2015 DETROIT LIONS MEDIA GUIDE

GAME #1: LIONS 35, GIANTS 14
FORD FIELD, SEPTEMBER 8, 2014
ATTENDANCE: 62,401
1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q OT Final
NEW YORK GIANTS 0 7 0 7 - 14
DETROIT LIONS 14 0 13 8 - 35
GAME #2: LIONS 7, PANTHERS 24
BANK OF AMERICA STADIUM, SEPTEMBER 14, 2014
ATTENDANCE: 73,586
1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q OT Final
DETROIT LIONS 0 0 7 0 - 7
CAROLINA PANTHERS 0 6 7 11 - 24
FIRST QUARTER
LIONS Johnson 67 yd. pass from Stafford (N. Freese kick)
LIONS Johnson 16 yd. pass from Stafford (N. Freese kick)
SECOND QUARTER
GIANTS Donnell 1 yd. pass from Manning (Brown kick)
THIRD QUARTER
LIONS Freese 28 yd. field goal
LIONS Freese 27 yd. field goal
LIONS Stafford 5 yd. run (Freese kick)
FOURTH QUARTER
GIANTS Jennings 1 yd. run (Brown kick)
LIONS Bell 3 yd. run (Stafford-Fauria pass)
LIONS GIANTS
First Downs 20 16
Total Net Yards 417 197
Net Yards Rushing 76 53
Net Yards Passing 341 144
(Att/Comp/Int) 32-22-0 33-18-2
Punts-Average 2-54.5 5-40.2
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0
Sacked-Yards 1-5 2-19
Penalties-Yards 8-85 4-25
Time of Possession 36:04 23:56
RUSHING
GIANTS: Jennings 16-46-1, Williams 5-9, Jernigan 1--2
LIONS: Bell 15-51-1, Bush 9-15, Tate 1-4, Riddick 1-4, Stafford 1-2
PASSING
GIANTS: Manning 33-18, 163 1 TD 2 INT
LIONS: Stafford 32-22, 346 2 TD
RECEIVING
GIANTS: Donnell 5-56-1, Jennings 4-50, Jernigan 4-25, Cruz 2-24,
Randle 2-1, Fells 1-7
LIONS: Johnson 7-164-2, Tate 6-93, Bush 6-49, Fauria 1-26,
Pettigrew 1-9, Bell 1-5.
SUMMARY
The Detroit Lions opened their 2014 season at Ford Field against
the New York Giants. QB Matthew Stafford and WR Calvin
Johnson seemed to be in mid-season form as they connected
on a 67-yard bomb to put the Lions up 7-0. Those two were just
warming up because with 5:23 remaining in the first quarter
Stafford, scrambling to his left and throwing back to his right,
connected with Johnson for a 16-yard diving touchdown grab.
That touchdown put the Lions up 14-0. The Giants wouldn’t go
away quietly, countering with their own score on a one-yard pass
from QB Eli Manning to TE Larry Donnell. Detroit came out in the
second half and extended their lead with two field goals by K Nate
Freese, one of which was set up by a spectacular interception
from Lions LB DeAndre Levy. With just under six minutes to go
after a S Glover Quin interception, Stafford dazzled the crowd yet
again with a five-yard scramble for the score to go up 27-7. The
Giants responded with a score of their own with a one-yard run
by RB Rashad Jennings to cut the lead to 27-14. Detroit would
respond by putting together a 12-play drive that chewed up more
than seven minutes on the clock and ended with a three-yard
touchdown by RB Joique Bell. Up 33-14 the Lions decided to go for
two points and converted on a Stafford pass to TE Joseph Fauria,
putting the game away. Levy led the team with 10 tackles and an
interception.
SECOND QUARTER
PANTHERS Gano 29 yd. field goal
PANTHERS Gano 53 yd. field goal
THIRD QUARTER
LIONS Collins 1 yd. pass from Stafford (Freese kick)
PANTHERS Avant 14 yd. pass from Newton (Gano kick)
FOURTH QUARTER
PANTHERS Stewart 2 yd. run (Newton-Cotchery pass)
PANTHERS Gano 38 yd. Field GoaL
LIONS PANTHERS
First Downs 21 20
Total Net Yards 323 313
Net Yards Rushing 70 62
Net Yards Passing 253 251
(Att/Comp/Int) 48-27-1 34-22-0
Punts-Average 5-46.6 6-44.8
Fumbles-Lost 3-2 0-0
Sacked-Yards 4-38 5-30
Penalties-Yards 5-33 4-45
Time of Possession 30:41 29:19
RUSHING
PANTHERS: Stewart 15-37-1, Newton 4-19, Brown 1-11, Tolbert
4- -5
LIONS:Bell 10-36, Bush 6-26, Stafford 1-8, Riddick 1-0
PASSING
PANTHERS: Newton 34-22, 281 1 TD
LIONS: Stafford 48-27, 291 1 TD 1 INT
RECEIVING
PANTHERS: Olsen 6-72, Avant 5-54, Cotchery 4-46, Tolbert 3-33,
Benjamin 2-46, Stewart 1-22, Bersin 1-8, Dickerson 1-0.
LIONS: Johnson 6-83, Bell 6-61, Tate 5-57, Ebron 3-38, Ross 2-23,
Bush 2-6, Collins 2-3, Fauria 1-20.
SUMMARY
The Lions fell to 1-1 on the season after a 24-7 lost to the Carolina
Panthers in Week 2. After two early kicks in the second quarter by
Panthers K Graham Gano, the Lions were down 6-0 going into the
half. After stopping the Panthers on their first drive after halftime,
the Lions marched down the field on an eight-play, 63-yard
drive that resulted in a one-yard touchdown pass from Lions QB
Matthew Stafford to FB Jed Collins to put them up 7-6. Carolina
was able to score in the third with 2:30 remaining when QB Cam
Newton found WR Jason Avant on a 14-yard pass to regain the
lead, 13-7. With 7:26 remaining in the fourth quarter, the Panthers
were able to score on a two-yard run from RB Jonathan Stewart,
and later capitalize on the two-point conversion to lead 21-7. Gano
would later add a field goal to put Carolina up 24-7 and seal the
game. For the second consecutive week the Lions did not allow a
100-yard rusher. The Panthers were held to only 62 yards, as LB
Stephen Tulloch led the team with 10 tackles on defense.
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2014 SEASON IN REVIEW