 19 yards vs. Chicago (1/3). Brown also returned a kickoff 53-yards which was his second-longest of the season. Closed out an impressive four-year collegiate career at TCU with 487 rushing attempts for 2,596 yards and 20 touchdowns, while also adding 81 receptions for 857 yards and five touchdowns. As a senior in 2008, Brown was placed second on TCU with 445 yards rushing, moving him into 10th place on the Horned Frogs career list with 2,494 yards. Brown topped TCU with 1,042 all purpose yards despite sitting out the opening three games. ¾ Despite being plagued with injuries in 2007, Brown was still placed second on the Frogs with 490 yard rushing (4.6 per carry) while ranking fourth with 24 receptions. Also averaged 24.6 yards on 14 kickoff returns for the year. ¾ In 2006, Brown was TCU s top rusher with 801 yards and placed third in the league (66.8 yards per game). His 5.2 per carry average was the best among the MWC s top-eight ground gainers. ¾ As a freshman in 2005, Brown was named the Mountain West Conference Freshman of the Year and an honorable-mention Freshman All-American as a true Freshman. Posted the highest per carry average (5.9) among the MWC s top 10 rushers. ¾ Placed eighth in the league with his 758 yards, all coming in the last 10 contests (75.8 avg.). Ranked 12th nationally among true freshmen in rushing yards and in a tie for sixth with his three 100-yard games. Coached in football by Joe Sheffy at Mayde Creek High School in Katy, Texas. ¾ Ran a 4.4 40-yard dash and recorded a 10.45 100-meter dash time on the track, one of the fastest prep times in the nation in 2004. ¾ Parents are Johnathan and Cheryl Brown. Brown S single-game Statistics Rushing Attempts:...5 vs. Was, 9/27/09 Rushing Yards:... 27 at Sea 11/8/09 Long Rush:... 19 at Sea 11/8/09 Receptions:...3 vs. Chi 1/3/10 Receiving Yards:... 26t vs. Cle 11/22/09 Long Reception:... 26t vs. Cle 11/22/09 Kickoff Returns:...8 at Chi 10/4/09 Kickoff Return Yards:... 180 at NO 9/13/09 Long Kickoff Return:...87 at NO 9/13/09 brown s CAREER STATISTICS rushing receiving Year Tm G S Att Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD STT 2009 Det 15 2 27 131 4.9 19 0 10 84 8.4 26 1 1 2010 Det 6 0 17 58 3.4 9 0 8 45 5.6 10 0 0 Totals 21 2 44 189 4.3 19 0 18 129 7.2 26 1 1 PUNT RETURNs KICKOFF RETURNS Year Tm G S PR Yds Avg Lg TD KR Yds Avg Lg TD 2009 Det 15 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 43 959 22.3 87 0 2010 Det 6 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Totals 21 2 0 0 0.0-0 43 959 22.3 87 0
Nate Burleson Wide Receiver Nevada 9th Year Ht: 6-0 Wt: 198 Born: 8/19/81 Seattle, Wash. Draft: 03, R3 (71)-Min Acquired: 10, UFA-Sea Complete biographical information available on. MANE FACTS ¾ Big cartoon fan and still watches when he gets a chance and favorites include: Looney Toons, Smurfs, Chip and Dale, and Dark Wing Duck. ¾ Has a tremendous shoe collection consisting of over 500 shoes. He has many collector shoes, dress shoes, and one-time release shoes. Loves opening up a fresh new box of shoes and smelling them and claims that the new shoe smell is better than new car smell. ¾ After his playing career, Burleson would like to be a football commentator for TV or radio. He has already been offered jobs as a commentator on the radio. His focus in college was speech communication, so one of his passions is to get in front of people and speak. ¾ Part of an athletically gifted family, started by father, Alvin, who played for the Calgary Stampeders of the CFL from 1976-81; Brother, Kevin, played for the NBA s Charlotte Bobcats. ¾ Signed five-year contract with the Detroit Lions as an unrestricted free agent Mar. 6, 2010. ¾ Placed on Reserve/Injured list by the Seahawks Sept. 9, 2008 ¾ Signed by the Seattle Seahawks as restricted free agent Mar. 31, 2006. ¾ Drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the third round (71st overall) of the 2003 NFL Draft. ¾ Ninth-year veteran wide receiver who stretches the field and gains valuable yards after the catch. Spent the first three years of his career (2003-05) with the Minnesota Vikings and then the next four years with the Seattle Seahawks (2006-09). ¾ Had breakout season for Minnesota in his second season (2004), leading the team in receiving yards with 1,006. ¾ Led Seattle in touchdowns in 2007 with seven receiving touchdowns and two return touchdowns. ¾ Has garnered eight career 100-yard receiving games, including one this season with the Lions. 2011: Team s starting wide receiver. 51 receptions for 523 yards (10.3 avg.) and 2 TDs this season. ¾ Part of an offense that gained 324 total net yards in the first half of the game and took a 20-13 lead into the locker room. The last time they gained over 300 yards in the first half of a game was vs. Minnesota (11/16/97, 339 yards). It is also the first time since that game that the team has gained over 300 yards of total offense in the first half. ¾ Led the team in receptions (7) and yards (93) vs. Kansas City (9/18). ¾ Caught a 5-yard touchdown pass from QB Matthew Stafford in the fourth quarter vs. San Francisco (10/16). The touchdown reception gave the Lions a 19-15 lead. ¾ Part of a shared passing attack that put up 263 yards passing at Denver (10/30), including his 4 catches for 23 yards. ¾ Recorded a team-high 8 receptions for 83 yards vs. Chicago (11/13). He also added a 10-yard run on the team s opening possession. ¾ Had a team-high 7 receptions for 63 yards, including a 16-yard TD catch vs. Carolina (11/20). Scored his second touchdown of the season. ¾ Was second on the team with 5 catches for 39 yards vs. Green Bay (11/24). Also added an 11-yard run. ¾ Had team-high 93 receiving yards on 5 receptions at New Orleans (12/4), including a season-long 47-yard catch. Recorded 248 catches for 3,293 yards and 22 touchdowns during his three years at Nevada. ¾ Finished second in NCAA history for receptions in a single season with 138 in 2002. Finalist for Biletnikoff Award (nation s top wide receiver). ¾ Led nation in receptions per game and receiving yards as a senior (2002) and was named first-team All-America by AFCA, All-WAC and team MVP. Was also a second-team All-America by The Sporting News and CNN/SI. ¾ Finished career first in conference and school history in single-game receptions (19) and single-season receptions (138). Earned eight letters in football, basketball and track at O Dea High School in Seattle. ¾ Named Seattle Athlete of the Year as a senior in 1999. ¾ Born in Calgary during his father s playing days. ¾ Married to wife Atoya. Couple has two sons, Nathaniel II and Nehemiah. Player Profiles Burleson S SINGLE-GAME BESTS Receptions:...11 at GB 11/14/04 Receiving Yards:... 141 at GB 11/14/04 Long Reception:... 68 vs. GB 12/24/04 Receiving Touchdowns... 2 (3 times) Last vs. Jax 10/11/09 Rushing:...2 vs. GB 12/24/04 Rushing Yards:...25 at TB 12/19/10 Long Rush:...23 at TB 12/19/10 Punt Returns:... 7 vs. SF 12/6/09 Punt Return Yards:...96 at Ind 11/8/04 Long Punt Return:...94t at Cle 11/4/07 Punt Return Touchdowns:...1 (3 times) Last at Cle 11/4/07 Kickoff Returns:...6 at Arz 12/10/06 Kickoff Return Yards:... 159 at Arz 12/10/06 Long Kickoff Return:...91t vs. StL 10/21/07 Kickoff Return Touchdowns:... 1 vs. StL 10/21/07 Burleson S CAREER STATISTICS RECEIVING RUSHING Year Tm G S Rec Yds Avg Lg TD Att Yds Avg Lg TD 2003 Min 16 9 29 455 15.7 52 2 0 0 0.0-0 2004 Min 16 15 68 1006 14.8 68t 9 6 49 8.2 11 0 2005 Min 12 9 30 328 10.9 20 1 2-6 -3.0 2 0 2006 Sea 16 7 18 192 10.7 36 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 2007 Sea 16 12 50 694 13.9 45t 9 2 4 2.0 3 0 2008 Sea 1 1 5 60 12.0 20t 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 2009 Sea 13 12 63 812 12.9 44t 3 2 4 2.0 2 0 2010 Det 14 14 55 625 11.4 58 6 7 81 11.6 25 0 2011 Det 12 8 51 523 10.3 47 2 8 64 8.0 20 0 Totals 116 87 369 4695 12.7 68t 35 27 196 7.3 25 0 Postseason Year Tm G S Rec Yds Avg Lg TD Att Yds Avg Lg TD 2004 Min 2 2 8 110 13.8 29 1 0 0 0.0-0 2006 Sea 2 0 1 16 16.0 16 1 0 0 0.0-0 2007 Sea 2 1 10 97 9.7 25 0 0 0 0.0-0 Totals 6 3 19 223 11.7 29 2 0 0 0.0-0 Punt RETURNS Kickoff Reutrns Year Tm G S PR Yds Avg Lg TD KR Yds Avg Lg TD 2003 Min 16 9 1 0 0.0-0 0 0 0.0-0 2004 Min 16 15 25 214 8.6 91t 1 2 51 25.5 29 0 2005 Min 12 9 5 21 4.2 10 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2006 Sea 16 7 34 322 9.5 90t 1 26 643 24.7 50 0 2007 Sea 16 12 58 658 11.3 94t 1 27 590 21.9 91t 1 2008 Sea 1 1 3 54 18.0 21 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2009 Sea 13 12 30 254 8.5 29 0 1 2 2.0 2 0 2010 Det 14 14 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 2011 Det 1 1 0 0 0.0 29 0 0 0 0.0 0 Totals 105 80 156 1523 9.8 94t 3 56 1286 23.0 91t 1 Postseason Year Tm G S PR Yds Avg Lg TD KR Yds Avg Lg TD 2004 Min 2 2 5 14 5.8 16 0 0 0 0.0-0 2006 Sea 2 0 6 15 2.5 13 0 11 227 25.2 41 0 2007 Sea 2 1 6 84 14.0 20 0 8 125 15.6 26 0 Totals 6 3 17 113 6.6 20 0 19 352 21.2 41 0 2011 (Det) RECEIVING RUSHING Date Opp G S Rec Yds Avg Lg TD Att Yds Avg Lg TD 9/11 at TB 1 0 5 60 12.0 29 0 1 20 20.0 20 0 9/18 KC 1 1 7 93 13.3 29 0 0 0 0.0-0 9/25 at Min 1 1 2 12 6.0 7 0 0 0 0.0-0 10/2 at Dal 1 0 2 16 8.0 9 0 0 0 0.0-0 10/9 CHI 1 1 1 6 6.0 6 0 2 4 2.0 2 0 10/16 SF 1 1 4 34 8.5 14 1 0 0 0.0-0 10/23 ATL 1 1 1 1 1.0 1 0 2 10 5.0 10 0 10/30 at Den 1 1 4 23 5.8 15 0 1 9 9.0 9 0 11/13 at Chi 1 1 8 83 10.4 20 0 1 10 10.0 10 0 11/20 CAR 1 0 7 63 9.0 16 1 0 0 0.0-0 11/24 GB 1 1 5 39 7.8 15 0 1 11 11.0 11 0 12/4 at NO 1 0 5 93 18.6 47 0 0 0 0.0-0 12/11 MIN 12/18 at Oak 12/24 SD 1/1 at GB Totals 12 8 51 523 10.3 47 2 8 64 8.0 20 0
DON CAREY Cornerback Norfolk State 3rd Yr. Ht: 5-11 Wt: 192 Born: 2/14/87 Norfolk, Va. Draft: 09, R6 (177)-Cle Acquired: 11, FA-Jax Complete biographical information available on. MANE FACTS ¾ Turned down an opportunity to attend Yale University. ¾ First Norfolk State player to be drafted in the Division I era (since 1998). ¾ Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan. ¾ Signed by the Detroit Lions on October 25, 2011. ¾ Released by the Jaguars on September 3, 2011. ¾ Placed on injured reserve by the Jaguars on September 1, 2009. ¾ Claimed off waivers by the Jacksonville Jaguars on August 8, 2009. ¾ Released by the Browns on August 6, 2009. ¾ Drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the sixth round of the 2009 NFL Draft. Appeared in 15 games, including 10 starts, in 2010 with the Jacksonville Jaguars. ¾ Made 51 tackles (36 solo). ¾ Recorded one interception and one pass defense. 2011: Back-up defensive back and contributor on special teams. ¾ Played on special team at New Orleans (12/4) and collected 1 special teams tackle. Four-year starter at Norfolk State. ¾ Two time member of the All-MEAC second team in 2007 and 2008. ¾ Recorded five interceptions during his senior season. He returned one interception 94 yards for a touchdown. ¾ Also had a 49-yard fumble return for a touchdown in 2008. ¾ Had eight interceptions and 14 pass breakups during his junior and senior seasons. ¾ In his career, he posted 179 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, 10 interceptions, and 35 pass breakups. Attended Booker T. Washington High School. ¾ Second-team All-Eastern District pick as a senior. ¾ Son of William and Karen Robinson. ¾ Studied building construction technology at NSU. CAREY S CAREER STATISTICs Year Tm G S TT ST AT Sk Yds Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD STT 2010 Det 15 10 51 36 15 0 0 1 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 2011 Det 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 17 10 51 36 15 0 0 1 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 2011 (Det) Date Opp G S TT ST AT Sk SkY Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD STT 9/11 at TB 0 0 NOT WITH TEAM 9/18 KC 0 0 NOT WITH TEAM 9/25 at Min 0 0 NOT WITH TEAM 10/2 at Dal 0 0 NOT WITH TEAM 10/9 CHI 0 0 NOT WITH TEAM 10/16 SF 0 0 NOT WITH TEAM 10/23 ATL 0 0 NOT WITH TEAM 10/30 at Den 0 0 INACTIVe 11/13 at Chi 0 0 INACTIVe 11/20 CAR 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/24 GB 0 0 INACTIVe 12/4 at NO 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12/11 MIN 12/18 at Oak 12/24 SD 1/1 at GB Totals 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Profiles
Bobby Carpenter Linebacker Ohio State 6th Year Ht: 6-2 Wt: 249 Born: 8/1/83 Lancaster, Ohio Draft: 06, R1 (18)-Dal Acquired: 10, FA Player Profiles Complete biographical information available on. MANE FACTS ¾ Participated in the NFL Business Management and Entrepreneurial Program, attending the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University in the spring of 2008 ¾ Favorite movie is It s a wonderful life. ¾ Favorite television show is Modern Family. ¾ Wishes the University of Michigan success for 11 of 12 football games every season. ¾ Re-signed by the Detroit Lions as an unrestricted free agent Aug. 4, 2011. ¾ Signed by Detroit Lions as a free agent Oct. 20, 2010. ¾ Signed by the Miami Dolphins Sept. 6, 2010. ¾ Released by the St. Louis Rams Sept. 4, 2010 ¾ Traded to the St. Louis Rams May 10, 2010. ¾ Drafted in the first round (18th overall), of the 2006 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys. In his sixth NFL season, has appeared in 84 games with 11 starts. ¾ Provided much-needed depth at outside linebacker for the Lions at the end of the 2010 season. ¾ Took over the role as Dallas nickel linebacker in 2009, allowing him to boast career numbers at the position as he assumed a greater role in the Cowboys defense. ¾ Versatile linebacker who has the size and speed to be an effective run stopper and pass rusher while also displaying the ability to cover backs or tight ends in the passing game. ¾ Also a strong special teams performer throughout his career. 2011: Back-up linebacker and contributor on special teams. Has 17 tackles, 1 interception, 1 pass defense and 5 special teams tackles. ¾ Provides great depth to linebacking corps, and is effective in pass coverage. ¾ Made his first start of the season in place of an injured Justin Durant and recorded his first career interception and first career interception. The return for a touchdown at Dallas (10/2). Picked off the pass in the third quarter and returned it 35 yards for the score, it was one of two consecutive interception returns for touchdowns in the game, the other was CB Chris Houston who took it in 56 yards into the endzone. It s the fifth Lions interception on the season. Also contributed 6 tackles in the win. ¾ Carpenter s interception return, along with Houston s on consecutive third quarter Dallas drives, gave the Lions two pick-six plays. The last time Detroit returned 2 interceptions for touchdowns in the same game was October 16, 2005 vs. Carolina. It was also the fist time that the team has registered two defensive scores in a game since they returned a fumble and an interception for touchdowns vs. Denver (11/4/07). ¾ Made third consecutive start at outside linebacker for injured Justin Durant vs. San Francisco (10/16). Finished his Ohio State career 10th on the school s all-time sacks list with 14.5 along with 191 career tackles, 23.5 tackles for a loss and three interceptions. As a member of one of the best linebacking corps in college that season, helped Ohio State lead the nation in rushing defense and finish fifth in total defense and scoring defense. ¾ Earned All-Big Ten Conference second-team honors for the second consecutive year after posting 49 tackles, a career-high eight sacks, 10.5 tackles for a loss and three pass deflections as a senior ¾ The Buckeyes finished 10-2 and earned a berth in the Fiesta Bowl, where they defeated Notre Dame ¾ As a junior, was an All-Big Ten Conference second-team selection after posting a career-high 93 stops, two sacks and 6.5 tackles for a loss. He also intercepted three passes and had three pass deflections ¾ Played in every game, including four starts at strongside linebacker, and recorded 37 tackles, 4.5 sacks and 6.5 tackles for a loss as a sophomore ¾ The Buckeyes went 11-2, including a win over Kansas State in the Fiesta Bowl ¾ In 2002 played in every game as a special teams player and reserve linebacker. The Buckeyes went 14-0 and won the national championship by beating Miami in the Fiesta Bowl. Robert Joseph Carpenter attended Lancaster, Ohio, High School, where he played football for his father. ¾ Was a first-team All-Ohio choice as a senior, and Rivals.com rated him the 13th-best outside linebacker in the country ¾ Finished his high school career with 128 tackles and 12 tackles for a loss ¾ As a member of the Lancaster swim team, advanced to the district finals in the 50- and 100-meter freestyle ¾ Graduated with a degree in business from Ohio State ¾ Participated in the NFL Business Management and Entrepreneurial Program, attending the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University in the spring of 2008 ¾ He and his wife, Cortney, were married Mar. 15, 2008 and welcomed their son, Robert Joseph, Jr. during the fall of 2009. CARPENTER S SINGLE-GAME BESTS Tackles:...9 at Mia 12/26/10 Interceptions:... 1 at Dal 10/2/11 Interception Return Yards:...35 at Dal 10/2/11 Interception Return Touchdowns:... 1 at Dal 10/2/11 Special Teams Tackles:... 5 vs. Phi 12/16/07 CARPENTER S CAREER STATISTICS Year Tm G S TT ST AT Sk Yds Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD STT 2006 Dal 16 1 11 8 3 1.5 5.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 2007 Dal 13 0 2 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2008 Dal 16 0 5 3 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2009 Dal 13 2 48 28 20 2.0 10.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 2010 Mia/Det 14 4 27 20 7 0 0.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 13 2011 Det 12 3 17 12 4 0 0 1 34 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 Totals 84 10 110 72 37 3.5 15 1 34 0 3 1 1 0 0 47 Postseason Year Tm G S TT ST AT Sk Yds Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD STT 2006 Dal 1 0 5 4 1 1.0 5.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2007 Dal 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2009 Dal 2 0 8 2 6 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 4 0 13 6 7 1.0 5.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2011 (Det) Date Opp G S TT ST AT Sk SkY Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD STT 9/11 at TB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/18 KC 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/25 at Min 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10/2 at Dal 1 1 6 4 2 0 0 1 34 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10/9 CHI 1 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10/16 SF 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10/23 ATL 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10/30 at Den 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/13 at Chi 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/20 CAR 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/24 GB 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12/4 at NO 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12/11 MIN 12/18 at Oak 12/24 SD 1/1 at GB Totals 12 3 17 12 4 0 0 1 34 0 1 0 0 0 0 5
Gosder Cherilus Tackle Boston College 4th Year Ht: 6-7 Wt: 325 Born: 6/28/84 Somerville, Mass. Draft: 08, R1 (17)-Det Player Profiles Complete biographical information available on. MANE FACTS ¾ Cherilus was a fan of the New England Patriots while growing up. Developed an appreciation for various aspects of different former offensive linemen s games, such as Seahawks T Walter Jones feet, former Ravens T Jonathan Ogden s length and former Saints/Rams/ Chiefs T Kyle Turley s mindset. ¾ Cherilus favorite entertainer is Will Smith and he especially enjoys the Fresh Prince of Bel Aire. His favorite movies are: Gladiator and Man on Fire. ¾ On game days, Cherilus is very particular about not feeling rushed. He makes sure to show up early so that he can get ready at his own pace. ¾ Outside of football, Cherilus is working on developing and opening a Steak House/Bar. After his playing days, he wants to develop and lease commercial real estate. ¾ Placed on injured reserve by the Lions on December 15, 2010. ¾ Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the first round (17th overall) in the 2008 NFL Draft. Cherilus has been the Lions starting right tackle in each of his first three seasons after being drafted by Detroit in the first round (17th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft. He established himself as the Lions starting right tackle as a rookie and has played in 43 games with 38 starts. 2011: Team s starting right tackle. Team is eighth in NFL in sacks per pass play (24 sacks on 514 pass plays) with 4.7 pct. ¾ The Lions season opener at Tampa Bay (9/11) marked the first time since 1981-82 that the Lions have started the same offensive line (same personnel at same positions) in consecutive years on opening day. Cherilus, LT Jeff Backus, LG Rob Sims, C Dominic Raiola and RG Stephen Peterman was the team s regular starting offensive line last year for the Lions, including on opening day. The last offensive group to start in consecutive years was LT Karl Baldischeiler, LG Homer Elias, C Amos Fowler, RG Russ Bolinger and RT Keith Dorne. That group started on opening day in that lineup three consecutive years (1980-92). ¾ Contributed on special teams (field goal unit) and played right tackle in the fourth quarter in the Lions 48-3 win at Kansas City (9/18). ¾ Part of an offensive line that did not give up a sack at Dallas (10/2) in the Lions 34-30 comeback (24-point deficit). ¾ Helped anchor an offensive line that allowed the Lions to rush for 181 yards on 20 carries (9.1 avg) and only one sack on 27 pass plays during the Lions 24-13 win over Chicago (10/10). ¾ Helped allow 104 yards rushing vs. Atlanta (10/23) who s defense is ranked sixth in the league in rushing yards per game. Maurice Morris finished with 9 carries for 50 yards (5.6 avg.) and Keiland Williams finished with 9 carries for 44 yards (4.9 avg.). ¾ Part of an offensive line that rushed for 113 yards and a touchdown at Denver (10/30). Maurice Morris finished with 58 yards on 13 carries (4.5 avg.) and a touchdown. Also helped protect Matthew Stafford, who threw for 267 yards and 3 touchdowns. ¾ Helped protect Matthew Stafford in order for him to set a new franchise record 63 passing attempts vs. Chicago (11/13). ¾ Paved the way for running back Kevin Smith to rush for 140 yards vs. Carolina (11/20). They also gave QB Matthew Stafford enough time to throw 5 touchdown passes in the game, yielding only two sacks on 38 pass plays. As a team, the 169 yards on the ground was the secondhighest output of the season and the 495 total yards were the most by the Lions since 1997. After starting 37 consecutive games at right tackle for the Eagles, Cherilus moved to the demanding left tackle position his senior year becoming an instrumental part of an offense that ranked seventh in the nation with an average of 323.9 aerial yards per game. ¾ As the recipient of the team s Unsung Hero Award in 2007, he also garnered All-Atlantic Coast Conference second-team honors and served as a team captain. ¾ Started all 13 games at right tackle as a sophomore and delivered 53 knockdown blocks and helped the Eagles to lead the Atlantic Coast Conference in total offense, averaging 387.75 yards per game. ¾ Was the only redshirt freshman to start on BC s offensive line in 2004, helping the team average 385.4 yards per game in total offense. ¾ Closed out his career with 51 consecutive starts for the Eagles, setting a school record. Attended Somerville (Mass.) High School where he was a Boston Globe and Boston Herald All-Scholastic selection as a senior. ¾ Played tackle on both sides of the ball. ¾ Named to Tom Lemming s All-American team in 2002, the same season that he captured All-State accolades from the Massachusetts State Coaches Association. ¾ Excelled on Somerville s basketball team as a power forward and center. ¾ Performed in the shot put for the track team. ¾ Communications major, who graduated in the spring of 2007 from the College of Arts & Sciences. ¾ Came to the United States from Haiti at age 14 and became a U.S. citizen shortly after. ¾ Son of Morisena Exilus and Jenel Cherilus. ¾ Born Gosder Cherilus on June 28, 1984 in Haiti and resides in Somerville, Massachusetts. CHERILUS S CAREER STATISTICS Year Tm G S 2008 Det 16 13 2009 Det 15 13 2010 Det 12 12 2011 Det 12 11 Totals 55 49
Erik Coleman Safety Washington State 8th Year Ht: 5-10 Wt: 207 Born: 5/6/82 Spokane, Wash. Draft: 04, R5 (143)-NYJ Acquired: 11, FA Player Profiles Complete biographical information available on. MANE FACTS ¾ Follow him on Twitter at @Erikcoleman26. ¾ Grew up a fan of the San Francisco 49ers. ¾ Favorite television show is Modern Family. ¾ Would pick Robert Downey Jr. to play him in his life movie. ¾ Likes to travel. ¾ Placed in Injured/Reserve by Lions October 13, 2011. ¾ Signed as a free agent with the Detroit Lions February 23, 2011. ¾ Released by Atlanta February 9, 2011. ¾ Signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Falcons Mar. 1, 2008. ¾ Drafted in the fifth round (143rd overall) of the 2004 NFL Draft by the New York Jets. Veteran defensive back with 84 career starts through 109 games played. Has totaled 641 tackles (432 solo), 2.0 sacks for loss of 9 yards, 34 pass defenses, 4 forced fumbles, 1 fumble recovery and 10 interceptions for 98 yards. ¾ Spent the first four seasons (2004-07) of his career with the New York Jets before signing as a free agent with the Atlanta Falcons in 2008. 2011: Signed with Detroit February 23. Serves primarily as a contributor on special teams, and also as a back-up safety. ¾ Injured on kick return coverage at Dallas (10/2) in the third quarter. Collected 2 special teams tackles prior to leaving the game. ¾ Started 32 of 45 games at Washington State, registering 234 tackles, 12 interceptions (2 returned for touchdowns), 1.0 sack, 3 fumble recoveries, 4 forced fumbles, 21 pass defenses and 3 blocked kicks. ¾ Posted 25 kickoff returns for 556 yards and 15 punt returns for 102 yards and a touchdown. ¾ Earned three letters in football as a running back, defensive back and kickoff returner for Lewis and Clark High School. ¾ Rushed for 1,187 yards and 13 touchdowns while posting 6 interceptions as a senior. ¾ Earned all-league first-team honors for both offense and defense, as well as his team s MVP award. COLEMAN S SINGLE-GAME BESTS Tackles:... 15 vs. Mia 9/23/08 Sacks:... 1.0 (twice) Last vs. Sea 12/19/04 Interceptions:... 1 (10 times) Last vs. NO 11/9/08 Forced Fumbles:...1 (five times) Last at NO 11/2/10 COLEMAN S CAREER STATISTICS Year Tm G S TT ST AT Sk Yds Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD 2004 NYJ 16 16 89 69 20 2.0 9 4 43 0 12 0 1 0 0 2005 NYJ 16 16 121 84 37 0.0 0 2 4 0 7 0 0 0 0 2006 NYJ 16 14 93 63 30 0.0 0 1 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 2007 NYJ 15 5 48 24 24 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2008 Atl 16 16 127 82 45 0.0 0 3 48 0 6 2 0 0 0 2009 Atl 16 16 139 96 43 0.0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 2010 Atl 13 1 24 14 10 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2011 Det 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 112 84 641 432 209 2 9 10 98 0 34 4 1 0 0 Postseason Year Tm G S TT ST AT Sk Yds Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD 2005 NYJ 2 2 15 10 5 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2007 NYJ 1 1 10 4 6 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2009 Atl 1 1 11 6 5 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2011 Atl 1 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 5 4 37 21 16 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Postseason Date Opp G S TT ST AT Sk Yds Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD 1/15 GB 1 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 1 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2011 (Det) Date Opp G S TT ST AT Sk SkY Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD STT 9/11 at TB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/18 KC 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/25 at Min 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/2 at Dal 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10/9 CHI 0 0 INACTIVE/INJURED 10/16 SF 0 0 RESERVE/INJURED 10/23 ATL 0 0 RESERVE/INJURED 10/30 at Den 0 0 RESERVE/INJURED 11/13 at Chi 0 0 RESERVE/INJURED 11/20 CAR 0 0 RESERVE/INJURED 11/24 GB 0 0 RESERVE/INJURED 12/4 at NO 0 0 RESERVE/INJURED 12/11 MIN 12/18 at Oak 12/24 SD 1/1 at GB Totals 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Johnny Culbreath Tackle South Carolina State Rookie Ht: 6-6 Wt: 280 Born: 5/18/88 Monroe, GA Draft: 11, R7 (209) Complete biographical information available on. ¾ Placed on Reserve/Injured list by the Lions September 4, 2011. ¾ Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the seventh round (209th overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft. Four-year starter at South Carolina State, slotted at left tackle his junior and senior year. Emerged as one of the most dominant linemen in school history playing in 47 games with 44 starts. Entered 2010 as one of the top offensive lineman in the country and was among the top blockers in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). Earned several post-season honors his senior year, including All-MEAC first team (third straight season), All-America: American Football Coaches Association (first team), Walter Camp (first team) and the Sports Network FCS (third team). ¾ In 2009, anchored the Bulldog offensive line at left tackle and helped SC State establish the most potent offense in the MEAC (365.9 yards per game). ¾ Earned first-team All-MEAC honors after garnering MEAC Offensive Lineman of the Week accolades three times and national recognition once in 2008. ¾ As a freshman, earned MEAC Rookie of the Week honors once and was named the Bulldogs Top Newcomer on offense. ¾ In 2010, started in all 12 games played at left tackle. Earned preseason honors, including Sports Network FCS All-American, Box-to-Row/ BASN All-American, Heritage Sports All-American and All-MEAC preseason first team. ¾ In 2009, was among the most dominant offensive linemen in the country in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) starting in all 12 games played. Was a first-team All-MEAC selection and the league s Offensive Lineman of the Year, the fourth such honor for Coach Buddy Pough s team. Also earned All-American honors by the Sheridan Broadcasting Network, Box-to-Row/BASN, Heritage Sports while garnering All-State accolades from the (Columbia, SC) State and Orangeburg Touchdown club. Also honored as the top player in the MEAC by the Washington Pigskin Club. ¾ Started all 12 games played in 2008, missing the season finale against North Carolina A&T with an injury. ¾ Started in 8 of 11 Bulldog games in 2007. Worked his way into the starting lineup and made his first start at left tackle during the fourth week of the season against Winston-Salem State. ¾ Played on both the offensive and defensive line in SC State s firstever contest against intrastate rival, the University of South Carolina. Lettered in both football and wrestling at Monroe High School (Monroe, GA). ¾ Earned All-Region honors. ¾ State wrestling champion. ¾ Industrial Technology major at South Carolina State. ¾ Son of Vera and Wayne Culbreath. Player Profiles
LEONARD Davis Guard Texas 11th Year Ht: 6-6 Wt: 355 Born: 9/5/78 Wortham, Texas Draft: 01, R1(2)-Arz Acquired: 11, FA-Dal Player Profiles Complete biographical information available on. MANE FACTS ¾ Nicknamed BIGG ¾ Played the bass in a heavy metal band with other Cowboys while playing in Dallas. ¾ His brother Charlie played professionally with the Pittsburgh Steelers, St. Louis Cardinals and Houston Gamblers. ¾ Signed by the Detroit Lions on November 7, 2011. ¾ Released by the Cowboys on July 28, 2011. ¾ Signed by the Dallas Cowboys on March 4, 2007. ¾ Placed on injured reserve by the Cardinals on December 31, 2004. ¾ Placed on injured reserve by the Cardinals on December 24, 2002. ¾ Drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the first round (second overall) of the 2001 NFL Draft. Three-time Pro Bowl selection from 2007-2009. Second team NFL All-Pro selection in 2007. ¾ Played Has played and started in 155 games in during his career. ¾ One of the League s dominant most dominant run blockers. 2011: Backup guard on offensive guard. ¾ Inactive at Chicago (11/13), vs. Carolina (11/20), vs. Green Bay (11/24) and at New Orleans (12/4). 2010: Started all 16 games for the Cowboys. ¾ Helped block for Dallas quarterbacks Tony Romo and Jon Kitna, who. They combined to throw for nearly 4,200 yards. ¾ Paved the way for RB Felix Jones to rush for 800 yards on the season. ¾ Part of an offensive line that averaged 111.6 rushing yards per game and 252.6 passing yards per game. 2009: Started all 16 games and earned his third consecutive Pro Bowl berth. ¾ Helped the Cowboys finish second in the NFL in total offense, averaging 399.4 yards per game. ¾ Dallas gained 6,390 yards of offense to mark the most in team history. ¾ Cleared the way for back-to-back 200+ yard rushing games. ¾ Helped the club win its 17th NFC East Division title while paving the way for 179 rushing yards and 311 passing yards for 474 total yards of offense - upping their single-season club high of 400-yard games to eight against Philadelphia (1/3/10). ¾ The offense gained 6,390 total yards on the season to establish a single-season club record and mark the first time the club has topped 6,000 yards in a season. 2008: Earned his second consecutive Pro Bowl berth in 2008 as he started all 16 games at right guard for Dallas. ¾ In the win at Cleveland (9/7), the offensive line did not allow a sack as the offense rolled up 487 total yards- the highest yardage output on the road since 541 yards at Washington (9/12/99). The ground game picked up 167 yards with three touchdowns while Romo had time to complete 24-of-32 passes for 320 yards with one touchdown and one interception. ¾ Allowed time for Romo to throw for 312 yards to mark back-to-back 300-yard passing games in the home opening win against Philadelphia (9/15). Also did not allow a sack for the second consecutive week. ¾ Provided holes for a running game that finished with 217 total yards on 35 carries at Green Bay (9/21) - the most team rushing yards since 217 on 41 carries at Tennessee (10/1/06). ¾ The line did not allow a sack in 47 passing attempts against Washington (9/28) as Romo threw for 300 yards - his 13th career 300-yard passing game, tying him with Troy Aikman for the most in club history. ¾ In the overtime loss at Arizona (10/12), the line allowed time for Romo to throw for 300 yards for the 14th time of his career - the most by any Cowboys quarterback. 2007: Earned his first Pro Bowl selection after starting all 16 games at right guard. ¾ Was one of 13 Cowboys selected setting a team and NFL record. ¾ Was also a second-team All-Pro selection by the Associated Press. ¾ Played a key role in one of the most prolific offensive seasons in club history, while helping the team to a club-record tying 13 victories and the first NFC East title for Dallas since 1998. ¾ The Dallas offense finished the season second in the NFL in scoring (first in the NFC) with an average of 28.4 points-per-game. The 455 points scored marked the second-most in club history behind the 1983 team (479 points). ¾ With an average of 365.7 yards-per-game, the Cowboys were third in the NFL (second in the NFC) in total offense. ¾ Helped the offense put up 431 total yards at Chicago (9/23) as the Cowboys produced a 100-yard rusher (Marion Barber), 100-yard receiver (Terrell Owens) and a 300-yard passer (Romo) for the first time in a game since an overtime win at Washington (9/12/99). 2006: Started 16 regular season games at left tackle for Arizona Cardinals. ¾ Was the leader of a unit that helped Edgerrin James become the first 1,000-yard rusher for Arizona since Adrian Murrell in 1998. ¾ Helped James produce the Cardinals first individual 100-yard rushing game since 2004 when he ran for 115 yards at St. Louis (12/3). ¾ Then helped James rush for 115 yards the following week in a 27-21 win over Seattle (12/10). The Cardinals line did not allow a sack of quarterback Matt Leinart. ¾ Two weeks later, James gained 105 yards in a 26-20 win at San Francisco (12/24). 2005: Started the first 15 games at left tackle before a knee injury forced him to miss the final game of the season at Indianapolis (1/1/06). ¾ His blocking helped Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner complete a club-record 64.5 percent of his 375 pass attempts. ¾ The Cardinals finished with the NFL s best passing offense for the first time in club history with 277.3 yards per-game and ranked eighth in the NFL in total offense with 348.4 yards-per-game. 2004: Made a successful switch to left tackle after playing guard his first three years in the NFL. ¾ Started 15 games at left tackle in 2004 under first-year Cardinals head coach Dennis Green. ¾ Arizona went 6-10, including 5-3 at home, giving the Cardinals a winning record at home for the first time since 1998. ¾ Helped the NFL s all-time leading rusher, Emmitt Smith, rush for 937 yards and nine touchdowns in his final season. Smith finished his career with 18,355 rushing yards. 2003: Missed the preseason after breaking a bone in his right hand during training camp. ¾ Started the regular season at right guard in Detroit (9/7), marking the first time he had played right guard since the 2001 season finale at Washington (1/6/02). ¾ Blocking helped rookie WR Anquan Boldin set a rookie record for receptions with 101. Boldin also had 1,377 receiving yards. 2002: A preseason injury to starting right tackle Anthony Clement forced Davis to move to right tackle for the first time in his NFL career. ¾ Made first pro start at right tackle in the season opener at Washington (9/8). ¾ While playing tackle and his regular position, right guard, helped Marcel Shipp rush for 834 yards and 4.4 yards -per -carry. 2001: As a rookie, started 16 regular season games at right guard. ¾ Was a consensus All-Rookie selection despite suffering from back spasms late in the season. ¾ The Cardinals offensive line allowed just 29 sacks, the second-fewest in a 16-game season in Cardinals history. All-American tackle for the Texas Longhorns as a senior. All-Big 12 Conference first-team selection as a senior. Second-team All-Big 12 as a junior. ¾ As a senior, he was a finalist for the Outland Trophy, given to the top lineman in college football. ¾ Started 21 of Texas final 24 games in his career, including 20 straight. ¾ Played left tackle as a junior and senior. ¾ Participated in three bowl games. ¾ Began his career at Texas as a defensive lineman. Attended Wortham High School, which had fewer than 150 students. ¾ Parade All-American as a senior. ¾ Lettered in basketball and track as well. ¾ Youth and community services major at Texas. ¾ He has 21 half-brothers and sisters. ¾ Married in April 2004 to Amanda. They have two girls Meeya and Mariya. ¾ Celebrity host for the Arizona Epilepsy Foundation, Child Hope USA and Champions for Christ. DAVIS CAREER STATISTICS Year Tm G S 2001 Arz 16 16 2002 Arz 15 15 2003 Arz 14 14 2004 Arz 15 15 2005 Arz 15 15 2006 Arz 16 16 2007 Dal 16 16 2008 Dal 16 16 2009 Dal 16 16 2010 Dal 16 16 2011 Det 0 0 Totals 155 155
Rashied Davis Wide Receiver San Jose State 7th Year Ht: 5-9 Wt: 187 Born: 7/24/79 Los Angeles, Calif. Acquired: 11, UFA-Chi Complete biographical information available on. MANE FACTS ¾ Follow his charities on Twitter at @RDavischarities. ¾ The mission of Rashied Davis charities is to teach students how to overcome obstacles to success through inspiration, preparation and discipline. ¾ Paces the sideline before every game in front of the bench. ¾ Favorite team growing up was the Detroit Lions. ¾ Favorite player was Barry Sanders. ¾ Signed with the Detroit Lions as an unrestricted free agent July 29, 2011. ¾ Signed three-year contract with the Bears Apr. 23, 2008. ¾ Signed one-year tender with Chicago Apr. 18, 2008. ¾ Acquired by the Chicago Bears as an unrestricted free agent July 2, 2005. NFC North vet comes to Detroit after spending 6 seasons with Chicago. Appeared in 92 games with 15 starts for the Bears, hauling in 88 catches for 1,032 yards and 5 touchdowns. Also contributed on special teams with 1,366 yards on 70 kickoff returns and 31 yards on 5 punt returns, while adding 65 special tams tackles. Spent his first season in Chicago at cornerback, recording 7 tackles in 2005. ¾ Spent four years in the Arena Football League as a member of the San Jose SaberCats prior to entering the NFL. Led his team in all-purpose yards on two occasions (2004-05). 2011: Signed with Detroit July 29. Serves as a back-up wide receiver and contributor on special teams. ¾ Inactive at Minnesota (9/25), at Dallas (10/2) and vs. Chicago (10/10) with a hamstring injury. ¾ Active vs. San Francisco (10/16). ¾ Inactive vs. Atlanta (10/23) and at Denver (10/30) with a foot injury. ¾ Had 2 catches for 27 yards vs. Carolina (11/20). ¾ Saw action on both sides of the ball vs. Green Bay (11/24). With the injuries to the secondary, he was forced into action as a defensive back and made two defensive tackles in the game. ¾ Caught season-long 22-yard reception at New Orleans (12/4). Played his first snap of organized football at West Los Angeles Community College before finishing his career playing wide receiver, defensive back and returning kickoffs at San Jose State. ¾ Moved to defensive back as a senior and totaled 26 tackles in 12 games, starting the last 2 games and recording an interception in both. ¾ Led Spartans as a junior with 6 receiving touchdowns and 785 receiving yards on 40 receptions while returning 13 kickoffs for 195 yards and ranking third on team with 975 all-purpose yards. ¾ As a sophomore at WLACC, averaged 26.2 yards on 17 kickoff returns (446 yards) and caught 32 passes for 562 yards. Attended John F. Kennedy High School in Granada Hills, Calif. and did not play football. ¾ Spent the 2002 season as a graduate assistant at San Jose State and coached running backs at West Valley College in 2004. ¾ Rashied Khalid Davis has 8 siblings. ¾ Married to Dianna. Player Profiles DAVIS SINGLE-GAME BESTS Receptions:...7 at GB 1/2/11 Receiving Yards:...97 at Det 10/5/08 Longest Reception:... 36 (twice) Last at GB 11/16/08 Receiving Touchdowns:...1 95 times) Last time at Min 12/20/10 Kickoff Return Yards:...143 at Min 1/1/06 Longest Kickoff Return:... 42 vs. Mia 11/5/06 Davis Career Statistics RECEIVING RUSHING Year Tm G S Rec Yds Avg Lg TD Att Yds Avg Lg TD STT 2005 Chi 12 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2006 Chi 16 2 22 303 13.8 31 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 2007 Chi 16 1 17 165 9.7 36 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2008 Chi 16 12 35 445 12.7 36 2 3 14 4.7 17 0 2009 Chi 16 0 5 35 7.0 10 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2010 Chi 16 0 9 84 9.3 21 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 2011 Det 7 0 4 14 3.5 22 0 0 0 0.0-0 Totals 99 15 92 1046 11.4 36 5 3 14 4.7 17 0 Postseason RECEIVING RUSHING Year Tm G S Rec Yds Avg Lg TD Att Yds Avg Lg TD STT 2005 Chi 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 2006 Chi 3 0 5 86 17.2 37 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 2010 Chi 2 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 Totals 6 0 5 86 17.2 37 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 PUNT RETURNS KICK RETURNS Year Tm G S PR Yds Avg Lg TD KR Yds Avg Lg TD 2005 Chi 12 0 5 31 31 21 0 11 251 22.8 34 0 2006 Chi 16 2 0 0 0 0 0 32 753 23.5 42 0 2007 Chi 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 168 14.0 34 0 2008 Chi 16 12 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 10.0 10 0 2009 Chi 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 114 12.7 22 0 2010 Chi 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 70 14.0 32 0 Totals 92 15 5 31 6.2 21 0 70 1366 19.5 42 0 Postseason Date Opp G S Rec Yds Avg Lg TD 1/16 SEA 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1/23 GB 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Totals 2 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2011 RECEIVING RUSHING Date Opp G S Rec Yds Avg Lg TD Att Yds Avg Lg TD 9/11 at TB 1 0 1 14 14.0 14 0 0 0 0.0-0 9/18 KC 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0-0 9/25 at Min 0 0 INACTIVE/INJURED 10/2 at Dal 0 0 INACTIVE/INJURED 10/9 CHI 0 0 INACTIVE/INJURED 10/16 SF 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0-0 10/23 ATL 0 0 INACTIVE/INJURED 10/30 at Den 0 0 INACTIVE/INJURED 11/13 at Chi 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0-0 11/20 CAR 1 0 2 27 13.5 15 0 0 0 0.0-0 11/24 GB 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0-0 12/4 at NO 1 0 1 22 22.0 22 0 0 0 0.0-0 12/11 MIN 12/18 at Oak 12/24 SD 1/1 at GB Totals 7 0 4 14 3.5 22 0 0 0 0.0-0
