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1991 Detroit Lions
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Record: 12-4-0, Finished 1st in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 339 points (21.2/g), 9th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 295 points (18.4/g), 11th.
Differential of 44 points (2.8/g), 8th.
Expected W-L: 9.3-6.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +6 (0.4/g), 7th.
Coached by Wayne Fontes (12-4-0)
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1991 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Rodney Peete | 25 | 2 | 8 | 116 for 194, 1,339 yards, 5 td, 9 int, & 25 rushes for 125 yards and 2 td | Detroit Lions / 6th / 141st pick / 1989 |
| QB | Erik Kramer | 27 | 4 | 8 | 136 for 265, 1,635 yards, 11 td, 8 int, & 35 rushes for 26 yards and 1 td | |
| RB | Barry Sanders*+ | 23 | 2 | 15 | 342 rushes for 1,548 yards, 16 td, & 41 catches for 307 yards and 1 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 3rd pick / 1989 |
| WR | Robert Clark | 26 | 4 | 14 | 47 catches for 640 yards, 6 td | New Orleans Saints / 10th / 263rd pick / 1987 |
| WR | Mike Farr | 24 | 1 | 13 | 42 catches for 431 yards, 1 td | |
| WR | Willie Green | 25 | Rook | 15 | 39 catches for 592 yards, 7 td | Detroit Lions / 8th / 194th pick / 1990 |
| WR | Brett Perriman | 26 | 3 | 14 | 52 catches for 668 yards, 1 td, & 4 rushes for 10 yards and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1988 |
| LT | Lomas Brown* | 28 | 6 | 15 | 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1985 |
| LG | Eric Andolsek | 25 | 3 | 16 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 111th pick / 1988 |
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| C | Kevin Glover | 28 | 6 | 16 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 34th pick / 1985 |
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| RG | Mike Utley | 26 | 2 | 11 | 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 59th pick / 1989 |
| RG | Ken Dallafior | 32 | 6 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 124th pick / 1982 |
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| RT | Eric Sanders | 33 | 10 | 14 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 136th pick / 1981 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Marc Spindler | 22 | 1 | 16 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1990 |
| NT | Jerry Ball*+ | 27 | 4 | 13 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1987 |
| RDE | Dan Owens | 24 | 1 | 16 | 5.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 35th pick / 1990 |
| LOLB | George Jamison | 29 | 4 | 16 | 4.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 47th pick / 1984 Supp |
| LILB | Chris Spielman*+ | 26 | 3 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 29th pick / 1988 |
| RILB | Dennis Gibson | 27 | 4 | 16 | Detroit Lions / 8th / 203rd pick / 1987 |
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| ROLB | Tracy Hayworth | 24 | 1 | 14 | 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 7th / 174th pick / 1990 |
| LCB | Ray Crockett | 24 | 2 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 4th / 86th pick / 1989 |
| RCB | Mel Jenkins | 29 | 4 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| SS | William White | 25 | 3 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 4th / 85th pick / 1988 |
| FS | Bennie Blades* | 25 | 3 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 3rd pick / 1988 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Eddie Murray | 35 | 11 | 0 | 19 of 28 field goals & 40 of 40 extra points | Detroit Lions / 7th / 166th pick / 1980 |
| P | Jim Arnold | 30 | 8 | 0 | 75 punts for a 41.2 average, 0 blocked | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 119th pick / 1983 |
| PR | Mel J. Gray*+ | 30 | 5 | 0 | 25 punt returns for a 15.4 average and 1 td | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1984 Supp |
| KR | Mel J. Gray*+ | 30 | 5 | 0 | 36 kick returns for a 25.8 average and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1984 Supp |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Bruce Alexander | 26 | DB | 9 | 0 | 170 | 5-9 | Stephen F. Austin | 9/17/1965 | 2 | |
