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1997<br />
Record: 9-7, 3rd NFC Central<br />
Date W/L Score Opponent Att<br />
8/31 W 28-17 Atlanta 61,244<br />
9/7 L 17-24 Tampa Bay 58,234<br />
9/14 W 32-7 at Chicago 59,147<br />
9/21 L 17-35 at New Orleans 50,016<br />
9/28 W 26-15 Green Bay 78,110*<br />
10/5 L 13-22 at Buff alo 78,025<br />
10/12 W 27-9 at Tampa Bay 72,095<br />
10/19 L 20-26ot N.Y. Giants 70,069<br />
11/2 L 10-20 at Green Bay 60,126<br />
11/9 L 7-30 at Washington 75,261<br />
11/16 W 38-15 Minnesota 68,910<br />
11/23 W 32-10 Indianapolis 62,803<br />
11/27 W 55-20 Chicago 77,904*<br />
12/7 L 30-33 at Miami 72,266<br />
12/14 W 14-13 at Minnesota 60,982<br />
12/21 W 13-10 N.Y. Jets 77,624*<br />
NFC Playoff s<br />
12/28 L 10-20 at Tampa Bay 73,361<br />
*Silverdome sellout<br />
Usual Starters<br />
Off ense<br />
XR 87 Johhnie Morton<br />
LT 72 Ray Roberts<br />
LG 77 Mike Compton<br />
C 53 Kevin Glover<br />
RG 64 Jeff Hartings<br />
RT 71 Larry Tharpe<br />
TE 86 David Sloan<br />
ZR 84 Herman Moore<br />
QB 19 Scott Mitchell<br />
FB 44 Tommy Vardell<br />
RB 20 Barry Sanders<br />
Defense<br />
LE 91 Robert Porcher<br />
NT 95 Mike Wells<br />
UT 94 Lu<strong>the</strong>r Elliss<br />
RE 93 Kerwin Waldro<strong>up</strong><br />
SLB 58 George Jamison (10)<br />
55 Antonio London (6)<br />
MLB 57 Stephen Boyd<br />
WLB 59 Reggie Brown<br />
CB 32 Bryant We<strong>st</strong>brook<br />
CB 31 Corey Raymond<br />
FS 27 Mark Carrier<br />
SS 28 Ron Rice<br />
Pro Bowl Selections: C K. Glover, K J. Hanson, WR H. Moore, DE R. Porcher, RB B. Sanders<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 />
304<br />
120<br />
166<br />
18<br />
78/220<br />
35.0<br />
8/18<br />
44.0<br />
28:39<br />
5798<br />
362.4<br />
1028<br />
5.6<br />
2464<br />
154.0<br />
447<br />
3334<br />
208.4<br />
41/271<br />
3605<br />
540/304<br />
56.3<br />
17<br />
86/41.6<br />
35.6<br />
94/866<br />
26/11<br />
43<br />
19<br />
19<br />
5<br />
Opp<br />
268<br />
98<br />
152<br />
18<br />
85/236<br />
36.0<br />
5/11<br />
45.0<br />
31:26<br />
4947<br />
309.2<br />
1021<br />
4.8<br />
1833<br />
114.6<br />
472<br />
3114<br />
194.6<br />
42/287<br />
3401<br />
507/281<br />
55.4<br />
17<br />
97/44.3<br />
38.4<br />
112/841<br />
24/8<br />
33<br />
15<br />
15<br />
3<br />
PoInts ored Sc<br />
Lions<br />
Opponents<br />
Q1<br />
35<br />
100<br />
Q2<br />
131<br />
103<br />
Q3<br />
87<br />
33<br />
Q4<br />
126<br />
64<br />
OT<br />
0<br />
6<br />
Pts<br />
379<br />
306<br />
Scoring TD Ru Pa Rt<br />
Hanson 0 0 0 0<br />
Sanders 14 11 3 0<br />
Moore 8 0 8 0<br />
Morton 6 0 6 0<br />
Vardell 6 6 0 0<br />
Brown 2 0 0 2<br />
Scroggins 1 0 0 1<br />
Boyd 1 0 0 1<br />
Mitchell 1 1 0 0<br />
Chryplewicz 1 0 1 0<br />