keyunta dawson Defensive End Texas Tech 5th Year Ht: 6-3 Wt: 254 Born: 9/13/85 Shreveport, La. Draft: 07, R7 (242)-Ind Acquired: 11, FA-Det Player Profiles Complete biographical information available on. ¾ Signed by the Lions on November 30, 2011. ¾ Released by the Lions on September 3, 2011. ¾ Signed by the Detroit Lions on August 8, 2011. ¾ Drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the seventh round of the 2007 NFL Draft. Has appeared by 59 career games, including 20 starts. Has recorded 103 tackles (60 solo) and 1 sack. ¾ He has 5 fumble recoveries and 1 forced fumble. 2011: Signed by the Lions to provide depth along the defensive line. 2010: Played in all 16 games for the Colts. ¾ Backed up Pro Bowl DE Dwight Freeney. ¾ Recorded 17 solo tackles and a fumble recovery. 2009: Played in 12 games, including 2 starts. ¾ Recorded 7 solo tackles and 7 assisted tackles. ¾ Contributed on special teams. ¾ Appeared in Super Bowl XLIV. 2008: Played in 14 games, starting all of them at defensive tackle. ¾ Recorded 42 tackles (21 solo). ¾ Had a career-high 8 tackles vs. Jax (9/21). 2007: Saw action in all 16 games of his rookie season, including 4 starts. ¾ Had his only career sack at Hou (9/23). He also recorded his lone career forced fumble in the game. Two-year starter at Texas Tech. ¾ Had 164 career tackles (97 solo), 25.5 tackles for losses, 19.5 sacks, 3 passes defensed, 5 forced fumbles and 5 fumble recoveries, 1 returned for touchdown. ¾ Started 23 games in his career. ¾ Second-team All-Big 12 choice by the coaches as a junior. ¾ Was a Hendricks Award candidate, given to the nation s best defensive end. Attended Evangel Christian High School. ¾ Two-time state football champion in Louisiana. ¾ Married to wife, Brandy. ¾ Son of Mattie and Wilbur Dawson. ¾ Has three older brothers: Shane, Wilbur, and Byron. DAWSON S CAREER STATISTICS Totals 6 2 9 6 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2011 (Det) Date Opp G S TT ST AT Sk Yds Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD STT 12/4 at NO 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Year Tm G S TT ST AT Sk Yds Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD STT 2007 Ind 16 4 20 15 5 1.0 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 10 0 3 2008 Ind 14 14 42 21 21 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2009 Ind 12 2 14 7 7 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 17 0 3 2010 Ind 16 0 27 17 10 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 2011 Det 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 59 20 103 60 43 1.0 5 0 0 0 2 1 5 27 0 10 Postseason Year Tm G S TT ST AT Sk Yds Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD STT 2007 Ind 1 1 2 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2008 Ind 1 1 3 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2009 Ind 3 0 2 0 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2010 Ind 1 0 2 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Louis Delmas Safety Western Michigan 3rd Year Ht: 5-11 Wt: 202 Born: 4/12/87 North Miami Beach, Fla. Draft: 09, R2 (33)-Det Player Profiles Complete biographical information available on. MANE FACTS ¾ 2011 Pro Bowl Alternate. ¾ While growing up in Florida, Delmas was huge fan of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers mainly because he enjoyed watching fullback Mike Alstott run over defenders. ¾ Delmas favorite actor is Chris Tucker. He considers Friday one of the best movies ever made. ¾ While getting dressed before games, Delmas will put his game pants on last. ¾ Delmas loves to fish and when he is back in Florida, he drives around with his pole just in case he comes across a fishing spot. ¾ In the offseason, Delmas will travel to the Bahamas and Tokyo. ¾ When his career is over, he would like to open up a Boys and Girls club. ¾ Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the second round (33rd overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft. HHard-hitting safety who flies around the field with speed and aggressiveness. Delmas brings athleticism and toughness to the Lions defensive backfield. ¾ One of the league s best, young defensive playmakers. ¾ Has played in 41 career game (41 starts), garnering 226 tackles (161 solo), 3 sacks (14 yards), 2 interceptions, 13 pass defenses, 2 forced fumbles and 4 fumble recoveries. ¾ Became the first rookie in NFL history and the second player (Rams LB Rod Martin, 1984) ever to register an interception return TD, fumble return TD and a safety in the same season. ¾ Named to Sporting News 2009 All-Rookie Team. ¾ During rookie season, named NFL Defensive Player of the Month for September. 2011: Team s starting free safety. Has 51 tackles (31 solo) and 4 pass defenses on the season. ¾ Recovered fumble on the game s final play at Tampa Bay to help seal the Lions 27-20 win at Tampa Bay in the opener. ¾ Was part of a team effort that registered 6 turnovers in the game against Kansas City (9/18), including 3 interceptions and 3 fumble recoveries. It marked the first time since the Lions claimed a 24-17 win at Houston (Oilers, 12/10/95) that the team had 3 interceptions and 3 fumble recoveries. ¾ Helped the defense limit the Chiefs to 3 points, leading to the lions 48-3 win the largest victory margin for a regular season game in team history. ¾ In the first 2 games, the defense collected 8 takeaways (4 interceptions and 4 fumble recoveries), and yielded no touchdowns in the first half. They defense allowed just 1 touchdown (passing) and 3 field goals through the first two games. ¾ Second-leading tackler on the Lions in the team s 24-13 win over Chicago (10/10), as he finished with a season-high 8 tackles. ¾ Matched his season high 8 tackles (6 solo) vs. Atlanta (10/23). Also added a pass defensed. ¾ Was second on the team with 7 tackles vs. Carolina (11/20). ¾ Left the game early with an apparent knee injury vs. Green Bay (11/24). Delmas started in 44 of 45 games at Western Michigan, 33 at free safety and 11 at cornerback as he began his career as a left cornerback before moving inside to free safety as a sophomore. He became just the 14th player in school history to register 300 or more tackles in a career, finishing tied for eighth on that record list with 310 hits. He also appeared on special teams and saw brief action as a receiver in the 2008 Texas Bowl. ¾ In 2008, Delmas led the Broncos with a career-high 111 tackles (61 solo) and earned All-American status for the first time. Also had four interceptions, including one that he returned for a touchdown. His 111 hits ranked sixth among the nation s defensive backs during his final season. ¾ All-American Dream Team choice by The NFL Draft Report, adding All-MAC first-team honors from the league s coaches. Earned MAC Defensive Player of the Week honors vs. Northern Illinois and Illinois. ¾ In 2007, started nine of 10 games played in, recording 64 tackles (48 solos), ranking fifth on the team. Earned All-MAC second-team honors. ¾ As a sophomore in 2006, started 11 games at free safety. Finished third on the team with 53 tackles (39 solos), coming up with 0.5 stops for minus one yard. Caused and recovered a fumble, as he deflected five passes and intercepted four others for 52 yards in returns. ¾ During his freshman season in 2005, started all 11 games at left cornerback. Ranked third on the squad with 82 tackles (54 solos), the most by any first-year player in the MAC during 2005. Also had 1.5 sacks for minus 7 yards among his four stops behind the line of scrimmage and recovered two fumbles and registered one safety. ¾ Freshman All-American second-team selection by College Football News. Added All-MAC second-team honors after deflecting a teamhigh eight passes and pacing the Broncos with three interceptions. Attended North Miami Beach (Fla.) High School, where he was teammates with fellow Western Michigan players Daniel Marks and E.J. Biggers. ¾ Was voted his team s best defensive back three straight seasons. ¾ Broke school records for single game and career kickoff return yardage, as he collected 178 tackles with three interceptions on defense and had 61 receptions for 841 yards and seven touchdowns on offense. ¾ Brother Greg Joseph,plays safety at Florida Atlantic. ¾ Born Apr. 12, 1987 in Fort Pierce, Florida. DELMAS SINGLE-GAME BESTS Tackles:...10 at Cin 12/6/09 Sacks:...1 (3 times) last vs GB 10/3/10 Pass Defenses:...2 at Sea 11/8/09 Interceptions:...1(twice) Last vs. Ari 12/20/09 Long Interception Return:...101t vs. Ari 12/20/09 Fumble Recoveries:... 1 (3 times) Last at TB 9/11/11 Forced Fumbles:...1 at Chi 9/12/10 Long Fumble Return:...65t at NO 9/13/09 Special Teams Tackles:...2 vs. Pit 10/11/09 DELMAS CAREER STATISTICS Year Tm G S TT ST AT Sk Yds Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD STT 2009 Det 15 15 91 63 28 1 2 2 130 1 8 0 1 0 1 4 2010 Det 15 15 84 64 20 2.0 12 0 0 0 1 2 2-4 0 0 2011 Det 11 11 51 36 15 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 Totals 41 41 226 163 63 3 14 2 130 1 14 2 4-4 1 4 2011 (Det) Date Opp G S TT ST AT Sk SkY Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD STT 9/11 at TB 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 9/18 KC 1 1 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/25 at Min 1 1 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/2 at Dal 1 1 7 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/9 CHI 1 1 8 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/16 SF 1 1 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/23 ATL 1 1 8 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10/30 at Den 1 1 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/13 at Chi 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11/20 CAR 1 1 7 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/24 GB 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12/4 at NO 0 0 INACTIVE/INJURED 12/11 MIN 12/18 at Oak 12/24 SD 1/1 at GB Totals 11 11 51 36 15 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0
ryan donahue Punter Iowa Rookie Ht: 6-3 Wt: 190 Born: 03/17/88 Evergreen Park, Ill. Acquired: 11, FA-Det Player Profiles Complete biographical information available on. MANE FACTS ¾ Grew up in Chicago as a Bears fan. ¾ Enjoys playing golf and volleyball. ¾ Played in the national volleyball championships as a youth. ¾ Favorite television show is Sons of Anarchy. ¾ Favorite movie is Rounders. ¾ Placed on Injured/Reserve by the Lions November 29, 2011. ¾ Signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted rookie free agent July 29, 2011. Signed as an undrafted rookie free agent, Donahue earned the spot as the Lions punter after a successful 2011 training camp and preseason. 2011: Debuted as the Lions punter in the teams season opener 27-20 win at Tampa Bay (9/11). He became the first rookie punter to punt for the Lions since 1987 and he is the first rookie punter to open the season for the Lions since Mike Black in 1983. ¾ Finished with a 44.6 punting average on 5 punts with a gross average of 48.2 against the Bucs (9/11). Included in his totals were 3 punts downed inside the 20-yard line. ¾ On his first punt of the game, he recorded a 60-yard punt. Following his 5 punts, the Buccaneers average drive start was the 20-yard line. ¾ 60-yard punt in the opener was the longest by a Lions rookie punter since P Mike Black registered a 60-yarder vs. Atlanta September 18, 1983. It was the longest punt by a Lions rookie punter in their debut since P Herman Weaver recorded a 65-yard punt on his first career attempt at Green Bay September 20, 1970. ¾ Recorded a career-high 7 punts for 325 yards (46.4 avg.) at Minnesota (9/25) with 1 landing inside the 20. Had a long punt of 52 yards from backed up in the Lions endzone with :21 seconds left in the fourth quarter. ¾ Was effective punting against Bears All-Pro KR Devin Hester as he only registered 1 punt return (1 yard). He had five punts (32.4 avg) of which three were downed inside-the-yard line. ¾ Had a career-high in punts (8) and punting yards (350) vs. San Francisco (10/16). ¾ Recorded 6 punts for 263 yards (43.8 avg.), landing 2 inside the 20 vs. Atlanta (10/23). ¾ Had 7 punts for 284 yards (40.6 avg.), including a long of 52 yards. He also placed one punt inside the Broncos 5-yard line. ¾ Inactive vs. at Chicago (11/13), vs. Carolina (11/20) and vs. Green Bay (11/24) with a quad injury. Punted for 51 games in his college career and had 15 kicks over 50 yards. He also handled all placements for Iowa. ¾ Handled all punting duties in 13 games. as a senior. Averaged 44.6 yards on 54 punts. Second Team All-Big Ten. ¾ During junior year in 2009, handled all punting duties in 13 games. ¾ Semi-finalist for Ray Guy Award in 2008. ¾ In 2007, Listed as first team punter following spring practice and handled all punting duties in opening win over Northern Illinois. Honorable mention Freshman All-American by The Sporting News ¾ First team USA Today All-American in High School ¾ Participated in US Army All-American Game in High School ¾ Holds state record for longest punt in a playoff game (90 yards) and most PATs in High School DONAHUE S SINGLE-GAME BESTS Punts:...8 vs. SF 10/16/11 Punting Yards:...350 vs. SF 10/16/11 Average:...48.2 at TB 9/11/11 Net Punting Average:...44.6 at TB 9/11/11 Long Punt:... 60 at TB 9/11/11 Inside 20:...3 at TB 9/11/11 DONAHUE S CAREER STATISTICS 2011 (Det) Date Opp G S Pnt Yds Avg Net TB In20 Lg B 9/11 at TB 1 0 5 241 48.2 44.6 1 3 60 0 9/18 KC 1 0 5 206 41.2 41.0 0 2 51 0 9/25 at Min 1 0 7 325 46.4 33.6 0 1 52 0 10/2 at Dal 1 0 6 262 43.7 37.3 1 1 56 0 10/9 CHI 1 0 5 162 32.4 32.2 0 3 46 0 10/16 SF 1 0 8 350 43.8 32.3 1 0 57 0 10/23 ATL 1 0 6 263 43.8 33.5 0 2 51 0 10/30 at Den 1 0 7 284 40.6 33.7 1 1 52 0 11/13 at Chi 0 0 INACTIVE/INJURED 11/20 CAR 0 0 INACTIVE/INJURED 11/24 GB 0 0 INACTIVE/INJURED 12/4 at NO 0 0 RESERVE/INJURED 12/11 MIN 12/18 at Oak 12/24 SD 1/1 at GB Totals 8 0 49 2093 42.7 37.4 4 13 60 0
Justin Durant Linebacker Hampton 5th Year Ht: 6-1 Wt: 240 Born: 9/21/85 Florence, S.C. Draft: 07, R2 (48)-Jax Acquired: 11, UFA-Jax Player Profiles Complete biographical information available on. MANE FACTS ¾ Follow him on Twitter at @JDurant52. ¾ Favorite player growing up was Jerry Rice. ¾ Favorite movie is Pulp Fiction. ¾ In the offseason, he enjoys sitting in the basement and watching movies. ¾ Favorite vacation spot is Miami. ¾ Wants to visit Tokyo, Japan. ¾ After playing, wants to be a disk jockey named DJ JD. ¾ Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Detroit Lions July 29, 2011. ¾ Originally drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the second round (48th overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft. FFifth-year veteran who joins the Lions after spending his first four seasons in Jacksonville. Has played in 50 career games with 42 starts at both outside and middle linebacker. With the Jaguars, compiled 417 tackles (292 solo), 2.0 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, 1 fumble recovery, 2 interceptions, 11 pass defenses and 22 tackles-for-loss. ¾ Recorded a season-high 135 tackles in 2009. ¾ Moved to middle linebacker during the 2009 season and made a career-high 13 starts. ¾ Led the team with 7 tackles-for-loss and ranked third with 113 tackles in 2008. 2011: Team s starting outside linebacker. Has collected 41 tackles (35 solo) on the season. He also had 1 sack. ¾ Was part of a defensive unit that allowed just 56 yards on the ground against the Buccaneers (9/11). It is the lowest rushing total allowed by the Lions on the road in a season opener since allowing 31 yards at Seattle September 12, 1999. It was also their lowest rushing total allowed overall on opening day since limiting the Green Bay Packers to 46 yards September 11, 2005. No Bucs running back rushed for more than 15 yards and just 1 of their 17 first downs came on the ground. Tampa s leading rusher was QB Josh Freeman, who finished with 26 yards. ¾ The defense allowed just 6 points and limited the Bucs to just 8:15 of possession time in the first half. Through the first three quarters, the Lions defense forced three-and-outs on five of the Bucs first eight possessions, including three-straight to open the third quarter. ¾ On the Lions first defensive possession that started at the Lions 21-yard line following a 78-yard kickoff return, the Lions defense held firm and did not allow a first down, forcing a Buccaneer field goal. ¾ Led the team in tackles with 11 tackles (8 solo) in the 48-3 win (largest victory margin in team history for regular season game) in the Lions home opener vs. Kansas City (9/18). Was part of a team effort that registered 6 turnovers in the game against Kansas City, including 3 interceptions and 3 fumble recoveries. It marked the first time since the Lions claimed a 24-17 win at Houston (Oilers, 12/10/95) that the team had 3 interceptions and 3 fumble recoveries. ¾ Recorded 6 tackles in Lions 26-23 overtime win at Minnesota (9/25). ¾ After a slow first half, allowing the Vikings to gain 124 yards on 16 carries (7.8 avg.) in the first half, the Lions defense helped the team s come-from-behind win by stuffing the run in the second half yielding just 8 rushing yards on 7 carries (1.1 avg.). Vikings All-Pro RB Adrian Peterson recorded 73 yards on 12 rushes in the first half, but wash held to just 5 yards on 5 carries by the Lions in the second half. ¾ With 11:40 left to play in the fourth quarter and trailing 20-17, the Lions stuffed the Vikings on fourth-and-1 at the Lions 17-yard line. The Lions followed up with a scoring drive that culminated in a 40-yard game-tying field goal. ¾ Inactive with concussion at Dallas (10/2), vs. Chicago (10/10) and vs. San Francisco (10/16). ¾ Got back into the starting line-up vs. Atlanta (10/23). Recorded 4 tackles and a pass defensed. ¾ Helped limit the Broncos offense to 10 points and 117 net passing yards in a 45-10 victory at Denver (10/30). He recorded 2 solo tackles in the win. ¾ Had a team-high 7 tackles (all solo) at Chicago (11/30). One of those tackles was for a 3-yard loss. ¾ recorded 3 tackles and his first sack of the season vs. Green Bay (11/24). Became first player in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference history to earn MEAC Defensive player of the Year honors three times. Started 39 of 43 games at middle linebacker and ranked second in school history with 353 tackles (185 solo). Contributed 10.0 sacks, 3 fumble recoveries and 4 interceptions. ¾ Selected as Sheridan Broadcasting Network Black College All-America three times, joining the likes of QB Steve McNair (Alcorn State), LB Tracy White (Howard), S Antoine Bethea (Howard) and TE Shannon Sharpe (Savannah State) as three-time members of that prestigious post-season team. ¾ Majored in Sports Management. Brother of former North Carolina quarterback Darian Durant. ¾ Established a program in the 2009 offseason with the linebackers to make bi-weekly visits to Wolfson Children s Hospital, where the players visit with patients, sign autographs and distribute gifts. ¾ Full name: Justin Ryan Durant. DURANT S SINGLE-GAME BESTS Tackles:...16 at Ten 11/1/09 Sacks:...1 (three) Last vs. GB 11/24/11 Interceptions:...1 (twice) Last vs. Hou 12/6/09 Interception Return Yards:...27 vs. Hou 12/6/09 Pass Defenses:...2 (twice) Last vs. NYG 11/28/10 Fumbles Forced:...1 vs. Arz 9/20/09 Fumble Recoveries:...1 vs. Hou 11/14/10 Special Teams Tackles:...2 (twice) vs. Ten 11/16/08 DURANT S CAREER STATISTICS Year Tm G S TT ST AT Sk Yds Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD STT 2007 Jax 13 8 70 50 20 1.0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 2008 Jax 14 12 113 81 32 0.0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 2 2009 Jax 13 13 135 90 45 1.0 0 1 27 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2010 Jax 10 9 55 47 8 0.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2011 Det 9 8 41 35 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 59 50 414 303 111 3 0 2 29 0 12 1 1 0 0 5 2011 (Det) Date Opp G S TT ST AT Sk SkY Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD STT 9/11 at TB 1 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/18 KC 1 1 11 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/25 at Min 1 1 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/2 at Dal 0 0 INACTIVE/INJURED 10/9 CHI 0 0 INACTIVE/INJURED 10/16 SF 0 0 INACTIVE/INJURED 10/23 ATL 1 1 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10/30 at Den 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/13 at Chi 1 1 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/20 CAR 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/24 GB 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12/4 at NO 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12/11 MIN 12/18 at Oak 12/24 SD 1/1 at GB Totals 9 8 41 35 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Isaiah Ekejiuba Linebacker Virginia 7th Year Ht: 6-4 Wt: 240 Born: 10/5/81 Queens, N.Y. Draft: 05, FA-Arz Acquired: 10, FA Player Profiles Complete biographical information available on. MANE FACTS ¾ Follow him on Twitter at @Ekejiuba50. ¾ Favorite player growing up was Lawrence Taylor. ¾ Favorite television shows are Martin and Family Guy. ¾ Always listens to Eminem and Tupac before every game. ¾ Has a 130-pound Cane Corso named Goliath. ¾ Placed on injured/reserve by the Lions September 27, 2011. ¾ Placed on injured/reserve list on December 11, 2010. ¾ Signed with the Detroit Lions as a free agent July 31, 2010. ¾ Released by the Raiders July 8, 2010. ¾ Signed to the Oakland Raiders practice squad Sept. 6, 2005 and was later promoted to their active roster Oct. 28, 2005. ¾ Signed with the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted rookie free agent and was released prior to the regular season. Joined the Lions July 31, 2010 and is a significant special teams contributor. Career stats include: 73 games played and 52 special teams tackles and 4 tackles on defense. Also has 2 forced fumbles and 1 fumble recovery. ¾ 7th-year veteran who has played in 76 games and has 53 special teams tackles, including 11 since joining the Lions in 2010. ¾ Spent five seasons (2005-09) with the Oakland Raiders, playing mostly on special teams, recording 46 special teams tackles (42 solo) and 3 defensive tackles over 64 games played. ¾ Named as an alternate for the 2009 Pro Bowl for his work on special teams. ¾ In 2008, tied for third on the team with 8 special teams tackles and also blocked a field goal and a punt. 2011: Serves as a back-up linebacker and key special teams player. ¾ Contributed to Lions 48-3 win over Kansas City (9/18) with 1 special teams tackle. ¾ Suffered a shoulder injury during the second quarter in the Lions 26-23 win at Minnesota (9/25). Walked on as a wide receiver at the University of Virginia in 2002. ¾ Became a specials teams standout as a senior in 2003, playing in all 13 games, recording 7 tackles on kickoff coverage and finished third on the team in kickoff coverage tackles. ¾ Awarded a scholarship before 2004 and became one of the team s leading special teams players. Born in Nigeria and lived throughout much of Africa, China and London while his mother worked for the United Nations.. ¾ Moved to upstate New York, where his mother taught at Colgate. ¾ Never played high school football, but did excel in soccer, basketball and track. ¾ Has two brothers, Ben Umezurike and Sam Ekejiuba, and two sisters, Ada Umezurike and Felicia Ekejiuba. ¾ At the University of Virginia, he majored in electrical engineering. EKEJIUBA S SINGLE-GAME BESTS Special Teams Tackles:... 3 (twice), Last at Chi, 9/12/10 EKEJIUBA S CAREER STATISTICS Year Tm G S TT ST AT Sk Yds Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD STT 2005 Oak 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2006 Oak 12 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2007 Oak 10 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 2008 Oak 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 8 2009 Oak 16 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 2010 Det 9 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 2011 Det 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 76 0 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 53 2011 (Det) Date Opp G S TT ST AT Sk SkY Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD STT 9/11 at TB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/18 KC 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9/25 at Min 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/2 at Dal 0 0 INACTIVE/INJURED 10/9 CHI 0 0 RESERVE/INJURED 10/16 SF 0 0 RESERVE/INJURED 10/23 ATL 0 0 RESERVE/INJURED 10/30 at Den 0 0 RESERVE/INJURED 11/13 at Chi 0 0 RESERVE/INJURED 11/20 CAR 0 0 RESERVE/INJURED 11/24 GB 0 0 RESERVE/INJURED 12/4 at NO 0 0 RESERVE/INJURED 12/11 MIN 12/18 at Oak 1/1 at GB Totals 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Nick Fairley Defensive Tackle Auburn Rookie Ht: 6-5 Wt: 298 Born: 1/23/88 Mobile, Ala. Draft: 11, R1 (13)-Det Player Profiles Complete biographical information available on. MANE FACTS ¾ Follow him on Twitter at @Nick_Fairley251. ¾ Favorite player growing up was Reggie White. ¾ Favorite television show is Law and Order. ¾ Favorite movie is Remember the Titans. ¾ Went on a mission trip to the Dominican Republic in January 2010. ¾ Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the first round (13th overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft. Selected in the first round (13th overall) in the 2011 NFL Draft after a successful two-year career at Auburn. 2011: Physical, aggressive defensive tackle who will contribute to the Lions stellar defensive line rotation. ¾ Suffered a foot injury during training camp that required surgery. ¾ Inactive for the team s first three games at Tampa Bay (9/11), vs. Kansas City (9/18), at Minnesota (9/25) and at Dallas (10/2). ¾ Made his NFL debut against Chicago (10/10) and helped the defense limit the Bears to 3 second half points as the Lions claimed a 24-13 win. ¾ Recorded his first career tackle vs. Atlanta (10/23). Stop came against QB Matt Ryan on second-and-11 at the Detroit 47-yard line as he tripped him up on a 2-yard gain. On the following play, DE Cliff Avril sacked Ryan for a loss of 9 yards forcing the Falcons to punt. ¾ Inactive at Denver (10/30) with a foot injury. ¾ Recorded a career-high 3 tackles vs. former college teammate Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers (11/20). ¾ On the final play of the first quarter at New Orleans (12/4), Fairley recorded his first career sack dropping the Saints for a 1-yard loss on 2nd-and-3 at the Saints 10-yard line. Started 16 of 27 games during his two-year career at Auburn, recording 88 tackles (50 solo), 13.0 sacks for minus 89 yards, 27.5 stops for losses totaling 126 yards and 32 tackles-for-loss, posting 28 quarterback pressures. Fairley also forced two fumbles and recovered three others, intercepted one pass and added a blocked kick. In 2010, Fairley set a school record with 11.5 sacks, topping the previous mark of 11.0 reached by Gary Walker (1994), Kevin Greene (1984) and Craig Olgetree (1989). Was the recipient of the Rotary Lombardi Trophy, awarded annually to the nation s top collegiate lineman and was named Defensive Most Valuable Player of the BCS Championship game in 2010 after registering 5 solo tackles and 1.0 sack for minus seven yards, three stops for losses of 14 yards and a forced fumble against the Ducks. ¾ Helped lead the Tigers defense to be the NCAA s ninth-ranked rushing defense in 2010, allowing just 109.07 yards per game, in comparison to 2009 where Auburn ranked 78th vs. the run (156.08 yards per game) and 2008 when the run defense ranked 54th nationally (138.92 yards per game). ¾ Part of a defense that held Oregon, who averaged 49.33 points per game, to just 19 points in the BCS Championship game. ¾ In 2008, earned an All-Region XII selection after collecting 63 tackles with 7.0 sacks and nine stops for loss in seven games. ¾ Played and started in all 14 games in 2010, finishing with 60 tackles (36 solo), 11.5 sacks for minus 74 yards, 2 fumble recoveries, 1 interception and 21 quarterback pressures. Earned consensus All-American firstteam selection (AP, Walter Camp and FWAA) and All-SEC first-team choice. Finalist for the Chuck Bednarik Award (Top Defender) and honored as the SEC s Defensive Player of the Year. ¾ Earned SEC Defensive Player of the Week honors vs. Mississippi State, and Defensive Lineman of the Week honors vs. Louisiana-Monroe, Arkansas, Louisiana State and Alabama. ¾ Started the entire year at defensive tackle, ranking fifth on the team. ¾ Led the SEC and placed 12th nationally with 0.82 sacks per game. Also posted 24 stops for losses of 106 yards, as he led the conference and ranked third in the NCAA with 1.71 tackles-for-loss per game. ¾ Led a unit that was top in the SEC and ranked ninth in the nation, allowing 109.07 yards per game on the ground. ¾ Made 58 plays vs. the ground game, holding those ball carriers to minus 25 yards (-0.43 yards per carry), as the defender limited those runners to just three first downs while producing 12 third-down stops. ¾ Played in all 13 games in 2009 with just two starts and finished 13th on the team with 28 tackles (14 solo), including 1.5 sacks for minus 15 yards and 3.5 stops for losses totaling 20 yards. Added seven quarterback pressures, recovered a fumble and blocked a kick. ¾ Began collegiate career at Copiah-Lincoln Community College (2007-08) in Wesson, Mississippi. Attended Lillie B. Williamson High School (Mobile, Al) playing football for head coach Bobby Parrish. Was a 5A All-State selection by the ASWA and finalist for the 5A Lineman of the Year Award. ¾ Graded out a 97-percent on the offensive line and added 5 receptions for 150 yards as a tight end in 2007. ¾ Posted more than 90 tackles on defense while his Lions squad registered a 6-5 record. ¾ Participated in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic as a senior and the AHSAA North/South All-Star game as a junior. ¾ Given a three-star rating by Rivals.com, who listed him as the 28th-best offensive guard prospect in the nation and the 15th-best recruit from the state of Alabama. ¾ Rated the 32nd-best offensive tackle recruit according to ESNP.com. ¾ Offered scholarships from Alabama, Kansas State, Louisville, Southern Mississippi and West Virginia before committing to Auburn. ¾ Son of Paula and Herbert Rogers. ¾ One of nine siblings, born on Jan. 23, 1988 in Mobile, Alabama FAIRLEY s SINGLE-GAME BESTS Tackles:...3 vs. Car 11/20/11 Sacks:...1 at NO 12/4/11 FAIRLEY S CAREER STATISTICS Date Opp G S TT ST AT Sk SkY Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD STT 9/11 at TB 0 0 INACTIVE/INJURED 9/18 KC 0 0 INACTIVE/INJURED 9/25 at Min 0 0 INACTIVE/INJURED 10/2 at Dal 0 0 INACTIVE/INJURED 10/9 CHI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/16 SF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/23 ATL 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/30 at Den 0 0 INACTIVE/INJURED 11/13 at Chi 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/20 CAR 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/24 GB 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12/4 at NO 1 0 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12/11 MIN 12/18 at Oak 12/24 SD 1/1 at GB Totals 7 0 9 5 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Andre Fluellen Defensive Tackle Florida State 4th Year Ht: 6-2 Wt: 302 Born: 3/7/85 Cartersville, Ga. Draft: 08, R3b (87)-Det Complete biographical information available on. MANE FACTS ¾ Growing up, Fluellen was a big fan of DT Warren Sapp and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. ¾ Fluellen s favorite actor of all time is the late Bernie Mac and he thinks Soul Man is the funniest movie he s ever seen. He s also a fan of the Bernie Mac Show. ¾ One thing Fluellen does not do prior to game time is listen to music because he feels that sometimes he can get overly hyped before the game. ¾ Fluellen has recently been getting into music and has a couple of programs in his homemade studio that consists of a TB and a keyboard. ¾ During the offseason Fluellen works on his marketing company that he recently started and hopes that when his career is over in 15 years or so it will be an easy carry over into the business world. ¾ After his playing career, Fluellen hopes to be some type of sportscaster or a news journalist writing sports stories. After being an English major in college, he d like to apply that in some aspect to his career. ¾ Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the third round (87th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft. Fluellen has progressed for the Lions in his first three years with the club and emerged as a regular in the defensive line rotation, including time at the defensive end position. ¾ Has played in 47 career games (5 starts). ¾ Career defensive tallies include 42 tackles (25 solo), 2.5 sacks (23.5 yards lost) and one pass defense. 2011: Fourth-year back-up defensive tackle and contributor on special teams. ¾ Forced his first career fumble in season opener at Tampa Bay (9/11). ¾ Part of a defensive unit that helped the Lions to a 27-20 against the Bucs. Through the first three quarters, the Lions defense forced three-and-outs on five of the Bucs first eight possessions, including three-straight to open the third quarter. ¾ The defense allowed just 56 yards on the ground against the Buccaneers. It is the lowest rushing total allowed by the Lions on the road in a season opener since allowing 31 yards at Seattle September 12, 1999. It was also their lowest rushing total allowed overall on opening day since limiting the Green Bay Packers to 46 yards September 11, 2005. No Bucs running back rushed for more than 15 yards and just 1 of their 17 first downs came on the ground. Tampa s leading rusher was QB Josh Freeman, who finished with 26 yards. ¾ Inactive vs. San Francisco (10/16) and at Chicago (11/13). Closed out Florida State career with 81 tackles (38 solo), 5.0 sacks, 18 tackles for loss and five pass defenses. ¾ Named to several preseason All-American and All-Atlantic Coast Conference teams, in addition to earning a berth on the Bednarik Award Watch list (nation s top defensive player) before senior season in 2007. ¾ As a junior in 2006, Fluellen started 11-of-13 games at the nose guard position and two at the defensive tackle position and finished seventh on the team in tackles, and first among all defensive linemen, with a career-high 28 stops. ¾ In first season as a regular on the defensive line in 2005, Fluellen started 12-of-13 games at the defensive tackle spot and tied for second on the team in tackles by a defensive lineman with 26 and his 7.5 tackles for loss ranked sixth on a Florida State team that led the nation in that category with 126. ¾ Appeared in all 12 games as a redshirt freshman and finished the year with six tackles, including one for loss and two passes defensed. ¾ Recorded two tackles in a game twice (Miami and Duke). Graduated from Cartersville in 2003 and named a three-star player by Rivals.com and the 28 th rated defensive tackle in the country. Rated by Rivals.com Georgia Top 50. ¾ Recorded 93 tackles and 11.0 sacks his senior season. ¾ As a junior he had 88 tackles, 10.0 sacks, six forced fumbles and scored two touchdowns. ¾ Had a 345 lb. bench press, a 495 lb. squat and a 330 lb. power clean. ¾ Played on both the offensive and defensive lines in high school. ¾ Majored in literature at Florida State and his favorite class was Greek Mythology. Player Profiles FLUELLEN S SINGLE-GAME BESTS Tackles:...4 (twice) Last at Cin 12/6/09 Sacks:... 1 (twice) Last vs. GB 12/12/10 Pass Defenses:...1 vs. TB 11/23/08 FLUELLEN S CAREER STATISTICS Year Tm G S TT ST AT Sk Yds Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD STT 2008 Det 8 2 7 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2009 Det 14 3 18 9 9 1.5 10.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2010 Det 16 0 10 8 2 1.0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2011 Det 10 0 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 48 5 41 25 16 2.5 23.5 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2011 (Det) Date Opp G S TT ST AT Sk SkY Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD STT 9/11 at TB 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 9/18 KC 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/25 at Min 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/2 at Dal 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/9 CHI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/16 SF 0 0 INACTIVe 10/23 ATL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/30 at Den 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/13 at Chi 0 0 INACTIVE 11/20 CAR 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/24 GB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12/4 at NO 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12/11 MIN 12/18 at Oak 12/24 SD 1/1 at GB Totals 10 0 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Player Profiles Jason Fox Tackle Miami (Fla.) 2nd Year Ht: 6-6 Wt: 314 Born: 5/2/88 Fort Worth, Texas Draft: 10, R4 (128)-Det Complete biographical information available on. ¾ Placed on the Reserve/Injured list November 11, 2011. ¾ Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the fourth round (128th overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft. Pro Selected in the fourth round (128th overall) in the 2010 NFL Draft. Fox brings intelligence and versatility to the offensive line. Enjoyed a successful career at Miami starting in 47 games for the Hurricanes, ranking third in their history among offensive linemen behind the 48 registered by Mike Sullivan (1987-90) and Richard Mercier (1995-96, 98-99). ¾ Saw significant playing time in the season finale vs. Minnesota (1/2/11). 2011: Second-year back-up offensive tackle. Placed on injured reserve on November 11, 2011. ¾ Inactive for the first eight games this season. Fox started 47 games for the Hurricanes, ranking third in their history among offensive linemen behind the 48 registered by Mike Sullivan (1987-90) and Richard Mercier (1995-96, 98-99). The only other Hurricanes with more starting assignments than Fox was safety Ed Reed (48, 1998-2001) and defensive tackle William Joseph (50, 1999-2002). ¾ 39 of his starting assignments came at left offensive tackle, with eight other starts at right tackle during his freshman season. ¾ During his last two seasons serving as team captain, Fox recorded 177 knockdowns/key blocks, with 21 touchdown-resulting blocks and twelve downfield blocks, as he was penalized six times and allowed just 3.0 quarterback sacks, along with five pressures on the team s last 827 pass plays. ¾ Named first team All-ACC and an honorable mention Associated Press All-American in 2009. Two-time ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week after wins against Oklahoma and Virginia. Helped a Miami offense rack up 4,549 yards (3,056 passing, 1,493 rushing), which is the most since the 2004 season (4,593 yards). ¾ One of three team captains in 2008. Started 12 of 13 games for the Hurricanes at left tackle, missing his first career game against Virginia Tech. ¾ Scored a rushing touchdown on a tackle-throw-back play against Florida State from five yards out. ¾ In 2007, season-long starter at left tackle, moving over from the right side during spring practice. Started at left tackle against Marshall, Oklahoma, FIU, Texas A&M, Duke, North Carolina, Georgia Tech, Florida State, NC State, Virginia, Virginia Tech and Boston College. ¾ As a freshman in 2006, started the first 11 games of the season and returned to the starting lineup in the bowl game. Did not allow a sack all season. Started eight games at right tackle and four games at left tackle. Named first-team Freshman All-America by CollegeFootballNews.com and second team by The Sporting News and Rivals.com. Selected to The Sporting News ACC All-Freshman team. ¾ Named the team s Offensive Rookie of the Year. One of eight UM players who were selected to the 2006 ACC Academic Football Team. Coached by Mike Papas. Athletic high school tight end and played offensive line and defensive end as a senior in 2005. ¾ As a junior in 2004, played tight end, catching seven passes for 95 yards. ¾ Rated as the No. 16 offensive tackle by Rivals.com and No. 24 by Scout.com. ¾ As a tight end, ranked No. 15 by PrepStar, No. 13 by Collegefootballnews.com and No. 22 by ESPN. Ranked the No. 13 player on the Dallas Morning News Area Top 100 list. ¾ Graduated in Dec., 2009 with a degree in Marketing. FOX S career STATISTICS Year Tm G S 2010 Det 4 0 2011 Det 0 0 Totals 4 0
Player Profiles vincent fuller Safety Virginia Tech 7th Year Ht: 6-1 Wt: 192 Born: 8/3/82 Baltimore, Md. Draft: 05, R4 (108)-Ten Acquired: 11 FA Complete biographical information available on. mane facts ¾ List of favorites: (movie) GoodFellas ; (TV show) Pardon The Interruption ; (musical artist) Jay-Z; (video game) Madden; (actor) Denzel Washington; (vacation getaway) being at home ; and (book) Pride and Prejudice. ¾ Placed on Reserve/Injured by Detroit Lions October 28, 2011. ¾ Signed by the Detroit Lions October 6, 2011. ¾ Released by the Titans September 3, 2011. ¾ Placed on injured reserve by the Titans on Oct. 29, 2005. ¾ Drafted by the Tennesee Titans in the fourth round (108th overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft. Pro Has played in 75 career games with 5 starts. ¾ Recorded 145 tackles, and 6 sacks during his career. ¾ 6 career interceptions, 4 of which have been returned for touchdowns. ¾ 17 passes defended. ¾ Played in all 16 games during the 2006, 2007 and 2008 seasons. During his 50-game Virginia Tech career, totaled 142 tackles, a halfsack, 19 pass deflections, eight interceptions, three fumble recoveries, and returned blocked field goal 74 yards for touchdown. ¾ As senior, was All-ACC honorable mention selection, starting 13 gamesfor ACC Champions. Moved back to free safety from cornerback and recorded 51 tackles, four deflected passes, three interceptions and a forced fumble. ¾ As junior, played in every game with three starts at cornerback. Recorded career-high 56 tackles, seven passes defensed, an interception, three fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles. ¾ In 2005 pre-draft workouts, Fuller measured a 4.43-second 40-yard dash and a 37-inch vertical jump. ¾ Graduated with degree in business information technology. ¾ Fuller credits his experience as a quarterback at Woodlawn High School in Baltimore, Md., as one of the reasons for his aptitude in understanding offenses. ¾ Fuller s brother, Kyle, is a starting cornerback at Virginia Tech. Kyle was one of two true freshmen to play for the Hokies in 2010. FULLER S CAREER STATISTICS Year Tm G S TT ST AT Sk Yds Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD STT 2005 Ten 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2006 Ten 16 0 13 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2007 Ten 16 0 28 25 3 1 7 2 137 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 2008 Ten 16 1 44 35 9 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2009 Ten 13 1 30 24 6 1 7 3 71 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 2010 Ten 12 3 30 26 13 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2011 Det 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 76 5 145 120 34 6 14 6 208 4 17 2 1 0 0 0 2011 (Det) Date Opp G S TT ST AT Sk SkY Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD STT 9/11 at TB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/18 KC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/25 at Min 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/2 at Dal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/9 CHI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/16 SF 0 0 RESERVE/INJURED 10/23 ATL 0 0 RESERVE/INJURED 10/30 at Den 0 0 RESERVE/INJURED 11/13 at Chi 0 0 RESERVE/INJURED 11/20 CAR 0 0 RESERVE/INJURED 11/24 GB 0 0 RESERVE/INJURED 12/4 at NO 0 0 RESERVE/INJURED 12/11 MIN 12/18 at Oak 12/24 SD 1/1 at GB Totals 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dylan Gandy Center Texas Tech 6th Year Ht: 6-3 Wt: 295 Born: 3/8/82 Harlingen, Texas Draft: 05, R4 (129)-Ind Acquired: 09, FA Complete biographical information available on. MANE FACTS ¾ While growing up in Texas, Gandy was a huge Dallas Cowboys fan. ¾ Gandy s favorite all-time movie is Lonesome Dove - a TV mini-series featuring Robert Duvall, Tommie Lee Jones and Angelica Huston. He also regularly watches the sitcom, The Office. ¾ One of Gandy s forte s is barbeque and he specializes in smoked brisket, which is a staple of where he s from. ¾ Following his playing career, Gandy would like to get into coaching high school football. He has a degree in history and could see himself as a history teacher and football coach at a high school. ¾ Re-signed with Detroit as an unrestricted free agent July 29, 2011. ¾ Signed as a free agent with the Detroit Lions Apr. 3, 2009 and then resigned with the Lions as a restricted free agent Apr. 15, 2010. ¾ Signed by the Oakland Raiders Nov. 26, 2008 and waived by the Raiders Dec. 4, 2008. ¾ Signed by the Denver Broncos May 16, 2008 and was released by the Broncos Aug. 30, 2008. Re-signed by the Broncos Sept. 2, 2008 and waived Sept. 9, 2008. Re-signed by the Broncos Sept. 24, 2008 and waived by the Broncos Oct. 6, 2008. ¾ Released from the Indianapolis Colts May 4, 2008. ¾ Originally drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the fourth round (129 th overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft. Versatile interior offensive lineman who can play center and both guard positions. He has also contributed on special teams during his career. ¾ Gandy enjoyed his most successful season to date in 2006 where he started in a career-high 11 games at left guard and appeared in all 16 contests for the Colts who won Super Bowl XLI that year. ¾ Gandy helped Indianapolis post the highest third-down success rate (56.1 percent/105-of-187) in the NFL since the 1970 merger and allowed the fewest sacks (15) in the league while averaging an AFC best 379.4 yards per game. 2011: Back-up guard and contributor on special teams. ¾ Saw time at guard vs. Kansas City (9/18). Recovered a RB Keiland Williams fumble on first-and-10 at the Detroit 46-yard line with 2:51 remaining in the game. Started 20 career games during four seasons at Texas Tech. Spent most of his first three seasons at guard before starting 12 games at center during his senior year. ¾ Earned honorable mention All-Big 12 Conference honors after not allowing a sack that campaign. ¾ Earned academic all-conference honors as a junior and sophomore. ¾ Redshirted as a true freshman. Attended Pflugerville High School in Pflugerville, Texas. Received firstteam all-district and All-Central Texas honors. Lettered in track and field. ¾ Majored in history at Texas Tech. ¾ Dylan Colter Gandy was born on Mar. 8, 1982, in Harlingen, Texas. GANDY S CAREER STATISTICS Year Tm G S 2005 Ind 16 2 2006 Ind 16 11 2007 Ind 10 1 2008 Oak/Den 0 0 2009 Det 15 5 2010 Det 16 0 2011 Det 12 0 Totals 85 19 Player Profiles
