DETROIT LIONS AT CINCINNATI BENGALSThe Detroit Lions will travel to Cincinnati this week to take on the Bengals (Sunday, December 6) at Paul Brown Stadium with kickoff set for 1 p.m. ET. Detroit will be looking to get on track a� er a tough 34-12 loss to Green Bay, while Cincinnati looks to move closer to a division title a� er sweeping their division with a 16-7 victory against Cleveland. The game will be televised live in Metro Detroit on WJBK-TV FOX Channel 2 with Thom Brennaman handling play-by-play and Brian Billick adding color commentary. The game will be broadcast on the Lions Radio Network (WXYT 97.1 FM) with an-nouncer Dan Miller handling play-by-play, Jim Brandstatter adding color commentary and Tony Ortiz reporting from the sideline.

INJURY SITUATIONPreparation for this week’s game at Cincinnati will come with a lot of uncer-tainty as far as personnel is concerned.

Injuries have played a big role in this season for the Lions on both sides of the ball, most notably aff ecting Detroit’s marquee players on off ense.

WR Calvin Johnson (knee/hand), QB Matthew Staff ord (knee/non-throwing shoulder) and RB Kevin Smith (hip) have played through injuries for most of the season. G Stephen Peterman suff ered a season-ending ankle injury at Minnesota while TE Brandon Pettigrew suff ered a knee injury during Detroit’s fi rst off ensive series against Green Bay and will have season-end-ing surgery.

Defensively, LB Ernie Sims has been sidelined with a hamstring injury, while both the secondary and defensive line have seen a signifi cant amount of turnover and player rotation.

Still, Head Coach Jim Schwartz isn’t looking for a pat on the back or a free pass because the Lions are dealing with injuries. As he has said before, “You don’t get extra points for it.”

Schwartz: “You’re dealing with a lot of things in this league: out-side pressures, media, fans – there’s a million diff erent things you have to deal with and injuries are one of them. For us to be profes-sional, it shouldn’t aff ect anybody’s morale.”

With a 2-9 record and fi ve games remaining, Schwartz is still looking at each individual match-up as a means to get a win.

For him, wins and losses are the only thing that matters at this point in the year. Looking at progress and development alone as a benchmark isn’t something he is willing to do until the off season.

Schwartz: “I think the whole objective – and this stays true to what we’ve said from the very beginning – is to try to win (each) game and we can’t look at anything other than winning that game. You talk about long-term improvement and those things; those are things you talk about during training camp and OTAs and the off season program and the dra� and things like that.”

That doesn’t mean Schwartz will turn a blind eye to progress the team makes during losses, but he has been quick to discard any hint of a moral victory this year.

Schwartz: “Our focus has to be, ‘What do we have to do to win this

2009 LIONS SCHEDULE(Subject to Change)REGULAR SEASON DATE OPPONENT TV TIME Sun., Sept. 13 at New Orleans L, 27-45Sun., Sept. 20 MINNESOTA L, 13-27Sun., Sept. 27 WASHINGTON W, 19-14Sun., Oct. 4 at Chicago L, 24-48Sun., Oct. 11 PITTSBURGH L, 20-28Sun., Oct. 18 at Green Bay L, 0-26Sun., Nov. 1 ST. LOUIS L, 10-17Sun., Nov. 8 at Seattle L, 20-32Sun., Nov. 15 at Minnesota L, 10-27Sun., Nov. 22 CLEVELAND W, 38-37Thurs., Nov. 26 GREEN BAY L, 12-34Sun., Dec. 6 at Cincinnati FOX 1:00 p.m.Sun., Dec. 13 at Baltimore FOX 1:00 p.m.Sun., Dec. 20 ARIZONA FOX 1:00 p.m.Sun., Dec. 27 at San Francisco FOX 4:05 p.m.Sun., Jan. 3 CHICAGO FOX 1:00 p.m.All times Eastern TimeHome Games in BOLD & CAPS; # Nationally Televised

GAME INFORMATIONDate: .............................................................. Sunday, December 6Kickoff : ..............................................................................1 p.m. ETStadium: ....................................................... Paul Brown StadiumCapacity: ................................................................................65,515Television: ................................................................................. FOXPlay-By-Play: .................................................. Thom BrennamanColor: .............................................................................Brian BillickLions Radio Network: ...........97.1 FM The Ticket (WXYT-FM)Play-By-Play: ............................................................... Dan MillerColor: ................................................................... Jim BrandstatterSidelines: ........................................................................ Tony Ortiz2009 Records: .......................................Lions, 2-9 Bengals, 8-3Playing Surface: ............................................................. FieldTurf

PRIDE OF THE LIONS The Detroit Lions have unveiled the team’s Pride of the Lions, a permanent stadium display honoring the greatest players in team history.

The Pride of the Lions includes a 12-member charter class.No. Name Pos. Years20 Barney, Lem CB 1967-7724 Christiansen, Jack* S 1951-587 Clark, Dutch* QB 1934-3876 Creekmur, Lou* OL 1950-5981 Lane, Dick “Night Train”* CB 1960-6528 Lary, Yale S 1952-53, 56-6422 Layne, Bobby* QB 1950-5820 Sanders, Barry RB 1989-9888 Sanders, Charlie TE 1968-7756 Schmidt, Joe LB 1953-6537 Walker, Doak* RB 1950-5550 Wojciechowicz, Alex* OL 1938-46

The Pride of the Lions is a visible feature on the old Hudson’s warehouse of Ford Field (south suite levels) that includes the players’ jersey number, name and years played with the Lions.

game?’ And every game is going to be a diff erent set of circum-stances, but that’s got to be our focus. It’s got to be wins and losses; we can’t point to anything other than that.”

POINTS OF EMPHASISThere are aspects in each area of Detroit’s game that could be pointed to as needing improvement, but two things the Lions would really like to see get going are the pass rush and the running game.

Both have had key players struck with injuries and both have been a primary topic of conversation week-in and week-out.

As far as the running game, it is something Off ensive Coordinator Scott Linehan is adamant to develop. Detroit is averaging just under 100 yards rushing per game.

But even though the Lions are getting their attempts in while the game is still close, they are still struggling to establish constant gains.

Schwartz: “We haven’t been able to run the ball eff ectively against a Cover-2. It’s one thing when teams are stacking the box and out-numbering you in the run front.

“We ran the ball 20 times (against Green Bay), I think 16 of those were into good looks, so to speak, where you’re not running into a stone wall and saying, ‘We don’t have a chance to get this gained or whatever you want to say.’ We haven’t run the ball eff ectively since the beginning of the year. I’m talking consistently eff ectively. It’s something we need to improve on.”

Schwartz says it has been a matter of execution for the Lions – “Block bet-ter, run better, all those things. We’re not where we want to be running the ball,” he said.

Smith – Detroit’s featured back – has also acknowledged on-and-off struggles throughout the year.

Smith a� er the Green Bay game: “I had a bad game. This is the type of game that you hit your head on a wall about. There are a few (tackles) where I was real close to slipping out of them. That’s on me. Once your line gets you to the second level, that’s on me. But I’m going to keep my faith and I’m going to continue to work hard and I know for sure better days will come.”

PASS RUSHThe pass rush has also been riddled with injuries throughout the year and has been a point of emphasis on defense. The Lions have 19 sacks on the year and have blended together a four-man rush and diff erent blitz packages based on each week’s game plan.

Schwartz: “We haven’t been able to get good pressure on the quarterback. We’ve had to blitz quite a lot. I think you’ve seen a lot of circumstances there where (Defensive Coordinator Gunther Cun-ningham) dialed up good blitzes and we had guys totally free run-ning at the quarterback, but the quarterback gets rid of the ball.”

Blitzes are typically designed to force quarterbacks to make bad decisions, not to produce sacks. Detroit has struggled forcing those bad decisions.

Schwartz on Green Bay vs. the Lions’ pass rush: “They have a good max-protect scheme and they sort of guessed right a couple times that they were going to protect up. Other times, we had free runners. We had three or four times where we had free runners at the quarterback and had caught them unprepared for our blitz.

“In those circumstances – other than the one (Aaron) Rodgers got hit on – the quarterback got rid of the ball before the blitz got there. That’s generally what good quarterbacks do: you see the blitz, you get rid of the ball. It might be an incompletion, that really doesn’t matter. They’re not going to take a sack in that situation.”

One bright spot heading into this week’s game at Cincinnati is that Schwartz is hopeful starting defensive end Dewayne White will be back for this game.

STATISTICAL COMPARISONOFFENSE .............................. Det. ..............Cin. ............... NFL/AvgFIRST DOWNS .................... 205 ............... 219 ............... 205.2 Rushing ................................ 55 ................. 79 ................. 64.8 Passing ................................ 128 ............... 119 ............... 124.1 Penalty ................................ 22 ................. 21 ................. 16.3YDS GAINED (tot) ............. 3390 ............. 3662 ............. 3688.1 Avg per Game .................... 308.2 ............ 332.9 ............ 335.3RUSHING (net) ................... 1058 ............. 1488 ............. 1274.7 Avg per Game .................... 96.2 .............. 135.3 ............ 115.9 Rushes ................................. 274 ............... 362 ............... 299.0 Yards per Rush .................. 3.9 ................ 4.1 ................ 4.3PASSING (net) .................... 2332 ............. 2174 ............. 2413.4 Avg per Game .................... 212.0 ............ 197.6 ............ 219.4 Passes Att. ......................... 424 ............... 336 ............... 367.4 Completed .......................... 230 ............... 205 ............... 224.6 Pct Completed ................... 54.2 .............. 61.0 .............. 61.1 Yards Gained ...................... 2565 ............. 2327 ............. 2570.5 Sacked ................................. 33 ................. 20 ................. 24.4 Yards Lost .......................... 233 ............... 153 ............... 157.1 Had intercepted ................ 22 ................. 8 .................... 10.8 Yards Opp Ret .................... 316 ............... 116 ............... 167.0 Opp TDs on Int ................... 2 ................... 2 .................... 1.2PUNTS ................................... 50 ................. 56 ................. 53.0 Avg Yards ............................ 43.0 .............. 43.8 .............. 44.2PUNT RETURNS ................. 17 ................. 30 ................. 25.7 Avg Return ......................... 9.2 ................ 11.2 .............. 8.3 Returned for TD ................ 0 ................... 0 .................... 0.2KICKOFF RETURNS ........... 63 ................. 39 ................. 42.0 Avg Return ......................... 20.8 .............. 22.2 .............. 23.1 Returned for TD ................ 0 ................... 1 .................... 0.4PENALTIES .......................... 73 ................. 72 ................. 66.9 Yards Penalized ................ 593 ............... 568 ............... 545.2FUMBLES BY ...................... 17 ................. 17 ................. 16.5 Fumbles Lost ..................... 4 ................... 8 .................... 7.8 Opp Fumbles ...................... 20 ................. 15 ................. 16.5 Opp Fum Lost .................... 9 ................... 6 .................... 7.8POSS. TIME (avg) .............. 29:12 ............ 32:47 ............ 30:00TOUCHDOWNS ................... 21 ................. 27 ................. 27.1 Rushing ................................ 6 ................... 9 .................... 9.2 Passing ................................ 13 ................. 15 ................. 15.3 Returns ................................ 2 ................... 3 .................... 2.6EXTRA-PT KICKS ............... 19/19 ........... 22/23 ........... 99%2-PT CONVERSIONS ........ 1/2 ................ 1/4 ................ 37%FIELD GOALS/FGA ............ 14/18 ........... 15/20 ........... 16/20POINTS SCORED ................ 193 ............... 231 ............... 236.9

DEFENSE ............................. Det. ..............Cin. .............. NFL/AvgPOINTS ALLOWED ............ 335 ............... 174 ............... 236.9OPP FIRST DOWNS ........... 230 ............... 183 ............... 205.2 Rushing ................................ 56 ................. 55 ................. 64.8 Passing ................................ 157 ............... 118 ............... 124.1 Penalty ................................ 17 ................. 10 ................. 16.3OPP YARDS GAINED ......... 4337 ............. 3274 ............. 3688.1 Avg per Game .................... 394.3 ............ 297.6 ............ 335.3OPP RUSHING (net) .......... 1242 ............. 901 ............... 1274.7 Avg per Game .................... 112.9 ............ 81.9 .............. 115.9 Rushes ................................. 287 ............... 237 ............... 299.0 Yards per Rush .................. 4.3 ................ 3.8 ................ 4.3OPP PASSING (net) .......... 3095 ............. 2373 ............. 2413.4 Avg per Game .................... 281.4 ............ 215.7 ............ 219.4 Passes Att. ......................... 390 ............... 397 ............... 367.4 Completed .......................... 275 ............... 234 ............... 224.6 Pct Completed ................... 70.5 .............. 58.9 .............. 61.1 Sacked ................................. 19 ................. 26 ................. 24.4 Yards Lost ........................... 110 ............... 178 ............... 157.1INTERCEPTED BY .............. 6 ................... 12 ................. 10.8 Yards Returned ................. 106 ............... 195 ............... 167.0 Returned for TD ................ 1 ................... 1 .................... 1.2OPP PUNT RETURNS ........ 30 ................. 24 ................. 25.7 Avg return .......................... 8.4 ................ 10.2 .............. 8.3OPP KICKOFF RET ............. 41 ................. 43 ................. 42.0 Avg return .......................... 24.8 .............. 22.3 .............. 23.1OPP TOUCHDOWNS .......... 39 ................. 19 ................. 27.1 Rushing ................................ 9 ................... 5 .................... 9.2 Passing ................................ 27 ................. 12 ................. 15.3 Returns ................................ 3 ................... 2 .................... 2.6

Schwartz: “I feel very good that he’ll be able to go. It’ll be good to get him back out there but it all goes hand-in-hand. Like I said, we’ve been in a situation where we’ve had to blitz. We’ve had some other times where the quarterback has gotten rid of the ball rather than taking a sack. We’ve had those situations, the bottom line is that we haven’t rushed well enough and that’s not just the tackles, it’s not just the ends, it’s as a four-man group we haven’t been able to get that job done.”

BUILT TO LASTThe primary goal for the Lions front offi ce during the 2009 off season was to improve every part of the roster. The team released fi ve 2008 opening day starters on February 9 and never looked back. The following are some key acquisitions the team made throughout free agency and the 2009 Dra� :

March 4: Team signs DT Grady Jackson.The Lions front offi ce wanted to compile a bigger defensive line this season and they certainly have with the addition of Jackson (6-2, 345). The 13-year veteran has been a key contributor to some of the best run-defenses in the NFL over his career and has helped the Lions improve their rush defense. Jackson was key in a goal-line stand against the Vikings (11/15).

March 5: Lions sign CB Phillip Buchanon.Buchanon (5-11, 186) signed with Detroit to bring more athleti-cism and ball-skills to a secondary that only had one interception in 2008. He started all 16 games last season for the Buccaneers and was a starter for Tampa Bay in 2007, helping them to become the NFL’s top passing defense (170.5 pass yards/game). He is the team’s starting right corner and had a touchdown-saving forced fumble on Adrian Peterson at Minnesota (11/15).

March 17: Lions acquire LB Julian Peterson from Seattle in exchange for DT Cory Redding.

Peterson (6-3, 245) is a fi ve-time Pro Bowl linebacker that has proved to be the quintessential multi-dimensional player. His lead-ership has stood out in the Lions’ locker room and Peterson has played at multiple positions, including his natural outside lineback-er position and defensive end. Peterson is tied for third on the team in tackles (51), and leads the team in sacks with 4.5 (22 yards lost).

April 25-26: The team dra� ed 10 players, including QB Matthew Staf-ford (1st overall), TE Brandon Pettigrew (20th overall), S Louis Delmas (33rd overall), LB DeAndre Levy (76th overall) and DT Sammie Hill (115th overall).

Detroit is seeing some early returns from their latest dra� class as four rookies (Staff ord, Pettigrew, Delmas and Hill) opened the season as starters against the New Orleans Saints (9/13), marking the fi rst time since 1978 that four rookies started for the Lions on opening day.

Staff ord (6-3, 232) was named the team’s starting quarterback on Monday of Week 1 and showed improvement in each of his sub-sequent starts. He threw an NFL rookie record 5 touchdowns in a 38-37 victory over Cleveland (11/22).

Pettigrew (6-5, 265) has used his skills as a blocker to help the Lions’ run game while also making himself a regular option in the passing game. He led all rookie NFL tight ends with 30 receptions for 346 yards and two touchdowns before suff ering a season-end-ing knee injury vs. Green Bay (11/26).

Delmas (5-11, 202) has been counted on as a playmaker in the sec-ondary since Week 1. His 59 tackles rank second on the team, and he has one interception, six passes defensed, one sack, a fumble return for a touchdown, and a safety to his credit. In recognition of his play, Delmas was elected the NFL’s Defensive Rookie of the Month for September.

Hill (6-4, 329) uses his unique blend of athleticism and size to wreak havoc along the defensive line. A� er an injury, Hill returned to the starting lineup against St. Louis (11/1).

Levy has emerged as a key contributor since playing in place of

LIONS-BENGALS SERIESThe Lions have only faced the Bengals nine times during the regular season, with Cincinnati holding a 6-3 series record. Sunday’s game marks the fi rst time the Lions will play a regular season game at Paul Brown Stadium.

SERIES BY THE NUMBERSRecord vs. Bengals: ..............................................................................3-6-0Road Record vs. Bengals: ...................................................................2-2-0Last regular season game: ..............Det 17, Cin 41; at Cin, (12/18/05)Lions largest winning margin: ....................35 (38-3; at Det, (9/27/70)Bengals largest winning margin: ......... 24 (41-17; at Det, (12/18/05)Current series streak: ...........................Cincinatti, 3 (9/13/98-Present)Lions longest win streak vs. Bengals: .................2 (9/27/70-12/8/74)Bengals longest win streak vs. Lions: ...3 (twice, MR: 9/13/98-Present)Most points, Lions:.............. ............................38 (38-3; at Det, 9/27/70)Most points, Bengals: ....................................42 (42-7; at Cin, 11/19/89)Most points, both teams: .......62 (Det 28, Cin 34 OT; at Det, 9/13/98)Fewest points, Lions: ......................................7 (7-42; at Cin, 11/19/89)Fewest points, Bengals: .................................. 3 (38-3; at Det, 9/27/70)Fewest points, both teams: .........................26 (9-17; at Cin, 12/11/83)

LIONS BESTS VS. BENGALSMost rushing yards: ..................................185, Barry Sanders (9/13/98)Most receiving yards: ............................... 100, Jeff Chadwick (11/2/86)Most passing yards: ........................................ 287, Eric Hipple (11/2/86)Most receptions: ........................................... 7, Herman Moore (9/13/98) Most touchdowns: ......................................... 3, Barry Sanders (9/13/98)Most points: ................................................... 18, Barry Sanders (9/13/98)

LIONS ROSTER TURNOVERAs of December 1, the Lions have 33 new players (62.3%) who were not on the Lions roster at any point last season.In the team’s last game vs. Green Bay (11/26), 14 starters (9 on defense, 5 on off ense) were not on the team’s roster at any point during the 2008 season. Those 14 starters represent 63.6 of the team’s starting lineup.Among those starters vs. Green Bay, the Lions started six rookies on Thanksgiving (QB Matthew Staff ord, TE Brandon Pettigrew, S Louis Delmas, LB DeAndre Levy, DT Sammie Hill and RB Aaron Brown.Six of the Lions’ 10 players they dra� ed in 2009 started on Thanksgiving vs. Green Bay, and six of their top seven picks were in the starting lineup.Six rookies have started this season: Staff ord (9), Petti-grew (11), Delmas (10), Hill (7), Levy (6) and Brown (1). When compared to the opening day roster of 2008, the Lions had 33 new players on their active roster in the regular season opener against the Saints (9/13), which is a 62.3% turnover from the fi rst game of last season. (Note: DE Jared DeVries and S Daniel Bullocks were on 2008’s opening day roster but are on the Reserve/Injured list).In the opener, the Lions started 15 players (68.2%) who did not start the opening game in 2008.On defense, the Lions started eight players who they acquired this off -season including: DT Grady Jackson, DT Sammie Hill (rookie), LB Julian Peterson, LB Larry Foote, CB Anthony Henry, CB Phillip Buchanon, S Mar-quand Manuel and S Louis Delmas (rookie). Those eight players account for 72.7% of the starting line-up.Only DE Dewayne White and LB Ernie Sims started for the Lions to begin 2008. With that, the Lions had nine new starters on defense (81.8%) compared to the ’08 opener.The off ense featured six new starters (54.5%) compared to the opening day lineup of 2008. Those new starters include WR Bryant Johnson, G Daniel Loper, T Gosder Cherilus, who did start 13 games last year, TE Will Heller and QB Matthew Staff ord.On opening day at New Orleans (9/13), four rookies started (Staff ord, Pettigrew, Delmas and Hill) for the Lions. It marked the fi rst time since 1978 that four rookies started on opening day. Against Washington (9/27) and Chicago (10/4), the Lions had fi ve rookie starters (Staff ord, Delmas, Hill, LB DeAndre Levy and Pettigrew) for the fi rst time since December 5, 2004 vs. Arizona.

ROSTER QUICK FACTS New in ’09 Pct Ret. from ’08 Pct.Players, Any Point* 33 62.3 20 39.6Players, Opening Day 33 62.3 20 37.7Starters, Opening Day 15 68.2 7 31.8Def. Starters, Opening Day 9 81.8 2 27.3Off . Starters, Opening Day 6 54.5 5 54.5* Current roster (as of 12/1/09)

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injured veteran LB Ernie Sims. In his debut as a starter (vs. Wash-ington, 9/27), he had six tackles including a key stop on fourth and goal to keep the Redskins out of the end zone. Since then, he has continued to make plays on the Lions’ defense - he had his fi rst career interception at Green Bay (10/18) and is now tied for third on the team in tackles with 51.

May 5: Detroit claims and is awarded DE Jason Hunter off waivers.Hunter’s (6-4, 271) arrival in Detroit didn’t garner much attention, but he has quietly become part of the team’s regular rotation at defensive end. He emerged as the starting le� defensive end Week 2 (vs. Minnesota) and made his presence felt with two sacks and two passes defensed. He missed two games (at Green Bay, 10/18 and vs. St. Louis, 11/1) due to injury, but returned to the lineup at Seattle (11/8).

May 6: Lions sign LB Larry Foote.Foote (6-1, 239) comes to Detroit a� er spending his fi rst seven NFL seasons in Pittsburgh, including the past fi ve as a starting inside linebacker. He has quickly become one of the Lions’ most vocal leaders in the locker room (Defensive Captain) and most productive players on the fi eld. Foote currently leads the team in tackles (78), has two sacks and four passes defensed.

June 1: Team signs RT Jon Jansen.Jansen (6-6, 305) joined the Lions and immediately upgraded the depth along the off ensive line while competing for a starting spot at right tackle. He has spent his 10-year career with the Washington Redskins who dra� ed him in the second round (37th overall) of the 1999 NFL Dra� . Jansen manned the right tackle position for Wash-ington and started in Week 5 vs. Pittsburgh (10/11) due to injuries. He also had his fi rst career start at le� guard vs. St. Louis (11/1).

July 1: Detroit acquires WR Dennis Northcutt from Jacksonville in ex-change for S Gerald Alexander.

Northcutt (5-11, 172) adds another reliable option in the passing game with big play ability. The speedy receiver and punt returner is entering his 10th NFL season. In Detroit, Northcutt has become the Lions’ punt returner and has proven to be a productive receiver in the slot position. In the absence of Calvin Johnson vs. Pittsburgh (10/11), he stepped up to lead the team in receptions (5) and yards (70), and scored his fi rst TD as a Lion.

September 4: Lions acquire S Ko Simpson from Buff alo in exchange for a 2010 conditional dra� choice.

Looking to further upgrade the team’s secondary, Detroit brought in former Bills starting S Ko Simpson (6-1, 202). Through three seasons with Buff alo, Simpson started in 27 of the 33 games he played. This season, Simpson had 30 tackles, 1 interception, 4 passes defensed, and a fumble recovery before he was placed on the reserve/injured list a� er Week 11 vs. Cleveland.

In all, there currently are 33 new players on Detroit’s active roster. The following is a breakdown of how they were acquired:

Acquisition No.Dra� 8Unrestricted FA 7Free Agent 11Trade 3Waivers 4

CALVIN ON THE RISEThird year WR Calvin Johnson established himself as one of the NFL’s great receivers in 2008 when he fi nished: tied for fi rst in touchdown recep-tions (12), fi � h in receiving yards (1,331), second in yards per catch among receivers with 60 receptions (17.1), tied for second in 20+-yard receptions (21), tied for second in 40+-yard receptions (7) and tied for fi rst in 25+-yard touchdown catches (6). Johnson was also named an alternate to the 2009 NFC Pro Bowl squad.

Through Week 12, Johnson leads the team with 41 receptions and 607 yards. Against Green Bay (11/26), Johnson pulled in a 1-yard touchdown re-ception to give Detroit a 7-0 lead.

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LIONS-BENGALS CONNECTIONSCOLLEGE CONNECTIONS: Lions’ T Jeff Backus (1997-2000), Lions’ T Jon Jansen (1995-98) and Lions’ LB Larry Foote (1998-2001) were teammates of Bengals’ LB Dhani Jones (1997-99) at the University of Michigan. Backus, Jansen and Jones were members of the 1997 National Championship team. Lions’ QB Drew Stanton (2002-06), Bengals’ C Kyle Cook (2002-06) and Bengals’ DT Domata Peko (2004-05) were teammates at Michigan State University. Lions’ WR Calvin Johnson (2004-06) and Ben-gals’ DE Michael Johnson (2005-06) spent two seasons together at Georgia Tech University. Lions’ DT Joe Cohen (2003-06) and Bengals’ WR Andre Caldwell (2003-07) played in Gainesville together at the Univeristy of Florida. Lions’ CB Kevin Hobbs (2002-04) and Bengals’ DT Pat Sims (2004-06) played a season together at Auburn Uni-versity. Lions’ WR Eric Fowler (2002-06) and Bengals’ LB Dan Skuta (2004-08) were teammates on the Grand Valley State University football team that won back-to-back Division II National Championships in 2005 and 2006. BENGAL DAYS: Lions’ P Nick Harris (2001-03) and Lions’ S Marvin White (2007-08) played in Cincinnati for a couple of seasons. FORMER LION: Bengals’ QB J.T. O’Sullivan played the 2007 season in Detroit. SIMILAR SAINTS: Lions’ DT Grady Jackson (2002-03), Lions’ FB Terrelle Smith (2000-03) and Bengals’ Wide Receivers Coach Mike Sheppard (2002-05) were together in New Orleans for a couple of seasons. LAST YEAR IN SAN FRAN: Prior to joining the Lions, LB Julian Peterson played for the San Francisco 49ers from 2000-05 and during his last season there, he played with Bengals’ LB Jim Maxwell, who was playing in his only season with the 49ers. PACKERS FROM THE PAST: Lions’ DE Jason Hunter (2006-08) and Bengals’ LB Abdul Hodge (2006-07) both started their careers with the Green Bay Packers.TOGETHER IN THE DESERT: Lions’ WR Bryant Johnson (2003-07) and Bengals’ Linebacker Coach Jeff Fitzgerald (2004-07) spent some time with the Arizona Cardinals organization.

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AMONG NFL’S BESTNFL Leaders, Most Receving Touchdowns, Past 2 SeasonsRk Player Tm G Rec Yds Avg Lg TD 25+1 Larry Fitzgerald Arz 27 171 2257 13.2 78t 21 182 Randy Moss NE 27 135 2000 14.8 76t 19 203t Tony Gonzalez Atl 27 157 1724 11.0 35 15 43t Calvin Johnson Det 25 119 1938 16.3 96t 15 223t Visanthe Shiancoe Min 27 80 971 12.1 40 15 53t Reggie Wayne Ind 27 161 2132 13.2 65t 15 147t Vincent Jackson SD 27 108 1913 17.7 60 14 177t Roddy White Atl 27 144 2152 14.9 90t 14 19

NFL Leaders, Average Per Reception, Past 2 Season(Min: 80 receptions)Rk Player G Rec Yds Avg Lg TD 25+1 Vincent Jackson SD 27 108 1913 17.7 60 14 172t Steve Smith Car 25 124 2025 16.3 65t 10 252t Calvin Johnson Det 25 119 1938 16.3 96t 15 224 Bernard Berrian Min 27 86 1370 15.9 99t 11 155 DeSean Jackson Phi 27 106 1681 15.9 71t 8 18

NFL Leaders, 25+-Yard Receptions, Past 2 SeasonsRk Player Tm G Rec Yds Avg Lg TD 25+1 Steve Smith Car 25 124 2025 16.3 65t 10 252 Calvin Johnson Det 25 119 1938 16.3 96t 15 223 Greg Jennings GB 27 127 2014 15.9 64t 12 214t Randy Moss NE 27 135 2000 14.8 76t 19 204t Terrell Owens Buf 27 109 1711 15.7 98t 13 20

LEADING SCORERS IN NFL HISTORYRk Player Yrs G TD FG PAT Pts1 Morten Andersen 25 382 0 565 849 25442 Gary Anderson 23 353 0 538 820 24343 John Carney 21 300 0 473 625 20444 George Blanda 26 340 9 335 943 20025 Matt Stover 19 293 0 469 578 19856 Jason Elam 17 263 0 436 675 19837 Jason Hanson 18 282 0 420 548 1808

Johnson was a big-time playmaker in the 38-37 win over Cleveland (11/22) as he recorded team-highs with seven catches for 161 yards (23.0 avg), including a 75-yard touchdown reception. His 75-yard touch-down was his seventh career reception over 50 yards, his third career reception over 70 yards and his longest reception since he recorded a 96-yard touchdown at Houston October 19, 2008.Johnson’s tally of 161 receiving yards against the Browns (11/22) was a career single-game high. The 161 yards also marked Johnson’s eighth career 100-yard receiving game. It was the most receiving yards by a Lions receiver since WR Roy Williams recorded 204 at Philadelphia September 23, 2007.At Minnesota (11/15), Johnson matched a season-high with eight receptions (84 yds) .Against Pittsburgh (10/11), Johnson sustained an injury in the fi rst quarter and did not return. He missed the next two games (at Green Bay, 10/18 and vs. St. Louis, 11/1) and then returned at Seattle (11/8) where he fi nished with two receptions for 27 yards.Johnson had his fi rst breakout game of 2009 at Chicago (10/4) with eight receptions for 133 yards. His day started with a 45-yard comple-tion on Detroit’s fi rst off ensive play. It was the second reception of 25+ yards on the season for Johnson and his 19th since the beginning of the 2008 season. His 22 receptions of 25+ yards are the second highest in the NFL in the past two seasons.In Week 3 against the Redskins (9/27), Johnson fi nished with fi ve recep-tions for 49 yards. Three of his catches resulted in fi rst downs. Johnson was clutch in the fourth quarter when he was on the receiving end of three receptions (9, 9, 18) on consecutive plays; that drive culminated in what ended up being the game’s deciding touchdown.In the home opener vs. Minnesota (9/20), Johnson pulled in fi ve recep-tions for 51 yards including his fi rst touchdown of the season, an 8-yard strike from QB Matthew Staff ord. He also had his fi rst two rushing at-tempts (16 yards) of the season, both of which resulted in fi rst downs.Johnson began the 2009 season with three receptions for 90 yards at New Orleans (9/15), including a 64-yard catch-and-run in the third quarter that led to a Lions touchdown.