Rivers 1 1 0 0<br />
We<strong>st</strong>brook 1 0 0 1<br />
Schlesinger 1 0 1 0<br />
Lions 43 19 19 5<br />
Opponents 33 15 15 3<br />
2-Pt. Conversions: Moore, TEAM 1-3; Opponents 1-2<br />
PAT<br />
39/40<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 />
39/40<br />
29/30<br />
FG<br />
26/29<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 />
26/29<br />
25/32<br />
S<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
1<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
1<br />
1<br />
Pts<br />
117<br />
84<br />
50<br />
36<br />
36<br />
12<br />
8<br />
6<br />
6<br />
6<br />
6<br />
6<br />
6<br />
379<br />
306<br />
Rushing<br />
Sanders<br />
Rivers<br />
Vardell<br />
Mitchell<br />
Morton<br />
Schlesinger<br />
Reich<br />
Lions<br />
Opponents<br />
Att<br />
335<br />
29<br />
32<br />
37<br />
3<br />
7<br />
4<br />
447<br />
472<br />
Yds<br />
2053<br />
166<br />
122<br />
83<br />
33<br />
11<br />
-4<br />
2464<br />
1833<br />
Avg<br />
6.1<br />
5.7<br />
3.8<br />
2.2<br />
11.0<br />
1.6<br />
-1.0<br />
5.5<br />
3.9<br />
Lg<br />
82t<br />
31<br />
41<br />
13<br />
20<br />
4<br />
-1<br />
82t<br />
74t<br />
TD<br />
11<br />
1<br />
6<br />
1<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
19<br />
15<br />
Receiving<br />
Moore<br />
Morton<br />
Sanders<br />
Sloan<br />
Metzelaars<br />
Vardell<br />
Boyd, T.<br />
Rec<br />
104<br />
80<br />
33<br />
29<br />
17<br />
16<br />
10<br />
Yds<br />
1293<br />
1057<br />
305<br />
264<br />
144<br />
218<br />
142<br />
Avg<br />
12.4<br />
13.2<br />
9.2<br />
9.1<br />
8.5<br />
13.6<br />
14.2<br />
Lg<br />
79<br />
73t<br />
66t<br />
25<br />
22<br />
37<br />
32<br />
TD<br />
8<br />
6<br />
3<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS<br />
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Milburn<br />
Schlesinger<br />
Chryplewicz<br />
McCorvey<br />
Lions<br />
Opponents<br />
5<br />
5<br />
3<br />
2<br />
304<br />
281<br />
77<br />
69<br />
27<br />
9<br />
3605<br />
3401<br />
15.4<br />
13.8<br />
9.0<br />
4.5<br />
11.9<br />
12.1<br />
43<br />
33<br />
12<br />
6<br />
79<br />
78t<br />
0<br />
1<br />
1<br />
0<br />
19<br />
15<br />
Passing<br />
Mitchell<br />
Reich<br />
Blundin<br />
Lions<br />
Opponents<br />
Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Avg TD TD% Int Int% Lg Sk/Y Rtg<br />
509 293 3484 57.6 6.84 19 3.7 14 2.8 79 41/271 79.3<br />
30 11 121 36.7 4.03 0 0.0 2 6.7 27 0/00 21.6<br />
1 0 0 0.0 0.00 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0/0 0.0<br />
540 304 3605 56.3 6.68 19 3.5 17 3.1 79 41/271 75.6<br />
507 281 3401 55.4 6.71 15 3.0 17 3.4 78t 42/287 72.1<br />
Interceptions<br />
Carrier<br />
Brown<br />
We<strong>st</strong>brook<br />
Ab<strong>rams</strong><br />
