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1986<br />
Record: 5-11, 3rd NFC Central<br />
Date W/L Score Opponent Att<br />
9/7 W 13-10 at Minnesota 54,851<br />
9/14 L 7-31 Dallas 73,812<br />
9/21 L 20-24 Tampa Bay 38,453<br />
9/28 L 21-24 at Cleveland 72,029<br />
10/5 W 24-13 Hou<strong>st</strong>on 41,960<br />
10/12 W 21-14 at Green Bay 52,290<br />
10/19 L 10-14 at L.A. Rams 50,992<br />
10/26 L 7-13 at Chicago 62,064<br />
11/2 L 17-24 Cincinnati 52,423<br />
11/9 L 10-24 Minnesota 53,725<br />
11/16 W 13-11 at Philadelphia 54,568<br />
11/23 W 38-17 at Tampa Bay 30,029<br />
11/27 L 40-44 Green Bay 61,199<br />
12/7 L 17-27 at Pittsburgh 45,042<br />
12/15 L 13-16 Chicago 75,602*<br />
12/21 L 6-20 Atlanta 35,255<br />
* Silverdome sellout<br />
Usual Starters<br />
Off ense<br />
WR 89 Jeff Chadwick<br />
LT 75 Lomas Brown<br />
LG 73 Harvey Salem<br />
C 52 Steve Mott<br />
RG 70 Keith Dorney<br />
RT 71 Rick Strenger<br />
TE 81 Jimmie Giles<br />
WR 80 Carl Bland<br />
QB 17 Eric Hipple<br />
RB 32 Garry James<br />
FB 30 James Jones<br />
Defense<br />
LE 77 Keith Ferguson<br />
NT 76 Eric Williams<br />
RE 79 William Gay<br />
LB 59 Jimmy Williams<br />
LB 58 James Harrell<br />
LB 57 Vernon Maxwell<br />
LB 55 Michael Cofer<br />
CB 40 Duane Galloway<br />
CB 29 Bruce McNorton<br />
SS 21 Demetrius Johnson<br />
FS 31 Devon Mitchell<br />
Team Stati<strong>st</strong>ics Det Opp<br />
Total Fir<strong>st</strong> Downs 287 298<br />
Rushing 100 134<br />
Passing 156 148<br />
Penalty 31 16<br />
3rd Down: Made/Att 85/222 88/213<br />
3rd Down Pct. 38.3 41.3<br />
4th Down: Made/Att 7/14 5/8<br />
4th Down Pct. 50.0 62.5<br />
Possession Avg. 29:42 30:18<br />
Total Net Yards 4555 5149<br />
Avg. Per Game 284.7 321.8<br />
Total Plays 1009 1028<br />
Avg. Per Play 4.5 5.0<br />
Net Yards Rushing 1771 2349<br />
Avg. Per Game 110.7 146.8<br />
Total Rushes 470 519<br />
Net Yards Passing 2784 2800<br />
Avg. Per Game 174.0 175.0<br />
Sacked/Yards Lo<strong>st</strong> 39/323 41/290<br />
Gross Yards 3107 3090<br />
Att./Completions 500/286 468/279<br />
Completion Pct. 57.2 59.6<br />
Had Intercepted 20 22<br />
Punts/Average 85/39.9 68/41.7<br />
Net Punting Avg. 31.4 33.8<br />
Penalties/Yards 84/658 99/781<br />
Fumbles/Ball Lo<strong>st</strong> 30/17 36/19<br />
Touchdowns 32 36<br />
Rushing 13 15<br />
Passing 18 14<br />
Returns 1 7<br />
PoInts ored Sc<br />
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT Pts<br />
Lions 34 82 71 90 - 277<br />
Opponents 63 100 62 101 - 326<br />
Scoring TD<br />
Murray 0<br />
Jones 9<br />
Chadwick 5<br />
Thompson 5<br />
Giles, T.B.-Det. 4<br />
Giles, Det. 3<br />
James 3<br />
Bland 2<br />
S. Williams 2<br />
Hunter 1<br />
Lewis 1<br />
Mandley 1<br />
Lions 32<br />
Opponents 36<br />
Ru<br />
0<br />
8<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
3<br />
0<br />
2<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
13<br />
15<br />
Pa<br />
0<br />
1<br />
5<br />
5<br />
4<br />
3<br />
0<br />
2<br />
0<br />
1<br />
1<br />
0<br />
18<br />
14<br />
Rt<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
