detroit lions vs. st. louis rams the season begins consistency up front ...
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2008<br />
Record: 0-16, 4th NFC North<br />
Date W-L Score Opponent Attendance<br />
9/7 L 21-34 at Atlanta 62,310<br />
9/14 L 25-48 Green Bay 60,285*<br />
9/21 L 13-31 at San Francisco 67,249<br />
10/05 L 7-34 Chicago 59,790*<br />
10/12 L 10-12 at Minnesota 62,867<br />
10/19 L 21-28 at Hou<strong>st</strong>on 70,081<br />
10/26 L 17-25 Washington 54,312<br />
11/02 L 23-27 at Chicago 62,188<br />
11/09 L 14-38 Jacksonville 52,631<br />
11/16 L 22-31 at Carolina 73,349<br />
11/23 L 20-38 Tampa Bay 49,096<br />
11/27 L 10-47 Tennessee 60,112*<br />
12/07 L 16-20 Minnesota 50,444<br />
12/14 L 21-31 at Indianapolis 66,281<br />
12/21 L 7-42 New Orleans 49,309<br />
12/28 L 21-31 at Green Bay 70,141<br />
* Ford Field sellout<br />
Usual Starters<br />
Off ense<br />
WR 11 Roy Williams (5); 84 Shaun McDonald (6)<br />
16 John Standeford (5)<br />
LT 76 Jeff Backus<br />
LG 64 Edwin Mulitalo (11); 74 Damion Cook (4)<br />
C 51 Dominic Raiola (12)<br />
RG 66 Stephen Peterman<br />
RT 77 Gosder Cherilus (13); 72 George Fo<strong>st</strong>er (3)<br />
TE 83 John Owens (6); 86 Michael Gaines (5)<br />
WR 81 Calvin Johnson (10)<br />
QB 6 Dan Orlo<<strong>st</strong>rong>vs</<strong>st</strong>rong>ky (7)<br />
11 Daunte Culpepper (5); 8 Jon Kitna (4)<br />
FB 44 Moran Norris (8); 45 Jerome Felton (6)<br />
RB 34 Kevin Smith<br />
Team Stats Det Opp<br />
Total Fir<strong>st</strong> Downs 234 350<br />
Rushing 70 147<br />
Passing 143 188<br />
Penalty 21 15<br />
3rd Down: Made/Att 59/205 90/197<br />
3rd Down Pct. 28.8 45.7<br />
4th Down: Made/Att 10/20 6/10<br />
4th Down Pct. 50.0 60.0<br />
Possession Avg. 26:59 33:01<br />
Total Net Yards 4292 6470<br />
Avg. Per Game 268.3 404.4<br />
Total Plays 913 1009<br />
Avg. Per Play 4.7 6.4<br />
Net Yards Rushing 1332 2754<br />
Avg. Per Game 83.3 172.1<br />
Total Rushes 352 536<br />
Net Yards Passing 2960 3716<br />
Avg. Per Game 185.0 232.3<br />
Sacked/Yards Lo<strong>st</strong> 52/339 30/191<br />
Gross Yards 3299 3907<br />
Att./Completions 509/281 443/303<br />
Completion Pct. 55.2 68.4<br />
Had Intercepted 19 4<br />
Punts/Average 90/43.9 59/43.6<br />
Net Punting Avg. 90/38.0 59/38.4<br />
Penalties/Yards 88/729 91/753<br />
Fumbles/Ball Lo<strong>st</strong> 31/10 31/16<br />
Touchdowns 29 63<br />
Rushing 10 31<br />
Passing 18 25<br />
Returns 1 7<br />
Defense<br />
LE 95 Jared DeVries (10);<br />
99 Dwayne White (6)<br />
NT 91 Chuck Darby<br />
UT 78 Cory Redding (12); 75 Shaun Cody (4)<br />
RE 99 Dwayne White (9); 92 Cliff Avril (4)<br />
WLB 50 Ernie Sims<br />
MLB 53 Paris Lenon<br />
SLB 55 Ryan Nece<br />
LCB 25 Brian Kelly (10); 21 Travis Fisher (3)<br />
28 Leigh Bodden (3)<br />
RCB 28 Leigh Bodden (12)<br />
FS 24 Kalvin Pearson (9)<br />
