2015 DETROIT LIONS MEDIA GUIDE

GAME #13: LIONS 34, BUCCANEERS 17
FORD FIELD, DECEMBER 7, 2014
ATTENDANCE: 61,489
GAME #14: LIONS 16, VIKINGS 14
FORD FIELD, DECEMBER 14, 2014
ATTENDANCE: 62,490
1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q OT Final
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS 0 10 0 7 - 17
DETROIT LIONS 7 10 10 7 - 34
FIRST QUARTER
LIONS Johnson 6 yd. pass from Stafford (Prater kick)
SECOND QUARTER
BUCS Murray 54 yd. Field Goal
LIONS Bell 1 yd. run (Prater kick)
LIONS Prater 46 yd. Field Goal
BUCS Evans 5 yd. pass from McCown (Murray kick)
THIRD QUARTER
LIONS
LIONS
Prater 23 yd. Field Goal
Fauria 10 yd. pass from M.Stafford (Prater kick)
FOURTH QUARTER
BUCS Evans 26 yd. pass from J.McCown (Murray kick)
LIONS Bell 5 yd. pass from Stafford (Prater kick)
LIONS
BUCS
First Downs 22 15
Total Net Yards 407 233
Net Yards Rushing 113 26
Net Yards Passing 294 207
(Att/Comp/Int) 34-26-0 39-20-2
Punts-Average 3-51.7 6-42.5
Fumbles-Lost 3-1 1-1
Sacked-Yards 4-17 6-43
Penalties-Yards 9-122 5-50
Time of Possession 36:35 23:25
RUSHING
BUCS: Martin 5-22; McCown 4-8; Sims 5- -4
LIONS: Bell 18-83 1 TD; Bush 8-26; Ross 1-4; Winn 1-2; Stafford 3- -2
PASSING
BUCS: McCown 39-20, 250 2 TD 2 INT
LIONS: Stafford 34-26, 311 3 TD
RECEIVING
BUCS: Jackson 10-159; Evans 4-45 2 TD; Murphy 3-18; Sims 1-24;
Stocker 1-4, Martin 1-0
LIONS: Johnson 8-158 1 TD; Bell 5-50 1 TD; Tate 4-50; Bush 4-8;
Ebron 3-28; Fauria 2-17 1 TD
SUMMARY
The Detroit Lions improved to 9-4 on the season with a 34-17 win
over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 14. Detroit scored first
when QB Matthew Stafford connected with WR Calvin Johnson on
a six-yard pass to put the Lions up 7-0. With less than 14 minutes
remaining in the second quarter Tampa Bay responded when K
Patrick Murray made a 54-yard field goal. The Lions answered
when RB Joique Bell scored from one yard out making the score
14-3. With less than four minutes to play in the first half Lions
K Matt Prater converted on a 46-yard field goal attempt giving
Detroit a commanding 17-3 lead. The Bucs wouldn’t go away
quietly though as QB Josh McCown and WR Mike Evans connected
on a five-yard pass to bring them within seven with less than a
minute to play in the half. In the third quarter Detroit regained
control of the game. Prater made another field goal, this time
from 23 yards out giving the Lions a 20-10 lead. With less than a
minute to play in the third quarter Stafford found TE Joseph Fauria
for a 10-yard score ,giving Detroit a 17 point lead. Early in the
fourth quarter McCown hooked up with Evans again, this time for
a 26-yard score bringing them within 10. Detroit’s offense couldn’t
be stopped as Stafford found Bell on a five-yard pass that gave
the Lions a 17 point lead that they would go on to win by. This
was Stafford’s fourth time in his career he completed 25+ passes,
recorded 300+ yards and thrown for 3+ TDs with 0 interceptions
in a game.
1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q OT Final
MINNESOTA VIKINGS 7 7 0 0 - 14
DETROIT LIONS 0 10 3 3 - 16
FIRST QUARTER
VIKINGS Asiata 2 yd. run (Walsh kick)
SECOND QUARTER
VIKINGS Jennings 8 yd. pass from Bridgewater (Walsh kick)
LIONS Tate 7 yd. pass from Stafford (Prater kick)
LIONS Prater 29 yd. Field Goal
THIRD QUARTER
LIONS Prater 30 yd. Field Goal
FOURTH QUARTER
LIONS Prater 33 yd. Field Goal
LIONS VIKINGS
First Downs 11 21
Total Net Yards 233 360
Net Yards Rushing 80 76
Net Yards Passing 153 284
(Att/Comp/Int) 28-17-0 41-31-2
Punts-Average 6-44.3 2-50.5
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0
Sacked-Yards 0-0 4-31
Penalties-Yards 5-35 3-25
Time of Possession 25:17 34:43
RUSHING
VIKINGS: Asiata 11-36 1 TD; Bridgewater 3-30; Tate 5-8; Banyard 2-2
LIONS: Bell 15-62; Bush 3-7; Tate 2-5; Riddick 1-4; Stafford 1-2
PASSING
VIKINGS: Bridgewater 41-31, 315 1 TD 2 INT
LIONS: Stafford 28-17, 153 1 TD
RECEIVING
VIKINGS: Rudolph 7-69; Asiata 7-50; Johnson 5-72; Wright 4-49;
Jennings 3-43 1 TD; Patterson 2-16; Ellison 2-9; Ford 1-7
LIONS: Tate 7-38 1 TD; Johnson 4-53; Bell 4-41; Ebron 1-11;
Bush 1-10
SUMMARY
With a 16-14 victory over the Minnesota Vikings, the Lions claimed
their 10th victory in the season’s first 14 games and improved
to 10-4. The Lions would get off to a sluggish start allowing
Minnesota to go up early. RB Matt Asiata scored on a two-yard
run to put the Vikings up 7-0 in the first. With less than 11 minutes
to play in the second quarter, Minnesota scored again when QB
Teddy Bridgewater found WR Greg Jennings for an eight-yard
score, putting the Vikings up 14-0. Detroit’s defense would step
up, after an interception by S Glover Quin, as Lions QB Matthew
Stafford found WR Golden Tate for a seven-yard score to bring
Detroit within seven. CB Darius Slay picked off Bridgewater for
the second time of the day to give the Lions the ball with less
than four minutes to play in the half. Detroit drove the ball down
the field and as time expired when K Matt Prater converted on a
29-yard field goal to bring the Lions within four. Detroit’s defense
pitched a shutout in the second half of the game against the
Vikings. Prater made another field goal, this time from 30 yards to
bring the Lions within one with a quarter to go. The Lions needed
one more stop and a field goal to win the game. With less than
eight minutes to play, the Vikings would attempt a field that was
blocked by DE Jason Jones. Detroit drove the ball down the field
and with less than four minutes to go Prater made his third field
goal of the day, this time putting Detroit up 16-14, which they
would go on to win by.
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2014 SEASON IN REVIEW