1<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
1<br />
1<br />
7<br />
PAT<br />
31/32<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
31/32<br />
36/36<br />
FG<br />
18/25<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
18/25<br />
24/35<br />
S<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
Pts<br />
85<br />
54<br />
30<br />
30<br />
24<br />
18<br />
18<br />
12<br />
12<br />
6<br />
6<br />
6<br />
277<br />
326<br />
Rushing<br />
Jones<br />
James<br />
Moore<br />
Hipple<br />
J. Ferguson<br />
Hunter<br />
S. Williams<br />
Long<br />
Black<br />
Lions<br />
Opponents<br />
Att<br />
252<br />
159<br />
19<br />
16<br />
5<br />
3<br />
13<br />
2<br />
1<br />
470<br />
519<br />
Yds<br />
903<br />
688<br />
73<br />
46<br />
25<br />
22<br />
22<br />
0<br />
-8<br />
1771<br />
2349<br />
Avg<br />
3.6<br />
4.3<br />
3.8<br />
2.9<br />
5.0<br />
7.3<br />
1.7<br />
0.0<br />
-8.0<br />
3.8<br />
4.5<br />
Lg<br />
39<br />
60t<br />
18<br />
13<br />
14<br />
18<br />
5<br />
0<br />
-8<br />
60t<br />
55t<br />
TD<br />
8<br />
3<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
2<br />
0<br />
0<br />
13<br />
15<br />
Receiving<br />
Jones<br />
Chadwick<br />
Bland<br />
Giles, T.B.-Det.<br />
Giles, Det.<br />
James<br />
Thompson<br />
Hunter<br />
Lewis<br />
Rec<br />
54<br />
53<br />
44<br />
37<br />
19<br />
34<br />
25<br />
25<br />
10<br />
Yds<br />
334<br />
995<br />
511<br />
376<br />
198<br />
219<br />
320<br />
218<br />
88<br />
Avg<br />
6.2<br />
18.8<br />
11.6<br />
10.2<br />
10.4<br />
6.4<br />
12.8<br />
8.7<br />
8.8<br />
Lg<br />
21<br />
73<br />
34<br />
30<br />
30<br />
26<br />
36t<br />
18t<br />
16<br />
TD<br />
1<br />
5<br />
2<br />
4<br />
3<br />
0<br />
5<br />
1<br />
1<br />
YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS<br />
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Moore<br />
Mandley<br />
Rubick<br />
S. Williams<br />
Lions<br />
Opponents<br />
8<br />
7<br />
5<br />
2<br />
286<br />
279<br />
47<br />
106<br />
62<br />
9<br />
3107<br />
3090<br />
5.9<br />
15.1<br />
12.4<br />
4.5<br />
10.9<br />
11.1<br />
8<br />
51<br />
27<br />
6<br />
73<br />
81t<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
18<br />
14<br />
Passing<br />
Hipple<br />
J. Ferguson<br />
Long<br />
Lions<br />
Opponents<br />
Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Avg TD TD% Int Int% Lg Sk/Y Rtg<br />
305 192 1919 63.0 6.29 9 3.0 11 3.6 46 21/153 75.6<br />
155 73 941 47.1 6.07 7 4.3 7 4.5 73 10/101 62.9<br />
40 21 247 52.5 6.18 2 5.0 2 5.0 34t 8/69 67.4<br />
500 286 3107 57.2 6.21 18 3.6 20 4.0 73 39/323 71.0<br />
468 279 3090 59.6 6.62 14 3.0 22 4.7 81t 41/290 69.7<br />
Interceptions<br />
Mitchell<br />
Galloway<br />
McNorton<br />
Griffi n<br />
D. Johnson<br />
J. Williams<br />
Bo<strong>st</strong>ic<br />
K. Ferguson<br />
E. Williams<br />
Lions<br />
Opponents<br />
Int<br />
5<br />
4<br />
4<br />
2<br />
2<br />
2<br />
1<br />
1<br />
1<br />
22<br />
20<br />
Yds<br />
41<br />
58<br />
10<br />
34<br />
18<br />
12<br />
8<br />
7<br />
