CFLlate90s Detroit Lions Season Summary - Final Injuries
Record (9-3)
Wk Result Opponent
1 W 29-10 Dallas
2 L 10-17 at Atlanta
3 L 37-41 at San Francisco
4 W 40-27 at Minnesota
5 W 31-27 New England
6 W 34-27 Green Bay
7 L 21-45 at Seattle
8 W 42-40 at Dallas
9 W 22-17 at St Louis
10 W 31-0 Carolina
11 W 41-17 Atlanta
12 W 26-10 St Louis
Team Statistics
Lions Opp.
Total First Downs 254 214
Rushing 102 67
Passing 141 139
Penalty 11 7
Third Down: Made/Att 76-174 65-164
Third Down Pct. 43.7 39.6
Fourth Down: Made/Att 5-13 6-12
Fourth Down Pct. 38.5 50.0
Total Net Yards 4976 4115
Avg.Per Game 414.7 342.9
Total Plays 804 755
Avg.Per Play 6.2 5.5
Net Yards Rushing 2019 1295
Avg.Per Game 168.2 107.9
Total Rushes 386 277
Net Yards Passing 2957 2820
Avg.Per Game 246.4 235.0
Sacked-Yds Lost 24-156 30-198
Gross Yards 5132 4313
Att-Completions 394-222 448-266
Completion Pct. 56.3 59.4
Had Intercepted 4 10
Punts-Avg. 47-43.3 64-42.6
Net Punting Avg. 35.9 37.9
Penalties-Yards Lost 38-285 42-320
Fumbles-Ball Lost 16-9 15-6
Touchdowns 40 33
Rushing 16 9
Passing 23 21
Returns 1 3
Total Pts. 364 278
Avg. Time of Poss. 31:06 28:54
PASSING Att Cmp Pct Yds Lng TD Int Sk SkY Rate
S.Mitchell 363 205 56.5 2,939 75 22 4 24 156 98.5
F.Reich 31 17 54.8 174 45 1 0 0 0 81.9
Lions 394 222 56.3 3,113 75 23 4 24 156 97.2
Opponents 448 266 59.4 3,018 66 21 10 30 198 86.0
SCORING R P Ret PAT FG Saf Pts
J.Hanson 0 0 0 36/38 28/35 0 120
H.Moore 0 17 0 0/0 0/0 0 102
B.Sanders 15 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 90
J.Morton 1 5 0 0/0 0/0 0 36
T.Vardell 0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 6
S.Bonham '97 0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 6
K.Abrams 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 1 2
Lions 16 23 1 36/38 28/35 1 362
Opponents 9 21 3 32/33 16/18 0 278
FIELD GOALS 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50
J.Hanson 1/2 4/4 11/12 9/11 3/6
Lions 1/2 4/4 11/12 9/11 3/6
Opponents 0/0 5/5 5/6 6/6 0/1
RUSHING Att Yards Avg Long TD
B.Sanders 311 1,779 5.7 70 15
R.Rivers 22 135 6.1 39 0
S.Mitchell 16 40 2.5 12 0
J.Morton 5 34 6.8 13 1
T.Vardell 25 27 1.1 11 0
F.Reich 6 4 0.7 8 0
C.Schlesinger 1 0 0.0 0 0
Lions 386 2,019 5.2 70 16
Opponents 277 1,295 4.7 48 9
RECEIVING Rec Yards Avg Long TD
H.Moore 83 1,253 15.1 75 17
J.Morton 55 866 15.7 70 5
B.Sanders 35 419 12.0 64 0
D.Sloan 14 226 16.1 29 0
T.Vardell 13 91 7.0 34 1
T.Boyd 11 170 15.5 32 0
G.Milburn 5 45 9.0 18 0
P.Metzelaars 5 35 7.0 15 0
C.Schlesinger 1 8 8.0 8 0
Lions 222 3,113 14.0 75 23
Opponents 266 3,018 11.3 66 21
PUNT RETURNS No FC Yds Avg Lng TD
G.Milburn 19 9 197 10.4 49 0
Lions 21 9 197 9.4 49 0
Opponents 21 10 270 12.9 93 1
KO RETURNS No Yds Avg Long TD
G.Milburn 40 944 23.6 67 0
Lions 40 944 23.6 67 0
Opponents 58 1,255 21.6 37 0
PUNTING Att Yds GAvg In20 Long
J.Jett '97 47 2,035 43.3 15 58
Lions 47 2,035 43.3 15 58
Opponents 64 2,724 42.6 23 66
INTERCEPTIONS No Yds Avg Long TD
R.Porcher 3 24 8.0 11 0
R.McNeil 2 14 7.0 13 0
S.Boyd 1 8 8.0 8 0
R.D.Brown 1 0 0.0 0 0
M.A.Carrier 1 36 36.0 36 0
R.Rice 1 32 32.0 32 0
V.Malone 1 4 4.0 4 0
Lions 10 118 11.8 36 0
Opponents 4 68 17.0 42 1
SACKS No Yds Avg SAF
T.Scroggins 6 33 5.5 0
L.Elliss 6 47 7.8 0
R.Porcher 5 35 7.0 0
K.Abrams 4 20 5.0 1
R.D.Brown 2 16 8.0 0
A.London 2 15 7.5 0
K.Waldroup 1 5 5.0 0
G.Jamison '97 1 9 9.0 0
R.Bailey '97 1 5 5.0 0
G.Jeffries 1 6 6.0 0
R.Rice 1 7 7.0 0
Lions 30 198 6.6 1
Opponents 24 156 6.5 0