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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 ...
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)
First 200 yard receiving game: Don Hutson, 209 receiving yards, Green Bay Packers; October 18, 1942 First 250 yard receiving game : Jim Benton , 303 receiving yards, Cleveland Browns vs. Detroit Lions ; November 22, 1945 [ 176 ]
Download as PDF; Printable version ... Career history Detroit Lions ... coupled with five receptions for 135 yards receiving and a 47-yard receiving touchdown against ...
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 ...
In that game, Thompson caught six passes for 74 yards, but the Lions lost in the last minutes of the game when 49ers quarterback Joe Montana threw a touchdown pass to Freddie Solomon. The following season the Lions tail spun into a 4-11-1 record, despite Thompson catching 50 passes for 773 yards, and the emergence of the speedy Jeff Chadwick at ...
The Detroit Lions became division champions for the first time in 30 years late last season with a clinching win at Minnesota. Jake Bates kicked a 44-yard field goal with 15 seconds left in the ...
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 ...