ben graham Punter Deakin (Australia) 8th Year Ht: 6-5 Wt: 236 Born: 11/2/73 Geelong, Victoria (Australia) Draft: 05 FA-NYJ Acquired: 11, FA-Arz Complete biographical information available on. MANE FACTS ¾ He attended the Ray Pelfrey Kicking School in Reno, NV for two weeks to learn the American punting style and refine his technique after playing 12 seasons of Australian Rules Football. ¾ His business interests in Australia include property development, aged-care facilities and seaside restaurants. ¾ Signed by the Detroit Lions on November 15, 2011. ¾ Released by the Cardinals on October 11, 2011. ¾ Re-signed by the Cardinals on October 5, 2011. ¾ Released by the Cardinals on September 2, 2011. ¾ Signed by the Arizona Cardinals on December 1, 2008. ¾ Released by the Saints on October 28, 2008. ¾ Signed by the New Orleans Saints on October 20, 2008. ¾ Released by the Jets on September 29, 2008. ¾ Re-signed by the Jets on September 22, 2008. ¾ Released by the Jets on September 17, 2008. ¾ Signed as a free agent with the New York Jets on January 18, 2005. Has appeared in 91 career games. Alternate to the NFC Pro Bowl team in 2009. ¾ Holds a 44.1 career average. ¾ Has a career long of 69 yards. ¾ Streak of 78 consecutive punts without a touchback in 2009-2010. 2011: Played for the Cardinals at Minnesota (10/9). Punted 5 times for a 42.4 yard average and placed two inside the 20. ¾ Made his Lions debut vs. Carolina (11/20) and recorded 2 punts for 96 yards (48.0 avg.). He had a long of 49 yards. ¾ Had 4 punts for 148 yards (37.0 avg.) vs. Green Bay (11/24). 2010: Established a career-high with 86 punts. ¾ 29 punts landed inside the 20-yard line fourth highest total in Cardinals team history. 2009: Recorded career-high in average yards per punt (47.0), net average (40.6) and punts landing inside the 20 (42). ¾ Selected as an alternate to the NFC Pro Bowl team. 2008: Spent time with three teams, appearing in 9 total games. Played for the Jets, Saints, and Cardinals. 2007: As a member of the Jets, punted for a 43.3 yard gross average. 2006: Served as the Jets special teams co-captain. ¾ Had a career-high 69 yard punt at Cleveland (10/29). 2005: Punted 74 times for a 43.7-yard gross average, a 37.9 net average and placed 18 punts inside the 20-yard line in his first season with the Jets. Australia Day Ambassador in 2002-2003. ¾ Bachelor of Commerce, concentrating in Marketing and Management at Deakin University. ¾ Member of the Muscle Dystrophy Association (MDA) Muscle Team since 2006 ¾ Married to wife Katie. They have two daughters, Sophie and Rosie, and one son, Jack. ¾ Full name is Benjamin James Graham. Player Profiles GRAHAM S CAREER STATISTICS Year Tm G S Pnt Yds Avg Net TB In20 Lg Bl 2005 NYJ 16 16 74 3233 43.7 37.9 6 18 59 0 2006 NYJ 16 16 72 3182 44.2 37.8 11 26 69 1 2007 NYJ 15 15 66 2855 43.3 36.6 7 23 62 1 2008 NYJ-Arz 9 9 37 1571 42.5 33.8 0 10 59 0 2009 Arz 16 16 86 4045 47.0 40.6 3 42 64 0 2010 Arz 16 16 94 4080 43.4 36.6 9 29 65 0 2011 Arz 1 1 5 212 42.4 33.4 0 2 55 0 Totals 89 89 434 1917844.2 37.5 36 150 69 2 2011 (Arz) Date Opp G S Pnt Yds Avg Net TB In20 Lg Bl 10/9 at Min 1 1 5 212 42.4 33.4 0 2 55 0 Totals 1 1 5 212 42.4 33.4 0 2 55 0 2011 (Det) Date Opp G S Pnt Yds Avg Net TB In20 Lg B 11/20 CAR 1 0 2 96 48.0 35.5 0 0 49 0 11/24 GB 1 0 4 148 37.0 32.5 1 1 46 0 12/4 at NO 1 0 4 183 45.8 42.5 0 2 58 0 12/11 MIN 12/18 at Oak 12/24 SD 1/1 at GB Totals 3 0 10 427 42.7 37.4 1 3 58 0
Jason Hanson Kicker Washington State 20th Year Ht: 6-0 Wt: 190 Born: 6/17/70 Spokane, Wash. Draft: 92, R2 (56)-Det Player Profiles Complete biographical information available on. MANE FACTS ¾ Pro Bowls: 1998, 2000. ¾ Grew up playing soccer, but when he reached junior high school, he began kicking a football and went on to play both football and soccer in high school. ¾ Avid golfer who served as the Honorary co-chairman of the 2007 Detroit Lions Invitational Charity Golf Tournament. ¾ In May 2007, Hanson nailed his first-ever hole-in-one on a Par 3 178-yard hole at Indian Cannon Gold Course in Spokane, Wash. ¾ Hanson helped establish Providence Youth Outreach in Pontiac, Mich., which helps at-risk youth from ages 12-22 and through his Points For Providence program, he donates $200 for every field goal he kicks. He also helps solicit corporate contributions and spends time mentoring youth in this program. ¾ Served as spokesman for the Lions 12th annual Toys For Tots toy drive. ¾ Donated Lions home game tickets to Eagle Ministries through the Lions CATS (Caring Athletes Ticket Service) for Kids program. ¾ Honored as Lions 2006 team MVP by the Detroit Lions Quarterback Club. ¾ Participated in Habitat for Humanity Blitz Build for Super Bowl XL week, where 40 home kits were built and shipped to the Gulf Coast to provide housing for families displaced by Hurricane Katrina. ¾ Active Christian speaker. ¾ A big fan of music, he particularly likes jazz, country, hard rock and contemporary Christian. ¾ Placed on Reserve/Injured by the Detroit Lions Dec. 1, 2010. ¾ Re-signed by the Detroit Lions February 18, 2009 to a four-year contract extension (through 2012). ¾ Re-signed by the Detroit Lions July 30, 2004 to a four-year contract extension (through 2008). ¾ Re-signed by the Detroit Lions July 12, 1999 to a six-year contract extension (through 2004). ¾ Designated by the Detroit Lions as the team s transition player February 15, 1994. Signed contract extension with the Lions Dec. 12, 1995. ¾ Signed by the Detroit Lions to a contract extension Nov. 19, 1993. ¾ Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the second round (56th overall) in the 1992 NFL Draft. The 20-year veteran, and one of the NFL s most productive kickers, is the Lions all-time scoring leader with 1,987 points as well as the all-time leader in field goals (459) and extra points (610). Hanson is only the sixth player in NFL history to connect on 400 career field goals and eighth to make 600 PATs. With a 51-yarder at Indianapolis (12/14/08) Hanson recorded his 41st 50+-yard field goal and set the all-time record for 50+-yard field goals in his career by surpassing Morten Andersen. ¾ Voted team captain for fifth-straight year (2007-11). ¾ Holds NFL record for the most games played by one player with one team (307), and he is the first player in NFL history to play 300 games with one franchise. With his 304th game at Chicago (11/13), he passed Hall of Fame WR Jerry Rice for fifth place on the NFL s career games played list. ¾ Hanson is the first kicker in NFL history to go 8-for-8 on 50+-yard field goals in a single season. ¾ In 2008, he was named to the Lions 75th Season All-Time Team. ¾ Hanson became only the seventh player in NFL history to surpass 1,900 career points, and currently has 1,987 career points. He ranks first in all-time scoring amongst active players and sixth all-time. ¾ Also holds NFL record making 24 consecutive field goals of 40+ yards. ¾ Hanson ranks first in every statistical category for a place kicker in Lions history with longest field goal (56), field goals made (459), field goals attempted (560), points scored (1,987), extra points made (610) and extra points attempted (618). ¾ He is also the franchise leader in games played with 307 and is the franchise s all-time leader in seasons played with 20. ¾ Hanson, who made Pro Bowl appearances following the 1997 and 1999 seasons, has led the Lions in scoring in 18 seasons. He is the only player in NFL history to lead the same team in scoring for the first 18 years of their career. ¾ He is a five-time winner of the Lions Yale Lary Special Teams Player of the Year Award (1993, 99, 03, 06 and 08). ¾ Has connected on 410-of-471 (.870) career field goal attempts inside the 50-yard line and is a remarkable 290-of-304 (.951) from inside the 40-yard line for his career. From 40+ Yards, he is 169-of-256 (.660). ¾ Hanson has proved to be a valuable asset to the Lions as the team is 72-68 (.514) in his career when he kicks two-or-more field goals in a game, 41-20 (.683) when he makes three-or-more and 18-5 (.783) when he converts four field goals in a contest. ¾ In addition, Hanson has made 18 game-winning, fourth quarter or overtime kicks during his career (10 in regulation; eight in overtime). ¾ The Spokane, Wash., native has only missed eight extra points in his career (610-of-618) and has been perfect in PAT tries in 11 different seasons (1992-93, 1995-96 and 2000-02, 2004-06, 2009). He is only the 8th player in NFL history to have 600 career extra points. ¾ Hanson has been quite accurate at Ford Field since the Lions began play there in 2002, going 128-for-146 (.876) on field goal attempts, which include five fourth-quarter or overtime game-winners and a long of 54 yards. He has made the second-most field goals at home (128) in the NFL since 2002. ¾ On kicks from 40+yards at home since 2002, Hanson is 52-of-66 (.776). He has the third-best field goal percentage at home for that range among kickers with at least 40 attempts. ¾ Has recorded 35 career special teams tackles. 2011: By playing in the season opener at Tampa Bay (9/11), Hanson has now played in 20 NFL seasons. He is the 15th player in NFL history to play in 20 seasons. Hanson now joins Hal off Famers T Jackie Slater (Los Angeles Rams: 20) and CB Darrell Green (Washington: 20) for the most seasons played for the team that originally drafted them. He is ninth in the NFL in scoring with 97 points. ¾ The Lions season opener against the Buccaneers (9/11) marked Hanson s 296th career game, the most among active players. He ties Hall of Fame C Bruce Matthews for the most games played with one team in NFL History. His 296 games also ties him with Matthew s for eighth on the NFL s all-time career games played list. ¾ Hanson finished with 9 points (2 field goals and 3 PATs), moving his career tally to 1,899. ¾ Playing in the home opener vs. Kansas City (9/18) marked Hanson s 297th career-game, setting an all-time NFL record for the most games played by one player for one team. He surpassed Hall of Fame C Bruce Matthews who played 296 games for the Houston Oilers/ Tennessee Titans. ¾ On the PAT following the Lions first touchdown vs. the Chiefs, Hanson reached 1,900 career points to become the seventh player in NFL history with 1,900 career-points. He ended the game with 12 points (2 field goals and 6 PATs). He has now scored 10 or more points in 60 career games. ¾ With 3:29 left in the second quarter, Hanson connected on a 51-yard field goal. He holds the NFL record for 50-yard field goals, and the 51-yarder now gives him 46 for his career. He now has also registered a 50-yard field goal in 17 NFL seasons. He is tied with K Morten Andersen, K Jason Elam and K John Kasay for the most seasons in NFL history recording a 50-yard field goal. ¾ Kicked the game winning 32-yard field goal in overtime at Minnesota (9/25). It was the 18th time in his career that he has made a gamewinning kick in the fourth quarter or in over time, and it was his eighth game-winning kick in overtime. He was 4-for-4 on field goal attempts, making field goals of 28, 50, 40 and 32 yards. It was the 23rd time in his career he has made four field goals in a game. His 50-yarder extended his NFL record of 50-yard field goals to 47. ¾ He made 3 late field goals against the Vikings, with the first, a 50-yarder, with 5:20 left to play. He made 2 field goals in the fourth quarter and overtime to take the lead (40-yard, 2:30 in the fourth) and the gamewinner (32 yards with 13:01 to play in OT). His 50-yarder tied the game at 20-20 with 5:20 left to play in regulation. ¾ 14 points in the overtime win (4 FG, 2 PAT) mark the 17th time in his career that he has recorded 14-or-more points in a game. It was also the 23rd time in his career that he has made four field goals in a game. He moved passed K Gary Anderson for third place on the League s record list for most career games with four field goals. ¾ Connected on 2 field goals (33, 51) in the team s 34-30 win at Dallas (10/2), recording 4 touchbacks. Hanson scored a total of 10 points on the day (2 FGs, 4 PATs), giving him 45 points on the season. He has scored at least 10 points in three consecutive games. It is the fourth time in his career he has scored 10+ points in three consecutive games during his career (2007, 1994, 1993). ¾ His 51-yarder in the fourth quarter against the Cowboys pushed the Lions comeback to a three-point deficit with 4:22 left to play. The 51-yarder extends his NFL record to 48. He has now also made 3 50- yard field goals this year, each on the past three games. It is the 10th time in his career he has made 3 for 50-yard field goals. It is also the first time in his career that he has hit 50-yarder in three-straight games. ¾ In the Lions 24-13 win vs. Chicago (10/10), Hanson became the first player in NFL history to player 300 career games with one team and he is the eighth player in NFL history to play 300 career games. ¾ Connected on two-of-three field goals for 25 and 24 yards respectively vs. San Francisco (10/16) also made booth PATs in the game. ¾ Played in his 302nd game vs. Atlanta (10/23). He is now tied with QB Brett Favre and K Matt Stover for sixth place on the NFL s career games played list. Finished the game with 10 points (3 field goals, 1 PAT) and now has scored 68 points on the season. He has scored 10 points in four of the team s seven games this season. ¾ Went 6-for-6 on extra points and booted his 49th career 50+-yard field goal in the second quarter at Denver (10/30) with a 50-yarder. ¾ Kicked two field goals and an extra point at Chicago (11/13). The extra point was the 600th of his career making him only the eighth player in NFL history to kick 600 PATs. ¾ The game at Chicago (11/13) was Hanson s 304th of his career passing Hall of Fame WR Jerry Rice for fifth on the NFL all-time career
Player Profiles games list. ¾ Kicked 7 PATs in the Lions 49-35 win vs. Carolina (11/20). He joins Hall of Fame RB Doak Walker as the only players in team history to make 7 PATs in two different games. ¾ He connected on a 31-yard field goal and 2 PATs to tally 5 total points at New Orleans (12/4). In doing so, he moved his career points to 1,987 and surpassed K Jason Elam (1,983) for sixth place on the NFL s alltime career scoring list. Considered one of the finest kicking specialists in the history of college football. ¾ Made 57.1 percent of his field goal tries (20-of-35) from 50 yards-orlonger, setting Washington State and Pac 10 records. ¾ His 20 field goals from 50 yards-or-longer set an NCAA mark, topping the previous career mark of 16 by Tony Franklin of Texas A&M (38 attempts, 1975-78), and his 39 collegiate field goals of 40 yards-orlonger surpassed Russell Erxleben of Texas NCAA career record of 32. ¾ Holds the school record with 328 points, topping the old mark of 248 points by Steve Broussard (1986-89). ¾ Kicked at least two field goals in a game 20 times, surpassing Kevin Butler of Georgia s NCAA record (17, 1981-84). ¾ Holds WSU s all-time records with 63 field goals and 139 conversions. ¾ All-American third-team selection by the Poor Man s Guide to the NFL Draft and Football News as a senior in 1991. ¾ All-Pac-10 first-team choice as a punter and second- team pick as a kicker his senior year. ¾ Led the team with 58 points his senior year and led the conference with 55 punts for 2,245 yards (40.8 avg). ¾ Kicked a 62-yard field goal that year, setting the record for the longest field goal without a tee in NCAA history. ¾ Set a conference record by making 7-of-9 field goals from 50 yards-orlonger in 1991 as well, one shy of the NCAA season mark. ¾ GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-American pick who received a Bachelor of Science degree in premed from Washington State, possessing a 3.8 grade point average. Lettered twice in football, three times in soccer and once in basketball at Mead (Spokane, Wash.) High. ¾ All-Greater Spokane League grid pick as a kicker and punter and was named All-State first-team by the Washington Sportswriters Association. ¾ Brother, Travis, handled placekicking duties for the Washington Huskies (1990-93). ¾ He and his wife, Kathleen, were married in 1992 and have two sons, Ryan and Luke, and a daughter, Jessica. ¾ Born Jason Douglas Hanson in Spokane, Wash. HANSON S SINGLE-GAME BESTS FG Attempts:... 7 vs. Min 10/17/99 Field Goals:... 6 vs. Min 10/17/99 Extra Points:...7 (twice) Last vs. Car 11/20/11 Points Scored:...19 vs. Min 10/17/99 Long Field Goal:... 56 (twice) Last at Carolina 11/16/08 HANSON S CAREER STATISTICS Total 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ PAT Year Tm G S M A Pct Lg M A M A M A M A M A M A Pts 1992 Det 16 0 21 26.808 52 0 0 5 5 10 10 4 6 2 5 30 30 93 1993 Det 16 0 34 43.791 53 1 1 8 8 15 15 7 12 3 7 28 28 130 1994 Det 16 0 18 27.667 49 0 0 6 7 7 7 5 8 0 5 39 40 93 1995 Det 16 0 28 34.824 56 2 2 4 4 16 17 5 10 1 1 48 48 132 1996 Det 16 0 12 17.706 51 0 0 4 4 4 5 3 5 1 3 36 36 72 1997 Det 16 0 26 29.897 55 0 0 10 10 8 9 5 5 3 5 39 40 117 1998 Det 16 0 29 33.879 51 0 0 8 8 7 7 13 15 1 3 27 29 114 1999 Det 16 0 26 32.813 52 0 0 8 8 4 4 10 12 4 8 28 29 106 2000 Det 16 0 24 30.800 54 2 2 6 7 10 12 4 7 2 2 29 29 101 2001 Det 16 0 21 30.700 54 1 1 2 2 8 8 6 12 4 7 23 23 86 2002 Det 16 0 23 28.821 49 0 0 8 8 8 9 7 8 0 3 31 31 100 2003 Det 16 0 22 23.957 54 0 0 7 7 6 6 5 6 4 4 26 27 92 2004 Det 16 0 24 28.857 48 0 0 9 9 10 11 5 8 0 0 28 28 100 2005 Det 15 0 19 24.792 52 1 1 9 9 3 3 4 7 2 4 27 27 84 2006 Det 16 0 29 33.879 53 1 1 12 12 6 6 7 8 3 6 30 30 117 2007 Det 16 0 29 35.829 53 1 1 4 5 10 12 11 13 3 4 35 36 122 2008 Det 16 0 21 22.955 56 0 0 3 3 4 5 6 6 8 8 25 26 88 2009 Det 16 0 21 28.750 50 0 0 5 5 8 9 7 10 1 4 25 25 88 2010 Det 8 0 12 14.857 52 0 0 1 1 4 4 4 5 3 4 19 19 55 2011 Det 12 0 20 24.833 51 0 0 8 8 6 6 2 4 4 6 37 37 97 Totals 307 0 459 560.820 56 9 9 127 130 154 165 120 167 49 89 610 618 1987 Postseason Total 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ PAT Year Tm G S M A Pct Lg M A M A M A M A M A M A Pts 1993 Det 1 0 1 1 1.000 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 3 6 1994 Det 1 0 1 2.500 38 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 1995 Det 1 0 0 0.000-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 1997 Det 1 0 1 1 1.000 33 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 1999 Det 1 0 0 0.000-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Totals 5 0 3 4.750 47 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 0 9 9 18 2011 (Det) 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ PAT Date Opp G S M A Pct Lg M A M A M A M A M A M A Pts 9/11 at TB 1 0 2 2 1.000 28 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 9 9/18 KC 1 0 2 2 1.000 51 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 6 12 9/25 at Min 1 0 4 4 1.000 50 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 14 10/2 at Dal 1 0 2 2 1.000 51 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 4 4 10 10/9 CHI 1 0 1 1 1.000 31 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 6 10/16 SF 1 0 2 3 66.70025 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 7 10/23 ATL 1 0 3 3 1.000 43 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 10 10/30 at Den 1 0 1 1 1.000 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 6 9 11/13 at Chi 1 0 2 2 1.000 35 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 111/20CAR 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 7 111/24 1 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 at No 1 0 1 3.333 31 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 2 5 MIN 0 at Oak 0 SD 0 at GB 0 Totals 12 0 20 24.833 51 0 0 8 8 6 6 2 4 4 6 37 37 97 Getting a Kick out of Hanson Hanson vs. The NFL Total PAT 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tm G S M A Pct Lg M A M A M A M A M A M A Pts Ari 13 0 19 25.760 49 33 33 0 0 8 8 6 7 5 7 0 3 90 Atl 12 0 11 13.846 44 30 30 2 2 2 2 5 5 2 4 0 0 63 Bal 3 0 2 3.667 39 6 6 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 12 Buf 4 0 5 6.833 43 10 10 0 0 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 1 25 Car 5 0 6 7.857 56 9 9 0 0 3 3 0 0 1 2 2 2 27 Chi 36 0 51 66.773 52 74 77 0 0 20 21 18 20 11 19 2 6 227 Cin 5 0 7 8.875 51 9 9 0 0 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 30 Cle 5 0 5 7.714 56 16 16 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 2 3 31 Dal 9 0 13 20.650 47 13 13 1 1 3 3 4 5 5 5 0 6 52 Den 3 0 4 4 1.000 53 7 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 19 GB 37 0 62 68.912 54 63 63 1 1 11 11 21 21 21 21 8 14 249 Hou 2 0 2 3.667 54 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 11 Ind 4 0 9 11.818 55 5 5 0 0 2 3 4 4 0 1 3 3 32 Jac 4 0 7 10.700 45 10 10 0 0 2 2 4 6 1 2 0 0 31 KC 5 0 7 7 1.000 51 14 14 0 0 4 4 0 0 2 2 1 1 23 Mia 5 0 4 4 1.000 52 7 8 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 19 Min 37 0 58 77.753 53 70 70 1 1 12 12 24 25 17 31 4 8 244 Ne 5 0 15 16.938 49 8 8 0 0 7 7 5 5 3 3 0 1 53 No 8 0 12 12 1.000 47 10 10 0 0 5 5 4 4 3 3 0 0 46 NYG 7 0 8 10.800 50 16 16 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 3 40 NYJ 6 0 8 8 1.000 49 9 10 0 0 3 3 2 2 3 3 0 0 33 Oak 3 0 6 6 1.000 54 8 8 0 0 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 26 Phi 5 0 5 7.714 51 9 9 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 4 1 2 24 Pit 6 0 8 11.727 51 12 12 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 8 1 1 36 SD 4 0 1 2.500 23 7 7 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 Sea 6 0 10 12.833 51 11 12 0 0 0 0 4 5 4 4 2 3 41 SF 11 0 16 19.842 51 14 15 1 1 3 3 6 6 3 5 3 4 62 Stl 7 0 14 15.933 50 15 15 1 1 5 5 3 3 4 5 1 1 57 TB 25 0 44 54.815 50 57 57 1 1 13 14 18 21 10 11 2 7 189 Ten 5 0 5 7.714 53 11 11 0 0 3 3 1 1 0 2 1 1 26 Was 10 0 19 22.864 54 14 14 0 0 3 3 7 7 5 7 4 5 71 Hanson Game-Winning FGs (4 TH Quarter/Overtime) Date Opp Stadium Yds Qtr Time Score 9/12/93 at NE Foxboro 38 OT 3:56 W, 19-16 ¾ First career 4th quarter game-winning field goal 10/24/93 at LARm Anaheim 18 4 0:04 W, 16-13 ¾ Shortest game winner and latest in regulation 9/4/94 ATL Silverdome 37 OT 9:46 W, 31-28 ¾ First game-winning kick at home 9/19/94 at Dal Texas 44 OT 0:32 W, 20-17 ¾ Game-winning kick in Monday night thriller 10/30/94 at NYG Giants 24 OT 8:17 W, 28-25 ¾ Set record for most overtime wins in a season 11/17/96 SEA Silverdome 43 4 4:32 W, 17-16 ¾ Snapped four-game losing streak 11/26/98 PIT Silverdome 42 OT 13:08 W, 19-16 ¾ Thanksgiving Day Classic remembered by OT coin flip 10/17/99 MIN Silverdome 48 4 0:07 W, 25-23 ¾ Tied Lions record for most field goals in game with six 9/10/00 Was silverdome 37 4 11:36 W, 15-10 ¾ Kicked five FGs accounting for all 15 pts. 37-yd FG gave Lions 12-10 lead and added 35-yd FG (6:24) for final score 11/12/00 ATL Silverdome 44 4 1:43 W, 13-10 ¾ Secured win in new Head Coach Gary Moeller s first game 10/20/02 CHI Ford Field 48 OT 10:12 W, 23-20 ¾ First overtime game played at Ford Field 11/3/02 DAL Ford Field 43 4 0:48 W, 9-7 ¾ 12 th fourth quarter or overtime game winner 11/9/03 CHI Ford Field 48 4 0:39 W, 12-10 ¾ Responsible for all Lions points in the win 11/27/03 GB Ford Field 49 4 13:09 W, 22-14 ¾ Thanksgiving Day win over NFC North champs 10/23/05 at Cle Cleveland Browns Stadium 50 4 14:07 W, 13-10 ¾ 15th fourth quarter/ot game winning kick. 12/24/05 at NO Alamodome 39 4 0:00 W, 13-12 ¾ First game winner as time expired in regulation. 9/16/07 MIN Ford Field 37 OT 8:55 W, 20-17 ¾ First victory over the Vikings since the 2001 season.
chris harris Safety Louisiana-Monroe 7th Year Ht: 6-0 Wt: 211 Born: 8/6/82 Little Rock, Ark. Draft: 05, R6 (181)-Chi Acquired: 11 W-Chi Player Profiles Complete biographical information available on. ¾ Claimed off waivers by the Detroit Lions October 28, 2011. ¾ Released by the Bears October 27, 2011. ¾ Traded by the Panthers to the Chicago Bears April 27, 2010. ¾ Traded by the Bears to the Carolina Panthers August 3, 2007. ¾ Drafted by the Chicago Bears in the sixth round (181st overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft. Played in 88 contests, making 83 starts over six NFL seasons, compiling 401 tackles. 2011: Recorded his first interception with the Lions vs. Carolina (11/20). He picked off QB Cam Newton in the fourth quarter of Detroit s 49-35 victory. He also had 2 tackles in the game. ¾ Started at free safety at New Orleans (12/4) and had 8 tackles. 2010: Recorded 70 tackles and a career-high 5 interceptions in his first season back in Chicago. ¾ In Week 12, he was the first player of the season to intercept a Michael Vick pass, helping the Bears beat the Eagles 31-26. ¾ Received his first All-Pro selection. 2009: Started in all 13 games he played in, posting 3 interceptions, 6 PBUs, 2 forced fumbles and a fumble recovery. ¾ Tied for fourth on the team in tackles with 71, despite missing 3 games. ¾ Added two special teams stops. 2008: Finished the season with 70 tackles, 2 forced fumbles, and 1 interception. 2007: Started all 15 games at strong safety and was inactive for season finale at Tampa Bay (12/30). ¾ Established a club single-season record with 8 forced fumbles. 2006: Played in 11 games with 7 starts, posting 54 tackles, two interceptions, and 4 tackles on special teams. ¾ Started all three postseason contests at strong safety, with 20 tackles one PBU, and one interception. 2005: Appeared in 14 games with 13 starts and recorded 53 tackles and one sack as a rookie starting at free safety. ¾ Inactive for two games with a knee injury. Started all 45 games he played during his career at Louisiana-Monroe and recorded 352 tackles, one sack, 14 interceptions,13 passes defensed, and five forced fumbles. ¾ Played free and strong safety ¾ Started 11 games as a senior and led the Warhawks with seven interceptions and 96 tackles. ¾ Attended J.A Fair (Ark.) High School ¾ Has a twin brother and two older sisters. ¾ Majored in general studies at Louisiana-Monroe. HARRIS SINGLE-GAME BESTS Tackles:...13 at Jax (12/9/07) Interceptions:... 2 at GB (12/25/05) Long Interception Return:... 44 vs. Min. (10/16/95) Harris CAREER STATISTICS Year Tm G S TT ST AT Sk Yds Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD STT 2005 Chi 14 13 53 43 10 1.0 6.0 3 44 0 8 0 2 49 0 0 2006 Chi 11 7 50 40 10 0.0 0.0 2 19 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 2007 Car 15 15 93 74 19 0.0 0.0 1 30 0 5 8 3 2 0 0 2008 Car 16 16 69 59 10 0.0 0.0 1 16 0 3 2 1 3 0 0 2009 Car 13 13 58 47 11 0.0 0.0 3 3 0 6 2 1 0 0 0 2010 Chi 16 16 70 50 20 0.0 0.0 5 69 39 7 0 2 0 0 0 2011 Chi/Det 5 5 10 8 2 0.0 0.0 1 19 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 70 85 401 321 82 1.0 6.0 16 200 44 36 12 9 54 0 0 Postseason Year Tm G S TT ST AT Sk Yds Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD STT 2006 Chi 3 3 20 17 3 0 0 1 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2008 Car 1 1 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2010 Chi 2 2 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 7 7 48 42 6 0 0 1 6 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2011 (Chi/Det) Date Opp G S TT ST AT Sk SkY Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD STT 9/11 Atl 1 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/18 at NO 0 0 INACTIVe 9/25 GB 0 0 INACTIVe 10/2 Car 0 0 INACTIVe 10/10 at Det 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/16 Min 0 0 INACTIVe 10/23 at TB 1 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Claimed off Waivers by Det (from Chi) 10/28/11 11/13 at Chi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/20 CAR 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 19 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11/24 GB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12/4 at NO 1 1 8 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12/11 MIN 12/18 at Oak 12/24 SD 1/1 at GB Totals 7 4 18 15 3 0 0 1 19 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Jerome Harrison Running Back Washington State 6th Year Ht: 5-9 Wt: 205 Born: 2/26/83 Kalamazoo, Mich. Draft: 06, R5 (145)-Cle Acquired: 11, UFA-Phi Player Profiles Complete biographical information available on. MANE FACTS ¾ Enjoyed watching Barry Sanders in his youth. ¾ In the offseason, Jerome enjoys going to polo matches and enjoys playing the sport himself. ¾ His favorite TV show is The Boondocks and enjoys watching Bubble Guppies with his daughter. ¾ Placed on Reserve/Non-Football Illness by Lions October 21, 2011. ¾ Signed with the Detroit Lions as an unrestricted free agent August 9, 2011. ¾ Traded by the Cleveland Browns to the Philadelphia Eagles on October 13, 2010. ¾ Selected in the fifth round (145th overall) by the Cleveland Browns in the 2006 NFL Draft. Veteran running back ranks third in the NFL for most rushing yards in a single game. He joins the Lions this season after being traded to the Philadelphia Eagles from the Cleveland Browns after five games in 2010. Appeared in 59 games, while rushing for 1,640 yards and scoring 7 touchdowns. ¾ Set a Browns single-game record with 39 carries on 12/27/09 vs. Oak., while finishing with 148 yards and a score. ¾ Over the final three games of 2009, amassed a league-high 561 rushing yards and 5 touchdowns, which ranked as the eighth-highest threegame total in NFL history and the most-ever by a Brown. ¾ Ran for 330 yards in 2010 splitting time between Cleveland and Philadelphia 2011: Serves as a back-up running back. Has 14 carries for 41 yards on the year. ¾ Inactive vs. Chicago (10/10) and vs. San Francisco (10/16). Played 22 career games (16 starts) at Washington State, totaling 2,800 rushing yards on 482 carries and 25 touchdowns. ¾ Ranks first on the school s single-season rushing yards list (1,900 in 2005), second in career rushing touchdowns (25), second in singleseason all-purpose yards (2,113 in 2005), fifth in career rushing yards (2,800), sixth in career rushing attempts (482) and sixth in all-purpose yards (3,267). ¾ Posted 14 consecutive 100-yard rushing performances to round out his collegiate career. ¾ Transferred to Washington State after two season at Pasadena City Junior College (2002-03) where he amassed 2,092 yards and 21 touchdowns. A two-year captain, earned All-American Honorable Mention and Detroit Free Press All-State honors as a senior at Kalamazoo HS (MI) after setting school single-season records in yards (2,338) and touchdowns (31) ¾ Earned all-state honors in basketball and track and field ¾ Received all-conference first-team and all-state honorable mention accolades as a junior ¾ Majored in criminal justice HARRISON S SINGLE-GAME BESTS Rushing Attempts:...39 vs. Oak 12/27/09 Rushing Yards:...286 at KC 12/20/09 Rushing Long:...72t at Buf 11/17/08 Touchdowns:... 3 at KC 12/20/09 Receptions:...7 vs. SD 12/6/09 Receiving Yards:...62 vs. SD 12/6/09 Reception Long:...23t (twice) vs. KC 9/19/10 Harrison s CAREER STATISTICS RUSHING RECEIVING Year Tm G S Att Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD 2006 Cle 10 1 20 60 3.0 15 0 9 47 5.2 12t 0 107 2007 Cle 8 0 23 142 6.2 17 0 2 19 9.5 15 0 161 2008 Cle 15 0 34 246 7.2 72t 1 12 116 9.7 23 1 362 2009 Cle 14 7 194 862 4.4 71t 5 34 220 6.5 18 2 1082 2010 Cle/Phi 12 3 71 330 4.6 50t 1 12 85 7.1 23 0 0 2011 Det 5 0 14 41 2.9 14 0 1 3 3.0 3 0 0 Totals 64 11 356 1681 4.7 72t 7 70 490 7.0 23 3 2171 Postseason RUSHING RECEIVING Year Tm G S Att Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD 2010 Phi 1 0 1 3 3.0 3 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Totals 1 0 1 3 3.0 3 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2011 (Det) RUSHING RECEIVING Date Opp G S Att Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD TotY 9/11 at TB 1 0 8 27 3.4 9 0 0 0 0.0-0 27 9/18 KC 1 0 4 6 1.5 14 0 0 0 0.0-0 6 9/25 at Min 1 0 2 8 4 5 0 1 3 3 3 0 11 10/2 at Dal 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/9 CHI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/16 SF 0 0 INACTIVe 10/23 ATL 0 0 RESERVE/NON-FOOTBALL ILLNess 10/30 at Den 0 0 RESERVE/NON-FOOTBALL ILLNess 11/13 at Chi 0 0 RESERVE/NON-FOOTBALL ILLNess 11/20 CAR 0 0 RESERVE/NON-FOOTBALL ILLNess 11/24 GB 0 0 RESERVE/NON-FOOTBALL ILLNess 12/11 at NO 0 0 RESERVE/NON-FOOTBALL ILLNess 12/11 MIN 12/18 at Oak 12/24 SD 1/1 at GB Totals 5 0 14 41 2.9 14 0 1 3 3.0 3 0 Postseason RUSHING RECEIVING Date Opp G S Att Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD TYds 1/9 GB 1 0 1 3 3.0 3 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 3 Totals 1 0 1 3 3.0 3 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 3
Will Heller Tight End Georgia Tech 9th Year Ht: 6-6 Wt: 275 Born: 2/28/81 Dunwoody, Ga. Draft: 03, FA-TB Acquired: 09, UFA-Sea Complete biographical information available on. MANE FACTS ¾ While Heller wasn t a big football fan growing up, he was a huge Duke basketball fan, his father s alma mater. The 1992 team with Bobby Hurley and Grant Hill were some of his favorite players that he watched growing up. ¾ In the offseason, Heller enjoys relaxing and playing golf and enjoys fishing in Tampa, Florida. ¾ After his career, he would like to utilize his civil engineering degree and get into the construction industry close to home. ¾ Signed with the Detroit Lions as an unrestricted free agent Mar. 16, 2009 to a one-year deal and re-signed with the Lions Mar. 8, 2010 to a three-year deal. ¾ Signed with the Seattle Seahawks Mar. 24, 2006 and re-signed with the club Mar. 5, 2007. ¾ Released Nov. 5, 2005 by the Miami Dolphins and re-signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Dec. 20, 2005 ¾ Released by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sept. 4, 2005 and acquired via waivers by the Miami Dolphins Sept. 4, 2005. ¾ Signed as an undrafted rookie free agent with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Apr. 28, 2003. Heller adds another strong blocking presence to the Lions offense, and he proved himself as an effective receiver in the first year with the club. ¾ Prior to joining Detroit in 2009, he had spent the three seasons (2006-08) with Seattle. Prior to playing in Seattle, Heller spent two seasons with Tampa Bay (2003-04), before being waived at the end of the 2005 preseason and claimed by Miami. ¾ He played in the first seven games for the Dolphins, recording one catch for a 1-yard score at Buffalo (10/9), but was released November 5. Heller re-signed with Tampa Bay December 20, 2005 and finished the season on their inactive list. 2011: Part of strong tight end trio. Adds strong locking presence and receiving skills. ¾ Has 6 catches for 42 yards on the year. Played in 39 games with 10 starts at Georgia Tech. Had 17 career receptions for 185 yards (10.9 avg.) with one touchdown. ¾ Started seven of 11 games his senior year and was used primarily as a blocker with six catches for 49 yards. Earned All-DeKalb County honors at Marist High. ¾ Played tight end, split end and defensive back. ¾ Also lettered in basketball. Majored in civil engineering. HELLER S SINGLE-GAME BESTS Receptions:...4 at Min 11/15/09 Receiving Yards:...53 at Chi 10/4/09 Receiving Touchdowns:... 2 vs. StL 10/21/07 Long Reception:...25 at Car 12/16/07 Player Profiles HELLER S CAREER STATISTICS Year Tm G S Rec Yds Avg Lg TD 2003 TB 9 1 2 15 7.5 11 1 2004 TB 10 2 12 98 8.2 22 1 2005 Mia/TB 7 0 1 1 1.0 1 1 2006 Sea 16 0 4 32 8.0 12 1 2007 Sea 16 6 13 82 6.3 25 3 2008 Sea 12 0 4 29 7.3 14 0 2009 Det 16 9 29 296 10.2 24 3 2010 Det 16 6 4 37 9.3 13t 1 2011 Det 8 2 4 20 5.0 9 0 2011 Det 12 5 6 42 7.0 12 0 Totals 114 29 75 632 8.4 25 11 Postseason Year Team G S Rec Yds Avg Lg TD 2006 Sea 2 1 3 20 6.7 10 0 2007 Sea 2 1 0 0 0.0-0 Totals 4 2 3 20 6.7 10 0 2011 (Det) Date Opp G S Rec Yds Avg Lg TD 9/11 at TB 1 1 0 0 0.0-0 9/18 KC 1 0 1 2 2.0 2 0 9/25 at Min 1 0 0 0 0.0-0 10/2 at Dal 1 1 0 0 0.0-0 10/9 CHI 1 0 1 1 1.0 1 0 10/16 SF 1 0 1 9 9.0 9 0 10/23 ATL 1 0 1 8 8.0 8 0 10/30 at Den 1 0 0 0 0.0-0 11/13 at Chi 1 1 0 0 0.0-0 11/20 CAR 1 1 1 12 12.0 12 0 11/24 GB 1 0 0 0 0.0-0 12/4 at NO 1 1 1 10 10.0 10 0 12/11 MIN 12/18 at Oak 12/24 SD 1/1 at GB Totals 12 5 6 42 7.0 12 0
Sammie Hill Defensive Tackle Stillman 3rd Year Ht: 6-4 Wt: 329 Born: 11/8/86 West Blockton, Ala. Draft: 09, R4 (115)-Det Complete biographical information available on. MANE FACTS ¾ Hill loved the Dallas Cowboys because Emmitt Smith, Michael Irvin and Deion Sanders played the positions he couldn t play growing up. ¾ As a kid, Hill enjoyed watching the TGIF line-up of Family Matters, Step By Step, and Full House. ¾ Hill will watch any movie with Denzel Washington in it. ¾ Before games, Hill likes to listen to Young Jeezy and Gucci Man. ¾ He is a big collector of hats and shoes. His favorite hat is his St. Louis Cardinals hat, and his favorite shoe is the Nike Air Force Ones. ¾ At Stillman, he and two college teammates were heroic in their efforts to save a man from a burning house. The three Stillman players were driving by a house when they noticed a distressed woman who needed help. She told Hill and his teammates that her father was inside and they proceeded to rescue him from the burning building. ¾ Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the fourth round (115th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft. Hill is a good athlete with outstanding size and bulk and long arms that provides a large presence on the Lions defensive front. Quick and agile, he is stout at the point of attack. ¾ Has played 40 career games, recording 72 tackles (45 solo), 3 sacks and 3 fumble recoveries. ¾ In his first pro season, he played 13 games (12 starts) at defensive tackle. He earned one of the team s starting defensive tackle positions to start his rookie season. 2011: Serves as a significant contributor at defensive tackle on the team s stout defensive line rotation. ¾ Recorded a season-high 4 tackles (2 solo) vs. San Francisco (10/16). ¾ Had 2 solo tackles at Denver (10/30). ¾ Pressured Carolina QB Cam Newton in the first quarter to cause an inaccurate throw that resulted in an Eric Wright interception. ¾ Registed.5 sack at New Orleans (12/4) along with 3 tackles. Was a four-year starter for the Tigers, and he set the school record with 44.5 tackles for loss. During his freshman and sophomore seasons, he played defensive tackle and then was moved to defensive end for his final two seasons at Stillman. Named first-team All-SIAC in 2007 and 2008. ¾ In his second year (2008) at defensive end, he earned first-team all SIAC honors. During his senior season, he played in 11 games and registered career highs with 59 tackles for loss, 15.5 sacks and 7.5 sacks. ¾ Scored on a two-point pass play. ¾ Knocked down seven passes and recorded three fumble recoveries. ¾ Was moved to defensive end as a junior in 2007 by new head coach Greg Thompson. In his first season at defensive end, he was a first-team all-siac selection after collecting 52 tackles, 4.5 sacks and 14 tackles for loss. Also caused four fumbles. ¾ Took an interception back 38 yards for a touchdown after dropping back into coverage as a giant middle linebacker. ¾ As a sophomore in 2006, he played in 10 games and garnered 41 tackles, two sacks and nine tackles for loss. ¾ In 2005, Following a red-shirt season, Hill was a defensive tackle and made a splash with 39 tackles, 3.5 sacks and six tackles for loss in the nine games he played. ¾ He also caught a pass as a tight end for a 16-yard touchdown. Graduated from West Blockton (Ala.) High School where he was selected all-conference and All-area. ¾ He was a versatile player as a prepster, playing both offensive defensive line along with tight end, linebacker and even place kicker. ¾ Was recruited by some schools to play basketball, and he was a catcher on the school s baseball team. Player Profiles HILL S SINGLE-GAME BESTS Tackles:...5 (twice) Last at Cin 12/6/09 Fumbles Recoveries:... 1 (three times) Last at Chi 9/12/10 Sacks:...1 at Chi 9/12/10 HILL S CAREER STATISTICS Year Tm G S TT ST AT Sk Yds Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD STT 2009 Det 13 12 26 14 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2010 Det 15 0 30 21 9 2.5 18 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2011 Det 12 1 16 10 6 0.5 1.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 40 13 72 45 27 3 19.5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2011 (Det) Date Opp G S TT ST AT Sk SkY Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD STT 9/11 at TB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/18 KC 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/25 at Min 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/2 at Dal 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/9 CHI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/16 SF 1 0 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/23 ATL 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/30 at Den 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/13 at Chi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/20 CAR 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/24 GB 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12/4 at NO 1 1 3 2 1 0.5 1.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12/11 MIN 12/18 at Oak 12/24 SD 1/1 at GB Totals 12 1 16 10 6 0.5 1.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shaun Hill Quarterback Maryland 10th Year Ht: 6-3 Wt: 220 Born: 1/9/80 Parsons, Kan. Draft: 02, FA-Min Acquired: 10, T-SF Complete biographical information available on. MANE FACTS ¾ Hill earned NFC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance vs. St. Louis (11/16/08), where he became the first 49ers quarterback to post a perfect QB rating in the first half. ¾ Loves to fish. Quarterback started reeling in fish inhabiting farm ponds in his home state of Missouri during high school. When he lived in Minnesota as a member of the Vikings, Shaun caught a 30-inch, 9-pound walleye on his first trip out. He was able to lure the fish using a leech for bait 40-feet deep. Also in his fishing repertoire is a 48-inch muskie. ¾ Shaun owns all of the weightlifting records for quarterbacks at Maryland - power clean (303 lbs), bench press (320 lbs), and squat (500 lbs). ¾ Has supported the Muscular Dystrophy Association. ¾ Hosts annual fundraising golf tournament at high school alma mater to benefit booster club. Hosts annual football camp in conjunction with the Parsons Police Football League. ¾ Signed one-year contract extension (thru 2011) July 10, 2010. ¾ Acquired by the Detroit Lions via trade from the San Francisco 49ers Mar. 16, 2010. ¾ Signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an unrestricted free agent June 2, 2006. ¾ Signed as an undrafted rookie free agent with the Minnesota Vikings Apr. 25, 2002. As a proven, veteran quarterback, Hill adds valuable depth to the team s quarterback position. Has a 13-13 record as a starter (9-3 at home). ¾ Through his first 16 career starts (10-6), his career.625 winning pct. as a starter was the fourth-highest winning percentage among all undrafted quarterbacks since 1970 (min. 10 starts). All 16 starts at quarterback occurred while with the San Francisco 49ers (2006-09) and winning percentage (.625) is the third highest winning percentage in 49ers history. ¾ In his first NFL start, he set a record for the highest completion percentage in NFL history for a player making his first pass attempts. ¾ Originally entered the league as an undrafted rookie free agent in 2002 with Minnesota where he served primarily as the team s third quarterback from 2002-05. ¾ Completed 257-of-416 passes (60.7 pct) for 2,686 yards and 16 touchdowns in 2010 while replacing injured starter Matthew Stafford. ¾ While with Minnesota, he worked with Lions Offense Coordinator Scott Linehan (2002-04) who served in the same role for the Vikings. 2011: In his second-year as the Lions back-up quarterback. ¾ Saw time in the fourth quarter in the Lions 48-3 home opener vs. Kansas City (9/18). ¾ Played the majority of the fourth quarter at Denver (10/30). Two-year letterman for Maryland Terrapins, registering career passing totals of 3,158 yards and 19 touchdowns. ¾ Helped school earn first All-Atlantic Coast title since 1985 after guiding Maryland to a berth in the Orange Bowl and a 10th overall national ranking during senior season in 2001. ¾ Transferred to Maryland after starting college career at Hutchinson Community College (Kansas) from 1998-99 where he was All-Jayhawk Conference honorable mention as sophomore and All-Jayhawk Conference and NJCAA All-American honorable mention as freshman. As a three-year starter at quarterback and two-year starter at free safety at Parsons (Kan.) H.S., was a two-time All-Southeast Kansas first-team selection and an honorable mention all-state selection as a senior. ¾ Also lettered in basketball, baseball and track. ¾ Was a three-time All-SEK first-team choice in basketball, serving as team captain and earning all-state honors three times after guiding team to state tournament as a junior and senior. HILL S SINGLE-GAME BESTS Passing Attempts:...54 at GB 10/3/10 Passing Completions:...34 at GB 10/3/10 Passing Yards:...335 vs. Phi 9/19/10 Passing Completion Pct.:...81.5 vs. Min 12/9/07 Passing Long:...75t vs. Phi 9/19/10 Passing Touchdowns:... 3 (twice) Last vs. StL10/10/10 Interceptions:...3 at StL 12/21/08 Passing Rating:...142.3 vs. StL 11/16/08 Rushing Attempts:...6 vs. TB 12/23/07 Rushing Yards:...53 (twice) Last at GB 10/3/10 Rushing Long:...40 at GB 10/3/10 Rushing Touchdowns:... 1 (three times) Last vs. Was 12/28/08 Player Profiles HILL S CAREER STATISTICS PASSING RUSHING Year Tm G S W-L* Att Cmp Yds Pct TD Int Lg Sk Yds Rtg Att Yds Avg Lg TD 2002 Min 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0-0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0-0 2003 Min 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0-0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0-0 2004 Min 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0-0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0-0 2005 Min 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0-0 0 0.0 2-2 -1.0-1 0 2006 SF 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0-0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0-0 2007 SF 3 2 2-0 79 54 501 68.4 5 1 26 6 31 101.3 12 14 1.2 12 1 2008 SF 9 8 5-3 288 181 2046 62.8 13 8 48t 23 148 87.5 24 115 4.8 24 2 2009 SF 6 6 3-3 155 87 943 56.1 5 2 61 18 107 79.6 8 70 8.8 22 0 2010 Det 11 10 3-7 416 257 2686 61.8 16 12 75t 17 115 81.3 22 123 5.6 40 0 2011 Det 2 0 0-0 3 2 327 66.7 0 0 28 0 0 109.7 1-1 -1.0-1 0 Totals 30 26 13-13 938 579 6176 61.7 39 23 75t 64 401 84.6 68 320 4.7 40 3 2011 (Det) PASSING RUSHING Date Opp G S W-L* Att Cmp Yds Pct TD Int Lg Sk Yds Rtg Att Yds Avg Lg TD 9/11 at TB 0 0 DID NOT Play 9/18 KC 1 0 1 1 322 100 0 0 28 0 0 118.8 0 0 0.0 0 0 9/25 at Min 0 0 DID NOT Play 10/2 at Dal 0 0 DID NOT Play 10/9 CHI 0 0 DID NOT Play 10/16 SF 0 0 DID NOT Play 10/23 ATL 0 0 DID NOT Play 10/30 at Den 1 0 2 1 5 50 0 0 5 0 0 56.2 1-1 -1.0-1 0 11/13 at Chi 0 0 DID NOT Play 11/20 CAR 0 0 DID NOT Play 11/24 GB 0 0 DID NOT Play 12/4 at NO 0 0 DID NOT Play 12/11 MIN 12/18 at Oak 12/24 SD 1/1 at GB Totals 3 0 0-0 3 2 327 66.7 0 0 28 0 0 109.7 1-1 -1.0-1 0
