2015 DETROIT LIONS MEDIA GUIDE

St. Louis Cardinals and have a 5-11
mark since the Cardinals moved
to Phoenix.
‣ ¾The Lions-Cardinals series is one
of four series (Chicago, Green Bay
and NYG) in franchise history that
dates back to 1930, Portsmouth’s
inaugural season in the NFL.
‣ ¾The teams met twice in 1993 with
Detroit winning both contests, 26-
20 at the Silverdome September 26
and 21-14 in Phoenix on December
12.
‣ ¾Behind the record-setting
performance by QB Charlie Batch
at Arizona November 18, 2001 (a
then franchise record 436 yards
passing), the Lions’ offense set
several team records and collected
some of the franchise’s highest
totals in other team offensive
categories. The Lions’ 62 pass
attempts set the team’s singlegame
record by surpassing the
previous high of 57 attempts
accomplished vs. Chicago (10/9/88).
The team’s 36 completions are
better than the 33 completions
tossed at Cleveland (9/28/86)
and vs. Green Bay (10/25/87). The
Lions’ established a new record
for net passing yards by airing out
429 yards, which is better than the
previous high of 395 vs. Minnesota
(11/23/95). And the 22 first downs
gained on pass plays is a new team
record, passing the old mark of 20
set vs. Minnesota (11/23/95).
‣ ¾Detroit snapped a five-game losing
streak in the series in the 2003
season opener with a 42-24 win
over the Cardinals at Ford Field.
The win was the first for former
Lions Head Coach Steve Mariucci.
QB Joey Harrington threw for a
career-high four touchdown passes
in the game.
‣ ¾In Detroit’s 26-12 win over Arizona
December 5, 2004, RB Kevin Jones
ran for a career-high 196 yards on
26 carries, 105 of which came in the
first half. It is the second-highest
rushing total by a Lions rookie in
team history, just one yard shy of
Mel Farr’s record of 197 yards on
24 carries at Minnesota (11/12/67).
‣ ¾In the same 2004 contest, K
Jason Hanson became the 20th
player in NFL history to reach the
1,300-point plateau.
‣ ¾In a 2009 meeting at Ford Field
(12/20) S Louis Delmas returned
an interception 101 yards for
a touchdown which was the
longest by a NFL rookie since
1926 (Columbus RB Pete Barnum,
103t at Canton 9/26/26). It also
ranks as the longest by a Lions
rookie in team history and is tied
for the second-longest in franchise
history.
‣ ¾WR Calvin Johnson tied an NFL
record for most-consecutive games
with 100+ receiving yards with 7 in
the teams’ meeting at University
of Phoenix Stadium (12/16/12).
Johnson finished the game with 10
receptions for 121 yards.
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