| Eric Andolsek | 25 | G | 16 | 16 | 254 | 6-2 | LSU | 8/22/1966 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 111th pick / 1988 |
| Jim Arnold | 30 | P | 16 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Vanderbilt | 1/31/1961 | 8 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 119th pick / 1983 |
| Jerry Ball*+ | 27 | NT-DT | 13 | 13 | 330 | 6-1 | SMU | 12/15/1964 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1987 |
| Reggie Barrett | 22 | WR | 2 | 2 | 214 | 6-3 | Texas-El Paso | 8/14/1969 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 58th pick / 1991 |
| Anthony Bell | 27 | LB | 10 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Michigan State | 7/2/1964 | 5 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 5th pick / 1986 |
| Bennie Blades* | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 221 | 6-0 | Miami (FL) | 9/3/1966 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 3rd pick / 1988 |
| Shawn Bouwens | 23 | G | 16 | 0 | 293 | 6-5 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 5/25/1968 | Rook | New England Patriots / 9th / 226th pick / 1990 |
| Lomas Brown* | 28 | T | 15 | 15 | 282 | 6-4 | Florida | 3/30/1963 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1985 |
| Mark Brown | 30 | LB | 2 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Purdue | 7/18/1961 | 8 | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 250th pick / 1983 |
| Jeff Campbell | 23 | WR | 14 | 1 | 167 | 5-8 | Colorado | 3/26/1968 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 118th pick / 1990 |
| Toby Caston | 26 | LB | 16 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | LSU | 7/17/1965 | 4 | Houston Oilers / 6th / 159th pick / 1987 |
| Robert Clark | 26 | WR | 14 | 14 | 175 | 5-11 | North Carolina Central | 8/6/1965 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 10th / 263rd pick / 1987 |
| Mike L. Cofer | 31 | LB-DE | 2 | 2 | 245 | 6-5 | Tennessee | 4/7/1960 | 8 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 67th pick / 1983 |
| Scott Conover | 23 | T-G | 16 | 3 | 276 | 6-4 | Purdue | 9/27/1968 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 5th / 118th pick / 1991 |
| Ray Crockett | 24 | DB | 16 | 16 | 185 | 5-10 | Baylor | 1/5/1967 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 86th pick / 1989 |
| Ken Dallafior | 32 | G-T-C | 6 | 5 | 276 | 6-4 | Minnesota | 8/26/1959 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 124th pick / 1982 |
| D.J. Dozier | 26 | RB | 6 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Penn State | 9/21/1965 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 14th pick / 1987 |
| Mike Farr | 24 | WR | 16 | 13 | 192 | 5-10 | UCLA | 8/8/1967 | 1 | |
| Roman Fortin | 24 | C-T-G | 16 | 2 | 297 | 6-5 | Oregon State,San Diego State | 2/26/1967 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 8th / 203rd pick / 1990 |
| Dennis Gibson | 27 | LB | 16 | 16 | 240 | 6-2 | Iowa State | 2/8/1964 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 8th / 203rd pick / 1987 |
| Kevin Glover | 28 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 278 | 6-2 | Maryland | 6/17/1963 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 34th pick / 1985 |
| Mel J. Gray*+ | 30 | RB-WR | 16 | 0 | 167 | 5-9 | Purdue | 3/16/1961 | 5 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1984 Supp |
| Willie Green | 25 | WR | 16 | 15 | 185 | 6-4 | Mississippi | 4/2/1966 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 8th / 194th pick / 1990 |
| Tracy Hayworth | 24 | LB | 16 | 14 | 260 | 6-3 | Tennessee | 12/18/1967 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 174th pick / 1990 |
| Jeff Hunter | 25 | DE | 16 | 0 | 286 | 6-5 | Albany State (GA) | 4/12/1966 | 1 | Phoenix Cardinals / 11th / 291st pick / 1989 |
| Cedric Jackson | 23 | RB | 8 | 1 | 229 | 5-11 | TCU | 1/13/1968 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 8th / 205th pick / 1991 |