Corey Hilliard Tackle Oklahoma St. 4th Year Ht: 6-6 Wt: 300 Born: 4/26/85 New Orleans, La. Draft: 07, R6 (209)-NE Acquired: 09, FA Complete biographical information available on. MANE FACTS ¾ Growing up in New Orleans, Hilliard was a Saints fan and players he enjoyed watching from the Saints were Ricky Williams, Ricky Jackson and Drew Brees. ¾ Hilliard s favorite TV show is The Office, favorite movie is Friday and his favorite entertainer is Dave Chappelle. ¾ Enjoys bowling and joins a bowling league every offseason. ¾ Re-signed with the Detroit Lions as an exclusive rights free agent March 16, 2010 and July 29, 2011. ¾ Signed by the Detroit Lions Dec. 9, 2009 off the Cleveland Browns practice squad. ¾ Waived by the Cleveland Browns Sept. 6, 2010 and signed the Browns practice squad Sept. 9, 2009. ¾ Waived by the Indianapolis Colts Aug. 19, 2009 and signed by the Cleveland Browns Aug. 24, 2009. ¾ Released by the Indianapolis Colts Oct. 7, 2008 and signed to the Colts practice squad Oct. 9, 2008. Re-signed by the club Jan. 5, 2009. ¾ Signed to the Indianapolis Colts active roster Nov. 17, 2007. ¾ Signed to the Indianapolis Colts practice squad Sept. 27, 2007. ¾ Waived by the New England Patriots Sept. 2, 2007. ¾ Drafted by the New England Patriots in the sixth round (209th overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft. Offensive tackle with great size. Hilliard has played in 33 career games in the NFL ¾ Started the final four games of 2010 at right tackle filling in for injured starter Gosder Cherilus. ¾ Made first career start at right tackle against Green Bay (12/12/10) and helped the Lions rush for a season-high 190 yards, the most by the team since it recorded 193 rushing yards at Green Bay Dec. 12, 2004. 2011: Serves as a back-up tackle, as well as special teams contributor (field goal unit). ¾ Started at right tackle in the team s home opener vs. Kansas City (9/18). Was part of an offensive line that allowed no sacks for the second consecutive game. ¾ The Lions offense generated 48 points in the victory over the Chiefs, the most points scored by the Lions since they garnered 55 points in a Thanksgiving Day 55-20 win over Chicago (11/27/97). That game was also the last time the team scored 6 offensive touchdowns (rushing and receiving) in a single game. ¾ The last time the Lions scored 6 offensive touchdowns in a game of which at least 4 were via the pass was a 48-17 win over Chicago (10/19/81). ¾ Went in at right tackle during the second quarter at Minnesota (9/25). ¾ Came in for four plays at left tackle in the fourth quarter at Dallas (10/2). Four-year starter at Oklahoma State who opened 43 of 46 career games starting 23 games at right tackle and 20 games at LT. Hilliard began career as RT before switching to LT. ¾ Named team captain started 12 games as senior. ¾ All-Big 12 First-Team his senior season as he posted a career-high 98 knockdowns, helping the team rank seventh in the nation and lead the conference with an average of 208.0 yards per game rushing. ¾ Started eleven games at RT as a junior, totaling 83 knockdowns and was named All-Big 12 Second-Team. ¾ Started 12 games at LT his sophomore season, registering 67 knockdowns for an offense that ranked 12th in the nation and second in the league with an average of 237.0 yards per game on the ground, earning All-Big 12 honorable mention. ¾ Started final six games of his freshman season after beginning the year as a reserve. ¾ Holds a bachelor s degree in education. Attended Jesuit High School where he was named First-Team All-State by the AP and First-Team All-Metro by the New Orleans Times-Picayune as a senior. ¾ Enjoys playing basketball in his free time ¾ Married to wife, Nichole. ¾ Born Corey Hilliard Apr. 26, 1985 in New Orleans, La. Son of Eddie and Sharon Hilliard. Has a younger brother, Colby. Player Profiles HILLIARD S CAREER STATISTICS Year Tm G S 2007 Ind 3 0 2008 Ind 2 0 2009 Det 0 0 2010 Det 16 4 2011 Det 12 1 Totals 33 5
Doug Hogue Linebacker Syracuse Rookie Ht: 6-2 Wt: 226 Born: 2/1/89 Yonkers, NY Draft: 11, R5 (157) Player Profiles Complete biographical information available on. ¾ Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the fifth round (157th overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft. Drafted by the Lions in the fifth round (157th overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft after a four-year career at Syracuse, playing at both running back and linebacker. Finished his collegiate career ninth on Syracuse s career tackles-for-loss record list with 26.5 (for a loss of 133 yards) in just 25 career games on defense. 2011: Serves as a back-up linebacker and contributor on special teams. ¾ Inactive in the team s home opener vs. Kansas City (9/18) and at Minnesota (9/25). ¾ Saw time on special teams at Dallas (10/2) vs. Chicago (10/10), vs. San Francisco (10/16), vs. Atlanta (10/23), at Denver (10/30), at Chicago (11/13) vs. Carolina (11/20), and vs. Green Bay (11/24). ¾ Registered career-high 2 special teams tackles at New Orleans (12/4). Played running back for his first two years at Syracuse before moving to linebacker as a junior at the beginning of 2009 Spring practice. Started 31 of 45 games during four-year career, 25 at linebacker and 6 at running back. Ranks ninth on Syracuse s career tackles-for-loss record list with 26.5 (for a loss of 133 yards) in just 25 career games on defense. Finished with 167 tackles (108 solo), 12.5 sacks (97 yards), 3 interceptions (88 yards), 3 forced fumbles and a fumble recovery. On offense, compiled 112 carries for 483 yards and 3 touchdowns, while adding 14 receptions for 139 yards and a touchdown. ¾ Selected for the 2011 East-West Shrine All-Star game. ¾ Ranked seventh in the Big East with 7.4 tackles per game and tied for 12th with 0.79 tackles-for-loss per game. ¾ In 2009 was named Phil Steele All-Big East Second Team selection. ¾ As a junior his.79 sacks per game tied for 21st nationally and ranked second in the Big East. Also led the Big East and tied for 20th nationally with 1.33 tackles-for-loss per game. ¾ Earned the Walter Camp Football Foundation National Defensive Player of the Week Award for his record-setting performance against Rutgers his junior season, establishing a new Syracuse record with 6.5 tackles-for-loss, the record was previously 5.0, which was done by three players: Antwaune Ponds (1996), Dwight Freeney (2000) and Christian Ferrara (2003). He finished with 7 tackles, including the 6.5 for a loss of yards, 3.5 sacks and a forced fumble against the Scarlet Knights. 2010: One of 13 players to start in all 13 games. Finished with 95 tackles (60 solo), 10.5 tackles-for-loss (35 yards), 3.0 sacks (16 yards), 2 interceptions (58 yards) and a forced fumble. ¾ Had 5 tackles, including a sack for a loss of two yards, and blocked a field goal attempt at Akron. ¾ Against Colgate, made 10 tackles (8 solo) and an assisted sack. ¾ Led the defense with 12 tackles, including 1.5 for a loss against Pittsburgh. ¾ Earned the Defensive Player of the Week Award from both the Walter Camp Football Foundation and Big East Conference after recording 2 interceptions, leading the defense with 10 tackles, including 1.5 tacklesfor-loss, an assisted sack and a pass defensed. ¾ At Cincinnati led the defense with 8 tackles, including 2.5 tackles-forloss and 0.5 sacks. ¾ Led the defense with 12 tackles, including one for a loss of yards and an assisted sack at Rutgers. ¾ Against Connecticut, led the defense with 8 tackles, including one for a loss and forced his first sack-fumble. 2009: Started all 12 games and finished with 72 tackles (48 solo), 16.0 tackles-for-loss (98 yards), 9.5 sacks (81 yards), 1 interception (30 yards), 2 forced fumbles and a fumble recovery. Phil Steele All-Big East Second Team selection. ¾ Recorded 4 tackles in first career start at linebacker against Minnesota. ¾ At Penn State had 5 tackles and a pair of passes defensed. ¾ Against North Western, led the defense with a career-high 11 tackles (7 solo). ¾ Posted first career interception against Maine, returning it 30 yards to set up a Syracuse touchdown, and recorded 3 tackles. ¾ Recorded 5 tackles and first career sack against South Florida. ¾ Against Akron, tallied 5 tackles, a sack, 3 quarterback hurries and recovered first career fumble. 2008: Played in 11 games with 2 starts as a sophomore. ¾ Against Northeastern, set career-highs in both rushing yards (100 on 16 carries) and receptions (3 for 25). Scored 2 touchdowns against the Huskies, including a 9-yard rush up the middle in the first quarter and an 8-yard reception less than four minutes into the third quarter. ¾ At South Florida, recorded first career tackle after a Syracuse fumble, tackling USF s Craig Marshall on the SU 1-yard line to prevent a touchdown. ¾ Had 1 reception for a career-high 37 yards against Louisville. ¾ At Rutgers, scored the first touchdown of the game on an 82-yard run up the middle, marking the fifth-longest rushing play and fourth-longest touchdown run in SU history. It was also the longest rushing touchdown for an SU back since Bruce Yancy recorded an 83-yard touchdown rush in 1953 against Boston University. 2007: Played in 9 games, including 4 starts as a freshman. Finished second on the team in rushing with 251 yards on 77 carries. ¾ Carried the ball a then career-high 24 times for 83 yards and his first career touchdown, filling in for the injured Curtis Brinkley. Played running back and linebacker for coaches Tom Drago and Anthony Fiorelli at Roosevelt High School. Rated the 31st-best running back and the 58th-best prospect in the east by Scout.com. Ranked the fourth-best prospect in New York by Scout.com and the fifth-best prospect by Rivals. com. Named to the Scout.com All-East Team. ¾ Earned Northeast Regional Team accolades and graded the sixth-best prospect in New York by Superprep. ¾ Earned 2006 Velocity/PrepStar All-East and first-team all-state accolades. ¾ Rushed for 589 yards and 2 touchdowns and posted 12.5 tackles per game in limited action due to an injury as a senior. ¾ Ran for 2,052 yards and 14 touchdowns during his career. ¾ Participated in the New York/New Jersey All-Star Classic. ¾ Son of Douglas and Alicia Hogue and has three brothers and two sisters. Both sisters, Deven (Albany) and Shannon (Delaware) played Division I basketball. HOGUE S CAREER STATISTICS Date Opp G S TT ST AT Sk SkY Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD STT 9/11 at TB 0 0 INACTIVe 9/18 KC 0 0 INACTIVe 9/25 at Min 0 0 INACTIVe 10/2 at Dal 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/9 CHI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/16 SF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10/23 ATL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/30 at Den 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/13 at Chi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/20 CAR 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/24 GB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12/4 at NO 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12/11 MIN 12/18 at Oak 12/24 SD 1/1 at GB Totals 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Chris Houston Cornerback Arkansas 5th Year Ht: 5-11 Wt: 178 Born:10/18/84 Austin, Texas Draft: 07, R2b (41st)-Atl Acquired: 10, T-Atl Player Profiles Complete biographical information available on. MANE FACTS ¾ Founded an organization called Athletes Achieving More Excellence that features youth programs offered during the summer. The organization also monitors kid s grades throughout middle school and high school. For more information, visit www.aameaustin.org. ¾ Growing up in Texas, Houston watched a lot of the Dallas Cowboys and was a big Deion Sanders fan. He was also a fan of Jerry Rice and Champ Bailey. ¾ Favorite TV show is Martin. ¾ Enjoys reading inspirational books books about Gandhi and other people whose minds can go further than the average person. ¾ Re-signed by the Lions to a two-year deal Aug. 4, 2011. ¾ Acquired by the Detroit Lions via trade with the Atlanta Falcons Mar. 9, 2010. ¾ Drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the second round (41st overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft. Houston was acquired by Detroit through a trade with Atlanta after spending the first three years (2007-09) with the Falcons. During four-year career has accumulated 261 career tackles (225 solo), 8 interceptions (196 yards; 3 TD), 56 pass defenses, 2 forced fumbles and 2 fumble recoveries, along with 5 special teams tackles. ¾ In 2009, he played in 12 games (10 starts) before ending the year on the reserve/injured list due to a hamstring injury. ¾ Started 16 games in 2008 and had two interceptions, one returned 10 yards for a TD (vs. KC, 9/21). Also started in Falcons playoff game. ¾ Played all 16 games as rookie and led all Falcons rookies with 55 tackles. Emerged as a full-time starter (11 starts), primarily at RCB. 2011: Enters second-season in Detroit as a starting cornerback. Has career-high 4 interceptions on the season (tied for fifth in NFL through 12 weeks). Tied for the league lead with 2 interception return for touchdowns. ¾ Recorded his fifth-career interception in season opener at Tampa Bay (9/11). ¾ Stopped Chiefs drive in Lions territory during the second quarter (4:36) by recorded his second interception of the season (9/18). Returned the pick for 26 yards. Now has tied his single-season career-high for interceptions (2). He also had 2 in 2008. The team recorded a total of 3 interceptions against Kansas City, all recorded by members of the secondary (Houston, S Amari Spievey and CB Eric Wright). The last time the secondary recorded 3 interceptions in a game was in a 16-7 win at Chicago (10/28/07). ¾ Recorded his third interception on the season (a career single-season high), a 56-yard touchdown return, in the third quarter at Dallas (10/2). It was the second consecutive interception return for a touchdown of the game. The return for a score was the second of his career, first since joining the Lions in 2010. ¾ Houston s interception return, along with LB Bobby Carpenter s on consecutive third quarter Dallas drives, it gave the Lions two pick-six plays. The last time Detroit returned 2 interceptions for touchdowns in the same game was October 16, 2005 vs. Carolina. It was also the fist time that the team has registered two defensive scores in a game since they returned a fumble and an interception for touchdowns vs. Denver (11/4/07). ¾ Jumped an out route, picked off a pass by Denver QB Tim Tebow, and returned it 100 yards for a touchdown at Denver (10/30). It was the longest return of his career. He became the fourth player in Lions history with a 100+-yard interception. It was the fourth longest return in team history. He now has two interception returns for touchdowns. He is the eighth player in team history to accomplish that feat and first since LB Reggie Brown in 1997. ¾ Inactive due to injury at New Orleans (12/4). A Pro Football Weekly All-America honorable mention and All-Southeastern Conference second team selection by the league s coaches and Associated Press in 2006 at Arkansas. ¾ Houston gained 129 yards on two interceptions against Mississippi State, which set a school game-record, topping the old mark of 99 yards by Orlando Watters vs. Louisiana State in 1993. ¾ Returned an interception 87 yards for a touchdown in the same game against MSU, which was the ninth-longest return in school history and the longest since Jermaine Petty returned an interception 88 yards vs. Auburn in 2001. ¾ Blocked a punt that he recovered for a touchdown in 2004. Attended Lyndon B. Johnson (Austin, Texas) High School, competing as a running back and cornerback. ¾ As a senior, Houston rushed for 426 yards and six touchdowns before moving exclusively to cornerback. ¾ Member of the 2004 05 Lon Farrell Academic Honor Roll. HOUSTON S SINGLE-GAME BESTS Tackles:...8 (twice) Last vs. Sea 12/30/07 Interceptions:...1 (8 times) Last at Den 10/30/11 Interception Return Yards:...100t at Den 10/30/11 Interception Return Touchdowns:...1 (3 times) at Den 10/30/11 Pass Defenses:...4 (twice) Last at NYG 11/22/09 Fumbles Forced:...1 (twice) Last at Chi 9/12/10 Fumble Recoveries:... 1 (twice) Last at Min 12/21/08 Fumble Return Yards:...4 at Min 12/21/08 Special Teams Tackles:... 2 at Min 9/9/07 HOUSTON S CAREER STATISTICS Year Tm G S TT ST AT Sk Yds Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD STT 2007 Atl 16 11 55 54 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 1 0 0 2 2008 Atl 16 16 60 52 8 0 0 2 10 1 16 0 1 4 0 1 2009 Atl 12 10 47 39 8 0 0 1 4 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 2010 Det 15 14 54 44 10 0.0 0 1 0 0 12 1 0 0 0 2 2011 Det 11 11 46 38 8 0 0 4 182 2 10 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 70 62 262 227 35 0 0 8 196 3 56 2 2 4 0 5 Postseason Year Tm G S TT ST AT Sk Yds Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD STT 2009 Atl 1 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 1 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2011 (Det) Date Opp G S TT ST AT Sk SkY Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD STT 9/11 at TB 1 1 7 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 9/18 KC 1 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 26 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9/25 at Min 1 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10/2 at Dal 1 1 6 5 1 0 0 1 56 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 10/9 CHI 1 1 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10/16 SF 1 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10/23 ATL 1 1 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/30 at Den 1 1 6 4 2 0 0 1 100 1 2 0 0 0 0 11/13 at Chi 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/20 CAR 1 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/24 GB 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12/4 at NO 0 0 INACTIVE/INJURED 12/11 MIN 12/18 at Oak 12/24 SD 1/1 at GB Totals 11 11 46 38 8 0 0 4 182 2 10 0 0 0 0 0
Lawrence jackson Defensive End USC 4th Year Ht: 6-4 Wt: 271 Born: 8/30/85 Inglewood, Ca. Draft: 08, R1 (28)-Sea Acquired: 10-T, Sea Complete biographical information available on. ¾ Acquired by the Detroit Lions via trade August 18, 2010. ¾ Drafted in the first round (28th overall) by the Seattle Seahawks in the 2008 NFL Draft. Jackson was acquired via trade during the 2010 preseason (August 19) after spending the previous two seasons with the Seattle Seahawks where he collected 6.5 sacks, 49 tackles, and two forced fumbles. ¾ In his first season with the Lions in 2010, he had career-high 6.0 sacks, while serving as a back-up defensive end, along with 36 tackles (career-high), 1 pass defense, 1 fumble recovery, 2 forced fumbles and 1 special teams tackle. 2011: Serves as a back-up defensive end, part of stout defensive line rotation. ¾ Recorded first sack of season in the Lions 24-13 win over Chicago (10/10) and contributed 4 tackles. ¾ Posted 4 tackles and 0.5 a sack (split with DT Corey Williams) for loss of 2.5 yards vs. Atlanta (10/23). ¾ Recorded 4 tackles and a sack at Chicago (11/13). ¾ Inactive vs. Carolina (11/20), vs. Green Bay (11/24) and at New Orleans (12/4) with a thigh injury. Played defensive end for the USC Trojans and was part of the USC 2004 National Championship team. ¾ Four-year letterman who played in 52 career games for the Trojan defense. ¾ Started 13 games at defensive end for USC in 2007, earning a Senior Bowl selection and 2nd team AP All-American accolades. ¾ Finished his career with 181 tackles, 30.5 sacks, 52 tackles for loss (247 yards), 2 interceptions, 4 fumble recoveries, and 3 blocked kicks. Played at Inglewood (Calif.) High School where he finished his career with 57 sacks. ¾ Brother, Keith, was an offensive tackle at the University of Arizona. ¾ Sociology major at the University of Southern California. JACKSON S SINGLE-GAME BESTS Tackles:...8 at Buf 11/14/10 Sacks:... 2 vs. SF 9/14/08 Fumbles Recovered:...1 (twice) Last at Den 10/30/11 JACKSON S CAREER STATISTICS Year Tm G S TT ST AT Sk Yds Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD STT 2008 Sea 16 14 29 21 8 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2009 Sea 16 10 32 28 4 4.5 37.5 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2010 Det 11 0 36 24 12 6.0 41.5 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 2011 Det 9 0 22 15 7 4.5 19.5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Totals 52 24 119 88 31 17 105.5 0 0 0 3 4 2 0 0 1 2011 (Det) Date Opp G S TT ST AT Sk SkY Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD STT 9/11 at TB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/18 KC 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/25 at Min 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/2 at Dal 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/9 CHI 1 0 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/16 SF 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/23 ATL 1 0 4 2 2 0.5 2.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/30 at Den 1 0 4 3 1 2 11 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11/13 at Chi 1 0 4 4 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/20 CAR 0 0 **INACTIVE** 11/24 GB 0 0 **INACTIVE** 12/4 at NO 0 0 INACTIVE/INJURED 12/11 MIN 12/18 at Oak 12/24 SD 1/1 at GB Totals 9 0 22 15 7 4.5 19.5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Player Profiles
Calvin Johnson Wide Receiver Georgia Tech 5th Year Ht: 6-5 Wt: 236 Born: 9/29/85 Tyrone, Ga. Draft: 07, R1 (2)-Det Complete biographical information available on. MANE FACTS ¾ Pro Bowl: 2011 ¾ 2011 AP All-Pro Second Team ¾ Calvin Johnson, Jr. Foundation was established in 2009 that focuses on the self-development and empowerment of aspiring youth. The Calvin Johnson Jr. Foundation, Inc. s vision is to see youth emerge out of seemingly difficult situations and change into productive members of society. The foundation s motto is Catching Dreams, and it provides scholarships to Metro Detroit and Metro Atlanta football athletes, gives toys to children during the Christmas holidays in Detroit and Atlanta, collaborates with The Department of Corrections Metro Atlanta Transitional Women s Center in providing toys to inmate children, conducts a free Wide Receiver Camp for rising 9th-12th grade Metro Atlanta football athletes on football and life skills along with other miscellaneous donations and support. ¾ Growing up in Atlanta, Johnson was a big Deion Sanders fan. But on Sundays, he was a Denver Broncos fan, mostly because he loved to watch Terrell Davis. ¾ When Johnson first started playing football, he was a defensive back and running back. He started playing receiver when he got to high school. ¾ Johnson enjoys drawing and wants to finish his degree in management and eventually buy a business franchise. ¾ Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the first round (2nd overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft. One of the league s elite receivers who possesses a unique blend of size, strength and speed. With career tallies of 339 receptions for 5,283 yards and 45 touchdowns, he is quickly rising to the top of the team s all-time receiving charts. ¾ 2010 post-season accolades include: NFC starter for 2011 Pro Bowl. Johnson is first Lions wide receiver to be named to the Pro Bowl since WR Roy Williams in 2007 and he is the seventh Lions Pro Bowl receiver in team history. Became the first Lions offensive player to be elected to the original Pro Bowl squad (non-alternate) since TE David Sloan in 2000 and first receiver since WR Herman Moore in 1998. ¾ Second Team AP All-Pro in 2010. ¾ Has most receptions (339), yards (5,283) and touchdowns (45) by a Lions receiver in their first five seasons with the club. ¾ Recorded most receptions (270), yards (4,191) and touchdowns (33) than any other receiver in Lions history through their first four seasons. ¾ Career rushing totals include 18 attempts for 175 yards (9.7 avg) and one TD. ¾ Since the 2008 season, Johnson is first in the NFL with 41 receiving touchdowns, sixth in receiving yards (4,527) and is fourth in the NFL with 43 receptions of 25+ yards. ¾ Since entering the NFL in 2007, Johnson has recorded 49 receptions of 25+ yards. ¾ Johnson s 18 career 100-yard games are tied with Johnnie Morton for second-most in team history. ¾ Only player in team history with 1,000 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns in 2 separate seasons (2008 and 2010). ¾ Only player in team history with 10 touchdown receptions in three different seasons 2008 (12), 2010 (12) and 2011 (12). Second player in team history to record 10 touchdown receptions in back-to-back seasons. ¾ Fastest player in team history to reach 4,000 career receiving yards (59 games) and 300 receptions (66 games). ¾ Johnson is the only player in Lions history with two receptions of 85+ yards. ¾ With three career receptions of 75+ yards, he is tied with WR Herman Moore and WR Cloyce Box for the second-most receptions of 75+ yards in franchise history behind WR Leonard Thompson (4). ¾ With five career receptions of 70+ yards, Johnson is tied WR Leonard Thompson for the most 70+-yard receptions in team history. ¾ In 2008, he led Detroit with 78 receptions for 1,331 yards (17.1 avg.) and 12 touchdowns. Johnson finished the 2008 season with some of the top offensive statistics in the NFL: tied for first in touchdown receptions (12), fifth in receiving yards (1,331), second in yards per catch among receivers with 60 receptions (17.1), tied for second in 20+-yard receptions (21), tied for second in 40+-yard receptions (seven) and tied for first in 25+-yard touchdown catches (six). ¾ He was also named an alternate to the 2009 NFC Pro Bowl squad. 2011: One of the league s elite receivers. Fifth-year receiver has 69 catches for 1,092 yards and 12 touchdowns on the season. Second in the NFL with 12 touchdown receptions and the most among wide receivers. ¾ Became first player in NFL history with 2+ TD catches in team s first Player Profiles four games of the season. ¾ Johnson registered 6 receiving touchdowns for the month of September. He has the most receiving touchdowns by a Lions receiver in the first month of the season. The previous best was 5 touchdown grabs by WR Leonard Thompson in September 1984 (5 games). ¾ During the month of October, Johnson led the NFL with 579 receiving yards and 5 touchdown catches. His 31 receptions were the secondmost in the League. ¾ He was the only player in the League to record four 100-yard receiving games in the month. He has accomplished this over the past four games becoming the first Lions receiver to register four-straight 100-yard games since WR Herman Moore in 1997. His 115.8 receiving yards per game in October is a League-best. ¾ He registered touchdowns in four of the five games he played in October, and Johnson is the only player in the NFL with a touchdown reception in four games that month. ¾ Since 1950, Johnson s 31 receptions in the month of October are a franchise-best. His 579 receiving yards rank second in October in team history, and his 5 receiving touchdowns are tied for third among Lions receivers. ¾ Caught 6 passes for 88 yards at Tampa Bay (9/11) along with two touchdown catches. ¾ Extended the Lions lead in the second half on a 1-yard toss from QB Matthew Stafford in the corner, it was his second touchdown catch of the game. It marked his fifth career game registering 2 receiving touchdowns, and he became the ninth player in team history to accomplish that feat. ¾ On Johnson s second touchdown in the opener, he moved his career total to 35 which placed him into a four-way tie on the Lions career touchdown receptions list with Terry Barr (1957-65), Leonard Thompson (1975-86) and Johnnie Morton (1994-2001). Johnson is now tied for second (with four other Lions) with 35 receiving touchdowns. WR Herman Moore leads the all-time list with 62. ¾ Capped the opening drive of the home opener vs. Kansas City (9/18) with a 15-yard reception from QB Matthew Stafford, marking his 36th career touchdown reception. Johnson is now in sole possession of second place on the Lions all-time career receiving touchdowns list. WR Herman Moore has the team s all-time record with 62. ¾ His second touchdown of the game came on a 1-yard, fourth-down pass with 1:17 left in the third quarter. It marks the first time in his career he has scored 2 receiving touchdowns in six or more games. Johnson is now the seventh player in Lions history to record 2 receiving touchdowns in six or more games. ¾ Johnson s 2 touchdown passes from Stafford in the game mark the second time in the season s first two games that they have connected for 2 touchdowns. In the last three games that Stafford has started and completed (including last year s win vs. Washington 10/31/10), he has thrown 7 touchdown passes to Johnson. ¾ Recorded 7 receptions for 108 yards and 2 touchdowns in the Lions history 26-23 overtime win at Minnesota (9/25) giving him 6 on the season. His 6 touchdowns are the most receiving scores by a Lions receiver in the first month of the season. The previous best was 5 touchdown grabs by WR Leonard Thompson in September 1984. It was his thirdstraight game he has caught 2 touchdowns this year, making him the first player in NFL history to start the season off by catching at least 2 touchdowns in each of the team s first three games. He joins RB Mel Farr (1970) and E Cloyce Box (1952) to score 2 receiving touchdowns in three-straight games. ¾ Against the Vikings marked his seventh career game of at least 2 touchdowns, and he became he fourth player in Lions history with seven games of 2 or more receiving touchdowns. He is tied with E Cloyce Box (7, 1949-50, 52-54) and WR Terry Barr (7, 1957-65) for the second-most career games recording of at least 2 receiving touchdowns. WR Herman Moore (1991-2001) holds the franchise record with 9. ¾ His 2 scores of 32 and 5 yards respectively fueled the Lions comeback, but it was his 40-yard over-the-shoulder, highlight reel catch in overtime to set up the Lions field goal that gave them the victory. ¾ He also had 2 catches against the Vikings of 25+ yards, including a 32-yarder to put the Lions on the board in the second half and the 40-yard grab in overtime to move the ball down to the 14-yard line. He now has 41 career receptions of 25+ yards, and 35 since the beginning of the 2008 season. ¾ Moved career total touchdowns to 40 (39 receiving and 1 rushing) to become fifth player in team history with 40 total touchdowns. ¾ Recorded 2 fourth quarter touchdowns in the Lions 24-point comeback at Dallas (10/2). Finished with a team leading 8 receptions for 96 yards and 2 touchdowns. His 2 scores gives him a streak of four-straight games with 2+ receiving touchdowns. He joins Vikings WR Cris Carter (1995) as the only receivers in NFL history to record 2 touchdown catches in four-straight games, and is the first player to accomplish this feat in the season s first four games. With Johnson s 40tth career touchdowns
Player Profiles catch he becomes the second player in Lions history to record 40 career receiving touchdowns (WR Herman Moore 62, 1991-2001). ¾ The last time a Lions player scored touchdowns in four consecutive games was WR Roy Williams who registered a five-game stretch to end the 2006 season and begin the 2007 season and is the first Lions player to register touchdowns in four-straight games in the same season since Moore had a four-game stretch in 1998. ¾ In the Lions 24-13 win over Chicago on Monday Night Football, he gave the Lions a 7-0 lead early in the second quarter on a 73-yard pass from QB Matthew Stafford. It was Johnson s ninth touchdown reception of the season. He became the first player in NFL history with nine touchdown receptions through the first five games of the season. The 73-yard pass play was the longest of the season for the Lions. ¾ Johnson s 73-yard touchdown reception was his fifth career reception of 70+ yards. He tied WR Leonard Thomson (5) for the most 70+-yard receptions in team history. ¾ Johnson caught 5 passes for 130 yards with one touchdown, and he surpassed 100 yards for the 15th time in his career. He now is tied with WR Terry Barr (15, 1957-65) for the third-most 100-yard receiving games in Lions history. In the first half, he caught three passes for 100 yards. ¾ Finished with 7 receptions for 113 yards vs. San Francisco (10/16), marking his third 100+-yard game of the season (third in the last four games). Surpassed 300 career receptions on his first catch of the game, becoming the fastest to reach that mark (66 games) in Lions history. Also registered his 16th career 100-yard receiving game, the third-most in team history. ¾ With is 10th touchdown reception vs. Atlanta (10/23), Johnson because the first player in Lions history with 10 touchdown catches in three different seasons. He also caught 12 touchdowns in 2008 and 2010. He joins WR Herman Moore as the only players in team history with 10 touchdown catches in back-to-back seasons. Moore had 11 touchdowns in 1994 and 14 in 1995. Johnson is now the sixth player in NFL history with 10 touchdown receptions though the first 7 games of the season and first since WR Randy Moss had 10 through 7 games for New England in 2007. ¾ With 5 receptions for 115 yards vs. the Falcons, Johnson moved into fifth place on the Lions all-time receiving list surpassing Hall of Fame TE Charlie Sanders (4,817, 1968-77). He also became the first Lions receiver with three-straight 100-yard games since WR German Crowell in 1999. It s also the first time he s registered 100 receiving yards in three-straight games. ¾ Recorded 6 catches for 125 yards and 1 touchdown at Denver (10/30). He caught a 56-yard pass from Matthew Stafford down the left sideline. ¾ He caught his 11th touchdown in the first eight games of the season on a 56-yard pass from QB Matthew Stafford. Johnson joins WR Randy Moss as the only players since the 1970 NFL-AFL Merger to record 11 touchdown receptions in the first eight games of the season. ¾ By surpassing the 100-yard mark in receiving yards, Johnson now has four straight 100-yard games, and he is the first Lions player to accomplish this feat since WR Herman Moore in 1997. By reaching 100 receiving yards in the game, Johnson tied WR Johnnie Morton for the second-most 100-yard receiving games in team history with 18. ¾ He also passed Moore (4,895; 1991-95) for the most receiving yards in a player s first five seasons with the team. Johnson now has 4,995 career receiving yards. ¾ Recorded 7 catches for 81 yards at Chicago (11/13). ¾ With a 17-yard catch on the first offensive play of the game at Chicago (11/13), Johnson surpassed 5,000 career receiving yards becoming the fifth player in franchise history to accomplish the feat. ¾ He reached 5,000 yards faster than anybody else in team history (69 games). He is the first player to do it in their first five seasons with the club. ¾ With his second reception vs. the Bears (11/13), he surpassed WR Herman Moore for the second-most receptions for a Lion in their first five seasons with the team. ¾ Had 5 catches for 89 yards, including a leaping 30-yard grab over two defenders in the fourth quarter vs. Carolina (11/20). He also added a 26-yard reception in the third quarter. ¾ Finished with 4 catches for 49 yards and a touchdown vs. Green Bay (11/24). He went over the 1,000 yard mark in the game marking the third time in his career he has registered 1,000 receiving yards in a single season. He is the first receiver in Lions history to record 1,000 receiving yards three times (1,331 in 2008 and 1,120 in 2010) in the first five seasons with the team. ¾ By catching 12 touchdown passes in three of his first five NFL seasons, Johnson joins Hall of Famers WR Lance Alworth and Jerry Rice as the only players in NFL history with 12+ TD catches three times in their first five seasons. ¾ He is the 10th player in NFL history to record 12 touchdown receptions in three different seasons. ¾ Johnson caught 6 passes for 69 yards at New Orleans (12/4) and moved up a few spots on both the team s career receiving yards and receptions list. ¾ He moved past WR Gail Cogdill (5,221; 1960-68) for fourth place and past WR Brett Perriman (5,244; 1991-96) for third place on the team s career receiving yards list. On his second reception of the game, Johnson surpassed past WR Brett Perriman (334, 1991-95) for the most receptions by a Lions receiver in their first five seasons with the team. He also passed Hall of Fame TE Charlie Sanders (336; 1968-77) for fifth place on the team s career receptions list. Johnson was a two-time All-American who claimed the 2006 Biletnikoff Award (nation s top receiver) and 2006 ACC Conference Player of the Year. He was named first team All-ACC three-straight years (2004-06), and was the first player in Georgia Tech history to earn that honor. In 38 games, he set school records with 2,927 yards receiving and 28 touchdown receptions and ranked second in Georgia Tech history with 178 career receptions. ¾ Named ACC Player of the Year. Just the second junior (FSU s Charlie Ward, 1992) in the last 25 years to win the ACC Player of the Year award. ¾ As a senior, tied for second in the nation with a 15 touchdown catches, a Georgia Tech record. ¾ Career-best 168 yards receiving on nine receptions in win at N.C. State, including two touchdowns. Caught touchdowns passes of 25 and 43 yards in the first quarter, then set up the clinching touchdown with a 33-yard reception down to the 7-yard line late in the game. ¾ In 2005, First-team all-america by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA). Also earned second-team all-america honors from Associated Press and Walter Camp, as well as first-team accolades from Rivals.com. ¾ Unanimous first-team all-atlantic Coast Conference selection, earning all-acc honors for the second straight year. ¾ Semifinalist for the Biletnikoff Award as a sophomore. ¾ Named first-team all-acc and First-team Freshman All-America by The Sporting News and Rivals.com. Rated among the nation s top 10 wide receivers and top 100 players by most recruiting analysts while at Sandy Creek (Tyrone, Ga.) High School. ¾ First-team all-state selection (Class AAAA) by the Atlanta Journal- Constitution, and was Tabbed to the AJC s preseason Super 11. ¾ Caught 40 passes for 736 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior. Added 34 receptions for 646 yards and 10 scores as a junior for two-year totals of 80 catches, 1,479 yards and 18 TDs. ¾ Majored in Building Construction at Georgia Tech. JOHNSON S SINGLE-GAME BESTS Receptions:...10 (twice) Last at TB 12/19/10 Receiving Yards:...161 vs Cle 11/22/09 Long Reception:...96t at Hou 10/19/08 Receiving Touchdowns:...3 vs. Was 10/31/10 Long Rush...32t vs. TB 10/21/07 Rushing Attempts:... 2 at SF 12/27/09 Rushing Yards:...32 (twice) Last at SF 12/27/09 Rushing Touchdowns:...1 vs. TB 10/21/07 JOHNSON S CAREER STATISTICS RECEIVING RUSHING Year Team G S Rec Yds Avg Lg TD Att Yds Avg Lg TD 2007 Det 15 10 48 756 15.8 49 4 4 52 13.0 32t 1 2008 Det 16 16 78 1,331 17.1 96t 12 3-1 -0.3 7 0 2009 Det 14 14 67 984 14.7 75 5 7 73 10.4 19 0 2010 Det 15 15 77 1120 14.5 87t 12 4 32 8.0 15 0 2011 Det 12 12 69 1092 15.8 73 12 0 0 0.0-0 Totals 72 67 339 5283 15.6 96t 45 18 156 8.7 32t 1 2011 (Det) RECEIVING RUSHING Date Opp G S Rec Yds Avg Lg TD Att Yds Avg Lg TD 9/11 at TB 1 1 6 88 14.7 36t 2 0 0 0.0-0 9/18 KC 1 1 3 29 9.7 15 2 0 0 0.0-0 9/25 at Min 1 1 7 108 15.4 40 2 0 0 0.0-0 10/2 at Dal 1 1 8 96 12.0 23 2 0 0 0.0-0 10/9 CHI 1 1 5 130 26.0 73 1 0 0 0.0-0 10/16 SF 1 1 7 113 16.1 41 0 0 0 0.0-0 10/23 ATL 1 1 5 115 23.0 57 1 0 0 0.0-0 10/30 at Den 1 1 6 125 20.8 56 1 0 0 0.0-0 11/13 at Chi 1 1 7 81 11.6 40 0 0 0 0.0-0 11/20 CAR 1 1 5 89 17.8 30 0 0 0 0.0-0 11/24 GB 1 1 4 49 12.25 23 1 0 0 0.0-0 12/4 at NO 1 1 6 69 11.5 22 0 0 0 0.0-0 12/11 MIN 12/18 at Oak 12/24 SD 1/1 at GB Totals 12 12 69 1092 15.8 73 12 0 0 0.0-0
