2015 DETROIT LIONS MEDIA GUIDE
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2005<br />
Record: 5-11, 3rd NFC North<br />
Date W-L Score Opponent Attendance<br />
09/11 W 17-3 Green Bay 61,877*<br />
09/18 L 6-38 at Chicago 62,019<br />
10/02 L 13-17 at Tampa Bay 64,994<br />
10/09 W 35-17 Baltimore 61,201*<br />
10/16 L 20-21 Carolina 61,083*<br />
10/23 W 13-10 at Cleveland 72,923<br />
10/30 L 13-19 (ot) Chicago 61,814*<br />
11/06 L 14-27 at Minnesota 63,813<br />
11/13 W 29-21 Arizona 61,091*<br />
11/20 L 7-20 at Dallas 62,670<br />
11/24 L 7-27 Atlanta 62,390*<br />
12/04 L 16-21 Minnesota 61,375*<br />
12/11 L 13-16 (ot) at Green Bay 70,019<br />
12/18 L 17-41 Cincinnati 61,749*<br />
12/24 W 13-12 at New Orleans 63,747<br />
01/01 L 21-35 at Pittsburgh 63,794<br />
* Ford Field sellout<br />
Usual Starters<br />
Offense<br />
WR 11 Roy Williams<br />
LT 76 Jeff Backus<br />
LG 69 Kyle Kosier<br />
C 51 Dominic Raiola<br />
RG 65 Damien Woody<br />
RT 79 Kelly Butler<br />
TE 81 Marcus Pollard<br />
WR 10 Scottie Vines<br />
QB 3 Joey Harrington<br />
FB 30 Cory Schlesinger<br />
HB 34 Kevin Jones<br />
Pro Bowl: DT S. Rogers<br />
Defense<br />
LE 78 Cory Redding<br />
LT 72 Dan Wilkinson<br />
RT 92 Shaun Rogers<br />
RE 96 James Hall<br />
WLB 52 James Davis<br />
MLB 50 Earl Holmes<br />
SLB 97 Boss Bailey<br />
LCB 35 André Goodman<br />
RCB 32 Dré Bly<br />
FS 42 Terrence Holt<br />
SS 26 Kenoy Kennedy<br />
Team Stats Det Opp<br />
Total First Downs 258 308<br />
Rushing 69 109<br />
Passing 151 166<br />
Penalty 38 33<br />
3rd Down: Made/Att 87/224 82/208<br />
3rd Down Pct. 38.8 39.4<br />
4th Down: Made/Att 7/17 6/11<br />
4th Down Pct. 41.2 54.5<br />
Possession Avg. 29:13 30:47<br />
Total Net Yards 4319 5158<br />
Avg. Per Game 269.9 322.4<br />
Total Plays 955 1006<br />
Avg. Per Play 4.5 5.1<br />
Net Yards Rushing 1471 2040<br />
Avg. Per Game 91.9 127.5<br />
Total Rushes 404 488<br />
Net Yards Passing 2848 3118<br />
Avg. Per Game 178.0 194.9<br />
Sacked/Yards Lost 31/173 31/187<br />
Gross Yards 3021 3305<br />
Att./Completions 520/297 487/295<br />
Completion Pct. 57.1 60.6<br />
Had Intercepted 18 19<br />
Punts/Average 84/43.5 72/40.3<br />
Net Punting Avg. 84/36.9 72/34.5<br />
Penalties/Yards 115/838 130/953<br />
Fumbles/Ball Lost 21/12 24/12<br />
Touchdowns 28 39<br />
Rushing 10 15<br />
Passing 15 19<br />
Returns 3 5<br />
Scoring Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT Pts<br />
Team 69 72 43 70 0 254<br />
Opponents 84 136 66 50 9 345<br />
Scoring TD Ru Pa Rt PAT FG S Pts<br />
Hanson 0 0 0 0 27/27 19/24 0 84<br />
R. Williams 8 0 8 0 0 48<br />
Jones 5 5 0 0 0 30<br />
Pinner 3 3 0 0 0 18<br />
Pollard 3 0 3 0 0 18<br />
Bailey 1 TD (1 Ret), 6 Pts; Bryson 1 TD (1 Ru),6 Pts; Fitzsimmons 1 TD (1 Pa),6 Pts; Garcia 1 TD (1 Ru),6 Pts;<br />
Kennedy 1 TD (1 Ret), 6 Pts; C. Rogers 1 TD (1 Pa),6 Pts; S. Rogers 1 TD (1 Ret), 6 Pts; Schlesinger 1 TD (1<br />
Pa), 6 Pts; M. Williams 1 TD (1 Pa),6 Pts; Wilkinson 1 Saf, 2 Pts<br />
Team 28 10 15 3 27/28 19/24 1 254<br />
