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1991 Detroit Lions

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Record: 12-4-0, Finished 1st in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 339 points (21.2/g), 9th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 295 points (18.4/g), 11th.
 Differential of 44 points (2.8/g), 8th.
 Expected W-L: 9.3-6.7.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +6 (0.4/g), 7th.

Coached by Wayne Fontes (12-4-0)

1991 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

Glossary · CSV · PRE
Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 1 box L 0-1 @ Washington Redskins 0 45 9 154 61 93 4 23 392 201 191 1
2 Sun September 8 box W 1-1 Green Bay Packers 23 14 21 347 271 76 20 253 177 76 1
3 Sun September 15 box W 2-1 Miami Dolphins 17 13 24 353 164 189 1 17 226 154 72
4 Sun September 22 box W 3-1 @ Indianapolis Colts 33 24 25 402 194 208 3 20 328 324 4 1
5 Sun September 29 box W 4-1 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31 3 21 359 147 212 4 16 187 106 81 4
6 Sun October 6 box W 5-1 Minnesota Vikings 24 20 25 400 276 124 1 15 202 105 97
7 Bye Week
8 Sun October 20 box L 5-2 @ San Francisco 49ers 3 35 10 207 183 24 2 29 505 272 233 1
9 Sun October 27 box W 6-2 Dallas Cowboys 34 10 13 208 136 72 22 415 341 74 4
10 Sun November 3 box L 6-3 @ Chicago Bears 10 20 16 275 203 72 3 16 291 187 104 1
11 Sun November 10 box L 6-4 @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers 21 30 18 345 226 119 4 19 346 165 181 1
12 Sun November 17 box W 7-4 Los Angeles Rams 21 10 16 249 181 68 18 334 308 26 2
13 Sun November 24 box W 8-4 @ Minnesota Vikings 34 14 20 383 116 267 20 320 230 90 6
14 Thu November 28 box W 9-4 Chicago Bears 16 6 11 208 108 100 2 18 319 231 88 6
15 Sun December 8 box W 10-4 New York Jets 34 20 15 336 235 101 1 19 286 154 132 5
16 Sun December 15 box W 11-4 @ Green Bay Packers 21 17 14 206 112 94 2 19 367 207 160 2
17 Sun December 22 box W 12-4 @ Buffalo Bills 17 14 22 356 245 111 3 14 275 124 151 1
Playoffs
Division Sun January 5 box W 13-4 Dallas Cowboys 38 6
ConfChamp Sun January 12 box L 13-5 @ Washington Redskins 10 41

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 339 4788 938 5.1 280 252 459 2858 16 17 5.9 148 454 1930 19 4.3 116 30 13 16
Team Defense 295 5046 1008 5.0 517 315 534 3286 16 19 5.8 189 444 1760 16 4.0 305 36 17 23
Lg Rank Offense 9 17 14 24 22 14 15 12 11 10 2 5 11 7
Lg Rank Defense 11 15 24 22 19 7 7 12 14 17 20 16 9 10

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Erik Kramer 27 qb 13 8 6-2-0 136 265 51.3 1635 11 4.2 8 3.0 73 6.2 5.2 12.0 125.8 71.8 14 74 5.6 4.7 5.0
Rodney Peete 25 QB 8 8 6-2-0 116 194 59.8 1339 5 2.6 9 4.6 68 6.9 5.1 11.5 167.4 69.9 11 42 6.3 4.6 5.4
Team Total 26.3 16 12-4-0 252 459 54.9 2974 16 3.5 17 3.7 73 6.5 5.2 11.8 185.9 71.0 25 116 5.9 4.7 5.2
Opp Total 16 315 534 59.0 3286 16 3.0 19 3.6 6.2 4.9 10.4 205.4 72.0 30 237 5.8 4.2

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Barry Sanders*+ 23 RB 15 15 342 1548 16 69 4.5 103.2 22.8 41 307 7.5 1 34 2.7 20.5 1855 17 5
Erik Kramer 27 qb 13 8 35 26 1 12 0.7 2.0 2.7 26 1 8
Rodney Peete 25 QB 8 8 25 125 2 26 5.0 15.6 3.1 125 2 2
Cedric Jackson 23 8 1 17 55 0 10 3.2 6.9 2.1 1 -2 -2.0 0 -2 0.1 -0.3 53 0 1
Don Overton 24 14 0 14 59 0 9 4.2 4.2 1.0 4 38 9.5 0 14 0.3 2.7 97 0 1
D.J. Dozier 26 6 0 9 48 0 29 5.3 8.0 1.5 1 3 3.0 0 3 0.2 0.5 51 0 0
Brett Perriman 26 WR 15 14 4 10 0 6 2.5 0.7 0.3 52 668 12.8 1 42 3.5 44.5 678 1 0
Andre Ware 23 1 0 4 6 0 10 1.5 6.0 4.0 6 0 1
Mel J. Gray*+ 30 RET 16 0 2 11 0 6 5.5 0.7 0.1 3 42 14.0 0 31 0.2 2.6 53 0 3
Jim Arnold 30 P 16 0 2 42 0 21 21.0 2.6 0.1 42 0 0
Robert Clark 26 WR 14 14 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 47 640 13.6 6 68 3.4 45.7 640 6 0
Mike Farr 24 WR 16 13 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 42 431 10.3 1 34 2.6 26.9 431 1 1
Willie Green 25 WR 16 15 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 39 592 15.2 7 73 2.4 37.0 592 7 0
Herman Moore 22 13 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 11 135 12.3 0 21 0.8 10.4 135 0 0
Derek Tennell 27 15 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 43 10.8 0 18 0.3 2.9 43 0 0
Aubrey Matthews 29 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 3 21 7.0 0 11 3.0 21.0 21 0 0
Jeff Campbell 23 14 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 49 24.5 0 28 0.1 3.5 49 0 1
Roman Fortin 24 16 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 4 4.0 0 4 0.1 0.3 4 0 0
Eugene Riley 25 5 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 3 3.0 0 3 0.2 0.6 3 0 0
Team Total 26.3 16 454 1930 19 69 4.3 120.6 28.4 252 2974 11.8 16 73 15.8 185.9 4904 35 25
Opp Total 16 444 1760 16 4.0 110.0 27.8 315 3286 10.4 16 19.7 205.4 5046 32 32

