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1991<br />
Record: 12-4, 1<strong>st</strong> NFC Central<br />
Date W/L Score Opponent Att<br />
9/1 L 0-45 at Washington 52,958<br />
9/8 W 23-14 Green Bay 43,132<br />
9/15 W 17-13 Miami 56,896<br />
9/22 W 33-24 at Indianapolis 53,396<br />
9/29 W 31-3 Tampa Bay 44,479<br />
10/6 W 24-20 Minnesota 63,423<br />
10/20 L 3-35 at San Francisco 61,240<br />
10/27 W 34-10 Dallas 74,906*<br />
11/3 L 10-20 at Chicago 57,281<br />
11/10 L 21-30 at Tampa Bay 37,742<br />
11/17 W 21-10 L.A. Rams 60,873<br />
11/24 W 34-14 at Minnesota 51,644<br />
11/28 W 16-6 Chicago 78,879*<br />
12/8 W 34-20 NY Jets 69,304<br />
12/15 W 21-17 at Green Bay 43,881<br />
12/22 W 17-14ot at Buff alo 78,059<br />
NFC Playoff s<br />
1/5/92 W 38-6 Dallas 79,835*<br />
1/12/92 L 10-41 at Washington 55,584<br />
*Silverdome sellout<br />
Usual Starters<br />
Off ense<br />
XR 86 Willie Green<br />
WR 80 Brett Perriman<br />
LT 75 Lomas Brown<br />
LG 65 Eric Andolsek<br />
C 53 Kevin Glover<br />
RG 60 Mike Utley<br />
RT 64 Eric Sanders<br />
YR 81 Mike Farr<br />
ZR 82 Robert Clark<br />
QB 9 Rodney Peete; 12 Erik Kramer (8)<br />
RB 20 Barry Sanders<br />
Defense<br />
LE 92 Marc Spindler<br />
NT 93 Jerry Ball<br />
RE 90 Dan Owens<br />
LB 58 George Jamison<br />
LB 54 Chris Spielman<br />
LB 98 Dennis Gibson<br />
LB 99 Tracy Hayworth<br />
CB 39 Ray Crockett<br />
CB 24 Melvin Jenkins<br />
SS 35 William White<br />
FS 36 Bennie Blades<br />
Pro Bowl Selections: NT Jerry Ball, S Bennie Blades, T Lomas Brown, KR Mel Gray, RB Barry Sanders,<br />
LB Chris Spielman<br />
Team Stati<strong>st</strong>ics<br />
Total Fir<strong>st</strong> Downs<br />
Rushing<br />
Passing<br />
Penalty<br />
3rd Down: Made/Att<br />
3rd Down Pct.<br />
4th Down: Made/Att<br />
4th Down Pct.<br />
Possession Avg.<br />
Total Net Yards<br />
Avg. Per Game<br />
Total Plays<br />
Avg. Per Play<br />
Net Yards Rushing<br />
Avg. Per Game<br />
Total Rushes<br />
Net Yards Passing<br />
Avg. Per Game<br />
Sacked/Yards Lo<strong>st</strong><br />
Gross Yards<br />
Att./Completions<br />
Completion Pct.<br />
Had Intercepted<br />
Punts/Average<br />
Net Punting Avg.<br />
Penalties/Yards<br />
Fumbles/Ball Lo<strong>st</strong><br />
Touchdowns<br />
Rushing<br />
Passing<br />
Returns<br />
Det<br />
280<br />
118<br />
146<br />
16<br />
71/196<br />
36.0<br />
3/6<br />
50.0<br />
28:39<br />
4788<br />
299.3<br />
938<br />
5.1<br />
1930<br />
120.6<br />
454<br />
2858<br />
178.6<br />
25/116<br />
2974<br />
459/252<br />
54.9<br />
17<br />
75/41.2<br />
35.4<br />
93/799<br />
25/13<br />
40<br />
19<br />
16<br />
5<br />
Opp<br />
305<br />
93<br />
189<br />
23<br />
80/200<br />
39.5<br />
9/20<br />
45.0<br />
31:21<br />
5043<br />
315.2<br />
1008<br />
5.0<br />
1757<br />
109.2<br />
444<br />
3286<br />
205.4<br />
30/237<br />
3523<br />
534/315<br />
59.0<br />
19<br />
67/39.2<br />
31.7<br />