2<br />
190<br />
311<br />
Avg<br />
8.2<br />
14.5<br />
2.5<br />
17.0<br />
9.0<br />
6.0<br />
8.0<br />
7.0<br />
2.0<br />
8.6<br />
15.6<br />
Lg<br />
17<br />
36<br />
10<br />
21<br />
18<br />
11<br />
8<br />
7<br />
2<br />
36<br />
80t<br />
TD<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
2<br />
Punting<br />
Arnold<br />
Black<br />
Murray<br />
Lions<br />
Opponents<br />
Pnt<br />
36<br />
46<br />
1<br />
85<br />
68<br />
Yds<br />
1533<br />
1819<br />
37<br />
3389<br />
2836<br />
Avg<br />
42.6<br />
39.5<br />
37.0<br />
39.9<br />
41.7<br />
Net<br />
-<br />
-<br />
-<br />
31.4<br />
33.8<br />
TB<br />
5<br />
4<br />
1<br />
10<br />
5<br />
In<br />
7<br />
11<br />
0<br />
18<br />
16<br />
Lg<br />
60<br />
57<br />
37<br />
60<br />
58<br />
B<br />
1<br />
1<br />
0<br />
2<br />
0<br />
Punt Returns<br />
Mandley<br />
Hill, Buf.-Det.<br />
Lions<br />
Opponents<br />
PR<br />
43<br />
1<br />
43<br />
39<br />
FC<br />
9<br />
0<br />
9<br />
14<br />
Yds<br />
420<br />
0<br />
420<br />
517<br />
Avg<br />
9.8<br />
0.0<br />
9.8<br />
13.3<br />
Lg<br />
81t<br />
0<br />
81t<br />
84t<br />
TD<br />
1<br />
0<br />
1<br />
2<br />
Kickoff Returns<br />
Hunter<br />
Elder, Pit.-Det.<br />
Elder, Det.<br />
Bland<br />
Smith<br />
Graham<br />
Mandley<br />
Evans<br />
Lions<br />
Opponents<br />
KR<br />
49<br />
22<br />
1<br />
6<br />
5<br />
3<br />
2<br />
1<br />
67<br />
56<br />
Yds<br />
1007<br />
435<br />
10<br />
114<br />
81<br />
72<br />
37<br />
0<br />
1321<br />
1096<br />
Avg<br />
20.6<br />
19.8<br />
10.0<br />
19.0<br />
16.2<br />
24.0<br />
18.5<br />
0.0<br />
19.7<br />
19.6<br />
Lg<br />
54<br />
36<br />
10<br />
24<br />
30<br />
27<br />
37<br />
0<br />
54<br />
36<br />
TD<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
Field Goals 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+<br />
Murray 2/2 1/2 7/8 6/8 2/5<br />
Lions 2/2 1/2 7/8 6/8 2/5<br />
Opponents 1/1 14/14 7/8 2/9 0/3<br />
Murray: (33G, 44G); (52N, 41G, 51G); (48G); (30N); (49N, 47G); (28N); (50N, 18G); (35G); (44N, 38G, 41G);<br />
(51N, 20G); (44G, 30G, 32G, 19G); (30G); (52G, 39G)<br />
Defense<br />
Johnson, D<br />
Harrell<br />
Maxwell<br />
Cofer<br />
Mitchell<br />
Galloway<br />
McNorton<br />
Robinson<br />
Williams, E<br />
Williams, J<br />
Ferguson, K<br />
Gay<br />
Graham<br />
Bo<strong>st</strong>ic<br />
King<br />
Green<br />
Griffi n<br />
Baack<br />
Watkins<br />
Butcher<br />
Johnson, J<br />
Elder<br />
Evans<br />
Hill<br />
Team<br />
Lions<br />
Opponents<br />
TT<br />
112<br />
109<br />
107<br />
73<br />
70<br />
66<br />
65<br />
63<br />
62<br />
54<br />
50<br />
44<br />
30<br />
28<br />
23<br />
20<br />
15<br />
13<br />
10<br />
8<br />
6<br />
4<br />
3<br />
1<br />
1036<br />
1031<br />
ST<br />
92<br />
85<br />
87<br />
58<br />
51<br />
57<br />
52<br />
46<br />
52<br />
41<br />
42<br />
33<br />
24<br />
24<br />
18<br />
15<br />
13<br />
10<br />
9<br />
7<br />
4<br />
4<br />
3<br />
1<br />
828<br />
828<br />
AT<br />
20<br />
24<br />
20<br />
15<br />
19<br />
9<br />
13<br />
17<br />
