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1985 Detroit Lions

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Record: 7-9-0, Finished 3rd in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 307 points (19.2/g), 19th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 366 points (22.9/g), 19th.
 Differential of -59 points (-3.7/g), 21st.
 Expected W-L: 6.4-9.6.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -5 (-0.3/g), 19th.

Simple Rating System: Total -1.7, Offense: -1.6, Defense: -0.0, SoS: 2.0, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Darryl Rogers

 Offensive Coordinator: Bob Baker
 Defensive Coordinator: Wayne Fontes

Training Camp: Oakland University (Rochester, Michigan)

Team Stats and Rankings

Tot Yds & TO Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 307 4476 967 4.6 259 254 462 2938 19 21 5.7 150 452 1538 13 3.4 89 41 20 20
Team Defense 366 5591 1083 5.2 359 283 478 2906 16 18 5.6 156 560 2685 19 4.8 179 36 18 24
Lg Rank Offense 19 28 24 23 22 18 11 16 18 26 20 28 19 20
Lg Rank Defense 19 18 27 5 5 3 19 11 26 27 19 28 16 10

Team Games & Schedule

Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date OT Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 8 boxscore W 1-0 @ Atlanta Falcons 28 27 16 286 156 130 2 21 300 140 160 1
2 Sun September 15 boxscore W 2-0 Dallas Cowboys 26 21 13 200 128 72 1 33 554 452 102 5
3 Sun September 22 boxscore L 2-1 @ Indianapolis Colts 6 14 10 204 99 105 2 24 355 127 228 3
4 Sun September 29 boxscore W 3-1 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 30 9 18 315 221 94 1 19 277 158 119 4
5 Sun October 6 boxscore L 3-2 @ Green Bay Packers 10 43 19 373 317 56 6 30 512 227 285 1
6 Sun October 13 boxscore L 3-3 @ Washington Redskins 3 24 8 226 198 28 4 23 291 123 168
7 Sun October 20 boxscore W 4-3 San Francisco 49ers 23 21 15 292 130 162 1 21 304 96 208 1
8 Sun October 27 boxscore W 5-3 Miami Dolphins 31 21 21 355 203 152 1 20 341 239 102 3
9 Sun November 3 boxscore L 5-4 @ Minnesota Vikings 13 16 11 153 84 69 20 301 138 163 2
10 Sun November 10 boxscore L 5-5 @ Chicago Bears 3 24 8 106 38 68 4 26 360 110 250 2
11 Sun November 17 boxscore W 6-5 Minnesota Vikings 41 21 24 365 217 148 2 16 311 248 63 5
12 Sun November 24 boxscore L OT 6-6 @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16 19 16 273 200 73 1 23 288 119 169
13 Thu November 28 boxscore W 7-6 New York Jets 31 20 18 330 264 66 1 23 357 239 118 2
14 Sun December 8 boxscore L 7-7 @ New England Patriots 6 23 15 246 141 105 3 23 352 136 216 1
15 Sun December 15 boxscore L 7-8 Green Bay Packers 23 26 25 426 289 137 5 17 306 133 173 2
16 Sun December 22 boxscore L 7-9 Chicago Bears 17 37 22 326 253 73 7 20 382 221 161 4

Passing

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate QBR Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk% 4QC GWD
17 Eric Hipple 28 QB 16 15 7-8-0 223 406 54.9 2952 17 4.2 18 4.4 56 7.3 6.1 13.2 184.5 73.6 49 343 5.73 4.70 10.8
12 Joe Ferguson 35 qb 8 1 0-1-0 31 54 57.4 364 2 3.7 3 5.6 38 6.7 5.0 11.7 45.5 67.2 4 35 5.67 4.03 6.9
30 James R. Jones 24 FB 14 13 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.0
24 Alvin Moore 26 rb 16 5 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.0
Team Total 26.3 16 7-9-0 254 462 55.0 3316 19 4.1 21 4.5 56 7.2 6.0 13.1 207.3 72.6 53 378 5.70 4.61 10.3 0 0
Opp Total 16 283 478 59.2 3242 16 3.3 18 3.8 6.8 5.76 11.5 202.6 75.1 45 336 5.6 4.6 8.6

Rushing & Receiving

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Rushing Receiving
No. Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
30 James R. Jones 24 FB 14 13 244 886 6 29 3.6 63.3 17.4 45 334 7.4 3 36 3.2 23.9 1220 9 7
24 Alvin Moore 26 rb 16 5 80 221 4 18 2.8 13.8 5.0 19 154 8.1 1 14 1.2 9.6 375 5 5
28 Wilbert Montgomery 31 RB 7 6 75 251 0 22 3.3 35.9 10.7 7 55 7.9 0 28 1.0 7.9 306 0 0
17 Eric Hipple 28 QB 16 15 32 89 2 26 2.8 5.6 2.0 89 2 13
32 Rick Kane 31 rb 16 1 11 44 0 7 4.0 2.8 0.7 5 56 11.2 0 18 0.3 3.5 100 0 1
12 Joe Ferguson 35 qb 8 1 4 12 1 15 3.0 1.5 0.5 12 1 1
36 Mike Meade 25 16 0 3 18 0 9 6.0 1.1 0.2 2 21 10.5 0 14 0.1 1.3 39 0 0
86 Mark Nichols 26 WR 14 12 1 15 0 15 15.0 1.1 0.1 36 592 16.4 4 43 2.6 42.3 607 4 1
11 Mike Black 24 P 16 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0 0 1
34 A.J. Jones 26 8 0 1 2 0 2 2.0 0.3 0.1 2 0 0
39 Leonard Thompson 33 WR 16 13 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 51 736 14.4 5 48 3.2 46.0 736 5 0
87 David Lewis 24 TE 15 15 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 28 354 12.6 3 40 1.9 23.6 354 3 1
89 Jeff Chadwick 25 wr 7 5 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 25 478 19.1 3 56 3.6 68.3 478 3 0
82 Pete Mandley 24 PR 16 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 18 316 17.6 0 37 1.1 19.8 316 0 3
80 Carl Bland 24 wr 8 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 12 157 13.1 0 24 1.5 19.6 157 0 0
83 James McDonald 24 te 6 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 3 23 7.7 0 9 0.5 3.8 23 0 0
84 Rob Rubick 25 te 9 4 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 33 16.5 0 18 0.2 3.7 33 0 0
81 Reese McCall 29 te 16 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 7 7.0 0 7 0.1 0.4 7 0 0
Team Total 26.3 16 452 1538 13 29 3.4 96.1 28.3 254 3316 13.1 19 56 15.9 207.3 4854 32 36
Opp Total 16 560 2685 19 4.8 167.8 35.0 283 2906 10.3 16 17.7 181.6 5591 35 35

