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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, then were bought by George A. Richards who was Detroit radio executive and moved to Detroit and changed their name to the Lions in 1934 and won their first NFL Championship ...
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)
Thompson caught 19 passes for 511 yards and 3 touchdowns. He caught another 214 passes over the next six seasons, including 26 touchdowns. He would lead the Lions in receiving in 1985 with 51 catches, for 736 yards and 5 scores. Thompson's career ended when the Lions released him before the start of the 1987 season. He played all 12 seasons of ...
Goff threw for 412 yards, his most-ever in a Lions uniform, while completing 24 of 29 passes with no giveaways. As a team, the Lions rushed for 196 yards on 43 carries and averaged six yards per ...
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 ...
Detroit Lions 1,076 10 Reggie Wayne: Indianapolis Colts (2001–2014) 1,070 11 Andre Johnson ^ Houston Texans (2003–2014) Indianapolis Colts Tennessee Titans 1,062 12 Steve Smith Sr. Carolina Panthers (2001–2013) Baltimore Ravens (2014–2016) 1,031 13 Isaac Bruce ^ Los Angeles / St. Louis Rams (1994–2007) San Francisco 49ers (2008–2009)
Hall of Fame member Jerry Rice, the NFL's all-time receiving yards leader, [7] led the league in receiving yards six times over his career. Marvin Harrison was the NFL's receiving yards leader twice over his career. Calvin Johnson led the league in receiving yards in 2011 and followed it up by setting the league record for receiving yards in 2012.
Amon-Ra St. Brown needs 15 yards against the Packers to pass Roy Williams for most receiving yards by a rookie in Detroit Lions history