Detroit Lions vs atLanta faLcons JOHNSON'S Mega-PURSUIT 2012 ...

oakLanD raiDers
RAIDERS 2012 SCHEDuLE
Sep. 10 San diego Chargers (Mon)
Sep. 16 at Miami dolphins
Sep. 23 Pittsburgh Steelers
Sep. 30 at denver Broncos
oct. 7 BYe
oct. 14 at atlanta Falcons
oct. 21 Jacksonville Jaguars
oct. 28 at Kansas City Chiefs
nov. 4 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
nov. 11 at Baltimore ravens
nov. 18 new orleans Saints
nov. 25 at Cincinnati Bengals
dec. 2 Cleveland Browns
dec. 6 denver Broncos (Thurs)
dec. 16 Kansas City Chiefs
dec. 23 at Carolina Panthers
dec. 30 at San diego Chargers
2011 Results: 8-8
Lions series recorDs
Rushing Attempts
1 Barry Sanders 25 12/10/90
Rushing Yards
1 Barry Sanders 176 12/10/90
Rushing Touchdowns
1 Barry Sanders 2 12/10/90
Passing Attempts
1 Matthew Stafford 52 12/18/11
Passing Completions
1 Scott Mitchell 31 10/13/96
2 Matthew Stafford 29 12/18/11
Passing Yards
1 Matthew Stafford 391 12/18/11
Passes Intercepted
1t Chuck Long 2 9/20/87
1t Scott Mitchell 2 10/13/96
Touchdown Passes
1 Matthew Stafford 4 12/18/11
Receptions
1 herman Moore 10 10/13/96
Receiving Yards
1 Calvin Johnson 214 12/18/11
2 Pete Mandley 110 9/20/87
Receiving Touchdowns
1t Calvin Johnson 2 12/18/11
1t Charlie Sanders 2 11/26/70
1t herman Moore 2 10/13/96
Interceptions
1t Mr: Terrence holt 1 11/2/03
1t otis Smith 1 11/2/03
1t Brian Walker 1 11/2/03
Points
1t Calvin Johnson 12 12/18/11
1t Charlie Sanders 12 11/26/70
1t Barry Sanders 12 12/10/90
1t herman Moore 12 10/13/96
Touchdowns
1t Calvin Johnson 2 12/18/11
1t Charlie Sanders 2 11/26/70
1t Barry Sanders 2 12/10/90
1t herman Moore 2 10/13/96
Field Goals
1t eddie Murray 3 12/10/90
1t Jason hanson 3 11/2/03
Punts
1 Mike Black 10 12/10/84
Punt Returns
1 robbie Martin 6 9/27/81
Punt Return Yards
1 robbie Martin 76 9/27/81
Kickoff Returns
1t Jimmie Jones 5 11/10/74
1t glyn Milburn 5 10/13/96
Kickoff Return Yards
1 glyn Milburn 119 10/13/96
Longest Plays
Rush: Fred Scott 36 11/19/78
Pass: Landry-to-Farr 58 11/26/70
KR: reggie Swinton 61 11/2/03
Punt: Tom Skladany 74 9/27/81
PR: robbie Martin 23 12/10/84
Int: Jimmy allen 30 9/27/81
Terrence holt 30 11/2/03
FG: Jason hanson 54 11/2/03
Mr: several players, most recent
recorDs & resuLts
Overall ..................................... 5-6-0
home................................................. 2-1-0
road .................................................. 3-5-0
Ford Field......................................... 1-0-0
o.co Coliseum ................................. 1-3-0
Date Site Result
11-26-70 deT W, 28-14
11-10-74 oak L, 13-35
11-19-78 oak L, 17-29
9-27-81 oak W, 16- 0
12-10-84 La L, 3-24
9-20-87 La L, 7-27
12-10-90 deT L, 31-38
10-13-96 oak L, 21-37
11-2-03 deT W, 23-13
9-9-07 oak W, 36-21
12-18-11 oak W, 28-27
Note: The raiders were located in oakland from
1960-81 and Los angeles from 1982-94. The club
returned to oakland in 1995.
series notes
¾ in the teams’ first meeting, the
Lions defeated oakland 28-14 on
Thanksgiving day (nov. 26, 1970). The
win was the second of five straight
wins by the Lions that propelled them
to their first playoff berth since 1957.
