2015 DETROIT LIONS MEDIA GUIDE

GIANTS 2015 SCHEDULE
Sep. 13
at Dallas Cowboys
Sep. 20
Atlanta Falcons
Sep. 24 Washington Redskins
Oct. 4
at Buffalo Bills
Oct. 11 San Francisco 49ers
Oct. 19 at Philadelphia Eagles
Oct. 25
Dallas Cowboys
Nov. 1 at New Orleans Saints
Nov. 8 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Nov. 15 New England Patriots
Nov. 22
BYE
Nov. 29 at Washington Redskins
Dec. 6
New York Jets
Dec. 14
at Miami Dolphins
Dec. 20
Carolina Panthers
Dec. 27 at Minnesota Vikings
Jan. 3
Philadelphia Eagles
2014 Results: 6-10
LIONS SERIES RECORDS
Rushing Attempts
1t Billy Sims 26 11/25/82
1t Barry Sanders 26 10/30/94
3 Barry Sanders 24 10/19/97
Rushing Yards
1 Barry Sanders 146 10/30/94
2 Billy Sims 114 11/25/82
3 Steve Owens 113 9/17/72
Rushing Touchdowns
1t MR: Joique Bell 1 9/18/14
Pass Attempts
1 Harry Gilmer 49 12/11/55
2 Jon Kitna 43 11/18/07
3 Matthew Stafford 42 12/22/13
Pass Completions
1 Jon Kitna 28 11/18/07
2 Matthew Stafford 25 12/22/13
3 Harry Gilmer 24 12/11/55
Passing Yards
1 Jon Kitna 377 11/18/07
2 Matthew Stafford 346 9/8/14
Touchdown Passes
1t Karl Sweetan 3 12/10/67
1t Greg Landry 3 9/17/72
1t Charlie Batch 3 11/19/00
Passes Intercepted
1t MR: Jon Kitna 3 11/18/07
Receptions
1 Joique Bell 10 12/22/13
2t Richard Johnson 9 9/17/89
2t Herman Moore 9 10/30/94
Receiving Yards
1 Richard Johnson 172 9/17/89
2 Calvin Johnson 164 9/8/14
3 Calvin Johnson 146 10/17/10
Receiving Touchdowns
1t Herman Moore 2 10/30/94
1t Calvin Johnson 2 9/8/14
Interceptions
1 Bruce McNorton 2 11/7/83
Points
1t Errol Mann 12 9/17/72
1t Herman Moore 12 10/30/94
1t Calvin Johnson 12 9/8/14
DETROIT LIONS
NEW YORK GIANTS
Touchdowns
1t Herman Moore 2 10/30/94
1t Calvin Johnson 2 9/8/14
Field Goals
1 Errol Mann 3 9/17/72
Punts
1t Jim Arnold 8 10/16/88
1t Jim Arnold 8 10/30/88
Punt Returns
1 Pat Studstill 4 10/21/62
Punt Return Yards
1 Lem Barney 82 9/28/69
Kickoff Returns
1t Jimmie Jones 4 11/17/74
1t Glyn Milburn 4 10/27/96
Kickoff Return Yards
1 Glyn Milburn 143 10/27/96
2 Jimmie Jones 130 11/17/74
Longest Plays
Rush: Barry Sanders 62 10/30/94
Pass: Stanton-to-Johnson 87t 10/17/10
KR: Glyn Milburn 65 10/27/96
Punt: Bill Shepherd 85* 11/15/36
PR: Lem Barney 74t 9/28/69
Int: Mike Johnson 48t 10/30/94
FG: Jason Hanson 50 10/17/10
* Lions Record
MR: several players, most recent
RECORDS & RESULTS
Overall................................ 21-20-1
Home.............................................. 13-9-1
Road............................................... 8-11-0
Ford Field.........................................1-2-0
MetLife Stadium............................0-1-0
Date Site Result
11- 5-30 POR L, 6-19
9-30-31 POR W, 14- 6
11- 1-31 NYG L, 0-14
9-25-32 POR W, 7- 0
10-30-32 NYG W, 6- 0
9-24-33 POR W, 17- 7
11- 5-33 NYG L, 10-13
9-23-34 DET W, 9- 0
11- 1-36 NYG L, 7-14
11-15-36 DET W, 38- 0
11-14-37 NYG W, 17- 0
11- 5-39 DET W, 18-14
11- 9-41 NYG L, 13-20
11- 7-43 DET T, 0- 0
11-18-45 NYG L, 14-35
11- 2-47 DET W, 35- 7
11-20-49 NYG W, 45-21
12-13-53 NYG W, 27-16
12-11-55 DET L, 19-24
12- 7-58 DET L, 17-19
10-21-62 NYG L, 14-17
10- 4-64 DET W, 26- 3
12-10-67 NYG W, 30- 7
9-28-69 DET W, 24- 0
9-17-72 DET W, 30-16
11-17-74 DET W, 20-19
12- 5-76 NYG L, 10-24
11-25-82 DET L, 6-13
11- 7-83 DET W, 15- 9
10-16-88 NYG L, 10-30
10-30-88 DET L, 10-13ot
9-17-89 NYG L, 24-14
11-18-90 NYG L, 0-20
10-31-94 NYG W, 28-25ot
10-27-96 DET L, 7-35
10-19-97 DET L, 20-26ot
11-19-00 NYG W, 31-21
10-24-04 NYG W, 28-13
11-18-07 DET L, 16-10
10-17-10 NYG L, 20-28
12-22-13 DET L, 20-23ot
9-8-14 DET W, 35-14
Postseason................................ 1-0
Home.....................................................1-0
Date Site Result
12-15-35# DET W, 26-7
# NFL Championship Game
SERIES NOTES
‣ ¾The Lions-Giants series is one
of four series (Ari, Chi and GB) in
franchise history dating back to
1930. The teams hold a 20-20-1
record in the series starting with
a 19-6 New York victory at Detroit
November 5, 1930, when the team
was located in Portsmouth.
‣ ¾Detroit dominated the series
initially, claiming eight of the first
12 contests.
‣ ¾The Giants were the opposition
in the Lions’ first-ever game in
Detroit. The Lions won the game
9-0 on September 23, 1934 at
University of Detroit Stadium.
‣ ¾The Lions and the Giants played
the NFL’s last scoreless 0-0
tie November 7, 1943 at Briggs
Stadium.
‣ ¾Detroit claimed its first NFL
championship with a 26-7 win over
the defending champion Giants on
December 15, 1935. It is the only
postseason meeting between the
franchises.
‣ ¾In the 2000 matchup, the Lions
jumped out to a 21-0 halftime
lead en route to a 31-21 win at
Giants Stadium. The first half was
highlighted by two touchdown
passes from QB Charlie Batch
and a blocked punt by WR Larry
Foster, which was the first by
the Lions since S Bennie Blades
blocked a punt December 13, 1992
vs. Cleveland.
‣ ¾WR Calvin Johnson tied WR
Herman Moore’s franchise record
of 107-consecutive games with a
reception as he finished with seven
catches for 164 yards and two
touchdowns in the Lions’ 35-14
victory over the Giants on ESPN’s
Monday Night Football Monday,
September 8, 2014
COACHING & SERIES RECORDS