2015 DETROIT LIONS MEDIA GUIDE

SAINTS 2015 SCHEDULE
Sep. 13 at Arizona Cardinals
Sep. 20 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Sep. 27 at Carolina Panthers
Oct. 4
Dallas Cowboys
Oct. 11 at Philadelphia Eagles
Oct. 15
Atlanta Falcons
Oct. 25 at Indianapolis Colts
Nov. 1
New York Giants
Nov. 8
Tennessee Titans
Nov. 15 at Washington Redskins
Nov. 22
BYE
Nov. 29
at Houston Texans
Dec. 6
Carolina Panthers
Dec. 13 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Dec. 21
Detroit Lions
Dec. 27 Jacksonville Jaguars
Jan. 3
at Atlanta Falcons
2014 Results: 7-9
LIONS SERIES RECORDS
Rushing Attempts
1 James Stewart 25 9/3/00
2 Dexter Bussey 24 9/25/77
3 Kevin Smith 24 12/21/08
Rushing Yards
1 Dexter Bussey 150 9/25/77
2 Barry Sanders 113 9/21/97
3 Kevin Smith 111 12/21/08
Rushing Touchdowns
1 Billy Sims 2 10/12/80
Pass Attempts
1 Matthew Stafford 44 12/4/11
2t Scott Mitchell 43 9/14/97
2t Matthew Stafford 43 1/7/12#
Pass Completions
1 Matthew Stafford 31 12/4/11
2 Matthew Stafford 28 1/7/12#
2t MR: Matthew Stafford 27 10/19/14
Passing Yards
1 Matthew Stafford 408 12/4/11
2 Matthew Stafford 380 1/7/12#
3 Greg Landry 310 11/14/76
Touchdown Passes
1 Matthew Stafford 3 1/7/12#
3t MR: Matthew Stafford 2 10/19/14
Passes Intercepted
1t MR: Matthew Stafford 3 9/13/09
Receptions
1 Calvin Johnson 12 1/7/12#
2 Herman Moore 11 9/21/97
Receiving Yards
1 Richard Johnson 248 12/3/89
2 Calvin Johnson 211 1/7/12#
3 Golden Tate 154 10/19/14
Receiving Touchdowns
1t Carl Bland 2 9/18/88
1t Calvin Johnson 2 1/7/12#
Interceptions
1t Lem Barney 2 11/19/72
1t James Hunter 2 10/21/79
Points
1 Jason Hanson 14 9/29/02
2t Billy Sims 12 10/12/80
2t Carl Bland 12 9/18/88
2t Calvin Johnson 12 1/7/12#
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
Touchdowns
1t Billy Sims 2 10/12/80
1t Carl Bland 2 9/18/88
1t Calvin Johnson 2 1/7/12#
Field Goals
1 Jason Hanson 4 9/29/02
Punts
1 Jim Arnold 8 12/3/89
Punt Returns
1 Walter Stanley 7 12/3/89
Punt Return Yards
1 Desmond Howard 119 9/3/00
Kickoff Returns
1 Glyn Milburn 6 9/14/97
2t Eddie Drummond 5 12/24/05
2t Aaron Brown 5 9/13/09
Kickoff Return Yards
1 Aaron Brown 180 9/13/09
2 Glyn Milburn 157 9/14/97
Longest Plays
Rush: Fred Scott 48t 10/12/80
Pass: Gagliano-to-Johnson 75t 12/3/89
KR: Aaron Brown 87 9/13/09
Punt: Ben Graham 58 12/4/11
PR: Desmond Howard 95t* 9/3/00
Int: Corey Harris 49 9/29/02
FG: Jason Hanson 47 9/21/97
Jason Hanson 47 9/13/09
# Postseason Game
MR: several players, most recent
RECORDS & RESULTS
Overall................................ 10-11-1
Home.................................................7-3-1
Road..................................................3-8-0
Ford Field.........................................2-1-0
Mercedes-Benz Superdome........2-6-0
Date Site Result
11-24-68 DET T, 20-20
11- 8-70 NO L, 17-19
11-19-72 DET W, 27-14
10-14-73 NO L, 13-20
11- 3-74 DET W, 19-14
11-14-76 NO L, 16-17
9-25-77 DET W, 23-19
10-21-79 NO L, 7-17
10-12-80 DET W, 24-13
9-18-88 DET L, 14-22
12- 3-89 DET W, 21-14
10-28-90 NO W, 27-10
10- 4-92 DET L, 7-13
9-19-93 NO L, 3-14
9-14-97 NO L, 17-35
9-3-00 NO W, 14-10
9-29-02 DET W, 26-21
12-14-05 SA W, 13-12
12-21-08 DET L, 7-42
9-13-09 NO L, 27-45
12-4-11 NO L, 17-31
10-19-14 DET W, 24-23
Postseason................................ 0-1
Road......................................................0-1
Date Site Result
1-7-12 NO L, 28-45
Note: New Orleans split home games in
2005 between San Antonio and Baton
Rouge due to Hurricane Katrina.
SERIES NOTES
‣ ¾In the second game ever played
at Ford Field, the Lions claimed
a 26-21 win over New Orleans for
the first win at the team’s new
downtown Detroit home.
‣ ¾The first game played between the
Lions and Saints was a 20-20 tie
on November 24, 1968 in Detroit.
‣ ¾The home team has generally had
the upper hand in the series with
Detroit compiling a 6-3-1 mark at
home (1-1 at Ford Field) while New
Orleans has managed a 6-3 record
at home (5-2 in the Superdome).
‣ ¾In one of the NFL’s all-time
amazing finishes, New Orleans K
Tom Dempsey booted a 63-yard
field goal as time expired to give
the Saints a 19-17 victory in Tulane
Stadium on November 8, 1970.
Dempsey’s mighty boot stood
alone as the longest field goal in
NFL history until Denver’s Jason
Elam tied the record on October
25, 1998 vs. Jacksonville.
‣ ¾The Lions’ Richard Johnson tallied
248 yards receiving (second-in
team history) on eight receptions
and earned NFC Player of the Week
honors in Detroit’s 21-14 win over
the Saints on December 3, 1989.
‣ ¾The Lions kicked off the 2000
season by defeating the Saints 14-
10 at the Superdome. The Lions’
only touchdown of the game was
courtesy of Desmond Howard’s
franchise-record 95-yard punt
return in the fourth quarter.
‣ ¾K Jason Hanson nailed a 39-
yard field goal as time expired in
regulation that lifted the Lions to
a 13-12 win over New Orleans in
San Antonio December 14, 2005.
The final drive was set up by a Roy
Williams 40-yard grab on 4thand-17.
Williams had four catches
for 111 yards against the Saints,
all in the fourth quarter.
‣ ¾In the Lions’ first playoff game
since 1999, QB Matthew Stafford
set a single-game postseason
franchise record with 380 yards
passing, while WR Calvin Johnson
posted franchise-bests in both
receptions (12) and receiving yards
(211) and tied a franchise record in
receiving touchdowns (2) at New
Orleans on January 7, 2012.
‣ ¾The Lions beat the Saints 24-23
in a dramatic comeback win in
Week 7 in 2014 (10/19) as Stafford
connected with WR Corey Fuller for
a five-yard TD pass following a late
interception from S. Glover Quin for
the go-ahead score.
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