Mel Farr rushed 21 times for 121 yards,
rallying detroit from a 14-0 deficit.
¾ The Lions shut out the defending Super
Bowl champion raiders 16-0 September
27, 1981. detroit was the first team to
shut out the raiders in 15 years, as the
Lions limited oakland to only 131 yards
in total offense. The Lions collected six
sacks and Jimmy allen intercepted his
fourth pass in as many games. Billy
Sims earned his second consecutive
100-yard rushing game (133 yards)
while dexter Bussey passed altie Taylor
as the club’s all-time leading rusher.
¾ in a Monday night meeting december
10, 1990, there were five heisman
Trophy winners on the field (det: Barry
Sanders and andre Ware, oak: Marcus
allen, Tim Brown and Bo Jackson).
Sanders finished the game with 176
yards rushing, while Jackson led the
raiders with 129 yards on the ground.
¾ The Lions defeated the defending
aFC Champion oakland raiders on
november 2, 2003 at Ford Field, the
raiders’ first trip to detroit since 1990.
¾ detroit opened the 2007 season on the
road at oakland and came away with
36-21 victory. de dewayne White was
named nFC defensive Player of the
Week for his Week 1 as the defensive
end was a force in the fourth quarter
when detroit scored 16 unanswered
points in the final 10:45 to come away
with the victory. after the Lions took a
26-21 lead in the fourth quarter, White
intercepted a pass on the ensuing
raiders drive and returned it 28 yards
to set up a field goal to increase
detroit’s lead to eight. on the first
play of the next oakland possession,
White recorded a sack-fumble that was
recovered by the Lions. The play helped
set up a touchdown to seal the win..
¾ Trailing 27-14 with 7:47 left in the
fourth quarter, the Lions completed
the 13-point comeback and became
the first team in nFL history to record
four 13+-point camebacks in a season.
The Lions game-winning drive started
at the raiders’ 2-yard line with 2:14 left
in the fourth quarter and was completed
when QB Matthew Stafford hit Wr
Calvin Johnson on a 6-yard pass with
0:39 left to play.
PuBLic reLations
Zak gilbert/Will Kiss
1220 harbor Bay Parkway
alameda, Ca 94502
(510) 864-5000
CoaChing & series reCorDs
Detroitlions.com
Media.Detroitlions.com
san Diego Chargers
CHARGERS 2012 SCHEDuLE
Sep. 10 at oakland raiders (Mon)
Sep. 16 Tennessee Titans
Sep. 23 atlanta Falcons
Sep. 30 at Kansas City Chiefs
oct. 7 at new orleans Saints
oct. 15 denver Broncos (Mon)
oct. 21 BYe
oct. 28 at Cleveland Browns
nov. 1 Kansas City Chiefs (Thurs)
nov. 11 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
nov. 18 at denver Broncos
nov. 25 Baltimore ravens
dec. 2 Cincinnati Bengals
dec. 9 at Pittsburgh Steelers
dec. 16 Carolina Panthers
dec. 23 at new York Jets
dec. 30 oakland raiders
2011 Results: 8-8
Lions series recorDs
Rushing Attempts
1 rick Kane 24 11/6/77
Rushing Yards
1 Billy Sims 119 9/30/84
2 rick Kane 105 11/6/77
Rushing Touchdowns
1t Mel Farr 2 10/22/72
1t rick Kane 2 11/6/77
1t Billy Sims 2 9/30/84
1t Barry Sanders 2 11/11/96
Passing Attempts
1 Joey harrington 46 12/7/03
2 Jon Kitna 46 12/16/07
3 Charlie Batch 38 10/10/99
Passing Completions
1 Matthew Stafford 29 12/24/11
2t Joey harrington 26 12/7/03
2t Jon Kitna 26 12/16/07