SS 27 Daniel Bullocks (12)<br />
26 Dwight Smith (4)<br />
Scoring Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT Pts<br />
Team 47 92 57 72 0 268<br />
Opponents 126 163 109 119 0 517<br />
Scoring TD Ru Rec Ret PAT FG S Pts<br />
Hanson 0 0 0 0 25/26 21/22 0 88<br />
C. Johnson 12 0 12 0 0 74<br />
Kev. Smith 8 8 0 0 0 48<br />
R. Johnson 2 1 1 0 0 12<br />
FitzSimmons 1 TD (1 Pa), 8 Pts; Bullocks 1 TD (1 Ret), 6 Pts; Culpepper 1 TD (1 Ru), 6 Pts; Gaines 1 TD<br />
(1 Pa), 6 Pts; McDonald 1 TD (1 Pa), 6 Pts; Owens 1 TD (1 Pa), 6 Pts; Williams 1 TD (1 Pa), 6 Pts<br />
Team 29 10 18 1 25/26 21/22 1 268<br />
Opponents 63 31 25 7 62/62 25/29 1 517<br />
2-Pt. Conversions: Fitzsimmons, C. Johnson, Team 2-3, Opponents 0-1<br />
Fum/Lo<strong>st</strong>: Culpepper 5/1, Gaines 3/2, C. Johnson 3/2, Kitna 3/1, Middleton 3/0, Orlo<<strong>st</strong>rong>vs</<strong>st</strong>rong>ky 3/0, Henson 2/0,<br />
McDonald 2/1, Kev. Smith 2/1, Cason 1/0, Furrey 1/0, Jennings 1/1, R. Johnson 1/0, Standeford 1/1<br />
Rushing<br />
Kev. Smith<br />
R. Johnson<br />
Kitna<br />
Orlo<<strong>st</strong>rong>vs</<strong>st</strong>rong>ky<br />
Culpepper<br />
Stanton<br />
Cason<br />
Felton<br />
Norris<br />
C. Johnson<br />
Team<br />
Opponents<br />
Att<br />
238<br />
76<br />
6<br />
7<br />
12<br />
3<br />
4<br />
2<br />
1<br />
3<br />
352<br />
536<br />
Yds<br />
976<br />
237<br />
34<br />
29<br />
25<br />
20<br />
7<br />
4<br />
1<br />
-1<br />
1332<br />
2754<br />
Avg<br />
4.1<br />
3.1<br />
5.7<br />
4.1<br />
2.1<br />
6.7<br />
1.8<br />
2.0<br />
1.0<br />
-.3<br />
3.8<br />
5.1<br />
Lg<br />
50<br />
27<br />
10<br />
10<br />
9<br />
15<br />
4<br />
4<br />
1<br />
7<br />
50<br />
73t<br />
TD<br />
8<br />
1<br />
0<br />
0<br />
1<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
10<br />
31<br />
Receiving<br />
C. Johnson<br />
Kev. Smith<br />
McDonald<br />
Gaines<br />
Furrey<br />
Williams<br />
Standeford<br />
Colbert<br />
Rec<br />
78<br />
39<br />
35<br />
23<br />
18<br />
17<br />
15<br />
5<br />
Yds<br />
1331<br />
286<br />
332<br />
260<br />
181<br />
232<br />
244<br />
64<br />
Avg<br />
17.1<br />
7.3<br />
9.5<br />
11.3<br />
10.1<br />
13.6<br />
16.3<br />
12.8<br />
Lg<br />
96t<br />
27<br />
26<br />
33<br />
25<br />
25<br />
36<br />
28<br />
TD<br />
12<br />
0<br />
1<br />
1<br />
0<br />
1<br />
0<br />
0<br />
YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS<br />
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R. Johnson 12 88 7.3 34t 1<br />
Fitzsimmons 12 85 7.1 16 1<br />
Felton 9 53 5.9 12 0<br />
Owens 8 56 7.0 19 1<br />
Cason 4-27, 15 Lg; Norris 4-16, 6 Lg; Middleton 1-23; D. Campbell 1-21<br />
Team 281 3299 11.7 96t 18<br />
Opponents 303 3907 12.9 86t 25<br />
Passing<br />
Orlo<<strong>st</strong>rong>vs</<strong>st</strong>rong>ky<br />
