2015 DETROIT LIONS MEDIA GUIDE

Jan. 31, 2004 Barry Sanders is selected as a
member of the Pro Football Hall
of Fame Class of 2004.
Aug. 7, 2004 Barry Sanders officially enshrined
in the Pro Football Hall of Fame
in a ceremony held in Canton,
Nov. 7, 2004
Ohio.
Jason Hanson plays in his 201st
career game as a Lion, and
breaks Wayne Walker’s all-time
franchise record for career games
played.
Nov. 28, 2005 Steve Mariucci is dismissed
as head coach and defensive
coordinator Dick Jauron is named
interim head coach.
Jan. 19, 2006 Rod Marinelli is named head
coach.
Dec. 31, 2006 Jon Kitna becomes second
quarterback in team history to
throw for 4,000 yards in a single
season.
Feb. 3, 2007
Aug. 4. 2007
Charlie Sanders is selected as a
member of the Pro Football Hall
of Fame Class of 2007.
Charlie Sanders is officially
enshrined in the Pro Football
Hall of Fame in a ceremony held
in Canton, Ohio.
Dec. 30, 2007 Jon Kitna reaches 4,068 passing
yards on the season becoming
the first quarterback in team
history to record back-to-back
4,000-yards seasons and the first
to do it twice in their career as a
Lions passer.
Sept. 24 2008 Matt Millen is dismissed as
President and CEO.
Nov. 9, 2008
Team honors 75th Season All-
Time team, 36 of the greatest
players in team history, during
weekend activities.
Dec. 14, 2008 Jason Hanson connects on 51-
yard field goal at Indianapolis to
set NFL record for most 50-yard
field goals in a career.
Dec. 29, 2008 Tom Lewand is named President
and Martin Mayhew is named
General Manager.
Jan. 16, 2009 Jim Schwartz named head coach.
Apr. 20, 2009 President Tom Lewand
introduces the team’s new
comprehensive brand that
includes a new Lions logo,
logotype and new proprietary
font. Along with the new brand,
the Lions unveiled new home and
road uniforms.
Apr. 25, 2009 Lions select Georgia QB Matthew
Stafford with the first overall pick
in the NFL Draft.
Feb. 6, 2010
Dick LeBeau is selected as a
member of the Pro Football Hall
of Fame Class of 2010. LeBeau
becomes the 18th player in Lions
history elected for the Hall of
Fame.
Feb. 4, 2011
Rookie DT Ndamukong Suh
named AP Defensive Rookie of
the Year. Suh was also named
All-Pro and voted as a starter in
the Pro Bowl.
Sept. 19, 2011 K Jason Hanson plays in his
297th career games and set a
new NFL record for the most
games played with one team.
Oct. 10, 2011 In front of the largest Lions
crowd in Ford Field history
(67,861) and an ESPN MNF
audience, the Lions defeat
Chicago 24-13 to extend its win
streak to nine games, the second
longest in team history. The win
gave Detroit its first 5-0 start
since 1954.
Dec. 5, 2011
T Jeff Backus starts his 172nd
consecutive game and sets a new
franchise record for concecutive
starts, surpassing Hall of Fame
CB Dick LeBeau.
Dec. 18, 2011 K Jason Hanson becomes the
sixth player in NFL history to
reach 2,000 career points, and
the first to do so with one team.
Dec. 24, 2012 By defeating the San Diego
Chargers 38-10 at Ford Field,
the Lions earn the team’s first
playoff berth for the first time
since 1999.
Jan. 1, 2012
Feb. 4, 2012
QB Matthew Stafford finishes
the season setting new singleseason
franchise passing
records, including yards (5,038),
touchdowns passes (41),
completions (421) and passer
rating (97.2), and he becomes the
fourth player in NFL history with
5,000 passing yards. Stafford
also sets a team record with
520 passing yards in the season
finale at Green Bay. WR Calvin
Johnson sets a new team record
for touchdown receptions (16) in
a season.
QB Matthew Stafford named the
AP NFL Comeback Player of the
Year.
Dec. 22, 2012 WR Calvin Johnson breaks both
the NFL and Lions' singleseason
receiving yards record
on a special Saturday night
ESPN MNF broadcast. With
225 recorded yards against the
Atlanta Falcons, Johnson also
set a record for most consecutive
100+ yard games in NFL history
with eight.
Nov. 17, 2013 With 362 yards against the
Steelers, QB Matthew Stafford
becomes the Lions all-time
leader in career passing yards,
surpassing Hall of Fame QB
Bobby Layne.
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