Opponents 39 15 19 5 37/37 24/30 0 345<br />
2-Pt. Conversions: TEAM 0-0, Opponents 1-1<br />
Rushing Att Yds Avg Lg TD<br />
Jones 186 664 3.6 40 5<br />
Pinner 106 349 3.3 19 3<br />
Bryson 64 306 4.8 77t 1<br />
Harrington 24 80 3.3 15 0<br />
Garcia 17 51 3.0 14 1<br />
P. Smith 4 16 4.0 6 0<br />
Vines 1-7; Schlesinger 1-1; Drummond 1-(-3)<br />
Lions 404 1471 3.6 77t 10<br />
Opponents 488 2040 4.2 64t 15<br />
Receiving Rec Yds Avg Lg TD<br />
Pollard 46 516 11.2 86 3<br />
R. Williams 45 687 15.3 51t 8<br />
Vines 40 417 10.4 40 0<br />
Bryson 37 284 7.7 63 0<br />
M. Williams 29 350 12.1 49 1<br />
Pinner 21 181 8.6 24 0<br />
Jones 20 109 5.5 28 0<br />
K. Johnson 17 133 7.8 25 0<br />
C. Rogers 14 197 14.1 35t 1<br />
Fitzsimmons 10 45 4.5 11 1<br />
Schlesinger 8 31 3.9 8 1<br />
P. Smith 6 49 8.2 11 0<br />
T. Edwards 2-15, 8 Lg; Martinez 1-11; Harrington 1-(-4);<br />
Lions 297 3021 10.2 86 15<br />
Opponents 295 3305 11.2 80t 19<br />
Passing Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Avg TD TD% Int Int% Lg Sk/Y Rtg<br />
Harrington 330 188 2021 57.0 6.12 12 3.6 12 3.6 86 24/136 72.0<br />
Garcia 173 102 937 59.0 5.42 3 1.7 6 3.5 49 6/34 65.1<br />
Orlovsky 17 7 63 41.2 3.71 0 0.0 0 0.0 20 1/3 51.8<br />
Lions 520 297 3021 57.1 5.81 15 2.9 18 3.5 86 31/173 69.1<br />
Opponents 487 295 3305 60.6 6.79 19 3.9 19 3.9 80t 31/187 77.6<br />
Interceptions Int Yds Avg Lg TD<br />
Bly 6 54 9.0 28 0<br />
Goodman 3 17 5.7 21 0<br />
Kennedy 2 64 32.0 64t 1<br />
Holt 2 51 25.5 51 0<br />
McQuarters 2 25 12.5 19 0<br />
Bailey 1-34, 34t Lg, 1 TD; Bra. Walker 1-22; Lehman 1-21; Wayne 1-20;<br />
Lions 19 308 16.2 64t 2<br />
Opponents 18 271 15.1 41t 2<br />
Punting Pnt Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B<br />
Harris 84 3656 43.5 36.9 2 34 60 0<br />
Lions 84 3656 43.5 36.9 2 34 60 0<br />
Opponents 72 2899 40.3 34.5 7 20 61 0<br />
Punt Returns PR FC Yds Avg Lg TD<br />
Drummond 26 11 157 6.0 38 0<br />
McQuarters 10 2 117 11.7 49 0<br />
Lions 36 13 274 7.6 49 0<br />
Opponents 50 17 520 10.4 81t 2<br />
Kickoff Returns OR Yds Avg Lg TD<br />
Drummond 49 1077 22.0 48 0<br />
McQuarters 16 381 23.8 73 0<br />
Bryson 4-55, 25 Lg; Martinez 2-42, 24 Lg; DeVries 1-7, 7 Lg; K. Johnson 1-14, 14 Lg<br />
Lions 73 1576 21.6 73 0<br />
Opponents 55 1239 22.5 90t 1<br />
Field Goals 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+<br />
Hanson 1/1 9/9 3/3 4/7 2/4<br />
Lions 1/1 9/9 3/3 4/7 2/4<br />
Opponents 1/1 8/8 7/9 5/7 3/5<br />
Hanson:(21G)()(44G,23G)()(47B,52G,25G)(47N,47G,50G)(46N,32G,30G)(51N)(26G,20G)(50N)()(45G,26G,<br />
28G)(19G,23G)(45G)(21G,39G)()<br />
Opponents:(50G)(48G,48N,36N)(43G,46N)(46G)(52B)(30G)(38G,20G)(21G,52N,40G)(51G,28G)(19G, 56G)<br />
(21G,23G)()(36G,38B,39G,28G)(28G,33G)(35G, 47G,33G,20G)()<br />
Defense TT ST AT Sk Yds PD FF FR STT<br />
Kennedy 96 72 24 0 0 6 1 0 3<br />
Holmes 75 51 24 0 0 1 2 0 0<br />
Hall 60 52 8 5 31 1 3 0 0<br />
Davis 59 35 24 0 0 0 0 1 0<br />
Bailey 58 38 20 1 6 3 0 0 1<br />
McQuarters 57 46 11 0 0 10 0 0 3<br />
Bly 45 41 4 0 0 13 3 1 0<br />
Holt 42 32 10 0 0 5 1 1 0<br />