Kitna<br />
Culpepper<br />
Stanton<br />
Henson<br />
Team<br />
Opponents<br />
Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Avg TD TD% Int Int% Lg Sk/Y Rtg<br />
255 143 1616 56.1 6.34 8 3.1 8 3.1 96t 14/95 72.6<br />
120 68 758 56.7 6.32 5 4.2 5 4.2 47t 15/89 72.2<br />
115 60 786 52.2 6.83 4 3.5 6 5.2 70t 14/95 63.9<br />
17 9 119 52.9 7.00 1 5.9 0 0.0 41 6/35 95.0<br />
2 1 20 50.0 10.00 0 0.0 0 0.0 20 3/25 85.4<br />
509 281 3299 55.2 6.48 18 3.5 19 3.7 96t 52/339 71.3<br />
443 303 3907 68.4 8.82 25 5.6 4 0.9 86t 30/191 110.9<br />
Interceptions<br />
Nece<br />
Bodden<br />
C. Smith<br />
White<br />
Team<br />
Opponents<br />
Int<br />
1<br />
1<br />
1<br />
1<br />
4<br />
19<br />
Yds<br />
18<br />
2<br />
0<br />
-4<br />
16<br />
364<br />
Avg<br />
18.0<br />
2.0<br />
0.0<br />
-4.0<br />
4.0<br />
19.2<br />
Lg<br />
18<br />
2<br />
0<br />
-4<br />
18<br />
65t<br />
TD<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
5<br />
Punting<br />
Harris<br />
Team<br />
Opponents<br />
Pnt<br />
90<br />
90<br />
59<br />
Yds<br />
3952<br />
3952<br />
2573<br />
Avg<br />
43.9<br />
43.9<br />
43.6<br />
Net<br />
38.0<br />
38.0<br />
38.4<br />
TB<br />
6<br />
6<br />
7<br />
In<br />
24<br />
24<br />
23<br />
Lg<br />
66<br />
66<br />
60<br />
B<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
Punt Returns PR FC Yds Avg<br />
McDonald 11 8 104 9.5<br />
Furrey 5-36, 20 Lg, 5 FC; Cason 3-27, 13 Lg; Standeford 1-1; Jennings 1-0<br />
Team 21 13 168 8.0<br />
Opponents 51 22 414 8.1<br />
Lg<br />
27<br />
27<br />
80t<br />
TD<br />
0<br />
0<br />
2<br />
Kickoff Returns KR Yds Avg Lg TD<br />
Middleton 39 864 22.2 42 0<br />
Cason 32 746 23.3 46 0<br />
Thomas 4-93, 27 Lg; Fitzsimmons 3-41, 16 Lg; Furrey 2-30, 16 Lg; C. Smith 2-26, 17 Lg; Cody 1-7<br />
Team 83 1807 21.8 46 0<br />
Opponents 57 1332 23.4 60 0<br />
Field Goals 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+<br />
Hanson 0/0 3/3 4/5 6/6 8/8<br />
Team 0/0 3/3 4/5 6/6 8/8<br />
Opponents 0/0 6/6 7/8 10/11 2/4<br />
Hanson: ()(38G,49G,53G)(44G,51G)()(40G)(54G,54G)(43G)<br />
(52G)(33B)(40G,56G,27G)(38G,40G)(53G) (25G,23G,39G) (51G,30G)()()<br />
Opponents: (50G,25G)(25G,39G)(43N,25G)(37G,45G)(38B,26G)()(25G,50N,47G,45G,42G)(36G,41G) (34G)<br />
(29G)(48)<br />
(49G,41G,45G,43G)(35G,50G)(31G) ()(69N,36G)<br />
Defense TT ST AT Sk SkY PD FF FR STT<br />
Lenon 122 81 41 1.5 6 2 2 3 0<br />
Sims 113 71 42 1 4.5 0 0 1 0<br />
Bullocks 93 63 30 0 0 1 1 1 1<br />
Bodden 73 61 12 0 0 3 2 12 0<br />
Pearson 72 56 16 1 11 3 1 4 12<br />
Nece 58 38 20 1.5 5 0 0 4 10<br />
Smith, D 39 31 8 0 0 0 1 2 2<br />
White, D 39 28 11 6.5 44.5 3 1 2 0<br />
Redding 37 31 6 3 19.5 0 0 0 0<br />
Cody 37 26 11 0 0 0 0 3 0<br />
Fisher 35 28 7 0 0 0 0 5 1<br />
Darby 31 23 8 1.5 2 0 1 0 0<br />
DeVries 29 23 6 2 13 0 1 3 0<br />
Kelly 25 22 3 0 0 0 0 1 0<br />
