2015 DETROIT LIONS MEDIA GUIDE

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
PATRIOTS 2015 SCHEDULE Touchdowns
Sep. 10
Pittsburgh Steelers 1t Steve Owens 2 9/26/71
Sep. 20
at Buffalo Bills 1t David Hill 2 10/10/76
Sep. 27 Jacksonville Jaguars 1t Barry Sanders 2 9/25/94
Oct. 4
BYE 1t Maurice Morris 2 11/25/10
Oct. 11
at Dallas Cowboys Field Goals
Oct. 18 at Indianapolis Colts 1t Jason Hanson 4 9/12/93
Oct. 25
New York Jets 1t Jason Hanson 4 11/28/02
Oct. 29
Miami Dolphins 1t Jason Hanson 4 12/3/06
Nov. 8 Washington Redskins Punts
Nov. 15
at New York Giants 1 Larry Swider 8 10/7/79
Nov. 23
Buffalo Bills Punt Returns
Nov. 29
at Denver Broncos 1t Leonard Thompson 2 10/7/79
Dec. 6
Philadelphia Eagles 1t Pete Mandley 2 12/8/85
Dec. 13
at Houston Texans 1t Mel Gray 2 9/25/94
Dec. 20
Tennessee Titans 1t Desmond Howard 2 11/23/00
Dec. 27
at New York Jets Punt Return Yards
Jan. 3
at Miami Dolphins 1 Leonard Thompson 25 10/7/79
2014 Results: 12-4
Kickoff Returns
LIONS SERIES RECORDS 1 Stefan Logan 7 11/25/10
2 Eddie Drummond 6 12/3/06
Rushing Attempts
Kickoff Return Yards
1t Horace King 32 10/10/76 1 Stefan Logan 194 11/25/10
1t Barry Sanders 32 9/12/93 2 Desmond Howard 136 11/23/00
Rushing Yards
3 Eddie Drummond 106 12/3/06
1 Barry Sanders 148 9/12/93 Longest Plays
2 Barry Sanders 131 9/25/94 Rush: Dexter Bussey 46 10/10/76
Rushing Touchdowns
Pass: Scott Hunter-to-Leonard Thompson
1t Barry Sanders 2 9/25/94
82 10/7/79
1t Maurice Morris 2 11/25/10 KR: Desmond Howard 45 11/23/00
Pass Attempts
Punt: Herman Weaver 61 9/26/71
1 Matthew Stafford 46 11/23/14 PR: Leonard Thompson 19 10/7/79
2 Joey Harrington 44 11/28/02 Int: Bryant Westbrook 101t 11/23/00
3 Jon Kitna 38 12/3/06 FG: Jason Hanson 49 12/3/06
Pass Completions
1 Shaun Hill 27 11/25/10
RECORDS & RESULTS
2t Joey Harrington 22 11/28/02 Overall.................................... 4-7-0
2t Jon Kitna 22 12/3/06 Home.................................................2-3-0
Passing Yards
Road..................................................2-4-0
1 Jon Kitna 314 12/3/06 Ford Field.........................................0-2-0
2 Shaun Hill 285 11/25/10 Gillette Stadium.............................0-2-0
3 Matthew Stafford 264 11/23/14 Date Site Result
Touchdown Passes
9-26-71 NE W, 34-7
1 Greg Landry 3 10/10/76 10-10-76 DET W, 30-10
Passes Intercepted
10- 7-79 NE L, 17-24
1t Rodney Peete 3 9/12/93 12- 8-85 NE L, 6-23
1t Joey Harrington 3 11/28/02 9-12-93 NE W, 19-16ot
1t Jon Kitna 3 12/3/06 9-25-94 DET L, 17-23
Receptions
11-23-00 DET W, 34-9
1 Mike Furrey 9 12/3/06 11-28-02 DET L, 12-20
2 Horace King 6 10/10/76 12-03-06 NE L, 21-28
Receiving Yards
11-25-10 DET L, 24-45
1 Mike Furrey 123 12/3/06 11-23-14 NE L, 9-34
2 Leonard Thompson 98 10/7/79
Receiving Touchdowns
1 David Hill 2 10/10/76
Interceptions
1 Levi Johnson 2 10/10/76
Points
1t Jason Hanson 13 9/12/93
1t Jason Hanson 13 12/3/06
2t MR: Maurice Morris 12 11/25/10
SERIES NOTES
‣ ¾Detroit opened their series vs. the
Patriots with a 34-7 victory on
September 26, 1971 in Schaefer
Stadium (renamed Foxboro
Stadium). RB Steve Owens scored
two touchdowns for the Lions,
including a 74-yard touchdown
catch from QB Greg Landry. The
Lions also scored a defensive
touchdown as LB Mike Lucci
returned an interception 25 yards
for a score.
‣ ¾The fastest touchdown in Lions’
history was scored against the
Patriots. S Willie Clay (who later
joined the Patriots as a free agent)
recovered a New England fumble
on the opening kickoff and returned
it 15 yards for a touchdown only
11 seconds into the game on
September 12, 1993.
‣ ¾In the 1993 matchup, Detroit edged
New England 19-16 in overtime.
The win gave the Lions their first
2-0 start since 1985, and was
clinched on Jason Hanson’s fourth
field goal of the game, a 38-yarder.
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