2015 DETROIT LIONS MEDIA GUIDE

COWBOYS 2015 SCHEDULE
Sep. 13
New York Giants
Sep. 20 at Philadelphia Eagles
Sep. 27
Atlanta Falcons
Oct. 4 at New Orleans Saints
Oct. 11 New England Patriots
Oct. 18
BYE
Oct. 25
at New York Giants
Nov. 1
Seattle Seahawks
Nov. 8
Philadelphia Eagles
Nov. 15 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Nov. 22
at Miami Dolphins
Nov. 26
Carolina Panthers
Dec. 7 at Washington Redskins
Dec. 13 at Green Bay Packers
Dec. 19
New York Giants
Dec. 27
at Buffalo Bills
Jan. 3 Washington Redskins
2014 Results: 12-4
LIONS SERIES RECORDS
Rushing Attempts
1 Barry Sanders 40* 9/19/94
2t Billy Sims 23 11/15/81
2t Kevin Jones 23 12/9/07
Rushing Yards
1 Barry Sanders 194 9/19/94
2 Nick Pietrosante 142 12/11/60
3 Billy Sims 119 11/15/81
Rushing Touchdowns
1t Nick Pietrosante 2 12/11/60
1t Garry James 2 11/8/87
1t Kevin Jones 2 12/9/07
Pass Attempts
1 Matthew Stafford 48 10/27/13
2 Shaun Hill 47 11/21/10
3 Matthew Stafford 43 10/2/11
Pass Completions
1 Matthew Stafford 33 10/27/13
2 Shaun Hill 32 11/21/10
3 Erik Kramer 29 1/5/92#
Passing Yards
1 Matthew Stafford 488 10/27/13
2 Erik Kramer 341 1/5/92#
3 Jon Kitna 306 12/31/06
Touchdown Passes
1 Jon Kitna 4 12/31/06
2 Erik Kramer 3 1/5/92#
Passes Intercepted
1 Greg Landry 4 9/15/68
Receptions
1 Calvin Johnson 14* 10/27/13
2 Mike Furrey 11 12/31/06
Receiving Yards
1 Calvin Johnson 329* 10/27/13
2 Gail Cogdill 150 10/13/63
3 Earl McCullouch 132 9/15/68
Receiving Touchdowns
1t Gail Cogdill 2 10/13/63
1t Willie Green 2 1/5/92#
1t Roy Williams 2 12/31/06
1t Calvin Johnson 2 10/2/11
Interceptions
1t James Griffin 2 11/8/87
1t Dre Bly 2 10/31/04
DALLAS COWBOYS
Points
1 Jason Hanson 15 12/31/06
2t MR: Calvin Johnson 12 10/2/11
Touchdowns
1t MR: Calvin Johnson 2 10/2/11
Field Goals
1 Jason Hanson 4 12/31/06
2 Jason Hanson 3 11/3/02
Punts
1t Wilbur Summers 9 10/30/77
1t John Jett 9 11/3/02
Punt Returns
1t Bob Watkins 5 10/13/63
1t Lem Barney 5 12/26/70#
1t Az-Zahir Hakim 5 11/3/02
Punt Return Yards
1 Eddie Drummond 72 12/31/06
2 Pete Mandley 71 11/8/87
Kickoff Returns
1 Mel Gray 8 11/8/92
Kickoff Return Yards
1 Mel Gray 178 11/8/92
Longest Plays
Rush: Barry Sanders 47t 1/5/92#
Pass: Stafford-to-Johnson 87 10/27/13
KR: Lem Barney 47 9/15/68
Punt: Yale Lary 73 10/13/63
PR: Pete Mandley 61 11/8/87
Int: Ray Crockett 96t 10/27/91
FG: Jason Hanson 51 10/2/11
* Lions record; # Postseason game
MR: several players, most recent
RECORDS & RESULTS
Overall................................ 11-12-0
Home.................................................8-5-0
Road..................................................3-7-0
Ford Field.........................................3-2-0
AT&T Stadium................................1-1-0
Date Site Result
12-11-60 DET W, 23-14
10-13-63 Dal L, 14-17
9-15-68 Dal L, 13-59
10-30-72 Dal L, 24-28
10- 6-75 DET L, 10-36
10-30-77 Dal L, 0-37
11-15-81 DET W, 27-24
9-15-85 DET W, 26-21
9-14-86 DET L, 7-31
11- 8-87 DET W, 27-17
10-27-91 DET W, 34-10
11- 8-92 DET L, 3-37
9-19-94 Dal W, 20-17ot
1-6-02 DET W, 15-10
11-03-02 DET W, 9-7
10-19-03 DET L, 7-38
10-31-04 Dal L, 21-31
11-20-05 Dal L, 7-20
12-31-06 Dal W, 39-31
12-9-07 DET L, 27-28
11-21-10 Dal L, 19-35
10-2-11 Dal W, 34-30
10-27-13 DET W, 31-30
Postseason ............................... 1-2
Home.....................................................1-0
Road......................................................0-2
Date Site Result
12-26-70 Dal L, 0-5
1-5-92 DET W, 38-6
1-4-15 Dal L, 20-24
SERIES NOTES
‣ ¾Detroit’s first regular season
game, as well as its last, at the
Pontiac Silverdome was played
against Dallas. The Cowboys won
the Monday Night contest 36-
10 October 6, 1975 during the
Silverdome’s inaugural regular
season game and the Lions won the
finale 15-10 on January 6, 2002.
‣ ¾The Lions have won nine of the
last 16 regular season meetings
with Dallas, in addition to Detroit’s
38-6 win in the 1991 Divisional
Playoff game.
‣ ¾The Lions and Cowboys have
squared off twice in postseason
play, with each team claiming
victory on its own turf. The first
postseason contest occurred
December 26, 1970 with Dallas
posting a 5-0 shutout against
Detroit.
‣ ¾The Lions captured the victory in
the second playoff contest when
they defeated the Cowboys, 38-6,
at the Silverdome January 5, 1992.
‣ ¾Lions RB Barry Sanders set a Lions
record for carries in a game (40) in
a Monday Night contest in Dallas
on September 19, 1994. The Lions
won the game 20-17 in overtime.
‣ ¾The Lions overcame a 24-point
deficit in the third quarter and beat
the Cowboys, 34-30, on October
2, 2011. The Lions returned two
interceptions for touchdowns in the
second half to spark the comeback.
‣ ¾The Lions tied a NFL-record for
a road team with a 24-point
comeback win at Dallas October 2,
2011. With 20+-point comebacks in
consecutive weeks, Detroit became
the first team in NFL history to
accomplish that feat.
‣ ¾In a dramatic 31-30 come-from-
-behind victory for the Lions on
October 27, 2013, WR Calvin
Johnson set a franchise record
with 329 receiving yards and tied a
franchise record with 14 receptions.
His 329 yards rank second all-time
behind WR Flipper Anderson (336)
for the most receiving yards in a
single game.
‣ ¾Detroit set a new franchise
record in the team’s Wild Card
game at Dallas (1/4/15) as the
team registered six sacks (51
yards) against the Cowboys. DT
Ndamukong Suh recorded two
of the team’s sacks in the game,
setting a new Lions postseason
record for the most sacks in a
postseason game since sacks
became official in 1982.
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COACHING & SERIES RECORDS