Smith, C 24 20 4 3 22 1 1 1 6<br />
Avril 22 17 5 5 30 4 1 0 1<br />
Lewis 21 15 6 0 0 0 1 0 20<br />
Alama-Francis 20 10 10 1 1.5 0 0 1 3<br />
Dizon 19 12 7 0 0 0 0 0 8<br />
Robinson 13 11 2 0 0 0 1 1 12<br />
Moore 12 9 3 1 1 0 0 0 0<br />
Smith, K 11 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 5<br />
Fluellen 7 TT, 3 STT, 1 FR; Alexander 6 TT, 6 STT, 1 STT; Cohen, L 4 TT, 2 STT; Cannon 2 TT, 1 STT, 1 FF, 5<br />
STT; Hicks 2 TT, 0 STT, 3 STT; Schweigert 1 TT, 1 STT, 8 STT; Bing 1 FR, 1 STT<br />
Special Teams Tackles: FitzSimmons 7; Standeford 4; Muhlbach 3; Hanson 2; Harris 2; Jennings 2; Owens 1,<br />
Middleton 1, Barnes 1, Wynn 1, Roberson 1<br />
Team 2 31<br />
Team 967 696 271 30 191 17 15 46 124<br />
Opponent 642 536 106 52 339 87 18 9 108<br />
NFL Standings<br />
NFC North W L T Pct PF PA<br />
Minnesota 10 6 0 .625 379 333<br />
Chicago 9 7 0 .563 375 350<br />
Green Bay 6 10 0 .375 419 380<br />
DETROIT 0 16 0 .000 268 517<br />
NFC Ea<strong>st</strong><br />
NY Giants 12 4 0 .750 427 294<br />
Philadelphia 9 6 1 .594 416 289<br />
Dallas 9 7 0 .563 362 365<br />
Washington 8 8 0 .500 265 296<br />
NFC South<br />
Carolina 12 4 0 .750 414 329<br />
Atlanta 11 5 0 .688 391 325<br />
Tampa Bay 9 7 0 .563 361 323<br />
New Orleans 8 8 0 .500 463 393<br />
NFC We<strong>st</strong><br />
Arizona 9 7 0 .563 427 426<br />
San Francisco 7 9 0 .438 339 381<br />
Seattle 4 12 0 .250 294 392<br />
St. Louis 2 14 0 .125 232 465<br />
AFC Ea<strong>st</strong> W L T Pct PF PA<br />
Miami 11 5 0 .688 345 317<br />
New England 11 5 0 .688 410 309<br />
NY Jets 9 7 0 .563 405 356<br />
Buff alo 7 9 0 .438 336 342<br />
AFC North<br />
Pittsburgh 12 4 0 .750 347 223<br />
Baltimore 11 5 0 .688 385 244<br />
Cincinnati 4 11 1 .281 204 364<br />
Cleveland 4 12 0 .250 232 350<br />
AFC South<br />
Tennessee 13 3 0 .813 375 234<br />
Indianapolis 12 4 0 .750 377 298<br />
Hou<strong>st</strong>on 8 8 0 .500 366 394<br />
Jacksonville 5 11 0 .313 302 367<br />
AFC We<strong>st</strong><br />
San Diego 8 8 0 .500 439 347<br />
Denver 8 8 0 .500 370 448<br />
Oakland 5 11 0 .313 263 388<br />
Kansas City 2 14 0 .125 291 440<br />
Arz defeated Atl, 30-24, and Phi defeated Min, 26-14, in NFC wild card. Arz defeated Car, 33-13, and Phi<br />
defeated NYG, 23-11, in NFC divisional playoff s. Arz defeated Phi, 32-25, for NFC title. SD defeated Ind,<br />
23-17, and Bal defeated Mia, 27-9, in AFC wild card. Bal defeated Ten, 13-10, and Pit defeated SD, 35-24,<br />
in AFC divisional playoff s. Pit defeated Bal, 23-14, for AFC title. Pit defeated Arz, 27-23, in SB XLIII.<br />
In 2008: Illinois Senator Barack Obama is elected <strong>the</strong> 45th President of <strong>the</strong> United States and<br />
becomes <strong>the</strong> nation’s fi r<strong>st</strong> black president.
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