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Mel J. Gray*+ 30 RET 16 0 25 385 1 78 15.4 36 929 0 71 25.8 1367
Jeff Campbell 23 14 1 9 85 0 27 9.4 134
D.J. Dozier 26 6 0 4 60 0 38 15.0 111
Don Overton 24 14 0 4 71 0 23 17.8 168
Anthony Bell 27 10 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Robert Clark 26 WR 14 14 1 0 0 0 0.0 640
Cedric Jackson 23 8 1 1 9 0 9 9.0 62
Mel Jenkins 29 RCB 16 16 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Kevin T. Scott 22 16 0 1 16 0 16 16.0 16
Team Total 26.3 16 26 385 1 78 14.8 57 1170 0 71 20.5 6459
Opp Total 16 35 1 63 1095 0 17.4

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Jim Arnold 30 P 16 0 75 3092 63 0 41.2
Eddie Murray 35 K 16 0 1 1 4 3 10 8 9 5 4 2 28 19 67.9% 40 40 100.0%
Team Total 26.3 16 1 1 4 3 10 8 9 5 4 2 28 19 67.9% 40 40 100.0% 75 3092 63 0 41.2
Opp Total 16 28 19 67.9% 34 34 100.0% 67 2626 39.2

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Erik Kramer 27 qb 13 8 8 4 -5 0
George Jamison 29 LOLB 16 16 4.0 3 52 0 19 0 1 1 0 0 86
Dan Owens 24 RDE 16 16 5.5 0 0 2 0 0 51
Ray Crockett 24 LCB 16 16 1.0 6 141 1 96 1 0 0 0 0 86
Jeff Hunter 25 16 0 6.0 0 0 1 0 0 16
Barry Sanders*+ 23 RB 15 15 5 1 0 0
Mel J. Gray*+ 30 RET 16 0 3 2 0 0
Tracy Hayworth 24 ROLB 16 14 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 28 1 43
Terry Taylor 30 11 0 4 26 0 23 0 0 1 0 0 25
Marc Spindler 22 LDE 16 16 3.5 0 0 1 0 0 49
Bennie Blades* 25 FS 16 16 1 14 0 14 2 0 3 21 0 93
Chris Spielman*+ 26 LILB 16 16 1.0 3 0 3 0 0 126
Mel Jenkins 29 RCB 16 16 1.0 1 1 15 0
Rodney Peete 25 QB 8 8 2 1 -1 0
Jerry Ball*+ 27 NT 13 13 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 36 1
William White 25 SS 16 16 2 35 0 28 87
Lawrence Pete 25 14 3 1.5
Kelvin Pritchett 22 16 0 1.5 26
Bruce Alexander 26 9 0 1 0 0 0
Anthony Bell 27 10 0 0 1 0 0
Lomas Brown* 28 LT 15 15 0 1 0 0
Jeff Campbell 23 14 1 1 0 0 0
Robert Clark 26 WR 14 14 0 1 0 0
Mike L. Cofer 31 2 2 1.0
Mike Farr 24 WR 16 13 1 0 0 0
Cedric Jackson 23 8 1 1 0 0 0
Victor P. Jones 25 10 0 0 0 1 0 0 13
Niko Noga 29 16 0 0 1 0 0
Don Overton 24 14 0 1 0 0 0
Mike Utley 26 RG 11 11 0 1 0 0
Andre Ware 23 1 0 1 0 -15 0
Sheldon White 26 16 0 1 18 1 18
Team Total 26.3 16 30.0 19 286 2 96 7 25 29 43 1 799 1
Opp Total 16 25 32 15

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Barry Sanders*+ 23 RB 15 15 16 1 102
Eddie Murray 35 K 16 0 40 19 97
Willie Green 25 WR 16 15 7 42
Robert Clark 26 WR 14 14 6 36
Rodney Peete 25 QB 8 8 2 12
Ray Crockett 24 LCB 16 16 1 6
Mike Farr 24 WR 16 13 1 6
Mel J. Gray*+ 30 RET 16 0 1 6
Tracy Hayworth 24 ROLB 16 14 1 6
Erik Kramer 27 qb 13 8 1 6
Brett Perriman 26 WR 15 14 1 6
Sheldon White 26 16 0 1 6
William White 25 SS 16 16 1 6
Jerry Ball*+ 27 NT 13 13 1 2
Team Total 26.3 16 19 16 1 1 2 1 40 19 1 339
Opp Total 16 16 16 1 34 19 295