Goodman 41 37 4 0 0 11 0 0 6<br />
Rogers 41 30 11 5.5 44 2 2 1 0<br />
Rainer 35 28 7 0 0 0 0 0 14<br />
Redding 33 26 7 1 4 4 1 1 0<br />
Edwards 32 25 7 7 35 2 2 3 0<br />
Walker 28 20 8 0 0 2 0 0 9<br />
Cody 28 17 11 1.5 15 0 1 1 0<br />
Wilkinson 26 20 6 3 17 4 0 0 0<br />
Woods 26 15 11 1 1 0 0 0 2<br />
Curry 22 14 8 0 0 0 0 0 16<br />
Bell 21 15 6 0 0 0 1 0 0<br />
DeVries 21 15 6 3 19 1 0 2 1<br />
Smith 18 14 4 1 3 1 0 0 2<br />
McGraw 15 10 5 0 0 0 0 1 6<br />
Wayne 14 11 3 0 0 1 1 0 0<br />
Lehman 12 8 4 0 0 2 0 0 1<br />
Bryant 9 TT, 8 ST, 1 PD, 1 FF; Grootegoed 3 TT, 1 ST, 1 STT; Wilson 2 TT, 2 ST, 8 STT; Fox 1 TT, 1 ST, 10 STT<br />
Special Teams Tackles: FitzSimmons 10; Bryson 5; Pinner 3; Smith, P 3; McHugh 3; Hanson 2; Muhlbach 2;<br />
Drummond 2; Schlesinger 2; Gutierrez 1; Harris 1; Pollard 1; Martinez 1; Hamilton 1<br />
Team 2 12<br />
Lions 920 684 236 31 187 70 19 12 120<br />
Opponent 883 634 249 30 173 67 16 10 124<br />
NFL Standings<br />
NFC North W L T Pct Pts OP<br />
Chicago 11 5 0 .688 260 202<br />
Minnesota 9 7 0 .562 306 344<br />
<strong>DETROIT</strong> 5 11 0 .312 254 345<br />
Green Bay 4 12 0 .250 298 344<br />
NFC East<br />
NY Giants 11 5 0 .688 422 314<br />
Washington 10 6 0 .625 359 293<br />
Dallas 9 7 0 .562 325 308<br />
Philadelphia 6 10 0 .375 310 388<br />
NFC South<br />
Tampa Bay 11 5 0 .688 300 274<br />
Carolina 11 5 0 .688 391 259<br />
Atlanta 8 8 0 .500 351 341<br />
New Orleans 3 13 0 .188 235 398<br />
NFC West<br />
Seattle 13 3 0 .812 452 271<br />
St. Louis 6 10 0 .375 363 429<br />
Arizona 5 11 0 .312 311 387<br />
San Francisco 4 12 0 .25 239 428<br />
AFC North W L T Pct Pts OP<br />
Cincinnati 11 5 0 .688 421 350<br />
Pittsburgh 11 5 0 .688 389 258<br />
Baltimore 6 10 0 .375 265 299<br />
Cleveland 6 10 0 .375 232 301<br />
AFC East<br />
New England 10 6 0 .625 379 338<br />
Miami 9 7 0 .562 318 317<br />
Buffalo 5 11 0 .312 271 367<br />
N.Y. Jets 4 12 0 .250 240 355<br />
AFC South<br />
Indianapolis 14 2 0 .875 439 247<br />
Jacksonville 12 4 0 .750 361 269<br />
Tennessee 4 12 0 .250 299 421<br />
Houston 2 14 0 .125 260 431<br />
AFC West<br />
Denver 13 3 0 .812 395 258<br />
Kansas City 10 6 0 .625 403 325<br />
San Diego 9 7 0 .562 418 312<br />
Oakland 4 12 0 .250 290 383<br />
Was defeated TB, 17-10, and Car defeated NYG, 23-0, in NFC wild card. Sea defeated Was, 20-10, and<br />
Carolina defeated Chi, 29-21, in NFC divisional playoffs. Sea defeated Car, 34-14, for NFC title. NE defeated<br />
Jax, 28-3, and Pit defeated cin 31-17, in AFC wild card. Pit defeated Ind, 21-18, and Den defeated NE 27-<br />
13, in AFC divisional playoffs. Pit defeated Den 34-17, for AFC title. Pit defeated Sea, 21-10, in SB XL.<br />
In 2005: Hurricane Katrina decimates the Gulf Coast on August 29, one of the deadliest storms in<br />
history, as the storm ravages Louisiana and the city of New Orleans as well as the coastal regions of<br />
Mississippi and Alabama.<br />
<strong>DETROIT</strong> <strong>LIONS</strong><br />
YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS