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DET – Alphonso Smith 30-yard interception return (Jason Hanson kick), Lions 28–7, Drive: 1 play, 31 yards, 0:00. MIN – Percy Harvin 6 Yd Pass From Christian Ponder (Ryan Longwell kick), Lions 28–14, Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 4:57. DET – Jason Hanson 30-yard field goal, Lions 31–14, Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:15. Third quarter
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]
First-Team All-Pro tight end Charlie Sanders was held without a catch. The Cowboys gained 231 yards, most on the ground with Duane Thomas (135 yards on 30 carries) and Walt Garrison (72 yards on ...
Sam LaPorta set NFL record for most catches by a rookie tight end in first quarter of the Detroit Lions game, but later walked off with a knee injury.
On March 14, 2006, Campbell was signed as a free agent by the Detroit Lions. Known mostly as a blocking tight end, he posted career-highs in receiving yards (308), average per reception (14.7 avg), long reception (30 yards), and touchdowns (four), the most [clarification needed] by a Lions tight end since 2001. [14]
Sam LaPorta, Lions: 1 TD, 6 receptions, 48 yards. Brock Wright, Lions: 1 TD, 1 catch, 8 yards. LaPorta was the one tight end who caught a TD from a non-quarterback, hauling in a pass from running ...
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 Baltimore.
Receivers/tight ends. In Gibbs and Sam LaPorta, the Lions have two rookies who appear to be difference makers. LaPorta caught five passes for 56 yards Saturday, and three of his catches went for ...