10<br />
13<br />
8<br />
11<br />
6<br />
4<br />
5<br />
5<br />
2<br />
3<br />
1<br />
1<br />
2<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
208<br />
203<br />
Sk<br />
0<br />
0.5<br />
2<br />
7.5<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0.5<br />
4<br />
2<br />
9.5<br />
6.5<br />
0<br />
0<br />
2<br />
3.5<br />
2<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
1<br />
41<br />
39<br />
Yds<br />
0<br />
4<br />
9<br />
69<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
3<br />
23<br />
10<br />
73<br />
41<br />
0<br />
0<br />
11<br />
24<br />
16<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
7<br />
290<br />
323<br />
PD<br />
3<br />
7<br />
5<br />
4<br />
10<br />
10<br />
17<br />
0<br />
6<br />
4<br />
1<br />
3<br />
1<br />
3<br />
0<br />
1<br />
6<br />
0<br />
1<br />
0<br />
0<br />
1<br />
0<br />
0<br />
83<br />
82<br />
FF<br />
2<br />
0<br />
0<br />
3<br />
0<br />
1<br />
1<br />
0<br />
1<br />
0<br />
2<br />
1<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
2<br />
1<br />
0<br />
0<br />
2<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
16<br />
20<br />
FR<br />
2<br />
2<br />
4<br />
3<br />
0<br />
1<br />
2<br />
0<br />
1<br />
1<br />
1<br />
1<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
18<br />
17<br />
NFL Standings<br />
NFC Central W L T Pct Pts OP<br />
Chicago 14 2 0 .875 352 187<br />
Minnesota 9 7 0 .563 398 273<br />
DETROIT 5 11 0 .313 277 326<br />
Green Bay 4 12 0 .250 254 416<br />
Tampa Bay 2 14 0 .125 239 473<br />
NFC Ea<strong>st</strong><br />
NY Giants 14 2 0 .875 371 236<br />
Washington 12 4 0 .750 366 296<br />
Dallas 7 9 0 .436 346 337<br />
Philadelphia 5 10 1 .344 256 312<br />
St. Louis 4 11 1 .261 216 351<br />
NFC We<strong>st</strong><br />
San Francisco 10 5 1 .656 374 247<br />
L.A. Rams 10 6 0 .625 309 267<br />
Atlanta 7 8 1 .469 280 260<br />
New Orleans 7 9 0 .436 266 267<br />
AFC Central W L T Pct Pts OP<br />
Cleveland 12 4 0 .750 391 310<br />
Cincinnati 10 6 0 .625 409 394<br />
Pittsburgh 6 10 0 .375 307 336<br />
Hou<strong>st</strong>on 5 11 0 .313 274 329<br />
AFC Ea<strong>st</strong><br />
New England 11 5 0 .688 412 307<br />
NY Jets 10 6 0 .625 364 386<br />
Miami 8 8 0 .500 430 405<br />
Buff alo 4 12 0 .250 287 348<br />
Indianapolis 3 13 0 .168 229 400<br />
AFC We<strong>st</strong><br />
Denver 11 5 0 .688 378 327<br />
Kansas City 10 6 0 .625 356 326<br />
Seattle 10 6 0 .625 366 293<br />
L.A. Raiders 8 8 0 .500 323 346<br />
San Diego 4 12 0 .250 335 396<br />
Was defeated LARm, 19-7, in <strong>the</strong> NFC wild card. Was defeated Chi, 27-13, and NYG defeated SF, 49-3, in<br />
<strong>the</strong> NFC playoff s. NYG defeated Was, 17-0, for <strong>the</strong> NFC title. NYJ defeated KC, 35-15, in <strong>the</strong> AFC wild card.<br />
Cle defeated NYJ, 23-20, and Den defeated NE, 22-17, in <strong>the</strong> AFC playoff s. Den defeated Cle, 23-20 (OT),<br />
for <strong>the</strong> AFC title. NYG defeated Den, 39-20, for <strong>the</strong> NFL title in SB XXI.<br />
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