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The Lions put up 52 points without even reaching 100 passing yards, which hasn't happened in the Super Bowl era. ... Detroit Lions tight end Sam LaPorta (87) celebrates his touchdown with ...
Happy National Tight Ends Day to all who celebrate! ... Lions: 1 TD, 6 receptions, 48 yards. Brock Wright, Lions: ... which put them up by 10 points at the time. His six catches for 128 yards led ...
The 40-yard touchdown with 55 seconds left was Sharpe's third score of the game. The Lions outgained the Packers, 410-293, with Sanders galloping for 169 yards over 27 carries, and won the time of ...
LaPorta set many Lions records during his rookie season. He set new records for receptions, receiving yards, and receiving touchdowns by a tight end overall. All of which were also the Lions' rookie tight end records. His 10 receiving touchdowns were also the record for Lions rookies overall. He was an Offensive Rookie of the Year finalist. [51]
The record stood until 2022, when it was broken by T. J. Hockenson's 179 yards against the Seattle Seahawks. [7] As of 2018, Gibbons ranks tenth on the Lions' all-time reception list with 287 receptions, 3,561 yards and 20 touchdowns. Selected to three Pro Bowls, one career highlight came in a 1960 game versus the Baltimore Colts in
Starting with the 1938 NFL season, the NFL instituted an All-Star Game that pitted the league's championship team against a team made up of the best players from the remaining teams. [11] Five of these exhibition games were played, with the last occurring after the 1942 NFL season , before the NFL reduced the number of teams and games in the ...
The 12-year veteran tight end finished with five catches, 28 yards and a touchdown. Commanders' fourth down efficiency shines again The Commanders converted on an NFL-best 87% of their fourth ...
The Lions selected Sanders in the third round of the 1968 NFL draft, and he became their starting tight end for the next ten seasons. He had 336 career receptions for 4,817 yards and 31 touchdowns. [1] He was also known as a superior blocker. Sanders was chosen for the Pro Bowl seven times (1968–71, 1974–76). [5]