94/704<br />
32/17<br />
34<br />
16<br />
16<br />
2<br />
PoInts ored Sc<br />
Lions<br />
Opponents<br />
Q1<br />
72<br />
75<br />
Q2<br />
67<br />
108<br />
Q3<br />
77<br />
58<br />
Q4<br />
120<br />
54<br />
OT<br />
3<br />
0<br />
Pts<br />
339<br />
295<br />
Scoring<br />
Sanders, B.<br />
Murray<br />
Green<br />
Clark<br />
Peete<br />
Crockett<br />
White, W.<br />
Perriman<br />
Kramer<br />
Farr<br />
Hayworth<br />
Gray<br />
White, S.<br />
Ball<br />
Lions<br />
Opponents<br />
TD<br />
17<br />
0<br />
7<br />
6<br />
2<br />
1<br />
1<br />
1<br />
1<br />
1<br />
1<br />
1<br />
1<br />
0<br />
40<br />
34<br />
Ru<br />
16<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
2<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
1<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
19<br />
16<br />
Pa<br />
1<br />
0<br />
7<br />
6<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
1<br />
0<br />
1<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
16<br />
16<br />
Rt<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
1<br />
1<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
1<br />
1<br />
1<br />
0<br />
5<br />
2<br />
PAT<br />
0/0<br />
40/40<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 />
0/0<br />
40/40<br />
34/34<br />
FG<br />
0/0<br />
19/28<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 />
0/0<br />
19/28<br />
19/28<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 />
1<br />
1<br />
0<br />
Pts<br />
102<br />
97<br />
42<br />
36<br />
12<br />
6<br />
6<br />
6<br />
6<br />
6<br />
6<br />
6<br />
6<br />
2<br />
339<br />
295<br />
Rushing<br />
Sanders, B.<br />
Peete<br />
Overton<br />
Jackson<br />
Dozier<br />
Arnold<br />
Kramer<br />
Gray<br />
Perriman<br />
Ware<br />
Lions<br />
Opponents<br />
Att<br />
342<br />
25<br />
14<br />
17<br />
9<br />
2<br />
34<br />
2<br />
4<br />
4<br />
453<br />
444<br />
Yds<br />
1548<br />
125<br />
59<br />
55<br />
48<br />
42<br />
26<br />
11<br />
10<br />
6<br />
1930<br />
1760<br />
Avg<br />
4.5<br />
5.0<br />
4.2<br />
3.2<br />
5.3<br />
21.0<br />
0.7<br />
5.5<br />
2.5<br />
1.5<br />
4.3<br />
4.0<br />
Lg<br />
69t<br />
26<br />
9<br />
10<br />
29<br />
21<br />
12<br />
6<br />
6<br />
10<br />
69t<br />
59t<br />
TD<br />
16<br />
2<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
1<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
19<br />
16<br />
Receiving<br />
Perriman<br />
Clark<br />
Rec<br />
52<br />
47<br />
Yds<br />
668<br />
640<br />
Avg<br />
12.8<br />
13.6<br />
Lg<br />
42<br />
68t<br />
TD<br />
1<br />
6<br />
YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS<br />
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Farr 42 431 10.3 34t 1<br />
Sanders, B. 41 307 7.5 34 1<br />
Green 39 592 15.2 73t 7<br />
Moore 11 135 12.3 21 0<br />
Tennell 4 43 10.8 18 0<br />
Overton 4 38 9.5 14 0<br />
Gray 3 42 14.0 31 0<br />
Mat<strong>the</strong>ws 3 21 7.0 11 0<br />
Campbell 2-49, 28 Lg; Fortin 1-4; Riley 1-3; Dozier 1-3; Jackson 1-(-2);<br />
Lions 252 2974 11.8 73t 16<br />
Opponents 315 3523 11.2 51 16<br />
Passing<br />
Kramer<br />
Peete<br />
Lions<br />
Opponents<br />
Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Avg TD TD% Int Int% Lg Sk/Y Rtg<br />
265 136 1635 51.3 6.17 11 4.2 8 3.0 73t 14/74 72.1<br />
194 116 1339 59.8 6.90 5 2.6 9 4.6 68t 11/42 70.2<br />
459 252 2974 54.9 6.48 16 3.5 17 3.7 73t 25/116 71.1<br />
534 315 3523 59.0 6.60 16 3.0 19 3.6 51 30/237 73.8<br />
Interceptions Int Yds<br />
Crockett 6 141<br />
Taylor 4 26<br />
Jamison 3 52<br />
White, W. 2 35<br />
White, S. 1-18, 18t Lg, 1 TD; Blades 1-14; Alexander 1-0; Hayworth 1-0<br />
Lions 19 286<br />
Opponents 17 229<br />
Avg<br />
23.5<br />
6.5<br />
17.3<br />
17.5<br />
15.1<br />
13.5<br />
Lg<br />
96t<br />
23<br />
19<br />
28<br />
96t<br />
57t<br />
TD<br />
1<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
2<br />
1<br />
Punting<br />
Arnold<br />
Lions<br />
Opponents<br />
Pnt<br />
75<br />
75<br />
67<br />
Yds<br />
3092<br />
3092<br />
2629<br />
Avg<br />
41.2<br />
41.2<br />
39.2<br />
Net<br />
35.4<br />
35.4<br />
31.7<br />
TB<br />
5<br />
5<br />
6<br />
In20<br />
27<br />
27<br />
16<br />
Lg<br />
63<br />
63<br />
56<br />
B<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
Punt Returns<br />
Gray<br />
Jenkins<br />
Lions<br />
Opponents<br />
PR<br />
25<br />
1<br />
26<br />
35<br />
FC<br />
14<br />
0<br />
14<br />
10<br />
Yds<br />
385<br />
0<br />
385<br />
340<br />
Avg<br />
15.4<br />
0.0<br />
14.8<br />
9.7<br />
Lg<br />
78t<br />
0<br />
78t<br />
69t<br />
TD<br />
1<br />
0<br />
1<br />
1<br />
Kickoff Returns<br />
Gray<br />
Campbell<br />
Overton<br />
Dozier<br />
Scott 1-16; Jackson 1-9; Clark 2-0; Bell 1-0<br />
Lions<br />
Opponents<br />
KR<br />
36<br />
9<br />
4<br />
4<br />
58<br />
63<br />
Yds<br />
929<br />
85<br />
71<br />
60<br />
1170<br />
1095<br />
Avg<br />
25.8<br />
9.4<br />
17.8<br />
15.0<br />
20.2<br />
17.4<br />
Lg<br />
71<br />
18<br />
23<br />
38<br />
71<br />
53<br />
TD<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 1/1 3/4 8/10 5/9 2/4<br />
Lions 1/1 3/4 8/10 5/9 2/4<br />
Opponents 1/1 12/12 4/8 2/6 0/1<br />
Murray: (50N,41G,27G,36G) (46G,51N) (48N,19G) (38G,48N) (47G,47N) (37G) (44G,32G) (31G) (37G,23N,50N)<br />
(21G,50G,37G) (43G,37G,43N,39B) (30N,21G)—19/28, 67.8%<br />
Opponents: (26G) (48N) (18G,47G) (20G) (32G) (42G,25G) (46N) (47B,35G) (21G,25G,43N) (29G,33G,30G,36N)<br />
(27G) () (27G,22G,37N) (30N,22G,25G) (23G) (52N,37N)—19/28, 67.9%<br />
Defense TT ST AT Sk Yds PD FF<br />
Spielman 126 84 42 1 1 3 3<br />
Blades 93 65 28 0 0 7 2<br />
White, W 87 64 23 0 0 10 0<br />
Jenkins 86 86 0 1 10 14 2<br />
Crockett 86 74 12 1 10 16 1<br />
Jamison 86 67 19 4 30 5 2<br />
Gibson 62 36 26 0 0 3 0<br />
Owens 51 40 11 5.5 60 1 1<br />