| George Jamison | 29 | LB | 16 | 16 | 232 | 6-1 | Cincinnati | 9/30/1962 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 47th pick / 1984 Supp |
| Mel Jenkins | 29 | DB | 16 | 16 | 172 | 5-10 | Cincinnati | 3/16/1962 | 4 | |
| Victor P. Jones | 25 | LB | 10 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Virginia Tech | 10/19/1966 | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 12th / 310th pick / 1988 |
| Erik Kramer | 27 | QB | 13 | 8 | 200 | 6-1 | North Carolina State | 11/6/1964 | 4 | |
| Dave Little | 30 | TE | 2 | 0 | 233 | 6-2 | Middle Tenn. State | 4/18/1961 | 7 | |
| Aubrey Matthews | 29 | WR | 1 | 1 | 165 | 5-7 | Delta State | 9/15/1962 | 5 | |
| Darryl Milburn | 23 | DE | 2 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Grambling State | 10/25/1968 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 9th / 231st pick / 1991 |
| Herman Moore | 22 | WR | 13 | 1 | 210 | 6-4 | Virginia | 10/20/1969 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 1st / 10th pick / 1991 |
| Eddie Murray | 35 | K | 16 | 0 | 177 | 5-10 | Tulane | 8/29/1956 | 11 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 166th pick / 1980 |
| Niko Noga | 29 | LB | 16 | 0 | 234 | 6-1 | Hawaii | 3/1/1962 | 7 | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 201st pick / 1984 |
| Don Overton | 24 | RB | 14 | 0 | 221 | 6-0 | Fairmont State | 9/24/1967 | 1 | |
| Dan Owens | 24 | DE-DT-NT | 16 | 16 | 280 | 6-3 | USC | 3/16/1967 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 35th pick / 1990 |
| Rodney Peete | 25 | QB | 8 | 8 | 230 | 6-0 | USC | 3/16/1966 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 141st pick / 1989 |
| Brett Perriman | 26 | WR | 15 | 14 | 180 | 5-9 | Miami (FL) | 10/10/1965 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1988 |
| Lawrence Pete | 25 | NT-DT | 14 | 3 | 286 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 1/18/1966 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 115th pick / 1989 |
| Kelvin Pritchett | 22 | DT-DE | 16 | 0 | 322 | 6-3 | Mississippi | 10/24/1969 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 20th pick / 1991 |
| Eugene Riley | 25 | TE | 5 | 1 | 236 | 6-2 | Ball State | 10/9/1966 | 1 | |
| Barry Sanders*+ | 23 | RB | 15 | 15 | 203 | 5-8 | Oklahoma State | 7/16/1968 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 3rd pick / 1989 |
| Eric Sanders | 33 | T-G-C | 14 | 14 | 277 | 6-6 | Nevada-Reno | 10/22/1958 | 10 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 136th pick / 1981 |
| Kevin T. Scott | 22 | DB | 16 | 0 | 175 | 5-9 | Stanford | 5/19/1969 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 4th / 91st pick / 1991 |
| Chris Spielman*+ | 26 | LB | 16 | 16 | 247 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 10/11/1965 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 29th pick / 1988 |
| Marc Spindler | 22 | DE-NT-DT | 16 | 16 | 290 | 6-5 | Pittsburgh | 11/28/1969 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1990 |
| Terry Taylor | 30 | DB | 11 | 0 | 188 | 5-10 | Southern Illinois | 7/18/1961 | 7 | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 22nd pick / 1984 |
| Derek Tennell | 27 | TE | 15 | 2 | 245 | 6-5 | UCLA | 2/12/1964 | 4 | Seattle Seahawks / 7th / 185th pick / 1987 |
| Mike Utley | 26 | G-T | 11 | 11 | 288 | 6-6 | Washington State | 12/20/1965 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 59th pick / 1989 |
| Andre Ware | 23 | QB | 1 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Houston | 7/31/1968 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 7th pick / 1990 |
| Herb Welch | 30 | DB | 10 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | UCLA | 1/12/1961 | 6 | New York Giants / 12th / 326th pick / 1985 |
| Sheldon White | 26 | DB | 16 | 0 | 188 | 5-11 | Miami (OH) | 3/1/1965 | 3 | New York Giants / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1988 |
| William White | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 199 | 5-10 | Ohio State | 2/19/1966 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 85th pick / 1988 |
| Team Total | 26.3 | 16 | 231.5 | 6-1.2 | 3.4 |