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The history of the Detroit Lions, a professional American football franchise based in Detroit, dates back to 1928 when they played in Portsmouth, Ohio as the Spartans.They joined the National Football League (NFL) in 1930 before they were bought by George A. Richards, a radio executive, and moved to Detroit and changed their name to the Lions in 1934 and won their first NFL Championship the ...
The Detroit Lions have played their home games at Ford Field since 2002. [1]The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan.The Lions compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the North Division of the National Football Conference (NFC). [2]
Detroit Lions 1,076 13,779 12.8 15 Henry Ellard: Los Angeles Rams (1983–1993) Washington Redskins (1994–1998) New England Patriots 814 13,777 16.9 16 Julio Jones: Atlanta Falcons (2011–2020) Tennessee Titans Tampa Bay Buccaneers Philadelphia Eagles 914 13,703 15.0 17 Torry Holt: St. Louis Rams (1999–2008)
Five Detroit Lions players were featured on the NFL Top 100 list: Sam LaPorta, Aidan Hutchinson, Amon-Ra St, Brown, Penei Sewell and Jared Goff. ... the fifth most receiving yards by a tight end ...
With 101 yards receiving in the game, Calvin Johnson now has 4,944 receiving yards over the 2011 to 2013 seasons, surpassing Jerry Rice's previous NFL record for receiving yards over a three-season stretch (4,850 yards from 1993 to 1995). The Lions offense outgained the Packers in the game 561 yards to 126 yards, while Detroit's defense sacked ...
Eventually, someone will set a new NFL single-season record for receiving yards, and the man who holds the current mark — Hall of Fame former Detroit Lions receiver Calvin Johnson — is fine ...
Detroit Lions history in the NFL playoffs is dark, with 1 win since 1957 and none since the 1991 season. ... Cowboys quarterback Craig Morton was an abysmal 4-for-18 passing for 38 yards and an ...
First 300 yard receiving game: Jim Benton, 303 receiving yards, Cleveland Browns vs. Detroit Lions; November 22, 1945 [176] First 5 touchdown reception game : Bob Shaw , 5 touchdown receptions, Chicago Cardinals vs. Baltimore Colts ; October 2, 1950