2015 DETROIT LIONS MEDIA GUIDE

GAME #15: LIONS 20, BEARS 14
SOLDIER FIELD, DECEMBER 21, 2014
ATTENDANCE: 61,420
GAME #16: LIONS 20, PACKERS 30
LAMBEAU FIELD, DECEMBER 28, 2014
ATTENDANCE: 78,408
1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q OT Final
DETROIT LIONS 7 0 3 10 - 20
CHICAGO BEARS 0 7 7 0 - 14
FIRST QUARTER
LIONS Bush 13 yd. run (Prater kick)
SECOND QUARTER
BEARS Forte 11 yd. pass from Clausen (Feely kick)
THIRD QUARTER
LIONS
BEARS
Prater 39 yd. Field Goal
Jeffery 20 yd. pass from Clausen (Feely kick)
FOURTH QUARTER
LIONS Bell 17 yd. run (Prater kick)
LIONS Prater 30 yd. Field Goal
LIONS BEARS
First Downs 22 17
Total Net Yards 367 234
Net Yards Rushing 138 64
Net Yards Passing 229 170
(Att/Comp/Int) 39-22-2 39-23-1
Punts-Average 1-35.0 6-40.3
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0
Sacked-Yards 4-14 2-11
Penalties-Yards 7-60 5-86
Time of Possession 31:56 28:04
RUSHING
BEARS: Forte 19-55; Clausen 3-9
LIONS: Bell 13-74 1 TD; Bush 7-54 1 TD; Winn 1-5; Collins 1-3;
Stafford 4-2
PASSING
BEARS: Clausen 39-23, 181 2 TD 1 INT
LIONS: Stafford 39-22, 243 2 INT
RECEIVING
BEARS: Wilson 7-66; Jeffrey 6-72 1 TD; Forte 6-40 1 TD; Morgan
2-2; Rosario 1-1; Bennett 1-0
LIONS: Johnson 6-103; Bush 6-44; Tate 5-62; Bell 2-13; Riddick
2-10; Ross 1-11;
SUMMARY
The Lions improved to 5-0 in the NFC North Division with a 20-14
win over the Chicago Bears in Week 16. With a 20-14 victory over
the Bears at Soldier Field, the Lions claimed their 11th win this
season to improve to 11-4. Detroit jumped out to an early lead
as RB Reggie Bush scored on a 13-yard run to go up 7-0. After a
muffed punt by the Lions, Bears QB Jimmy Clausen found RB Matt
Forte for an 11-yard score to tie the ball game at 7-7 just before
the half. With less than 11 minutes to play in the third quarter,
Detroit regained the lead when K Matt Prater nailed a 39-yard field
goal to give the Lions a 10-7 lead. Chicago wouldn’t go away, with
2:45 left to go in the third, the Bears would take their first lead of
the game when Clausen connected with WR Alshon Jeffrey for a
20-yard score to put Chicago up four. Trailing 14-10, with less than
eight minutes to play in the fourth, RB Joique Bell scored on a 17-
yard run to regain the lead for the Lions. Prater would add a 30-
yard field goal later to give Detroit a six-point lead, putting them
up 20-14. With one more opportunity to score, the Bears offense
was stalled out once again by the Lions. On 4th-and-10 Clausen
was picked off by S Glover Quin to seal the victory for Detroit.
1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q OT Final
DETROIT LIONS 0 7 7 6 - 20
GREEN BAY PACKERS 7 7 7 9 - 30
FIRST QUARTER
PACKERS Hyde 55 yd. punt return (Crosby kick)
SECOND QUARTER
PACKERS Cobb 4 yd. pass from Rodgers (Crosby kick)
LIONS Johnson 20 yd. pass from Stafford (Prater kick)
THIRD QUARTER
LIONS Johnson 4 yd. pass from Stafford (Prater kick)
PACKERS Cobb 13 yd. pass from Rodgers (Crosby kick)
FOURTH QUARTER
PACKERS Rodgers 1 yd. run (Crosby kick)
PACKERS Penalty on Stafford enforced in end zone for a Safety
LIONS Riddick 6 yd. pass from Stafford (run failed)\
LIONS PACKERS
First Downs 23 24
Total Net Yards 313 377
Net Yards Rushing 111 152
Net Yards Passing 202 225
(Att/Comp/Int) 41-20-0 23-18-0
Punts-Average 4-38.0 3-39.0
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-2
Sacked-Yards 2-15 1-7
Penalties-Yards 10-53 5-40
Time of Possession 25:42 34:18
RUSHING
PACKERS: Lacy 26-100; Starks 5-26; Rodgers 2-14 1 TD; Kuhn
3-6; Cobb 2-6
LIONS: Bell 13-60; Stafford 4-29; Bush 5-19; Collins 1-3
PASSING
PACKERS: Rodgers 22-17, 226 2 TD; Flynn 1-1, 6
LIONS: Stafford 41-20, 217 3 TD
RECEIVING
PACKERS: Nelson 6-86; R. Rodgers 5-40; Cobb 4-80 2 TD; Lacy 3-26;
LIONS: Riddick 5-34 1 TD; Johnson 4-39 2 TD; Tate 3-45; Bush 3-22;
Ebron 2-38; Ross 2-33; Collins 1-6
SUMMARY
In the 2014 regular season finale against the Green Bay Packers
the Lions fell 20-30. Green Bay jumped out to an early lead when
S Micah Hyde returned a punt for a 55-yard score. The Packers
would increase their lead when QB Aaron Rodgers found WR
Randall Cobb on a four-yard pass. With less than a minute to
play in the first half QB Matthew Stafford and WR Calvin Johnson
hooked up for a 20-yard score to bring the Lions within seven.
Stafford and Johnson picked up where they left off in the third
quarter when Stafford found Johnson on a four-yard pass to tie
the game up at 14. With less than four minutes to play in the third
Rodgers connected with Cobb once more, this time to put Green
Bay up seven. With less than nine minutes to play in the fourth the
Packers increased their lead to 14 when Rodgers found the end
zone from a yard out. Green Bay also caught a break when Detroit
committed a penalty in the end zone, resulting in a safety and
giving them a 30-14 lead. With less than two minutes remaining
in the game Stafford and RB Theo Riddick hooked up for a six-yard
score bringing them within 10. The Lions would not convert the
two point conversion as Green Bay went on to seal the win, 30-20.
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2014 SEASON IN REVIEW