STAFFORD’S PROGRESSLions rookie QB Matthew Staff ord, who was selected fi rst overall in the 2009 NFL Dra� , was progressing steadily through the fi rst four weeks of the season before being forced out with a knee injury at Chicago (10/4). From the fi rst game to the fourth game, his single game passer rating improved 62.2 points (27.4 at New Orleans compared to 89.6 at Chicago).

Despite being doubtful with a (non-throwing) shoulder injury, Staff ord started against Green Bay (11/26) on Thanksgiving. He completed a 1-yard touchdown pass to WR Calvin Johnson in the fi rst quarter and has either thrown or run for a touchdown in all nine games he has started this year.Staff ord led the Lions to a thrilling, come-from-behind 38-37 win over Cleveland (11/22) with one of the most remarkable performances by a rookie quarterback in NFL history. Staff ord brought the team back from defi cits three diff erent times (21, 3 and 6 points) to either tie or take the lead. The win was Staff ord’s fi rst career come-from-behind fourth-quarter win.

Staff ord hit rookie TE Brandon Pettigrew for a 1-yard touchdown on an untimed down (following a pass interference penalty in the endzone). He briefl y le� the fi eld with a shoulder injury, but came back on for the fi nal off ensive play during a Browns timeout. The game-winning touchdown pass was Staff ord’s fi � h touchdown of the day.Staff ord set an NFL rookie record with 422 passing yards (previ-ous record was Arizona QB Matt Leinart, 405 yards November 26, 2006). It was the third-highest single-game total in Lions’ history and the most passing yards recorded by a Lions’ quarterback in a win.His fi ve touchdown passes tied a single-game team record, and it was the second time in team history that a quarterback threw fi ve touchdowns in a game (Gary Danielson vs. Minnesota December 9, 1978). He set a Lions rookie record for touchdown passes in a game (previous record was two, accomplished 12 diff erent times).Staff ord is the second rookie quarterback in NFL history to throw fi ve touchdown passes in a game, joining QB/HB Ray Buivid (Chi-cago Bears) who had fi ve touchdown passes on December 5, 1937. At 21 years, 288 days old, Staff ord is the youngest player in NFL history to pass for fi ve touchdowns in a game. Buivid accomplished

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TIGHT END PRODUCTIONThough a season-ending knee injury will force rookie TE Brandon Pettigrew out of the lineup, he has already proven his abilities as a receiver and physical blocker that made him the 20th overall pick in the 2009 NFL Dra� . Pettigrew leads all rookie tight ends in receptions (30), yards (346) and touchdowns (2). Prior to his injury, Pettigrew was leading the tight ends unit, which includes Will Heller and Casey FitzSim-mons, to one of the most productive seasons by that unit in recent years. The Lions’ tight ends recorded 13 receptions at Seattle (11/8), 9 receptions at Chicago (10/4) and 8 recep-tions vs. Cleveland (11/22) which are three of the fi ve highest tallies of receptions in a single-game by a group of tight ends since 1970.

2009 NFL Leaders, Receptions by Rookie Tight EndsRk Player Tm Rec Yds Avg Lg TD1 Brandon Pettigrew Det 30 346 11.5 30 22 Shawn Nelson Buf 11 120 10.9 25 13 Jared Cook Ten 9 74 8.2 17 0

2009 NFL Leaders, Receiving Yards by Rookie Tight EndsRk Player Tm Rec Yds Avg Lg TD1 Brandon Pettigrew Det 30 346 11.5 30 22 Shawn Nelson Buf 11 120 10.9 25 13 Jared Cook Ten 9 74 8.2 17 0

2009 NFL Leaders, Receiving TDs by Rookie Tight EndsRk Player Tm Rec Yds Avg Lg TD1 Brandon Pettigrew Det 30 346 11.5 30 22 Shawn Nelson Buf 11 120 10.9 25 13 Kory Sperry Mia 3 31 10.3 13 1

Lions Leaders, Single-Game Receptions, Multiple TEs(Since 1970)Rk Players Date Opp Rec Yds Avg TD1 Brandon Pettigrew (7) 11/8/09 Sea 13 111 8.5 1 Casey FitzSimmons (6) 2t Brandon Pettigrew (4) 10/4/09 Chi 9 127 14.1 1 Will Heller (3) Casey FitzSimmons (2) 2t David Sloan (7) 9/7/97 TB 9 57 6.3 0 Pete Metzelaars (2) 3t David Hill (4) 11/25/76 Buf 8 143 17.9 2 Charlie Sanders (4)3t Brandon Pettigrew (6) 11/22/09 Cle 8 84 10.5 2 Will Heller (2) 5t Charlie Sanders (4) 10/9/77 Min 7 95 13.6 0 David Hill (3) 5t David Hill (5) 9/18/77 Chi 7 94 13.4 0 Charlie Sanders (2) 5t David Hill (4) 10/10/76 NE 7 81 11.6 3 Charlie Sanders (3) 5t Stephen Alexander (6) 1/2/05 Ten 7 71 10.1 0 Casey FitzSimmons (1) 5t Casey FitzSimmons (4) 12/28/03 StL 7 68 9.7 1 Mikhael Ricks (3) Lions Leaders, Single-Game Receiving Yards, Multiple TEs(Since 1970)Rk Players Date Opp Rec Yds Avg TD1 John Hilton (3) 9/17/72 NYG 4 152 38 1 Craig Cotton (1) 2 David Hill (4) 11/25/76 Buf 8 143 17.9 2 Charlie Sanders (4) 3 Brandon Pettigrew (4) 10/4/09 Chi 9 127 14.1 1 Will Heller (3) Casey FitzSimmons (2) 4 Charlie Sanders (4) 10/24/76 Sea 6 116 19.3 2 David Hill (2) 5t Brandon Pettigrew (7) 11/8/09 Sea 13 111 8.5 1 Casey FitzSimmons (6) 5t Charlie Sanders (3) 10/14/73 NO 4 111 27.8 0 John Hilton (1)

the feat at 22 years, 112 days old.His fi ve touchdown passes went to fi ve diff erent receivers which marked the fi rst time in team history that fi ve diff erent players recorded touchdown receptions.Staff ord connected with WR Calvin Johnson on a 75-yard bomb in the second quarter. It was Staff ord’s longest pass play of his career.

Staff ord set career-highs with 29 completions and 51 pass attempts at Minnesota (11/15) and fi nished with 224 passing yards, including an 8-yard touchdown pass. At Seattle (11/8), Staff ord had a big fi rst quarter in which he was 10-of-14 (71.4-percent) for 111 yards and two touchdowns for a quarterback rating of 134.2, as he helped Detroit to a 17-0 lead.Staff ord returned to the fi eld against the St. Louis Rams (11/1). His performance was highlighted by a 4-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter and the ensuing completion to RB Maurice Morris to convert the two-point play which tied the game at 10. On the scoring drive, Staff ord was 3-of-4 for 58 yards, including a key 36-yard completion to WR Bry-ant Johnson that put the Lions in scoring position at the 5-yard line.Staff ord did not play against Pittsburgh (10/11) or at Green Bay (10/18) due to a knee injury sustained against the Bears (10/4).Staff ord continued to make strides in Week 4 at Chicago (10/4) as he completed 24-of-36 pass attempts (66.7-pct.) for 296 yards and a touchdown. His performance was highlighted by a 10-play, 98-yard touchdown drive at the end of the second quarter. On the drive, Staff ord was 3-of-5 for 65 yards, including passes of 29 yards (C. Johnson) and 28 yards (B. Pettigrew); he also had a scramble for 17 yards into Bears territory. The drive culminated in a 3-yard touchdown run by RB Kevin Smith for a 21-21 tie heading into hal� ime.Through the fi rst quarter of the season, Staff ord led Detroit’s off ense on four scoring drives (2 TD; 2 FG) that have started inside the team’s 10-yard line, which was the most in the league.In the Lions’ fi rst win of the season (Staff ord’s fi rst career win), a 19-14 victory over Washington (9/27), he threw 241 yards and one touchdown. Staff ord illustrated poise throughout the game and was 21-of-36 (58.3 pct.) with no interceptions.On the team’s fi rst touchdown drive against the Redskins (9/27), he ex-tended the drive on third-and-13 at the Washington 42-yard line when he scrambled 21 yards. On the next play, he hit WR Bryant Johnson for a 21-yard touchdown strike to cap off a 99-yard scoring drive.Staff ord led three scoring drives against Washington (9/27) of over 85 yards. The fi rst was a 99-yard drive in the fi rst quarter capped with touchdown toss to B. Johnson; to end the fi rst half, the Lions con-nected on a K Jason Hanson 26-yard fi eld goal that ended an 18-play, 86-yard drive; on Detroit’s fi nal touchdown (RB Maurice Morris 2-yard run), the team drove 8 plays for 85 yards in the fourth quarter to push the score to 19-7.Staff ord connected on his fi rst career passing touchdown on an 8-yard pass to WR Calvin Johnson vs. Minnesota (9/20).With the start at New Orleans in the 2009 season opener, Staff ord became the fi rst Lions rookie quarterback to start the season since QB Greg Landry in 1968.At 21 years, 218 days old, Staff ord was the youngest quarterback to start a season opener in the NFL since QB Drew Bledsoe (21 years, 203 days old) started for the New England Patriots in the 1993 season opener. Staff ord and Bledsoe are the two youngest rookie quarterbacks to start on opening day in recorded NFL history (since 1950).

RUN, KEVIN, RUNSecond-year RB Kevin Smith is looking to take off and be one of the league’s best young running backs. He proved during his rookie campaign to be a tough runner and an eff ective pass receiver. A� er being tabbed as Detroit’s featured back heading into the Lions’ Week 10 matchup against Jacksonville last year (11/9/08), Smith invigorated the team’s rushing at-tack. Smith also showed his value in the passing game, fi nishing second on the team with 39 receptions (286 yards). He continues to set his sights on helping Detroit emerge as one of the NFL’s best rushing teams.

Smith was a key off ensive contributor against the Browns (11/22), fi nishing the day with a career-high 104 receiving yards on four recep-tions, highlighted by a 25-yard touchdown reception. Smith also had a 63-yard catch and run on Detroit’s fi rst off ensive play that set up a fi eld goal. Along with his 45-yards rushing, Smith fi nished with 149 yards from scrimmage which was a single-game career high. Against Cleveland (11/22), Smith became the fi rst Lions running back

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LIONS ROOKIE PASSING RECORDSWith fi ve games to play this season, rookie QB Matthew Staff ord is on target to set the Lions’ all-time rookie passing records in several categories. He has already set single-game rookie passing records for yards (422), completions (29), at-temps (51) and touchdowns (5).

Most Passing Yards (Rookie), SeasonRk Player Yds Year1 Joey Harrington 2294 20022 Jeff Komlo 2238 19793 Charlie Batch 2178 19984 Matthew Staff ord 2124 2009

Most Touchdown Passes (Rookie). Season Rk Player TD Year1t Joey Harrington 12 20021t Matthew Staff ord 12 20092t Fred Enke 11 19482t Jeff Komlo 11 19792t Charlie Batch 11 1998

Most Pass Completions (Rookie), Season Rk Player Cmp Year1 Joey Harrington 215 20022 Matthew Staff ord 190 20093 Jeff Komlo 183 19794 Charlie Batch 173 1998

Highest Completion Percentage, Season (min. 100 att.) Rk Player Cmp% Att Cmp Year1 Charlie Batch 57.1 303 173 19982 Matthew Staff ord 54.1 351 190 20093 Rodney Peete 52.8 195 103 19894 Joey Harrington 50.2 429 215 20025 Jeff Komlo 49.7 368 183 1979

Highest Passing Rating, Season (min. 100 att.)Rk Player Rtg Year1 Charlie Batch 83.5 19982 Mike McMahon 69.9 20013 Rodney Peete 67.0 19894 Matthew Staff ord 62.4 20095 Joey Harrington 60.1 2002

Most Passing Yards (Rookie), Game Rk Player Yds Opp Date1 Matthew Staff ord 422 vs. Cle 11/22/092 Joey Harrington 309 at Min 10/13/023 Matthew Staff ord 296 at Chi 10/4/094 Jeff Komlo 289 vs. Atl 9/23/795 Rodney Peete 273 at Hou 11/5/89

Most Touchdown Passes (Rookie), Game Rk Player TD Opp Date1 Matthew Staff ord 5 vs. Cle 11/22/092t 12 times 2MR: Matthew Staff ord at Sea 11/8/09

Most Pass Completions (Rookie), Game Rk Player Cmp Opp Date1 Matthew Staff ord 29 at Min 11/15/092 Matthew Staff ord 26 vs. Cle 11/22/093 Joey Harrington 25 at Min 10/13/024 Matthew Staff ord 24 at Chi 10/4/095t Joey Harrington 22 vs. NE 11/28/025t Matthew Staff ord 22 at Sea 11/8/09

Most Pass Attempts (Rookie), Game Rk Player Att Opp Date1 Matthew Staff ord 51 at Min 11/15/092t Joey Harrington 44 vs. NE 11/28/022t Joey Harrington 44 at GB 11/10/024t Matthew Staff ord 43 vs. Cle 11/22/094t Matthew Staff ord 43 vs. GB 11/26/096t Joey Harrington 42 at Buf 10/27/026t Matthew Staff ord 42 at Sea 11/8/09

to reach 100 receiving yards in a game since RB Barry Sanders had 102 receiving yards vs. Tampa Bay September 7, 1997. He is currently sec-ond on the team with 33 receptions (321 yds). Smith fi nished his rookie season second on the team with 39 receptions (286 yds).At Minnesota, Smith fi nished with 55 yards on 12 carries for an average of 4.6 yards/attempt. It was the second consecutive game he had aver-aged more than 4.5 yards/carry (5.2 at Sea, 11/8).Smith had a season-long 31-yard run in the fourth quarter at Seattle (11/8) that helped set up a fi eld goal.Against the Rams (11/1), Smith registered 94 all-purpose yards with 45 yards rushing and 49 receiving yards (team-leading four receptions).At Chicago (10/4), Smith had two rushing touchdowns (1 and 3 yards) which marked the fi rst multi-touchdown game of his career.Smith led the running game to another successful outing with 101 yards (6.3 avg.) against Washington (9/27) before leaving the game in the third quarter with a shoulder injury. It marked his fi rst 100-yard rushing game of the season and the third of his career. Against the Vikings (9/20), who have one of the NFL’s best rushing defenses, Smith churned out 83 of the team’s 129 rushing yards.Smith opened 2009 with a rushing touchdown (4-yards) at New Orleans (9/13). He also led the team with seven receptions for 52 yards.As a rookie in 2008, Smith led the team in rushing attempts (238), rush-ing yards (976), rushing average (4.2) and rushing touchdowns (8).

GETTING A KICK OUT OF HANSONThe Lions’ two-time Pro Bowl kicker Jason Hanson is one of the NFL’s top all-around kickers. Hanson was named to the Lions’ 75th Season All-Time Team last season. He is the franchise leader for most seasons played with the Lions, now at 18, and has still shown consistent accuracy and distance on both fi eld goals and kickoff s. Hanson’s 1,808 career points ranks third in all-time scoring amongst active players (seventh overall) and he is the sev-enth player in NFL history to reach 1,800 points. Hanson ranks fi rst in every statistical category for a place kicker in Lions history with longest fi eld goal (56), fi eld goals made (420) and attempted (512), extra points made (548) and extra points attempted (556). He also ranks as the franchise leader in games played with 282.

Hanson scored eight points (1 fi eld goal and 5 PATs) in the Lions’ 38-37 come-from-behind win against the Cleveland Browns (11/22). Hanson’s last PAT gave the Lions the one-point victory with 0:00 le� to play in the game following a Detroit touchdown that was scored on an untimed down.Following the Lions’ fi rst touchdown against the Browns (11/22), Hanson’s PAT gave him four points on the day which moved his career scoring tally to 1,800 points. He became the seventh player in NFL his-tory with 1,800 points. While sacrifi cing a few extra yards in fi eld position, Hanson used several diff erent kicks to neutralize Cleveland (11/22) KR Joshua Cribbs who is one of the best returners in the league. The Browns returned six kick-off s for an average of 12.7 yards and their longest return was 26 yards. Hanson also recorded his second touchback of the season.At Seattle (11/8), Hanson nailed his fi rst 50-yard FG attempt of 2009. With 42 career 50+-yard fi eld goals, he has the most in NFL history.Hanson hit two fi eld goals (46, 46) in the fi rst half against Pittsburgh (10/11) to extend his streak of fi eld goals made to 20 which was second longest of his career. Before missing on a 49-yard fi eld goal attempt against Pittsburgh (10/11), Hanson had made an NFL record 24 consecutive fi eld goals of 40+-yards.With his 50-yarder at Indianapolis (12/14/08), Hanson nailed a league-high eight 50-yard fi eld goals in 2008, which was a career- and fran-chise-high. He is the oldest kicker in NFL history to have eight 50-yard-ers in a season and is tied for fi rst all-time for most 50-yard fi eld goals in a season. In 2008, Hanson ranked fi rst in the NFL in fi eld goal percentage (95.5). He hit 21-of-22 fi eld goal attempts with his only failed attempt having been blocked (vs. Jacksonville, 11/9/08).

LIONS INSIDERP Nick Harris has been rock solid since joining the Lions midway through the 2003 season. Harris’ forte is accurately landing punts inside the 20, and is third in the league with 150 since the beginning of 2004.

On Thanksgiving Day against the Packers (11/27), Harris dropped two of his three punts inside-the-20 (10- and 4-yard lines) and, along with the

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HISTORIC COMEBACKSThe Lions’ 38-37 win over the Cleveland Browns (11/22) marked the fi rst time since 1957 that the Lions trailed by 21 points in a game and won. The Lions actually came back three diff erent times in the game (21, 3 and 6 points). The Lions were powered by QB Matthew Staff ord’s 422 yards (set NFL rookie single-game record) and fi ve touchdown passes (set team rookie single game record; tied team single-game and NFL rookie single game record). The last time Detroit came from at least 21 points down to claim victory was Oc-tober 20, 1957 vs. Baltimore. That season, the Lions claimed the comeback win vs. Baltimore, and they came from 20 points down at San Francisco during the 1957 playoff game in perhaps the most famous comeback, known as “Comeback at Kezar,” in Lions history.COMEBACK VS. COLTS, OCTOBER 20, 1957

The Lions trailed by 24 points in the third quarter before roaring back. Down 27-3, Detroit scored four unanswered touchdowns in the third (1) and fourth (3) quarters.QB Bobby Layne, who went to the same high school (High-land Park, Texas) as Matthew Staff ord, threw a 29-yard touchdown pass to Howard “Hopalong” Cassidy with only :46 seconds le� in the game as Detroit overcame a 27-10 fourth quarter defi citThe 24-point defi cit is the largest defi ct the Lions have ever overcome in a victory

COMEBACK AT KEZAR, DECEMBER 22, 1957The Lions set a then-NFL playoff record by overcoming a 20-point defi cit, rallying to beat San Francisco 31-27 in a divisional playoff contest. The 49ers jumped to a 27-7 lead midway through the third quarter on the strength of three Y.A. Tittle TD passes, but the Lions countered with four straight scores to end the game.B Thomas Tracy came off the bench to rush for 86 yards and 2 TDs (1 and 42 yards), and the defense intercepted Tittle three times in the second half.Detroit’s last three scores occurred in a span of 1:47 to pull the game out. Gene Gedman’s 2-yard TD plunge put Detroit on top at 28-27 and a 14-yard Jim Martin fi eld goal extended the advantage to 31-27.It is the team’s largest comeback in playoff history.

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NFL ROOKIE PASSING RECORDSQB Matthew Staff ord set an NFL record for the most passing yards (422) by a rookie quarterback in a game. He also tied the NFL record for most touchdowns passes (5) in a game, a record that has stood for nearly 72 years.

NFL Rookie Records, Single-Game Passing YardsRk Player Yds Opp Date Result1 Matthew Staff ord 422 Cle 11/22/09 W, 38-372 Matt Leinart 405 Min 11/26/06 L, 31-263 Jake Plummer 388 NYG 11/16/97 L, 19-104 Troy Aikman 379 Arz 11/12/89 L, 24-205 Vinny Testaverde 369 NO 12/6/87 L, 44-34 NFL Rookie Records, Single-Game Passing TouchdownsRk Player TD Opp Date Result1t Ray Buivid 5 ChiC 12/5/37 W, 42-281t Matthew Staff ord 5 Cle 11/22/09 W, 38-373t several times 4

OUT OF THE BACKFIELDRB Kevin Smith became the fi rst Lions running back since Barry Sanders in 1997 (vs. Tampa Bay September 7, 1997) to record 100 receiving yards in a game with four receptions for 104 yards, including a 25-yard touchdown. His 104 yards are the seventh-highest single-game total by a Lions running back since 1950, and it is the most since Sanders registered 135 yards at Kansas City October 14, 1990. Smith has one of the highest accumulations of receiving yards (367) by a run-ning back in the NFL this season.

2009 NFL Leaders, Receiving Yards by Running BacksRk Player Tm G Rec Yds Avg Lg TD1 Ray Rice Bal 11 61 582 9.5 63 12 Matt Forte Chi 11 46 433 9.4 37 03 Steve Slaton Hou 11 44 417 9.5 38t 44 Darren Sproles SD 11 35 393 11.2 81t 25 Kevin Smith Det 11 37 367 9.9 63 1

coverage units, averaged a season-high net of 48.7 yards/punt.Harris dropped two of his seven punts inside-the-20 and had zero touchbacks at Minnesota (11/15). It marked his ninth straight game without a touchback, which matched his longest streak of games played without a touchback. Harris and the Lions’ coverage units avoided touchbacks in nine consecutive games from December 3, 2006 (at NE) to September 30, 2007 (vs. Chi).Against the Seahawks in Seattle (11/8), Harris only had two punts, but matched a season-high with a 55-yarder in the third quarter. He also fi nished the day with a season-long 45.0 net punting average.In Week 8 against St. Louis (11/1), Harris matched a season-high three punts downed inside-the-20. Two of those were inside the 10-yard line (9, 2) while the other was at the 10-yard line.Harris dropped two of his three punts inside-the-20 against Pittsburgh (10/11) with no touchbacks. He also had season-highs with a 41.7 net punting average and 46.3 gross punting average against the Steelers.Against the Redskins (9/27), Harris had three of his six punts downed inside-the-20 with zero touchbacks. It marked his 25th career game with three-or-more punts downed inside-the-20.In the season opener at New Orleans (9/13), Harris had two of his fi ve punts downed inside-the-20 and had zero touchbacks. Harris ranks third in the league since 2004 with a net punting diff eren-tial (punts inside-the-20 minus touchbacks) with 113.

NFL Leaders, Punts Inside-the-20 Since 2004Rk Player G Pnt Avg Net TB In20 NPD*1 Brad Maynard 90 514 42.1 37.5 38 171 1332 Mike Scifres 91 381 44.3 39.0 33 161 1283 Nick Harris 91 450 43.3 36.7 30 150 1204 Shane Lechler 91 465 48.2 39.7 69 149 805 Jeff Feagles 91 403 41.4 36.8 22 142 120

NFL Leaders, Net Punting Diff erential Since 2004Rk Player G Pnt Avg Net TB In20 NPD*1 Brad Maynard 90 514 42.1 37.5 38 171 1332 Mike Scifres 91 381 44.3 39.0 33 161 1283 Nick Harris 91 450 43.3 36.7 30 150 1204 Jeff Feagles 91 403 41.4 36.8 22 142 1205 Dustin Colquitt 73 370 43.9 38.9 31 135 104

2009 NFL Leaders, Net Punting Avg (November)Rk Player G Pnt Avg Net TB In20 NPD*1 Shane Lechler 4 28 51.4 44.3 4 10 62 Matt Turk 4 12 46.3 43.3 1 5 43 Andy Lee 5 26 48.9 42.7 1 9 84 Ben Graham 5 26 47.7 42.5 0 14 145 Dustin Colquitt 4 23 46.0 42.1 1 12 116 Nick Harris 5 22 45.4 41.6 1 7 6

Lions Leaders, Net Punting Avg in November (Since 1976)Rk Player Year G Pnt Avg Net TB In20 NPD1 Nick Harris 2009 5 22 45.4 41.6 1 7 62 Nick Harris 2006 4 16 42.9 39.0 1 7 63 John Jett 1998 5 23 45.7 38.4 2 8 64 Nick Harris 2005 4 20 45.7 37.6 1 7 65 Jim Arnold 1991 5 28 42.3 37.1 2 10 8*Net Punting Diff erential (punts inside the 20 minus touchbacks)

FOOTE STOMPLions LB Larry Foote has proven to be one of the team’s best off season acquisitions in 2009. Foote, who is a Detroit native (Detroit Pershing H.S.), was a starter for the Pittsburgh Steelers who have won two of the past four Super Bowls in addition to boasting one of the NFL’s best defenses in recent seasons. Despite not joining the team until May, he quickly emerged as one of the leaders of the defense and was elected by his teammates as this season’s defensive captain.

Foote currently leads the team with 78 tackles (59 solo) and has 2.0 sacks (11 yards), a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and four passes defensed.Foote led the Detroit defense with 12 tackles, including two tackles for loss and a sack (11-yard loss) against the Browns (11/22). It was the highest tackle output by a Lions defender this season. Against the Redskins (9/27), Foote fi nished the game with nine tackles, including three of the most critical stops of the game. With Washington

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HANSON’S 50sNFL Leaders, All-Time 50-Yard Field GoalsRk Player Yrs G M A Pct Lg1 Jason Hanson 18 282 42 77 54.5 562 Morten Andersen 25 382 40 84 47.6 603 Jason Elam 17 263 39 65 60.0 634 John Kasay 19 264 37 73 50.7 565 Jeff Wilkins 14 200 26 36 72.2 57

NFL Leaders, 50-Yard Field Goals Since 2005 (Past 5 Yrs)Rk Player G M A Pct Lg1 Josh Brown 75 20 30 66.7 552 Jason Hanson 74 17 24 70.8 563 Sebastian Janikowski 75 15 32 46.9 574 Ryan Longwell 75 13 19 68.4 555 Rob Bironas 75 12 18 66.7 60

NFL Leaders, 50-Yard FG Pct Since 2005, Active KickersRk Player G M A Pct Lg1 Rian Lindell 75 9 12 75 562 Kris Brown 75 10 14 71.4 573 Jason Hanson 74 17 24 70.8 564 Ryan Longwell 75 13 19 68.4 555t Rob Bironas 75 12 18 66.7 605t Josh Brown 75 20 30 66.7 55

NFL Leaders, All-Time Single Season 50-Yard Field GoalsRk Player Year Tm Yr G M A Pct1t Jason Hanson 2008 Det 17 16 8 8 100.01t Morten Andersen 1995 Atl 14 16 8 9 88.93t Ryan Longwell 2008 Min 12 16 6 6 100.03t Chris Jacke 1993 GB 5 16 6 7 85.73t Neil Rackers 2005 Arz 6 15 6 7 85.73t Dean Biasucci 1988 Ind 4 16 6 8 75.03t Tony Zendejas 1993 LaRm 9 16 6 8 75.03t Josh Brown 2008 StL 6 14 6 8 75.03t Mike Vanderjagt 1998 Ind 1 14 6 9 66.73t Sebastian Janikowski 2007 Oak 8 16 6 11 54.5

Hanson’s Career 50-Yard FG Breakdown50 51 52 53 54 55 56 Total9 7 10 8 5 1 2 42

Lions Leaders, All-Time Longest Field GoalsRk Player Yds Opp Date1t Jason Hanson 56 vs. Cle 10/8/951t Jason Hanson 56 at Car 11/18/083 Jason Hanson 55 vs. Ind 11/23/974t Glenn Presnell 54 at GB 10/7/344t Eddie Murray 54 at Cin 12/11/834t Eddie Murray 54 at SF 12/31/83#4t Jason Hanson 54 vs. Was 9/10/004t Jason Hanson 54 vs. GB 11/22/014t Jason Hanson 54 vs. Oak 11/2/034t Jason Hanson 54 at Hou 10/19/084t Jason Hanson 54 at Hou 10/19/08

NFL Leaders, All-Time 56+-Yard FG by Oldest KickerRk Kicker Yds Age Opp Date1 Jason Hanson 56 38 yrs,152 days at Car 11/16/082 Morten Andersen 59 35 yrs,127 days vs. SF 12/24/95

LIONS ROOKIES GET DEFENSIVEA� er going with off ense for their fi rst two dra� choices, Detroit took defensive players in the second- and third-rounds of the 2009 NFL Dra� with the selections of S Louis Delmas and LB DeAndre Levy respectively. Both players have emerged as contributors on the Lions’ defense and rank among the league’s best rookies in tackles.