Rice<br />
Raymond<br />
Porcher<br />
Boyd, S.<br />
Jeff ries<br />
Bailey<br />
Malone<br />
Lions<br />
Opponents<br />
Int<br />
5<br />
2<br />
2<br />
1<br />
1<br />
1<br />
1<br />
1<br />
1<br />
1<br />
1<br />
17<br />
17<br />
Yds<br />
94<br />
83<br />
64<br />
29<br />
17<br />
5<br />
4<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
-5<br />
309<br />
191<br />
Avg<br />
18.8<br />
41.5<br />
32.0<br />
29.0<br />
17.0<br />
5.0<br />
4.0<br />
0.0<br />
0.0<br />
0.0<br />
-5.0<br />
18.2<br />
11.2<br />
Lg<br />
66<br />
45t<br />
64t<br />
29<br />
17<br />
5<br />
4<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
-5<br />
66<br />
50t<br />
TD<br />
0<br />
2<br />
1<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
3<br />
2<br />
Punting<br />
Jett<br />
Team<br />
Lions<br />
Opponents<br />
Pnt<br />
84<br />
2<br />
86<br />
97<br />
Yds<br />
3576<br />
0<br />
3576<br />
4296<br />
Avg<br />
42.6<br />
0.0<br />
41.6<br />
44.3<br />
Net<br />
36.4<br />
0.0<br />
35.6<br />
38.4<br />
TB<br />
4<br />
0<br />
4<br />
7<br />
In20<br />
25<br />
0<br />
25<br />
29<br />
Lg<br />
60<br />
0<br />
60<br />
67<br />
B<br />
2<br />
0<br />
2<br />
0<br />
Punt Returns<br />
Milburn<br />
Carrier<br />
Lions<br />
Opponents<br />
PR<br />
47<br />
1<br />
48<br />
51<br />
FC<br />
26<br />
0<br />
26<br />
19<br />
Yds<br />
433<br />
0<br />
433<br />
434<br />
Avg<br />
9.2<br />
0.0<br />
9.0<br />
8.5<br />
Lg<br />
41<br />
0<br />
41<br />
53t<br />
TD<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
1<br />
Kickoff Returns<br />
Milburn<br />
Rivers<br />
Vardell<br />
Russell<br />
Lions<br />
Opponents<br />
KR<br />
55<br />
2<br />
1<br />
1<br />
59<br />
62<br />
Yds<br />
1315<br />
34<br />
15<br />
0<br />
1364<br />
1269<br />
Avg<br />
23.9<br />
17.0<br />
15.0<br />
0.0<br />
23.1<br />
20.5<br />
Lg<br />
69<br />
23<br />
15<br />
0<br />
69<br />
58<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 />
Hanson 0/0 10/10 8/9 5/5 3/5<br />
Lions 0/0 10/10 8/9 5/5 3/5<br />
Opponents 2/2 6/6 7/8 6/11 4/5<br />
Hanson: () (52N,48G) (23G,33G,29G,32G) (47G) (53G,44G,22G,39G) (28G,30G) (34G,39G) (22G,28G)<br />
(34G) (27G) (38G,52G,55G) (40G,29G) (26G) (50N,38N) (44G,25G)—26/29, 89.7%<br />
Opponents: (30G,42N) (41G) (50S,48N) (36G,19G50G) (47G,33G) (25G) (52G,47G) (23G,44G)<br />
(22G,40N,50G,46N,45G) (35G) (52G,32G,45N) (19G,33G,21G,42G) (21G,28G,37N) (32G)—25/32,<br />
78.1%<br />
Defense TT ST AT Sk Yds PD FF FR STT<br />
Boyd, S 138 89 49 0 0 6 1 1 0<br />
Brown 102 63 39 2.5 18 8 2 0 0<br />
Carrier 75 54 21 0 0 14 0 0 0<br />
Porcher 72 40 32 12.5 76 5 2 0 0<br />
Wells 66 30 36 1 7 2 0 1 0<br />
Elliss 63 35 28 8.5 47.5 4 0 2 0<br />
Raymond 52 45 7 0 0 9 0 0 0<br />
Rice 49 38 11 1 1 2 0 0 2<br />