Kick & Punt Returns

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
82 Pete Mandley 24 PR 16 0 38 403 1 63 10.6 6 152 0 35 25.3 871
35 Alvin Hall 27 KR 16 0 39 886 0 54 22.7 886
24 Alvin Moore 26 rb 16 5 13 230 0 24 17.7 605
34 A.J. Jones 26 8 0 10 226 0 30 22.6 228
Team Total 26.3 16 38 403 1 63 10.6 68 1494 0 54 22.0 6751
Opp Total 16 44 0 60 1313 1 21.9

Kicking & Punting

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
No. Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
11 Mike Black 24 P 16 0 73 3054 60 0 41.8
3 Eddie Murray 29 K 16 0 2 2 8 5 11 11 7 6 3 2 31 26 83.9% 33 31 93.9%
Team Total 26.3 16 2 2 8 5 11 11 7 6 3 2 31 26 83.9% 33 31 93.9% 73 3054 60 0 41.8
Opp Total 16 36 28 77.8% 40 40 100.0% 64 2573 40.2

Defense & Fumbles

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
No. Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
17 Eric Hipple 28 QB 16 15 0 13 3 -3 0
79 William Gay 30 RDE 16 16 7.5 1 7 0 7 0 0 0 6 3 0
21 Demetrious Johnson 24 SS 16 16 3.0 3 39 0 19 0 0 1 5 24 0
59 Jimmy Williams 25 LOLB 16 16 7.5 0 0 1 0 0
62 Curtis Green 28 lde 15 8 7.0 0 0 1 0 0
30 James R. Jones 24 FB 14 13 0 7 1 0 0
27 Bobby Watkins 25 LCB 16 16 5 15 0 8 0 0 0 2 0 0
76 Eric Williams 23 LDE 12 12 6.0 0 0 1 0 0
24 Alvin Moore 26 rb 16 5 0 5 1 0 0
33 William Graham 26 FS 16 16 1.0 3 22 0 22 0 0 0 1 0 0
35 Alvin Hall 27 KR 16 0 1.0 0 2 2 0 0
82 Pete Mandley 24 PR 16 0 0 3 2 0 0
92 Angelo King 27 ROLB 16 9 4.0
68 Steve Baack 25 nt 16 1 2.0 0 0 1 0 0
78 Doug English 32 NT 10 10 2.5
29 Bruce McNorton 26 RCB 16 16 2 14 0 10 0
77 Keith Ferguson 26 de 5 4 1.5
54 Roosevelt Barnes 27 16 0 1 -1 0 -1 0
11 Mike Black 24 P 16 0 0 1 0 -7 0
97 Dan Bunz 30 2 0 1 17 0 17 0
55 Mike L. Cofer 25 rolb 7 7 1.0
12 Joe Ferguson 35 qb 8 1 0 1 0 0 0
26 William Frizzell 23 8 0 1 3 0 3 0
58 James Harrell 28 lb 7 2 1 20 0 20 0
96 June James 23 16 0 0 0 1 0 0
51 David J. Jones 24 RG 9 8 0 0 1 0 0
32 Rick Kane 31 rb 16 1 0 1 0 0 0
87 David Lewis 24 TE 15 15 0 1 0 0 0
28 Wilbert Montgomery 31 RB 7 6 0 0 1 0 0
52 Steve Mott 24 C 16 16 0 0 1 0 0
86 Mark Nichols 26 WR 14 12 0 1 0 0 0
Team Total 26.3 16 44.0 18 136 0 22 0 0 36 31 17 0
Opp Total 16 53 35 17 1

Scoring Summary

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
3 Eddie Murray 29 K 16 0 31 26 109
30 James R. Jones 24 FB 14 13 6 3 9 54
24 Alvin Moore 26 rb 16 5 4 1 5 30
39 Leonard Thompson 33 WR 16 13 5 5 30
86 Mark Nichols 26 WR 14 12 4 4 24
89 Jeff Chadwick 25 wr 7 5 3 3 18
87 David Lewis 24 TE 15 15 3 3 18
17 Eric Hipple 28 QB 16 15 2 2 12
12 Joe Ferguson 35 qb 8 1 1 1 6
82 Pete Mandley 24 PR 16 0 1 1 6
Team Total 26.3 16 13 19 1 33 31 26 307
Opp Total 16 19 16 1 40 28 1 366