2009 NFL Rookie Leaders, Tackles* Rk Player Tm Pos TT ST AT1 Brian Cushing Hou OLB 99 61 382 James Laurinaitis StL MLB 85 75 103 Louis Delmas Det FS 61 47 144 Jerraud Powers Ind CB 58 50 85 Jacob Lacey Ind CB 56 44 126 DeAndre Levy Det OLB 55 41 147 Aaron Curry Sea OLB 54 47 78 Derek Cox Jax CB 50 41 99t Rey Maualuga Cin OLB 46 29 179t Glover Quin Hou CB 46 36 10*According to NFL.com; tackle totals include special teams tackles

driving at the Lions’ 7-yard line in the fi rst quarter, the Redskins threw a third-down screen play to RB Clinton Portis when Foote, and rookie LB DeAndre Levy, stopped him at the 1-yard line to deny him a score. On the next play, fourth-and-goal, Foote again teamed with Levy to deny Portis a touchdown. A� er stopping the Redskins, the Lions scored the fi rst touchdown of the game on a 99-yard scoring drive. Foote also made the fi nal tackle of the game to stop the Redskins from scoring a game-winning touchdown to seal Detroit’s win at Ford Field. Foote and the Lions defense shutout the Redskins (9/27) in the fi rst half and took a 13-0 lead into hal� ime. The last time the Lions shutout an opponent in the fi rst half was against Denver in 2007 (11/4).In the home opener against the Vikings (9/20), Foote led the defense with 10 tackles (5 solo) and had his fi rst sack of the season (5-yard loss). His eff ort contributed to Detroit limiting Vikings RB Adrian Peter-son to less than 100 yards (92 yards) for the fi rst time this season and only the second time in six games dating back to 2008.At New Orleans (9/13), Foote made his Lions regular season debut and was second on the team with 9 tackles (all solo). He also had a pass defense.

D�WHITE’S PICKSDE Dewayne White leads the league for the most interceptions by a de-fensive lineman (3) since the beginning of the 2007 season. He is the only defensive lineman in the league to record an interception in each of the past three seasons. He is tied for fi � h among active defensive linemen with three career interceptions.

NFL Leaders, Interceptions by Def. Linemen Since 2007Rk Player Tm* G Int Yds Avg Lg TD1 Dewayne White Det 31 3 24 8.0 28 02t Gaines Adams Chi 40 2 50 25.0 45t 12t Alex Brown Chi 40 2 5 2.5 7 02t Haloti Ngata Bal 39 2 8 4.0 7 02t Julius Peppers Car 38 2 13 6.5 13t 12t Marcus Thomas Den 40 2 9 4.5 11 02t Kevin Williams Min 40 2 72 36.0 54t 2

NFL Leaders, Career Interceptions by Active Def. Linemen Rk Player Tm* G Int Yds Avg Lg TD1t Julius Peppers Car 114 5 177 35.4 97 21t Alex Brown Chi 119 5 27 5.4 18 03t Greg Ellis Oak 170 4 97 24.3 87t 13t Kevin Williams Min 102 4 82 20.5 54t 25t Darren Howard Phi 137 3 91 30.3 46 05t Haloti Ngata Bal 55 3 68 22.7 60 05t Darnell Dockett Arz 88 3 33 11.0 20 05t Aaron Schobel Buf 125 3 32 10.7 26t 15t Justin Smith SF 135 3 28 9.3 21 05t Fred Robbins NYG 142 3 25 8.3 13 05t Dewayne White Det 91 3 24 8.0 28 05t Chris Kelsay Buf 102 3 20 6.7 17 15t Patrick Kerney Sea 151 3 8 2.7 8 0*Current Team

DELMAS MAKING PLAYS IN THE DSafety Louis Delmas, the Lions’ second-round selection in 2009 NFL Dra� , has proven himself as one of the top rookie defensive players in the league this year. He is a hard hitting safety who has made big plays throughout the season. His 59 tackles rank second on the team, and he ranks fi rst among rookie defensive backs with 61 tackles (including 2 special teams tackles) according to NFL.com rankings. His other defensive tallies include: one interception, six passes defensed, one sack, one fumble recovery and three special teams tackles. Delmas is the only rookie in NFL history to record a safety (vs. GB 11/26), an interception (at Sea 11/8) and return a fumble for a touchdown (at NO 9/13) in the same season.

Following the season’s fi rst month, Delmas was named the NFL De-fensive Rookie of the Month for September a� er recording 17 tackles, three passes defensed and a 65-yard fumble recovery in the opener at New Orleans (9/13). In the fi rst month of the season, he led all rookie defensive backs (third overall) in tackles (17), and was the only player to return a fumble for a touchdown in September.Delmas was the fi rst Lions player to earn NFL Defensive Rookie of the Month honors, and was the fourth to be recognized as an NFL Rookie

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THE SPECIALISTSTURNOVER SPECIALISTSThe Detroit Lions special teams cover units have been very opportunistic in the turnover category the past two seasons.

Detroit forced a turnover on special teams in the fi rst week of the season. The fumble recovery at New Orleans was forced by LS Don Muhlbach.Against Green Bay (11/26), DE Turk McBride forced a fumble on the opening kickoff that was recovered by LB Jordon Dizon.Since the beginning of 2008, the Lions’ special teams have recorded a league-high plus-6 turnover margin (seven take-aways, one turnover) and have a league-high 7 takeaways.

NFL Leaders, Special Teams Turnovers, Past 2 SeasonsRk Team Takeway Giveaway Margin1 Detroit Lions 7 1 +62t Oakland Raiders 6 2 +42t Cleveland Browns 4 0 +44t New Orleans Saints 4 2 +24t New York Giants 4 2 +24t Carolina Panthers 3 1 +24t Houston Texans 3 1 +2

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BLOCK PARTYThe Lions are one of the elite teams when it comes to block-ing kicks on special teams. Since 2001, Detroit has blocked a total of 23 kicks, which is the most in the league during that time. Sixteen have been fi eld goals, the most in the NFL.

DE Dewayne White blocked his fi rst fi eld goal since joining the Lions in 2007. White now has four career blocked fi eld goals which is tied for the seventh highest tally since 2001. White’s fi rst season in the NFL was 2003.

Lions Blocked Kicks Since 2001 ‘01 ‘02 ‘03 ‘04 ‘05 ‘06 ‘07 ‘08 ‘09 TotalFG 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 16PAT 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3Punt 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 4Total 2 4 2 3 2 4 4 1 1 23

Lions Career Blocked Kicks, Active PlayersPlayer Total FG PAT PuntJared DeVries 4 3 1 0Casey FitzSimmons 2 0 0 2Dewayne White 1 1 0 1

NFL Leaders, Most Blocked Kicks Since ‘01Rk Tm Total FG PAT Punt1 Det 23 16 3 42 Chi 22 12 4 63t Car 18 13 3 23t NYG 18 10 3 53t TB 18 8 3 75 Oak 17 9 3 5

NFL Leaders, Most Blocked Field Goals Since ‘01Rk Tm ‘01 ‘02 ‘03 ‘04 ‘05 ‘06 ‘07 ‘08 ‘09 Total1 Det 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 162 Car 0 2 3 1 2 2 2 0 1 133 Chi 1 3 1 1 0 1 4 1 0 124t Cle 0 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 104t NE 3 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 104t NYG 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 4 0 10

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FOURTH-DOWN STUFFERSThe Detroit Lions defense has proven tough on fourth-and-short situations when the oppontents have elected to go for it on that down. Detroit’s defense is second in the league by al-lowing a conversion percentage of 25.0 (1-for-4) on 4th-and-1 situations, and they are tied for fi rst by allowing a conversion percentage of 33.3 (2-for-6) on 4th-and-short situations (less than 4 yards).

NFL Leaders, 4th-and-1 Defense Rk Tm Att Made Pct Stops1 Dal 2 0 0.0 22 Det 4 1 25.0 33t Ari 5 2 40.0 33t SD 5 2 40.0 3

of the Month, including RB Kevin Jones (Off ense, December 2004), WR Roy Williams (Off ense, September 2004) and QB Charlie Batch (Off ense, October 1998).Through Week 12, Delmas’ 65-yard fumble return for a touchdown is the fourth-longest fumble return for a score this season and second-longest by a rookie.At Chicago (10/4), Delmas registered his fi rst career sack (2-yard loss) and added three tackles (two solo) and one special teams tackle.His career-high in tackles occurred at Green Bay (10/18) when he gar-nered nine tackles (seven solo), including a tackle for loss.According to press box stats (as ranked by Stats, Inc.), Delmas is tied for sixth in the league among defensive backs (fi rst among rookie de-fensive backs with four tackles for loss (11 yards).On the Seahawks’ fi rst off ensive play (at Seattle 11/8), Delmas picked off a Matt Hasselbeck pass and returned it 29 yards to the Seahawks 2-yard line. His fi rst career pick set up the Lions’ fi rst touchdown of the game and gave them a 7-0 lead.In the Lions 38-37 win vs. Cleveland (11/22), he contributed eight tack-les (seven solo) for the defense.On Thanksgiving vs. Green Bay (11/26), Delmas notched his fi rst career safety when he tackled Packers RB Ryan Grant in the endzone. He became the fi rst Lions rookie to score a safety since George Jamison (10/25/87). It also gave the Lions their second safety of the season, marking the fi rst time since 1983 that Detroit has registered two safe-ties in a season.With the safety, Delmas is the fi rst Lions player since S Bennie Blades in 1995 to record a safety and interception in the same season. Delmas and Blades are the only Lions players to record a pick and a safety in the same season since 1967.He is the fi rst Lions defender since DE Tracy Scroggins in 1997 to record a safety and a fumble return for a touchdown in a season.Since the sack became an offi cial statistic in 1982, Delmas is the only Lions player to record an interception, safety, sack and return a fumble for a touchdown in a single season. He became only the fi � h player (fi rst rookie and only defensive back) in the NFL since 1982 to com-pile those four defensive “splash plays” in a single season (Vikings DE Jared Allen in 2009, Ravens LB Adalius Thomas in 2006, Steelers LB Joey Porter in 2000 and L.A. Rams LB Rod Martin in 1984).

�GRID�IRON MANGoing into the 2009 season, Lions T Jeff Backus has the most consecutive starts among active off ensive linemen (T Jon Runyan held mark following 2008 season with 192, but is currently a free agent). He has battled through injuries during his career to string together an impressive streak of starting games (139), especially at one of the most physical positions in the game today.

A� er Week 12, Backus ranks fi rst among tackles and fi rst among all of-fensive linemen with 139 consecutive starts. He has started every game for the Detroit Lions since he was dra� ed in the fi rst round of the 2001 NFL Dra� .He also ranks tied for fi � h among all active players with 139 consecu-tive starts.

NFL, Consecutive Starts Among Active Off ensive LinemenRk Player Pos Tm G1 Jeff Backus T Det 1392 Casey Wiegmann C Den 1383 Alan Faneca G NYJ 1234 Todd McClure C Atl 122

NFL, Consecutive Starts Among Active TacklesRk Player Tm G1 Jeff Backus Det 1392 David Diehl NYG 107

CONSECUTIVE STARTS AMONG ACTIVE PLAYERSRk Player Tm Pos G1 Brett Favre Min QB 2802 Peyton Manning Ind QB 1873 Ronde Barber TB CB 1624 London Fletcher Was LB 1465t Jeff Backus Det T 1395t Deon Grant Sea S 139

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COVER IMPROVEMENTOver the past fi ve games, the Lions’ punt coverage has im-proved and was one of the best units over a fi ve-game stretch in November. With solid coverage, the Lions also ranked high this past month in net punting. The improvement was not only with the team’s punt cover unit, the Lions have also stepped up on kickoff coverage. Over the past fi ve games, they rank fi � h in the league in opponent’s kickoff return average (19.4)

2009 NFL Leaders, Opp. Punt Return Average (November)Rk Team G PR FC Yds Avg Lg TD1 Jacksonville Jaguars 5 13 5 41 3.2 13 02 Tennessee Titans 5 9 2 31 3.4 16 03 Detroit Lions 5 14 3 63 4.5 18 04 Philadelphia Eagles 5 10 4 47 4.7 9 05t Houston Texans 4 3 8 15 5.0 7 05t Tampa Bay Buccaneers 4 11 3 55 5.0 18 0

2009 NFL Leaders, Net Punting Average (November)Rk Team G Pnt Avg Net TB In20 Lg1 Oakland Raiders 4 28 51.4 44.3 4 10 692 Houston Texans 4 12 46.3 43.3 1 5 583 San Francisco 49ers 5 26 48.9 42.7 1 9 604 Arizona Cardinals 5 26 47.7 42.5 0 14 645 Kansas City Chiefs 4 23 46.0 42.1 1 12 706 Detroit Lions 5 22 45.4 41.6 1 7 56

2009 Detroit Lions Net Punting ComparisonStretch Net NFL RkFirst Six Games 34.4 29Last Five Games 41.6 6

2009 NFL Leaders, Opp. KO Return Average (November)Rk Team G KR Yds Avg Lg TD1 Jacksonville Jaguars 5 11 182 16.5 36 02 Baltimore Ravens 5 23 416 18.1 37 03 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 4 16 300 18.8 37 04 San Francisco 49ers 5 19 362 19.1 27 05 Detroit Lions 5 18 349 19.4 46 0

2009 Detroit Lions Opp. Kickoff Return Avg. ComparisonStretch Net NFL RkFirst Six Games 29.0 31Last Five Games 19.4 5

SAFETY ZONEThe Lions have registered two safeties on the season (RB Kevin Smith vs. St. Louis 11/1 and S Louis Delmas vs. Green Bay 11/26), which are tied with two other teams for the most safeties in the NFL this season. It is the sixth time in fran-chise history that Detroit has registered at least two safeties in a season. The last time was when they had three in 1983. 2009 NFL Leaders, SafetiesRk Team G Saf1t Detroit 11 21t Carolina 11 21t Philadelphia 11 24t Chicago 11 14t Cleveland 11 14t Houston 11 14t Kansas City 11 14t Minnesota 11 14t San Diego 11 1 Lions Leaders, Single-Season Team SafetiesRk Season G Saf1 1962 14 42t 1983 16 32t 1960 12 34t 2009 11 24t 1975 14 24t 1935 12 2

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WR: 80 Bryant Johnson 86 Dennis NorthcuttLT: 76 Jeff Backus 74 Ephraim SalaamLG: 63 Manny RamirezC: 51 Dominic Raiola 65 Dylan Gandy 67 Melvin FowlerRG 70 Daniel LoperRT: 77 Gosder Cherilus 68 Jon JansenTE: 89 Will Heller 82 Casey FitzSimmons 47 Dan GronkowskiWR: 81 Calvin Johnson 12 Derrick Williams 18 Eric FowlerQB: 9 Matthew Stafford 11 Daunte Culpepper 5 Drew StantonFB: 45 Jerome Felton 44 Terrelle SmithRB: 34 Kevin Smith 28 Maurice Morris 21 Aaron Brown

LE: 97 Jason Hunter 92 Cliff AvrilDT: 90 Grady Jackson 96 Andre Fluellen 60 Joe CohenDT: 79 Sammie Hill 98 Landon CohenRE: 99 Dewayne White 75 Turk McBrideOLB: 59 Julian Peterson 49 Zack Follett 46 Vinny CiurciuMLB: 55 Larry Foote 54 DeAndre LevyOLB: 50 Ernie Sims 57 Jordon DizonLCB: 41 William James 32 Anthony HenryRCB: 31 Phillip Buchanon 23 Kevin HobbsSS: 25 Marvin White 24 Kalvin Pearson 39 DeAngelo SmithFS: 26 Louis Delmas 33 Jahi Word-Daniels

SPECIAL TEAMSPK: 4 Jason HansonP: 2 Nick HarrisH: 2 Nick HarrisLS: 48 Don MuhlbachPR: 86 Dennis Northcutt 31 Phillip Buchanon 12 Derrick WilliamsKR: 12 Derrick Williams 21 Aaron Brown

Italics indicate injured player Underline indicates rookie player

2009 DETROIT LIONS COACHING STAFF 2009 PRONUNCIATION CHARTHEAD COACH: Jim Schwartz Cliff Avril A-vrill

Gosder Cherilus GOS-der SHARE-uh-lussVinny Ciurciu church-chewJared DeVries de-VREEZJordon Dizon dye-zonnZack Follett Fall-letDeAndre Levy LEV-eeDon Muhlbach MULE-bachDominic Raiola rye-OH-la

Reserve/Injured: DE Copeland Bryan, S Daniel Bullocks, G Damion Cook, DE Jared DeVries, DB Demarcus Faggins, WR Adam Jennings, CB Eric King, LB Cody Spencer, CB Jack Williams, S Marquand Manuel, G Stephen Peterman, S Ko Simpson, Brandon Pettigrew

Gunther Cunningham (assistant head coach/defensive coordinator); Scott Linehan (offensive coordinator); Stan Kwan (special teams coordinator); Jason Arapoff (coordinator of physical development); Bradford Banta (assistant special teams); Malcolm Blacken (strength and conditioning); Matt Burke (linebackers); Don Clemons (defensive quality control); Todd Downing (offensive quality control); Sam Gash (running backs); Jeff Horton (quarterbacks); Shawn Jefferson (wide receivers); Bob Karmelowicz (defensive line); Kris Kocurek (assistant defensive line); Tim Lappano (tight ends); Daron Roberts (assistant secondary); Tim Walton (secondary); Jeremiah Washburn (assistant offensive line); George Yarno (offensive line)

2009 DETROIT LIONS DEPTH CHART **** UNOFFICIAL ****Updated: November 30, 2009

OFFENSE

Reserve/Injured - Practice Squad: DT Mathias Askew

Practice Squad: C Dan Gerberry, WR Kole Heckendorf, DE Robert Henderson, LB Danny Lansanah, RB Cedric Peerman and CB Paul Pratt, Jake Nordin, Kurt Quarterman

DEFENSE

Updated: November 30, 2009No. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Exp College Hometown How Acq G S DNP I92 Avril, Cliff DE 6-3 260 23 2 Purdue Green Cove Springs, Fla. D-3c '08 8 6 0 376 Backus, Jeff T 6-5 305 32 9 Michigan Norcross, Ga. D-1 '01 11 11 0 021 Brown, Aaron RB 6-1 205 24 R Texas Christian Katy, Texas D-6 '09 10 1 0 131 Buchanon, Phillip CB 5-11 186 29 8 Miami Ft. Myers, Fla. UFA-TB '09 10 7 0 177 Cherilus, Gosder T 6-7 325 25 2 Boston College Somerville, Mass. D-1 '08 10 10 0 146 Ciurciu, Vinny LB 6-0 240 29 7 Boston College Hackensack, N.J. FA '09 4 0 0 160 Cohen, Joe DT 6-2 310 25 2 Florida Melbourne, Fla. FA '09 4 0 0 098 Cohen, Landon DT 6-3 300 23 2 Ohio Spartanburg, S.C. D-7 '08 10 3 0 111 Culpepper, Daunte QB 6-4 260 32 11 Central Florida Ocala, Fla. FA '08 3 2 8 026 Delmas, Louis S 5-11 202 22 R Western Michigan North Miami Beach, Fla. D-2 '09 10 10 1 057 Dizon, Jordon LB 6-0 232 23 2 Colorado Kauai, Hawaii D-2 '08 11 0 0 045 Felton, Jerome FB 6-0 246 23 2 Furman Madisonville, Tenn. D-5b '08 9 5 0 282 FitzSimmons, Casey TE 6-4 260 29 7 Carroll College (Mont.) Helena, Mont. FA '03 11 1 0 096 Fluellen, Andre DT 6-2 302 24 2 Florida State Cartersville, Ga. D-3b '08 11 2 0 049 Follett, Zack LB 6-1 236 22 R California Clovis, Calif. D-7 '09 7 0 0 055 Foote, Larry LB 6-1 239 29 8 Michigan Detroit, Mich. FA '09 11 11 0 018 Fowler, Eric WR 6-3 210 25 1 Grand Valley State New Haven, Mich. FA '09 2 0 0 067 Fowler, Melvin C 6-3 310 30 8 Maryland Brooklyn, N.Y. FA '09 0 0 0 265 Gandy, Dylan C 6-3 295 27 4 Texas Tech Harlingen, Texas FA '09 10 0 0 147 Gronkowski, Dan TE 6-5 260 24 R Maryland Amherst, N.Y. D7-'09 0 0 0 02 Harris, Nick P 6-2 218 31 9 California Avondale, Ariz. W-Cin '03 11 0 0 089 Heller, Will TE 6-6 275 28 8 Georgia Tech Dunwoody, Ga. UFA-Sea '09 11 4 0 032 Henry, Anthony CB 6-1 207 33 9 South Florida Fory Myers, Fla. T-Dal '09 9 5 0 279 Hill, Sammie DT 6-4 329 23 R Stillman West Blockton, Ala. D-4 '09 8 7 0 223 Hobbs, Kevin CB 6-0 188 26 3 Auburn Tampa, Fla. W-Sea '09 9 2 0 297 Hunter, Jason DE 6-4 271 26 4 Appalachian State Charlotte, N.C. W-GB '09 9 6 0 290 Jackson, Grady DT 6-2 345 36 12 Knoxville College Greensboro, Ala. UFA-Atl '09 10 9 0 141 James, William CB 6-0 200 30 9 Western Illinois Brownsville, Pa. FA '09 11 9 0 068 Jansen, Jon T 6-6 305 33 11 Michigan Clawson, Mich. FA '09 6 2 0 580 Johnson, Bryant WR 6-3 215 28 7 Penn State Baltimore City, Md. UFA-SF '09 11 11 0 081 Johnson, Calvin WR 6-5 236 24 3 Georgia Tech Tyrone, Ga. D-1 '07 9 9 0 254 Levy, DeAndre LB 6-2 238 22 R Wisconsin Milwaukee, Wisc. D-3a '09 11 6 0 070 Loper, Daniel G 6-6 320 27 5 Texas Tech Houston, Texas UFA-Ten '09 5 4 0 675 McBride, Turk DE 6-2 278 24 3 Tennessee Camden, N.J. W-KC '09 7 3 0 328 Morris, Maurice RB 5-11 216 30 8 Oregon Chester, S.C. UFA-Sea '09 9 0 2 048 Muhlbach, Don LS 6-4 265 28 6 Texas A&M Lufkin, Texas FA '04 11 0 0 086 Northcutt, Dennis WR 5-11 172 31 10 Arizona Los Angeles, Calif. T-Jax '09 11 1 0 024 Pearson, Kalvin S 5-10 200 31 5 Grambling Town Creek, Ala. RFA-TB '08 8 0 0 359 Peterson, Julian LB 6-3 245 31 10 Michigan State Washington, D.C. T-Sea '09 11 9 0 051 Raiola, Dominic C 6-1 295 30 9 Nebraska Honolulu, Hawaii D-2a '01 0 0 0 063 Ramirez, Manny G 6-3 326 26 3 Texas Tech Houston, Texas D-4b '07 11 11 0 074 Salaam, Ephraim T 6-7 310 33 12 San Diego State Sacramento, Calif. FA '09 8 8 0 350 Sims, Ernie LB 6-0 230 24 4 Florida State Tallahassee, Fla. D-1 '06 8 5 0 239 Smith, DeAngelo S 5-11 198 23 R Cincinnati Columbus, Ohio FA '09 7 6 0 434 Smith, Kevin RB 6-1 217 22 2 Central Florida Miami, Fla. D-3 '08 2 0 0 044 Smith, Terrelle FB 6-0 246 31 10 Arizona State West Covina, Calif. UFA-Arz '09 11 11 0 09 Stafford, Matthew QB 6-3 232 21 R Georgia Highland Park, Texas D-1a '09 0 0 0 05 Stanton, Drew QB 6-3 230 25 3 Michigan State Farmington Hills, Mich. D-2a '07 2 0 0 099 White, Dewayne DE 6-2 273 30 7 Louisville Marbury, Ala. UFA-TB '07 1 0 1 925 White, Marvin CB 6-1 199 26 3 Texas Christian Port Barre, La. W-Dal '09 6 6 0 512 Williams, Derrick WR 5-11 197 23 R Penn State Greenbelt, Md. D-3b '09 5 1 0 233 Word-Daniels, Jahi DB 6-0 194 23 R Georgia Tech Hoover, Ala. FA '09 1 0 0 0PRACTICE SQUAD64 Gerberry, Dan C 6-3 302 24 R Ball State Austintown, Ohio FA '09 0 0 0 019 Heckendorf, Kole WR 6-2 191 24 R North Dakota State Mosinee, Wisc. FA '09 0 0 0 072 Henderson, Robert DE 6-3 278 26 2 Southern Mississippi Ponchatoula, La. FA '09 0 0 0 058 Lansanah, Danny LB 6-1 255 24 2 Connecticut Harrisburg, Pa. FA '09 9 9 0 285 Nordin, Jake TE 6-3 255 25 3 Northern Illinois Lake Lillian, Minn. FA '09 0 0 0 035 Peerman, Cedric RB 5-9 210 23 R Virginia Lynchburg, VA FA '09 0 0 0 043 Pratt, Paul DB 5-10 185 24 R Nevada-Reno Woodland Hills, Calif. FA '09 0 0 0 073 Quarterman, Kurt G 6-5 348 26 3 Louisville Albany, Ga. FA '09 0 0 0 030 Simpson, Ko S 6-1 202 26 4 South Carolina Rock Hill, S.C. T-Buf '09 5 0 2 4RESERVE/INJURED94 Bryan, Copeland DE 6-4 253 26 2 Arizona San Jose, Calif. W-Buf '09 6 1 0 127 Bullocks, Daniel S 6-0 212 26 4 Nebraska Chattanooga, Tenn. D-2 '06 0 0 0 071 Cook, Damion T 6-5 330 30 9 Bethune-Cookman Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. FA '08 0 0 0 095 DeVries, Jared DE 6-4 275 33 11 Iowa Aplington, Iowa D-3 '99 0 0 0 038 Faggins, Demarcus DB 5-10 182 30 8 Kansas State Irving, TX FA '09 2 0 0 017 Jennings, Adam WR 5-9 180 27 4 Fresno State Granite Bay, Calif. FA '09 1 0 0 029 King, Eric CB 5-10 190 27 5 Wake Forest Owings Mills, Md. UFA-Ten '09 4 1 0 140 Manuel, Marquand S 6-0 213 30 8 Florida Miami, Fla. FA '09 9 6 0 066 Peterman, Stephen G 6-4 323 27 5 Louisiana State Gulfport, Miss. FA '06 9 9 0 484 Pettigrew, Brandon TE 6-5 265 24 R Oklahoma State Tyler, Texas D-1b '09 11 11 0 053 Spencer, Cody LB 6-2 245 28 6 North Texas Port Lavaca, Texas UFA-NYJ '09 7 1 0 542 Williams, Jack CB 5-9 183 24 2 Kent State Norfolk, Va. W-Den '09 6 0 0 0RESERVE/INJURED - PRACTICE SQUAD61 Askew, Mathias DT 6-5 302 27 3 Michigan State Fort Lauderdale, Fla. FA '09 0 0 0 0

