2015 DETROIT LIONS MEDIA GUIDE

MIAMI DOLPHINS
DOLPHINS 2015 SCHEDULE Field Goals
Sep. 13 at Washington Redskins 2t MR: Matt Prater 2 11/9/14
Sep. 20 at Jacksonville Jaguars 1t Dave Rayner 2 12/26/10
Sep. 27
Buffalo Bills Punts
Oct. 4
New York Jets 1t MR: Nick Harris 6 12/26/10
Oct. 11
BYE Punt Returns
Oct. 18
at Tennessee Titans 1 Mel Gray 4 9/15/91
Oct. 25
Houston Texans Punt Return Yards
Oct. 29 at New England Patriots 1 Mel Gray 49 9/15/91
Nov. 8
at Buffalo Bills Kickoff Returns
Nov. 15 at Philadelphia Eagles 1 Glyn Milburn 6 12/7/97
Nov. 22
Dallas Cowboys 2 Terry Fair 5 11/5/00
Nov. 29
at New York Jets Kickoff Return Yards
Dec. 6
Baltimore Ravens 1 Terry Fair 118 11/5/00
Dec. 14
New York Giants 2 Johnnie Morton 117 12/25/94
Dec. 20 at San Diego Chargers Longest Plays
Dec. 27
Indianapolis Colts Rush: Jim Arnold 21 9/15/91
Jan. 3 New England Patriots Pass: Shaun Hill-to-Jahvid Best
2014 Results: 8-8
53t 12/26/10
LIONS SERIES RECORDS KR: Johnnie Morton 93t 12/25/94
Punt: Nick Harris 61 12/26/10
Rushing Attempts
PR: Stefan Logan 23 12/26/10
1 James Jones 36 10/27/85 Int: Bryant Westbrook 64t 12/7/97
2 Barry Sanders 32 9/15/91 FG: Jason Hanson 52 11/23/06
3 Barry Sanders 30 12/7/97 MR: several players, most recent
Rushing Yards
1 Barry Sanders 143 9/15/91
RECORDS & RESULTS
2 Barry Sanders 137 12/7/97 Overall:................................... 4-7-0
3 James Jones 114 10/27/85 Home:.............................................. 3-3-0
Rushing Touchdowns
Away: ...............................................1-4-0
1t MR: Maurice Morris 1 12/26/10 Ford Field: ......................................1-1-0
Pass Attempts
Sun Life Stadium: .........................1-3-0
1 Dave Krieg 46 12/25/94 Date Site Result
Pass Completions
12-15-73 Mia L, 7-34
1 Matthew Stafford 25 11/9/14 12- 9-79 DET L, 10-28
2 Jon Kitna 22 11/23/06 10-27-85 DET W, 31-21
Passing Yards
9-15-91 DET W, 17-13
1 Scott Mitchell 288 12/7/97 12-25-94 Mia L, 20-27
2 Jon Kitna 252 11/23/06 12-7-97 Mia L, 30-33
Touchdown Passes
11-5-00 DET L, 8-23
1 Eric Hipple 3 10/27/85 9-8-02 Mia L, 21-49
2t Scott Mitchell 2 12/7/97 11-23-06 DET L, 10-27
2t Shaun Hill 2 12/26/10 12-26-10 Mia W, 34-27
Passes Intercepted
11-9-14 DET W, 20-16
1t Jeff Komlo 2 12/9/79
1t Dave Krieg 2 12/25/94
1t Scott Mitchell 2 12/7/97
Receptions
1 Golden Tate 11 11/9/14
2t Johnnie Morton 9 12/7/97
2t Az-Zahir Hakim 9 9/8/02
Receiving Yards
1 Johnnie Morton 171 12/7/97
2 Leonard Thompson 133 10/27/85
Receiving Touchdowns
1t MR: Theo Riddick 1 11/9/14
1t Calvin Johnson 1 11/9/14
Interceptions
1t MR: Nathan Vasher 1 12/26/10
1t DeAndre Levy 1 12/26/10
Points
1 James Jones 12 10/27/85
Touchdowns
1 James Jones 2 10/27/85
SERIES NOTES
‣ ¾The first two head coaches in
Dolphins’ history both had ties to
Detroit. George Wilson coached
the Dolphins from 1966-69. He was
an assistant with the Lions from
1949-56 and was the Lions’ head
coach from 1957-64. Wilson was
at the helm when the Lions won
their last championship in 1957.
Don Shula was the Dolphins’ head
coach from 1970-95, and was an
assistant under Wilson with the
Lions from 1960-62.
‣ ¾The first three of Miami’s triumphs
over the Lions clinched AFC
Eastern Division titles for the
Dolphins (in 1973, 1979 and 1994).
‣ ¾Detroit’s win over Miami in 1985
was a historic one for the Lions.
The win marked the first time in
NFL history that a club had beaten
the Super Bowl participants from
the previous year in back-to-back
weeks (the Lions had edged the
Super Bowl XIX champion San
Francisco 49ers 23-21 only seven
days earlier).
‣ ¾In their last trip to Miami in 2010,
Detroit overcame a 27-17 fourth
quarter deficit for a 34-27 victory,
the Lions’ first against the Dolphins
in Miami. LB DeAndre Levy
intercepted pass and returned it
30 yards for a touchdown with 2:11
remaining to give Detroit the win.
‣ ¾With a 20-16 comeback win over
the Miami Dolphins in the teams’
most recent meeting (11/9/14),
the Lions improved to 7-2 on the
season, matching the team’s best
nine-game start to the season
since 1993 (7-2).
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