We<strong>st</strong>brook 45 41 4 0 0 20 0 0 2<br />
Scroggins 42 30 12 7.5 42 3 1 1 0<br />
Jamison 35 26 9 1 15 1 1 1 2<br />
London 34 19 15 2 14 0 1 0 1<br />
Colon 33 23 10 0 0 1 0 0 0<br />
Waldro<strong>up</strong> 33 19 14 1 1.5 0 0 1 0<br />
Ab<strong>rams</strong> 28 23 5 2 15 6 1 0 6<br />
Malone 20 11 9 0 0 1 1 0 0<br />
Russell 19 13 6 0 0 0 1 1 19<br />
Bailey 14 13 1 2 25 4 3 0 9<br />
Jeff ries 9 6 3 1 19 5 1 0 0<br />
Bonham 9 4 5 1 6 0 0 0 0<br />
Kowalkowski 7 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 12<br />
Spindler 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
Kirschke 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
Special Teams: Rivers 13; Schlesinger 12 Jordan 8; Stocz 6; Boyd, T 5; Semple 5; Hanson 3; Stewart, R 3;<br />
McCorvey 3; Porter, D 3; Chryplewicz 2; Hanks 2;<br />
Lions 950 626 324 43 287 92 15 8 118<br />
Opponents 895 643 252 40 266 79 12 9 101<br />
NFL Standings<br />
NFC Central W L T Pct Pts OP<br />
Green Bay 13 3 0 .813 422 282<br />
Tampa Bay 10 6 0 .625 299 263<br />
DETROIT 9 7 0 .563 379 306<br />
Minnesota 9 7 0 .563 354 359<br />
Chicago 4 12 0 .250 263 421<br />
NFC Ea<strong>st</strong><br />
NY Giants 10 5 1 .656 307 265<br />
Washington 8 7 1 .531 327 289<br />
Philadelphia 6 9 1 .406 317 372<br />
Dallas 6 10 0 .375 304 314<br />
Arizona 4 12 0 .250 283 379<br />
NFC We<strong>st</strong><br />
San Francisco 13 3 0 .813 366 227<br />
Carolina 7 9 0 .438 265 314<br />
Atlanta 7 9 0 .438 320 361<br />
New Orleans 6 10 0 .375 237 327<br />
St. Louis 5 11 0 .313 299 359<br />
AFC Central W L T Pct Pts OP<br />
Pittsburgh 11 5 0 .688 372 307<br />
Jacksonville 11 5 0 .688 394 318<br />
Tennessee 8 8 0 .500 333 310<br />
Cincinnati 7 9 0 .438 355 405<br />
Baltimore 6 9 1 .406 326 345<br />
AFC Ea<strong>st</strong><br />
New England 10 6 0 .625 369 289<br />
Miami 9 7 0 .563 339 327<br />
NY Jets 9 7 0 .563 348 287<br />
Buff alo 6 10 0 .375 255 367<br />
Indianapolis 3 13 0 .188 313 401<br />
AFC We<strong>st</strong><br />
Kansas City 13 3 0 .813 375 232<br />
Denver 12 4 0 .750 472 287<br />
Seattle 8 8 0 .500 365 362<br />
Oakland 4 12 0 .250 324 419<br />
San Diego 4 12 0 .250 266 425<br />
TB defeated DET, 20-10 and Min defeated NYG, 23-22 in NFC wild card. GB defeated TB, 21-7 and SF<br />
defeated Min, 38-22 in NFC playoff s. GB defeated SF, 23-10 for NFC title. Den defeated Jax, 42-17 and NE<br />
defeated Mia, 17-3 in AFC wild card. Den defeated KC, 14-10 and Pit defeated NE, 7-6 in AFC playoff s. Den<br />
defeated Pit, 24-21 for AFC title. Den defeated GB 31-24 in SB XXXII.<br />
IN 1997: Diana, Princess of Wales, dies following a high-speed traffi c accident in <strong>the</strong> <strong>st</strong>reets of Paris.
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