2009 DETROIT LIONS ALPHABETICAL ROSTER2009

Updated: November 30, 2009No. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Birthdate Exp College Hometown How Acq G S DNP I2 Nick Harris P 6-2 218 31 7/23/78 9 California Avondale, Ariz. W-Cin '03 11 0 0 04 Jason Hanson K 6-0 190 39 6/17/70 18 Washington State Spokane, Wash. D-2b '92 11 0 0 05 Drew Stanton QB 6-3 230 25 5/7/84 3 Michigan State Farmington Hills, Mich. D-2a '07 2 0 0 09 Matthew Stafford QB 6-3 232 21 2/7/88 R Georgia Highland Park, Texas D-1a '09 0 0 0 011 Daunte Culpepper QB 6-4 260 32 1/28/77 11 Central Florida Ocala, Fla. FA '08 3 2 8 012 Derrick Williams WR 5-11 197 23 7/6/86 R Penn State Greenbelt, Md. D-3b '09 5 1 0 218 Eric Fowler WR 6-3 210 25 10/17/84 1 Grand Valley State New Haven, MI FA '09 2 0 0 021 Aaron Brown RB 6-1 205 24 10/10/85 R Texas Christian Katy, Texas D-6 '09 10 1 0 123 Kevin Hobbs CB 6-0 188 26 4/30/83 3 Auburn Tampa, Fla. W-Sea '09 9 2 0 224 Kalvin Pearson S 5-10 200 31 10/22/78 5 Grambling Town Creek, Ala. RFA-TB '08 8 0 0 325 Marvin White S 6-1 199 26 12/5/83 3 Texas Christian Port Barre, La. W-Dal '09 0 0 0 026 Louis Delmas S 5-11 202 22 4/12/87 R Western Michigan North Miami Beach, Fla. D-2 '09 10 10 1 028 Maurice Morris RB 5-11 216 30 12/1/79 8 Oregon Chester, S.C. UFA-Sea '09 9 0 2 031 Phillip Buchanon CB 5-11 186 29 9/19/80 8 Miami Ft. Myers, Fla. UFA-TB '09 10 7 0 132 Anthony Henry CB 6-1 207 33 11/3/76 9 South Florida Fory Myers, Fla. T-Dal '09 9 5 0 233 Jahi Word-Daniels DB 6-0 194 23 11/19/86 R Georgia Tech Hoover, Ala. FA '09 1 0 0 034 Kevin Smith RB 6-1 217 22 12/17/86 2 Central Florida Miami, Fla. D-3 '08 2 0 0 039 DeAngelo Smith S 5-11 198 23 7/17/86 R Cincinnati Columbus, Ohio FA '09 7 6 0 441 William James CB 6-0 200 30 6/15/79 9 Western Illinois Brownsville, Pa. FA '09 11 9 0 044 Terrelle Smith FB 6-0 246 31 3/12/78 10 Arizona State West Covina, Calif. UFA-Arz '09 6 11 0 045 Jerome Felton FB 6-0 246 23 7/3/86 2 Furman Madisonville, Tenn. D-5b '08 1 5 0 246 Vinny Ciurciu LB 6-0 240 29 5/2/80 7 Boston College Hackensack, N.J. FA '09 4 0 0 147 Dan Gronkowski TE 6-5 260 24 1/21/85 R Maryland Amherst, N.Y. D7-'09 0 0 0 048 Don Muhlbach LS 6-4 265 28 8/17/81 6 Texas A&M Lufkin, Texas FA '04 11 0 0 049 Zack Follett LB 6-1 236 22 7/3/87 R California Clovis, Calif. D-7 '09 9 0 0 050 Ernie Sims LB 6-0 230 24 12/23/84 4 Florida State Tallahassee, Fla. D-1 '06 0 5 0 251 Dominic Raiola C 6-1 295 30 12/30/78 9 Nebraska Honolulu, Hawaii D-2a '01 4 0 0 054 DeAndre Levy LB 6-2 238 22 3/26/87 R Wisconsin Milwaukee, Wisc. D-3a '09 11 6 0 055 Larry Foote LB 6-1 239 29 6/12/80 8 Michigan Detroit, Mich. FA '09 5 11 0 057 Jordon Dizon LB 6-0 232 23 1/16/86 2 Colorado Kauai, Hawaii D-2 '08 9 0 0 059 Julian Peterson LB 6-3 245 31 7/28/78 10 Michigan State Washington, D.C. T-Sea '09 7 9 0 060 Cohen, Joe DT 6-2 310 25 6/6/84 2 Florida Melbourne, Fla. FA '09 4 0 0 063 Manny Ramirez G 6-3 326 26 2/13/83 3 Texas Tech Houston, Texas D-4b '07 1 11 0 065 Dylan Gandy C 6-3 295 27 3/8/82 4 Texas Tech Harlingen, Texas FA '09 9 0 0 167 Melvin Fowler C 6-3 310 30 3/31/79 8 Maryland Brooklyn, N.Y. FA '09 0 0 0 268 Jon Jansen T 6-6 305 33 1/28/76 11 Michigan Clawson, Mich. FA '09 0 2 0 570 Daniel Loper G 6-6 320 27 1/15/82 5 Texas Tech Houston, Texas UFA-Ten '09 11 4 0 674 Ephraim Salaam T 6-7 310 33 6/19/76 12 San Diego State Sacramento, Calif. FA '09 0 8 0 375 Turk McBride DE 6-2 278 24 5/30/85 3 Tennessee Camden, N.J. W-KC '09 9 6 0 076 Jeff Backus T 6-5 305 32 9/21/77 9 Michigan Norcross, Ga. D-1 '01 11 11 0 077 Gosder Cherilus T 6-7 325 25 6/28/84 2 Boston College Somerville, Mass. D-1 '08 10 10 0 179 Sammie Hill DT 6-4 329 23 11/8/86 R Stillman West Blockton, Ala. D-4 '09 8 7 0 280 Bryant Johnson WR 6-3 215 28 3/7/81 7 Penn State Baltimore City, Md. UFA-SF '09 11 11 0 081 Calvin Johnson WR 6-5 236 24 9/29/85 3 Georgia Tech Tyrone, Ga. D-1 '07 9 9 0 282 Casey FitzSimmons TE 6-4 260 29 10/10/80 7 Carroll College (Mont.) Helena, Mont. FA '03 11 1 0 086 Dennis Northcutt WR 5-11 172 31 12/22/77 10 Arizona Los Angeles, Calif. T-Jax '09 11 1 0 089 Will Heller TE 6-6 275 28 2/28/81 8 Georgia Tech Dunwoody, Ga. UFA-Sea '09 11 4 0 090 Grady Jackson DT 6-2 345 36 1/21/73 12 Knoxville College Greensboro, Ala. UFA-Atl '09 10 9 0 192 Cliff Avril DE 6-3 260 23 4/8/86 2 Purdue Green Cove Springs, Fla. D-3c '08 8 6 0 396 Andre Fluellen DT 6-2 302 24 3/7/85 2 Florida State Cartersville, Ga. D-3b '08 11 2 0 097 Jason Hunter DE 6-4 271 26 8/28/83 4 Appalachian State Charlotte, N.C. W-GB '09 9 6 0 298 Landon Cohen DT 6-3 300 23 8/3/86 2 Ohio Spartanburg, S.C. D-7 '08 10 3 0 199 Dewayne White DE 6-2 273 30 10/19/79 7 Louisville Marbury, Ala. UFA-TB '07 1 0 1 9PRACTICE SQUAD19 Kole Heckendorf WR 6-2 191 24 11/20/85 R North Dakota State Mosinee, Wisc. FA '09 0 0 0 030 Ko Simpson S 6-1 202 26 11/9/83 4 South Carolina Rock Hill, S.C. T-Buf '09 5 0 2 435 Cedric Peerman RB 5-9 210 23 10/10/86 R Virginia Lynchburg, VA FA '09 0 0 0 043 Paul Pratt DB 5'10 185 24 5/1/85 R Nevada-Reno Woodland Hills, Calif. FA '09 0 0 0 058 Danny Lansanah LB 6-1 255 24 8/28/85 2 Connecticut Harrisburg, Pa. FA '09 9 9 0 264 Dan Gerberry C 6-3 302 24 11/10/85 R Ball State Austintown, Ohio FA '09 0 0 0 072 Robert Henderson DE 6-3 278 26 11/9/83 2 Southern Mississippi Ponchatoula, La. FA '09 0 0 0 073 Kurt Quarterman G 6-5 348 26 10/5/83 3 Louisville Albany, Ga. FA '09 0 0 0 085 Jake Nordin TE 6-3 255 25 7/8/84 3 Northern Illinois Lake Lillian, Minn. FA '09 0 0 0 0RESERVE/INJURED17 Adam Jennings WR 5-9 180 27 11/17/82 4 Fresno State Granite Bay, Calif. FA '09 1 0 0 027 Daniel Bullocks S 6-0 212 26 2/28/83 4 Nebraska Chattanooga, Tenn. D-2 '06 0 0 0 029 Eric King CB 5-10 190 27 5/10/82 5 Wake Forest Owings Mills, Md. UFA-Ten '09 4 1 0 138 Demarcus Faggins DB 5-10 182 30 6/13/79 8 Kansas State Irving, TX FA '09 2 0 0 040 Marquand Manuel S 6-0 213 30 7/11/79 8 Florida Miami, Fla. FA '09 9 6 0 042 Jack Williams CB 5-9 183 24 3/27/85 2 Kent State Norfolk, Va. W-Den '09 1 0 0 053 Cody Spencer LB 6-2 245 28 6/1/81 6 North Texas Port Lavaca, Texas UFA-NYJ '09 7 1 0 466 Stephen Peterman G 6-4 323 27 1/11/82 5 Louisiana State Gulfport, Miss. FA '06 11 9 0 071 Damion Cook T 6-5 330 30 4/16/79 9 Bethune-Cookman Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. FA '08 0 0 0 084 Brandon Pettigrew TE 6-5 265 24 2/23/85 R Oklahoma State Tyler, Texas D-1b '09 11 11 0 094 Copeland Bryan DE 6-4 253 26 7/14/83 2 Arizona San Jose, Calif. W-Buf '09 5 1 0 195 Jared DeVries DE 6-4 275 33 6/11/76 11 Iowa Aplington, Iowa D-3 '99 0 0 0 0RESERVE/INJURED - PRACTICE SQUAD61 Mathias Askew DT 6-5 302 27 7/1/82 3 Michigan State Fort Lauderdale, Fla. FA '09 0 0 0 0

2009 DETROIT LIONS NUMERICAL ROSTER2009

Updated: November 30, 2009

Quarterbacks Defensive LineNo. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Exp College No. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Exp College11 Culpepper, Daunte QB 6-4 260 32 11 Central Florida 92 Avril, Cliff DE 6-3 260 23 2 Purdue9 Stafford, Matthew QB 6-3 232 21 R Georgia 97 Hunter, Jason DE 6-4 271 26 4 Appalachian State5 Stanton, Drew QB 6-3 230 25 3 Michigan State 67 McBride, Turk DE 6-2 278 24 3 Tennessee

99 White, Dewayne DE 6-2 273 30 7 LouisvilleRunning Backs 60 Cohen, Joe DT 6-2 310 25 2 FloridaNo. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Exp College 98 Cohen, Landon DT 6-3 300 23 2 Ohio45 Felton, Jerome FB 6-0 246 23 2 Furman 96 Fluellen, Andre DT 6-2 302 24 2 Florida State44 Smith, Terrelle FB 6-0 246 31 10 Arizona State 79 Hill, Sammie DT 6-4 329 23 R Stillman21 Brown, Aaron RB 6-1 205 24 R Texas Christian 90 Jackson, Grady DT 6-2 345 36 12 Knoxville College28 Morris, Maurice RB 5-11 216 30 8 Oregon34 Smith, Kevin RB 6-1 217 22 2 Central Florida Linebackers

No. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Exp CollegeWide Receivers 46 Ciurciu, Vinny LB 6-0 240 29 7 Boston CollegeNo. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Exp College 57 Dizon, Jordon LB 6-0 232 23 2 Colorado18 Fowler, Eric WR 6-3 210 25 1 Grand Valley State 49 Follett, Zack LB 6-1 236 22 R California80 Johnson, Bryant WR 6-3 215 28 7 Penn State 55 Foote, Larry LB 6-1 239 29 8 Michigan81 Johnson, Calvin WR 6-5 236 24 3 Georgia Tech 54 Levy, Deandre LB 6-2 238 22 R Wisconsin86 Northcutt, Dennis WR 5-11 172 31 10 Arizona 59 Peterson, Julian LB 6-3 245 31 10 Michigan State12 Williams, Derrick WR 5-11 197 23 R Penn State 50 Sims, Ernie LB 6-0 230 24 4 Florida State

Tight Ends Defensive BacksNo. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Exp College No. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Exp College82 FitzSimmons, Casey TE 6-4 260 29 7 Carroll College 31 Buchanon, Phillip CB 5-11 186 29 8 Miami47 Gronkowski, Dan TE 6-5 260 24 R Maryland 32 Henry, Anthony CB 6-1 207 33 9 South Florida89 Heller, Will TE 6-6 275 28 8 Georgia Tech 23 Hobbs, Kevin CB 6-0 188 26 3 Auburn

41 James, William CB 6-0 200 30 9 Western IllinoisOffensive Line 33 Jahi Word-Daniels CB 6-0 194 23 R Georgia TechNo. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Exp College 39 Smith, DeAngelo S 5-11 198 23 R Cincinnati65 Gandy, Dylan C 6-3 295 27 4 Texas Tech 26 Delmas, Louis S 5-11 202 22 R Western Michigan67 Fowler, Melvin C 6-3 310 30 8 Maryland 24 Pearson, Kalvin S 5-10 200 31 5 Grambling51 Raiola, Dominic C 6-1 295 30 9 Nebraska 25 White, Marvin S 6-1 199 26 3 Texas Christian70 Loper, Daniel G 6-6 320 27 5 Texas Tech63 Ramirez, Manny G/C 6-3 326 26 3 Texas Tech76 Backus, Jeff T 6-5 305 32 9 Michigan Specialists77 Cherilus, Gosder T 6-7 325 25 2 Boston College No. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Exp College68 Jansen, Jon T 6-6 305 33 11 Michigan 4 Hanson, Jason K 6-0 190 39 18 Washington State74 Salaam, Ephraim T 6-7 310 33 12 San Diego State 2 Harris, Nick P 6-2 218 31 9 California

48 Muhlbach, Don LS 6-4 265 28 6 Texas A&M

PRACTICE SQUADNo. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Exp College OFFENSE NO. DEFENSE NO.35 Peerman, Cedric RB 5-9 210 23 R Virginia Quarterbacks 3 Defensive Line 964 Gerberry, Dan C 6-3 302 24 R Ball State Running Backs 5 Defensive End 419 Heckendorf, Kole WR 6-2 191 24 R North Dakota State Running Backs 3 Defensive Tackle 558 Lansanah, Danny LB 6-1 255 24 2 Connecticut Fullbacks 2 Linebackers 785 Nordin, Jake TE 6-3 255 25 3 Northern Illinois Wide Receivers 5 Defensive Backs 943 Pratt, Paul CB 5'10 198 24 R Nevada-Reno Tight Ends 3 Cornerbacks 573 Quarterman, Kurt G 6-5 348 26 3 Louisville Offensive Linemen 9 Safeties 4RESERVE/INJURED Centers 3 TOTALS 25No. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Exp College Guards 294 Bryan, Copeland DE 6-4 253 26 2 Arizona Tackles 4 ROSTER TOTALS 5327 Bullocks, Daniel S 6-0 212 26 4 Nebraska TOTALS 2571 Cook, Damion T 6-5 330 30 8 Bethune-Cookman95 DeVries, Jared DE 6-4 275 33 11 Iowa SPECIAL TEAMS NO. Practice Squad 738 Faggins, Demarcus CB 5-10 182 30 8 Kansas State Kickers 1 Reserve/PUP 017 Jennings, Adam WR 5-9 180 28 4 Fresno State Punters 1 Reserve/Injured 1329 King, Eric CB 5-10 190 27 5 Wake Forest Long Snappers 1 PS-Res./Injured 140 Manuel, Marquand S 6-0 213 30 8 Florida TOTALS 366 Peterman, Stephen G 6-4 323 27 5 Louisiana State84 Pettigrew, Brandon TE 6-5 265 24 R Oklahoma State30 Simpson, Ko S 6-1 202 26 3 South Carolina65 Spencer, Cody LB 6-3 246 28 7 North Texas42 Williams, Jack CB 5-9 183 24 2 Kent StateRESERVE/INJURED - PRACTICE SQUAD No. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Exp College61 Askew, Mathias DT 6-5 302 27 3 Michigan State

2009 DETROIT LIONS

DEFENSEOFFENSE

2009 DETROIT LIONS POSITION-BY-POSITION ROSTER

SPECIAL TEAMS

@NO MIN WAS @Chi PIT @GB STL @Sea @Min CLE GB @Cin @Bal ARZ @SF CHIPlayer 9/13 9/20 9/27 10/4 10/11 10/18 11/1 11/8 11/15 11/22 11/26 12/6 12/13 12/20 12/27 1/3 G S DNP IAskew, Matthias N N PS PS PS IR/PS IR/PS IR/PS IR/PS IR/PS IR/PS 0 0 0 0Avril, Cliff S I I P P S S S I S S 8 6 0 3Backus, Jeff S S S S S S S S S S S 11 11 0 0Berlin, Brock PS PS N N N N N N N N N 0 0 0 0Bing, Darnell P P P P N N N N N N N 4 0 0 0Broussard, John PS PS PS N N N N N N N N 0 0 0 0Brown, Aaron P P P P P P P P I P S 10 1 0 1Bryan, Copeland I P P S P P P IR IR IR IR 6 1 0 1Buchanon, Phillip I S P P P S S S S S S 10 7 0 1Bullocks, Daniel IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 0 0 0 0Butler, Carson PS PS PS N N N N N N N N 0 0 0 0Cherilus, Gosder S S S S I S S S S S S 10 10 0 1Ciurciu, Vinny N N N N N N P I P P P 4 0 0 1Cohen, Joe N N N N N N PS P P P P 4 0 0 0Cohen, Landon P P P S S S P P I P P 10 3 0 1Cook, Damion IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 0 0 0 0Culpepper, Daunte DNP DNP DNP P S S DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 3 2 8 0Darby, Chuck N N N P P N N N N N N 2 0 0 0David, Jason N N N N N N N I N N N 0 0 0 1Davis, Tristan PS PS PS PS PS PS N N N N N 0 0 0 0Delmas, Louis S S S S S S S S DNP S S 10 10 1 0DeVries, Jared IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 0 0 0 0Dizon, Jordon P P P P P P P P P P P 11 0 0 0Faggins, Demarcus N N N N N P P IR IR IR IR 2 0 0 0Felton, Jerome P S S S P S I I S P P 9 5 0 2Figurs, Yamon P P P N N N N N N N N 3 0 0 0FitzSimmons, Casey P P P P P P P S P P P 11 1 0 0Fluellen, Andre P P S P P P P P P P S 11 2 0 0Follett, Zack PS PS PS PS P P P P P P P 7 0 0 0Foote, Larry S S S S S S S S S S S 11 11 0 0Fowler, Eric N N N N N N N PS PS P P 2 0 0 0Fowler, Melvin N N N N N N N N N I I 0 0 0 2Gandy, Dylan P P P P I P P P P P P 10 0 0 1Gerberry, Dan PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS 0 0 0 0Gronkowski, Dan PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS 0 0 0 0Hanson, Jason P P P P P P P P P P P 11 0 0 0Harris, Nick P P P P P P P P P P P 11 0 0 0Harris, Orien I N N N N N N N N N N 0 0 0 1Heckendorf, Kole N N N N N PS PS PS PS PS PS 0 0 0 0Heller, Will S P P P S P S P P S P 11 4 0 0Henderson, Robert N N N N N PS PS PS PS PS PS 0 0 0 0Henry, Anthony S S S S S P I P I P P 9 5 0 2Hill, Sammie S S S I I I S P S S S 8 7 0 2Hobbs, Kevin I P S P I P P S P P P 9 2 0 2Hunter, Jason P S S S S I I P S S P 9 6 0 2Jackson, Grady S S P S S S S I S S S 10 9 0 1Jackson, Jervonte N N N N N PS N N N N N 0 0 0 0James, William P P S S S S S S S S S 11 9 0 0Jansen, Jon I P P I S I S I P I P 6 2 0 5Jennings, Adam N N N P IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 1 0 0 0Johnson, Bryant S S S S S S S S S S S 11 11 0 0Johnson, Calvin S S S S S I I S S S S 9 9 0 2Johnson, Taurus N N N PS PS PS PS N N N N 0 0 0 0King, Eric S P I P P IR IR IR IR IR IR 4 1 0 1Lansanah, Danny N N N N N N N N PS PS PS 0 0 0 0Levy, DeAndre P P S P S S P P S S S 11 6 0 0Loper, Daniel S I I I P S I I I S S 5 4 0 6Manuel, Marquand S S S P S S P P S IR IR 9 6 0 0McBride, Turk N I I I S S P S P P P 7 3 0 3McCauley, Marcus P I I N N N N N N N N 1 0 0 2Morris, Maurice DNP P P P P DNP P P P P P 9 0 2 0Muhlbach, Don P P P P P P P P P P P 11 0 0 0Murtha, Lydon PS PS PS PS PS PS N N N N N 0 0 0 0Nordin, Jake N N N N N N N N N N N 0 0 0 0Northcutt, Dennis P P P P P S P P P P P 11 1 0 0Payne, Logan N N N N PS N N N N N N 0 0 0 0Pearson, Kalvin P P P I P P P P P I I 8 0 0 3Peerman, Cedric N N N N N N PS PS PS PS PS 0 0 0 0Peterman, Stephen S S S S S S S S S IR IR 9 9 0 0Peterson, Julian S S P S S P S S S S S 11 9 0 0Pettigrew, Brandon S S S S S S S S S S S 11 11 0 0Pratt, Paul N N N N N N N N N N PS 0 0 0 0Quarterman, Kurt N N N N N N N N N N N 0 0 0 0Raiola, Dominic S S S S S S S S S S S 11 11 0 0Ramirez, Manny I S S S S I I S S S S 8 8 0 3Salaam, Ephraim P I I P P DNP DNP P I P I 5 0 2 4Simpson, Ko P P P S I I S S S S IR 8 5 0 2Sims, Ernie S S I S P S S S I I I 7 6 0 4Smith, Deangelo N N N N N N N N N P P 2 0 0 0Smith, Kevin S S S S S S S S S S S 11 11 0 0Smith, Terrelle P I P P I P S P P I I 7 1 0 4Spencer, Cody IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 0 0 0 0Stafford, Matthew S S S S I I S S S S S 9 9 0 2Standeford, John N N N N N P P N N N N 2 0 0 0Stanton, Drew I I I I DNP P I I I I I 1 0 1 9White, Dewayne S S S I I I S S S I I 6 6 0 5White, Marvin N N N N P P I I P P S 5 1 0 2Williams, Derrick I I P I P P P P P I I 6 0 0 5Williams, Jack N N N N N N N N P IR IR 1 0 0 0Word-Daniels, Jahi N N N N N N PS PS PS PS P 1 0 0 0Wright, DeAndre N N N PS PS N N N N N N 0 0Games 43 44 44 45 44 43 44 44 43 44 44 0 0 0 0 0Starts 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 0 0 0 0 0Did Not Play 2 1 1 0 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0Inactive 8 8 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 0 0 0 0 0Reserve/PUP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Reserve/IR 4 4 4 4 5 6 6 8 8 11 12 0 0 0 0 0Practice Squad 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 8 7 7 0 0 0P-played; S-started; DNP-did not

2009 DETROIT LIONS PARTICIPATION CHART

2009 DETROIT LIONS GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS Offense: * Opened game with three wide receivers; ^ Opened game with four wide receivers; # Opened game with two tight ends; Defense: % Opened game with three cornerbacks; $ Opened game with four cornerbacks; # Opened game with five cornerbacks; $ Opened game with three safeties

@NO 9/13 # TE B.Johnson LT J.Backus LG D.Loper C D.Raiola RG S.Peterman RT G.Cherilus TE W.Heller WR C.Johnson QB M.Stafford FB B.Pettigrew RB K.Smith LDE C.Avril LDT G.Jackson RDT S.Hill RDE D.White LLB S.Peterson MLB L.Foote RLB E.Sims LCB A.Henry RCB E.King SS M.Manuel FS L.Delmas MIN 9/20 WR C.Johnson LT J.Backus LG M.Ramirez C D.Raiola RG S.Peterman RT G.Cherilus TE B.Pettigrew TE B.Johnson QB M.Stafford FB J.Felton RB Kv.Smith LE J.Hunter DT G.Jackson DT S.Hill RE D.White OLB J.Peterson OLB E.Sims MLB L.Foote LCB A.Henry RCB P.Buchanon SS M.Manuel FS L.Delmas WAS 9/27 WR C.Johnson LT J.Backus LG M.Ramirez C D.Raiola RG S.Peterman RT G.Cherilus TE B.Pettigrew TE B.Johnson QB M.Stafford FB J.Felton RB Kv.Smith LE J.Hunter DT A.Fluellen DT S.Hill RE D.White OLB K.Hobbs MLB L.Foote OLB D.Levy LCB A.Henry RCB W.James SS M.Manuel FS L.Delmas

@CHI 10/4 WR C.Johnson LT J.Backus LG M.Ramirez C D.Raiola RG S.Peterman RT G.Cherilus TE B.Pettigrew TE B.Johnson QB M.Stafford FB J.Felton RB K.Smith LE C.Bryan DT G.Jackson DT L.Cohen RE J.Hunter OLB E.Sims MLB L.Foote OLB J.Peterson LCB A.Henry RCB W.James SS K.Simpson FS L.Delmas PIT 10/11 WR C.Johnson LT J.Backus LG M.Ramirez C D.Raiola RG S.Peterman RT J.Jansen TE B.Pettigrew TE B.Johnson QB D.Culpepper TE W.Heller RB K.Smith LE J.Hunter DT G.Jackson DT L.Cohen RE T.McBride OLB J.Peterson MLB L.Foote OLB D.Levy LCB A.Henry RCB W.James SS M.Manuel FS L.Delmas @GB 10/18 WR B.Johnson LT J.Backus LG D.Loper C D.Raiola RG S.Peterman RT G.Cherilus TE B.Pettigrew WR D.Northcutt QB D.Culpepper FB J.Felton RB Kv.Smith LE T.McBride DT G.Jackson DT L.Cohen RE C.Avril OLB D.Levy MLB L.Foote OLB E.Sims LCB W.James RCB P.Buchanon SS M.Manuel FS L.Delmas

STL 11/1 WR B.Johnson LT J.Backus LG J.Jansen C D.Raiola RG S.Peterman RT G.Cherilus TE B.Pettigrew WR W.Heller QB M.Stafford FB T.Smith RB K.Smith LE C.Avril DT G.Jackson DT S.Hill RE D.White OLB J.Peterson MLB L.Foote OLB E.Sims LCB W.James RCB P.Buchanon SS K.Simpson FS L.Delmas @SEA 11/8 WR B.Johnson LT J.Backus LG M.Ramirez C D.Raiola RG S.Peterman RT G.Cherilus TE B.Pettigrew WR C.Johnson QB M.Stafford WR C.Fitzsimmons RB K.Smith LE C.Avril DT D.White DT T.McBride RE J.Peterson CB K.Hobbs MLB L.Foote OLB E.Sims LCB W.James RCB P.Buchanon SS K.Simpson FS L.Delmas @MIN 11/15 WR B.Johnson LT J.Backus LG M. Ramirez C D.Raiola RG S.Peterman RT G.Cherilus TE B.Pettigrew WR C. Johnson QB M. Stafford FB J.Felton RB Kv.Smith LE J. Hunter DT G. Jackson DT S. Hill RE D. White OLB J. Peterson MLB L.Foote OLB D. Levy LCB W.James RCB P.Buchanon SS K.Simpson FS M. Manuel

CLE 11/22 # WR B.Johnson LT J.Backus LG M. Ramirez C D.Raiola RG D. Loper RT G.Cherilus TE B.Pettigrew WR C. Johnson QB M.Stafford TE W. Heller RB K.Smith LE J. Hunter DT G.Jackson DT S.Hill RE C. Avril OLB J.Peterson MLB L.Foote OLB D. Levy LCB W.James RCB P.Buchanon SS K.Simpson FS L.Delmas GB 11/26 WR B.Johnson LT J.Backus LG M. Ramirez C D.Raiola RG D. Loper RT G.Cherilus TE B.Pettigrew WR C. Johnson QB M.Stafford WR A. Brown RB K.Smith LE A Fluellen DT G.Jackson DT S.Hill RE C. Avril OLB J.Peterson MLB L.Foote OLB D. Levy LCB W.James RCB P.Buchanon SS M. White FS L.Delmas @CIN 12/6 WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB WR RB LE NT UT RE WLB SLB MLB LCB RCB SS FS

@BAL 12/13 WR LT LG C RG RT WR WR QB FB RB LE NT UT RE WLB MLB CB LCB RCB SS FS ARZ 12/20 WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB WR LE NT UT RE WLB SLB MLB LCB RCB SS FS @SF 12/27 WR LT LG C RG RT WR WR QB FB RB LE NT UT RE WLB SLB MLB LCB RCB SS FS

@CHI 1/3 WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB FB LE NT UT RE WLB SLB MLB LCB RCB SS FS

DETROIT LIONS ROSTER MOVES SINCE THE END OF THE 2008 SEASON

DECEMBER 2008 Dec. 29: The Lions sign the following players: DB DOWAYNE DAVIS, RB ALLEN ERVIN, WR ERIC FOWLER, DE RUDOLPH

HARDIE and TE JAKE NORDIN. JANUARY 2009 Jan. 7: The Lions sign WR STEVE SANDERS. FEBRUARY 2009 Feb. 9: The Lions release CB LEIGH BODDEN, TE DAN CAMPBELL, T JON DUNN, WR MIKE FURREY, G EDWIN MULITALO and

S DWIGHT SMITH. Feb. 18: The Lions re-sign K JASON HANSON, G STEPHEN PETERMAN and CB RAMZEE ROBINSON. Feb. 28: The Lions sign unrestricted free agents CB ERIC KING and RB MAURICE MORRIS and claim WR SEAN CONOVER off

waivers from the New York Jets. MARCH 2009 Mar. 2: The Lions acquire CB ANTHONY HENRY in a trade with Dallas for QB JON KITNA and sign unrestricted free agent WR

BRYANT JOHNSON. Mar. 4: The Lions sign unrestricted free agent DT GRADY JACKSON. Mar. 5: The Lions sign unrestricted free agent CB PHILLIP BUCHANON. Mar. 7: The Lions sign unrestricted free agent T DANIEL LOPER. Mar. 9: The Lions re-sign unrestricted free agent RB AVEION CASON and sign unrestricted free agent LB CODY SPENCER. Mar. 13: The Lions release LB ANTHONY CANNON. Mar. 16: The Lions sign unrestricted free agent TE WILL HELLER. Mar. 17: The Lions trade DT CORY REDDING to the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for LB JULIAN PETERSON. Mar. 18: The Lions release WR REGGIE BALL. Mar. 19: The Lions sign G JAMES BLAIR. APRIL 2009 Apr. 3: The Lions sign C DYLAN GANDY. Apr. 6: The Lions re-sign T GEORGE FOSTER. Apr. 7: The Lions sign G MATT LENTZ. Apr. 16: The Lions sign free agents WR RONALD CURRY and FB TERRELLE SMITH and release S DOWAYNE DAVIS. Apr. 17: The Lions sign free agent CB ANTONIO SMITH. Apr. 18: The Lions sign free agent CB PACINO HORNE. Apr. 23: The Lions claim LB CURTIS GATEWOOD off waivers from Kansas City. Apr. 28: The Lions claim T KIRK BARTON off waivers from the Cincinnati Bengals and waive QB DREW HENSON, CB PACINO

HORNE and G MATT LENTZ. Apr. 29: The Lions release TE MICHAEL GAINES. Apr. 30: The Lions release CB TRAVIS FISHER. MAY 2009 May 5: The Lions release RB BRIAN CALHOUN, WR STEVE SANDERS and WR TRAVIS TAYLOR. The Lions also sign DE ERIC

HICKS, G TONIU FONOTI, LB SPENSER SMITH and DE JASON HUNTER. May 6: The Lions sign LB LARRY FOOTE. May 7: The Lions re-sign unrestricted free agent WR KEARY COLBERT and sign RB ANTONE SMITH. May 8: The Lions release LB CHRIS GRAHAM and sign WR TOMMY SAUNDERS. May 14: The Lions sign undrafted free agent DE RYAN KEES. May 15: The Lions release T JUNIUS COSTON and WR WILL FRANKLIN. May 21: The Lions sign T EPHRAIM SALAAM. May 28: The Lions claim S TRA BATTLE off waivers from Dallas and release LB ANDREW DOWNEY. May 29: The Lions release FB JON BRADLEY. JUNE 2009 June 1: The Lions release T GEORGE FOSTER and sign T JON JANSEN. June 2: The Lions sign S MARQUAND MANUEL. June 25: The Lions release WR CHRIS HANNON. June 26: The Lions release G JAMES BLAIR and WR TOMMY SAUNDERS and sign WR KENNETH HARRIS. June 26: The Lions sign selected Draft Choice TE DAN GRONKOWSKI.

JULY 2009 July 1: The Lions trade S GERALD ALEXANDER to the Jacksonville Jaguars for WR/PR DENNIS NORTHCUTT. July 3: The Lions release LB ALEX LEWIS. July 16: The Lions sign Selected Draft Choice RB AARON BROWN. July 20: The Lions sign Selected Draft Choice LB ZACK FOLLETT. July 27: The Lions release DE RUDOLPH HARDIE and RB ANTONE SMITH. July 28: The Lions release DB TRA BATTLE, sign unrestricted free agent DB WILLIAM JAMES, and Selected Draft Choices LB

DEANDRE LEVY and OT LYDON MURTHA. July 30: The Lions sign Selected Draft Choice S LOUIS DELMAS and release DE ERIC HICKS and DB ANTONIO SMITH. July 31: The Lions sign Selected Draft Choice WR DERRICK WILLIAMS. July 31: The Lions sign Selected Draft Choice DT SAMMIE HILL. AUGUST 2009 Aug. 1: The Lions release LB SPENCER SMITH. Aug. 6: The Lions release K SWAYZE WATERS and sign TE CARSON BUTLER. Aug. 7: The Lions place T DAMION COOK on RESERVE/INJURED and sign WR BOBBY SIPPIO. Aug. 10: The Lions release LB CURTIS GATEWOOD and re-sign LB SPENCER SMITH. Aug. 11: The Lions sign DT SHAUN SMITH and WR BILLY MCMULLEN, release G TONIU FONOTI and place DE JARED DEVRIES

on RESERVE/INJURED Aug. 13: The Lions sign S CALVIN LOWRY and G MILFORD BROWN, release TE JAKE NORDIN AND DT JOHN GILL. Aug. 17: The Lions waive/injured T KIRK BARTON and release WR BOBBY SIPPIO. The Lions sign WR DANE LOOKER and G

TERRENCE METCALF. Aug. 18: The Lions place LB CODY SPENCER on reserve/injured and re-sign K SWAYZE WATERS. Aug. 21: The Lions place S DANIEL BULLOCKS on the reserve/injured list and sign LB ROBERT FRANCOIS. Aug. 24: The Lions release WR KENNETH HARRIS and sign RB TRISTAN DAVIS. Aug. 25: The Lions release WR ERIC FOWLER. Aug. 27: The Lions claim DE ORION MARTIN off waivers from Miami, sign K BILLY CUNDIFF and LB RUFUS ALEXANDER and

release K SWAYZE WATERS and RB ALLEN ERVIN. Aug. 28: The Lions release WR BILLY MCMULLEN. Aug. 31: The Lions place CB DEXTER WYNN on reserve/injured and release WR D.J. BOLDIN, LB ROB FRANCOIS, S LAMARCUS

HICKS and DE RYAN KEES. SEPTEMBER 2009 Sept. 1: The Lions sign QB BROOKS BOLLINGER and claim QB KEVIN O’CONNELL off waivers from New England and release

WR GLENN HOLT and G TERRENCE METCALF. Sept. 4: The Lions traded Buffalo a 2010 conditional draft pick for DB KO SIMPSON and release DE ORION MARTIN. Sept. 5: The Lions release LB RUFUS ALEXANDER, QB BROOKS BOLLINGER, G MILFORD BROWN, TE CARSON BUTLER, RB

AVEION CASON, WR KEARY COLBERT, DE SEAN CONOVER, K BILLY CUNDIFF, DT CHUCK DARBY, RB TRISTAN DAVIS, LB ZACK FOLLETT, C DAN GERBERRY, TE DAN GRONKOWSKI, WR DANE LOOKER, DB CALVIN LOWRY, T LYDON MURTHA, DB RAMZEE ROBINSON, DB STUART SCHWEIGERT, DT SHAUN SMITH, LB SPENSER SMITH, WR JOHN STANDEFORD.

Sept. 7: The Lions trade QB KEVIN O’CONNELL to the New York Jets for a future undisclosed draft pick and release DE IKAIKA ALAMA-FRANCIS, CB CLETIS GORDON and WR ADAM JENNINGS. The Lions sign WR JOHN BROUSSARD, TE CARSON BUTLER, RB TRISTAN DAVIS, LB ZACK FOLLETT, C DAN GERBERRY, TE DAN GRONKOWSKI, QB BROCK BERLIN and T LYDON MURTHA to the practice squad, and claim DB MARCUS MCCAULEY off waivers from Minnesota, DB KEVIN HOBBS off waivers from Seattle, YAMON FIGURS off waivers from Baltimore, and BRYAN COPELAND off waivers from Buffalo.

Sept. 13: The Lions de-activate QB DREW STANTON, WR DERRICK WILLIAMS, CB KEVIN HOBBS, CB PHILLIP BUCHANON, DT ORIEN HARRIS, G MANNY RAMIREZ, T JON JANSEN, DE COPELAND BRYAN.

Sept. 16: The Lions release DT ORIEN HARRIS. Sept. 17: The Lions claim DE TURK MCBRIDE from the Kansas City Chiefs. Sept. 20: The Lions de-activate QB DREW STANTON, WR DERRICK WILLIAMS, CB MARCUS MCCAULEY, FB TERRELLE SMITH,

DE TURK MCBRIDE, G DANIEL LOPER, T EPHRAIM SALAAM, DE CLIFF AVRIL Sept. 22: The Lions release QB BROCK BERLIN from the practice squad and sign DT MATHIAS ASKEW to the practice squad. Sept. 27: The Lions de-activate QB DREW STANTON, CB MARCUS MCCAULEY, CB ERIC KING, LB ERNIE SIMS, DE TURK

MCBRIDE, G DANIEL LOPER, T EPHRAIM SALAAM, DE CLIFF AVRIL Sept. 30: The Lions release WR YAMON FIGURS and DB MARCUS MCCAULEY and sign WR ADAM JENNINGS and DT CHUCK

DARBY. The Lions release WR JOHN BROUSSARD and TE CARSON BUTLER from the practice squad and sign WR TAURUS JOHNSON and DB DEANDRE WRIGHT to the practice squad.

OCTOBER 2009 Oct. 4: The Lions de-activate QB DREW STANTON, WR DERRICK WILLIAMS, T JON JANSEN, S KALVIN PEARSON, G D

LOPER, DE TURK MCBRIDE, DT SAMMIE HILL, DE DEWAYNE WHITE.

Oct. 5: The Lions placed WR ADAM JENNINGS on Injured/Reserve. Oct. 6: The Lions claim DB MARVIN WHITE from the Dallas Cowboys and sign LB ZACK FOLLETT from their practice squad.

The Lions release LB DARNELL BING. Oct. 11: The Lions de-activate QB DREW STANTON, CB KEVIN HOBBS, S KO SIMPSON, FB TERRELLE SMITH, C DYLAN

GANDY, T GOSDER CHERILUS, DT SAMMIE HILL, DE DEWAYNE WHITE. Oct. 12: The Lions place DB ERIC KING on RESERVE/INJURED and place DT MATHIAS ASKEW on RESERVE/INJURED-

PRACTICE SQUAD. The Lions release WR LOGAN PAYNE from the practice squad and sign WR KOLE HECKENDORF and DT JERVONTE JACKSON to the practice squad.

Oct. 13: The Lions release DT CHUCK DARBY and sign DB DEMARCUS FAGGINS and WR JOHN STANDEFORD. The Lions release DB DEANDRE WRIGHT from the practice squad and sign DE ROBERT HENDERSON to the practice squad.

Oct. 18: The Lions de-activate QB MATTHEW STAFFORD, S KO SIMPSON, G MANNY RAMIREZ, T JON JANSEN, WR CALVIN JOHNSON, DE JASON HUNTER, DT SAMMIE HILL, DE DEWAYNE WHITE.

Oct. 21: The Lions release DT JERVONTE JACKSON from the practice squad. The Lions sign DT JOE COHEN and DB JAHI WORD-DANIELS to the practice squad. T LYDON MURTHA terminated his practice squad contract and was signed to the Miami Dolphins’ active roster.

Oct. 22: The Lions have placed DE COPELAND BRYAN on RESERVE/INJURED and sign LB VINNY CIURCIU. Oct. 30: The Lions release HB TRISTAN DAVIS from the practice squad and sign HB CEDRIC PEERMAN to the practice squad. NOVEMBER 2009 Nov. 1: The Lions de-activate QB DREW STANTON, CB MARVIN WHITE, G MANNY RAMIREZ, CB ANTHONY HENRY, WR

CALVIN JOHNSON, DE JASON HUNTER, G DANIEL LOPER, FB JEROME FELTON. Nov. 3: The Lions placed DB DEMARCUS FAGGINS on RESERVE/INJURED and sign DB JASON DAVID. The Lions release WR

TAURUS JOHNSON from the practice squad and sign ER ERIC FOWLER to the practice squad. Nov. 7: The Lions release WR JOHN STANDEFORD and sign DT JOE COHEN from the practice squad to the active roster. Nov. 8: The Lions de-activate QB DREW STANTON, CB MARVIN WHITE, CB JASON DAVID, LB VINNY CIURCIU, WR CALVIN

JOHNSON, DT GRADY JACKSON, G DANIEL LOPER, FB JEROME FELTON. Nov. 9: The Lions release DB JASON DAVID. Nov. 10: The Lions claim DB JACK WILLIAMS from the Denver Broncos. Nov. 11: The Lions sign LB DANNY LANSANAH to their practice squad. Nov. 15: The Lions de-activate QB DREW STANTON, RB AARON BROWN, CB ANTHONY HENRY, LB ERNIE SIMS, T EPHRAIM

SALAAM, DT LANDON COHEN, G DANIEL LOPER, DE CLIFF AVRIL. Nov. 17: The Lions placed CB JACK WILLIAMS on RESERVE/INJURED and sign C MELVIN FOWLER Nov. 18: The Lions placed S MARQUAND MANUEL on RESERVE/INJURED and sign CB DEANGELO SMITH Nov. 20: The Lions placed G STEPHEN PETERMAN on RESERVE/INJURED and sign WR ERIC FOWLER from the practice squad

to the active roster. Nov. 22: The Lions de-activate QB DREW STANTON, WR DERRICK WILLIAMS, S KALVIN PEARSON, FB TERRELLE SMITH, LB

ERNIE SIMS, C MELVIN FOWLER, T JON JANSEN and DE DEWAYNE WHITE. Nov. 26: The Lions placed S KO SIMPSON ON RESERVE/INJURED and sign CB JAHI-WORD-DANIELS from the practice squad.

The Lions de-activate QB DREW STANTON, WR DERRICK WILLIAMS, S KALVIN PEARSON, FB TERRELLE SMITH, LB ERNIE SIMS, C MELVIN FOWLER, T EPHRAIM SALAAM and DE DEWAYNE WHITE.

2009 DETROIT LIONS REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS Updated: November 30, 2009 Won 2, Lost 9 Date W-L Score OT Opponent Attendance 09/13 L 27-45 at New Orleans 69,719 09/20 L 13-27 Minnesota 56,269 09/27 W 19-14 Washington 40,896 10/04 L 24-48 at Chicago 62,192 10/11 L 20-28 Pittsburgh 59,333 10/18 L 0-26 at Green Bay 70,801 11/01 L 10-17 St. Louis 40,857 11/08 L 20-32 at Seattle 67,003 11/15 L 10-27 at Minnesota 63,854 11/22 W 38-37 Cleveland 43,170 11/26 L 12-34 Green Bay 57,383 Team Statistics Det Opp Total First Downs 205 230 Rushing 55 56 Passing 128 157 Penalty 22 17 3rd Down: Made/Att 65/165 57/137 3rd Down Pct. 39.4 41.6 4th Down: Made/Att 6/16 6/10 4th Down Pct. 37.5 60.0 Possession Avg. 29:12 30:48 Total Net Yards 3390 4337 Avg. Per Game 308.2 394.3 Total Plays 731 696 Avg. Per Play 4.6 6.2 Net Yards Rushing 1058 1242 Avg. Per Game 96.2 112.9 Total Rushes 274 287 Net Yards Passing 2332 3095 Avg. Per Game 212.0 281.4 Sacked/Yards Lost 33/233 19/110 Gross Yards 2565 3205 Att./Completions 424/230 390/275 Completion Pct. 54.2 70.5 Had Intercepted 22 6 Punts/Average 50/43.0 42/43.4 Net Punting Avg. 50/37.6 42/38.7 Penalties/Yards 73/593 82/690 Fumbles/Ball Lost 17/4 20/9 Touchdowns 21 39 Rushing 6 9 Passing 13 27 Returns 2 3 Score By Periods Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PTS Team 67 53 31 42 0 193 Opponents 72 101 82 80 0 335 Scoring TD Ru Rec Ret PAT FG S Pts Hanson 0 0 0 0 19/19 14/18 0 61 K. Smith 4 3 1 0 1 26 Heller 3 0 3 0 0 18 C. Johnson 3 0 3 0 0 18 B. Johnson 2 0 2 0 0 12 Pettigrew 2 0 2 0 0 12 Stafford 2 2 0 0 0 12 Delmas 1 0 0 1 1 8 Morris 1 1 0 0 0 8 Aaron Brown 1 0 1 0 0 6 James 1 0 0 1 0 6 Northcutt 1 0 1 0 0 6 Team 21 6 13 2 19/19 14/18 2 193 Opponents 39 9 27 3 37/37 20/22 1 335 2-Pt. Conversions: Morris, Team 1-2, Opponents 1-2 Sacks: Peterson 4.5, Avril 2.5, Foote 2, Hunter 2, Fluellen 1.5, McBride LG 1.5, McBride TM 1.5, Bryan 1, J. Cohen 1, Delmas 1, Dizon 1, (group) 1, Team 19, Opponents 33 FUM/Lost: Stafford 4/1, Culpepper 3/0, K. Smith 3/2, Fitzsimmons 1/1, C. Johnson 1/0, Levy 1/0, Morris 1/0, Northcutt 1/0, Pettigrew 1/0, D. Williams 1/0

Rushing Att Yds Avg Lg TD K. Smith 180 603 3.4 31 3 Morris 39 145 3.7 15 1 Stafford 17 110 6.5 21 2 Aaron Brown 20 88 4.4 19 0 Culpepper 3 44 14.7 32 0 C. Johnson 4 37 9.3 12 0 Felton 10 33 3.3 10 0 Figurs TM 1 -2 -2.0 -2 0 Team 274 1058 3.9 32 6 Opponents 287 1242 4.3 61 9 Receiving Rec Yds Avg Lg TD C. Johnson 41 607 14.8 75t 3 K. Smith 37 367 9.9 63 1 Pettigrew 30 346 11.5 30 2 Northcutt 28 277 9.9 47 1 B. Johnson 25 333 13.3 36 2 Heller 19 209 11.0 24 3 Fitzsimmons 17 119 7.0 12 0 Felton 10 94 9.4 27 0 Morris 9 85 9.4 19 0 Aaron Brown 6 65 10.8 26t 1 D. Williams 5 47 9.4 19 0 Figurs TM 1 7 7.0 7 0 Standeford 1 5 5.0 5 0 T. Smith 1 4 4.0 4 0 Team 230 2565 11.2 75t 13 Opponents 275 3205 11.7 68 27 Interceptions Int Yds Avg Lg TD James 1 38 38.0 38t 1 Delmas 1 29 29.0 29 0 Henry 1 26 26.0 26 0 Simpson 1 8 8.0 8 0 Levy 1 5 5.0 5 0 D. White 1 0 0.0 0 0 Team 6 106 17.7 38t 1 Opponents 22 316 14.4 61t 2 Punting Pnt Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B N. Harris 50 2151 43.0 37.6 1 16 56 0 Team 50 2151 43.0 37.6 1 16 56 0 Opponents 42 1824 43.4 38.7 2 23 58 0 Punt Returns PR FC Yds Avg Lg TD Northcutt 17 11 157 9.2 43 0 Team 17 11 157 9.2 43 0 Opponents 30 11 253 8.4 45 0 Kickoff Returns KR Yds Avg Lg TD Aaron Brown 30 694 23.1 87 0 D. Williams 25 523 20.9 34 0 Northcutt 3 66 22.0 34 0 Follett 2 12 6.0 10 0 Felton 1 0 0.0 0 0 Fitzsimmons 1 10 10.0 10 0 Jennings 1 8 8.0 8 0 Team 63 1313 20.8 87 0 Opponents 41 1015 24.8 102t 1 Field Goals 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Hanson 0/0 3/3 5/6 5/7 1/2 Team 0/0 3/3 5/6 5/7 1/2 Opponents 0/0 10/10 5/6 4/5 1/1 Hanson: (47G,24G)(30G,48G)(39G,26G)(35G)(46G, 46G,49N)()()(34N,41G,50G)(48N,38G)(31G)(54N, 22G) Opponents: (34B,39G)(26G,46G)()(52G,22G)() (46G,28G,31G,26G)(41G)(37G,37G,24G,20G)(22G, 35G)(44G,29G)(43N,20G,25G)

Passing Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Lg Sk/SkY Rtg Stafford 351 190 2124 54.1 6.05 12 3.4 18 5.1 75t 21/142 62.4 Culpepper 62 35 384 56.5 6.19 1 1.6 2 3.2 27 9/70 66.9 Stanton 11 5 57 45.5 5.18 0 0.0 2 18.2 22 3/21 22.0 Team 424 230 2565 54.2 6.05 13 3.1 22 5.2 75t 33/233 61.1 Opponents 390 275 3205 70.5 8.22 27 6.9 6 1.5 68 19/110 111.8

DETROIT LIONS 2009 DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Based On Press Box Statistics (Updated November 30, 2009) DEFENSE TT ST AT Sk SkY Int IntY PD FF FR SafFoote, Larry 78 59 19 2.0 11.0 0 0 4 1 0 Delmas, Louis 59 45 14 1.0 2.0 1 29 6 0 1 1 Levy, Deandre 51 37 14 0.0 0.0 1 5 4 0 1 Peterson, Julian 51 33 18 4.5 22.0 0 0 4 4 0 James, William 44 36 8 0.0 0.0 1 38 9 Manuel, Marquand 35 29 6 0.0 0.0 0 0 2 1 0 Buchanon, Phillip 31 28 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 3 1 0 Simpson, Ko 30 26 4 0.0 0.0 1 8 4 0 1 Henry, Anthony 29 23 6 0.0 0.0 1 26 5 Hunter, Jason 25 19 6 2.0 12.0 0 0 2 0 2 Sims, Ernie 25 14 11 0.0 0.0 1 1 Avril, Cliff 23 17 6 2.5 27.5 0 0 2 1 0 Hobbs, Kevin 23 17 6 0.0 0.0 1 0 Jackson, Grady 20 14 6 0.0 0.0 Hill, Sammie 16 10 6 0.0 0.0 0 1 McBride, Turk 16 9 7 1.5 5.0 Dizon, Jordon 15 11 4 1.0 2.0 1 0 Cohen, Landon 14 9 5 0.0 0.0 1 0 White, Marvin 13 10 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 Fluellen, Andre 10 5 5 1.5 10.5 Pearson, Kalvin 7 6 1 0.0 0.0 White, Dewayne 6 4 2 0.0 0.0 1 0 2 King, Eric 5 4 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 Cohen, Joe 5 4 1 1.0 4.0 Faggins, Demarcus 4 4 0 0.0 0.0 Bryan, Copeland 3 2 1 1.0 6.0 TEAM 1.0 8.0 LIONS 638 475 163 19.0 110.0 6 106 49 11 8 1Opponent 591 472 119 33.0 233.0 22 316 57 12 4 1

SPECIAL TEAMS TT ST AT FF FR Bl-XP Bl-FG Bl-Pnt TD Saf MISCELLANEOUS TT ST AT FF FR SafPearson, Kalvin 10 4 6 0 0 Johnson, Bryant 3 3 0 0 0 Dizon, Jordan 9 8 1 0 1 Peterman, Stephen 2 2 0 0 0 FitzSimmons, Casey 7 4 3 0 0 Smith, Kevin 2 2 0 0 0 1 Levy, DeAndre 6 4 2 0 0 Backus, Jeff 2 2 0 0 0 Henry, Anthony 5 4 1 0 0 Northcutt, Dennis 1 1 0 0 0 Muhlbach, Don 5 3 2 1 0 Ramirez, Manny 1 1 0 0 1 James, William 4 4 0 0 0 Cherilus, Gosder 1 1 0 0 0 Bing, Darnell 4 3 1 0 1 Felton, Jerome 1 1 0 0 0 Follett, Zack 4 3 1 0 0 Loper, Daniel 1 1 0 0 0 Smith, DeAngelo 4 3 1 0 0 Stafford, Matthew 1 1 0 0 2 Delmas, Louis 4 2 2 0 0 FitzSimmons, Casey 1 1 0 0 0 White, Marvin 3 3 0 0 0 Culpepper, Daunte 0 0 0 0 3 McBride, Turk 3 3 0 1 0 Morris, Maurice 0 0 0 0 1 Ciurciu, Vinny 3 3 0 0 0 Pettigrew, Brandon 0 0 0 0 1 Bryan, Copeland 3 2 1 0 0 LIONS 17 17 0 0 8 1King, Eric 3 2 1 0 0 Opponent 11 11 0 0 9 0Hobbs, Kevin 3 1 2 0 0 Harris, Nick 2 2 0 0 0 Figurs, Yamon 2 1 1 0 0 Buchanon, Phillip 1 1 0 0 0 Felton, Jerome 1 1 0 0 0 Jennings, Adam 1 1 0 0 0 Avril, Cliff 1 1 0 0 0 Hanson, Jason 1 1 0 0 0 Manuel, Marquand 1 1 0 0 0 Word-Daniels, Jahi 1 1 0 0 0 Sims, Ernie 1 0 1 0 0 Brown, Aaron 1 0 1 0 0 Williams, Jack 1 0 1 0 0 Pettigrew, Brandon 1 0 1 0 0 Williams, Derrick 0 0 0 0 1 White, Dewayne 1 LIONS 95 66 29 2 4 0 1 0 0 0Opponent 86 65 21 7 2 0 0 0 0 0

TURNOVER RATIO TAKEAWAYS GIVEAWAYS MARGINOpponent Date W/L Int Fum Tot Int Fum Tot Gm 2009at New Orleans 9/13 L 1 1 2 3 0 3 -1 -1 MINNESOTA 9/20 L 0 1 1 2 1 3 -2 -3WASHINGTON 9/27 W 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 -2at Chicago 10/4 L 0 0 0 1 1 2 -2 -4PITTSBURGH 10/11 L 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 -4at Green Bay 10/18 L 1 2 3 3 0 3 0 -4ST. LOUIS 11/1 L 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 -4 at Seattle 11/8 L 1 1 2 5 0 5 -3 -7at Minnesota 11/15 L 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 -6CLEVELAND 11/22 W 0 0 0 2 0 2 -2 -8GREEN BAY 11/26 L 0 2 2 4 1 5 -3 -11TOTALS 6 9 15 22 4 26 -11

9/13 9/20 9/27 10/4 10/11 10/18 11/1 11/8 11/15 11/22 11/26 12/6 12/13 12/20 12/27 1/3 2009 2009 2009 2009at NO MIN WAS at Chi PIT at GB STL at Sea at Min CLE GB at Cin at Bal ARZ at SF CHI Home Road 2009 HI LO

FIRST DOWNSTotal 14 17 23 25 21 10 17 17 19 26 16 120 85 205 26 10Rush 5 8 6 6 5 3 9 5 2 3 3 34 21 55 9 2Pass 7 7 14 16 15 5 8 11 14 20 11 75 53 128 20 5Pen 2 2 3 3 1 2 0 1 3 3 2 11 11 22 3 0THIRD DOWNSAtt 14 13 18 17 18 10 16 16 17 10 16 91 74 165 18 10Made 3 5 10 7 11 0 6 6 6 5 6 43 22 65 11 0Pct 21.4 38.5 55.6 41.2 61.1 0.0 37.5 37.5 35.3 50.0 37.5 47.3 29.7 39.4 61.1 0.0FOURTH DOWNSAtt 2 2 0 1 1 2 2 0 2 1 3 9 7 16 3 0Made 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 2 6 2 0Pct 100.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 33.3 44.4 28.6 37.5 100.0 0.0TOTAL OFFENSENet Yds 231 265 381 398 335 149 289 300 297 473 272 2015 1375 3390 473 149Ply 58 66 74 78 69 48 68 65 76 61 68 406 325 731 78 48Avg/P 4.0 4.0 5.1 5.1 4.9 3.1 4.3 4.6 3.9 7.8 4.0 5.0 4.2 4.6 7.8 3.1RUSHINGNet Yds 33 129 154 90 110 78 127 114 93 57 73 650 408 1058 154 33Att 20 34 36 26 25 18 33 21 22 16 23 167 107 274 36 16Avg 1.7 3.8 4.3 3.5 4.4 4.3 3.8 5.4 4.2 3.6 3.2 3.9 3.8 3.9 5.4 1.7Tkl-Loss 2 5 5 4 2 6 4 2 5 1 3 20 19 39 6 1Yds Lost 5 13 12 11 6 11 13 7 14 2 6 52 48 100 14 2PASSINGNet Yds 198 136 227 308 225 71 162 186 204 416 199 1365 967 2332 416 71Att 37 30 36 47 37 25 33 42 51 43 43 222 202 424 51 25Cmp 16 18 21 30 23 11 14 22 29 26 20 122 108 230 30 11Int 3 2 0 1 1 3 1 5 0 2 4 10 12 22 5 0Gross Yds 205 152 241 350 282 105 168 203 224 422 213 1478 1087 2565 422 105Sk 1 2 2 5 7 5 2 2 3 2 2 17 16 33 7 1Sky 7 16 14 42 57 34 6 17 20 6 14 113 120 233 57 6Avg/PP 5.2 4.3 6.0 5.9 5.1 2.4 4.6 4.2 3.8 9.2 4.4 5.7 4.4 5.1 9.2 2.4KICKOFFSKO 6 4 4 5 5 1 2 5 3 7 3 25 20 45 7 1EZ 2 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 2 7 4 11 2 0TB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 1 0PUNTSPnt 5 4 6 5 3 5 7 2 7 3 3 26 24 50 7 2Yds 208 150 241 218 139 196 324 105 287 129 154 1137 1014 2151 324 105Avg 41.6 37.5 40.2 43.6 46.3 39.2 46.3 52.5 41.0 43.0 51.3 43.7 42.3 43.0 52.5 37.5Bl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0TB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0Net Avg 39.4 32.0 38.5 26.2 41.7 30.0 42.6 45.0 39.4 35.3 48.7 39.8 35.2 37.6 48.7 26.2TOTAL RETURNSRet Yards* 81 7 10 0 59 5 15 29 19 24 14 129 134 263 81 0PR 2 1 1 0 4 1 2 0 2 3 1 12 5 17 4 0PR Yds 55 7 2 0 21 0 15 0 19 24 14 83 74 157 55 0KR 5 6 2 8 5 7 4 8 4 6 8 31 32 63 8 2KR Yds 180 96 38 149 109 106 77 178 95 130 155 605 708 1313 180 38Int 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 3 6 1 0Int Yds 26 0 8 0 38 5 0 29 0 0 0 46 60 106 38 0*Does not include KOFIELD GOALSMade 2 2 2 1 2 0 0 2 1 1 1 8 6 14 2 0Att 2 2 2 1 3 0 0 3 2 1 2 10 8 18 3 0Bl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0EXTRA POINTSPAT Made 3 1 1 3 2 0 0 2 1 5 1 10 9 19 5 0PAT Att 3 1 1 3 2 0 0 2 1 5 1 10 9 19 5 0PAT Bl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Rush Made 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Rush Att 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Pass Made 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0Pass Att 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0PENALTIESPen 8 6 8 7 6 6 8 9 4 8 3 39 34 73 9 3PenY 80 45 58 51 66 40 67 77 40 41 28 305 288 593 80 28FUMBLESFumbles 0 2 1 1 4 2 0 2 2 1 1 9 7 16 4 0Fum Lost 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 4 1 0SCORINGPts 27 13 19 24 20 0 10 20 10 38 12 112 81 193 38 0TD Ru 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 6 2 0TD Pa 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 5 1 9 4 13 5 0TD Ret 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0PAT 3 1 1 3 2 0 0 2 1 5 1 10 9 19 5 02 pt 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0FG 2 2 2 1 2 0 0 2 1 1 1 8 6 14 2 0S 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 1 0TIME OF POSESSIONPossession 23:30 30:25 36:48 36:30 32:35 19:12 32:03 29:18 29:37 25:14 26:01 30:31 27:37 29:12 36:48 19:12

2009 DETROIT LIONS TEAM STATISTICS

9/13 9/20 9/27 10/4 10/11 10/18 11/1 11/8 11/15 11/22 11/26 12/6 12/13 12/20 12/27 1/3 2009 2009 2009 2009at NO MIN WAS at Chi PIT at GB STL at Sea at Min CLE GB at Cin at Bal ARZ at SF CHI Home Road 2009 HI LO

FIRST DOWNSTotal 28 18 22 14 18 23 21 25 19 22 20 121 109 230 28 14Rush 10 4 3 6 3 6 7 3 6 5 3 25 31 56 10 3Pass 16 13 18 8 14 16 11 18 12 16 15 87 70 157 18 8Pen 2 1 1 0 1 1 3 4 1 1 2 9 8 17 4 0THIRD DOWNSAtt 13 11 10 10 8 12 12 15 11 19 16 76 61 137 19 8Made 9 3 2 2 3 6 3 7 3 10 9 30 27 57 10 2Pct 69.2 27.3 20.0 20.0 37.5 50.0 25.0 46.7 27.3 52.6 56.3 39.5 44.3 41.6 69.2 20.0FOURTH DOWNSAtt 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 7 3 10 2 0Made 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 5 1 6 2 0Pct 0.0 100.0 50.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 71.4 33.3 60.0 100.0 0.0TOTAL OFFENSENet Yds 515 265 390 276 344 435 362 397 492 439 422 2222 2115 4337 515 265Ply 69 56 57 50 54 72 62 71 63 75 67 371 325 696 75 50Avg/P 7.5 4.7 6.8 5.5 6.4 6.0 5.8 5.6 7.8 5.9 6.3 6.0 6.5 6.2 7.8 4.7RUSHINGNet Yds 157 112 65 151 82 107 150 55 152 131 80 620 622 1242 157 55Att 35 25 14 20 21 30 26 18 31 40 27 153 134 287 40 14Avg 4.5 4.5 4.6 7.6 3.9 3.6 5.8 3.1 4.9 3.3 3.0 4.1 4.6 4.3 7.6 3.0Tkl-Loss 3 2 2 1 3 3 2 4 3 3 5 17 14 31 5 1Yds Lost 5 2 5 2 8 9 5 10 8 4 8 32 34 66 10 2PASSINGNet Yds 358 153 325 125 262 328 212 342 336 308 342 1602 1489 3091 358 125Att 34 28 41 28 30 37 36 52 31 34 39 208 182 390 52 28Cmp 26 24 27 18 23 29 18 40 30 22 28 142 143 285 40 18Int 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 3 6 1 0Gross Yds 358 169 340 141 277 358 212 344 340 314 348 1660 1541 3201 358 141Sk 0 3 2 2 3 5 0 1 1 1 1 10 9 19 5 0Sky 0 16 15 16 15 30 0 2 4 6 6 58 52 110 30 0Avg/PP 10.5 4.9 7.6 4.2 7.9 7.8 5.9 6.5 10.5 8.8 8.6 7.3 7.8 7.6 10.5 4.2KICKOFFSKO 8 6 3 9 5 7 5 8 6 7 8 34 38 72 9 3EZ 6 0 2 3 0 1 3 2 5 3 1 9 17 26 6 0TB 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 6 8 3 0PUNTSPnt 2 4 5 4 4 2 5 3 4 6 3 27 15 42 6 2Yds 96 168 229 152 194 82 223 109 192 247 132 1193 631 1824 247 82Avg 48.0 42.0 45.8 38.0 48.5 41.0 44.6 36.3 48.0 41.2 44.0 44.2 42.1 43.4 48.5 36.3Bl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0TB 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 1 0Net Avg 20.5 40.3 45.4 38.0 43.3 41.0 37.6 36.3 43.3 37.2 32.7 41.2 19.2 30.6 45.4 20.5TOTAL RETURNRet Yards* 103 71 10 93 14 50 26 89 11 50 52 223 346 569 103 10PR 3 2 1 5 2 3 4 2 4 1 3 13 17 30 5 1PR Yds 11 22 10 87 14 46 26 15 11 3 8 83 170 253 87 3KR 6 3 4 4 5 1 2 5 2 6 3 23 18 41 6 1KR Yds 148 79 92 190 128 29 40 144 29 76 60 475 540 1015 190 29Int 3 2 0 1 1 3 1 5 0 2 4 10 12 22 5 0Int Yds 92 49 0 6 0 4 0 74 0 47 44 140 176 316 92 0*Does not include KOFIELD GOALSMade 1 2 0 2 0 4 0 4 2 2 2 6 13 19 4 0Att 2 2 0 2 0 4 0 4 2 2 3 7 14 21 4 0Bl 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0EXTRA POINTSPAT Made 6 3 2 6 4 2 2 2 3 3 4 18 19 37 6 2PAT Att 6 3 2 6 4 2 2 3 3 3 4 18 20 38 6 2PAT Bl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Rush Made 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0Rush Att 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0Pass Made 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Pass Att 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0PENALTIESPen 7 5 9 3 6 13 5 6 13 8 7 40 42 82 13 3PenY 36 43 97 36 59 130 27 45 91 69 57 352 338 690 130 27FUMBLESFumbles 3 2 2 2 1 3 0 3 2 0 2 7 13 20 3 0Fum Lost 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 3 6 9 2 0SCORINGPts 45 27 14 48 28 26 17 32 27 37 34 157 178 335 48 14TD Ru 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 3 6 9 3 0TD Pa 6 2 2 2 3 2 1 1 1 4 3 15 12 27 6 1TD Ret 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 3 1 0PAT 6 3 2 6 4 2 2 2 3 3 4 18 19 37 6 22 pt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0FG 1 2 0 2 0 4 1 4 2 2 2 7 13 20 4 0S 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0TIME OF POSSESSIONPossession 36:30 29:35 23:12 23:30 27:25 40:48 27:57 30:42 30:23 34:46 33:59 29:29 32:23 30:48 40:48 23:12

2009 DETROIT LIONS OPPONENT STATISTICS

Det Opp Det Opp Det Opp Det Opp Det Opp Det OppDrives Started 131 128 67 65 64 63 Times Inside 20 26 46 14 19 12 27Total Starting 3467 4477 1682 2049 1785 2428 Scores 21 38 12 15 9 23Avg. Field Pos. 26 35 25 32 28 39 TDs 13 23 6 10 7 13Start--Plus 10 24 3 8 7 16 FGs 8 15 6 5 2 10

Resulting TD/FG 7 15 2 4 5 11 Turnovers 3 3 1 1 2 2Start--At/Inside 20 52 30 27 18 25 12 Clock 0 3 0 2 0 1

Resulting TD/FG 15 10 10 6 5 4 Missed FG 1 1 0 0 1 1Downs 1 2 1 1 0 1Points 114 206 59 86 55 120Efficiency 80.8% 82.6% 85.7% 78.9% 75.0% 85.2%TD Efficiency 50.0% 50.0% 42.9% 52.6% 58.3% 48.1%

Opponent GTG Det Opp Det Opp Det OppDrives 26 18 11 10 15 8Scores 22 14 9 9 13 5 Det Opp Det Opp Det OppResulting TDs 17 10 7 6 10 4 Takeaways 15 26 6 12 9 14Resulting PATs 15 8 6 4 9 4 Fumbles 9 4 3 2 6 2Resulting 2-Pt 1 1 1 1 0 0 Interceptions 6 22 3 10 3 12Resulting FGs 5 4 2 3 3 1 ResultingTDs 6 8 3 4 3 4Opp. GTG Plays 65 43 26 27 39 16 Resulting XPs 5 8 2 4 3 4Plays Defense Held 43 29 17 18 26 11 Resulting FGs 2 5 1 1 1 4Stop Pct 66.2% 67.4% 65.4% 66.7% 66.7% 68.8% Total Scores 8 13 4 5 4 8Pts. Allowed 134 82 56 51 78 31 %Converted 53.3% 50.0% 66.7% 41.7% 44.4% 57.1%

Pts. Off TO 47 71 23 31 24 40

M A M A Det Opp M A M A M A M A3rd & 1 8 14 12 15 57.1% 80.0% 3rd & 1 6 9 5 6 2 5 7 93rd & 2 7 11 9 14 63.6% 64.3% 3rd & 2 6 8 6 7 1 3 3 73rd & 3 5 10 4 8 50.0% 50.0% 3rd & 3 3 6 3 5 2 4 1 33rd & 4 6 12 6 10 50.0% 60.0% 3rd & 4 5 9 1 2 1 3 5 83rd & 5 5 17 6 16 29.4% 37.5% 3rd & 5 4 11 4 11 1 6 2 53rd & 6 11 20 6 11 55.0% 54.5% 3rd & 6 3 7 4 9 8 13 2 23rd & 7 4 9 3 9 44.4% 33.3% 3rd & 7 2 4 2 6 2 5 1 33rd & 8 2 10 3 9 20.0% 33.3% 3rd & 8 2 6 1 5 0 4 2 43rd & 9 1 9 3 7 11.1% 42.9% 3rd & 9 0 3 1 2 1 6 2 53rd & 10 9 19 2 6 47.4% 33.3% 3rd & 10 5 9 1 4 4 10 1 23rd &11+ 7 34 3 32 20.6% 9.4% 3rd &11+ 7 19 2 19 0 15 1 13Total 65 165 57 137 39.4% 41.6% Total 43 91 30 76 22 74 27 61

Quarterback Drives TD PAT 2pt FG MFG Punt Dn TO Safety Clock Points Scores Eff.Matthew Stafford 109 18 16 1 12 3 42 6 21 1 4 162 30 27.5%Daunte Culpepper 18 1 1 0 2 1 7 4 2 0 1 13 3 16.7%Drew Stanton 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.0%LIONS TOTALS 131 19 17 1 15 4 51 10 25 1 5 175 33 25.2%Opponents 128 36 34 1 20 2 42 3 13 1 9 312 56 43.8%

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2009 DETROIT LIONS REGULAR SEASON SUPERLATIVES DETROIT LIONS SUPERLATIVES Rush Attempts ........................................................................... 24, Kevin Smith (vs. MIN) 9/20

Rush Yards .............................................................................. 101, Kevin Smith (vs. WAS) 9/27

Rush Average (min. 2) ............................................... 14.7, Daunte Culpepper (vs. PIT) 10/11

Long Run from Scrimmage ......................................... 32, Daunte Culpepper (vs. PIT) 10/11

Long TD Run from Scrimmage .............. 4, most recent, Matthew Stafford (vs. STL) 11/1

Most Rush Touchdowns ............................................................... 2, Kevin Smith (at Chi) 10/4

Receptions ..................................................... 8, most recent, Calvin Johnson (at Min) 11/15

Receiving Yards............................................................... 161, Calvin Johnson (vs. CLE) 11/22

Receiving Average (min. 2) ................................................ 30.0, Calvin Johnson (at NO) 9/13

Long Reception .................................................................. 75, Calvin Johnson (vs. CLE) 11/22

Long Reception for TD ..................................................... 75, Calvin Johnson (vs. CLE) 11/22

Most Receiving Touchdowns .................... 1, most recent, Calvin Johnson (vs. GB) 11/26

Pass Attempts ................................................................ 51, Matthew Stafford (at Min) 11/15

Pass Completions........................................................... 29, Matthew Stafford (at Min) 11/15

Pass Completion Percentage ...................................... 66.6, Matthew Stafford (at Chi) 10/4

Highest Passer Rating .......................................... 112.7, Matthew Stafford (vs. CLE) 11/22

Pass Yards .................................................................. 422, Matthew Stafford (vs. CLE) 11/22

Longest Pass ................................................................. 75, Matthew Stafford (vs. CLE) 11/22

Longest Pass for TD ............................................... … 75, Matthew Stafford (vs. CLE) 11/22

Most Pass Touchdowns ............................................... 5, Matthew Stafford (vs. CLE) 11/22

Punt Return Attempts...................................................... 4, Dennis Northcutt (vs. PIT) 10/11

Punt Return Yards .............................................................. 55, Dennis Northcutt (at NO) 9/13

Punt Return Average (min. 2) ....................................... 27.5, Dennis Northcutt (at NO) 9/13

Longest Punt Return ......................................................... 43, Dennis Northcutt (at NO) 9/13

Kick Return Attempts .................................. 8, most recent, Derrick Williams (at Chi) 10/4

Kick Return Yards ..................................................................... 180, Aaron Brown (at NO) 9/13

Kick Return Average (min. 2) ................................................ 36.0, Aaron Brown (at NO) 9/13

Longest Kickoff Return ............................................................. 87, Aaron Brown (at NO) 9/13

Interceptions ...................................................... 1, most recent, Louis Delmas (at Sea) 11/8

Interceptions for TD .............................................................. 1, William James (vs. PIT) 10/11

Longest Interception Return ............................................ 38, William James (vs. PIT) 10/11

Fumble Returns ........................................................................... 1, Louis Delmas (at NO) 9/13

Longest Fumble Return ........................................................... 65, Louis Delmas (at NO) 9/13

Most Punts ............................................................. 7, most recent, Nick Harris (at Min) 11/15

Punt Yards ................................................................................. 324, Nick Harris (vs. WAS) 9/27

Punt Average (min. 2) ............................................................... 52.5, Nick Harris (at Sea) 11/8

Punt Net Average (min. 2) ..................................................... 48.7, Nick Harris (vs. GB) 11/26

Longest Punt ................................................................................ 56, Nick Harris (vs. GB) 11/26

Most Points .................................................................................... 12, Kevin Smith (at Chi) 10/4

Most Field Goals .............................................. 2, most recent, Jason Hanson (at Sea) 11/8

Longest Field Goal .................................................................. 50, Jason Hanson (at Sea) 11/8

Most Tackles ............................................................................ 12, Larry Foote (vs. CLE) 11/22

Most Sacks ................................................................... ……2.5, Julian Peterson (at GB) 10/18

Most Sack Yards for Loss .............................................. 16.0, Julian Peterson (at GB) 10/18

OPPONENTS SUPERLATIVES Rush Attempts ............................................................................. 28, Michael Bell (at NO) 9/13

Rush Yards ......................................................................... 149, Steven Jackson (vs. STL) 11/1

Rush Average (min. 2) ..................................................... 7.4, Adrian Peterson (at Min) 11/15

Longest Run from Scrimmage ..................................................... 61, Matt Forte (at Chi) 10/5

Longest TD Run from Scrimmage ............................................... 61, Matt Forte (at Chi) 10/5

Most Rush Touchdowns ..................................................... 2, Adrian Peterson (at Min) 11/15

Receptions ............................................................................ 10, Santana Moss (vs. WAS) 9/27

Receiving Yards ........................................................................ 201, Sidney Rice (at Min) 11/15

Receiving Average (min. 2) ................................................... 28.7, Sidney Rice (at Min) 11/15

Longest Reception ................................................................. 68, Donald Driver (vs. GB) 11/26

Longest Reception for TD .................................... 59, Mohamed Massaquoi (vs. CLE) 11/22

Most Receiving Touchdowns ............................................... 2, Jeremy Shockey (at NO) 9/13

Pass Attempts ................................................................... 51, Matt Hasselbeck (at Sea) 11/8

Pass Completions .............................................................. 39, Matt Hasselbeck (at Sea) 11/8

Pass Completion Percentage ............................................... 85.2, Brett Favre (vs. MIN) 9/20

Highest Passer Rating ........................................................... 137.0, Drew Brees (at NO) 9/13

Pass Yards .................................................................................... 358, Drew Brees (at NO) 9/13

Longest Pass ........................................................................ 68, Aaron Rodgers (vs. GB) 11/26

Longest Pass for TD ............................................................... 59, Brady Quinn (vs. CLE) 11/22

Most Pass Touchdowns ................................................................ 6, Drew Brees (at NO) 9/13

Punt Return Attempts ............................... 4, most recent, Darius Reynaud (at Min) 11/15

Punt Return Yards ...................................................................... 63, Earl Bennett (at Chi) 10/4

Punt Return Average (min. 2) ........................................... ….15.8, Earl Bennett (at Chi) 10/4

Longest Punt Return .................................................................. 25, Earl Bennett (at Chi) 10/4

Kickoff Return Attempts ..................................................... 6, Robert Meachem (at NO) 9/13

Kickoff Return Yards ........................................................ 148, Robert Meachem (at NO) 9/13

Kickoff Return Average (min. 2) ...................................... 31.0, Justin Forsett (at Sea) 11/8

Longest Kickoff Return........................................................... 102, Johnny Knox (at Chi) 10/4

Interceptions ............................................. 2, most recent, Charles Woodson (vs. GB) 11/26

Interceptions for TD ................................ 1, most recent, Charles Woodson (vs. GB) 11/26

Longest Interception Return ................................................... 61, Josh Wilson (at Sea) 11/8

Fumble Returns ................................................................................................................................ -

Longest Fumble Return ................................................................................................................. -

Most Punts ............................................................................ 6, Reggie Hodges (vs. CLE) 11/22

Punt Yards ........................................................................ 247, Reggie Hodges (vs. CLE) 11/22

Punt Average (min. 2) ................................................ 48.5, Daniel Sepulveda (vs. PIT) 10/11

Punt Net Average (min. 2) ................................................ 45.8, Hunter Smith (vs. Was) 9/27

Longest Punt .......................................................................... 58, Hunter Smith (vs. WAS) 9/27

Most Points ......................................................... 14, most recent, Olindo Mare (at Sea) 11/8

Most Field Goals .................................................. 4, most recent, Olindo Mare (at Sea) 11/8

Longest Field Goal .................................................................... 52, Robbie Gould (at Chi) 10/4

Most Tackles ............................................................................ 16, Ray Edwards (vs. MIN) 9/20

Most Sacks....... ................................................................. 3.0, James Harrison (vs. PIT) 10/11

Most Sack Yards for Loss .......................................... 24.5, Adewale Ogunleye (at Chi) 10/4

THE LAST TIME… Updated: November 30, 2009 RUSHING 150–199 yds Lions: K. Jones, 156 vs. GB 12/12/04 Opp: F. Gore, 159 vs. SF 11/12/06 200+ yds Lions: B. Sanders, 216 vs. Ind 11/23/97 Opp: M. Turner 220 at Atl 9/7/08 Run of 75+ yds Lions: S. Bryson, 77tt vs. Bal 10/9/05 Opp: C. Dillon, 96t vs. Cin 10/28/01 Three Rushing TD Lions: J. Stewart, at TB 10/19/00 Opp: M. Jones-Drew vs. Jax 11/9/08 Four Rushing TD Lions: B. Sanders, at Min 11/24/91 Opp: Never Happened 30-34 Attempts Lions: K. Jones, 33 at GB 12/12/04 Opp: C. Portis, 34 vs. Was 11/7/04 35–39 Attempts Lions: J. Stewart, 37 at NYJ 12/17/00 Opp: Never Happened 40+ Attempts Lions: B. Sanders, 40 at Dal (OT) 9/19/94 Opp: Never Happened 300+ yds Team Rushing Lions: 330, at LaRm 9/7/80 Opp: 318 at Atl 9/7/08 100+ yds in one Half Lions: K. Jones, 118 at GB 12/12/04 Opp: A. Peterson, 100 at Min 11/15/09 RECEIVING 200-299 yds Lions: R. Williams, 204 at Phi 9/23/07 Opp: S. Rice, 201 at Min 11/15/09 300+ yds Lions: C. Box, 302 vs. BAL 12/3/50 Opp: J. Benton, 303 vs. CLE 11/22/45 Two 100-yd receivers Lions: C. Johnson, 161 and K. Smith, 104 vs. Cle 11/22/09 Opp: D. Driver, 111 and G. Jennings, 101 at GB 12/28/08 Three 100–yd receivers Lions: B. Perriman, 153; H. Moore, 127; J. Morton, 102 vs. MIN 11/23/95 Opp: Never Happened Back-to-Back 100-yd games Lions: C. Johnson, 107 at Atl 9/7/08; 102 vs. GB 9/14/08 Opp: M. Massaquoi, 115 vs. Cle 11/22/09 and D. Driver, 142 vs. GB 11/26/2009 Three-straight 100-yd games Lions: G. Crowell, 142 at Arz 11/14/99; 112 at GB 11/21/99; 122 vs. WAS 11/25/99 Opp: S. Rice, 201 at Min 11/15/09; M. Massaquoi, 115 vs. Cle 11/22/09; and D. Driver, 142 vs. GB 11/26/2009

Four straight 100-yd games Lions: H. Moore, 111 vs. NO 9/21/97; 105 vs. GB 9/28/97; 116 at Buf 10/5/97; 120 at TB 10/12/97 Opp: D. Driver, 130 at GB 11/10/02; L. Coles, 114 vs. NYJ; 11/14/02, M. Booker, 157 11/24/02; T. Brown, 111 vs. NE 11/28/02 75+ yds Reception Lions: C. Johnson, 75t vs. Cle 11/22/09 Opp: B. Berrian, 75t 10/12/08 10–11 Receptions Lions: M. Furrey, 11 at Dal 12/31/06 Opp: S.Moss 10, vs. Was 9/27/09 12+ Receptions Lions: H. Moore, 12 at Min 9/1/96 Opp: D. Clark, 12 at Ind 12/14/08 Three TD receptions Lions: H. Moore, vs. GB 10/29/95 Opp: M. Jones-Drew vs. Jax 11/9/08 Four TD receptions Lions: C. Box, at Bal 12/3/50 Opp: P. Warfield, at Mia 12/15/73 COMBINED YARDS 100-yd Rusher, 100-yd Receiver Lions: K. Jones 110 (rush), R. Williams 138 (rec) vs. Atl 11/5/02 Opp: A. Peterson 133(rush), S. Rice 201 (rec) at Min 11/15/09 300–yard Passer, 100-yd Rusher, 100-yd Receiver Lions: J. Kitna 321 (pass), K. Jones 110 (rush), R. Williams 138 (rec) vs. Atl 11/5/06 Opp: B. Favre 344 (pass), A. Peterson 133 (rush), S. Rice 201 (rec) at Min 11/15/09 PASSING 40–49 Attempts Lions: M. Stafford, 43 vs. GB 11/26/09 Opp: J. Campbell, 41 vs. Was 9/27/09 50–59 Attempts Lions: M. Stafford, 51 at Min 11/15/09 Opp: M. Hasselbeck, 51 at Sea 11/8/09 60+ Attempts Lions: C. Batch, 62 at Arz 11/8/01 Opp: C. Miller, 66 at Atl 12/24/89 30–34 Completions Lions: J. Kitna, 32 at Ari 11/11/07 Opp: D. Brees, 30 vs. NO 12/21/08 35–39 Completions Lions: C. Batch, 36 at Ari 11/8/01 Opp: M. Hasselbeck, 39 at Sea 11/8/09 40+ Completions Lions: Never Happened Opp: J. Ruthledge, 43 vs. WAS 11/4/90 300–399 yds Lions: J. Kitna, 302 at SD 12/16/07 Opp: A. Rodgers, 348 vs. GB 11/26/09

400+ yds Lions: M. Stafford, 422 vs. Cle 11/22/09 Opp: D. Culpepper, 404 vs. Min 12/19/04 Three TD passes Lions: J. Kitna at Oak 9/9/07 Opp: A. Rodgers vs. GB 11/26/09 Four TD passes Lions: J. Kitna at Dal 12/31/06 Opp: B. Quinn 11/22/09 Five+ TD passes Lions: M. Stafford, 5 vs. Cle 11/22/09 Opp: D. Brees, 6 at NO 9/13/09 Back-to-Back 300-yd games Lions: C. Batch, 345 at Min 10/14/01, 338 vs. TEN 10/21/01 Opp: B. Quinn, 304 vs. Cle 11/22/09 and A. Rodgers, 348 vs. GB 11/26/09 Five Interceptions Lions: M. Stafford, at Seattle 11/8/09 Opp: T. Kramer, vs. Min 9/28/80 Six Interceptions Lions: B. Layne, at Cle (NFL Championship) 12/26/54 Opp: J. Brodie, vs. SF 11/4/73 Seven+ Interceptions Lions: Ty Detmer, at Cle 9/23/01 Opp: Never Happened TD off a Halfback Pass Lions: J. Jones to G. Danielson, 22t vs. Phi 11/4/84 Opp: C. Portis to L. Coles, 15t vs. Was 11/7/04 TD off Flea Flicker 11/24/94 – D. Krieg to H.Moore (handoff to B. Sanders and pitch back to Kreig) 51 yds for the TD vs. BUF DEFENSE Shutout Lions: at TB, 9/29/96 Opp: at GB, 10/18/9 Safety Lions: L. Delmas vs. GB 11/26/09 Opp: Penalty in end zone vs. Cle 11/22/09 Fumble Recovered for TD Lions: R. Porcher, vs. Min 12/29/02 (Forced by K. Edwards) Opp: B. Leber at Min 10/8/06 (Lions: QB J. Kitna fumble) Fumble Return TD Lions: L. Delmas, 65t 9/13/09 Opp: R. Edwards, 9t vs. Min 9/16/07 Interception Return TD Lions: W. James, 38t vs. PIT 10/11/09 Opp: C. Woodson, 38t vs. GB 11/26/09 70+ yd Interception Return Lions: J. Fletcher 88t vs Min 12/10/06 Opp: M. Anderson, 78t vs. GB 9/22/02 Three Interceptions Lions: K. Shultz, at Chi 9/24/00 Opp: B. Williams, at Min 11/23/03 Four Interceptions Lions: D. Doll, vs. ChiC 10/23/49 Opp: B. Dillon, vs. GB 11/26/53 Three Sacks Lions: D. White, 3.0 vs. TB 10/21/07 Opp: J. Harrison, 3.0 vs. Pit 10/11/09

Four Sacks Lions: K. Ferguson, 4.0 at Phi 11/16/86 Opp: K. Williams, 4.0 at Min 10/12/08 Five + or sacks Lions: W. Gay, 5.5 at TB 9/4/83 Opp: Never Happened Rushing less than 50 yds Lions: 33, at NO 9/13/09 Opp: 47, vs. Den 11/4/07 Forced four turnovers Lions: at Arz 11/11/07 Opp: at Car 11/16/08 Forced five or more turnovers Lions: 5, vs. GB 11/27/03 Opp: 5, vs. GB 11/26/09 SPECIAL TEAMS Four Field Goals Lions: J. Hanson vs. GB 11/22/07 Opp: M. Crosby vs. GB 10/18/09 Five Field Goals Lions: J. Hanson, vs. GB 11/27/03 Opp: J. Feely, at Atl 12/22/02 Six Field Goals Lions: J. Hanson vs. MIN 10/17/99 Opp: Never Happened 50–54 yd Field Goal Lions: J. Hanson, 50 at Sea 11/8/09 Opp: R. Gould, 52 at Chi 10/4/09 55–59 yd Field Goal Lions: J. Hanson, 56 at Car 11/16/08 Opp: S. Janikowski, 55 vs. OAK 11/2/03 60+ Yd Field Goal Lions: Never Happened Opp: T. Dempsey, 63 at NO 11/8/70 (NFL record) Kicked Game-Winning FG (4th quarter/OT) Lions: J. Hanson, 37 yds (OT) vs. Min 9/16/07 Opp: R. Longwell, 26 yds at Min 10/12/08 Field Goal Blocked Lions: D. White at NO 9/13/09 Opp: G. Sensabaugh vs. Jax 11/9/08 FG Block Return TD Lions: S. Rogers block, Bracy Walker 92t at Chi 9/12/04 Opp: D. Mitchell, 69t, vs. Ten 10/21/01 Missed PAT Lions: J. Hanson, vs. Chi 11/2/08 Opp: M. Vanderjagt, vs. Ind 11/25/04 Extra Point Block Lions: J. DeVries (R. Longwell kick) vs. Min 10/8/06 Opp: I. Idonije (J. Hanson kick) vs. Chi 9/30/07 TD off Fake FG Lions: J. Reed to Ed O’Neil, 32t, vs. ATL 9/19/76 Opp: J. Brown to D. Fells, 36t, vs. STL 11/1/09 Punted 10–11 times Lions: N. Harris, 10 vs. Was 11/7/04 Opp: D. Stryzinski, 10 vs. ATL 11/12/00 12+ Punts Lions: W. Summers, 12 at SF 10/23/77 Opp: C. Kinscherf, 14 vs. NYG 11/7/43 15+ Punts Combined Lions: N. Harris, 7-298 (42.6) vs. Chi 10/30/05 Opp: B. Maynard, 8-286 (35.8) vs. Chi 10/30/05

