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NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
PATRIOTS 2012 SCHEDULE
Sep. 9 at Tennessee Titans
Sep. 16 Arizona Cardinals
Sep. 23 at Baltimore Ravens
Sep. 30 at Buff alo Bills
Oct. 7 Denver Broncos
Oct. 14 at Seattle Seahawks
Oct. 21 New York Jets
Oct. 28 at St. Louis Rams (London)
Nov. 4 BYE
Nov. 11 Buff alo Bills
Nov. 18 Indianapolis Colts
Nov. 22 at New York Jets (Thurs)
Dec. 2 at Miami Dolphins
Dec. 10 Houston Texans (Mon)
Dec. 16 San Francisco 49ers
Dec. 23 at Jacksonville Jaguars
Dec. 30 Miami Dolphins
2011 Results: 13-3
LIONS SERIES RECORDS
Rushing Attempts
1t Horace King 32 10/10/76
1t Barry Sanders 32 9/12/93
Rushing Yards
1 Barry Sanders 148 9/12/93
2 Barry Sanders 131 9/25/94
Rushing Touchdowns
1t Barry Sanders 2 9/25/94
1t Maurice Morris 2 11/25/10
Passing Attempts
1 Shaun Hill 46 11/25/10
2 Joey Harrington 44 11/28/02
3 Jon Kitna 38 12/3/06
Passing Completions
1 Shaun Hill 27 11/25/10
2t Joey Harrington 22 11/28/02
2t Jon Kitna 22 12/3/06
Passing Yards
1 Jon Kitna 314 12/3/06
2 Shaun Hill 285 11/25/10
3 Joey Harrington 210 11/28/02
Passes Intercepted
1t Rodney Peete 3 9/12/93
1t Joey Harrington 3 11/28/02
1t Jon Kitna 3 12/3/06
Touchdown Passes
1 Greg Landry 3 10/10/76
Receptions
1 Mike Furrey 9 12/3/06
2 Horace King 6 10/10/76
Receiving Yards
1 Mike Furrey 123 12/3/06
2 Leonard Thompson 98 10/7/79
Receiving Touchdowns
1 David Hill 2 10/10/76
Interceptions
1 Levi Johnson 2 10/10/76
Points
1 Jason Hanson
2t Steve Owens
2t David Hill
2t Barry Sanders
13
12
12
12
12/3/06
9/26/71
10/10/76
9/25/94
Touchdowns
1t Steve Owens
1t David Hill
1t Barry Sanders
2
2
2
9/26/71
10/10/76
9/25/94
Field Goals
1t Jason Hanson
1t Jason Hanson
1t Jason Hanson
4
4
4
9/12/93
11/28/02
12/3/06
Punts
1 Larry Swider 8 10/ 7/79
Punt Returns
1t Leonard Thompson
1t Pete Mandley
1t Mel Gray
1t Desmond Howard
2
2
2
2
10/7/79
12/8/85
9/25/94
11/23/00
Punt Return Yards
1 Leonard Thompson 25 10/7/79
Kickoff Returns
1 Stefan Logan 7 11/25/10
2 Eddie Drummond 6 12/3/06
Kickoff Return Yards
1 Stefan Logan 194 11/25/10
2 Desmond Howard 136 11/23/00
3 Eddie Drummond 106 12/3/06
Longest Plays
Rush: Dexter Bussey 46 10/10/76
Pass: Scott Hunter-to-Leonard Thompson
82 10/7/79
KR: Desmond Howard 45 11/23/00
Punt: Herman Weaver 61 9/26/71
PR: Leonard Thompson 19 10/7/79
Int: Bryant Westbrook 101t 11/23/00
FG: Jason Hanson 49 12/3/06
RECORDS & RESULTS
Overall ..................................... 4-6-0
Home................................................. 2-3-0
Road .................................................. 2-3-0
Ford Field......................................... 0-2-0
Gillette Stadium ............................. 0-1-0
Date Site Result
9-26-71 NE W, 34-7
10-10-76 DET W, 30-10
10- 7-79 NE L, 17-24
12- 8-85 NE L, 6-23
9-12-93 NE W, 19-16ot
9-25-94 DET L, 17-23
11-23-00 DET W, 34-9
11-28-02 DET L, 12-20
12-03-06 NE L, 21-28
11/25/10 DET L, 24-45
SERIES NOTES
Detroit opened their series <strong>vs</strong>. the
Patriots with a 34-7 victory September
26, 1971 in Schaefer Stadium (renamed
Foxboro Stadium). Steve Owens scored
two touchdowns for the Lions, including
a 74-yard touchdown catch from Greg
Landry. The Lions also scored a
defensive touchdown as Mike Lucci
returned an interception 25 yards
for a score.
The fastest touchdown in Lions’ history
was scored against the Patriots. Willie
Clay (who later joined the Patriots as a
free agent) recovered a New England
fumble on the opening kickoff and
returned it 15 yards for a touchdown
only 11 seconds into the game on
September 12, 1993.
In the 1993 matchup, Detroit edged
New England 19-16 in overtime. The
win gave the Lions their fi rst 2-0 start
since 1985, and was clinched on Jason
Hanson’s fourth fi eld goal of the game,
a 38-yarder.
PUBLIC RELATIONS
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COACHING & SERIES RECORDS
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NEW YORK JETS
JETS 2012 SCHEDULE
Sep. 9 Buff alo Bills
Sep. 16 at Pittsburgh Steelers
Sep. 23 at Miami Dolphins
Sep. 30 San Francisco 49ers
Oct. 8 Houston Texans (Mon)
Oct. 14 Indianapolis Colts
Oct. 21 at New England Patriots
Oct. 28 Miami Dolphins
Nov. 4 BYE
Nov. 11 at Seattle Seahawks
Nov. 18 at St. Louis Rams
Nov. 22 New England Patriots (Thurs)
Dec. 2 Arizona Cardinals
Dec. 9 at Jacksonville Jaguars
Dec. 17 at Tennessee Titans (Mon)
Dec. 23 San Diego Chargers
Dec. 30 at Buff alo Bills
2011 Results: 8-8
LIONS SERIES RECORDS
Rushing Attempts
1 James Stewart 37 12/17/00
2 James Jones 24 11/28/85
3t Barry Sanders 23 12/10/94
3t Barry Sanders 23 12/21/97
Rushing Yards
1 Barry Sanders 184 12/21/97
2 James Stewart 164 12/17/00
3 Barry Sanders 127 12/10/94
4 Altie Taylor 123 11/23/72
Rushing Touchdowns
1 Barry Sanders 2 12/8/91
Passing Attempts
1 Gary Danielson 37 12/6/82
2t Jon Kitna 36 10/22/06
2t Matthew Staff ord 36 11/7/10
Passing Completions
1 Jon Kitna 22 10/22/06
2 Matthew Staff ord 20 11/7/10
Passing Yards
1t Eric Hipple 269 11/28/85
1t Jon Kitna 269 10/22/06
3 Matthew Staff ord 240 11/7/10
Passes Intercepted
1 Gary Danielson 3 12/6/82
Touchdown Passes
1 Eric Hipple 4 11/28/85
2 Jon Kitna 3 10/22/06
Receptions
1 Mike Furrey 9 10/22/06
2t Leonard Thompson 7 11/28/85
2t Freddie Scott 7 9/16/79
2t Nate Burleson 7 11/7/10
Receiving Yards
1 Leonard Thompson 115 11/28/85
2 Nate Burleson 113 11/7/10
3 Mike Furrey 109 10/22/06
Receiving Touchdowns
1 Leonard Thompson 3 11/28/85
2 Bill Schroeder 2 11/17/02
Interceptions
1t MR: Alphonso Smith 1 11/7/10
Points
1 Leonard Thompson 18 11/28/85
Touchdowns
1 Leonard Thompson 3 11/28/85
Field Goals
1 Jason Hanson 4 12/10/94
Punts
1 Nick Harris
2 John Jett
3 Tom Skladany
9
8
7
11/7/10
12/21/97
12/6/82
Punt Returns
1t MR: Glyn Milburn 3 12/21/97
Punt Return Yards
1 Pete Mandley 34 11/28/85
Kickoff Returns
1 Eddie Drummond
2 Eddie Drummond
6
5
11/17/02
10/22/06
Kickoff Return Yards
1 Eddie Drummond 160 11/17/02
2 Eddie Drummond 103 10/22/06
Longest Plays
Rush: Barry Sanders 53 12/21/97
Pass: Erik Kramer-to-Willie Green
73 12/8/91
KR: Eddie Drummond 40 11/17/02
Punt: Tom Skladany 58 12/6/82
PR: Pete Mandley 20 11/28/85
Int: George Jamison 19 12/8/91
FG: Jason Hanson 49 12/10/94
RECORDS & RESULTS
Overall ..................................... 6-6-0
Home................................................. 4-4-0
Road .................................................. 2-2-0
Ford Field......................................... 0-2-0
New Meadowlands Stadium ....... 0-0-0
Date Site Result
11-23-72 DET W, 37-20
9-16-79 NYJ L, 10-31
12- 6-82 DET L, 13-28
11-28-85 DET W, 31-20
9-25-88 DET L, 10-17
12- 8-91 DET W, 34-20
12-10-94 NYJ W, 18-7
12-21-97 DET W, 13-10
12-17-00 NYJ W, 10-7
11-17-02 DET L, 14-31
10-22-06 NYJ L, 24-31
11/7/10 DET L, 20-23ot
SERIES NOTES
The Lions completed their first
undefeated home season since
1962 with a 34-20 win over the Jets
December 8, 1991.
Detroit claimed a memorable 13-10
decision over the Jets at the Silverdome
December 21, 1997 in a game in which
the winner qualifi ed for the playoff s
and the loser was eliminated. RB Barry
Sanders’ 184 yards rushing in the
contest made him only the third player
in NFL history to eclipse the 2,000-yard
mark in a season. The noise was so
boisterous at the sold-out Silverdome
near the end of the game that players
reported the turf actually vibrating
beneath their feet. Unfortunately,
Lions’ LB Reggie Brown suffered a
career-ending neck injury in the fourth
quarter of the game.
The Lions defeated the Jets 10-7 at
the Meadowlands December 17, 2000
in the Lions’ final road game of the
season. Detroit’s lone touchdown was
a fumble recovery in the endzone by G
Jeff Hartings.
PUBLIC RELATIONS
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Hempstead, NY 11550
(516) 560-8100