2015 DETROIT LIONS MEDIA GUIDE
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CLEVELAND BROWNS<br />
BROWNS <strong>2015</strong> SCHEDULE Kickoff Returns<br />
Sep. 13<br />
at New York Jets 1 Desmond Howard 5 9/23/01<br />
Sep. 20<br />
Tennessee Titans Kickoff Return Yards<br />
Sep. 27<br />
Oakland Raiders 1 Desmond Howard 128 9/23/01<br />
Oct. 4 at San Diego Chargers Longest Plays<br />
Oct. 11 at Baltimore Ravens Rush: Barry Sanders 75t 10/8/95<br />
Oct. 18<br />
Denver Broncos Pass: Milt Plum-to-Dan Lewis<br />
Oct. 25<br />
at St. Louis Rams<br />
92t 11/15/64<br />
Nov. 1<br />
Arizona Cardinals KR: Aaron Brown 46 11/22/09<br />
Nov. 5 at Cincinnati Bengals Punt: Yale Lary 60 11/15/64<br />
Nov. 15 at Pittsburgh Steelers PR: Alvin Hall 66 9/11/83<br />
Nov. 22<br />
BYE Int: Ben Davis 67t 11/9/75<br />
Nov. 30<br />
Baltimore Ravens FG: Jason Hanson 56* 10/8/95<br />
Dec. 6<br />
Cincinnati Bengals * Lions Record<br />
Dec. 13 San Francisco 49ers MR: several players, most recent<br />
Dec. 20 at Seattle Seahawks RECORDS & RESULTS<br />
Dec. 27 at Kansas City Chiefs Overall.................................. 15-4-0<br />
Jan. 3<br />
Pittsburgh Steelers Home.................................................9-1-0<br />
2014 Results: 7-9<br />
Road..................................................6-3-0<br />
<strong>LIONS</strong> SERIES RECORDS Ford Field.........................................1-0-0<br />
Rushing Attempts<br />
FirstEnergy Stadium.....................2-1-0<br />
1 Barry Sanders 30 12/13/92 Date Site Result<br />
Rushing Yards<br />
11- 2-52 DET W, 17-6<br />
1 Barry Sanders 157 10/8/95 12-19-54 Cle W, 14-10<br />
Rushing Touchdowns<br />
12-8-57 DET W, 20-7<br />
1 Barry Sanders 3 10/8/95 11-9-58 Cle W, 30-10<br />
Pass Attempts<br />
12- 8-63 DET W, 38-10<br />
1 Eric Hipple 48 9/28/86 11-15-64 Cle L, 21-37<br />
Pass Completions<br />
9-24-67 DET W, 31-14<br />
1 Eric Hipple 33 9/28/86 10-5-69 Cle W, 28-21<br />
Passing Yards<br />
10-18-70 Cle W, 41-24<br />
1 Matthew Stafford 422 11/22/09 11-9-75 DET W, 21-10<br />
2 Tobin Rote 280 12/29/57 9-11-83 DET L, 26-31<br />
Touchdown Passes<br />
9-28-86 Cle L, 21-24<br />
1 Matthew Stafford 5* 11/22/09 11-23-89 DET W, 13-10<br />
2 Matthew Satfford 4 10/13/13 12-13-92 DET W, 24-14<br />
Passes Intercepted<br />
10-8-95 DET W, 38-20<br />
1 Ty Detmer 7* 9/23/01 9-23-01 Cle L, 14-24<br />
Receptions<br />
10-23-05 Cle W, 13-10<br />
1 James Jones 12 9/28/86 11-22-09 DET W, 38-37<br />
Receiving Yards<br />
10-13-13 Cle W, 31-17<br />
1 Leonard Thompson 179 9/11/83 Postseason................................ 3-1<br />
Receiving Touchdowns<br />
Home.....................................................2-0<br />
1 Joseph Fauria 3 10/13/13 Road......................................................1-1<br />
Interceptions<br />
Date Site Result<br />
1t Lem Barney 2 9/24/67 12-28-52# Cle W, 17-7<br />
1t Mike Weger 2 10/18/70 12-27-53# DET W, 17-16<br />
1t DeAndre Levy 2 10/13/13 12-26-54# Cle L, 16-56<br />
Points<br />
12-29-57# DET W, 59-14<br />
1t Barry Sanders 18 10/8/95<br />
# NFL Championship Game<br />
1t Joseph Fauria 18 10/13/13<br />
Playoff (Runner-Up) Bowl ........... 1-0<br />
Touchdowns<br />
Neutral.................................................1-0<br />
1t Barry Sanders 3 10/8/95<br />
Date Site Result<br />
1t Joseph Fauria 3 10/13/13<br />
1-7-61 Mia W, 17-16<br />
Note: The Playoff Bowl was a postseason<br />
Field Goals<br />
game for third place in the NFL from<br />
1 James Martin 3 11/9/58 1961-1970.<br />
Punts<br />
1 MR: Jim Arnold 6 11/23/89<br />
Punt Returns<br />
1t Charlie West 5 11/9/75<br />
1t Micheal Spurlock 5 10/13/13<br />
Punt Return Yards<br />
1 Alvin Hall 78 9/11/83<br />
SERIES NOTES<br />
‣ ¾The Lions hold a 15-4 (.789) series<br />
lead over the Browns, dating back<br />
to the clubs’ initial meeting in<br />
1952. Detroit owns an 9-1 record<br />
in games played in Detroit.<br />
‣ ¾The Lions have defeated the<br />
Browns three of the four times<br />
that the two teams have met in the<br />
NFL championship game.<br />
‣ ¾The Lions’ 59-14 win over<br />
the Browns in the 1957 NFL<br />
Championship Game represents<br />
the club’s largest margin of victory<br />
(45) in a postseason game.<br />
‣ ¾The Lions’ defense picked off four<br />
passes in Detroit’s 17-16 victory<br />
over Cleveland in the inaugural<br />
Playoff Bowl on January 7, 1961.<br />
‣ ¾K Jason Hanson booted the longest<br />
field goal in franchise history<br />
against the Browns on October<br />
8, 1995. Hanson drilled a 56-yard<br />
effort on the last play of the first<br />
half.<br />
‣ ¾QB Matthew Stafford led the<br />
Lions to a thrilling, come-frombehind<br />
38-37 win over Cleveland<br />
(11/22/09) with one of the most<br />
remarkable performances by a<br />
rookie quarterback in NFL history.<br />
Stafford brought the team back<br />
from deficits three different times<br />
(21, 3 and 6 points) to either tie<br />
or take the lead. The win was<br />
Stafford’s first career come-frombehind<br />
fourth-quarter win.<br />
‣ ¾After trailing 17-7 at halftime at<br />
Cleveland in the 2013 matchup<br />
(10/13), QB Matthew Stafford<br />
engineered five drives that resulted<br />
in three touchdowns and one field<br />
goal. In the fourth quarter, Stafford<br />
was 9-of-12 for 106 yards, threw<br />
for two touchdowns, tallied a 141.0<br />
passer rating, and notched his 11th<br />
career game-winning drive. Rookie<br />
TE Joseph Fauria caught three<br />
touchdowns, setting a franchise<br />
single-game record for touchdown<br />
receptions by a tight end. His three<br />
touchdown grabs marked the first<br />
time a Lions tight end registered<br />
two or more in a game since TE<br />
David Sloan recorded two vs.<br />
Cincinnati October 28, 2001.<br />
<strong>DETROIT</strong> <strong>LIONS</strong><br />
COACHING & SERIES RECORDS
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