Blocked Punt Lions: C. FitzSimmons vs. KC 12/23/07 Opp: W. Harris vs. Was 11/7/04 Blocked Punt TD Return Lions: B. Blades, vs. GB 11/1/92 Opp: W. Harris, vs. Was 11/7/04 Punt Return TD Lions: E. Drummond, 83t at Jax 11/14/04 Opp: C. Smith 70t vs. TB 11/23/08 Punt Return 50–59 yds Lions: E. Drummond, 55t at Jax 11/14/04 Opp: T. Newman, 56t at Dal 12/31/06 Punt Return 60–69 yds Lions: D. Howard, 68t vs. Was 12/5/99 Opp: James Thrash, 62 at Was 10/7/07 Punt Return 70–79 yds Lions: E. Drummond, 73t at Arz 12/8/02 Opp: C. Smith 70t vs. TB 11/23/08 Punt Return 80–89 yds Lions: E. Drummond, 83t at Jax 11/14/04 Opp: S. Moss, 80t vs. Was 10/26/08 Punt Return 90+ yds Lions: D. Howard, 95t at NO 9/3/00 Opp: D. Howard 92t vs. GB 12/15/96 Kickoff Return TD Lions: C. Fitzsimmons, 42t vs. Chi 9/30/07 Opp: J. Knox, 102t 10/4/09 Kickoff Return 70-79 yds Lions: A. Cason, 74 vs. GB 11/22/07 Opp: T. McGee, 72 vs. Buf 10/15/06 Kickoff Return 80-89 yds Lions: A. Brown, 87 at NO 9/13/09 Opp: J. Azumah, 89t at Chi 10/26/03 Kickoff Return 90+ yds Lions: E. Drummond, 92t at Min 11/21/04 Opp: D. Hester, 97t vs. Chi 9/30/07 Kickoff Return 100+ yds Lions: T. Fair, 105t vs. TB 9/28/98 Opp: J. Knox, 102t 10/4/09 TEAM Scored 40-49 points Lions: 44 vs. Den 11/4/07 Opp: 48 at Chi 10/4/09 Scored 50-59 points Lions: 55 vs. Chi 11/27/97 Opp: 51 at SD 12/16/07 Scored 60+ points Lions: Never Happened Opp: 65, at LaRm 10/29/50 TD on first offensive play Lions: A. Hakim 64-yd pass from J. Harrington, at GB 11/10/02 Opp: K. Robinson 80-yd pass from B. Johnson, vs. Min 12/4/05 TD on Opening Drive Lions: C. Johnson 1-yd. pass from M. Stafford vs. GB 11/26/09 Opp: J. Jones 47-yd. pass from A. Rodgers at GB 10/18/09 Overtime Win Lions: vs. Min, 20-17 9/16/07 Opp: at GB, 13-16 12/11/05 400–499 Yds Net Offense Lions: 473 vs. Cle 11/22/09 Opp: 422 vs. GB 11/26/09 500–599 Yds Net Offense Lions: 534, vs. MIN 11/23/95 Opp: 515 at NO 9/13/09 600+ yds Total Net Offense Lions: Never Happened Opp: 676, vs. WAS 11/4/90

20-24 First Downs Lions: 21 vs. Pit 10/11/09 Opp: 20 vs.GB 11/26/09 25+ First Downs Lions: 26, vs. Cle 11/22/09 Opp: 25 at Sea 11/8/09 Four Consecutive Wins Lions: 25-23 vs. MIN 10/17/99 24-9 at Car 10/24/99 20-3 vs. TB 10/31/99 31-27 vs. STL 11/07/99 Five Consecutive Wins Lions: 44-38 vs. Min 11/23/95 27-7 vs. CHI 12/2/95 24-17 at Hou 12/10/95 44-0 vs. JAX 12/17/95 37-10 at TB 12/23/95 Six Consecutive Wins 24-17 at Chi 11/19/44-38 vs. MIN 11/23/95; 27-7 vs. CHI 12/2/95; 24-17 at Hou 12/10/95; 44-0 vs.; vs. Jax 12/17/95; 37-10 at TB 12/23/95 Seven Consecutive Wins 27-24 vs. TB 11/12/9524-17 at Chi 11/19/95; 44-38 vs. MIN 11/23/95; 27-7 vs. CHI 12/4/95; 24-17 at Hou 12/10/95; 44-0 vs. JAX 12/17/95; 37-10 at TB 12/23/95 Eight Consecutive Wins 3-0 at GB 10/7/34; 10-0 at Phi 10/14/34; 24-0 vs. Bos 10/17/34; 28-0 vs. BKN 10/22/34; 38-0 at StL 10/28/34; 40-7 vs. PIT 11/4/34; 17-13 vs. ChiC 11/11/34; 40-7 vs. STL 11/18/34 Nine Consecutive Wins 6-0 at ChiC 9/30/34; 3-0 at GB 10/7/34; 10-0 at Phi 10/14/34; 24-0 vs. BOS 10/17/34; 28-0 vs. BKN 10/22/34; 38-0 at StL 10/28/34; 40-7 vs. PIT 11/4/34; 17-13 vs. CHIC 11/11/34; 40-7 vs. STL 11/18/34 10 Consecutive Wins 9-0 vs. NY 9/23/34; 6-0 at CHIC 9/30/34; 3-0 at GB 10/7/34; 10-0 at Phi 10/14/34; 24-0 vs. BOS 10/17/34; 28-0 vs. BKN 10/22/34; 38-0 at Cin-StL 10/28/34; 40-7 vs. PIT 11/4/34; 17-13 vs. CHIC 11/11/34; 40-7 vs. STL 11/18/34 Scoreless First Half Det vs. NYG 11/18/07 Scoreless Game Det at NYG 11/7/43

DETROIT LIONS CAREER SCORINGPlayer TD Ru Pa Int KR PR Fum Bl-FG BL-Pt PAT FG Ru2pt Pa2pt S PtsBrown, Aaron 1 1 6Culpepper, Daunte 1 1 6Delmas, Louis 1 1 1 8DeVries, Jared 0 1 2FitzSimmons, Casey 6 5 1 1 38Hanson, Jason 0 548 420 1808Heller, Will 3 3 18James, William 1 1 6Johnson, Bryant 2 2 12Johnson, Calvin 20 1 19 1 122Morris, Maurice 1 1 1 8Nortcutt, Dennis 1 1 6Pettigrew, Brandon 2 2 12Smith, Kevin 12 11 1 1 74Stafford, Matthew 2 2 12White, Dewayne 1 1 6

NFL CAREER SCORINGPlayer TD Ru Pa Int KR PR Fum Bl-FG BL-Pt PAT FG Ru2pt Pa2pt S PtsBuchanon, Phillip 8 5 3 48Culpepper, Daunte 34 34 204Heller, Will 10 10 60Johnson, Bryant 14 14 84Manuel, Marquand 1 1 6Morris, Maurice 10 6 4 1 62Northcutt, Dennis 19 1 18 114Peterson, Julian 1 1 6Smith, Terrelle 3 3 18White, Dewayne 2 2 12

DETROIT LIONS 2009 ACTIVE SCORING CHARTUpdated November 30, 2009

2009 LIONS GAME SUMMARIES

GAME #1 LIONS 27, SAINTS 45

SUPERDOME, SEPTEMBER 13, 2009 ATTENDANCE: 69,719

1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q OT Final DETROIT LIONS 3 7 17 0 - 27 NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 14 14 10 7 - 45 SAINTS .................... Brees 9 yd. pass to Colston (Carney kick) SAINTS .................... Brees 39 yd. pass to Meachem (Carney kick) LIONS ...................... Hanson 47 yd. Field Goal LIONS ...................... Smith 4 yd. run (Hanson kick) SAINTS .................... Brees 1 yd. pass to Shockey (Carney kick) SAINTS .................... Brees 15 yd. pass to Shockey (Carney kick) LIONS ...................... Stafford 1 yd. run (Hanson kick) SAINTS .................... Carney 39 yd. Field Goal LIONS ...................... Hanson 24 yd. Field Goal SAINTS .................... Brees 58 yd. pass to Henderson (Carney kick) LIONS ...................... Delmas 65 yd. fumble return (Hanson kick) SAINTS .................... Brees 13 yd. pass to Evans (Carney kick) LIONS SAINTS First Downs ............................................................... 14 28 Total Net Yards ...................................................... 231 515 Net Yards Rushing ................................................... 33 157 Net Yards Passing ................................................. 198 358 (Att/Comp/Int) ......................................... 37-16-3 34-26-1 Punts-Average .................................................. 5-41.6 2-48.0 Fumbles-Lost .......................................................... 0-0 3-2 Sacks-Yards ............................................................. 0-0 1-70 Penalties-Yards ................................................... 8-80 7-36 Time of Possession ............................................ 23:30 36:30 RUSHING: LIONS –Smith 15-20, 1 TD; Brown 1-9; Felton 2-4; Stafford 2-0, 1TD. SAINTS – Bell 28-143; Bush 7-14. PASSING: LIONS –Stafford 37-16, 205, 3 INT.SAINTS – Brees 36-24, 358, 6 TD, 1 INT.

RECEIVING: LIONS – Smith 7-52; B. Johnson 4-45; C. Johnson 3-90; FitzSimmons 1-11; Figurs 1-7. SAINTS – Henderson 5-103, 1 TD; Bush 5-55; Evans 4-35, 1 TD; Shockey 4-31, 2 TD; Colston 3-30, 1 TD, Meachem 2-51, 1 TD; Moore 2-38; Thomas 1-15.

SUMMARY

The Lions opened the 2009 season against the high powered Saints offense in New Orleans. The Saints started the scoring early, taking the opening kickoff to their own 46-yard line and scoring on a 9-yard pass from QB Drew Brees to WR Marques Colston. After a Lions three-and-out, the Saints’ punt return resulted in another short field, and Brees capped that drive with a 39-yard strike to WR Robert Meachem. QB Matthew Stafford then returned to the field and put together his first scoring drive. On first down, he completed a 21-yard pass to WR Calvin Johnson, but later the Lions failed to convert on third down in Saints’ territory. K Jason Hanson was on hand to convert the field goal, making the score 14-3. Later in the first quarter, the Saints punted to Lions WR/PR Dennis Northcutt, who split two tacklers and went 43 yards to the Saints’ 18-yard line. The Lions then decided to go for the touchdown on 4th-and-1 at the Saints’ 4-yard line, and RB Kevin Smith ran it in to cut the Lions’ deficit to four points. The Saints again looked poised to score, but Brees’ pass was intercepted by CB Anthony Henry in the end zone and returned 26 yards. The Lions gave the ball back soon after, and the Saints drove 65 yards to score on a pass from Brees to TE Jeremy Shockey. With a chance to counter, the Lions punted and the Saints scored again with the same passing combination, making the score 28-10. After the Lions recovered a muffed punt, Stafford was intercepted at the goal-line by Saints’ S Darren Sharper, setting up another possible scoring drive for the Saints, which ended with a blocked field goal by DE Dewayne White, sending the teams into halftime at 28-10. Coming out of the break, Stafford completed a short pass to C. Johnson which stretched into a 64-yard gain. Stafford later kept the ball and scored to make the score 28-17. The Saints responded with a field goal after a long drive, 31-17. On the ensuing kickoff, rookie RB/KR Aaron Brown broke through the Saints’ coverage for an 87-yard return, but the Lions settled for a field goal to put the deficit back at 11 points. It was short-lived as the Saints returned Hanson’s kickoff to their own 42-yard line and scored on a pass from Brees to WR Devery Henderson on their first play from scrimmage. Stafford was then intercepted by Saints’ LB Scott Shanle, but on their next play, RB Mike Bell’s fumble ball was scooped up by S Louis Delmas and returned 65 yards for a touchdown to make the score 38-27 going into the fourth quarter. The Saints’ next possession again ended in a touchdown, this time from Brees to FB Heath Evans, 45-27. The Lions again attempted a comeback, entering Saints’ territory. However, Stafford was intercepted a second time by Sharper, allowing the Saints to run out the rest of the clock and come away with a 45-27 victory.

GAME #2

LIONS 13, VIKINGS 27 FORD FIELD, SEPTEMBER 20, 2009

ATTENDANCE: 56,269

1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q OT Final MINNESOTA VIKINGS 0 7 10 10 - 27 DETROIT LIONS 3 7 0 3 - 13 LIONS .......................Hanson 30 yd. Field Goal LIONS .......................Stafford 8 yd. pass to C. Johnson (Hanson kick) VIKINGS ...................Favre 1 yd. pass to Shiancoe (Longwell kick) VIKINGS ...................Longwell 26 yd. Field Goal VIKINGS ...................Peterson 27 yd. run (Longwell kick) VIKINGS ...................Longwell 46 yd. Field Goal VIKINGS ...................Favre 3 yd. pass to Harvin (Longwell kick) LIONS .......................Hanson 48 yd. Field Goal LIONS VIKINGS First Downs ................................................................17 18 Total Net Yards ...................................................... 265 265 Net Yards Rushing ................................................. 129 112 Net Yards Passing ................................................. 136 153 (Att/Comp/Int) ......................................... 30-18-2 28-24-0 Punts-Average .................................................. 4-37.5 4-42.0 Fumbles-Lost .......................................................... 2-1 2-1 Sacks-Yards .......................................................... 3-16 2-16 Penalties-Yards ................................................... 6-45 5-43 Time of Possession ............................................ 30:25 29:35 RUSHING: LIONS – Smith 24-83; C. Johnson 2-16; Morris 2-15; Brown 4-10; Stafford 1-7; Figurs 1- -2. VIKINGS – Peterson 15-92, 1 TD; Harvin 2-14; Taylor 4-8; Tahi 1-1; Jackson 3- -3. PASSING: LIONS –Stafford 30-18, 152, 1 TD, 2 INT.VIKINGS – Favre 27-23, 155, 2 TD; Jackson 1-1, 14.

RECEIVING: LIONS – C. Johnson 5-51, 1 TD; Pettigrew 4-40; Northcutt 2-15; Heller 2-10; Smith 2-10; Felton 1-21; Brown 1-3; FitzSimmons 1-2; B. Johnson 1-0. VIKINGS – Berrian 6-46; Harvin 5-41, 1 TD; Peterson 4-24; Rice 3-29; Taylor 3-20; Kleinsasser 2-8; Shiancoe 1-1, 1 TD.

SUMMARY

In their 2009 home opener, the Lions took on NFC North rivals the Minnesota Vikings. The Vikings won the toss and elected to receive, sending the Lions’ defense onto the field early to face the run-based attack of the Vikings. The Vikings quickly picked up a first down in the Lions’ territory, but a bad exchange caused RB Adrian Peterson to fumble the ball, and it was recovered by LB Ernie Sims. The Lions then used a balanced attack to move 40 yards to the Vikings’ 12-yard line, but were forced to take the field goal by K Jason Hanson when they failed to convert, making the score 3-0. After the score, the Lions defense came out strong once again, stifling the trickery of the Vikings on first down and then putting the Vikings in a hole when DE Jason Hunter came up with a sack on QB Brett Favre. On the Lions’ next possession, the offense moved the ball well once again into Vikings’ territory, but QB Matthew Stafford was intercepted by LB Chad Greenway at the 31-yard line. Despite the turnover, the Vikings were unable to get anything going against the Lions’ defense. Led by LB Larry Foote, who had a tackle for a loss and a sack, the Lions forced two three-and-outs to get the ball back. Starting at their own 25-yard line, the Lions used a solid running attack to reach the red zone and the drive was capped off by Stafford’s first career touchdown pass—an 8-yard toss to WR Calvin Johnson. Protecting a 10 point lead, the Lions defense took the field once again to try to put the clamps on Minnesota’s offense, but the Vikings responded quickly, scoring on a 1-yard pass from Favre to TE Visanthe Shiancoe with just over a minute remaining in the half. The Lions then let the clock run out, heading into the locker room with a 10-7 lead. After halftime, the Lions received and set out to continue their success on offense. Vikings DE Jared Allen sacked Stafford on first down, forcing a fumble that was recovered by TE Brandon Pettigrew. Stafford was sacked again on third down, which ended in a punting situation. The Vikings then tied the game on a 26-yard field goal by K Ryan Longwell. With the game tied and the ball on the Lions’ 31 –yard line, RB Kevin Smith fumbled and it was recovered by Greenway. On the Vikings’ first play from scrimmage, Peterson appeared to be stopped at the line, but bounced outside and outran the defenders for a 27-yard touchdown to make the score 17-10. Later on in the 4th quarter, the Vikings were once again in Lions’ territory and extended their lead with a 46-yard field goal by Longwell. Now trailing by 10 points, Stafford looked to close the gap but was intercepted a second time by Greenway, and the Vikings’ linebacker returned the ball to the Lions’ 16-yard line. Favre connected on a screen pass to WR Percy Harvin, who eluded defenders to score and make the Vikings lead 27-10. Forced into a passing situation, Stafford led the lions to the Vikings’ 30-yard line, but the offense could only come up with a field goal. The ensuing onside kick was recovered by the Vikings, allowing them to keep the ball until the game ended, winning 27-13.

2009 LIONS GAME SUMMARIES

GAME #3 LIONS 19, REDSKINS 14

FORD FIELD, SEPTEMBER 27, 2009 ATTENDANCE: 40,896

1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q OT Final WASHINGTON REDSKINS 0 0 7 7 - 14 DETROIT LIONS 7 6 0 6 - 19 LIONS ...................... Stafford 21 yd. pass to Johnson (Hanson kick) LIONS ...................... Hanson 39 yd. Field Goal LIONS ...................... Hanson 26 yd. Field Goal REDSKINS .............. Campbell 57 yd. pass to Moss (Suisham kick) LIONS ...................... Morris 2 yd. run (pass failed) REDSKINS .............. Campbell 4 yd. pass to Cartwright (Suisham kick) LIONS REDSKINS First Downs ............................................................... 23 22 Total Net Yards ...................................................... 381 390 Net Yards Rushing ................................................. 154 65 Net Yards Passing ................................................. 227 325 (Att/Comp/Int) ......................................... 36-21-0 41-27-1 Punts-Average .................................................. 6-40.2 5-45.8 Fumbles-Lost .......................................................... 1-0 2-0 Sacks-Yards .......................................................... 2-15 2-14 Penalties-Yards ................................................... 8-58 9-97 Time of Possession ............................................ 36:48 23:12 RUSHING: LIONS – Smith 16-101; Stafford 2-23; Morris 8-10 1 TD; C. Johnson 1-9; Brown 5-6; Felton 4-5 REDSKINS – Portis 12-42; Campbell 1-21; Betts 1-2 PASSING: LIONS – Stafford 21-36, 241, 1 TD REDSKINS – Campbell 27-41, 340, 2 TD

RECEIVING: LIONS – C. Johnson 5-49; B. Johnson 4-73; Northcutt 3-23; Smith 3-18; Heller 2-30; Pettigrew 2-27; Morris 1-12; Brown 1-9; Felton 1-0 REDSKINS – Moss 10-178; Betts 4-43; Cooley 3-38; Cartwright 3-12; Randle-El 2-21; Kelly 1-18; Davis 1-13; Thomas 1-7; Portis 1-6; Sellers 1-4

SUMMARY

The Lions entered this contest against the Washington Redskins having won only five times of their last 35 meetings. After receiving the opening kickoff, Detroit was unable to get a drive going and had to punt. Washington moved the ball steadily down the field through the air down to the Detroit 9-yard line and looked to come up with the game’s first points, but LBs Larry Foote and DeAndre Levy had two big stops on third and fourth down at the goal line to keep the game scoreless. On the ensuing possession, QB Matthew Stafford engineered a 12 play, 99-yard drive, hitting WR Bryant Johnson from 21-yards out for the touchdown. It was Johnson’s first TD catch as a Lion and the offense’s longest drive of the season. The Detroit defense forced a quick punt out of the Redskins offense, and the Lions started at their own six-yard line after a nice punt from P Hunter Smith. Once again, the offense was not hindered by the field position. The running game, led by RB Kevin Smith, helped move the offense, but the drive would stall, and the Lions came away with a 39-yard field goal by K Jason Hanson to put the home team up 10-0. The Detroit defense forced a three-and-out, and the Lions took over inside its own 10-yard line for the third time. With a mixture of run and pass, the offense moved down to the Washington 8-yard line, but the Redskins defense held Detroit to another field goal to end the half at 13-0. Washington received to start the second half and needed only four plays to score when QB Jason Campbell connected with WR Santana Moss, who raced down the Detroit sideline 57 yards to make the score 13-7. Both defenses put the clamps until the fourth quarter, when Stafford led the offense on another long scoring drive. This time the Lions went 85 yards in eight plays and handed off to RB Maurice Morris, who took it two yards for the touchdown. After a failed two-point conversion the Lions went up 19-7. Campbell and the Redskins answered back with its own eight play touchdown drive, ending with a four-yard pass from Campbell to RB Rock Cartwright. With 2:36 remaining, Stafford had to eat clock to secure a win. He did his part by completing a gutsy 24-yard pass to TE Will Heller for a first down. However, the Redskins still had three timeouts and the two-minute warning to stop the clock, and eventually the Lions punted to the Washington 22-yard line. After a couple of Campbell passes to TE Chris Cooley, RB Ladell Betts, and Moss, the Redskins entered Lions’ territory but were out of timeouts and spiked at the Lions 36-yard line. On the final play of the game, Campbell hit Moss over the middle for a hook-and-ladder, but the game—and the Lions’ 19-game losing streak—ended when Foote made the final tackle on Betts.

GAME #4

LIONS 24, BEARS 48 SOLDIER FIELD, OCTOBER 4, 2009

ATTENDANCE: 62,192

1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q OT Final DETROIT LIONS 14 7 0 3 - 24 CHICAGO BEARS 7 14 13 14 - 48 LIONS .......................K. Smith 1 yd. run (Hanson kick) BEARS ......................Cutler 5 yd. run (Gould kick) LIONS .......................Stafford 14 yd. pass to Heller (Hanson kick) BEARS ......................Cutler 2 yd. pass to Davis (Gould kick) BEARS ......................Cutler 1 yd.pass to Olsen (Gould kick) LIONS .......................K. Smith 3 yd. run (Hanson kick) BEARS ......................Knox 102 yd. kickoff return (Gould kick) BEARS ......................Gould 52 yd. Field Goal BEARS ......................Gould 22 yd. Field Goal LIONS .......................Hanson 35 yd. Field Goal BEARS ......................Forte 37 yd. run (Gould kick) BEARS ......................Wolfe 2 yd. run (Gould kick) LIONS BEARS First Downs ................................................................25 14 Total Net Yards ...................................................... 398 276 Net Yards Rushing ....................................................90 151 Net Yards Passing ................................................. 308 125 (Att/Comp/Int) ......................................... 47-30-1 28-18-0 Punts-Average .................................................. 5-43.6 4-38.0 Fumbles-Lost .......................................................... 1-1 2-0 Sacks-Yards .......................................................... 2-16 5-42 Penalties-Yards ................................................... 7-51 3-36 Time of Possession ............................................ 36:30 23:30 RUSHING: LIONS – Smith 19-30. 2 TD; Stafford 2-20; Morris 1-13; Felton 2-12; C. Johnson 1-12; Brown 1-3. BEARS– Forte 12-121, 1 TD; Wolfe 5-22, 1 TD; Cutler 3-8, 1 TD. PASSING: LIONS – Stafford 24-36, 296, 1 TD, 1 INT; Culpepper 6-11, 54. BEARS – Cutler 18-28, 141, 2 TD.

RECEIVING: LIONS – C. Johnson 8-133; Pettigrew 4-64; K. Smith 4-21; Heller 3-53, 1 TD; B. Johnson 3-27; Felton 3-23; FitzSimmons 2-10; Brown 1-14; Northcutt 1-4; Morris 1-1. BEARS – Knox 5-31; Bennett 2-32; K. Davis 2-20, 1 TD; Forte 2-19; R. Davis 2-16; Clark 2-8; Wolfe 1-12; Hester 1-2; Olsen 1-1, 1 TD

SUMMARY

Coming off their first win since 2007, the Lions sought to ride their momentum into this divisional contest. On their first possession, the Lions came out firing, with QB Matthew Stafford hitting WR Calvin Johnson for 45 yards on the first play from scrimmage. Later in the drive, an offside penalty against the Bears on a field goal attempt gave the Lions a fresh set of downs and allowed them to score on a 1 yard run by RB Kevin Smith. The Bears wasted no time responding, scoring on a 5 yard scramble by QB Jay Cutler to tie the game at 7-7. With the ball back in their hands, the Lions’ offense continued to be efficient, scoring again on a pass from Stafford to TE Will Heller. Ahead 14-7, the Lions’ defense forced a three-and-out, but the offense stalled when Stafford was sacked, forcing a punt that was returned deep into Lions’ territory by WR Devin Hester. The Bears scored quickly on a pass from Cutler to TE Kellen Davis. After receiving the kickoff, the Lions found themselves in a third-and-long situation. Stafford felt the pressure from the Bear’s pass rush and was intercepted by DT Tommie Harris to give the Bears another short field. This time, Cutler completed a short pass to TE Greg Olsen to put the Bears ahead 21-14. The teams exchanged punts and the Lions took control of the ball at their own 2-yard line with 4:51 remaining in the first half. Stafford led the offense 98 yards, ending on Smith’s second touchdown run of the day to leave the teams deadlocked at 21 going into halftime. Out of the break, the Bears immediately grabbed control of the game on a 102-yard kickoff return by WR Johnny Knox. A big sack by the Bears’ defense put the Lions in another third-and-long deep in their own territory, and they then gave up another big punt return, setting up a field goal by K Robbie Gould to make the score 31-21. The Bears continued to win the field position battle with the Lions, taking another field goal in the third quarter after a fumble by Stafford and constantly forcing the Lions to punt from inside their own territory. In the fourth quarter, the Lions got back on the scoreboard with a field goal by K Jason Hanson to cut the deficit back to 10, but the Bears never let up. RBs Matt Forte and Garrett Wolfe each scored to put the game away for good, ending at 48-24.

2009 LIONS GAME SUMMARIES

GAME #5 LIONS 20, STEELERS 28

FORD FIELD, OCTOBER 11, 2009 ATTENDANCE: 59,333

1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q OT Final PITTSBURGH STEELERS 7 14 7 0 - 28 DETROIT LIONS 6 7 0 7 - 20 LIONS ...................... Hanson 46 yd. Field Goal STEELERS .............. Mendenhall 7 yd. run (Reed kick) LIONS ...................... Hanson 46 yd. Field Goal STEELERS .............. Roethlisberger 15 yd. pass to Miller (Reed kick) LIONS ...................... James 38 yd. interception return (Hanson kick) STEELERS .............. Roethlisberger 17 yd. pass to Ward (Reed kick) STEELERS .............. Roethlisberger 47 yd. pass to Wallace (Reed kick) LIONS ...................... Culpepper 25 yd. pass to Northcutt (Hanson kick) LIONS STEELERS First Downs ............................................................... 21 18 Total Net Yards ...................................................... 335 344 Net Yards Rushing ................................................. 110 82 Net Yards Passing ................................................. 225 262 (Att/Comp/Int) ......................................... 37-23-1 30-23-1 Punts-Average .................................................. 3-46.3 4-48.5 Fumbles-Lost .......................................................... 4-0 1-0 Sacks-Yards .......................................................... 3-15 7-57 Penalties-Yards ................................................... 6-66 6-59 Time of Possession ............................................ 32:35 27:25 RUSHING: LIONS –.K. Smith 20-53; Culpepper 3-44; Felton 1-8; Morris 1-5 STEELERS– Mendenhall 15-77; Moore 2-8; 4- -3. PASSING: LIONS –.Culpepper 23-37, 282, 1 TD, 1 INT. STEELERS– Roethlisberger 23-30, 277, 3 TD, 1 INT.

RECEIVING: LIONS – Northcutt 5-70, 1 TD; B. Johnson 4-35; K. Smith 3-42; Felton 3-37; Pettigrew 3-27; Williams 2-37; Morris 1-16; Heller 1-16; C. Johnson 1-2. STEELERS – Ward 7-85, 1 TD; Miller 5-54, 1 TD; Holmes 4-50; Moore 3-20; Wallace 2-52, 1 TD; Mendenhall 2-16; Sweed 1-0.