Spindler 49 33 16 3.5 13 2 1<br />
Hayworth 43 26 17 2 14 1 0<br />
Ball 36 31 5 2 17 1 0<br />
Pritchett 26 20 6 1.5 6 1 0<br />
Taylor 25 25 0 0 0 7 0<br />
Ca<strong>st</strong>on 19 16 3 0 0 0 0<br />
Hunter 16 14 2 6 53 0 0<br />
Alexander 16 13 3 0 0 0 0<br />
Bell 14 13 1 0 0 0 1<br />
White, S 14 13 1 0 0 11 1<br />
Scott 14 10 4 0 0 1 0<br />
Jones 13 13 0 0 0 0 0<br />
Pete 13 5 8 1.5 10 0 0<br />
Noga 10 10 0 0 0 0 1<br />
Brown, M 5 5 0 0 0 0 0<br />
Cofer 3 2 1 1 13 0 0<br />
Welch 3 2 1<br />
Special Teams: Tennell 3; Sanders, E 2; Little 1; Dozier 1; Riley, E 1; Overton 1;<br />
Lions 996 767 229 30 237 83 15<br />
Opponents 905 720 185 25 116 69 13<br />
FR<br />
3<br />
3<br />
0<br />
0<br />
1<br />
1<br />
0<br />
2<br />
1<br />
2<br />
1<br />
0<br />
1<br />
0<br />
1<br />
0<br />
1<br />
0<br />
0<br />
1<br />
0<br />
1<br />
0<br />
0<br />
19<br />
14<br />
STT<br />
0<br />
1<br />
0<br />
22<br />
7<br />
2<br />
3<br />
0<br />
0<br />
5<br />
0<br />
8<br />
0<br />
13<br />
1<br />
2<br />
5<br />
0<br />
5<br />
12<br />
0<br />
9<br />
1<br />
0<br />
1<br />
106<br />
—<br />
NFL Standings<br />
NFC Central W L T Pct Pts OP<br />
DETROIT 12 4 0 .750 339 295<br />
Chicago 11 5 0 .688 299 269<br />
Minnesota 8 8 0 .500 301 306<br />
Green Bay 4 12 0 .250 273 313<br />
Tampa Bay 3 13 0 .188 199 365<br />
NFC Ea<strong>st</strong><br />
Washington 14 2 0 .875 485 224<br />
Dallas 11 5 0 .688 342 310<br />
Philadelphia 10 6 0 .625 285 244<br />
NY Giants 8 8 0 .500 281 297<br />
Phoenix 4 12 0 .250 196 344<br />
NFC We<strong>st</strong><br />
New Orleans 11 5 0 .688 341 211<br />
Atlanta 10 6 0 .625 361 338<br />
San Francisco 10 6 0 .625 393 239<br />
L.A. Rams 3 13 0 .188 234 390<br />
AFC Central W L T Pct Pts OP<br />
Hou<strong>st</strong>on 11 5 0 .688 386 251<br />
Pittsburgh 7 9 0 .438 292 344<br />
Cleveland 6 10 0 .375 293 298<br />
Cincinnati 3 13 0 .188 263 435<br />
AFC Ea<strong>st</strong><br />
Buff alo 13 3 0 .813 448 318<br />
NY Jets 8 8 0 .500 314 293<br />
Miami 8 8 0 .500 343 349<br />
New England 6 10 0 .375 211 305<br />
Indianapolis 1 15 0 .063 143 381<br />
AFC We<strong>st</strong><br />
Denver 12 4 0 .750 304 235<br />
Kansas City 10 6 0 .625 322 252<br />
L.A. Raiders 9 7 0 .563 298 297<br />
Seattle 7 9 0 .438 276 261<br />
San Diego 4 12 0 .250 274 342<br />
Atl defeated NO, 27-20, and Dal defeated Chi, 17-13, in NFC wild card. Was defeated Atl, 24-7, and DET<br />
defeated Dal, 38-6, in NFC playoff s. Was defeated DET, 45-10, for NFC title. KC defeated LARd, 10-6, and<br />
Hou defeated NYJ, 17-10, in AFC wild card. Buf defeated KC, 37-14, and Den defeated Hou, 26-24, in AFC<br />
playoff s. Buf defeated Den, 10-7, for AFC title. Was defeated Buf, 37-24, for <strong>the</strong> NFL title in SB XXVI.<br />
IN 1991: In Operation Desert Storm, Unifi ed U. N. Forces drive Iraqi troops out of Kuwait.
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