Passing Yards
1 Matthew Stafford 373 12/24/11
2 Jon Kitna 302 12/16/07
Passes Intercepted
1 Jon Kitna 5 12/16/07
2t greg Landry 1 10/22/72
2t gary danielson 1 10/22/78
2t gary danielson 1 9/13/81
2t Charlie Batch 1 10/10/99
Touchdown Passes
1t Matthew Stafford 3 12/24/11
1t gary danielson 3 10/22/78
Receptions
1t ron rivers 9 10/10/99
1t Brandon Pettigrew 9 12/24/11
Receiving Yards
1 Calvin Johnson 102 12/16/07
2 Larry Walton 101 10/22/72
Receiving Touchdowns
1 Jesse Thompson 2 10/22/78
Interceptions
1 Jimmy allen 2 10/22/78
Points
1t Mr: Kevin Smith 12 12/24/11
Touchdowns
1t Mr: Kevin Smith 2 12/24/11
Field Goals
1 eddie Murray 3 9/13/81
Punts
1 nick harris 9 12/7/03
2 John Jett 5 10/10/99
Punt Returns
1t eddie Payton 5 11/6/77
1t eddie drummond 5 12/7/03
Punt Return Yards
1 eddie Payton 58 11/6/77
Kickoff Returns
1t glyn Milburn 5 11/11/96
1t Terry Fair 5 10/10/99
Kickoff Return Yards
1 glyn Milburn 148 11/11/96
Longest Plays
Rush: Billy Sims 81 9/30/84
Pass: Jon Kitna-to-Calvin Johnson
49 12/16/07
KR: Larry Walton 50 10/22/72
Punt: Mark royals 52 11/11/96
PR: eddie Payton 37 11/6/77
Int: Chris houston 43 12/24/11
FG: eddie Murray 50 12/24/11
Mr: several players, most recent
recorDs & resuLts
Overall ..................................... 4-6-0
home................................................. 4-2-0
road .................................................. 0-4-0
Ford Field......................................... 1-1-0
Qualcomm Stadium ....................... 0-4-0
Date Site Result
10-22-72 deT W, 34-20
11- 6-77 deT W, 20-0
10-22-78 deT W, 31-14
9-13-81 Sd L, 23-28
9-30-84 Sd L, 24-27
11-10-96 Sd L, 21-27
10-10-99 deT L, 10-20
12-7-03 deT L, 7-14
12-16-07 Sd L, 14-51
12-24-11 deT W, 38-10
series notes
¾ The Lions won each of the first three
meetings between the two teams (all
home games), but have dropped the
six most-recent contests.
¾ detroit recorded a 34-20 victory over
the Chargers in the first meeting of
the series october 22, 1972. Mel Farr
ran for two touchdowns and gained 96
yards on 22 carries, helping the Lions
rack up 182 yards on the ground for
the game. greg Landry also rushed
for a touchdown and added 151 yards
passing with a touchdown strike going
to Larry Walton, who finished with
seven catches for 101 yards.
¾ detroit fell to the Chargers, 27-24,
September 20, 1984 at Jack Murphy
Stadium. Billy Sims ran for two
touchdowns and 119 yards, including
an 81-yard touchdown scamper. detroit
QB gary danielson matched hall of
Famer dan Fouts every step of the
way, completing 20-of-25 attempts for
269 yards, while Fouts was 22-of-35
for 268 yards. The Chargers forged to a
24-7 halftime lead, but detroit scored
two third quarter touchdowns to narrow
the gap to 24-21.
¾ With a 38-10 win over San diego at
Ford Field december 24, 2011, the
Lions clinched their first playoff berth
since 1999. The team was led by QB
Matthew Stafford who completed
29-of-36 passes for 373 yards. his
completion percentage (80.6) and
passer rating (137.6) were both career
highs. his rating also set a franchise
single-game record by a quarterback
who attempted 35 passes.
PuBLic reLations
Bill Johnston/Scott Yoffe
4020 Murphy Canyon road
San diego, Ca 92123
(619) 874-4500