SUMMARY

With the reigning champion Steelers in town, the Lions looked to establish themselves against one of the NFL’s best teams. The defense forced a three-and-out from the Steelers on their first possession. With the ball on their own 22-yard line, QB Daunte Culpepper, in his first start of 2009, took over. The offense appeared shaky when Culpepper was sacked by LB James Harrison and fumbled on first down, but the ball was recovered and he went on to scramble for 32 yards on third down. The drive ended on a 46-yard field goal by K Jason Hanson. The Steelers then retook the field and scored behind the passing of QB Ben Roethlisberger and the touchdown run of RB Rashard Mendenhall. On the Lions’ next possession, Culpepper led the team inside the Steelers’ 10-yard line, but an intentional grounding penalty backed them up to create second and goal from the 23-yard line. The Lions would have to settle for another field goal to make the score 7-6. The Steelers again began driving, and Roethlisberger was intercepted by CB Eric King. However, the interception was negated by a controversial roughing the passer penalty and the Steelers scored on a pass from Roethlisberger to TE Heath Miller. A Lions three-and-out gave the ball back to the Steelers very quickly. WR Mike Wallace dropped a wide open pass and Roethlisberger looked to connect with him again, but this time CB William James jumped the route and took the interception 38 yards for the score. Roethlisberger shook off the interception, leading the Steelers into Lions’ territory then hitting WR Hines Ward for a 17-yard touchdown to pull ahead 21-13 at halftime. Coming out of the break, the Lions hoped to break their trend of slow starts in the second half. It seemed they would by scoring on their first possession, but Hanson missed a 49-yard field goal. When the Steelers regained possession, they scored on a 47-yard strike from Roethlisberger to Wallace to make the score 28-13. Needing to respond, the Lions marched downfield to the Pittsburgh 28-yard line, but after fumbling the snap Culpepper threw the ball up and was intercepted by S Ryan Clark. In the fourth quarter, the Lions’ defense denied the Steelers more points and finally used its pressure to sack Roethlisberger and give the offense a chance. Culpepper moved the ball well and found WR Dennis Northcutt over the middle for a 25-yard touchdown that closed the gap to eight points. The Lions defense shut down the Steelers on the ensuing possession to give Detroit the ball 3:07 remaining along with two timeouts. The Lions moved all the way to the Steelers’ 21-yard line, but the Steelers’ sense of urgency kicked in and their pressure sacked Culpepper on three straight plays. When the final Hail Mary was knocked down, the Steelers had sealed their 28-20 victory.

GAME #6

LIONS 0, PACKERS 26 LAMBEAU FIELD, OCTOBER 18, 2009

ATTENDANCE: 70,801

1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q OT Final DETROIT LIONS 0 0 0 0 - 0 GREEN BAY PACKERS 14 9 3 0 - 26 PACKERS .................Rodgers 47 yd. pass to Jones (Crosby kick) PACKERS .................Rodgers 1 yd. pass to Kuhn (Crosby kick) PACKERS .................Crosby 46 yd. Field Goal PACKERS .................Crosby 28 yd. Field Goal PACKERS .................Crosby 31 yd. Field Goal PACKERS .................Crosby 26 yd. Field Goal LIONS PACKERS First Downs ................................................................10 23 Total Net Yards ...................................................... 149 435 Net Yards Rushing ....................................................78 107 Net Yards Passing ....................................................71 328 (Att/Comp/Int) ......................................... 25-11-3 37-29-1 Punts-Average .................................................. 5-39.2 2-41.0 Fumbles-Lost .......................................................... 2-0 3-1 Sacks-Yards .......................................................... 5-30 5-34 Penalties-Yards ................................................... 6-40 13-130 Time of Possession ............................................ 19:12 40:48 RUSHING: LIONS –.K. Smith 15-61; Brown 2-13; Felton 1-4. PACKERS– Grant 24-90; Rodgers 3-9; Jackson 2-6; Kuhn 1-2. PASSING: LIONS – Culpepper 6-14, 48, 1 INT; Stanton 5-11, 57, 2 INT. PACKERS– Rodgers 29-37, 358, 2 TD, 1 INT.

RECEIVING: LIONS – Northcutt 5-40; B. Johnson 2-27; Heller 1-22; Williams 1-7; Standeford 1-5; Felton 1-4. PACKERS – Driver 7-107; Jennings 6-64; Finley 5-54; Lee 3-39; Grant 3-17; Jones 2-55, 1 TD; Jackson 1-12; Havner 1-9; Kuhn 1-1, 1 TD.

SUMMARY

The Lions traveled to Lambeau Field to take on the Packers and try to end a dry spell in Green Bay dating back to 1991. On the opening kickoff, a Packers touchdown was nullified by an offensive holding penalty, and rather than taking the 6 points, they started on their own 20-yard line. WR Greg Jennings made a one-handed grab on third down to extend the drive, and later QB Aaron Rodgers connected on a 47-yard touchdown to WR James Jones. The Lions first possession began with two plays for a loss of yardage, then on third down QB Daunte Culpepper’s screen pass was intercepted by DE Cullen Jenkins. With a short field in front of them, the Packers scored again quickly on a pass from Rodgers to FB John Kuhn to make the score 14-0. The Lions then registered another three-and-out to give the ball back to the Packers, who succumbed to the Lions’ pressure and were stopped in their own territory. After connecting with WR Dennis Northcutt and a 9-yard run by RB Kevin Smith, the Lions entered the Packers’ end of the field but were put in a fourth-and-one situation. The Lions chose to go for the first down instead of taking the points, but were stopped and the Packers took control of the ball.The Lions’ defense stopped the Packers once again, but the offense failed to get anything going and continued to have to punt away to Green Bay. One their next try, the Packers came away with a 46-yard field goal by K Mason Crosby. Another Lions’ drive was stopped short when Culpepper was sacked on third down, and the Packers returned the punt 45 yards all the way to the Lions’ 29-yard line. The Lions were able to hold Green Bay to three points with the help of a sack by LB Julian Peterson, but Crosby’s kick made the score 20-0. The Lions attempted to run the two-minute drill with 1:52 left in the half and were forced into another fourth down. P Nick Harris came out under center and handed the ball off to RB Aaron Brown, but the Packers were up to the task and made the stop to take the ball and kick a field goal to go into halftime ahead 23-0. Looking to come out of the locker room and mount a comeback, the Lions took the field. Culpepper tweaked a hamstring, bringing QB Drew Stanton into the game. The drive ended with another punt, and Green Bay drove 70 yards but again were only able to come up with a field goal, which would be the final score of the game. Stanton was intercepted on the next drive, which led to the Packers retaking possession and moving down to the Lions’ 3-yard line. Peterson prevented a score by sacking Rodgers and forcing a fumble, which was recovered by LB Larry Foote. The Lions punted once again, and with the Packers continuing to move the ball, Rodgers was intercepted by LB DeAndre Levy, his first career interception. Stanton led the Lions inside the Packers’ 10-yard line, but another interception ended the Lions last chance to score, and sent them into their bye week with a shutout loss.

2009 LIONS GAME SUMMARIES GAME #7

LIONS 10, RAMS 17 FORD FIELD, NOVEMBER 1, 2009

ATTENDANCE: 40,857

1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q OT Final ST. LOUIS RAMS 3 7 0 7 - 17 DETROIT LIONS 0 2 8 0 - 10 RAMS ....................... Brown 41 yd. Field Goal LIONS ...................... Butler tackled by K. Smith in end zone RAMS ....................... Brown 36 yd. pass to Fells (Brown kick) LIONS ...................... Stafford 4 yd. run (Stafford pass to Morris) RAMS ....................... Jackson 25 yd. run (Brown kick) LIONS RAMS First Downs ............................................................... 17 21 Total Net Yards ...................................................... 289 362 Net Yards Rushing ................................................. 127 150 Net Yards Passing ................................................. 162 212 (Att/Comp/Int) ......................................... 33-14-1 36-18-1 Punts-Average .................................................. 7-46.3 5-44.6 Fumbles-Lost .......................................................... 0-0 0-0 Sacks-Yards ............................................................. 0-0 2-6 Penalties-Yards ................................................... 8-67 5-27 Time of Possession ............................................ 32:03 27:57 RUSHING: LIONS –.Morris 14-63; K. Smith 16-45; Brown 2-15, Stafford 1-4, 1 TD. RAMS – Jackson 22-149, 1 TD; Bulger 3-1; Amendola 1-0. PASSING: LIONS – Stafford 14-33, 168, 1 INT. RAMS – Bulger 17-35, 176, 1 INT; Brown 1-1, 36, 1 TD.

RECEIVING: LIONS – K. Smith 4-49; B. Johnson 2-43; Pettigrew 2-17; FitzSimmons 2-17; Brown 2-13; Morris 1-19; Heller 1-10. RAMS – Burton 5-54; Karney 3-18; Jackson 3-17; Bajema 2-43; McMichael 2-16; Fells 1-36, 1 TD; Avery 1-15; Amendola 1-13.

SUMMARY

After a bye week that was used to review the first part of the season and allow players to heal, the Lions got set to host the winless St. Louis Rams at Ford Field. This game marked the return of rookie QB Matthew Stafford, who missed two games due to an injured knee. The other big news on the injury front was WR Calvin Johnson, who missed his second straight game since injuring his knee against Pittsburgh (10/11). The Lions received the opening kickoff and looked to establish the run game immediately with four straight carries by RB Kevin Smith. The drive appeared to be moving before a holding penalty and later a dropped pass on third down led to a punting situation. When the Rams got the ball, they too looked to establish the run with RB Steven Jackson. On a critical third down, LB Julian Peterson was flagged for roughing the passer which extended the Rams’ drive, ending in a field goal by K Josh Brown. The Lions sought to respond quickly and put together their longest drive of the day. Beginning at their own 20-yard line, Stafford led the team 68 yards to the Rams’ 12-yard line. On third-and-ten, Stafford’s receiver dropped yet another pass and it was intercepted by S James Butler in the end zone. Butler attempted to return the interception and left the end zone, but was later ran back into the end zone on his own and was tackled by Smith for a safety to make the score 3-2. Dropped passes continued to plague the Lions’ offense and they were unable to get into scoring range, giving the ball back to the Rams. Near the end of the half, the Rams drove into Lions’ territory and were faced with a fourth down. They set up to try to convert the fourth down, but then called a timeout and came out of it with their field goal personnel in place. The Lions were fooled by a fake on what would have been a 53-yard field goal attempt, and Brown passed to a wide open TE Daniel Fells, who staved off a tackle to score. The teams entered the locker room at halftime with the score at 10-2. Late in the third quarter, the Rams found themselves deep in the Lions’ end of the field once again. As QB Marc Bulger threw, the ball was tipped in the air and then intercepted by DE Dewayne White, who was tackled at the spot. Re-energized by the turnover, the Lions drove and connected on a 36-yard pass from Stafford to WR Bryant Johnson to put themselves inside the Rams’ 5-yard line. After a 1-yard gain, Stafford dropped back to pass and scrambled to the end zone for the touchdown. The Lions attempted the two-point conversion and Stafford found the open RB Maurice Morris to tie the game at 10-10. Later on, the Rams were pinned on their own 2-yard line but got out behind the running of Jackson, allowing them to flip field position and pin the Lions with their punt. The Rams got the ball back and were helped into Lions’ territory by a pass interference call. They then used runs of 17 and 25 yards by Jackson to score and take the lead 17-10 with 1:38 remaining. With the ball at their own 20-yard line, The Lions had a play erased by offsetting penalties and were pushed back to the 10-yard line by holding. The next three attempts fell incomplete to end the comeback try.

GAME #8 LIONS 20, SEAHAWKS 32

QWEST FIELD, NOVEMBER 8, 2009 ATTENDANCE: 67, 003

1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q OT Final DETROIT LIONS 17 0 0 3 - 20 SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 0 13 9 10 - 32 LIONS .......................Stafford 7 yd. pass to Pettigrew (Hanson kick) LIONS .......................Stafford 29 yd. pass to B. Johnson (Hanson kick) LIONS .......................Hanson 41 yd. Field Goal SEAHAWKS ............Jones 3 yd. run (Mare kick) SEAHAWKS ............Mare 37 Yd. Field Goal SEAHAWKS ............Mare 37 Yd. Field Goal SEAHAWKS ............Mare 24 Yd. Field Goal SEAHAWKS ............Hasselbeck 2 yd. pass to Houshmandzadeh (PAT failed) SEAHAWKS ............Mare 20 Yd. Field Goal LIONS .......................Hanson 50 yd. Field Goal SEAHAWKS ............Wilson 61 yd. interception return LIONS SEAHAWKS First Downs ................................................................17 25 Total Net Yards ...................................................... 300 397 Net Yards Rushing ................................................. 114 55 Net Yards Passing ................................................. 186 342 (Att/Comp/Int) ......................................... 42-22-5 52-40-1 Punts-Average .................................................. 2-52.5 3-36.3 Fumbles-Lost .......................................................... 2-0 3-1 Sacks-Yards .......................................................... 2-17 1-2 Penalties-Yards ................................................... 9-77 6-45 Time of Possession ............................................ 29:18 30:42 RUSHING: LIONS – K. Smith 13-67; Brown 4-27; Morris 4-20. SEAHAWKS – Jones 16-36, 1 TD; Forsett 1-14; Hasselbeck 1-5. PASSING: LIONS – Stafford 22-42, 203, 2 TD, 5 INT. SEAHAWKS – Hasselbeck 39-51, 329, 1 TD, 1 INT; Wallace 1-1, 15.

RECEIVING: LIONS – Pettigrew 7-70, 1 TD; Fitzsimmons 6-41; B. Johnson 2-35, 1 TD; C, Johnson 2-27; Morris 2-17; K. Smith 2-9; T. Smith 1-4. SEAHAWKS – Burleson 7-75; Jones 6-78; Carlson 6-42; Houshmandzadeh 6-34, 1 TD; Forsett 5-45; Griffith 5-33; Branch 3-25; Butler 1-8; Schmitt 1-4.

SUMMARY

Playing in a hostile environment, like Qwest Field, the Lions could not have asked for a better start. The Lions went up 17-0 in the opening quarter; however five turnovers and nine penalties allowed the Seahawks to come from behind and win 32-20. On the opening drive, K Jason Hanson missed a 34-yard Field Goal off the right goal post. The frustration was short lived as QB Matt Hasselbeck was intercepted on their first play by S Louis Delmas, who returned it 29 yards to the Seahawks 2-yard line. The offense capitalized when QB Matthew Stafford connected with TE Brandon Pettigrew for a 7-yard touchdown pass. FB Justin Griffith fumbled on the Seahawks first play of the ensuing drive after LB Julian Peterson stripped the ball and S Ko Simpson recovered. Two plays later, Stafford hit WR Bryant Johnson in the end zone for a 29-yard touchdown pass. Again, the defense came up big as LB Larry Foote stopped RB Julius Jones on fourth-and-one. Penalties forced a Jason Hanson 41-yard field goal. The Seahawks offense would answer back with a 10-play, 60-yard drive that ended in a 3-yard touchdown run from Jones. Once again, the Lions offense started with good field position, but Stafford was picked off at the Seattle 22-yard line by LB David Hawthorne. The Seahawks would move down inside the Detroit red zone, but only came away with a K Olindo Mare 37-yard field goal. After Stafford was intercepted again, Mare connected from 37 yards once more to make the score 17-13 at halftime. Both teams traded punts to start the second half before Mare connected on another field goal, this time from 24 yards. After a Lions punt, the Seahawks capped a 7 play, 68-yard drive with a 2-yard touchdown catch by WR T.J. Houschmandzadeh to give the Seahawks a 22-17 lead. Trying to be too aggressive on the next possession, Stafford under threw a deep pass intended for WR Calvin Johnson and was picked off by Hawthorne again. The Seahawks came away with a Mare 20-yard field goal. Highlighted by RB Kevin Smith’s 31-yard run, the Lions would answer when Hanson connected from 50 yards out. After Detroit’s defense forced a three-and-out, the offense was stalled by a Stafford interception; however the defense gave him another chance with just over two minutes left. The offense moved almost to midfield but an ill-advised throw by Stafford was picked off by CB Josh Wilson, who returned it 61 yards for a touchdown to make the score 32-20.

2009 LIONS GAME SUMMARIES GAME #9

LIONS 10, VIKINGS 27 HHH METRODOME, NOVEMBER 15, 2009

ATTENDANCE: 63,854

1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q OT Final DETROIT LIONS 0 3 7 0 - 10 MINNESOTA VIKINGS 3 7 7 10 - 27 VIKINGS .................. Longwell 22 yd. Field Goal VIKINGS .................. Peterson 22 yd. run (Longwell kick) LIONS ...................... Hanson 38 yd. Field Goal VIKINGS .................. Peterson 1 yd. run (Longwell kick) LIONS ...................... Stafford 8 yd. pass to Heller (Hanson kick) VIKINGS .................. Favre 8 yd. pass to Dugan (Longwell kick) VIKINGS .................. Longwell 35 yd. Field Goal LIONS VIKINGS First Downs ............................................................... 19 19 Total Net Yards ...................................................... 297 492 Net Yards Rushing ................................................... 93 152 Net Yards Passing ................................................. 204 340 (Att/Comp/Int) ......................................... 51-29-0 31-20-0 Punts-Average .................................................. 7-41.0 4-48.0 Fumbles-Lost .......................................................... 2-1 2-2 Sacks-Yards ............................................................. 1-4 3-20 Penalties-Yards ................................................... 4-40 13-91 Time of Possession ............................................ 29:37 30:23 RUSHING: LIONS –K. Smith 12-55; Stafford 4-28; Morris 6-10. VIKINGS – Peterson 18-133, 2 TD; Taylor 7-16; Harvin 1-7; Dugan 1-0; Favre 1- -1; Jackson 3- -3.. PASSING: LIONS – Stafford 29-51, 224, 1 TD. VIKINGS – Favre 20-29, 344, 1 TD; Jackson 0-2, 0.

RECEIVING: LIONS – C. Johnson 8-84; Northcutt 6-48; Heller 4-33, 1 TD; K. Smith 3-10; Pettigrew 2-23; B. Johnson 2-17; Williams 2-3; Morris 1-4; Felton 1-2. VIKINGS – Rice 7-201; Harvin 3-53; Shiancoe 3-43; Berrian 3-22; Peterson 2-10; Dugan 1-8, 1 TD; Taylor 1-7.

SUMMARY

The Lions headed to Minnesota to play the Vikings for the second time this season. The Vikings were fresh coming off a bye week, while the Lions played their second-straight road game after losing to the Seahawks in Seattle. The Vikings received the opening kick and immediately began moving the ball behind the passing of QB Brett Favre to WR Sidney Rice. The Lions, however, were able to hold the Vikings to a field goal by K Ryan Longwell by stopping them inside the 5-yard line. On the Lions’ first possession, the drive was stalled when a pass from QB Matthew Stafford to WR Derrick Williams was short of the marker. On fourth down the Lions elected to punt, but an offsides penalty gave them a fresh set of downs. The Lions couldn’t advance the ball anymore and tried for a 48-yard field goal, but it was missed by K Jason Hanson. Another long pass for the Vikings brought them into Lions’ territory, but an attempt at trickery went foul when RB Adrian Peterson’s pitch to WR Percy Harvin fell to the turf and was recovered by DT Sammie Hill. The Lions couldn’t score off the turnover and punted away to the Vikings. After exchanging punts, the Vikings connected yet again on a 43-yard pass from Favre to Rice, setting up a 22-yard scamper for Peterson to make the score 10-0. The Lions’ offense struggled to produce, putting up another three-and-out possession and giving the ball back to the Vikings. On the ensuing drive, the Vikings had the ball at the Lions’ 1-yard line and ran the ball with TE Jeff Dugan. He was stopped at the line by DT Grady Jackson. After another punt, Peterson broke free of the Lions’ defense and had open field in front of him, but he was caught from behind by CB Phillip Buchanon, who punched the ball into the end zone where it was recovered by LB Jordon Dizon for a touchback. In the two-minute drill, a few completions to WR Calvin Johnson got the Lions in field goal range and the teams went into the break at 10-3. The Lions received the kickoff in the third quarter, and RB Kevin Smith fumbled the ball on the first play. The Vikings took advantage and Peterson scored after two carries for 28 yards. Determined to make up for the turnover, the Lions drove deep into Vikings’ territory. On third down, Stafford was sacked and fumbled, but a penalty for a helmet-to-helmet hit negated the play and gave them a fresh set of downs. Stafford hit TE Will Heller for the score to cut the deficit to 17-10. At the start of the fourth quarter, another bomb from Favre to Rice put the Vikings in scoring position, he Favre found Dugan in the end zone. Another Lions’ possession found them punting, and the Vikings added another Longwell field goal to make the score 27-10. With the clock running out, the Lions tried to convert some fourth downs but were unsuccessful, allowing the Vikings to run out the clock and complete their victory.

GAME #10 LIONS 38, BROWNS 37

FORD FIELD, NOVEMBER 22, 2009 ATTENDANCE: 43,170

1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q OT Final CLEVELAND BROWNS 24 3 2 8 - 37 DETROIT LIONS 10 14 7 7 - 38 BROWNS..................Dawson 44 yd. Field Goal LIONS .......................Hanson 31 yd. Field Goal BROWNS..................Quinn 59 yd. pass to Massaquoi (Dawson kick) BROWNS..................Quinn 40 yd. pass to Stuckey (Dawson kick) BROWNS..................Quinn 4 yd. pass to Cribbs (Dawson kick) LIONS .......................Stafford 26 yd. pass to Brown (Hanson kick) LIONS .......................Stafford 25 yd. pass to K. Smith (Hanson kick) LIONS .......................Stafford 75 yd. pass to C. Johnson (Hanson kick) BROWNS..................Dawson 29 yd. Field Goal LIONS .......................Stafford 1 yd. pass to Heller (Hanson kick) BROWNS..................Penalty on Stafford enforced in end zone BROWNS..................Quinn 2 yd. pass to Gaines (Dawson kick) LIONS .......................Stafford 1 yd. pass to Pettigrew (Hanson kick) LIONS BROWNS First Downs ................................................................26 22 Total Net Yards ...................................................... 473 439 Net Yards Rushing ....................................................57 131 Net Yards Passing ................................................. 416 308 (Att/Comp/Int) ......................................... 43-26-2 34-22-0 Punts-Average .................................................. 3-43.0 6-41.2 Fumbles-Lost .......................................................... 1-0 0-0 Sacks-Yards ............................................................. 1-6 1-6 Penalties-Yards ................................................... 8-41 8-69 Time of Possession ............................................ 25:14 34:46 RUSHING: LIONS –K. Smith 12-45; Stafford 3-7; Morris 2-5. BROWNS –Lewis 24-75; Jenning 10-36; Cribbs 4-16; Quinn 2-4. PASSING: LIONS – Stafford 26-43, 422, 5 TD, 2 INT. BROWNS – Quinn 21-33, 304, 4 TD; Dawson 1-1, 10.

RECEIVING: LIONS – C. Johnson 7-161, 1 TD; Pettigrew 6-72, 1 TD; K. Smith 4-104, 1 TD; Northcutt 3-17; B. Johnson 2-23; Heller 2-12, 1 TD; Brown 1-26, 1 TD; Felton 1-7. BROWNS – Massaquoi 5-115, 1 TD; Stuckey 5-76. 1 TD; Jennings 5-38; Cribbs 2-39, 1 TD; Gaines 2-5, 1 TD; Estandia 1-18; Lewis 1-13; Furrey 1-10.

SUMMARY

After trading field goals on the opening drives, the Browns took advantage of big plays to jump ahead by 21 points in the first quarter. Browns QB Brady Quinn threw three touchdowns to three different receivers. At the end of the quarter, Lions QB Matthew Stafford led the Lions back into the game, and a 78-yard drive was capped off by a 26-yard run off a screen pass by rookie RB Aaron Brown. The Lions’ defense then stopped the Browns, who punted away. Stafford orchestrated another drive, finishing with a 25-yard strike to RB Kevin Smith. Another Browns punt followed, pinning the Lions at their own 6-yard line. The Browns’ defense forced the Lions into a 3rd-and-1, but two consecutive offside penalties on DT Shaun Rogers gave the Lions breathing room. Stafford then found WR Calvin Johnson wide open in the middle of the field for a 75-yard touchdown, and the extra point tied the game at 24. With the clock running out on the half, the Browns faked a field goal with a pass from K Phil Dawson to WR Mike Furrey, but S Louis Delmas stopped him from scoring. The Browns kicked the field goal and went into halftime with a 27-24 lead. In the third quarter, the Lions’ defense held up again and later Stafford hit Johnson again for a long gain, setting up a 1-yard touchdown to TE Will Heller to give the Lions their first lead at 31-27. The Browns punted on their next possession and pinned the Lions. Stafford took an intentional grounding penalty in the end zone and gave a safety to the Browns to make the score 31-29. The Browns then scored again on a pass from Quinn to TE Michael Gaines and got the two-point conversion to go up 37-31. Stafford was intercepted with 3:40 remaining, and the Browns tried to run out the clock. The Lions used their two timeouts and the two minute warning to stop the clock on 3rd-and-5. The Browns threw the ball and it fell incomplete, then punted to the Lions with 1:46 remaining. The Lions took chunks of yards and spiked multiple times to stop the clock. On the final play, Stafford scrambled and heaved the ball into the end zone, where it was intercepted, and was hurt on the play. A flag was thrown for pass interference and the Lions were given one untimed down at the 1-yard line. Stafford hit rookie TE Brandon Pettigrew for the touchdown to tie the game and set a record for most touchdowns thrown by a rookie with 5. Hanson then came in to hit the extra point that gave the Lions the comeback win.

2009 LIONS GAME SUMMARIES GAME #11

LIONS 12, PACKERS 34 FORD FIELD, NOVEMBER 26, 2009

ATTENDANCE: 57,383

1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q OT Final GREEN BAY PACKERS 0 13 14 7 - 34 DETROIT LIONS 7 0 0 5 - 12 LIONS ...................... Stafford 1 yd. pass to C. Johnson (Hanson kick) PACKERS ................ Rodgers 7 yd. pass to Lee (Crosby kick) PACKERS ................ Crosby 20 yd. Field Goal PACKERS ................ Crosby 25 yd. Field Goal PACKERS ................ Rodgers 7 yd. pass to Driver (Crosby kick) PACKERS ................ Rodgers 21 yd. pass to Jones (Crosby kick) LIONS ...................... Grant tackled by Delmas in end zone LIONS ...................... Hanson 22 yd. Field Goal PACKERS ................ Woodson 38 yd. interception return (Crosby kick) LIONS PACKERS First Downs ............................................................... 16 20 Total Net Yards ...................................................... 272 422 Net Yards Rushing ................................................... 73 80 Net Yards Passing ................................................. 199 342 (Att/Comp/Int) ......................................... 43-20-4 39-28-0 Punts-Average .................................................. 3-51.3 3-44.0 Fumbles-Lost .......................................................... 1-1 2-2 Sacks-Yards ............................................................. 1-6 2-14 Penalties-Yards ................................................... 3-28 7-57 Time of Possession ............................................ 26:01 33:59 RUSHING: LIONS –K. Smith 18-43; Stafford 3-21; Brown 1-5, Morris 1-4. PACKERS – Grant 20-61; Jackson 6-14; Rodgers 1-5. PASSING: LIONS – Stafford 20-43, 422, 1 TD, 4 INT. PACKERS – Rodgers 28-39, 348, 3 TD.

RECEIVING: LIONS – FitzSimmons 5-38; K. Smith 4-46; Heller 3-23; Northcutt 2-51; Morris 2-16; C. Johnson 2-10, 1 TD; B. Johnson 1-17; Pettigrew 1-12. PACKERS – Driver 7-142, 1 TD; Jennings 4-53; Jones 4-35, 1 TD; Lee 4-22, 1 TD; Grant 3-42; Finley 3-25; Hall 2-10; Nelson 1-19.

SUMMARY

In the 70th Annual Thanksgiving Day Game, the Lions took on the Packers for the 19th time in the holiday series. On the opening kickoff, the Lions started things out right with a forced fumble by DE Turk McBride that was recovered by LB Jordon Dizon on the Packers’ 20-yard line. The Lions took advantage of the early turnover quickly, scoring on a 1-yard pass from QB Matthew Stafford to WR Calvin Johnson. The Packers then received another kickoff, and this time held the ball and advanced into Lions’ territory. K Mason Crosby missed a 43-yard field goal, and the Lions took over at their own 33-yard line. Stafford then threw the first of his four interceptions on the day, and the Packers took over again. The defense looked to be holding strong by forcing a third-and-long situation, but QB Aaron Rodgers found WR Donald Driver downfield for a gain of 68 yards to the Detroit 7-yard line. They then scored on the first play of the second quarter to tie the game at 7-7. The Lions failed to advance the ball out of their own end, and on the next two possessions for the Packers, they were able to come away with points. Another big play from Rodgers, this time to WR Greg Jennings got them back into field goal range to make the score 10-7. Stafford then threw his second interception, and the Packers took another field goal to lead 13-7 at the break. The Lions started the second half with the ball, but on the second play from scrimmage, CB Charles Woodson made an incredible play to intercept a low ball. The Lions challenged the ruling but it was upheld as an interception. The Lions’ defense answered back with a takeaway of their own. LB Julian Peterson sacked Rodgers on fourth down and forced a fumble that was recovered by DE Jason Hunter. The ensuing offensive possession ended in a three-and-out, and the Packers took a big chunk again by completing a pass from Rodgers to Driver. This time they got into the end zone at the end of the drive. The Lions tried to respond but were held up in long field goal range. K Jason Hanson missed the 54-yarder to give the ball back to the Packers at their 44-yard line. The passing of Rodgers once again got them into the end zone to take a 27-7 lead. In the fourth quarter, the Lions came up with a key stop and were at the Packers 1-yard line but failed to score. The Packers took over there, and S Louis Delmas tackled RB Ryan Grant for the safety. After the safety punt, the Lions got inside the Packers’ 5-yard line again but again failed to score a touchdown and took a field goal. Detroit then kicked away and got the three-and-out they needed, but Stafford was intercepted for the fourth time, the second by Charles Woodson, and Woodson returned the pick for a touchdown to seal the game and a score of 34-12.