Mikel leshoure Running Back Illinois Rookie Ht: 6-0 Wt: 230 Born: 3/30/90 Steator, IL. Draft: 11, R2 (57th) Player Profiles Complete biographical information available on. mane facts ¾ Favorite TV shows are Sportscenter and Martin. ¾ Favorite player growing up was Emmitt Smith. ¾ Enjoys watching Steven Jackson (not just because of his hair) and Rashard Mendanhall play. ¾ Placed on injured/reserve list (Achilles) on August 13, 2011 ¾ Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the second round (57th overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft. Suffered ruptered Achilles tendon in training camp and will miss entire rookie season. Started 17 of 33 games at Illinois, carrying the ball 424 times for 2, 557 yards (6.03 yards per carry) and 23 touchdowns. Added 37 receptions for 439 yards (11.86 yards per catch) and 5 touchdowns to his career total. His 2,557 rushing yards tie Juice Williams (2006-09) for sixth place on the school career-record list, while his 23 touchdown runs tie the legendary Red Grange (1923-25) and Ty Douthard (1993-96) for seventh on the school career-record chart. In 2010, his 1,697 yards on the ground broke the previous Illini season-record of 1,681 yards by Rashard Mendenhall (2007), and his 281 rushing attempts are the second-highest season total by an Illinois player, surpassed by only Robert Holcombe (297 in 1997). ¾ Gained 330 yards rushing vs. Northwestern in 2010, topping the old school game-record of 315 by Robert Holcombe vs. Minnesota in 1996. They are the only Illini ball carriers to gain 300 yards rushing in a contest. ¾ Ran for 100 yards in 12 contests, tying Jim Grabowski (1963-65) for second in school annals behind Robert Holcombe s 16 (1994-97). ¾ Generated 1,893 all-purpose yards in 2010, joining Mendenhall (1,999 in 2007) and Keith Jones (1,818 in 1988) as the only Illini players to gain over 1,800 all-purpose yards in a campaign. ¾ Had a career-best vs. Northwestern his senior year, the most by a Big Ten player in a game since Ron Dayne of Wisconsin amassed 341 yards vs. Hawaii in 1996. His 341 all-purpose yards rank second on the school game-record chart behind Grange s 402 vs. Michigan in 1924. 2010: Started in all 13 games played, rushing for 1,697 yards on 281 carries for 17 touchdowns. His 281 carries rank second-best season total in Illini annals while his 17 scores tied the Illini annual record that Mendenhall first set in 2007. Ranked second in the league and fifth in the nation with an average of 130.54 yards per game rushing. Also added 17 receptions for 196 yards and 3 touchdowns. His 20 total touchdowns and 122 points scored established a pair of school season records. Finished 20th nationally and second in the conference with an average of 145.62 alll-purpose yards per game. All-American second-team selection by the NFL Draft Report and the Associated Press, earning third-team recognition from Rivals.com and honorable mention from Sports Illustrated. ¾ Ran for over 100 yards nine times, surpassing Mendenhall s record of eight in 2007. ¾ Was a consensus All-Big-Ten Conference first-team pick, adding Big Ten Player of the Week honors three times and Walter Camp Football Foundation National Player of the Week accolades vs. Northwestern. ¾ Broke the Illini annual mark with nine 100-yard rushing performances. ¾ Generated 84 first-down carries, converting 14-of-26 third-down snaps and all seven of his fourth-down tries. ¾ On 264 non-touchdowns runs, it took more than one defender to take him down 93 times (25.23%). ¾ Gained at least 10 yards on 43 carries, including 16 for 20 yards or longer. ¾ Had crucial rushing attempts that led to 29 Illini touchdowns and on twelve other possessions that resulted in field goals. ¾ Carried for positive yardage 43 times inside the red zone, including 18 times on goal-line plays. 2009: Started in 3 of 11 games played, rushing for 734 yards on 108 carries for 5 touchdowns, and placed fifth on the team with 14 receptions for 177 yards and 2 scores. His 108 carries placed first on the team. All-Big Ten Conference honorable mention. ¾ Recorded 3 solo tackles, 1 vs. Missouri and 2 at Ohio State. ¾ His average of 66.73 yards per game rushing ranked sixth in the Big Ten and 77th nationally. 2008: Played in nine games and started in one contest at tailback vs. Indiana as a true-freshman. Ranked fourth on the team with 126 yards on 35 carries (3.6 yards per carry) that included 1 touchdown. Add 66 yards on 6 receptions (11.0 yards per catch). Attended Centennial High School (Champaign, Ill), playing football for Head Coach Mike McDonnell. Received a three-star prospect rating from both Rivals.com and Scout.com after his senior season. Rated the tenth-best overall prospect in the state and the nation s 28th-best running back by Rivals. ¾ Named first-team All-State by the Champaign News-Gazette, earning special mention All-State honors by the Chicago Tribune in 2007. ¾ The Prep Star All-American was also a member of Scouts.com s Midwest Hot 100 squad. ¾ During his sophomore season, he rushed for over 1,400 yards. ¾ As a junior, he received All-Area, All-Conference and All-State first-team honors and accumulated 2,474 yards, averaging 6.4 yards per carry, scoring 29 touchdowns on the ground and picking up 192 yards and 3 more scores receiving in only 10 games. ¾ Closed out his Chargers career by 4,652 yards on 681 carries for an average of 6.8 yards, as he scored 52 rushing touchdowns. ¾ Son of Jacqueline Frazier-Jones and resides in Champaign, Illinois. LESHOURE S STATISTICS RUSHING RECEIVING Year G S Att Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD 2008 9 1 35 126 3.6 12 1 6 66 11.0 14 0 2009 11 3 108 734 6.8 70 5 14 177 12.6 41 2 2010 13 13 281 1697 6.0 70 17 17 196 11.5 32 3 Totals 33 17 424 2557 6.0 70 23 37 439 11.9 41 5
DeAndre Levy Linebacker Wisconsin 3rd Year Ht: 6-2 Wt: 238 Born: 3/26/87 Milwaukee, Wisc. Draft: 09, R3 (76)-Det Player Profiles Complete biographical information available on. MANE FACTS ¾ Favorite TV shows are The Wire, The Office, True Blood and Entourage. ¾ Levy has always had an interest in traveling and looks forward to having more opportunities. Future travel plans include a trip to Botswana where he wants to go on a nine-day safari. ¾ After his football career, Levy would like to do something back in Milwaukee with some of the high school kids whether it be mentoring them or getting them active in the summer so that they have something to look forward to. ¾ Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the third round (76th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft. Tough, young linebacker whose speed and physical play is an asset for the Lions defense. Moved to starting middle linebacker position in 2010 after playing outside as a rookie. Emerged as one of the league s top rookie linebackers in 2009. ¾ Became a regular starter for the team s linebacker corps mid-way through his rookie season. 2011: Moved from the middle to outside linebacker. Through first 12 games, he is the team s leading tackler with 81 tackles (53 solo). ¾ Was part of a defensive unit that allowed just 56 yards on the ground against the Buccaneers (9/11). It is the lowest rushing total allowed by the Lions on the road in a season opener since allowing 31 yards at Seattle September 12, 1999. It was also their lowest rushing total allowed overall on opening day since limiting the Green Bay Packers to 46 yards September 11, 2005. No Bucs running back rushed for more than 15 yards and just 1 of their 17 first downs came on the ground. Tampa s leading rusher was QB Josh Freeman, who finished with 26 yards. ¾ In the first half, the defense allowed just 6 points and limited the Bucs to just 8:15 of possession time in the first two quarters. ¾ Recorded 7 tackles (second-best among team) vs. Kansas City (9/18). Was part of a team effort that registered 6 turnovers in the game against the Chiefs, including 3 interceptions and 3 fumble recoveries. It marked the first time since the Lions claimed a 24-17 win at Houston (Oilers, 12/10/95) that the team had 3 interceptions and 3 fumble recoveries. ¾ After a slow first half at Minnesota (9/25), allowing the Vikings to gain 124 yards on 16 carries (7.8 avg.) in the first half, the Lions defense helped the team s come-from-behind win by stuffing the run in the second half yielding just 8 rushing yards on 7 carries (1.1 avg.). Vikings All-Pro RB Adrian Peterson recorded 73 yards on 12 rushes in the first half, but wash held to just 5 yards on 5 carries by the Lions in the second half. Contributed 3 tackles in the defensive effort. ¾ With 11:40 left to play in the fourth quarter and trailing 20-17, the Lions stuffed the Vikings on fourth-and-1 at the Lions 17-yard line. The Lions followed up with a scoring drive that culminated in a 40-yard game-tying field goal. ¾ Finished second on team with 10 tackles (6 solo) at Dallas (10/2). ¾ Tied a personal career best with 12 tackles vs. San Francisco (10/16). His 12 stops (7 solo) led the team. ¾ Led the team with 10 tackles (5 solo) vs. Atlanta (10/23). ¾ Recorded 4 tackles, including one for a loss, at Denver (10/30). ¾ Had 6 tackles, including three for loss, at Chicago (11/13). ¾ Was the team s leader in tackles with 8 during their 49-35 win vs. Carolina (11/20). He also added an interception in the third quarter picking off QB Cam Newton and returning it 7 yards. It was his fourth career interception and the first of this season. Attended Vincent (Milwaukee, Wisc.) High School, playing football for head coach Elliot Lightfoot. ¾ Midwest Top 100 selection by Super Prep during his senior year. ¾ Served as team captain in each of his last three seasons, twice earning squad Most Valuable Player honors. ¾ In his final season, the linebacker recorded 84 tackles, including 21 stops behind the line of scrimmage, along with five quarterback sacks and four forced fumbles. Also saw action on offense that year, catching 12 passes for 260 yards and three touchdowns. ¾ Son of Paula and Rodney Levy. Born Mar. 26, 1987. LEVY S SINGLE-GAME BESTS Tackles:...12 vs. Chi 1/3/10 Interceptions... 1 (twice) last at Mia 12/26/10 Interception Return Yards:...30 Long Interception:... 30t Pass Defenses:...2 vs. GB 12/12/10 Fumbles Forced:...1 at Chi 10/4/09 Fumble Recoveries:...1 (four times) Last at Dal 11/21/10 Fumble Return Yards:... Special Teams Tackles:...2 at NO 9/13/09 LEVY S CAREER STATISTICS Year Tm G S TT ST AT SK Yds Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD STT 2009 Det 16 10 79 55 24 0 0 1 5 0 5 1 2 0 0 6 2010 Det 11 11 72 54 18 0 0 2 30t 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 2011 Det 12 12 81 53 28 0 0 1 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 39 33 232 162 70 0 0 4 12 1 10 1 4 0 0 7 2011 (Det) Date Opp G S TT ST AT Sk SkY Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD STT 9/11 at TB 1 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/18 KC 1 1 7 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/25 at Min 1 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/2 at Dal 1 1 10 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/9 CHI 1 1 13 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/16 SF 1 1 12 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/23 ATL 1 1 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10/30 at Den 1 1 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/13 at Chi 1 1 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/20 CAR 1 1 8 5 3 0 0 1 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11/24 GB 1 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12/4 at NO 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12/11 MIN 12/18 at Oak 12/24 SD 1/1 at GB Totals 12 12 81 53 28 0 0 1 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Stefan Logan Wide Receiver South Dakota 3rd Year Ht: 5-6 Wt: 180 Born: 06/02/1981 Miami, Fla. Draft: 07, FA-Mia Acquired: 10, W-Pit Player Profiles Complete biographical information available on. MANE FACTS ¾ Growing up, Stefan loved watching Barry Sanders play for the Lions. ¾ Hanging out with friends and family is how Stefan usually spends his offseason. ¾ He loves looking at cars, even though he owns two, he wishes he could own a lot more. ¾ After Stefan finishes his football career, he plans on becoming a police officer and giving back to children in the community, especially to those less fortunate. ¾ Claimed off waivers by the Detroit Lions Sept. 6, 2010. ¾ Signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers February 12, 2009. ¾ Signed with the British Columbia Lions of the Canadian Football League in 2008. ¾ Signed to the Miami Dolphins practice squad in 2007 prior to being released. ¾ Originally attended mini-camp with the New York Giants in 2007 but did not sign due to injury. A powerful return specialist and solid contributor to special teams. Set the Steelers single-season record for kickoff return yards with 1,466 in 2009. He also ranked second in the AFC with an average of 26.7 yards per kick return. ¾ Named alternate to 2011 Pro Bowl squad as a kick returner. Team s primary kickoff and punt returner as well as a back-up receiver. Finished fifth in the NFL in kickoff return average (26.8) and fifth in punt return average (12.1). Only player in NFL in the Top-5 in both kickoff return and punt return average. ¾ Second in League in total kick return yards (1,810) in 2010. ¾ Logan s 1,448 kickoff return yards in 2010 are the second-highest single-season total in team history, and his 26.8 kickoff return average ranks third (min. 20 returns) in the team record books for a season. He is the first player since WR Desmond Howard (1,446 in 2001) to register 1,400 kickoff return yards in a season, and his 1,400-yard effort is the fifth time in team history that a player has recorded 1,400 kickoff return yards in a season. ¾ Finished with 1,810 total kick return yards (362 PR, 1,810 KR), which is the third-highest single-season tally in team history and the most since WR Desmond Howard totaled 1,858 kick return yards in 2000. ¾ Had his first career rushing attempt (21 yards) at Minnesota (9/26) and returned 5 kickoffs for 142 yards (28.4 avg). 2011: Team s primary kickoff and punt return who also serves as a backup receiver. ¾ Has 29 punt returns for 225 yards and 21 kickoff returns for 546 yards this season. ¾ Recorded a season-high 5 kickoff returns for 141 yards vs. Atlanta (10/23). A four-year letterman at South Dakota. Holds the Coyote s career marks with 7,859 all-purpose yards and 5,958 rushing yards. His 35 career touchdowns rank third in school history. ¾ Led the team with 1,707 rushing yards and 9 touchdowns as a senior in 2006. Added 153 yards and 2 touchdowns receiving. Averaged 15.9 yards per punt return with 1 touchdown. Averaged 28.2 yards per kick return with one score. Earned five All-America honors. Named South Dakota s Senior Athlete of the Year. ¾ As a junior in 2005, he was a first-team All-NCC selection for the third consecutive season. Rushed for 1,751 yards with 11 touchdowns to become USD s all-time leading rusher. Caught 26 passes for 428 yards (16.5 avg.) with 2 touchdowns. ¾ Attended Jackson High School in Miami, Fla. After graduating, he took a five-year break from football before enrolling at South Dakota. ¾ Ran track in college, where he set a school record in the 60-meter dash. ¾ Has one daughter, Keyondra. LOGAN S SINGLE-GAME BESTS Receptions:...1 vs. GB 12/20/09 Receiving Yards:...5 vs. GB 12/20/09 Long Reception:...5 vs. GB 12/20/09 Long Rush...21 at Min 9/26/10 Rushing Attempts:...5 vs. GB 12/12/10 Rushing Yards:... 30 vs. GB 12/12/10 Kickoff Returns:...7 vs. NE 11/25/10 Kickoff Return Yards:...194 vs. NE 11/25/10 Long Kickoff Return:... 105t vs. STL 10/10/10 Punt Returns:...6 at Chi 9/20/09 Punt Return Yards:...79 vs. WAS 10/31/10 Long Punt Return:...71 vs. WAS 10/31/10 LOGAN S CAREER STATISTICS PUNT RETURNS KICKOFF RETURNS Year Tm G S PR Yds Avg Lg TD KR Yds Avg Lg TD STT 2009 Pit 16 0 30 280 9.3 25 0 55 1466 26.7 83 0 11 2010 Det 16 0 30 362 12.1 71 0 55 1448 26.3 105t 1 2 2011 Det 12 0 29 225 7.8 20 0 21 546 26.0 33 0 1 Totals 44 0 89 867 9.7 71 0 131 3460 26.4 105t 1 14 RECEIVING RUSHING Year Tm G S Rec Yds Avg Lg TD Att Yds Avg Lg TD 2009 Pit 16 0 1 5 5.0 5 0 0 0 0.0 -- 0 2010 Det 16 0 0 0 0.0-0 15 95 6.3 21 0 2011 Det 12 0 0 0 0.0-0 7 11 1.6-2 0 Totals 44 0 1 5 5.0 13 0 22 106 4.8 21 0 Postseason RECEIVING RUSHING Year Tm G S Rec Yds Avg Lg TD Att Yds Avg Lg TD 2009 Pit 16 0 1 5 5.0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 16 0 1 5 5.0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2011 (Det) PUNT RETURNS KICKOFF RETURNS Date Opp G S PR Yds Avg Lg TD KR Yds Avg Lg TD STT 9/11 at TB 1 0 5 34 6.8 13 0 0 0 0.0-0 0 9/18 KC 1 0 1 7 7.0 7 0 0 0 0.0-0 0 9/25 at Min 1 0 4 37 9.3 20 0 3 74 24.7 27 0 0 10/2 at Dal 1 0 1 12 12.0 12 0 3 76 25.3 28 0 0 10/9 CHI 1 0 3 26 8.7 11 0 0 0 0.0-0 0 10/16 SF 1 0 3 41 13.7 16 0 0 0 0.0-0 0 10/23 ATL 1 0 1 0 0.0-0 5 141 28.2 32 0 0 10/30 at Den 1 0 3 30 10.0 17 0 0 0 0.0-0 0 11/13 at Chi 1 0 3 2 0.7 7 0 2 44 22.0 29 0 1 11/20 CAR 1 0 2 25 12.5 16 0 2 46 23.0 24 0 0 11/24 GB 1 0 1-2 -2.0-2 0 4 113 28.3 33 0 0 12/4 at NO 1 0 2 13 6.5 10 0 2 52 26.0 28 0 0 12/11 MIN 12/18 at Oak 12/24 SD 1/1 at GB Totals 12 0 29 225 7.8 20 0 21 546 26.0 33 0 1 RECEIVING RUSHING Year Tm G S Rec Yds Avg Lg TD Att Yds Avg Lg TD 9/11 at TB 1 0 0 0 0.0-0 1-2 -2.0-2 0 9/18 KC 1 0 0 0 0.0-0 0 0 0.0 0 0 9/25 at Min 1 0 0 0 0.0-0 0 0 0.0 0 0 10/2 at Dal 1 0 0 0 0.0-0 1 3 3.0 3 0 10/9 CHI 1 0 0 0 0.0-0 1 6 6.0 6 0 10/16 SF 1 0 0 0 0.0-0 0 0 0.0-0 10/23 ATL 1 0 0 0 0.0-0 0 0 0.0-0 10/30 at Den 1 0 0 0 0.0-0 1 1 1.0 1 0 11/13 at Chi 1 0 0 0 0.0-0 1 5 5.0 5 0 11/20 CAR 1 0 0 0 0.0-0 1-2 -2.0-2 0 11/24 GB 1 0 0 0 0.0-0 0 0 0.0-0 12/4 at NO 1 0 0 0 0.0-0 1 0 0.0 0 0 12/11 MIN 12/18 at Oak 12/24 SD 1/1 at GB Totals 12 0 0 0 0.0-0 7 11 1.6 6 0
Player Profiles Brandon McDonald Cornerback Memphis 5th Year Ht: 5-10 Wt: 185 Born: 8/26/85 Collins, MS Draft: 05, R5 (140)-Cle Acquired: 10, W-Arz Complete biographical information available on. ¾ Re-signed by Lions as an unrestricted free agent July 30, 2011. ¾ Placed on injured reserve by the Lions on December 14, 2010. ¾ Claimed off waivers by Detroit Lions Oct. 28, 2010 ¾ Claimed off waivers by Arizona Cardinals Sept. 6, 2010 ¾ Drafted by the Cleveland Browns in 5th Round (140th Overall) in the 2005 NFL Draft. Began career with Cleveland Browns where he started 27 of 48 games. ¾ Spent the start of 2010 with the Arizona Cardinals. ¾ Made first start with Lions at nickel cornerback against the New York Jets (11/7). Recorded two tackles (2 solo). 2011: Back-up cornerback, starter at nickel. ¾ In the Lions 26-23 overtime win at Minnesota, he had crucial pass defense in the third quarter on third down of the Vikings third drive of the half. The knockdown forced the Vikings into its third-straight 3-and-out series and the Lions capitalized with their second touchdown of the half. He ended the game with 2 tackles and 1 pass defense. ¾ Registered two special team tackles in the Lions 24-13 win over Chicago (10/10) as the team limited any big plays form All-Pro KR Devin Hester. ¾ Had 3 tackles vs. Carolina (11/20) and vs. Green Bay (11/24). ¾ Played two seasons at the University of Memphis (2005-06) after playing two seasons at Jones County Junior College (Ellisville, MS). Started 23 of 24 games played at Memphis, 11 at RCB, four at LCB, and eight at FS. ¾ Totaled 133 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, one forced fumble, 15 pass breakups, and seven INTs for 158 yards in his career. ¾ His 46 punt returns rank seventh in team history and his 305 punt return yards rank 10th ¾ Named All-Conference USA second-team as a senior as well as being named team s Defensive Player of the Year ¾ As a senior, led the team with a career-high 84 tackles ¾ Started as a receiver in junior college, but moved to the secondary in 2004. Led Collins High School (MS) to back-to-back state championships in 2001 and 2002 ¾ Selected to play in the Mississippi-Alabama All-Star game as a senior in 2002 ¾ Earned all-state, all-region, and all-area honors ¾ Lettered in basketball and baseball ¾ Named the 2008 winner of the Dino Lucarelli Good Guy Award by the local chapter of the PFWA. ¾ Cousin of current NFL RB Correll Buckhalter and former NFL QB Steve McNair. ¾ Full name Brandon Randolph McDonald MCDONALD S SINGLE-GAME BESTS Tackles...7 (twice), last at Den 9/20/09 Interceptions... 2, at Phi 12/15/08 Interception Return Yards...122, at Phi 12/15/08 Long Interception Return...98, at Phi 12/15/08 Forced Fumble... 1 (twice), last at Phi 10/18/09 Pass Defensed...4, vs. Bal 11/2/08 MCDONALD S CAREER STATISTICS Year Tm G S TT ST AT Sk Yds Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD STT 2007 Cle 16 2 15 9 6 0.0 0 2 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 17 2008 Cle 16 15 69 48 21 0.0 0 5 146 1 17 1 0 0 0 1 2009 Cle 16 10 47 42 5 1.0 1 1 39 0 10 1 0 0 0 5 2010 Det 6 3 13 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1-5 0 6 2011 Det 11 0 12 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 Total 65 30 156 114 42 1 1 8 185 1 40 2 1-5 0 34 2011 (Det) Date Opp G S TT ST AT Sk SkY Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD STT 9/11 at TB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/18 KC 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/25 at Min 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 10/2 at Dal 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/9 CHI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10/16 SF 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10/23 ATL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/30 at Den 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11/13 at Chi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/20 CAR 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/24 GB 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12/4 at NO 0 0 INACTIVE/INJURED 12/11 MIN 12/18 at Oak 12/24 SD 1/1 at GB Totals 11 0 12 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5
Maurice Morris Running Back Oregon 10th Year Ht: 5-11 Wt: 216 Born: 12/1/79 Chester, S.C. Draft: 02, R2 (54)-SEA Acquired: 09, UFA-Sea Complete biographical information available on. MANE FACTS ¾ Morris grew up as a fan of the NY Giants and his favorite Giant was RB Otis Anderson. While playing running back himself, he naturally looked up to former Lions RB Barry Sanders and former Bears RB Walter Payton. ¾ Enjoys to shoot pool, working on cars, bikes and ATVs. Favorite TV programs are Sanford and Son for which he has the DVD collection Good Times and Dukes of Hazard. Among favorite entertainers are Jamie Foxx and Dave Chappelle. ¾ During the offseason, Morris will occasionally drop in and work a few days with his father and brothers construction company, Morris Construction. He sees it as a great opportunity to hang out and bond with his family. ¾ After his playing careeris over, Morris wants to mentor troubled youth. ¾ Signed with the Detroit Lions as an unrestricted free agent February 28, 2009 to a three-year deal. ¾ Re-signed by the Seattle Seahawks Apr. 5, 2006. ¾ Drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the second round (54th overall) of the 2002 NFL Draft. Physical running back who joined the Lions in 2009 and started the final three games for Detroit. His 2010 season was highlighted by a 109-yard rushing performance at Tampa Bay (12/19), which included a 26-yard rush on the first play of overtime that was instrumental in setting up the team s game-winning field goal. ¾ Career totals include: 141 games (36 starts), 854 rushes for 3,600 yards (4.2 avg) and 13 touchdowns, and has 149 receptions for 1,150 yards (7.7 avg) and 5 receiving touchdowns. Morris has tallied 4,750 total yards during his career. ¾ Prior to joining Detroit, Morris spent the previous seven years of his professional career (2002-08) with Seattle. ¾ Morris finished out his career with the Seahawks with 101 games played (22 starts), 2,612 yards on 634 attempts and five touchdowns. He also added 74 receptions for 555 yards and four touchdowns, as well as 129 kickoff returns for 2,843 yards and a touchdown and 15 punt returns for 75 yards. In 2007, Morris played in 14 games (five starts), posting career-highs with 628 yards and four touchdowns on 140 carries. ¾ Recorded 90 rushing attempts for 336 yards (3.7 avg) and caught 25 passes for 170 yards in 2010. Accumulated 496 total yards from scrimmage. ¾ Scored career-high 5 rushing touchdowns in the 2010 season. 2011: Team s back-up running back. ¾ Started in place of an injured RB Jahvid Best vs. Atlanta (10/23). Recorded 9 carries for 50 yards (5.6 avg.) with a long of 31 on secondand-1 up to the Falcons 6-yard line. ¾ Replaced RB Jahvid Best for the second consecutive game and had 58 yards rushing on 13 carries and scored on a 1-yard touchdown plunge at Denver (10/30). He also added a 7-yard reception. Spent two years at Oregon after transferring from Fresno City College where he was two-time JC Grid-Wire All-American. ¾ Set national JC records of 4,487 all-purpose yards and 3,708 yards rushing on 593 carries. ¾ Set Fresno City records with 26 scores in 1998, career rushing touchdowns (45), and total (49). ¾ Finished his Ducks career with 2,237 yards on 466 carries with 17 touchdowns and 307 yards and three scores on 35 receptions. ¾ His 2,237 rushing yards were fifth in school history. Rushed for over 1,600 yards and 25 touchdowns as a senior at Chester (S.C.) High School. ¾ Has six brothers and eight sisters of Diane and Bernard Morris. ¾ Born in Chester, S.C. Player Profiles MORRIS SINGLE-GAME BESTS Rushing Attempts:...30 vs. Oak 11/6/06 Rushing Yards:...138 vs. Oak 11/6/06 Longest Rush:...64 vs. Arz 12/20/09 Rushing Touchdowns:...2 vs. NE 11/25/10 Receptions:...9 vs. GB 11/24/11 Receiving Yards:...81 vs. Green Bay 11/24/11 Receiving Touchdowns:...1 (4 times) Last vs. Was 11/23/08 Total Yards:...138 vs. Oak 11/6/06 MORRIS CAREER STATISTICS RUSHING RECEIVING Year Team G S Att Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD 2002 Sea 11 0 32 153 4.8 24 0 3 25 8.3 12 0 2003 Sea 16 1 38 239 6.3 43 0 4 32 8.0 13 1 2004 Sea 15 0 30 126 4.2 12 0 9 53 5.9 12 0 2005 Sea 16 2 71 288 4.1 49 1 5 48 9.6 20 0 2006 Sea 16 8 161 604 3.8 29 0 11 46 4.2 27 0 2007 Sea 14 6 140 628 4.5 46 4 23 213 9.3 34 1 2008 Sea 13 6 132 574 4.3 45 0 19 136 7.2 13 2 2009 Det 14 3 93 384 4.1 64 2 26 210 8.1 16 0 2010 Det 14 7 90 336 3.7 26 5 25 170 6.8 16 0 2011 Det 12 5 67 268 4.0 31 1 24 217 9.0 16 1 Totals 141 38 854 3600 4.2 64 13 149 1150 7.7 34 5 Postseason Year Team G S Att Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD TYds 2003 Sea 1 0 1 4 4 4 0 0 0 0-0 4 2004 Sea 1 0 0 2 9 4.5 5 0 0 0-0 2 2005 Sea 3 0 25 73 2.9 10 0 2 22 11 16 0 95 2006 Sea 2 0 7 23 3.3 7 0 0 0 0-0 23 2007 Sea 2 0 7 12 1.7 6 0 0 0 0-0 12 Totals 9 0 40 114 2.9 10 5 2 22 11 16 0 136 2011(Det) RUSHING RECEIVING Date Opp G S Att Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD 9/11 at TB 1 0 2 4 2.0 4 0 2 25 12.5 16 0 9/18 KC 1 0 0 0 0.0-0 0 0 0.0-0 9/25 at Min 1 0 2-4 -2.0-1 0 1 14 14.0 14 0 10/2 at Dal 1 0 0 0 0.0-0 0 0 0.0-0 10/9 CHI 1 1 0 0 0.0-0 1 8 8.0 8 0 10/16 SF 1 0 5 20 4.0 11 0 1 8 8.0 8 0 10/23 ATL 1 1 9 50 5.6 31 0 2 13 6.5 9 0 10/30 at Den 1 1 13 58 4.5 12 1 1 7 7.0 7 0 11/13 at Chi 1 1 10 44 4.4 13 0 1 6 6.0 6 0 11/20 CAR 1 1 7 29 4.1 16 0 1 8 8.0 8 0 11/24 GB 1 0 7 39 5.6 14 0 9 81 9.0 15 0 12/4 at NO 1 0 12 28 2.3 6 0 5 47 9.4 12 1 12/11 MIN 12/18 at Oak 12/24 SD 1/1 at GB Totals 12 5 67 268 4.0 31 1 24 217 9.0 16 1
Don Muhlbach Long Snapper Texas A&M 8th Year Ht: 6-4 Wt: 265 Born: 8/17/81 Lufkin, Texas Draft: 04, FA-Bal Acquired: 04, FA Complete biographical information available on. MANE FACTS ¾ Brother, Beau, was a member of the Texas A&M Basketball team which made the Sweet 16 in the 2006 NCAA Men s Basketball tournament. Beau is currently playing professional basketball in Europe. ¾ Served as Co-Chairman for 17th annual Detroit Lions Invitational golf outing that raised more than $100,000 for Detroit Lions Charities. ¾ Donated home game tickets to Christ Child House through CATS (Caring Athletes Ticket Service) for Kids program. ¾ Has visited to the Lions Academy, an alternative middle school in Detroit, talking to students about the importance of doing well in school. ¾ Grew up fan of Bruce Matthews and the Dallas Cowboys. ¾ Uncle, John Muhlbach, is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Board of Trustees, and is on the board s executive committee. From 1997-06, he served as chairman. ¾ Re-signed by the Detroit Lions Mar. 2, 2007 to a five-year deal. ¾ Signed by the Detroit Lions Nov. 9, 2004. ¾ Released by the Baltimore Ravens Aug. 30, 2004. ¾ Signed as an undrafted rookie free agent by the Baltimore Ravens Apr. 30, 2004. Muhlbach s velocity and accuracy places him among the best in the league in his specialty, and he is a critical part of the snap-hold-kick trio that includes P Ryan Donahue (holder) and K Jason Hanson. ¾ A deep-snapping specialist who has a crisp and consistent delivery, Muhlbach spent 2004 training camp with Baltimore before joining the Lions later that season and has been the team s long snapper ever since. ¾ Has played in 111 career games and recorded 31 special teams tackles. ¾ Since Muhlbach has snapped for Hanson on the field goal team in 2004, that unit s accuracy has improved with the most significant increase coming on long-range field goals. Hanson s field goal accuracy with Muhlbach as the snapper has increased 5.4 percent on overall attempts. That improvement is 13.0 percent for field goals of 40-49 yards, 13.5 percent for field goals 40+ yards and 17.5 percent for field goals of 50+ yards. ¾ With Muhlbach snapping, Hanson is 43-of-53 (81.1 pct) on field goal attempts of 40-49 yards, 66-of-88 (75.0 pct) from 40+ yards and 23- of-35 (65.7 pct) on 50+-yard field goals. 2011: Team s long-snapper. Served as Texas A&M s snapper in 2003. ¾ Filled in as punter during his sophomore season with the Aggies. Don Lynn Muhlbach, Jr., is the son of Sally and Don Muhlbach of Lufkin, Texas. ¾ Born Aug. 17, 1981 in Newark, Ohio. MUHLBACH S CAREER STATISTICS Year Tm G S STT 2004 Det 8 0 2 2005 Det 13 0 0 2006 Det 16 0 7 2007 Det 16 0 2 2008 Det 16 0 7 2009 Det 15 0 9 2010 Det 16 0 3 2011 Det 12 0 1 Totals 112 0 31 Player Profiles
Ashlee Palmer Linebacker Mississippi 3rd Year Ht: 6-1 Wt: 236 Born: 4/7/86 Compton, Calif. Draft: 09, FA-Buf Acquired: 10, W-Buf Complete biographical information available on. MANE FACTS ¾ Grew up a fan of CB Deion Sanders and the Dallas Cowboys. ¾ Enjoys watching actors Jamie Foxx and Ice Cube and enjoys all types of movies, including action, comedy and horror. ¾ During the offseason, Palmer enjoys spending time with his family. ¾ After his professional playing career is done, Palmer would like to go into sports broadcasting on radio and television. ¾ Claimed off waivers by the Detroit Lions February 19, 2010. ¾ Released by the Buffalo Bills February 16, 2010. ¾ Signed by the Buffalo Bills May 1, 2009 as an undrafted rookie free agent. Joined the Lions in 2010 (waivers) after spending his rookie campaign with Buffalo and has established himself as a solid contributor on special teams and at linebacker. ¾ As a rookie, played in 14 games with two starts for the Bills, collecting 11 tackles (eight solo), a pass defense and 11 stops on special teams. ¾ Garnered 42 tackles (33 solo), 1 sack, 1 pass defense, 3 forced fumbles and 10 special teams tackles in his first season with the Lions in 2010. 2011: Back-up linebacker and significant contributor on special teams. ¾ At Dallas (10/2) made a key defensive stop in the first quarter on Cowboys RB Felix Jones on fourth-and-1 to give the ball to Detroit at their own 1-yard line. Also had 1 special team tackle. Spent two seasons at Mississippi and started 22 of 24 games with the Rebels. ¾ Transferred from Compton (Calif.) Community College where he earned first-team All-America honors from the Junior College Athletic Bureau in 2005. ¾ Led the Rebels with 89 total tackles, three interceptions, seven pass defenses and two fumble recoveries as a junior. ¾ Helped the Rebel defense rank No. 2 in SEC and No. 4 in the nation in rush defense (85.5 ypg). ¾ Participated in the 2009 Under Armour Senior Bowl and notched 3 total tackles. Attended Lynwood (Calif.) High School, where he helped lead his team to a 10-1-1 record and a CIF playoff berth in 2003, completing 72-128 passes for 1,103 yards and 10 touchdowns. ¾ Earned first team all-league honors during senior year of high school. ¾ Son of Jewel Griffin. PALMER S SINGLE-GAME BESTS Tackles:...13 at NYG 10/17/10 Sacks:...1.0 vs. MIN 1/2/11 Pass Defenses:...1 (twice) Last vs. MIN 1/2/11 Forced Fumbles:...1 (three times) Last at Mia 12/26/10 Special Teams Tackles:... 3 (twice) Last vs. STL 10/10/10 Player Profiles PALMER S CAREER STATISTICS Year Tm G S TT ST AT Sk Yds Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD STT 2009 Buf 14 2 11 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 11 2010 Det 16 4 42 33 9 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 10 2011 Det 12 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 42 6 56 43 13 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 23 2011 (Det) Date Opp G S TT ST AT Sk SkY Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD STT 9/11 at TB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/18 KC 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/25 at Min 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/2 at Dal 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10/9 CHI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/16 SF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/23 ATL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/30 at Den 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/13 at Chi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/20 CAR 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11/24 GB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12/4 at NO 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12/11 MIN 12/18 at Oak 12/24 SD 1/1 at GB Totals 12 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Stephen Peterman Guard Louisiana State 7th Year Ht: 6-4 Wt: 323 Born: 1/11/82 Waveland, Miss. Draft: 04, R3 (83)-Dal Acquired: 06, FA-Dal Player Profiles Complete biographical information available on. MANE FACTS ¾ Grew up a huge LSU and New Orleans Saints fan. His family had Saints season tickets and he attended every single home Saints game from birth to age 13, and he watched every away game with parents on TV. Proud to say he never missed a game! ¾ Favorite Saints players include: Ricky Jackson, Pat Swilling, Craig Ironhead Heyward, Sam Mills, Bobby Hebert and Dalton Hilliard. ¾ While with Dallas, despite an intense rehabilitation schedule for his knee Peterman got involved in the Dallas-Ft. Worth community. He attended a local Arlington (Texas) high school football game to present the Bank of America/Dallas Cowboys Coach of the Week award and $2000 grant. ¾ Set-up the Stephen Peterman Foundation to provide aid to disadvantaged children and to enhance the lives of terminally ill children in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. ¾ Re-signed by the Detroit Lions February 17, 2009 to a five-year deal (through 2013). ¾ Placed on the Reserve/Injured list by the Lions Nov. 20, 2009. ¾ Signed to the Lions active roster on Dec. 13, 2006. ¾ Signed to the Detroit Lions practice squad Oct. 17, 2006. ¾ Released by the Dallas Cowboys Aug. 23, 2006. ¾ Placed on Reserve/Injured list by the Cowboys Sept. 4, 2004. ¾ Drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the third round (83rd overall) of the 2004 NFL Draft. Peterman, a seventh-year player, is a tough, physical offensive guard who has manned the right guard spot for most of the past four seasons. He signed a long-term deal with the Lions in 2009 and continues to be counted on to help anchor the Lions interior offensive line. ¾ Has played in 70 career games (66 starts). Offensive line unit has helped team to a ranking of eighth in NFL in sacks per pass play, yielding 24 sacks on 514 pass plays (4.7 pct). ¾ Peterman first signed to Detroit s practice squad in 2006 and was promoted to the active roster for the team s final three games. ¾ The following year, he was inserted into the starting lineup at right guard in Week 4 due to injuries and played himself into a full-time starting role and has since started 42 games over the past four seasons. ¾ He began his career with the Dallas Cowboys in 2004 but a knee injury slowed down his progress early in his career. 2011: Team s starting right guard. ¾ The Lions season opener at Tampa Bay (9/11) marked the first time since 1981-82 that the Lions have started the same offensive line (same personnel at same positions) in consecutive years on opening day. Peterman, LT Jeff Backus, LB Rob Sims, C Dominic Raiola and T Gosder Cherilus was the team s regular starting offensive line last year for the Lions, including on opening day. The last offensive group to start in consecutive years was LT Karl Baldischeiler, LG Homer Elias, C Amos Fowler, RG Russ Bolinger and RT Keith Dorne. That group started on opening day in that lineup three consecutive years (1980-92). ¾ Helped offensive line unit protect quarterback in season opening win at Tampa Bay (9/11) by yeilding no sacks on 33 pass attempts and paving the way for 126 yards on the ground. ¾ In the home opener vs. Kansas City (9/18), was part of an offensive line that allowed no sacks for the second consecutive game. The Lions offense generated 48 points in the victory over the Chiefs, the most points scored by the Lions since they garnered 55 points in a Thanksgiving Day 55-20 win over Chicago (11/27/97). That game was also the last time the team scored 6 offensive touchdowns (rushing and receiving) in a single game. The last time the Lions scored 6 offensive touchdowns in a game of which at least 4 were via the pass was a 48-17 win over Chicago (10/19/81). ¾ Part of an offensive line that did not allow a sack at Dallas (10/2) in the Lions 24-point comeback win the resulted in a 34-30 win. ¾ In the Lions 24-13 win vs. Chicago, the offense generated 181 rushing yards on 20 carries (9.1 avg), including a career-high 163 by RB Jahvid Best. The line also opened holes for best to break off a touchdown run of 88 yards with his the second-longest run in team history. In the passing game, the Lions allowed just 1 sack on 27 pass plays. ¾ Helped allow 104 yards rushing vs. Atlanta (10/23) who s defense is ranked sixth in the league in rushing yards per game. Maurice Morris finished with 9 carries for 50 yards (5.6 avg.) and Keiland Williams finished with 9 carries for 44 yards (4.9 avg). ¾ Helped protect Matthew Stafford in order for him to set a new franchise record 63 passing attempts vs. Chicago (11/13). ¾ Part of an offensive line that paved the way for running back Kevin Smith to rush for 140 yards vs. Carolina (11/20). They also gave QB Matthew Stafford enough time to throw 5 touchdown passes in the game. On the ground, line helped paved way or 169 yards rushing and was part of an offense that gained 495 yards, the most in a game for the Lions since 1997. An All-America and All-Southeastern Conference first-team selection as a senior, Peterman was a team leader and anchor of an offensive line that helped lead the LSU Tigers to the SEC title and a win over Oklahoma in the Sugar Bowl to capture the 2003 national title. ¾ For his career, he appeared in 48 games at LSU, starting 35. He moved to right guard in his senior season, after starting 25 games over the previous two years at left guard, and allowed just one sack while playing a major role in leading an offense that averaged 418.4 yards-per-game. ¾ A first-team All-Southeastern Conference pick as a junior, Peterman started the entire season at left guard and allowed only one sack. ¾ Peterman started his collegiate career as a tight end and spent his freshman season at defensive end. ¾ He made the switch to offense as a sophomore and started all but one game at left guard during a very successful second season, allowing only one quarterback sack. ¾ He played a key role in the Tigers 10-3 season that featured a win over second ranked Tennessee in the SEC Championship Game and a 47-34 win over No. 7 Illinois in the Sugar Bowl. Peterman attended St. Stanislaus High School in Bay St. Louis, Miss. ¾ He was rated the 18th best player in Mississippi by Super Prep Magazine and was a first-team all-state selection and a two-time all-district choice. ¾ As a senior, Peterman caught 14 passes for 150 yards and one touchdown and was rated the best tight end in the state. ¾ He was selected for the Mississippi All-Star Game. ¾ He also played basketball in high school. ¾ Peterman majored in general studies at LSU. ¾ Despite an intense rehabilitation schedule for his knee, Peterman got involved in the Dallas-Ft. Worth community. ¾ He attended a local Arlington high school football game to present the Bank of America/Dallas Cowboys Coach of the Week award and $2000 grant. ¾ He also set-up the Stephen Peterman Foundation to provide aid to disadvantaged children and to enhance the lives of terminally ill children in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. ¾ In the spring of 2005 and 2006, Peterman joined forces with fellow Louisiana State University (LSU) alumnus David Toms to host the Stephen Peterman Foundation and David Toms Foundation Fort Worth Dinner in Fort Worth, Texas. ¾ Proceeds from the fundraising dinner benefited Happy Hill Farm Academy/Home - a residential school/farm where socially and academically disadvantaged youth are given a second chance to prepare for a productive future and the David Toms Foundation. ¾ He is married to the former Colleen Scheyd, and the couple has three sons, Stephen Frederick Jr., Timmy and Gerard. PETERMAN S CAREER STATISTICS Year Tm G S 2004 Dal 0 0 2005 Dal 3 0 2006 Det 3 2 2007 Det 13 13 2008 Det 14 14 2009 Det 9 9 2010 Det 16 16 2011 Det 12 12 Totals 70 66
Player Profiles Brandon Pettigrew Tight End Oklahoma State 3rd Year Ht: 6-5 Wt: 265 Born: 2/23/85 Tyler, Texas Draft: 09, R1 (20)-Det Complete biographical information available on. MANE FACTS ¾ Growing up in Texas, Pettigrew was naturally a Cowboys fan and his favorite players were QB Troy Aikman and WR Michael Irvin. He was also a fan of WR Jerry Rice. ¾ Goes bowling every week, often with teammates, and has around a 200 average. ¾ His favorite musical artist is Lil Wayne; favorite actor is Denzel Washington; favorite movies include Man on Fire and Book of Eli. ¾ Placed on Reserve/Injured list by the Lions Dec. 1, 2009. ¾ Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the first round (20th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft. Pettigrew is a big, athletic tight end who has the ability to stretch the field as a receiver and aggressively block at the line of scrimmage. Has emerged as one of the best young tight ends on the game. ¾ Reached 100 career receptions the fastest by a Lions tight end by doing so in 27 games. The previous mark was 34 games by TE Jim Gibbons. ¾ Also reached 1,000 career yards in 26 career games, the second fastest tight end in team history to reach that milestone. Hall of Fame TE Charlie Sanders reached 1,000 career yards in 25 games. ¾ Fifth tight end in team history to register 100 career catches and 1,000 career yards. ¾ Started in the first 11 games of his career before a knee injury on Thanksgiving Day vs. Green Bay (11/26) forced him out for the remainder of his rookie season. ¾ Led all NFL rookie tight ends in 2009 with 30 catches for 346 yards, and was tied for the most receiving touchdowns (two). ¾ Regarded by many as the most complete tight end to enter the 2009 NFL Draft, the Lions selected Pettigrew in the first round (20th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft. ¾ Had one of the best seasons in team history by a tight end, setting franchise single-season records for receptions (71) and yards (722) in 2010. ¾ Caught four touchdowns in 2010. ¾ Third among tight ends in the NFL with 71 catches and seventh with 722 receiving yards. ¾ Named to the 2010 USA Today s All-Joe Team. Rebounded from ACL injury suffered as a rookie to play and start in all 16 games. ¾ Only tight end in team history with 70 catches and 700 yards in a season. ¾ Only Lions second non-wide receiver to catch 70 passes in a season, joining FB James Jones (77 in 1984). Pettigrew surpassed the 1,000-yard mark for his career. By reaching that mark in 26 games, he became the second-fastest tight end in team history to reach 1,000 yards, and was one game shy of the 25-game mark set by Hall of Fame TE Charlie Sanders. 2011: Team s starting tight end. He is second on the team with 56 receptions. The 56 catches is tied for sixth among tight ends in the NFL and he is 15th in receiving yards (472). ¾ Part of an offense, catching 4 passes for 57 yards, that gained 324 total net yards in the first half of the game and took a 20-13 lead into the locker room. The last time they gained over 300 yards in the first half of a game was vs. Minnesota (11/16/97, 339 yards). It is also the first time since that game that the team has gained over 300 yards of total offense in the first half. ¾ The Lions offense generated 48 points in the victory over the Chiefs (9/18), the most points scored by the Lions since they garnered 55 points in a Thanksgiving Day 55-20 win over Chicago (11/27/97). That game was also the last time the team scored 6 offensive touchdowns (rushing and receiving) in a single game. The last time the Lions scored 6 offensive touchdowns in a game of which at least 4 were via the pass was a 48-17 win over Chicago (10/19/81). ¾ Came up with a big performance in the Lions 26-23 overtime win at Minnesota (9/25) by contributing 11 catches for 112 yards, both career highs. After halftime, Pettigrew had 9 receptions for 88 yards. His 112 receiving yards is his second career 100-yard receiving game. Pettigrew joins Hall of Fame TE Charlie Sanders (2, 1968-77) and TE Jim Gibbons (2, 1958-68) as the only tight ends in Lions history with 2 100-yard receiving games. ¾ Pettigrew s 11 catches set a new team record for receptions by a Lions tight end in a single game. It was only the second time in Lions history that a tight end registered 10 catches in a game. Previously, Sanders had 10 catches at Washington December 15, 1968. ¾ Among his big plays against the Vikings, his 27-yard long in the game helped set up the Lions second score of the game (28-yard field goal) as he moved the ball down to the 2-yard line. On the drive, Pettigrew caught 3 passes for 42 yards. ¾ Has 6 receptions for 62 yards at Dallas (10/2) in the Lions 34-30 come-from-behind (24-point) deficit. ¾ Caught first touchdown of the season on an 18-yard pass in the third quarter during the Lions 24-14 win over Chicago (10/10). The score gave the Lions a 14-10 win in the game, which they would never surrender the rest of the way. He finished the game with 4 catches for 39 yards. ¾ Recorded second touchdown of the season on a 16-yard pass from QB Matthew Stafford vs. San Francisco (10/16). Finished as the team s leader in receptions with 8 for 42 yards. ¾ Caught 5 passes for 38 yards at Chicago (11/13). ¾ Scored his third touchdown of the season in the fourth quarter of the Lions 49-35 victory vs. Carolina (11/20). He connected with QB Matthew Stafford on a 3rd-and-goal from the 7-yard line. For the game, Pettigrew had 4 catches for 37 yards. Second tight end in Oklahoma State history drafted in first round first (Reuben Gant, 1974-Buffalo). Ended college career ranked ninth overall on the school s receiving yardage record list with 1,450 and averaged more than 54 knockdown blocks per season for the Cowboys. Became first tight end in school history to amass more than 100 receptions (112) in a career. ¾ In 2008, finished with a career-high 42 catches for 472 yards (11.2 avg). 23 receptions produced first downs (54.76%), as he converted 4-of-9 third-down (44.44%) and 1-of-2 fourth-down plays. ¾ All-American Dream Team and All-Big 12 Conference selection by The NFL Draft Report as a senior. ¾ Started all 13 games in 2007, ranking third on team with 35 receptions for 540 yards (15.4 avg) and four TDs. Paced Cowboys with 10 TDresulting blocks, as his 72 knockdowns were a league-high for tight ends. All-Big 12 Conference first-team selection. Attended Robert E. Lee (Tyler, Tex.) High School, earning All-State honors in 2003. Despite playing primarily as a blocker, he was rated as the best tight end in Texas by numerous recruiting services. ¾ All-District and All-East Texas choice. Also competed on defensive line. ¾ Son of Elaine and Henry Pettigrew. Born February 23, 1985. ¾ Was an education major at Oklahoma State. PETTIGREW S SINGLE-GAME BESTS Receptions:...11 at Min 9/25/11 Receiving Yards:... 112 at Min 9/25/11 Long Reception:... 35 vs. Phi 9/19/10 Receiving Touchdowns:...1 (6 times) Last at Mia 12/26/10 PETTIGREW S CAREER STATISTICS RECEIVING RUSHING Year Tm G S Att Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD STT 2009 Det 11 11 30 346 11.5 30 2 0 0 0.0-0 1 2010 Det 16 16 71 722 10.2 35 4 0 0 0.0-0 0 2011 Det 12 12 56 475 8.5 27 3 0 0 0.0-0 Totals 39 39 157 1543 9.8 35 9 0 0 0.0-0 2011 (Det) RECEIVING RUSHING Date Opp G S Rec Yds Avg Lg TD Att Yds Avg Lg TD 9/11 at TB 1 1 4 57 14.3 25 0 0 0 0.0-0 9/18 KC 1 1 1 7 7.0 7 0 0 0 0.0-0 9/25 at Min 1 1 11 112 10.2 27 0 0 0 0.0-0 10/2 at Dal 1 1 6 64 10.7 22 0 0 0 0.0-0 10/9 CHI 1 1 4 39 9.8 18 1 0 0 0.0-0 10/16 SF 1 1 8 42 5.3 16 1 0 0 0.0-0 10/23 ATL 1 1 4 31 7.8 9 0 0 0 0.0-0 10/30 at Den 1 1 3 8 2.7 7 0 0 0 0.0-0 11/13 at Chi 1 1 5 38 7.6 17 0 0 0 0.0-0 11/20 CAR 1 1 4 37 9.3 16 1 0 0 0.0-0 11/24 GB 1 1 4 27 6.8 10 0 0 0 0.0-0 12/4 at NO 1 1 2 13 6.5 8 0 0 0 0.0-0 12/11 MIN 12/18 at Oak 12/24 SD 1/1 at GB Totals 12 12 56 475 8.5 27 3 0 0 0.0-0
Dominic Raiola Center Nebraska 11th Year Ht: 6-1 Wt: 295 Born: 12/30/78 Honolulu, Hawaii Draft: 01, R2 (50)-Det Player Profiles Complete biographical information available on. MANE FACTS ¾ Donated home game tickets to the Children s Center through CATS (Caring Athletes Ticket Service) for Kids program. ¾ Regularly attends annual Detroit Lions Courage House Dinner to help benefit HAVEN, Oakland County s premier center for the prevention and treatment of domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse. ¾ A big fan of Al Pacino, he owns most of the movies the actor is in including his favorite, Scarface, which he has watched repeatedly. ¾ Re-signed by the Detroit Lions June 25, 2009 to a four-year contract extension (through 2013). ¾ Re-signed by the Detroit Lions Mar. 13, 2005 to a five-year contract extension. ¾ Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the second round (50th overall) in the 2001 NFL Draft. Raiola is in his 11th season in the NFL with the Detroit Lions, and his 10th as the starting center. Utilizes tremendous quickness, tenacity and intelligence to anchor the team s offensive front. ¾ Named team captain six-straight seasons (2006-11). ¾ Has played in 168 career games (152 starts). 11th player in Lions history to play 165 career games for the club. By playing in No. 165, he passed DE Larry Hand and T Lomas Brown on the all-time games played list in franchise history. ¾ In 2008, a hand injury forced him to miss his first career game and start vs. Jacksonville (11/9/08). ¾ He had the second most consecutive starts (104) behind Denver C Casey Wiegman (120) and Atlanta C Todd McClure (120) since 2001. ¾ In 2006, Raiola emerged as one of the most effective all-around centers in the league with his ability to get outside and block on the perimeter and to get to the second level. ¾ Prior to 2005 season, he signed a five-year contract extension (March 13). ¾ In 2004, he centered an offensive line that developed into one of the top run-blocking lines in the NFL as the offensive line led the way for a rushing attack that ranked second in the NFL over the final seven games of the season. 2011: Team s starting center and offensive captain for sixth consecutive year. Team ranks eighth in the in NFL with 4.7 sacks per pass play percentage (24 sacks, 514 pass plays). Centered offensive line that allowed no sacks and garnered 126 rushing yards in the team s opening day win at Tampa Bay (9/11). ¾ The Lions season opener at Tampa Bay marked the first time since 1981-82 that the Lions have started the same offensive line (same personnel at same positions) in consecutive years on opening day. Raiola, LT Jeff Backus, LB Rob Sims, G Stephen Peterman and T Gosder Cherilus was the team s regular starting offensive line last year for the Lions, including on opening day. The last offensive group to start in consecutive years was LT Karl Baldischeiler, LG Homer Elias, C Amos Fowler, RG Russ Bolinger and RT Keith Dorne. That group started on opening day in that lineup three consecutive years (1980-92). ¾ In the home opener vs. Kansas City (9/18), was part of an offensive line that allowed no sacks for the second consecutive game. The Lions offense generated 48 points in the victory over the Chiefs, the most points scored by the Lions since they garnered 55 points in a Thanksgiving Day 55-20 win over Chicago (11/27/97). That game was also the last time the team scored 6 offensive touchdowns (rushing and receiving) in a single game. The last time the Lions scored 6 offensive touchdowns in a game of which at least 4 were via the pass was a 48-17 win over Chicago (10/19/81). ¾ Part of an offensive line that did not allow a sack at Dallas (10/2) in the team s 24-point comeback 34-30 win. ¾ Offensive line was instrumental in the Lions 24-13 win over Chicago on Monday Night Football as the line paved the way for 181 rushing yards, including 163 from RB Jahvid Best. Raiola opened a huge seem in the middle on Best s 88-yard rushing touchdown in the third quarter, which was the second longest in team history. ¾ Helped allow 104 yards rushing vs. Atlanta (10/23) who s defense is ranked sixth in the league in rushing yards per game. Maurice Morris finished with 9 carries for 50 yards (5.6 avg.) and Keiland Williams finished with 9 carries for 44 yards (4.9 avg.). ¾ Helped protect Matthew Stafford in order for him to set a new franchise record 63 passing attempts vs. Chicago (11/13). ¾ He made his 150th career start at center for the Lions game vs. Carolina (11/20). He has now started the past 150-of-154 games dating back to the beginning of the 2002 season. ¾ Overall, he has now played in 166 career games, which is 12th most in team history. ¾ In his 150th career start, he was part of an offensive line that paved the way for running back Kevin Smith to rush for 140 yards vs. Carolina (11/20). They also gave QB Matthew Stafford enough time to throw 5 touchdown passes in the game. Offensive line helped produce 169 rushing yards, second-highest total on the season, and 495 total yards, the most for the Lions since 1997. Turned pro after playing three seasons at Nebraska, but was a four-year collegian (redshirted in 1997). ¾ Cornhuskers first freshman offensive lineman to start a game since Rob Zatechka in 1991. ¾ The two-time Nebraska Lifter of the Year finalist set a school record with 140 knockdown blocks (11.67 per game) as a sophomore in 1999, only to better that mark as a junior in 2000 with 145 (13.2 per game). ¾ Besides on-field accolades, he garnered Academic All-Big 12 Conference honors the last two years while making the conference s honor roll three times. ¾ In 2000, he was an All-American first-team selection by the Football Writers Association, Walter Camp, Associated Press and American Football Coaches Association, rated the best center in the country by The Sports Xchange, a finalist for both the Outland Trophy and the Lombardi Award, given to the nation s top lineman and a consensus All-Big 12 first-team selection. ¾ Junior year was first full year as starter and was named a consensus All-Big 12 first-team selection, the first sophomore Nebraska offensive lineman to earn such honors since Dave Rimington in 1980 and was a member of Sports Illustrated s All-Bowl Team. Three-year starter on the offensive line for St. Louis High School in Honolulu. ¾ Team went undefeated in each of his last three years and ranked 15th nationally in 1996, winning its 11th straight state championship. ¾ Earned first-team all-state honors as a junior in 1995 and as a senior in 1996. ¾ Also a National Honor Society member, a three-year scholar-athlete and ranked sixth in his class of 180. RAIOLA S CAREER STATISTICS Year Tm G S 2001 Det 16 0 2002 Det 16 16 2003 Det 16 16 2004 Det 16 16 2005 Det 16 16 2006 Det 16 16 2007 Det 16 16 2008 Det 12 12 2009 Det 16 16 2010 Det 16 16 2011 Det 12 12 Totals 168 152
Tony Scheffler Tight End Western Michigan 6th Year Ht: 6-5 Wt: 255 Born: 2/15/83 Chelsea, Mich. Draft: 06, R2 (61)-Den Acquired: 10, T-Den Player Profiles Complete biographical information available on. MANE FACTS ¾ Has a website: TonyScheffler88.com. ¾ Growing up in Chelsea, Michigan, Scheffler was a Lions fan all the way through his college career and up until he was drafted by Denver. He was able to go to a lot of the games and even participated in the punt, pass and kick contest at the Silverdome. ¾ Scheffler is a big fan of reality TV shows, in particular Jersey Shore, and often gets sucked into watching shows like The Hills and the Real Housewives with his wife. ¾ Goes through the same routine prior to every game using the same athletic tape and stretches. Scheffler also listens to country music to mellow out and goes through his iphone to look at pictures of his daughters, which helps him appreciate what got him to where he is today. ¾ Was a huge sports card collector growing up and just recently got back into the hobby, including having a large collection of sports memorabilia. ¾ Sometime in the near future Scheffler would like to open up a gym in the area as part of his plan to give back to the kids and the community. ¾ Scheffler is hoping for a long and successful career in Detroit and looks forward to being imbedded in the area, passing along to kids what he s learned over the years. ¾ Signed three-year contract extension (through 2013) with Lions October 16, 2010. ¾ Acquired via trade by the Detroit Lions from the Denver Broncos Apr. 19, 2010. ¾ Selected by Denver in the second round (61st overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft. Acquired by Detroit from Denver in a three-team trade in April 2010 after having spent the previous four years of his career with the Broncos. Finished 2009 season tied for fourth on the club with 31 receptions while ranking third on the team with 416 receiving yards through 15 games played with nine starts. ¾ Led all NFL tight ends and set a Denver single-season record for tight ends with a 16.1 yards per reception average in 2008 that helped him register a career-high 645 receiving yards (40 receptions), which ranked eighth in the league at his position. ¾ Placed second on the Broncos in receptions (49) and receiving yards (549) in 2007, ranking 10th and 11th, respectively, in the league among his position group in those categories. ¾ Set a Broncos record for touchdown receptions (four) by a rookie tight end in 2006 and recorded 18 catches for 286 yards (15.9 avg.) during his first professional season. ¾ Owns eight receptions of at least 30 yards for his career, including a personal-best 72-yard grab that he made on Monday Night Football at Oakland (9/8/08). ¾ Registered 45 receptions for 378 yards and a touchdown in 2010. 2011: One of the team s two starting tight ends. Has registered 19 receptions for 231 yards and 4 TDs on the year. ¾ Caught an 11-yard touchdown pass in the season opening win at Tampa Bay (9/11). ¾ Part of an offense that gained 324 total net yards in the first half of the game and took a 20-13 lead into the locker room. The last time they gained over 300 yards in the first half of a game was vs. Minnesota (11/16/97, 339 yards). It is also the first time since that game that the team has gained over 300 yards of total offense in the first half. ¾ Caught a 36-yard touchdown reception to move the Lions lead to 14-3 in the second quarter vs. Kansas City (9/18). Also recovered a fumble on second-and-55 at the Kansas City 49-yard line that led to the Lions first score on a 15-yard touchdown pass to WR Calvin Johnson in the game s opening drive. ¾ Scheffler s 36-yard score marks his second touchdown reception of the season and the longest since joining the Lions in 2010. The Lions offense generated 48 points in the victory over the Chiefs, the most points scored by the Lions since they garnered 55 points in a Thanksgiving Day 55-20 win over Chicago (11/27/97). That game was also the last time the team scored 6 offensive touchdowns (rushing and receiving) in a single game. The last time the Lions scored 6 offensive touchdowns in a game of which at least 4 were via the pass was a 48-17 win over Chicago (10/19/81). ¾ Inactive vs. San Francisco (10/16) with a concussion. ¾ Had 3 receptions for 38 yards and 1 touchdown at Denver (10/30). He caught a juggling 28-yard gain in the second quarter to set the Lions up on the Denver 2-yard line. Three plays later, Stafford found Scheffler wide open on a play action pass from 1 yard out for the touchdown. ¾ Hauled in a 10-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter at Chicago (11/13). Played 35 career games with 21 starts at Western Michigan, totaling 117 receptions for 1,345 yards (11.5 avg.) with 13 touchdowns. Finished career ranked second among tight ends in both receptions and receiving yards in school history. ¾ Two-time first-team All-Mid-American Conference choice as a starter at tight end during his final two seasons after beginning his career as a wide receiver. ¾ Placed fourth in voting for the John Mackey Award (nation s best tight end) as a senior, posting a career-high 57 receptions for 670 yards (11.8 avg.) with nine touchdowns. ¾ Caught a touchdown in his third-straight game. QB Matthew Stafford found Scheffler down the middle of the field from 17 yards out in the third quarter vs. Carolina (11/20). It is the first time in his career he has caught a touchdown in three consecutive games and the first Lions tight end to accomplish the feat since David Hill in 1981. Attended Chelsea High School in Chelsea, Michigan, where he played wide receiver. Named a Detroit News Dream Team selection at Chelsea, setting a school single-season record for receiving yards (1,340) in 2000. ¾ Totaled 67 catches with 16 touchdowns as a senior, helping the school post an 11-1 record. ¾ Excelled away from football, starting on the school s basketball team and earning all-state honors as a first baseman on the baseball squad. ¾ Lettered three times (2003-05) on Western Michigan s baseball team, posting a.293 career batting average with seven home runs and 41 RBI in 79 games. ¾ Cousin of former Purdue University basketball player Steve Scheffler, who played seven seasons (1991-97) in the NBA and spent time on the Denver Nuggets in 1992. ¾ Born on February 15, 1982, in Morenci, Michigan. SCHEFFLER S SINGLE-GAME BESTS Receptions:...7(four times) Last at Min 9/26/10 Receiving Yards:... 101 at SD 10/19/09 Longest Reception:... 72 at Oak 9/8/08 Receiving Touchdowns:...2 (twice) Last vs. SD 9/14/08 Rushing Attempts:...1 (twice) Last at Car 12/14/08 Rushing Yards:... 3 vs. Ind 10/29/06 SCHEFFLER S CAREER STATISTICS RECEIVING RUSHING Year Tm G S Rec Yds Avg Lg TD Att Yds Avg Lg TD 2006 Den 13 5 18 286 15.9 29 4 1 3 3.0 3 0 2007 Den 16 7 49 549 11.2 41 5 0 0 0.0 0 0 2008 Den 13 6 40 645 16.1 72 3 1-1 -1.0-1 0 2009 Den 15 9 31 416 13.4 52 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 2010 Det 15 4 45 378 8.4 25 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 2011 Det 11 4 19 231 12.2 36t 4 0 0 0.0-0 Totals 83 35 202 2505 12.4 36t 19 2 2 1.0 3 0 2011 (Det) RECEIVING RUSHING Date Opp G S Rec Yds Avg Lg TD Att Yds Avg Lg TD 9/11 at TB 1 1 1 11 11.0 11t 1 0 0 0.0-0 9/18 KC 1 0 1 36 36.0 36t 1 0 0 0.0-0 9/25 at Min 1 0 1 4 4.0 4 0 0 0 0.0-0 10/2 at Dal 1 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0-0 10/9 CHI 1 0 1 12 12.0 12 0 0 0 0.0-0 10/16 SF 0 0 INACTIVE/INJURED 10/23 ATL 1 1 2 15 7.5 9 0 0 0 0.0-0 10/30 at Den 1 1 3 38 12.7 28 1 0 0 0.0-0 11/13 at Chi 1 0 3 37 12.3 17 1 0 0 0.0-0 11/20 CAR 1 0 2 24 12.0 17 1 0 0 0.0-0 11/24 GB 1 0 2 13 6.5 8 0 0 0 0.0-0 12/4 at NO 1 0 2 41 20.5 36 0 0 0 0.0-0 12/11 MIN 12/18 at Oak 12/24 SD 1/1 at GB Totals 11 4 19 231 12.2 36t 4 0 0 0.0-0 KR: 1-0 at NYG (10/17)
ricardo silva Safety Hampton Rookie Ht: 6-3 Wt: 225 Born: 5/9/88 Baltimore, Md. Draft: 11 FA-Det Acquired: 11 FA Complete biographical information available on. ¾ Signed to the Lions active roster November 29, 2011. ¾ Signed to the Lions practice squad September 5, 2011. ¾ Released by the Lions September 3, 2011. ¾ Signed by the Detroit Lions on July 29, 2011 Transferred to Hampton from Bowie State ¾ Two-year starter for Hampton ¾ First team All-MEAC as a senior in 2010 ¾ 74 tackles and 4 interceptions in 2010 ¾ Third on the team with 66 tackles in 2009 ¾ Has two sisters, Rachel and Candis. ¾ Son of Ricardo and Rhonda Silva. ¾ Political science major at Hampton. Player Profiles
Rob Sims Guard Ohio State 6th Year Ht: 6-3 Wt: 312 Born: 12/6/83 Macedonia, Ohio Draft: 06, R4 (128)-Sea Acquired: 10, T-Sea Player Profiles Complete biographical information available on. MANE FACTS ¾ Fans can follow Sims on Twitter: @RobASims. ¾ Raised as a fan of the Cleveland Browns for whom is late father, Robert Mickey Sims, played defensive tackle for three seasons (1977-79). Enjoyed watching Orlando Pace and Korey Stringer. He also liked the Dallas Cowboys when Emmitt Smith played from them. ¾ Enjoys watching movies and has over 500 DVDs. His favorite actors include: Will Smith, Denzel Washington and Al Pacino. ¾ Would like to be involved in business after he is done playing football and is currently part owner of a gym in Cleveland. ¾ Signed four-year contract extension (through 2014) with Lions October 8, 2010. ¾ Acquired via trade by the Detroit Lions Apr. 6, 2010 from the Seattle Seahawks. ¾ Placed on Reserve/Injured list be the Seahawks Sept. 10. 2008. ¾ Drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the fourth round (128th overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft. Soon became the starter at left guard after joining Detroit via trade with Seattle in 2010. Played all 16 games last season and helped solidify the left side of the offensive line. ¾ Has appeared in 73 games (62 starts) during his career, and has played in four postseason games (four starts). ¾ Played first four seasons (2006-09) with the Seahawks. ¾ In 2009, Sims saw action in 14 games with 14 starts at left guard and was inactive for two contests with an ankle injury. ¾ Played and started in only one game during the 2008 season after being placed on injured reserve with a pectoral injury. ¾ Started in all 16 games played in 2007, including both postseason matchups. ¾ Saw time in 14 games during his 2006 rookie campaign with three starts, and played and started in both postseason appearances. ¾ Started all four playoff games during his first two seasons for Seattle and helped Shaun Alexander rush for 108 yards and two touchdowns in NFC Divisional Playoff his rookie year at Chicago (1/14/06). 2011: Team s starting left guard. Offensive line unit has helped team produce the eighth-best sacks per pass play percentage in the NFL (4.7), yielding 24 sacks on 514 pass plays. ¾ Recovered a fumble on first-and-10 in the third quarter in season opener at Tampa Bay (9/11). Sims recovery kept the Lions offense on the field to score on a 1-yard touchdown from QB Matthew Stafford to WR Calvin Johnson. also in the game, the offensive line unit allowed no sacks and helped the team rush for 126 rushing yards in the win. ¾ The Lions season opener marked the first time since 1981-82 that the Lions have started the same offensive line (same personnel at same positions) in consecutive years on opening day. Sims, LT Jeff Backus, C Dominic Raiola, G Stephen Peterman and T Gosder Cherilus was the team s regular starting offensive line last year for the Lions, including on opening day. The last offensive group to start in consecutive years was LT Karl Baldischeiler, LG Homer Elias, C Amos Fowler, RG Russ Bolinger and RT Keith Dorne. That group started on opening day in that lineup three consecutive years (1980-92). ¾ In the home opener vs. Kansas City (9/18), was part of an offensive line that allowed no sacks for the second consecutive game. The Lions offense generated 48 points in the victory over the Chiefs, the most points scored by the Lions since they garnered 55 points in a Thanksgiving Day 55-20 win over Chicago (11/27/97). That game was also the last time the team scored 6 offensive touchdowns (rushing and receiving) in a single game. The last time the Lions scored 6 offensive touchdowns in a game of which at least 4 were via the pass was a 48-17 win over Chicago (10/19/81). ¾ Part of an offensive line that did not allow a sack at Dallas (10/2) as the team claimed a 34-30 win after trailing by 24 points in the third quarter. ¾ Offense had huge day in Lions 24-13 win vs. Chicago (10/10) as the line paved the way for the team to chew up 181 yards on the ground, including a career-high 163 from RB Jahvid Best. Best had runs of 88 yards for a touchdown and another 43 yards near the end of the game. The 88-yard touchdown was the second longest run in team history. ¾ Helped allow 104 yards rushing vs. Atlanta (10/23) who s defense is ranked sixth in the league in rushing yards per game. Maurice Morris finished with 9 carries for 50 yards (5.6 avg.) and Keiland Williams finished with 9 carries for 44 yards (4.9 avg.). ¾ Part of an offensive line that rushed for 113 yards and a touchdown at Denver (10/30). Maurice Morris finished with 58 yards on 13 carries (4.5 avg.) and a touchdown. Also helped protect Matthew Stafford, who threw for 267 yards and 3 touchdowns. ¾ Helped protect Matthew Stafford in order for him to set a new franchise record 63 passing attempts vs. Chicago (11/13). ¾ Part of an offensive line that paved the way for running back Kevin Smith to rush for 140 yards vs. Carolina (11/20). They also gave QB Matthew Stafford enough time to throw 5 touchdown passes in the game. Started 40 of 47 games for the Buckeyes, earning 12 of those starts at left guard. Shifted to left guard from left tackle prior to senior season earning All-Big Ten Conference first-team honors. ¾ Made 28 starts at left tackle as an underclassmen and produced 83 key blocks and eight touchdown-resulting blocks for an offense that collected 5,068 yards, an average of 422.8 yards per game his senior year. ¾ His ability to shut down the blitz and stunts saw the offensive line allow only 18 quarterback sacks on the season. ¾ Took over left tackle duties when incumbent Ivan Douglas was sidelined with health problems (blood clot) during sophomore season. Son of the late Cleveland Browns tackle Robert Mickey Sims (1977-79). Was a first-team All-Ohio selection at offensive tackle during senior season at Nordonia High School. ¾ Started at guard as a sophomore and junior before moving to tackle his senior season. ¾ Earned letters in basketball and two in track, finishing fourth in the state in the shot put as a senior. ¾ Communications major at Ohio State. SIMS CAREER STATISTICS Year Tm G S 2006 Sea 14 3 2007 Sea 16 16 2008 Sea 1 1 2009 Sea 14 14 2010 Det 16 16 2011 Det 12 12 Totals 73 62 Postseason Year Tm G S 2006 Sea 2 2 2007 Sea 2 2 Totals 4 4
Alphonso smith Cornerback Wake Forest 3rd Year Ht: 5-9 Wt: 190 Born: 10/20/85 Pahokee, Fla. Draft: 09, R2 (37)-Den Acquired: 10, T-Den Player Profiles Complete biographical information available on. MANE FACTS ¾ Alphonso s favorite TV show is the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. ¾ Spends time working out, playing his drums, and traveling in the offseason ¾ Took a trip to Tanzania in Africa. ¾ Alphonso wants to be a head college football coach, preferably at Wake Forrest, when he retires from the league. ¾ Placed on injured reserve by the Lions on Dec. 8, 2010. ¾ Acquired by the Detroit Lions via trade with the Broncos Sept. 6, 2010. ¾ Selected by the Denver Broncos in the second round (37th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft. The third-year cornerback enters his second season in Detroit after arriving via trade at the end of the 2010 preseason. He emerged as one of the Lions defensive playmakers while leading the team with 5 interceptions, one in which he returned 42 yards for a touchdown vs. St. Louis (10/10). ¾ Posted 11 tackles (7 solo) and three pass defenses on defense. Also returned the second-most punts (10) among Broncos in 2009 and added 3 special-teams stops. ¾ Selected by the Broncos in the second round (37th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft. ¾ Since the 16-game schedule was first played in 1978, Smith recorded the second-most interceptions (5) for the Lions through the season s first eight games. He became the first Lions player to register 5 interceptions in the first eight games of the season since S Kurt Schulz (6) in 2000. ¾ Recorded first career interception at Minnesota (9/23/10). ¾ At Green Bay (10/3/10), pulled in the second interception of his career, the season and for the second game in a row. Smith became the first Lions defender to record interceptions in back-to-back games since CB Jamar Fletcher did so in 2006 (1 vs. Minnesota 12/10/06 and 1 at Green Bay 12/17/06). ¾ Recorded his third interception of the season in Lions 44-6 win vs. St. Louis (10/10/10), giving him a pick in three-straight games. The last Lions player with interceptions in three-straight games was CB Dré Bly when he did so in four-straight games in 2005 (at TB 10/2/05; vs. Baltimore 10/9/05, vs. Carolina 10/16/05 and at Cleveland 10/23/05). ¾ Smith registered his first career interception return for a touchdown when he picked off a pass in the fourth quarter and went 42-yards for the score. ¾ Smith became the first Lions defender to record 5 interceptions in a six-game span since CB Bryant Westbrook in 2000 when he picked off Jets QB Mark Sanchez (11/7/10). 2011: Missed a significant amount of training camp and all of the preseason with a foot injury. ¾ Inactive in season opener at Tampa Bay (9/11), vs. Kansas City (9/18) and at Minnesota (9/25). ¾ Active for game at Dallas (10/2) and saw time on special teams, recording 1 solo tackle. ¾ Saw time on special teams vs. San Francisco (10/16) and recorded 1 solo tackle. ¾ Recorded 2 solo tackles on defense and forced a fumble at Denver (10/30). ¾ Inactive vs. Green Bay (11/24). ¾ Played as team s nickel defensive back at New Orleans (12/4). Played 51 career games (40 starts) at Wake Forest University, totaling 189 tackles (153 solo), 9.0 sacks (59 yards), an Atlantic Coast Conference-record 21 interceptions (254 yds.) and 61 pass defenses. Also posted 5 career blocked punts. Finished his career ranked 10th in NCAA history (all levels) with 21 interceptions. ¾ Started all 13 games as a senior for Wake Forest, totaling 37 tackles (28 solo), 7 interceptions (33 yards), 20 pass defenses and 2 forced fumbles. Tied for first in the nation in both interceptions (7) and pass breakups (20). ¾ Twice earned first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors at Wake Forest University, where he totaled 21 career interceptions that ranked 10th in NCAA history (all levels) and represented a conference record. ¾ Led the nation with 15 interceptions during his final two years at Wake Forest, recording seven interceptions as a senior in 2008 that tied for the most in the country after sharing the national lead with a school-record eight interceptions as a junior in 2007. ¾ Received numerous All-America honors and was one of five finalists for the Bronko Nagurski Award (nation s best defensive player) as a senior in 2008. Smith played quarterback and defensive back at Pahokee High School in Pahokee, Fla., finishing his prep career as the runner-up for the state Player of the Year award as a senior after leading the Blue Devils to a 13-1 record and the Class 2B state championship. ¾ Earned first-team all-state honors as a senior cornerback, totaling 27 tackles, 4 interceptions and a sack. ¾ Threw for 2,400 yards and 32 touchdowns while also rushing for 640 yards and six scores as a senior. ¾ Played in the Palm Beach All-Star Game. ¾ Lettered in basketball. ¾ Is a graduate of the National Football Foundation s Play It Smart program. ¾ Majored in history at Wake Forest. ¾ Son of Sharon Smith and Alphonso Smith Sr. SMITH S SINGLE-GAME BESTS Tackles:...5 (twice) Last vs. StL 10/10/10 Interceptions:...1 (4 times) Last vs. Was 10/31/10 Interception Return Yards:...42 vs. StL 10/10/10 Interception Return Long:...42t vs. StL 10/10/10 Interception Return for Touchdown:... 1 vs. StL 10/10/10 Pass Defenses:...2 vs. Was 10/31/10 Special Teams Tackles:... 1 (4 times) Last at Dal 10/2/11 SMITH S CAREER STATISTICS Year Tm G S TT ST AT Sk Yds Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD STT 2009 Den 15 0 11 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 2010 Det 12 9 39 30 9 0 0 5 48 1 8 1 1 0 0 0 2011 Det 8 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 Totals 35 9 55 42 13 0 0 5 48 1 12 2 1 0 0 6 2011 (Det) Date Opp G S TT ST AT Sk SkY Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD STT 9/11 at TB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/18 KC 0 0 INACTIVe 9/25 at Min 0 0 INACTIVe 10/2 at Dal 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10/9 CHI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/16 SF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10/23 ATL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10/30 at Den 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 11/13 at Chi 0 0 INACTIVe 11/20 CAR 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/24 GB 0 0 INACTIVe 12/4 at NO 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12/11 MIN 12/18 at Oak 12/24 SD 1/1 at GB Totals 8 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3
Player Profiles KEVIN smith Running Back Central Florida 4th Year Ht: 6-1 Wt: 217 Born: 12/17/86 Miami, Fl. Draft: 08, R3 (64)-Det Complete biographical information available on. MANE FACTS ¾ Smith grew up as a fan of the Miami Dolphins, though he was a big fan of Dallas Cowboys; RB Emmitt Smith, WR Michael Irvin, TE Jay Novacek and CB Deion Sanders (when he was with the Falcons) ¾ One of Smiths favorite TV programs is America s Best Dance Crew. His favorite actor is Denzel Washington and favorite movie is Training Day. ¾ On game days, Smith relies on the hot tub to relax and loosen himself up before meditating to get focused. He prefers to wear his socks high and, in fact, prefers two pair of socks. ¾ Smith collects Air Jordan tennis shoes. ¾ Signed by the Lions on November 7, 2011. ¾ Placed on Reserve/Injured list by the Lions December 15, 2009. ¾ Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the third round (64th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft. Productive as both a rusher and a receiver, he has also proven effective in the backfield as a pass protector. Career rushing totals include 418 attempts for 2,066 yards and 15 touchdowns. Led the team in rushing in both 2008 and 2009. ¾ Played in 38 games (27 starts) during his career. ¾ As a receiver, he has tallied career totals of 104 catches for 952 yards and 2 touchdowns. ¾ Led Detroit with 1,189 yards from scrimmage in 2009 while playing through shoulder injuries through most of the first 13 games. He also led the team with 774 rushing yards, was second with 41 receptions and third with 415 receiving yards. ¾ Had solid rookie season when he led the team in rushing attempts (238), rushing yards (976), rushing average (4.2) and rushing touchdowns (eight). 2011: Made season debut with the Lions at Chicago (11/13). ¾ Smith rushed for career-high 140 yards (16 attempts; 8.8 avg.) and tied a career high with 2 rushing touchdowns vs. Carolina (11/20). He also caught 4 passes for 61 yards and a touchdown. ¾ His 201 total yards from scrimmage (140 rushing, 61 receiving) set a new career high as did his 3 total touchdowns (2 rush, 1 pass). ¾ In the second quarter, he registered a 43-yard run, which was the second longest of his career. His only longer run was a 50-yard run at Minnesota 10/12/08. He then took caught a pass on the next play and took it 28 yards for a touchdown. In back-to-back plays, Smith accounted for 71 yards from scrimmage and a touchdown (43-yard run, 28-yard pass). ¾ Gained 36 yards rushing and 21 yards receiving vs. Green Bay (11/24) before leaving the game with an ankle injury. ¾ Scored on 2-yard rushing touchdown at New Orleans (12/4). 2010: Played in six games and had 133 rushing yards on 34 carries before being placed on reserve/injured list November 20 due to thumb injury. ¾ Had four catches for 22 yards and 12 yards on three rushing attempts in season debut at Green Bay (10/3). ¾ Gained 51 rushing yards on 12 carries in win against Washington (10/3). Established new school career rushing records with 905 carries for 4,864 yards (5.37 avg) and 45 touchdowns. His 4,864 yards rank second in Conference USA history; his 180 points scored in 2007 rank fourth on the NCAA season-record chart. During his junior campaign Smith set a major college record of 450 rushing attempts, topping the old mark of 405 carries by Marcus Allen (USC) in 1981 and falling just 62 yards shy of setting the NCAA season-rushing record of 2,628 yards set by former Lions great, Barry Sanders (Oklahoma State) in 1988. ¾ Started 34-of-36 games at Central Flordia. ¾ Led the nation in rushing in 2007, becoming the second player in NCAA major college annals to rush for over 2,500 yards in a season as a senior in 2007. ¾ All-Conference USA first-team choice and named co-offensive Player of the Year while setting school and league records with 2,567 yards and 29 touchdowns, as his 450 carries (5.7 avg) set another NCAA seasonrecord list. Also ranked third in the nation with 2,809 all-purpose yards, an average of 200.64 yards per game. ¾ As a sophomore, he was a second-team All-Conference USA selection, despite playing in just nine games. ¾ Led the team with 206 carries for 934 yards (4.5 avg) and seven touchdowns in 2006. ¾ As a true freshman, he earned Freshman All-American and Freshman All-Conference USA selection by the Gridiron Report. Set a school rushing record for freshman with 1,178 yards on 249 carries (4.7 avg) and nine touchdowns. Lettered three times in football at Southridge High School and was a two-time All-Dade County selection as both a running back and free safety, recording 53 tackles and four interceptions during his senior season. ¾ As a junior, he rushed for 1,125 yards and 15 touchdowns. ¾ He was a member of the school s Academic Honor Roll. ¾ Son of Pam and Mario Smith. SMITH S SINGLE-GAME BESTS Rushing Attempts...28 at GB 12/28/08 Rushing Yards:... 140 vs. Car 11/20/11 Long Rush:... 50 at Min 10/12/08 Rushing Touchdowns:...2 vs. Car 11/20/11 Receptions:...7 vs. Was 10/26/08 Receiving Yards:...104 vs. Cle 11/22/09 Long Reception:... 63t vs. Cle 11/22/09 Receiving Touchdowns:...1 (twice) Last vs. Car 11/20/11 Total Yards... 201 vs. Car 11/20/11 SMITH S CAREER STATISTICS RUSHING RECEIVING Year Tm G S Att Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD TYds 2008 Det 16 12 238 976 4.2 50 8 39 286 7.3 27 0 1258 2009 Det 13 13 117 747 3.4 31 4 41 415 10.1 63t 1 1162 2010 Det 6 0 34 133 3.9 15 0 11 123 11.2 27 0 256 2011 Det 3 2 29 210 7.2 43 3 13 128 9.8 28 1 321 Totals 38 27 418 2066 4.9 50 15 104 952 9.2 63t 2 2997 2011 (Det) Date Opp G S Att Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD TYds 9/11 at TB 0 0 NOT WITH TEAM 9/18 KC 0 0 NOT WITH TEAM 9/25 at Min 0 0 NOT WITH TEAM 10/2 at Dal 0 0 NOT WITH TEAM 10/9 CHI 0 0 NOT WITH TEAM 10/16 SF 0 0 NOT WITH TEAM 10/23 ATL 0 0 NOT WITH TEAM 10/30 at Den 0 0 NOT WITH TEAM 11/13 at Chi 0 0 NOT WITH TEAM 11/20 CAR 1 0 16 140 8.8 43 2 4 61 15.3 28 1 201 11/24 GB 1 1 7 36 5.1 15 0 3 21 7.0 14 0 57 12/4 at NO 1 1 6 34 5.7 17 1 6 46 7.7 18 0 63 12/11 MIN 12/18 at Oak 12/24 SD 1/1 at GB Totals 3 2 29 210 7.2 43 3 13 128 9.8 28 1 321
Player Profiles Amari Spievey Cornerback Iowa 2nd Year Ht: 5-11 Wt: 195 Born: 4/15/88 Middletown, Conn. Draft: 10, R3 (66)-Det Complete biographical information available on. MANE FACTS ¾ Before every game, Amari likes to clear his mind and just relax. ¾ Amari loves to draw and uses pens, pencils, and even charcoal to create his designs. ¾ His favorite movie series is Austin Powers. ¾ When he decides to step away from football, Amari would like to travel and relax. ¾ Selected by the Detroit Lions in the third round (66th overall) in the 2010 NFL Draft. Pro Selected in the third round (66th overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft. Spievey made the transition from college cornerback to NFL safety and started nine games at strong safety. Brings ball skills and athleticism to the Lions backfield. ¾ Saw action in all 16 games of the 2010 regular season, starting in 9. Finished with 46 tackles (33 solo), 2 interceptions (35 yards) and 5 special teams tackles. 2011: Claimed team s starting strong safety position. Has 52 tackles, 3 interceptions, 3 pass defenses, 1 fumble recovery and 2 special teams tackles on the year. ¾ Led team in tackles with 7 solo in season opening win at Tampa Bay (9/11). ¾ Picked off the Lions second interception of the first half and returned it for 15 yards vs. the Chiefs (9/18). It set up a Lions 28-yard field goal to complete the Team s first half scoring. It was Spievey s third interception of his career. The team s 3 interceptions were all recorded by members of the secondary (Spievey, CB Chris Houston and CB Eric Wright). The last time the secondary recorded 3 picks in a game was in a 16-7 win at Chicago (10/28/07). ¾ Was part of a team effort that registered 6 turnovers in the game against Kansas City, including 3 interceptions and 3 fumble recoveries. It marked the first time since the Lions claimed a 24-17 win at Houston (Oilers, 12/10/95) that the team had 3 interceptions and 3 fumble recoveries. ¾ Through 2 games, the defense has collected 8 takeaways (4 interceptions and 4 fumble recoveries), and for the second consecutive game, have yielded no touchdowns in the first half. In total, they ve allowed just 1 touchdown (passing) and 3 field goals through the first two games. ¾ Recorded first career sack in 26-23 overtime win at Minnesota (9/25). It was one of team s four sacks on the day. ¾ Inactive (hamstring) vs. Chicago (10/10). ¾ Recorded second interception of the season vs. San Francisco (10/16) in the third quarter. Pick came on second-and-11 at the Lion s 21-yard line, returned it 30 yards to the 49ers 49-yard line. ¾ Recorded his third interception of the season vs. Atlanta (10/23) on the first play of the fourth quarter. Three interceptions on the season is a career-high for the second-year safety. With two interceptions on the day (CB Eric Wright), the defense moves their season total to 10 in the first seven games. ¾ Second on the team with 6 tackles (all solo) at Denver (10/30). ¾ Recovered a fumbled exchange between Bears QB Jay Cutler and RB Matt Forte to set up the Lions in scoring position in the second quarter at Chicago (11/13). The Lions kicked a field goal following the takeaway. ¾ Led the team with 7 tackles (6 solo) vs. Green Bay (11/24). Spievey started every game that he played in (26) at Iowa, recording 124 tackles (86 solos) with two stops for losses totaling four yards, as he forced one fumble, had fourteen pass deflections and picked off six passes for 127 yards in returns (21.1 avg). Added five kickoff returns for 80 yards (16.0 avg) and had four punt returns for seven yards (1.7 avg). ¾ All-American third-team pick by College Football Insiders in 2009, earning honorable mention from Pro Football Weekly. All-Big Ten Conference first-team selection by The NFL Draft Report and the league s coaches, earning second-team honors from the media. Started all 13 games at right cornerback, recording 56 tackles (42 solos) with a stop for a 3-yard loss. Deflected eight passes and intercepted two others. Gained 73 yards on four kickoff returns (18.25 avg) and seven yards on four punt returns. ¾ Also performed on the punt coverage unit, registering five solo stops. ¾ As a sophomore in 2008 was an All-American selection by College Football News. Earned All-Big Ten Conference second-team honors from the league s coaches. Returned to Iowa and claimed the right cornerback position, ranking third on the team with 68 tackles (44 solos), as he had one stop behind the line of scrimmage, a pressure and a forced fumble. Deflected six passes and intercepted four others for 127 yards in returns, including a touchdown. ¾ In 2007, attended Iowa Central (Dodge City, Ia.) Community College, named first team All-American--just fifth in school s history. Started 10 games at right cornerback, gaining 242 yards with two touchdowns on seven interceptions. Returned two kickoffs for scores and blocked four punts. Recorded 55 tackles (43 solos) with nine pass deflections. Attended Xavier (Middleton, Ct.) High School, playing football for head coach Sean Marinan. Named the Connecticut Player of the Year and was a two-time All-State selection by both the New Haven Register and Hartford Courant. Led the team to the state championship as a senior and closed out his career as the school s all-time leading rusher, amassing 3,606 yards and 50 touch-downs. Also scored eight touchdowns on 53 receptions for 858 yards. ¾ The tailback and defensive back recorded 87 tackles and 16 interceptions, including two returned for touchdowns during his career. ¾ Also returned three punts and two kickoffs for touchdowns at Xavier. ¾ During the team s championship season, he produced seven interceptions and 24 tackles, and rushed for 1,642 yards and 26 touchdowns as a tailback, leading the squad to anundefeated season. ¾ Son of Romonda Spievey. Born Amari Spievey on Apr. 15, 1988. SPIEVEY S SINGLE-GAME BESTS Tackles:... 10 vs. NE 11/25/10 Special Teams Tackles:...1 (five times) last vs. CHI 12/5/10 Interceptions:...1 (four times) last vs. SF 10/16/11 Sack:...1 at Min 9/25/11 SPIEVEY S CAREER STATISTICS Year Tm G S TT ST AT Sk Yds Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD STT 2010 Det 16 9 46 33 13 0 0 2 35 0 3 0 0 0 0 5 2011 Det 11 11 52 45 7 0 0 3 47 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 Totals 27 20 98 78 20 0 0 5 82 0 6 0 1 0 0 7 2011 (Det) Date Opp G S TT ST AT Sk SkY Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD STT 9/11 at TB 1 1 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/18 KC 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9/25 at Min 1 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10/2 at Dal 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10/9 CHI 0 0 INACTIVE/INJURED 10/16 SF 1 1 4 4 0 0 0 1 30 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10/23 ATL 1 1 6 6 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10/30 at Den 1 1 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/13 at Chi 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11/20 CAR 1 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/24 GB 1 1 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12/4 at NO 1 1 10 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12/11 MIN 12/18 at Oak 12/24 SD 1/1 at GB Totals 11 11 52 45 7 0 0 3 47 0 3 0 1 0 0 2
Player Profiles Matthew Stafford Quarterback Georgia 3rd Year Ht: 6-3 Wt: 232 Born: 2/7/88 Highland Park, Texas Draft: 09, R1 (1)-Det Complete biographical information available on. MANE FACTS ¾ During the Lions dramatic 38-37 last second, come-from-behind win against Cleveland at Ford Field when he set an NFL rookie passing records for yards (422) and tied a record for touchdowns (five), Stafford was mic d up by NFL Films for that memorable win. Stafford suffered a shoulder injury on the last timed play of regulation. Following a pass interference penalty in the endzone and a Browns timeout, Stafford forced himself back on the field for one more throw that resulted in the game winning touchdowns to TE Brandon Pettigrew. As published in the Detroit Free Press: NFL Films president Steve Sabol said Stafford earned a lasting place in the cinematic folklore of the NFL. Stafford was wired for sound when he suffered an AC joint separation, came back and threw the winning touchdown with no time left against the Browns. Sabol called it the most dramatic player wiring ever -- and NFL Films has wired more than 350 players since 1965. ¾ Was named NFC Offensive Player of the Week and was voted Rookie of the Week for Week 11 of the 2009 season. ¾ Attended Highland Park High School in Dallas, Texas, the same high school that Lions Hall of Famers QB Bobby Layne and RB Doak Walker attended. Layne and Walker led the Lions to NFL Championships in 1952 and 1953. Layne also led the team to the 1957 NFL Championship. ¾ While growing up in Texas, he was fan of the Dallas Cowboys. ¾ After his football career, he would like to either coach or work in broadcasting and then one way or the other play a lot of golf. ¾ Among his favorite TV shows are: Entourage and Eastbound and Down; favorite movies: Blood Diamond and Gladiator; favorite actor/ entertainer: Will Ferrell. ¾ Placed on Reserve/Injured by the Lions Dec. 24, 2010. ¾ Placed on Reserve/Injured by the Lions Dec. 26, 2009. ¾ Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the first round (1st overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft. As the Lions starting signal caller, Stafford combines great arm strength and accuracy with exceptional ability to read opponent s defenses to lead the team s offense. ¾ The 24-point comeback at Dallas (10/2) was the third 20+-point comeback of his career, and second in consecutive weeks, making the Lions the only team to do so in NFL history. Stafford now joins Hall of Fame QB Bobby Layne as the only quarterbacks in team history to lead the Lions back to victories from 24-point deficits. Stafford has led the team s only 24-point comeback on the road. ¾ With the 24-point comeback on the road, the Lions tied an NFL record for the largest comeback by a road team, accomplished three previous times. The last 24-point comeback occurred December 6, 1992 when the Los Angeles Rams won at Tampa Bay 31-27 after trailing by 24 points. ¾ The 20-point comeback at Minnesota (9/25/11) was the second 20+-point comeback engineered Stafford during his career. In 2009, he helped bring the Lions back from 21 points down vs. Cleveland (11/22/09) at Ford Field. The comeback against the Vikings was also the Lions largest halftime deficit to overcome in team history (20 points). He and Hall of Fame QB Bobby Layne are the only quarterbacks in team history to engineer 20+-point comebacks in team history (regular season). Layne engineered the largest comeback ever by bringing the Lions back from 24 points down vs. Baltimore (10/20/57). In the postseason, the Lions also came back from a 20-point deficit at San Francisco December 22, 1957, quarterbacked by Tobin Rote, to claim a 31-27 win after training 27-7 in the third quarter. The playoff game is known in Lions history as the Comeback at Kezar. ¾ Since the beginning of the 2010 season, he has played in 13 games and has tossed 33 touchdown passes (15 interceptions), and 16 of those touchdowns have gone to WR Calvin Johnson. ¾ Became the second player in NFL history (Fran Tarkenton) to record four games of 4+ TD passes in first 16 career games. ¾ Lions are 4-2 in games Stafford throws for 300 yards and 6-5 when he throws for over 250 yards. ¾ Team is 6-0 when Stafford throws 3 touchdowns in a game. ¾ Lions are 7-0 when Stafford records a passer rating over 100.0. ¾ Five career game-winning drives with team training or tied in fourth quarter or OT. ¾ Rookie campaign was highlighted by his 13 touchdowns passes (Lions rookie passing record) and his gritty performance against Cleveland when he threw for an NFL record 422 yards and tied a league singlegame rookie record with five touchdown passes. ¾ Selected by the Lions with the first overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft and was named the team s starting quarterback to start the regular season. He was the youngest player to start the regular season at quarterback since drew Bledsoe in 1993. 2011: Team s third-year starting quarterback who was named an offensive team captain for the second consecutive year. Has completed 307-of-487 passes (63.0 pct.) for 3,527 yards and 27 TDs, with a passer rating of 91.3. Among League leaders through 13 weeks, Stafford is second in completions (307), fifth in yards (3,527), fourth in touchdowns (27) and ninth in passer rating (91.3). ¾ Stafford s 3,000-yard season is the eighth in team history and he is the fifth quarterback to accomplish this feat. ¾ In the team s single-season passing records he ranks: fifth in completions (307), fourth in yards (3,527) and second in TDs (27) ¾ For the Month of September, Stafford was 79-of-118 (66.9 pct.) for 977 yards and 9 touchdowns. His rating for the month was 110.7. Stafford ranked among the NFL leaders, including 5th in yards (3rd in NFC), tied for 2nd in passing touchdowns (tied for 1st in NFC) and 3rd in passer rating (2nd in NFC). ¾ His 325.7 passing yards per game was the highest for the month of September in team history. ¾ In the Lions season opener at Tampa Bay (9/11), registered 305 yards passing (24-of-33, 72.7 pct.) in the Lions win, the most by a Lions quarterback on the road to open the season. It also marked Stafford s second career 300-yard game. ¾ In the first half alone, he threw for 265 yards, the third most by a Lions passer in the first half of a game since 1991, and it s Stafford s second highest first-half total of his career. He threw for 270 yards in the first half vs. Cleveland (11/22/09). ¾ His 305 yards was also the third 300-yard passing game by a Lions quarterback on opening day, and he became only the second player in team history to accomplish this feat. The last time was QB Bobby Layne (364 vs. Pittsburgh, 9/27/53 and 310 vs. Washington, 9/30/51). ¾ Set a new single game career-high with a quarterback rating of 118.9. It was the highest passer rating posted by a Lions quarterback on opening day since QB Gary Danielson registered a 119.6 vs. San Francisco (9/2/84). It is also the highest passer rating recorded by a Lions quarterback on the road in an opener dating back to at least 1950. ¾ His 3 touchdown passes against the Bucs, marked his third career game throwing at least three touchdowns. ¾ Finished the home opener vs. Kansas City (9/18) 23-of-39 (58.9 pct) for 294 yards and 4 touchdowns, ending the day with a 106.1 passer rating. His four touchdown passes mark the third career game of having at least 4 touchdown passes. ¾ By recording back-to-back games with a passer rating over 100.0 (118.9 last week at Tampa Bay), he accomplished that feat for the first time for the Lions since QB Jon Kitna in 2007 (100.5 at Philadelphia 9//23 and vs. Chicago 9/30). It is the first time that a Lions quarterback had a passer rating over 100.0 in the first two games of the season since Gary Danielson in 1984 (119.6 vs. San Francisco, 9/24 and 110.2 at Atlanta 9/9). ¾ Stafford found WR Calvin Johnson on 2 touchdown passes in the game, marking the second time in the season s first two games that they have connected for 2 touchdowns. In the last three games that Stafford has started and completed (including last year s win vs. Washington 10/31/10), he has thrown 7 touchdown passes to Johnson. ¾ Helped turn the Lions 20-0 halftime deficit at Minnesota (9/25) into a 26-23 win in overtime by completing 32-of-46 passes (69.6 pct.) for 378 yards and 2 touchdowns. He finished with a quarterback rating of 108.8. ¾ After trailing at halftime 20-0, Stafford completed 22-of-30 passes for 314 yards and 2 touchdowns with a passer rating of 129.0 in the second half and overtime. His 314 yards in the second half and overtime. His 314 yards in the second half and overtime are the most in the League this season after halftime in a single game. ¾ Stafford s 378 yards was his third career game throwing for 300+ yards. He has three career 300-yard games in his first 16 career starts. ¾ With two passing touchdowns, both to WR Calvin Johnson, Stafford become only the second Lions quarterback (Milt Plum, 1962) to throw for 9 touchdowns in the season s first three games. ¾ With 378 yards in the Lions win at Minnesota (9/25), Stafford has now accumulated 977 yards in the season s first three games. He is the 8th Lions quarterback (9 times overall) to register 900 yards in a threegame stretch, and his 977 yards are the third-most all-time in team history in a three-game span. With regards to the first three games of the season, Stafford s 977 are the second-most all-time to begin a season in franchise history. ¾ Through three games, Stafford has registered a 110.7 passer rating. He became the fifth quarterback in team history to accumulate a 100.0 passer rating through the season s first three games. ¾ At Dallas (10/2), engineered his fourth career comeback win. Finished the day 21-of-43 for 240 yards and 2 touchdowns. In the fourth quarter,
Player Profiles he was 10-of-16 for 121 yards and completed both scores for a fourth quarter QB rating of 125.3. ¾ Stafford was 19-of-26 for 219 yards and had 2 touchdown passes in the Lions 24-13 win vs. Chicago to push the team s record to 5-0, their best start since 1956. He connected with WR Calvin Johnson on a 73-yard touchdown pass, the second time in his career he has connected with Johnson on a 70+-yard TD pass. ¾ Connected on 28-of-50 passes for 293 yards and threw for 2 touchdowns vs. San Francisco (10/16). He has thrown 2 touchdown passes in each of the season s first six games. ¾ He was 21-of-30 for 267 yards and 3 touchdowns at Denver (10/30). His passer rating was 130.8. The 130.8 rating is the highest of his career. He connected on touchdown passes of 56 (Calvin Johnson) and 41 yards (Titus Young). ¾ His 63 passing attempts at Chicago (11/13) set a new franchise record for a single game. ¾ He threw for 329 yards at Chicago (11/13) which was his fourth career 300-yard passing game. That ties Gary Danielson for fourth on the Lions all-time list for career 300-yard passing games. ¾ Stafford connected on 5 touchdown passes vs. Carolina (11/20) which ties a team single-game record (Gary Danielson vs. Min 12/9/78 and Stafford vs. Cle 11/22/09). ¾ Stafford became the first player in team history to throw 5 touchdowns twice during his career. ¾ He also became the first player in team history to pass for 4 touchdowns in game four times in his career. He broke the previous mark set by Hall of Fame QB Bobby Layne who had 3 career games with 4 touchdown passes. ¾ By passing for 335 yards vs. Carolina (11/20), he now has 5 career 300- yard games tying Layne for the third-most in team history. ¾ Stafford s 77.8 completion percentage was the highest single-game tally for a Lions quarterback with at least 35 pass attempts. ¾ Through the first 10 games, Stafford has thrown for 2,843 yards. It is the highest total by a Lions quarterback through 10 games in team history. The previous high was 2,673 by QB Jon Kitna in 2007. ¾ He also has 25 touchdown passes on the year. He is tied with Layne (25, 1951) for the most touchdown passes through 10 games in team history. ¾ It is the fifth time in Stafford s career that he has led the Lions to victory after trailing or being tied in the fourth quarter. ¾ In Stafford s two career games with 5 touchdown passes, he found 5 different receivers for scores in both games. ¾ He threw for 276 yards vs. Green Bay (11/24), moving his season total to 3,119. He has the most passing yards by any Lions quarterback through the season s first 11 games in team history (previous best was QB Jon Kitna 2,897 in 2007). His is the first quarterback in franchise history to throw for 3,000 yards in the season s first 11 games. ¾ He also threw a touchdown pass to Calvin Johnson in the fourth quarter giving him 26 touchdowns on the season. He tied Hall of Fame QB Bobby Layne (26, 1951) for the second-highest single-season tally in team history. QB Scott Mitchell holds the team record with 32 in 1995. ¾ Stafford s 26 touchdown passes through 11 games ties Layne (26, 1951) for the most touchdown passes by a Lions quarterback through 11 games in team history. ¾ He also added a 22-yard rush vs. Green Bay the longest run of his career, ¾ Stafford completed 31-of-44 passes (70.5 pct) for 408 yards and 1 TD with a passer rating of 97.5 at New Orleans (12/4). It was the fourth game this season he has completed over 30 passes and the fifth time he has passed for 300 yards. Additionally, he completed passes to 10 different receivers. ¾ He became the first quarterback in team history to register two 400- yard passing games. ¾ Stafford has now surpassed 300 yards for the sixth time in his career. He passed Hall of Fame QB Bobby Layne (5) for third on the Lions all-time list for career 300-yard passing games. ¾ With 31 pass completions vs. the Saints, Stafford passed QB Scott Mitchell (293 in 1997) for fifth on the team s single-season pass completions list. He now has 307 on the season. ¾ By reaching 300 pass completions in 2011, he become the fourth passer in team history to record 300 completions in a season, and this is the fifth time overall that a quarterback accomplished this feat. He joins QB Jon Kitna (372 in 2006, 355 in 2007), QB Scott Mitchell (346 in 1995) and QB Joey Harrington (309 in 2003) to complete 300 passes in a year. ¾ Stafford s 9-yard pass to RB Maurice Morris near the end of the third quarter was his 27th on the season. He moved past Hall of Fame QB Bobby Layne (26, 1951) for the second-most touchdowns by a Lions quarterback in a single-season. ¾ His 408 yards moved his season total to 3,527 yards. Against the Saints, he passed QB Gary Danielson (3223 in 1980) and QB Scott Mitchell (3,484 in 1997) to move to fourth place on the team s single-season passing yards list. Stafford closed out his three-year career at Georgia ranking third on the school s all-time record list for yards passing (7,731), pass attempts (987), completed passes (564), touchdown passes (51), touchdowns responsible for (57), and yards in total offense (7,944). In 34 starting assignments, he compiled a 27-7 record (.794). ¾ Stafford enjoyed his most successful collegiate season in 2008 starting in all 13 games and completed 235-of-383 passes (both fourth on the school season-record list) for 3,459 yards (second-best season total by a Bulldog passer), compiling a.6136 pass completion percentage. He also set the Bulldog season-record with 25 touchdown tosses and 10 interceptions and averaged 9.03 yards per pass attempt, the third-best season total in Georgia history. His passing efficiency rating of 153.54 is the second-best annual mark in school annals. Also ran for 40 yards and a score on 55 carries (0.7 avg). ¾ On 423 plays, he amassed a school season-record 3,499 yards in total offense (269.15 yards per game), along with being responsible for 26 touchdowns (third on the Georgia season-record list). ¾ Capital One Bowl MVP. Earned All-Southeastern Conference secondteam honors from the league s coaches and Associated Press. ¾ Earned the team s Vince Dooley Most Valuable Player of the Year Award and received SEC Academic Honor Roll distinction for the fall semester. ¾ The recipient of the Dr. and Mrs. Howard Williams, II, Football Scholarship. ¾ The team ranked 74th in the nation with an average of 375.62 yards per game, but Stafford proved to be an opportunist, as the Bulldogs placed 34th in scoring (32.62 points per game). ¾ In 2006, became the first quarterback to start for Georgia right out of high school (graduated from high school early and enrolled at UGA in Jan.) since Eriz Zeier in 1991. Completed 135-of-256 passes (52.73%) for 1,749 yards, as he had seven touchdowns and 13 interceptions. Scored three times and gained 191 yards on 47 carries (4.1 avg). Participated in 303 plays, compiling 1,940 yards in total offense (149.23 yards per game). ¾ Selected to the Freshman All-SEC team by the league s coaches, twice earning SEC Freshman of the Week honors. ¾ Recipient of the Dr. and Mrs. Howard Williams, ILL, Football Scholarship. Attended Highland Park (Dallas, Tex.) High School, playing football for head coach Randy Allen. Parade, Super Prep and USA Today All-American selection. ¾ Rated as the best prep passer in the country by Rivals.com and ranked second nationally by both Scout.com and ESPN. ¾ Added Prep Star Top 100 honors, as that recruiting service ranked him third in the country at his position. ¾ Three-time All-State selection, adding Gatorade Player of the Year, EA Sports National Player of the Year and Dallas Morning News Area Offensive Player of the Year accolades as a senior. ¾ Received a five-star prospect rating from both Scout.com and Rivals. com. Chosen Class AAAA Player of the Year by Dave Campbells Texas Football. Named Class AAAA Mr. Texas Football from TexasFootball.com. ¾ In the first round of the 2005 state playoffs, he rallied.his team from a 17-0 deficit to win 38-31 with 411 yards passing and four touch-downs. ¾ Named the Most Outstanding Player of the Tom Landry Classic. ¾ Student Sports All-American and All-District choice after his final season. ¾ Upon graduation, he was invited to play in the U.S. Army All-American Game and to the EA Sports Elite 11 Camp for the nation s top quarterbacks. ¾ Born John Matthew Stafford on February 7, 1988. ¾ Sister, Page, is a student at the University of Georgia. STAFFORD S SINGLE-GAME BESTS Passing Attempts:... 63 at Chi 11/13/11 Passing Completions:... 33 at Chi 11/13/11 Passing Yards:...422 vs. Cle 11/22/09 Completion Percentage:... 77.7 vs. Car 11/20/11 Pass Touchdowns:...5 (twice) Last vs. Car 11/20/11 Longest Pass:... 75t vs. Cle 11/22/09 Passing Rating:... 130.8 at Den 10/30/11 Rush Attempts:... 4, at Min 11/15/09 Rush Yards:... 31 vs. GB 11/24/11 Rush Touchdown:...1 (three times) Last vs.nyj 11/7/10 Longest Rush:... 22 vs. GB 11/24/11 STAFFORD S CAREER STATISTICS PASSING RUSHING Year TM G S W-L* Att Cmp Yds Pct TD Int Lg Sk Yds Rtg Att Yds Avg Lg TD 2009 Det 10 10 2-8 377 201 2267 53.3 13 20 75 24 169 61.0 20 108 5.4 21 2 2010 Det 3 3 1-2 96 57 535 59.4 6 1 36 4 36 91.3 4 11 2.8 9 1 2011 Det 12 12 7-4 487 307 3527 63.0 27 14 73 24 184 91.3 17 64 3.8 22 0 Totals 25 25 9-13 960 565 6329 58.9 46 35 73 52 389 79.4 41 183 4.5 21 3 2011 (Det) Date Opp G S W-L* Att Cmp Yds Cmp% TD Int Lg Sk SkY Rtg Att Yds Avg Lg TD 9/11 at TB 1 1 1-0 33 24 305 72.7 3 1 36t 0 0 118.9 1 0 0.0 0 0 9/18 KC 1 1 1-0 39 23 294 59.0 4 1 43 0 0 106.1 1 1 1.0 1 0 9/25 at Min 1 1 1-0 46 32 378 69.6 2 0 60 5 40 108.8 1-1 -1.0-1 0 10/2 at Dal 1 1 1-0 43 21 240 48.8 2 1 24 0 0 71.9 1-1 -1-1 0 10/9 CHI 1 1 1-0 26 19 219 73.1 2 1 73 1 5 107.7 1 1 1 1 0 10/16 SF 1 1 0-1 50 28 293 56 2 0 41 5 49 86.5 1 9 9 9 0 10/23 ATL 1 1 0-1 32 15 183 46.87 1 0 57 3 24 75.4 0 0 0 0 0 10/30 at Den 1 1 1-0 30 21 267 70 3 0 56 2 9 130.8 1 21 21 21 0 11/13 at Chi 1 1 0-1 63 33 329 52.4 1 4 40 2 16 46.3 2 1 0.5 2 0 11/20 CAR 1 1 1-0 36 28 335 77.8 5 2 30 2 9 121.9 4 2 0.5 2 0 11/24 GB 1 1 0-1 45 32 276 71.1 1 3 23 1 3 66.5 4 31 7.75 22 0 12/4 at NO 1 1 0-1 44 31 408 70.5 1 1 49 3 29 97.5 0 0 0 0 12/11 MIN 12/18 at Oak 12/24 SD 1/1 at GB Totals 12 12 7-4 487 307 3527 63.0 27 14 73 24 184 91.3 17 64 3.8 22 0
Player Profiles Drew Stanton Quarterback Michigan State 5th Year Ht: 6-3 Wt: 230 Born: 5/7/84 Farmington Hills, Mich. Draft: 07, R2 (43)-Det Complete biographical information available on. MANE FACTS ¾ High 5ive, the Drew Stanton Foundation (high5foundation.org), is dedicated to working with and helping with the financial support of Special Olympics (SOMI.org) and Children s Miracle Network (childrensmiraclenetwork.org). Its mission is to improve the quality of life for all people with varying disabilities through raising public awareness and inspiring individuals toward achieving personal goals which at one time seemed unattainable. ¾ Detroit Lions 2010 and 2009 Robert Porcher Man of the Year. ¾ Has attended Lions Courage House Dinner to help benefit HAVEN, Oakland County s premier center for the prevention and treatment of domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse. ¾ Regular participant in the annual Detroit Lions Invitational golf outing and Tony Filippis Memorial Bocce Ball Tournament that raises more than $100,000 for Detroit Lions Charities. ¾ Teamed up with former Harrison High grad Mill Coleman for a passing and receiving camp, called the C & S Air Assault QBR Academy. ¾ Growing up in Michigan, Stanton has always been a Lions fan especially a fan of Barry Sanders, Herman Moore and Scott Mitchell. ¾ Stanton wears a long wrist band on his left elbow and goes around five times with tape on his right wrist for each one of his family members. ¾ Collects wine and has a wine cellar in his basement. ¾ Wants to coach college football after playing career. ¾ Placed on Reserve/Injured list by the Lions Aug. 3, 3007. ¾ Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the second round (43rd overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft. One of the team s backup up quarterbacks who continues to progress in his development. Passer whose mobility adds additional dimension to abilities at quarterback. ¾ Has appeared in 12 games (four starts) during his career, and has completed 104-of-187 passes for 1,158 yards. Has also rushed 30 times for 166 yards and two touchdowns. ¾ Stanton saw his first game action during the regular season in 2008. He threw a touchdown pass on his first ever pass attempt while being featured in a goal-line package. ¾ After being drafted by Detroit in the second round (43rd overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft, Stanton s rookie season ended before it really began as he was placed on Reserve/Injured after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery during training camp. ¾ Completed 69-of-119 passes (58.0 pct.) for 780 yards with 5 TDs in 2010. Started three games and was 2-1 as a starter. ¾ Came into the game at quarterback after QB Shaun Hill suffered a broken forearm at the New York Giants (10/17/10). Threw for 222 yards and 1 TD. 87-yard TD pass to Calvin Johnson was career long, and longest play from scrimmage for the Lions. Also established career highs in attempts (34), completions (19), yards (222), rushing yards (30) and longest rush (20). ¾ Career high of 37 pass attempts, 23 completions and 252 passing yards, and tied career high one passing TD in OT win at Tampa Bay (12/19/10). It was his second career win, second career game-winning fourth quarter comeback and the second in consecutive weeks. 91.3 passer rating vs. Buccaneers was second-highest total among his career starts and second in three games that he tallied passing rating over 90.0. 2011: Team s third quarterback. ¾ Inactive in season opener at Tampa Bay (9/11), vs. Kansas City (9/18), at Minnesota (9/25), at Dallas (10/2), vs. Chicago (10/10), vs. San Francisco (10/16), vs. Atlanta (10/23), at Denver (10/30) and at Chicago (11/13). Ranks second in school history with 543 of 846 passes for 6,524 yards, fifth with 42 touchdowns and ninth with 28 interceptions. He carried 332 times for 1,512 yards (4.6 avg) and 15 scores. His 1,512 yards are the secondmost ever by a Spartans quarterback. Gained 8,036 yards in total offense, ranking second on MSU all-time record list. His athletic ability was used as a freshman on special teams units, where he appeared in 13 games on cover units, garnering 13 tackles. ¾ Stanton started the first 11 games for the Spartans, completing 164 of 269 throws for 1,807 yards and 12 touchdowns as a senior. ¾ Earned All-Big Ten honorable mention from the league s media as a junior. Started every game, ranking eighth in the nation in total offense (310.5 ypg), 10th in passing efficiency (153.4), 11th in points responsible for (15.64 ppg) and 13th in passing yardage per game (279.73). ¾ In 2004, named honorable mention All-Big Ten selection. Presented the Governor s Award as the team s Most Valuable Player. ¾ Academic All-Big Ten choice as a redshirt freshman. Appeared in 13 games on special teams, Saw limited action in four games. Attended Harrison (Farmington Hills, Mich.) High School, playing football for Head Coach John Herrington, former Lions High School Coach of the Year. ¾ Earned Super Prep, Prep Star and Max Emfinger All-American honors as a senior. Named to Detroit News and Detroit Free Press Dream teams. ¾ The two-year starter completed 234 of 357 career passes (65.5%) for 5,293 yards and 58 touchdowns and only nine interceptions while leading Harrison High to back-to-back state titles in 2000-01. ¾ Connected on 132 of 196 throws (67.3%) for 2,822 yards and 31 touchdowns as a senior, as his passing yards and scoring tosses mark the fifth-best single-season totals in state history. ¾ During junior year, he threw for 163 yards and two TDs and ran for another TD in a 42-0 win over East Lansing in 2000 state championship game. ¾ Also lettered in baseball as a shortstop/pitcher, batting.561 as a junior, including three homers and four triples. ¾ Kinesiology major at MSU, earning Academic All-American honors in 2005 and named to Academic All-Big Ten Conference squad three times. STANTON S SINGLE-GAME BESTS Passing Attempts:...34 at NYG 10/17/10 Passing Completions:...19 at NYG 10/17/10 Passing Yards:...222 at NYG 10/17/10 Completion Percentage:... 75.0 vs. Jax 10/9/08 Long Pass:... 87t at NYG 10/17/10 Passing Touchdowns:...1 (twice) Last at NYG 10/17/10 Passing Rating:...102.4 vs. Chi 12/5/10 Rushing Attempts:... 6 at SF 12/27/09 Rushing Yards:...30 at NYG 10/17/10 Long Rush:...20 at NYG 10/17/10 Rushing Touchdown:...1 (twice) Last vs. CHI 12/5/10 STANTON S CAREER STATISTICS PASSING RUSHING Date Tm G S W-L* Att Cmp Yds Cmp% TD Int Lg Sk Y Rtg Att Yds Avg Lg TD 2007 Det 0 0 0-0 RESERVE/INJURED 2008 Det 3 0 0-0 17 9 119 52.9 1 0 41 6 35 95.0 3 20 6.7 15 0 2009 Det 4 1 0-1 51 26 259 51.0 0 6 30 5 27 26.1 9 33 3.7 11 1 2010 Det 6 3 2-1 119 69 780 58.0 4 3 87t 6 42 78.4 18 113 6.3 20 1 2011 Det 0 0 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Totals 12 4 2-2 187 104 1158 55.6 5 9 87t 17 104 63.1 30 166 5.5 20 2 2011 (Det) PASSING RUSHING Date Opp G S W-L* Att Cmp Yds Cmp% TD Int Lg Sk SkY Rtg Att Yds Avg Lg TD 9/11 at TB 0 0 0-0 INACTIVe 9/18 KC 0 0 0-0 INACTIVe 9/25 at Min 0 0 0-0 INACTIVe 10/2 at Dal 0 0 0-0 INACTIVe 10/9 CHI 0 0 0-0 INACTIVe 10/16 SF 0 0 0-0 INACTIVe 10/23 ATL 0 0 0-0 INACTIVe 10/30 at Den 0 0 0-0 INACTIVe 11/13 at Chi 0 0 0-0 INACTIVe 11/20 CAR 0 0 0-0 INACTIVe 11/24 GB 0 0 0-0 INACTIVe 12/4 at NO 0 0 0-0 INACTIVe 12/11 MIN 12/18 at Oak 12/24 SD 1/1 at GB Totals 0 0 1-0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0-0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0-0
Player Profiles Maurice Stovall Wide Receiver Notre Dame 6th Year Ht: 6-5 Wt: 220 Born: 02/21/85 Radnor, Pa. Draft: 06, R3 (90)-TB Acquired: 11, UFA-TB MANE FACTS ¾ His favorite movie is The Goonies and he really enjoys fishing. ¾ Maurice is taking classes at Henry Ford Community College this offseason. ¾ Growing up, Maurice looked up to Randall Cunningham, quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles. ¾ After he finishes his football career, he plans on becoming a dentist. ¾ Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Detroit Lions Aug. 2, 2011. ¾ Selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the third round (90th overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft. Has spent his whole career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and this is his sixth year in the league. He has played in 56 career games. ¾ Played in 67 games with 11 starts, with career totals of 52 receptions for 668 yards and 3 touchdowns. ¾ Has rushed twice for 29 yards in addition to returning 2 kickoffs for 37 yards and recording 35 special teams tackles. ¾ Ranked third on the Buccaneers with 366 receiving yards in 2009 ¾ Ranked second on the Buccaneers with 18 special teams tackles in 2007 ¾ Scored first career touchdown at Detroit (10/21/07). ¾ Made professional debut at New Orleans (10/8/06). ¾ Played in 12 games (1 start) for Tampa Bay in 2010. Caught 7 passes for 81 yards and 1 touchdown. 2011: Signed with Detroit as an unrestricted free agent August 2. Joins the Lions as a back-up wide receiver and contributor on special teams. ¾ Inactive in home opener vs. Kansas City (9/18) with a hand injury. Played in 46 games with 23 starts at Notre Dame, finishing his career third in Notre Dame history for touchdown receptions in a career with 18, and fourth in receiving yards with 2,195. ¾ Ended career ranked fourth in Irish history for receptions in a career with 130. ¾ His 11 touchdowns as a senior ranked tied for second on Irish singleseason receiving touchdowns list ¾ Majored in sociology and computer applications Caught 31 passes for 743 yards and 9 touchdowns as a senior in 2001 for the Philadelphia Catholic League Blue Division s championship team and returned 4 punts for touchdowns in 2001, and returned 5 of his 11 interceptions for touchdowns with those 9 return touchdowns setting a city record. ¾ Visited the home of injured active-duty soldier Lt. Brian Brennan ¾ Visited Nativity Catholic School to speak to students on the importance of education ¾ A First-Team USA Today All-American as a senior at John Carroll (Radnor, PA) High School ¾ First football player to have his jersey retired at Archbishop Carroll PLAYERS S SINGLE-GAME BESTS Receptions:... 5, vs. Jacksonville, 10/28/07 Receiving Yards:...80, at Buffalo, 9/20/09 Receiving TDs:...1, three times, last vs. Seattle, 12/26/10 Stovall s CAREER STATISTICS RECEIVING RUSHING Year Tm G S Rec Yds Avg Lg TD Att Yds Avg Lg TD 2006 TB 9 2 7 102 14.6 27 0 2 29 14.5 18 0 2007 TB 15 1 10 86 8.6 13 1 0 0 0.0-0 2008 TB 5 0 3 25 8.3 9 0 0 0 0.0-0 2009 TB 15 7 24 366 15.3 38 1 0 0 0.0-0 2010 TB 12 1 7 81 11.6 38 1 0 0 0.0-0 2011 Det 11 0 1 8 8.0 8 0 0 0 0.0-0 Totals 67 11 52 668 12.8 38 3 2 29 14.5 18 0 2011 (Det) RECEIVING RUSHING Date Opp G S Rec Yds Avg Lg TD Att Yds Avg Lg TD 9/11 at TB 1 0 1 8 8.0 8 0 0 0 0.0-0 9/18 KC 0 0 INACTIVE/INJURED 9/25 at Min 1 0 0 0 0.0-0 0 0 0.0-0 10/2 at Dal 1 0 0 0 0.0-0 0 0 0.0-0 10/9 CHI 1 0 0 0 0.0-0 0 0 0.0-0 10/16 SF 1 0 0 0 0.0-0 0 0 0.0-0 10/23 ATL 1 0 0 0 0.0-0 0 0 0.0-0 10/30 at Den 1 0 0 0 0.0-0 0 0 0.0-0 11/13 at Chi 1 0 0 0 0.0-0 0 0 0.0-0 11/20 CAR 1 0 0 0 0.0-0 0 0 0.0-0 11/24 GB 1 0 0 0 0.0-0 0 0 0.0-0 12/4 at NO 1 0 0 0 0.0-0 0 0 0.0-0 12/11 MIN 12/18 at Oak 12/24 SD 1/1 at GB Totals 11 0 1 8 8.0 8 0 0 0 0.0-0
Player Profiles Ndamukong Suh Defensive Tackle Nebraska 2nd Year Ht: 6-4 Wt: 307 Born: 1/6/87 Portland, Ore. Draft: 10, R1 (2)-Det Complete biographical information available on. Mane Facts ¾ Pro Bowl: 2011. ¾ Associated Press All-Pro: 2011. ¾ Named 2011 Associated Press Defensive Rookie of the Year ¾ Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the first round (2nd overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft. Selected in the first round (2nd overall) in the 2010 NFL Draft. Suh brought aggressiveness and instinct to the Lions front four and is expected to be a dominant mainstay in the middle for years to come. Possesses great versatility to move around in a variety of defensive packages and formations. ¾ 13.0 sacks since the beginning of 2010 are the most by a defensive tackle in the NFL. ¾ Named starter to 2011 Pro Bowl as a rookie. Became first Lions rookie to be named to the Pro Bowl since RB Barry Sanders was selected to the 1990 NFC Pro Bowl Squad. He also becomes the Lions first rookie defensive player to be named to the Pro Bowl since DE Al Bubba Baker in 1979. ¾ Among Lions defensive tackles, he is the sixth player at that position named to the Pro Bowl and the first ever to do so as a rookie. Suh is also the 10th rookie in team history named to the Pro Bowl and fourth Lions rookie defensive player. ¾ Associated Press Defensive Rookie of the Year. Suh became seventh rookie in team history to win an AP Rookie of the Year award, which is the most by any franchise since the AP began honoring Offensive and Defensive Rookie of the Year in 1967. Joins RB Mel Farr (1976), CB Lem Barney (1967), WR Earl McCullough (1968), DE Al Bubba Baker (1978), RB Billy Sims (1980) and RB Barry Sanders (1989) as Detroit Lions honored as AP Rookie of the Year. ¾ Third Lions rookie to be named AP Defensive Rookie of the Year and the first since Baker in 1978. ¾ Since the AP Rookie of the Year Award was first established in 1967, Suh is only the sixth defensive tackle to win the honor and the first since Dolphins DT Tim Bowens in 1994. ¾ Named Rookie of the Year by the Sporting News and Pro Football Weekly/PFWA. Also named All-Pro by Sporting News and PFW/PFWA. ¾ Named to Associated Press All Pro Team. He is the first rookie defensive tackle to be named to the Associated Press All-Pro Team since the recognition was designated by offense and defense in 1951 and he is the first rookie defensive linemen to be named AP All-Pro since Titans DE Jevon Kearse in 1999. ¾ Joined RB Doak Walker (1950), DE Al Bubba Baker (1978), K Eddie Murray (1980) and RB Barry Sanders (1989) as only Lions rookie named to AP All-Pro Team, with Suh and Baker as the only Lions defensive players. ¾ Became Lions first rookie since RB Barry Sanders in 1989 to be named AP All-Pro. ¾ 2010 NFL Alumni Defensive Linemen of the Year. 2011: Team s starting defensive tackle. Has 30 tackles and 3.0 sacks on the season. ¾ Part of a defensive unit that helped the Lions to a 27-20 opening day win at Tampa Bay (9/11). Through the first three quarters, the Lions defense forced three-and-outs on five of the Bucs first eight possessions, including three-straight to open the third quarter. On the Lions first defensive possession that started at the Lions 21-yard line following a 78-yard kickoff return, the Lions defense held firm and did not allow a first down, forcing a Buccaneer field goal. ¾ In the first half, the defense allowed just 6 points and limited the Bucs to just 8:15 of possession time in the first two quarters. The defense allowed just 56 yards on the ground against the Buccaneers. It is the lowest rushing total allowed by the Lions on the road in a season opener since allowing 31 yards at Seattle September 12, 1999. It was also their lowest rushing total allowed overall on opening day since limiting the Green Bay Packers to 46 yards September 11, 2005. No Bucs running back rushed for more than 15 yards and just 1 of their 17 first downs came on the ground. ¾ Recorded his first sack of the season for a loss of 9 yards to end the first half vs. Kansas City (9/18). The d-line came up with 2.0 sacks on the day, including a sack-fumble from DE Kyle Vanden Bosch. Was part of a team effort that registered 6 turnovers in the game against Kansas City, including 3 interceptions and 3 fumble recoveries. It marked the first time since the Lions claimed a 24-17 win at Houston (Oilers, 12/10/95) that the team had 3 interceptions and 3 fumble recoveries. ¾ Through 2 games, the Lions have collected 8 takeaways (4 interceptions and 4 fumble recoveries), and for the second consecutive game, have yielded no touchdowns in the first half. In total, they ve allowed just 1 touchdown (passing) and 3 field goals through the first two games. ¾ Recorded second sack of the season for a loss of 9 yard at Minnesota (9/25) on the Vikings second drive of the game, facing third-and-4 at the Lions 14-yard line. The sack forced the Vikings to a 41-yard field goal. He has now tallied 2.0 sacks in the season s first three games for the second consecutive year. He has done that in each of his first two seasons in the NFL. Added 5 tackles (3 solo). ¾ After a slow first half, allowing the Vikings to gain 124 yards on 16 carries (7.8 avg.) in the first half, the Lions defense helped the team s come-from-behind win by stuffing the run in the second half yielding just 8 rushing yards on 7 carries (1.1 avg.). Vikings All-Pro RB Adrian Peterson recorded 73 yards on 12 rushes in the first half, but wash held to just 5 yards on 5 carries by the Lions in the second half. ¾ With 11:40 left to play in the fourth quarter and trailing 20-17, the Lions stuffed the Vikings on fourth-and-1 at the Lions 17-yard line. The Lions followed up with a scoring drive that culminated in a 40-yard game-tying field goal. ¾ Recorded his third sack of the season vs. Atlanta (10/23) for a loss of 5 yards. Also added 5 tackles. ¾ Had 3 tackles, including one for a loss, vs. Carolina (11/20). He also put pressure on Cam Newton in the third quarter that caused an errant throw that was picked off by LB DeAndre Levy. Started 39 of 53 games during his five-year career at Nebraska, recording 215 tackles (125 solos) with 24.0 quarterback sacks for minus 187 yards, 57.0 stops for losses of 252 yards and 39 pressures. Caused three fumbles and recovered another, intercepted four passes for 79 yards in returns that included two touchdowns and also recorded 15 pass defenses. Also added a two-yard touchdown pass and blocked six kicks. His 57 tackles behind the line of scrimmage rank second in school history behind Grant Wistrom (58.5, 1994-97). Those 57 stops for loss lead all active NCAA defensive tackles and rank second overall to defensive end George Selvie of South Florida (69, 2006-09). ¾ Suh s 24.0 stops behind the line of scrimmage in 2009 rank second on the school season-record list behind Jim Skow s 25.0 in 1985. ¾ His seven tackles for loss (five solo/two assisted) vs. Texas in the 2009 Big 12 Championship Game tied the Nebraska single-game record. ¾ Suh s 12.0 sacks in 2009 were the second-most ever by a Husker defensive tackle. His 10 pass defenses in 2009 set the school season-record for a defensive lineman and his 15 total pass break-ups are another Husker defensive lineman career-record. ¾ Holds the school game (two vs. Iowa State in 2009), season (three in 2009) and career (six) records for most kicks blocked by a down lineman. ¾ Set school season-record for a defensive tackle with two interceptions in 2008 and Husker lineman record by returning both for touchdowns. ¾ In 2009, named Unanimous All-American and All-Big 12 Conference first-team selection. Named the Associated Press College Player of the Year, CBSSports.com National Defensive Player of the Year, Big 12 Conference Defensive Player of the Year/Defensive Lineman of the Year and was a finalist for the Walter Camp National Player of the Year Award. Was one of five finalists for the Heisman Trophy and the first defensive lineman to be named a finalist for that trophy since Warren Sapp in 1994. 2009 Rotary Lombardi Award, Outland Trophy, Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Chuck Bednarik Award, Bill Willis Award and Guy Chamberlin Award winner. Lott Trophy finalist (one of four), earning Lott Trophy Impact Player of the Week vs. Missouri and Iowa State. Nebraska Team MVP. Member of the Big Twelve Commissioner s Spring Academic Honor Roll and garnered Academic All-Big Twelve secondteam recognition. Set numerous position, game, season and career records, as he became the first Husker defensive lineman to lead the team in tackles in consecutive seasons. ¾ Recorded a career-best 85 tackles (52 solos), as he also led the team with 12.0 sacks for minus 77 yards, 24.0 stops for losses of 93 yards and 26 pressures. Second on the team with 10 pass defenses, a seasonrecord for down lineman. ¾ Set the Husker position record with two blocked kicks vs. Iowa State and with a total of three blocked kicks for the season. Also intercepted a pass, as his total of 11 passes defended were the most by any college down lineman for the season (no other defensive lineman ranked in the top 100 in the FBS. ¾ Against the run, Suh made 94 plays, holding the ball carriers to 20 yards, as he stopped runners at the line of scrimmage 20 times for no gain, in addition to his 24 tackles in the backfield, delivering 10 of those hits inside the red zone (three on goalline snaps). ¾ All-American second-team selection in 2008 by The NFL Draft Report. Consensus All-Big Twelve Conference first-team choice. Named the team s co-lifter of the Year and Defensive Most Valuable Player.
Player Profiles Started all 13 games at nose tackle, becoming the first defensive tackle since 1973 to lead the team in tackles, as he totaled 76 hits (39 solos). Ranked eighth in the conference and led the team with 7.5 sacks for minus 67 yards and also paced the Huskers with 19.0 stops for losses totaling 85 yards. Nebraska s leader with 7.0 sacks. Caused a fumble and deflected three passes. Set school records for a defensive lineman with two interceptions, returning both for touchdowns totaling 79 yards. Blocked two kicks. ¾ Started 11 games at nose tackle in 2007, made all six of his stops behind the line of scrimmage in an early four-game stretch. Recorded 34 tackles (22 solos), included a 6-yard sack, four pressures, two pass deflections and a blocked kick. ¾ In 2006, Played in all 14 games as a backup at nose tackle and earned a start vs. Oklahoma. Named Freshman All-Big Twelve Conference by The Sporting News. Finished the year with 19 tackles (12 solos), 3.5 sacks for minus 37 yards, eight stops for losses of 45 yards and two pressures. Also caused one fumble and intercepted a pass. Saw time on special teams as a blocker on the place-kicking unit. ¾ One of a school-record 13 true freshmen to see action in 2005. Played in the first two games and had an assisted tackle vs. Wake Forest before missing the remainder of the season with a knee injury, receiving a medical red-shirt. Attended Grant (Portland, Ore.) High School, playing football for head coach William Griffin. The two-way star earned Parade All-American honors and was voted the 2004 Portland Interscholastic League Defensive Player of the Year and the state Class 4A Defensive Player of the Year. ¾ As a senior, he recorded 65 tackles, including 10.0 sacks and recovered four fumbles. Also starred on the offensive line, helping the Generals to a 9-3 record and a berth in the state quarterfinals. ¾ Earned first-team All-League honors on both offense and defense, and in addition to his defensive accolades was a first-team All-State pick on offense by at least one media outlet. ¾ First-team All-Portland Interscholastic League pick on both offense and defense as a junior and was an honorable-mention All-State pick as a junior. ¾ Listed as the top prospect in the state of Oregon by Rivals.com and among the top ten defensive tackle prospects in the country. ¾ Played in the U.S. Army All-American Game, where he lined up on the offensive line. Also played basketball and was a track standout for Grant High, earning honorable-mention All-League honors in basketball as a junior and senior. ¾ In track Suh was the district shot put champion in 2004, and won the OSAA Class 4A shot put title in 2005 with a school record throw of 61-4. Thanks to his all-around athletic accomplishments, he was a finalist for the Portland Tribune s Athlete of the Year. ¾ Graduated in Dec., 2009 with a degree in Construction Management. ¾ Named to the 2009 Big 12 Conference Commissioner s Spring Academic Honor Roll. ¾ Volunteered with Nebraska s local hospital visits and also recently. ¾ Volunteered his time as a speaker at Pound Middle School. ¾ Suh s mother, Bernadette, is from Jamaica, while his father, Michael, hails from Cameroon. In the Ngema tribe in Cameroon, Ndamukong means House of Spears. ¾ Born Jan. 6, 1987 and resides in Portland, Oregon. SUH S Single-Game Bests Tackles:...8 (twice) last at Dal 11/21/10 Sacks:...2 vs Was 10/31/10 Interceptions:... 1 vs. StL 10/10/10 Interception Return Yards:...20 vs. StL 10/10/10 Pass Defenses:...1 (3 times) last at Mia 12/26/10 Fumble Recoveries:...1 vs. Was 10/31/10 Fumble Return Yards:...17 vs. Was 10/31/10 Fumble Return Touchdowns:...1 vs. Was 10/31/10 SUH S Career Statistics Year Tm G S TT ST AT Sk Yds Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD STT 2010 Det 16 16 66 50 16 10.0 47.5 1 20 0 3 1 1 17t 1 0 2011 Det 11 11 30 21 9 3 23 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 27 27 96 71 25 13 70.5 1 20 0 4 1 1 17 1 0 2011 (Det) Date Opp G S TT ST AT Sk SkY Int Yds PD TD FF FR Yds TD STT 9/11 at TB 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/18 KC 1 1 3 2 1 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/25 at Min 1 1 5 3 2 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/2 at Dal 1 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/9 CHI 1 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/16 SF 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/23 ATL 1 1 5 4 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/30 at Den 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/13 at Chi 1 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11/20 CAR 1 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/24 GB 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12/4 at NO 0 0 RESERVE/SUSPENDED 12/11 MIN 12/18 at Oak 12/24 SD 1/1 at GB Totals 11 11 30 21 9 3 23 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Stephen Tulloch Linebacker N.C. State 6th Year Ht: 5-11 Wt: 240 Born: 1/1/85 Miami, Fla. Draft: 06, R4 (116)-Ten Acquired: 11, UFA-Ten Player Profiles Complete biographical information available on. MANE FACTS ¾ Born and raised in Miami, Fla., Tulloch has Jamaican heritage. His parents arrived in the United States as young adults from Jamaica before he was born. He is appreciative of his Jamaican ancestry and frequently enjoys his mother s native cuisine. ¾ Tulloch credits his mother, Mercedes, as his inspiration and reason for his success. As a single mom, she worked as a nurse to provide for him and two siblings. ¾ Older brother David Tulloch played defensive tackle at Florida State (1995-1998). ¾ Hosts annual free football camp in July for Miami area youth. ¾ List of favorites: (movie) Green Mile ; (actor) Denzel Washington; (sports hero) Mike Singletary; (food) Jamaican; (car) Mercedes S550; and (vacation getaway) Jamaica. ¾ After completing his professional football career, Tulloch desires to develop a youth center to provide a healthy environment for children to grow, stay out of trouble and participate in extracurricular activities. He already has launched The Stephen Tulloch Foundation to benefit underprivileged children in Miami and has organized a bowling event and football camp through the foundation. ¾ Signed with Detroit Aug. 1, 2011. ¾ Selected with Tennessee s second pick of the fourth round (116th overall) in the 2006 NFL Draft. Tulloch is an aggressive, downhill defender who possesses quick feet and fluid lateral movement. Has proved to be durable while participating in every game during his first five NFL seasons and was elected as Tennessee s defensive captain in 2010. ¾ In 2010, Tulloch led the Titans with a career-high 169 tackles, the fourth highest total for the franchise during the Titans era (1999-present). ¾ In 2009, his first full season as the team s starting middle linebacker, Tulloch led the team in tackles for the first time, setting a then-career high with 132 total stops. ¾ In 2008, he moved into the starting lineup during the season and finished second on the squad with 98 tackles. 2011: Signed with Detroit August 1. Serves as the team s starting middle linebacker. Second on team with 778 tackles. Career high 2 interceptions and has 5 pass defenses. ¾ Recorded his first sack as a Detroit Lion for a loss of 4 yards in season opener at Tampa Bay (9/11). Added 4 solo tackles. ¾ Was part of a defensive unit that allowed just 56 yards on the ground against the Buccaneers. It is the lowest rushing total allowed by the Lions on the road in a season opener since allowing 31 yards at Seattle September 12, 1999. It was also their lowest rushing total allowed overall on opening day since limiting the Green Bay Packers to 46 yards September 11, 2005. No Bucs running back rushed for more than 15 yards and just 1 of their 17 first downs came on the ground. ¾ Through the first three quarters, the Lions defense forced three-andouts on five of the Bucs first eight possessions, including three-straight to open the third quarter. On the Lions first defensive possession that started at the Lions 21-yard line following a 78-yard kickoff return, the Lions defense held firm and did not allow a first down, forcing a Buccaneer field goal. In the first half, the defense allowed just 6 points and limited the Bucs to just 8:15 of possession time in the first two quarters. ¾ Recorded second-career fumble recovery vs. Kansas City (9/18) after DE Kyle Vanden Bosch sacked QB Matt Cassel. Was part of a team effort that registered 6 turnovers in the game against Kansas City, including 3 interceptions and 3 fumble recoveries. It marked the first time since the Lions claimed a 24-17 win at Houston (Oilers, 12/10/95) that the team had 3 interceptions and 3 fumble recoveries. ¾ Through 2 games, the defense has collected 8 takeaways (4 interceptions and 4 fumble recoveries), and for the second consecutive game, have yielded no touchdowns in the first half. In total, they ve allowed just 1 touchdown (passing) and 3 field goals through the first two games. ¾ Led the team in tackles with 7 at Minnesota (9/25), a single game career high. After a slow first half, allowing the Vikings to gain 124 yards on 16 carries (7.8 avg.) in the first half, the Lions defense helped the team s come-from-behind win by stuffing the run in the second half yielding just 8 rushing yards on 7 carries (1.1 avg.). Vikings All-Pro RB Adrian Peterson recorded 73 yards on 12 rushes in the first half, but wash held to just 5 yards on 5 carries by the Lions in the second half. ¾ With 11:40 left to play in the fourth quarter and trailing 20-17, the Lions stuffed the Vikings on fourth-and-1 at the Lions 17-yard line. The Lions followed up with a scoring drive that culminated in a 40-yard game-tying field goal. ¾ Recorded his third career interception and a team-high 12 tackles (10 solo) in the Lions 34-30 win at Dallas (10/2). Tulloch s interception gave the Lions the ball at the Dallas 40-yard line in the fourth quarter with 4:22 left to play and led to a touchdown that helped seal the comeback win. It was the third interception on the day for Detroit. ¾ Recorded his second sack of the season for a loss of 7 yards vs. San Francisco (10/16). Added 6 tackles. ¾ Led the team with 8 tackles (6 solo) and 1 sack at Denver (10/30). It was his third sack of the season, which is a new single-season career high. ¾ Tied for the team lead with 7 tackles (all solo) at Chicago (11/13). ¾ Had 6 tackles and an interception vs. Carolina (11/20). The fourth quarter pick of Cam Newton sealed the Lions win. It was his second of the season and it marks the first time in his career he has recorded 2 interceptions in the same season. ¾ Had 3 tackles vs. Green Bay (11/24). During three-year career at N.C. State, played in 35 games with 18 starts and recorded 290 tackles, 40 tackles for loss, seven sacks, one forced fumble, three fumbles recovered, four pass defenses and 20 quarterback pressures. His 40 career tackles for loss rank fourth in N.C. State history. ¾ As junior, named first-team All-ACC, honorable mention All-American by Sports Illustrated, MVP of 2005 Meineke Car Care Bowl and N.C. State s Defensive Award winner (for most tackles) while starting all 12 games. Posted career-highs in tackles (150, team-high), sacks (6), tackles for loss (21), forced fumbles (1), fumbles recovered (2) and quarterback pressures (9). ¾ Played all 11 games and recorded six starts as a sophomore. Tied for third on team with 75 tackles, tied for second on team with 14 tackles for loss (10th in school history), one sack, one fumble recovery and five quarterback pressures. ¾ As freshman, played all 12 games, totaling 65 tackles, five tackles for loss, two passes defensed and six quarterback pressures. ¾ At Miami Killian (Fla.) High School, named Dade County Defensive Player of Year and selected to Florida Super 75, while posting 132 tackles, 12 sacks, two interceptions, two caused fumbles and three forced fumbles as senior. ¾ At N.C. State, earned Wolfpack ACC Award for Community Service. ¾ Born Stephen Michael Tulloch on Jan. 1, 1985 in Miami, Fla. TULLOCH S SINGLE-GAME BESTS Tackles:... 17 vs. Jax 12/5/10 Sacks:...1.0 (7 times) Last at Den 10/31/11 Interceptions...1 (4 times) Last vs. Car 11/20/11 Interception Return Yards:...18 at Dal 10/10/10 Pass Defenses:...2 (twice) Last vs. Car 11/20/11 Fumble Recoveries... 1 (6 times) Last vs. KC 9/18/11 Special Teams Tackles:... 3 at KC 12/16/06 TULLOCH S CAREER STATISTICS Year Tm G S TT ST AT Sk Yds Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD STT 2006 Ten 16 3 35 20 15 0.5 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 2007 Ten 16 1 36 29 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2008 Ten 16 12 77 59 18 1 8 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2009 Ten 16 14 120 93 27 2 16 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2010 Ten 16 16 160 111 49 1 7 1 18 0 6 0 1 0 0 2011 Det 12 12 78 58 20 3 16 2 9 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 Totals 92 58 506 370 136 7.5 48 4 27 0 15 0 6 0 0 0 2011 (Det) Date Opp G S TT ST AT Sk Yds Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD STT 9/11 at TB 1 1 4 4 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/18 KC 1 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9/25 at Min 1 1 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/2 at Dal 1 1 12 10 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10/9 CHI 1 1 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10/16 SF 1 1 6 2 4 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/23 ATL 1 1 6 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/30 at Den 1 1 8 6 2 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/13 at Chi 1 1 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/20 CAR 1 1 6 5 1 0 0 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/24 GB 1 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12/4 at NO 1 1 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12/11 MIN 12/18 at Oak 12/24 SD 1/1 at GB Totals 12 12 78 58 20 3 16 2 9 0 3 0 1 0 0 0
Kyle Vanden Bosch Defensive End Nebraska 11th Year Ht: 6-4 Wt: 278 Born: 11/17/78 Larchwood, Iowa Draft: 01, R2 (34)-Arz Acquired: 10, UFA-Ten Player Profiles Complete biographical information available on. MANE FACTS ¾ Vanden Bosch started the KVB S.A.C.K. (Supporting and Assisting Charities for Kids) Foundation in 2008. The foundation aims to give children more opportunities for success in life. Website: www.kvb93.com. ¾ His father, Doug, owns D&L Masonry, a construction company in Larchwood, Iowa, while his mother, Bonnie, is an accountant. Kyle began working for his father s company when he was just 12 years old, hauling bricks, cement and other materials. He says he owes much of his strength and work ethic to his experience with his father s business. ¾ Vanden Bosch has shaved his head since he was a freshman in college. The Nebraska defensive line members traditionally shave their heads at the start of camp, and Vanden Bosch decided to keep the look ever since. ¾ Vanden Bosch enjoys spending time at a close friend s property in Winner, South Dakota, one of the country s best locales for pheasant hunting. ¾ List of favorites: (movie) Scarface ; (TV show) World Poker Tour ; (actor) Al Pacino; (music group) Rascal Flatts; (school subject) math; (car) Chevy Avalanche ¾ Placed on Reserve/Injured by the Lions Dec. 8, 2010. Signed by the Detroit Lions as an unrestricted free agent Mar. 6, 2010 to a four-year deal. ¾ Signed by the Tennessee Titans Apr. 12, 2005. ¾ Drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the second round (34th overall) of the 2001 NFL Draft. Signed with Detroit March 6, 2010 and immediately upgraded the defensive line, on and off the field. Emerged as one of the most productive defensive ends in the NFL over the years while earning three Pro Bowl invitations. ¾ Spent his first four NFL seasons with the Arizona Cardinals (2001-04), before signing with Tennessee. ¾ Was a defensive captain for the Titans each of the past three seasons (2007-09). ¾ Had a team-high 38.5 sacks during his five seasons (2005-09) in Tennessee in addition to leading the team s defensive linemen in tackles in three of those seasons. ¾ In 2007, he was named as a starter at defensive end in his second career Pro Bowl after leading the team and finishing sixth in AFC with 12 sacks. ¾ Finished second in AFC and fourth in NFL in 2005 with 12.5 sacks, totaled 66 tackles. and was named to his first career Pro Bowl after the season. 2011: Team s starting right end. Voted team captain for second-straight year. Has 27 tackles, 6 sacks, 3 forced fumbles and 1 fumble recovery on the year. ¾ Had 1.0 sack and a forced fumble in season opener at Tampa Bay (9/11), along with 3 tackles. Was part of a defensive unit that helped the Lions to a 27-20 opening day win. Through the first three quarters, the Lions defense forced three-and-outs on five of the Bucs first eight possessions, including three-straight to open the third quarter. ¾ On the Lions first defensive possession that started at the Lions 21-yard line following a 78-yard kickoff return, the Lions defense held firm and did not allow a first down, forcing a Buccaneer field goal. In the first half, the defense allowed just 6 points and limited the Bucs to just 8:15 of possession time in the first two quarters. ¾ The defense allowed just 56 yards on the ground against the Buccaneer. It is the lowest rushing total allowed by the Lions on the road in a season opener since allowing 31 yards at Seattle September 12, 1999. It was also their lowest rushing total allowed overall on opening day since limiting the Green Bay Packers to 46 yards September 11, 2005. No Bucs running back rushed for more than 15 yards and just 1 of their 17 first downs came on the ground. ¾ Recorded a sack-fumble to mark his second sack of the season vs. Kansas City (9/18). He has now has 5.0 sacks since joining the Lions in 2010. Was part of a defensive effort that registered 6 turnovers in the game against Kansas City, including 3 interceptions and 3 fumble recoveries. It marked the first time since the Lions claimed a 24-17 win at Houston (Oilers, 12/10/95) that the team had 3 interceptions and 3 fumble recoveries. ¾ Through 2 games, the Lions have collected 8 takeaways (4 interceptions and 4 fumble recoveries), and for the second consecutive game, have yielded no touchdowns in the first half. In total, they ve allowed just 1 touchdown (passing) and 3 field goals through the first two games. ¾ Recorded his third sack of the season at Minnesota (9/25) during the Vikings opening series. He now has a sack in each of the season s first three games. It is the third time in his career that he has recorded sacks in three-consecutive games and first since joining the Lions. He also did so with the Tennessee Titans in 2008 (four-straight games) and 2007. ¾ His sack occurred on first-and-9 at the Detroit 9-yard line after the Vikings drove down the field on the opening drive. That sack helped limit the Vikings to a 33-yard field goal to open the game. In the Lions 20-point come-from-behind win at Minnesota (9/25), Vanden Bosch not only recorded a sack, but he made a key hit crashing down on a fourth quarter 4th-and-1 play at the Lions 17-yard line stuffing the Vikings and giving the ball back to the Lions. That led to a game-tying fourth quarter field goal.along with his 2 tackles at Dallas (10/2) in the Lions 34-30 comeback win, he had a crucial block on CB Chris Houston s picksix that opened up the sideline for the touchdown. It was the team s second interception return for a score on consecutive drives that helped kick start the Lions furious second-half comeback. ¾ On the 49ers opening offensive play, rushed around the right edge and recorded sack-fumble for a 7-yard loss vs. San Francisco (10/16) and recovered the ball. The sack was his fourth season and third forced fumble. His three forced fumbles of the season are the most he s recorded in a single season since 2008 when he was with the Tennessee Titans. ¾ Recorded one tackle for a loss and a sack at Denver (10/30). He sacked Broncos QB Tim Tebow for a 10 yard loss early in the third quarter. It was his team-leading fifth sack of the year. ¾ Had a fourth quarter sack of Cam Newton vs. Carolina (11/20). It was his sixth sack of the season, tying him with DE Cliff Avril for the team lead. He also added 4 tackles. ¾ Recorded 4 tackles, including one for a loss, vs. Green Bay (11/24). ¾ Earned All-America honors at West Lyon (Larchwood, Iowa) Community H.S. Named USA Today/Gatorade Player of Year for Iowa and MW Region. ¾ Started three years at FB and four at OLB at West Lyon. As senior, had 136 rushes for 812 yards and 18 TDs while recording 83 tackles, 14 sacks, and one INT. Set school s scoring record with 264 career points. ¾ Has three kids: daughter, Payten, and twin sons, Bastian and Case. ¾ Born Kyle Dale Vanden Bosch on Nov. 17, 1978 in Larchwood, Iowa. VANDEN BOSCH S SINGLE-GAME BESTS Tackles:... 11 (twice) last at Chi 9/12/10 Sacks:...3 (three times) Last vs. NYJ 12/23/07 Pass Defenses:...1 (eight times) Last at Min 9/27/10 Fumbles Forced:...1 (16 times) Last vs. SF 10/16/11 Fumble Recoveries:... 1 (six times) Last vs. SF 10/16/11 Fumble Return Yards:...9t at Phi 10/7/01 Fumble Return Touchdowns:...1 at Phi 10/7/01 VANDEN BOSCH S CAREER STATISTICS Year Tm G S TT ST AT Sk Yds Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD STT 2001 Arz 3 3 13 12 1 0.5 4.5 0 0 0 1 0 1 9 1 0 2002 Arz 16 16 50 37 13 3.5 23.5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2003 Arz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2004 Arz 16 1 13 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2005 Ten 16 16 66 40 26 12.5 79.5 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 2006 Ten 16 16 75 54 21 6.5 48 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2007 Ten 16 16 60 48 12 12.0 71 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 2008 Ten 10 10 24 12 12 4.5 36 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 2009 Ten 16 16 45 33 12 3.0 8 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2010 Det 11 11 49 36 13 4.0 37.5 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2011 Det 12 12 27 19 8 6 41 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 Totals 132 117 422 302 120 52.5 349 0 0 0 8 19 6 9 1 0 Postseason Year Tm G S TT ST AT Sk Yds Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD STT 2007 Ten 1 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2008 Ten 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 2 2 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2011 (Det) Date Opp G S TT ST AT Sk SkY Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD STT 9/11 at TB 1 1 3 3 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 9/18 KC 1 1 4 4 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 9/25 at Min 1 1 2 2 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/2 at Dal 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/9 CHI 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/16 SF 1 1 2 1 1 1 7 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 10/23 ATL 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/30 at Den 1 1 1 1 0 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/13 at Chi 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/20 CAR 1 1 4 3 1 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/24 GB 1 1 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12/4 at NO 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12/11 MIN 12/18 at Oak 12/24 SD 1/1 at GB Totals 12 12 27 19 8 6 41 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0
John Wendling Safety Wyoming 5th Year Ht: 6-1 Wt: 222 Born: 6/4/83 Rock Springs, Wyo. Draft: 07, R6 (184)-Buf Acquired: 10, FA Player Profiles Complete biographical information available on. ¾ Signed by the Detroit Lions Aug. 27, 2010. ¾ Waived by the Buffalo Bills February 16, 2010. ¾ Drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the sixth round (184th overall) of the 2007 NFL draft. Fifth-year safety who provides valuable depth in the defensive backfield and is one of the best special teams cover men in the NFL. Since entering the NFL in 2007, Wendling has recorded 88 special teams tackles, the most on the NFL over the past four seasons. Has reached 10 special teams tackles in all four pro seasons. ¾ Registered 50 special teams tackles previous two seasons, the most in the NFL and the only player to reach 50 since the beginning of 2009. ¾ According to Stats, Inc., Wendling s 26 special teams with Buffalo in 2009 are tied for the fourth-highest single season tally since 1994. His 24 tackles in 2010 with Detroit are tied for the 11th-most in a single season. ¾ Since 1994 (statistics accumulated by Stats, Inc.), Wendling is one of only three players (Vikings LB Heath Farwell, 2006-07; Broncos LB Keith Burns, 2000 and 2003) to record 24 special teams tackles in a season twice. ¾ Appeared in 46 of a possible 48 games with the Buffalo Bills, Wendling compiled 49 tackles as primarily a special teams player during his three seasons. 2011: Back-up safety and standout on special teams. Leads the league with 15 special teams tackles on the season, including at least 1 in nine of the team s 11 games. ¾ Register special teams tackle in first quarter in the team s 27-20 victory at Tampa Bay (9/11) as he saved a potential touchdown on a Buccaneer long kickoff return. Defense would not allow a first down and forced a field goal. ¾ Garnered two special teams tackles in the Lions 48-3 win over Kansas City (9/18) in the home opener. ¾ Started at strong safety vs. Chicago (10/10) and had three tackles in the Lions 24-13 win. ¾ Started 37 of 47 games during his career at Wyoming, finishing 10th in school history with 259 tackles (151 solo). ¾ First-team All-MWC in 2006. ¾ Named second-team All-America by College Football in 2006. ¾ ESPN the Magazine Academic All-American in 2006. ¾ Attended Rock Springs (Wyo.) High School. ¾ Won the Class 5A State Championship and went undefeated his senior year. ¾ Named All-State as a senior at running back, defensive back, and as a return specialist. ¾ Won the State Championship his junior year in the long jump. WENDLING S SINGLE-GAME BESTS Tackles:... 6 at TB 12/19/10 Interceptions:...1 at NYJ 10/16/09 Pass Defenses:...1 at NYJ 10/16/09 Fumble Recoveries:...1 vs. Mia 12/9/07 Special Teams Tackles:...4 (3 times) Last vs. NYJ 11/7/10 WENDLING S CAREER STATISTICS Date Tm G S TT ST AT Sk Yds Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD STT 2007 Buf 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 2008 Buf 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 2009 Buf 16 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 2010 Det 16 0 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 2011 Det 12 2 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 Totals 74 2 12 8 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 87 2011 (Det) Date Opp G S TT ST AT Sk SkY Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD STT 9/11 at TB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9/18 KC 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9/25 at Min 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10/2 at Dal 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10/9 CHI 1 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/16 SF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10/23 ATL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10/30 at Den 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/13 at Chi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11/20 CAR 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11/24 GB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12/4 at NO 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12/11 MIN 12/18 at Oak 12/24 SD 1/1 at GB Totals 12 2 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
Corey Williams Defensive Tackle Arkansas State 8th Year Ht: 6-4 Wt: 320 Born: 8/17/80 Camden, Ark. Draft: 04 R6 (179)-GB Acquired: 10, T-Cle Player Profiles Complete biographical information available on. MANE FACTS ¾ Enjoys hunting, fishing and riding four-wheelers. ¾ In 2005, was part of the NFL Hometown Huddle, moving furniture into new space for Big Brothers Big Sisters. ¾ In 2006, participated in the United Way s kickoff event. ¾ While in Green Bay, he took part in the Brett Favre Charity Softball Game and also the Edgar Bennett Celebrity Bowl-A-Thon. ¾ At Arkansas State, visited area high schools, spreading a message that encouraged students to stay in school and graduate. ¾ Nicknamed C-Dub and Big C. ¾ Acquired by the Detroit Lions via trade with the Cleveland Browns Mar. 5, 2010. ¾ Acquired by the Cleveland Browns via trade with the Green Bay Packers Mar. 1, 2008. ¾ Designated as Franchise Player by the Green Bay Packers February 20, 2008. ¾ Drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the sixth round (179th overall) of the 2004 NFL Draft. Williams, a versatile, veteran defensive tackle, has played several positions in both four-man and three-man fronts during his NFL career. Adds size and strength to the team s interior defensive line. 2011: Team s starting defensive tackle. Has amassed 25 tackles, 2 sacks and 1 pass defense on the year. ¾ Part of a defensive unit that helped the Lions to a 27-20 opening day win at Tampa Bay (9/11). Through the first three quarters, the Lions defense forced three-and-outs on five of the Bucs first eight possessions, including three-straight to open the third quarter. On the Lions first defensive possession that started at the Lions 21-yard line following a 78-yard kickoff return, the Lions defense held firm and did not allow a first down, forcing a Buccaneer field goal. In the first half, the defense allowed just 6 points and limited the Bucs to just 8:15 of possession time in the first two quarters. ¾ The defense allowed just 56 yards on the ground against the Buccaneer. It is the lowest rushing total allowed by the Lions on the road in a season opener since allowing 31 yards at Seattle September 12, 1999. It was also their lowest rushing total allowed overall on opening day since limiting the Green Bay Packers to 46 yards September 11, 2005. No Bucs running back rushed for more than 15 yards and just 1 of their 17 first downs came on the ground. ¾ Was part of a team effort that registered 6 turnovers in the game against Kansas City (9/18), including 3 interceptions and 3 fumble recoveries. It marked the first time since the Lions claimed a 24-17 win at Houston (Oilers, 12/10/95) that the team had 3 interceptions and 3 fumble recoveries. ¾ After a slow first half at Minnesota (9/25), allowing the Vikings to gain 124 yards on 16 carries (7.8 avg.) in the first half, the Lions defense helped the team s come-from-behind win by stuffing the run in the second half yielding just 8 rushing yards on 7 carries (1.1 avg.). Vikings All-Pro RB Adrian Peterson recorded 73 yards on 12 rushes in the first half, but wash held to just 5 yards on 5 carries by the Lions in the second half. ¾ With 11:40 left to play in the fourth quarter and trailing 20-17, the Lions stuffed the Vikings on fourth-and-1 at the Lions 17-yard line. The Lions followed up with a scoring drive that culminated in a 40-yard game-tying field goal. ¾ Recorded 0.5 a sack (with DE Lawrence Jackson) vs. Atlanta (10/23) for a loss of 2.5 yards. Also added 3 tackles. ¾ Had 3 tackles (2 solo) and a sack at Denver (10/30). One of his tackles was for a loss. His sack of Broncos QB Tim Tebow came late in the second quarter for a loss of 7 yards. A four-year letter winner at Arkansas State (2000-03), he entered the starting lineup halfway through his freshman year on the defensive line after beginning his college career at linebacker. ¾ Two-time All-Sun Belt Conference selection, played in 43 career games overall, with 34 starts, finishing with 136 tackles, 84 solo, 14.5 sacks, 27.5 tackle for loss, three pass defenses, two recovered fumbles and three forced fumbles. ¾ Battled through an ankle injury as a senior in 2003 and made eight starts while playing in 10 games overall. Earned second-team All-Sun Belt Conference honors after finishing with 21 tackles (11 solo), 1.0 sack, 4.5 tackles for loss and one fumble recovery. ¾ As a junior, perhaps his most productive year, he posted 9.0 sacks, including a team-record 4.0 in one contest. Played in 11 games as a junior, making nine starts. As a first-team All-Sun Belt Conference selection in 2002, he registered a career-high 48 tackles, 35 solo, 12 tackles for loss, two pass defenses and one forced fumble. Recorded a school record 4.0 sacks and a career-high eight tackles vs. Tulsa. ¾ As a sophomore, started all 11 games and finished with 40 tackles, 25 solo, 2.0 sacks, eight tackles for loss, one recovered fumble and two forced fumbles. Born in Camden, Ark., an all-state selection as a senior at Harmony Grove High School (Camden, Ark.), where he was a three-time all-district choice as he helped the team to a 26-7 overall record his sophomore through senior seasons. ¾ Four-year letterman who lined up at defensive end, linebacker, fullback, punter and kicker. Was picked to play in the state s all-star game following his senior season. ¾ As a fullback, rushed for 1,473 yards on 299 carries in his career. ¾ Lettered four years in basketball as a forward and center, earning allstate and all-region recognition three times. ¾ Also earned four letters in both baseball and track and led his baseball team in home runs as a junior and senior. ¾ Has overcome personal tragedy as he lost his father at the age of 15 and his mother five years later. ¾ Just before the 2004 NFL Scouting Combine, endured the death of his infant daughter, who lived only two weeks after her premature birth. WILLIAMS SINGLE-GAME BESTS Tackles:...8 vs. Pit 9/14/08 Sacks:... 3 at Buf 11/5/06 Pass Defenses:...2 (twice), last at Min 9/26/10 Interceptions:...1 (twice), last at Min 9/26/10 Interception Return Yards:...27 at Min 9/26/10 Interception Return Long:...27 at Min 9/26/10 Fumbles Forced:...2 vs. Car 11/18/07 Fumble Recoveries:...1 (twice), last at Cin 9/28/08 Special Teams Tackles:... 2 at Chi 1/2/05 WILLIAMS CAREER STATISTICS Year Tm G S TT ST AT Sk Yds Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD STT 2004 GB 12 0 21 12 9 1.0 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 2005 GB 12 0 26 17 9 2.0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2006 GB 16 11 34 26 8 7.0 46 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 2007 GB 16 9 35 26 9 7.0 38 1 9 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 2008 Cle 16 16 50 33 17 0.5 4.5 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 2009 Cle 16 2 31 27 4 4.0 25 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 2010 Det 16 16 37 32 5 2.0 5 1 27 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 2011 Det 12 12 25 15 10 2 11 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 116 66 259 188 71 25.5 142.5 2 36 0 17 7 2 0 0 3 Postseason Year Tm G S TT ST AT Sk Yds Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD STT 2004 GB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2007 GB 2 2 11 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 3 2 11 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2011 (Det) Date Opp G S TT ST AT Sk SkY Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD STT 9/11 at TB 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/18 KC 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/25 at Min 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/2 at Dal 1 1 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/9 CHI 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/16 SF 1 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10/23 ATL 1 1 3 2 1 0.5 2.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/30 at Den 1 1 3 2 1 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/13 at Chi 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/20 CAR 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/24 GB 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12/4 at NO 1 1 3 2 1 0.5 1.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12/11 MIN 12/18 at Oak 12/24 SD 1/1 at GB Totals 12 12 25 15 10 2 11 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
keiland Williams Running Back Louisiana State 2nd Year Ht: 5-11 Wt: 230 Born: 8/14/86 Lafayette, La. Draft: 10, FA-Was Acquired: 11, W-Was Complete biographical information available on. MANE FACTS ¾ Nation s No. 3 ranked running back prospect by Scout.com ¾ Majored in communication studies at LSU. ¾ Son of Clarissa Tolliver. ¾ Has one brother, Keedrick, and two sisters, Keedra and Kaysha. ¾ Claimed off waivers by the Detroit Lions on September 4, 2011. ¾ Released by the Washington Redskins on September 3, 2011. ¾ Signed as a free agent by the Redskins on April 29, 2010. Played in 15 games in 2010. ¾ Rushed for 261 yards on 65 carries and three touchdowns. ¾ Caught 39 passes for 309 yards and two touchdowns. 2011: Signed with the Lions on September 4. Has 45 carries for 152 yards and 2 TD on the ground this year. ¾ Inactive in season opener at Tampa Bay (9/11). ¾ Got his first game-action since joining the Lions in home opener vs. Kansas City (9/18). Carried the ball 9 times for 25 yards, including a 1-yard touchdown with 8:46 remaining in the game. ¾ Split carries with RB Maurice Morris vs. Atlanta (10/23). Finished with 9 for 44 yards (4.9 avg.). ¾ Again sharing the load with RB Maurice Morris, he finished with 25 yards on 11 carries and 1 reception for 5 yards at Denver (10/30). ¾ Scored on a 16-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter vs. Green Bay (11/24). It was his second rushing touchdown of the season. Four-year letterman who played in 47 games with three starts at LSU. ¾ 1,699 career rushing yards and 17 touchdowns. 28 receptions for 273 yards with two touchdowns. ¾ Ranked second on the team in rushing with 368 yards and four touchdowns during his senior season. ¾ Made his second career start against Louisiana Tech and carried the ball 15 times for a season-high 116 yards and two touchdowns. ¾ As a junior, ranked second on the team in rushing (417 yards). ¾ Registered his first career 100-yard rushing game (107) against Notre Dame in the Allstate Sugar Bowl as a freshman. Attended Northside High School in Lafayette for three years before transferring to Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Va. ¾ Became the first running back in school history to rush for more than 1,000 yards at Hargrave. ¾ Named the offensive MVP of Class 4A in Louisiana in 2004. williams SINGLE-GAME BESTS Receptions:...6 at Ten. 11/21/10 Receiving Yards:...60 vs. TB 12/12/10 Long Reception:...36 vs. TB 12/12/10 Receiving Touchdowns:...1 (twice) Last vs. Phi 11/15/10 Rushing Attempts:... 23 at Ten 11/21/10 Rushing Yards:...89 vs. Phi 11/15/10 Long Rush...32 vs. Phi 11/15/10 Rushing Touchdowns:... 2 vs. Phi 11/15/10 Player Profiles WILLIAMS CAREER STATISTICS rushing receiving Year Tm G S Att Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD TYds 2010 Was 15 3 65 261 4.0 32t 3 39 309 7.9 36 2 570 2011 Det 11 0 45 152 3.4 18 1 6 45 7.5 11 0 Totals 26 3 110 413 3.8 32t 4 45 354 7.9 36 2 2011 (Det) Date Opp G S Att Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD 9/11 at TB 0 0 INACTIVe 9/18 KC 1 0 9 25 2.8 14 1 0 0 0.0-0 9/25 at Min 1 0 2 3 1.5 2 0 0 0 0.0-0 10/2 at Dal 1 0 4 14 3.5 8 0 0 0 0.0-0 10/9 CHI 1 0 4 7 1.8 0 0 0 0.0-0 10/16 SF 1 0 0 0 0.0-0 0 0 0.0-0 10/23 ATL 1 0 9 44 4.9 18 0 0 0 0.0-0 10/30 at Den 1 0 11 25 2.3 10 0 1 5 5.0 5 0 11/13 at Chi 1 0 1 1 1.0 1 0 0 0 0.0-0 11/20 CAR 1 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0-0 11/24 GB 1 0 2 19 9.5 16 0 4 33 8.3 11 0 12/4 at NO 1 0 2 14 7.0 14 0 1 7 7.0 7 0 12/11 MIN 12/18 at Oak 12/24 SD 1/1 at GB Totals 11 0 45 152 3.4 18 1 6 45 7.5 11 0
Eric Wright Cornerback Las Vegas-Nevada 5th Year Ht: 5-10 Wt: 190 Born: 7/24/11 San Francisco, Cali. Draft: 07, R2 (53rd)-Cle Acquired: 11, UFA-Cle Player Profiles Complete biographical information available on. MANE FACTS ¾ Wright enjoys listening to music and still plays his trumpet that he has had since junior high. ¾ In the offseason, Wright works with his mentoring program, Make It Wright Foundation, to help mentor kids in his home of San Francisco. ¾ When Wright was young, he watched film of Walter Payton and enjoyed watching Deion Sanders and Jerry Rice. ¾ After his pro football career is over, Wright wants to be heavy in philanthropy and continue to mentor kids through his program. ¾ Signed with the Detroit Lions as an unrestricted free agent July 30, 2011. ¾ Placed on injured reserve by the Browns on Dec. 21, 2010. ¾ Originally drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the second round (53rd overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft. Joins Detroit after spending four seasons with the Cleveland Browns. Has played in 59 games with 55 starts, recording 250 tackles (200 solo), 1.0 sack (11 yards), 9 interceptions (205 yards, 1 touchdown), 45 pass defenses, 2 forced fumbles, 2 fumble recovers and 6 special teams tackles. ¾ His 4 interceptions in 2010 tied Brodney Pool for the team lead and tied for 10th in the AFC. ¾ Tied for fourth in the NFL with 3 defensive fumble recoveries in 2008. ¾ Recorded a career-long 94-yard interception return for a touchdown on Monday Night Football vs. New York Giants (10/13/08). The 94-yard return was the fifth longest in club history. Was named Defensive Player of the Week for his performance. 2011: Team s starting cornerback. Leads team with 11 pass defenses. Also has 52 tackles, 3 interceptions and 1 forced fumble on the year. ¾ Finished season opener at Tampa Bay (9/11) second on team with 6 solo tackles and a pass defensed. ¾ Picked off his first pass since joining the Lions this season when he intercepted a Chiefs pass in the four quarter and returned it 4 yards in the Lions home opener against Kansas City (9/18). Also registered forced fumble that was recovered by the Lions. The team s 3 interceptions were all recorded by members of the secondary (Wright, CB Chris Houston and S Amari Spievey). The last time the secondary recorded 3 picks in a game was in a 16-7 win at Chicago (10/28/07). ¾ Was part of a team effort that registered 6 turnovers in the game against Kansas City, including 3 interceptions and 3 fumble recoveries. It marked the first time since the Lions claimed a 24-17 win at Houston (Oilers, 12/10/95) that the team had 3 interceptions and 3 fumble recoveries. ¾ Led the team in tackles with 7 (along with LB Stephen Tulloch) at Minnesota (9/25). Led defensive effort that limited Minnesota to 3 points in the second half during the Lions come-from-behind win after trailing 20-0 at the half. It was the team s largest comeback on the road in franchise history. ¾ Recorded 5 tackles (4 solo) vs. San Francisco (10/16), including a tackle-for-loss as he stopped RB Frank Gore for a loss of 3 yards on first-and-10. ¾ Picked off his second pass of the season on the Falcons opening drive (10/23). Returned the ball 22 yards to the Atlanta 15-yard line, setting up a Lions field goal. With two interceptions in the game (S Amari Spievey) the defense has moved their season total to 10 interceptions in the first seven games. ¾ Recorded 4 tackles and a pass defense at Denver (10/30). ¾ Had 2 tackles and a pass defense at Chicago (11/13). ¾ In the first quarter vs. Carolina (11/20), he picked off Cam Newton and returned it 8 yards. It was Wright s third interception of the season joining Chris Houston and Amari Spievey with 3 or more interceptions on the season. ¾ Made 6 tackles (5 solo) and had a pass defense against Green Bay (11/24). Began his collegiate career at the University of Southern California (2003-04) before transferring to UNLV for one season (2006) before opting to enter the 2007 NFL Draft following his junior year. Played in 22 games combined at the two schools, including 10 starts, totaling 62 tackles, 2.0 sacks (13 yards), 1 fumble recover, 1 forced fumble, 14 pass defenses and 3 interceptions for 54 yards. ¾ In 2006, played in nine games, starting the first four contests and the final two at left cornerback. Recorded 29 tackles, 1 forced fumble, 9 pass defenses and an interception for 32 yards. Added 2 rushes for 36 yards and returned 18 kickoffs for 430 yards (23.9 avg.). ¾ Sat out for the 2005 season under NCAA transfer rules after enrolling at UNLV. ¾ Earned Freshman All-Pac 10 Conference honors from he Sporting News in 2004. Recorded 33 tackles, 2.0 sacks (13 yards), 1 fumble recovery, 6 pass defenses and 2 interceptions for 22 yards. Prepped at Archbishop Riordan (San Francisco, Calif.) High School. Was a 2002 Super Prep All-America, Super Prep All-Farwest, Prep Start All-West, Tacoma News Tribune Western 100, All-Northern California co-mvp and San Francisco Chronicle All-Metro first team honoree as a senior running back and defensive back. ¾ As a senior, rushed for 1,166 yards and 17 touchdowns and caught 18 passes for 268 yards (14.9 avg.) with four scores. Added 80 tackles, 4 forced fumbles, 2 interceptions and 10 pass defenses. ¾ Member of the track team where he competed in the 100 meters and the long jump. ¾ Interests are centered around music as he played trumpet in a jazz band in his youth. Wright s SINGLE-GAME BESTS Tackles:...10 at Pit 11/11/07 Pass Defenses:... 3, two times, last vs. Oak 12/27/09 Sacks:...1.0 at Pit 11/11/07 Recovered Fumbles:... 1 (four times) Last time at Buf 12/12/10 Forced Fumbles:...1 (two times) Last time vs. Cin 12/21/08 Interceptions:...1 (12 times) Last vs. Car 11/20/11 Interception Return Yards:... 94t vs. NYG 10/13/08 Long Interception Return:... 94t vs. NYG 10/13/08 Touchdowns:... 1 vs. NYG 10/13/08 Wright s Career statistics Year Tm G S TT ST AT Sk Yds Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD STT 2007 Cle 14 13 71 66 5 1 0 1 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 5 2008 Cle 16 16 66 61 5 0 0 3 131 1 13 2 3-2 0 0 2009 Cle 16 16 65 57 8 0 0 4 74 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 2010 Det 13 10 42 36 6 0 0 1 0 0 9 0 1 11 0 0 2011 Det 12 12 52 46 6 0 0 3 34 0 11 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 71 67 296 266 30 1 0 12 239 1 58 3 4 9 0 5 2011 (Det) Date Opp G S TT ST AT Sk SkY Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD STT 9/11 at TB 1 1 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9/18 KC 1 1 4 4 0 0 0 1 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 9/25 at Min 1 1 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/2 at Dal 1 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/9 CHI 1 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/16 SF 1 1 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/23 ATL 1 1 4 4 0 0 0 1 22 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10/30 at Den 1 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11/13 at Chi 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 111/20 CAR 1 1 6 6 0 0 0 1 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11/24 GB 1 1 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12/4 at NO 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12/11 MIN 12/18 at Oak 12/24 SD 1/1 at GB Totals 12 12 52 46 6 0 0 3 34 0 11 1 0 0 0 0
Titus Young Wide Receiver Boise State Rookie Ht: 5-11 Wt: 170 Born: 8/21/89 Los Angeles, Calif. Draft: 11, R2 (44th) Player Profiles Complete biographical information available on. ¾ Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the second round (44th overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft. Pro Play-making wideout who will add speed to the Lions offense on the perimeter. 2011: Back-up wide receiver. Seventh among rookie wide receivers with 31 receptions and sixth with 436 receiving yards. ¾ Recorded his first career-start and caught 5 passes for 89 yards, including a career-long of 43, in home opener vs. Kansas City (9/18). ¾ Had 4 receptions for 51 yards at Minnesota (9/25), including a long of 17 on 2nd-and-8 in overtime. The reception was part of a drive that led the Lions to the game winning K Jason Hanson 32-yard field goal. ¾ Had 3 catches for 41 yards in the Lions 24-point comeback win at Dallas (10/2). ¾ Caught his first career touchdown on the Lions first drive at Denver (10/30). He was able to get behind the Broncos secondary for a wide open 41-yard score. He finished the game with 4 catches for 66 yards and that touchdown. ¾ Set a career-high with 7 grabs for 74 yards at Chicago (11/13). Had an 18-yard catch to help set up the Lions touchdown in the fourth quarter. ¾ Down 24-7 in the second quarter vs. Carolina (11/20), QB Matthew Stafford hit Young on a quick 3-yard slant for a Lions touchdown. It was Young s second career touchdown and his first one at Ford Field. It helped spark the comeback that would end in a 49-35 win over the Panthers. ¾ Had just 1 reception for 13 yards for the game, but caught a 2-point conversion from QB Matthew Stafford in the fourth quarter vs. Green Bay (11/24). Started 26 of 43 games during his four-year career at Boise State, accumulating 4,938 all-purpose yards, ranking fourth all-time in school history, on 318 plays (15.53 avg.), averaging 114.84 yards per game. Caught 204 passes, which rank second all-time in school records, for 3,063 yards (15.01 avg.), with 25 touchdowns, which ranks fourth in Broncos annals. His 3,063 receiving yards set the Boise State career-record. Also rushed 47 times for 350 yards (7.45 avg.) with 8 scores. Returned 56 kickoffs for 1,449 yards (25.88 avg.) with 3 touchdowns, and 11 punts for 76 yards (6.91 avg.). His 71 receptions in 2010 rank fifth on the Broncos season-record list, while his 79 catches in 2009 placed second on the school s season-record chart. ¾ Broke Tim Gilligan s season-record (1,192 in 2003) with 1,215 yards receiving in 2010 and tied for seventh in school season annals with 10 touchdown receptions. ¾ His 25.88 yards per kickoff return rank third in school annals. ¾ Placed second on the school s season record list with 2,012 all-purpose yards his senior year and ranked 30th in the country with 143.71 allpurpose yards per game. ¾ His 1,041 yards receiving in 2009 place seventh on the school s season-record list. ¾ Reached 100 yards receiving 10 times during his career, the fourthmost in school history. ¾ Tied John Broadous school record (vs. Idaho in 1981) with a 100-yard kickoff return vs. Idaho in 2009. ¾ Contributed to the nation s sixth-ranked passing offense in 2010 as the Broncos posted 321.08 passing yards per game. Young placed third in the Western Athletic Conference in receptions per game (5.46) and receiving yards per game (93.46) while accounting for 10 touchdowns, which ties for seventh in school season annals. Started 11 of 13 games and led Broncos with 71 receptions for 1,215 yards and 9 touchdowns. Added 14 carries for 94 yards and a touchdown and returned 24 kicks for 564 yards, and 4 punts for 42 yards. ¾ 42 of his catches produced first downs as he converted 8 of 15 third down throws (53.33%) and 1 of 2 fourth down tosses. ¾ Gained at least 10 yards on 39 receptions (54.93%), including 20 (28.17%) of at least 20 yards. ¾ In addition to his nine touchdowns, Young had crucial receptions that set up 10 other Boise State touchdown drives and eight more that resulted in field goals. ¾ Returned 24 kickoffs for 564 yards to place seventh in conference and 69th national with an average of 23.50 yards per return. ¾ Amassed 1,916 all-purpose yards on 113 plays (16.96 avg.) and finished second in the WAC and 17th in the country with 147.38 all-purpose yards per game. Attended University Senior High School (Los Angeles, Calif.), lettering three times in football for Head Coach E.C. Robinson. All-State and All- City selection as a wide receiver and free safety. Led the city section in receiving and interceptions. ¾ Helped the Wildcats to a 7-5 record while registering 66 receptions for 1,359 yards (20.59 avg.). ¾ Accumulated 2,000 all-purpose yards with 20 touchdowns and posted 97 tackles with 11 interceptions. ¾ Given a three-star rating by Rivals.com, which listed him as the 61st athlete prospect in the nation and the 81st recruit in the state of California. ¾ Also received a three-star rating by Scout.com, which ranked him as the 94th wide receiver in the country. ¾ Lettered twice in track and field. YOUNG S SINGLE-GAME Bests Receptions:...7 at Chi. 11/13/11 Receiving Yards:...89 vs. KC 9/18/11 Long Reception:...49 vs. KC 9/18/11 Receiving touchdowns... 1, (twice) Last vs. Car 11/20/11 YOUNG S Career STATISTICS 2011 (Det) RECEIVING RUSHING Date Opp G S Rec Yds Avg Lg TD Att Yds Avg Lg TD 9/11 at TB 1 0 0 0 0.0-0 0 0 0.0-0 9/18 KC 1 1 5 89 17.8 43 0 0 0 0.0-0 9/25 at Min 1 1 4 51 12.8 17 0 0 0 0.0-0 10/2 at Dal 1 0 3 41 13.7 19 0 0 0 0.0-0 10/9 CHI 1 1 2 14 7.0 9 0 0 0 0.0-0 10/16 SF 1 1 1 14 14.0 14 0 0 0 0.0-0 10/23 ATL 1 0 0 0 0.0-0 0 0 0.0-0 10/30 at Den 1 0 4 66 16.5 41 1 0 0 0.0-0 11/13 at Chi 1 0 7 74 10.6 18 0 0 0 0.0-0 11/20 CAR 1 1 2 14 7.0 11 1 0 0 0.0-0 11/24 GB 1 1 1 13 13.0 13 0 0 0 0.0-0 12/4 at NO 1 1 2 60 30.0 49 0 1 11 11.0 11 0 12/11 MIN 12/18 at Oak 12/24 SD 1/1 at GB Totals 12 7 31 436 14.1 49 2 1 11 11.0 11 0
Player Profiles Willie Young Defensive End North Carolina State 2nd Year Ht: 6-5 Wt: 251 Born: 9/19/85 Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Draft: 10, R7 (213)-Det Complete biographical information available on. ¾ Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the seventh round (213th overall) in the 2010 NFL Draft. Pro Played in two games for the Lions in 2010. Selected in the seventh round (213th overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft. Had an impressive showing during the preseason and poses as a solid back-up at defensive end. ¾ Played in first game of his career, primarily on special teams, at Buffalo (11/14/10). 2011: Serves as a back-up defensive end on the Lions stout defensive line rotation. Has 10 tackles, 2 sacks and 1 pass defense. ¾ Recorded first-career tackle in Lions season opener at Tampa Bay (9/11). ¾ Hammered a nail into the Lions comeback win when he registered a 10-yard sack with :35 left to play in the fourth quarter. The Cowboys snapped the ball at the Lions 45-yard line and were moved back to the Dallas 45-yard line. It was his first career sack and he recorded a career single-game high 2 tackles on the day. ¾ Registered his second sack of the season, and for the second-straight game, in the Lions 24-13 win over Chicago (10/10). Also had 3 tackles in the game. ¾ Inactive with a calf injury vs. Atlanta (10/23). ¾ Recorded two solo tackles at Denver (10/30). ¾ Inactive with an ankle injury vs. Carolina (11/20). Started 36-of-49 games at North Carolina State, including 28 at right defensive end and eight more on the left side. Recorded 194 tackles (109 solos) with 20.0 sacks for minus 140 yards, 46.0 stops for losses totaling 235 yards and 29 pressures. Caused four fumbles and recovered two others. Deflected 11 passes and intercepted three others for 42 yards in returns, including a touchdown. Young became just the sixth player in school history to register 20.0 sacks during a career. ¾ Young s eight sacks in 2009 tied for seventh place on the school s season-record chart. ¾ One of five Wolfpack defenders to record at least 40 tackles for loss in a career, as only Mario Williams (55.5, 2003-05) had more than Young s 46.0 on the school s all-time record chart. ¾ His 15 stops for loss in 2007 tied Levar Fisher (2000), Pat Thomas (2003) and Mario Williams (2004) for seventh on State s season-record list. ¾ In 2009, named second-team All-ACC selection. Started all 12 games for the first time during his career, leading the team in sacks and tackles for loss. Finished sixth on the squad with 54 tackles (32 solos). His eight sacks for minus 56 yards ranked third in the ACC and tied for 35th in the nation. Also finished third in the conference and tied for 37th in the major college ranks with 14.0 stops for losses totaling 85 yards. Had three pressures, 2 forced fumbles and 3 pass defense, also recorded first career interception. ¾ Served as one of the team s three captains, participating in 526 defensive snaps. ¾ Started 11 of 13 games in 2008 at right defensive end. Participated in a career-best 608 plays, as he led the team with 6.5 sacks for minus 51 yards and 12.5 stops for losses of 72 yards. Also paced the Pack with 10 pressures. Recovered two fumbles, blocked a kick, intercepted one pass and deflected four others. Had three sacks, 6.5 stops for loss and seven pressures in the final five games after returning to the lineup from his benching. ¾ As a sophomore in 2007, played in all 12 games, starting the final eight contests at left defensive end. Saw action in 590 snaps, leading the team with 5.5 sacks for minus 33 yards. His team-high 15.0 stops for losses of 66 yards are the second-highest total by a sophomore in school annals and ranked fourth in the ACC. Credited with 11 pressures, as he caused 2 fumbles and 3 pass defenses. ¾ Saw action in all 12 games as a freshman, started five contests, including the last four of the season while sharing right defensive end duties with Martrel Brown. Recorded five quarterback pressures with 4.5 stops for losses of 12 yards and 44 tackles (24 solos). ¾ Turned his first career interception into a 34-yard touchdown return vs. Clemson. Also added a pass defensed. ¾ Red-shirted while competing on the scout team as a defensive end in 2005. Originally signed with the Pack in 2004, but attended prep school in the fall before enrolling back at State in Jan., 2005. Attended Palm Beach (Fla.) Gardens Community High School, where the three-sport standout competed in football, basketball and track. First-team Class 6A All-State pick, as the defensive end recorded 65 tackles, including 25 for loss, and had 12.0 sacks as a senior. ¾ Made 60 tackles, 15 stops behind the line of scrimmage and nine sacks as a junior. ¾ Received a three-star prospect rating from Scout.com. In basketball, Young averaged 10 points and 12 rebounds per game in his final season. ¾ Despite not joining the track team until midway through the season, he finished fourth at the state 4A meet in the high jump. ¾ Earned his degree in Science and Technology. ¾ Born Sept. 19, 1985 in Riviera Beach, Florida. YOUNG S SINGLE GAME BESTS Tackles:... 2 at Dal 10/2/11 Sacks:...1.0 (twice) Last vs. Chi 10/10/10 Sack Yards...10 at Dal 10/2/11 YOUNG S CAREER STATISTICS Year Tm G S TT ST AT Sk Yds Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD STT 2010 Det 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2011 Det 10 1 10 5 4 2 18 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 12 1 10 5 4 2 18 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2011 (Det) Date Opp G S TT ST AT Sk SkY Int Yds PD TD FF FR Yds TD STT 9/11 at TB 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/18 KC 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/25 at Min 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/2 at Dal 1 0 2 1 1 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/9 CHI 1 1 3 2 1 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/16 SF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10/23 ATL 0 0 INACTIVe 10/30 at Den 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/13 at Chi 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/20 CAR 0 0 INACTIVe 11/24 GB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12/4 at NO 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12/11 MIN 12/18 at Oak 12/24 SD 1/1 at GB Totals 10 1 10 5 4 2 18 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0