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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 ...
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 Lions have won four NFL championships, all of which pre-date the existence of the Super Bowl. The Lions' four championships are tied for the tenth most total championships amongst all 32 NFL franchises; [7] the last of these was in 1957, which gives the club the second-longest NFL championship drought behind the Arizona Cardinals. [8]
On the opening drive of the third quarter, Stafford hit Calvin Johnson with a 4-yard TD pass to put the Lions up 14–7. The Bears narrowed the lead to one point with Robbie Gould field goals of 25 and 32 yards. With 2:22 left in the game, Stafford and Johnson connected again, this time on a 14-yard TD pass play, putting the Lions up 21–13.
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 ...
The Lions, with potentially their last opportunity to score, began at their own 24-yard line. The Lions went 64 yards in 3 plays to end up at the Buccaneers 9-yard line. On fourth down with 29 seconds left in the game, Peete took the ball and ran it into the endzone for the touchdown. The Murray extra point put the Lions up 17–16.
Notes: At the time of his retirement, Elway was the NFL's second-leading all-time passing yardage leader (behind Dan Marino); he's currently No. 12. Detroit Lions: Matthew Stafford Years: 2009-2020