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2009 Detroit Lions

Franchise Index: Previous Season

Record: 2-14-0, Finished 4th in NFC North Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 262 points (16.4/g), 27th of 32 in the NFL.
 Allowed 494 points (30.9/g), 32nd.
 Differential of -232 points (-14.5/g), 31st.
 Expected W-L: 2.9-13.1.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -18 (-1.1/g), 32nd.

Simple Rating System: Total -14.4, Offense: -5.2, Defense: -9.2, SoS: 0.1, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Jim Schwartz (2-14-0)

2009 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 13 box L 0-1 @ New Orleans Saints 27 45 14 231 198 33 3 28 515 358 157 3
2 Sun September 20 box L 0-2 Minnesota Vikings 13 27 17 265 136 129 3 18 265 153 112 1
3 Sun September 27 box W 1-2 Washington Redskins 19 14 23 381 227 154 22 390 325 65 1
4 Sun October 4 box L 1-3 @ Chicago Bears 24 48 25 398 308 90 2 14 276 125 151
5 Sun October 11 box L 1-4 Pittsburgh Steelers 20 28 21 335 225 110 1 18 344 262 82 1
6 Sun October 18 box L 1-5 @ Green Bay Packers 0 26 10 149 71 78 3 23 435 328 107 2
7 Bye Week
8 Sun November 1 box L 1-6 St. Louis Rams 10 17 17 289 162 127 1 21 362 212 150 1
9 Sun November 8 box L 1-7 @ Seattle Seahawks 20 32 17 300 186 114 5 25 397 342 55 2
10 Sun November 15 box L 1-8 @ Minnesota Vikings 10 27 19 297 204 93 1 19 492 340 152 2
11 Sun November 22 box W 2-8 Cleveland Browns 38 37 26 473 416 57 2 22 439 308 131
12 Thu November 26 box L 2-9 Green Bay Packers 12 34 16 272 199 73 5 20 422 342 80 2
13 Sun December 6 box L 2-10 @ Cincinnati Bengals 13 23 14 245 165 80 2 22 321 202 119 3
14 Sun December 13 box L 2-11 @ Baltimore Ravens 3 48 13 229 126 103 2 24 548 240 308 1
15 Sun December 20 box L 2-12 Arizona Cardinals 24 31 15 282 121 161 3 21 340 218 122 3
16 Sun December 27 box L 2-13 @ San Francisco 49ers 6 20 16 289 175 114 6 13 310 226 84 1
17 Sun January 3 box L 2-14 Chicago Bears 23 37 18 349 249 100 2 22 418 268 150

Team Stats and Rankings

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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 262 4784 1037 4.6 281 316 585 3168 16 32 5.0 168 409 1616 9 4.0 82 41 9 31
Team Defense 494 6274 1029 6.1 332 371 545 4249 35 9 7.4 213 458 2025 18 4.4 95 23 14 24
Lg Rank Offense 27 26 22 6 21 24 32 28 24 24 22 28 32 7
Lg Rank Defense 32 32 30 21 32 32 30 32 22 25 26 21 24 4

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
No. Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
9 Matthew Stafford 21 10 201 377 53.3 2267 13 3.4 20 5.3 75 6.0 4.3 11.3 226.7 61.0 24 169 5.2 3.6 6.0
11 Daunte Culpepper 32 8 89 157 56.7 945 3 1.9 6 3.8 38 6.0 4.7 10.6 118.1 64.8 14 107 4.9 3.7 8.2
5 Drew Stanton 25 3 26 51 51.0 259 0 0.0 6 11.8 30 5.1 -0.2 10.0 86.3 26.1 5 27 4.1 -0.7 8.9
Team Total 26.8 16 316 585 54.0 3471 16 2.7 32 5.5 75 5.9 4.0 11.0 216.9 58.1 43 303 5.0 3.3 6.8
Opp Total 16 371 545 68.1 4399 35 6.4 9 1.7 8.1 8.6 11.9 274.9 107.0 26 150 7.4 8.0

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
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
34 Kevin Smith 23 13 217 747 4 31 3.4 57.5 16.7 41 415 10.1 1 63 3.2 31.9 1162 5 3
28 Maurice Morris 30 14 93 384 2 64 4.1 27.4 6.6 26 210 8.1 0 19 1.9 15.0 594 2 1
21 Aaron Brown 24 15 27 131 0 19 4.9 8.7 1.8 9 84 9.3 1 26 0.6 5.6 215 1 0
9 Matthew Stafford 21 10 20 108 2 21 5.4 10.8 2.0 108 2 4
11 Daunte Culpepper 32 8 18 91 0 32 5.1 11.4 2.3 91 0 4
45 Jerome Felton 23 12 15 46 0 10 3.1 3.8 1.3 13 133 10.2 0 27 1.1 11.1 179 0 0
5 Drew Stanton 25 3 9 33 1 11 3.7 11.0 3.0 33 1 1
81 Calvin Johnson 24 14 7 73 0 19 10.4 5.2 0.5 67 984 14.7 5 75 4.8 70.3 1057 5 3
12 Derrick Williams 23 9 1 4 0 4 4.0 0.4 0.1 6 52 8.7 0 19 0.7 5.8 56 0 2
16 Yamon Figurs 26 2 1 -2 0 -2 -2.0 -1.0 0.5 1 7 7.0 0 7 0.5 3.5 5 0 0
24 Kalvin Pearson 31 9 1 1 0 1 1.0 0.1 0.1 1 0 1
80 Bryant Johnson 28 15 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 35 417 11.9 3 36 2.3 27.8 417 3 0
86 Dennis Northcutt 32 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 35 357 10.2 1 47 2.2 22.3 357 1 2
84 Brandon Pettigrew 24 9 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 30 346 11.5 2 30 3.3 38.4 346 2 1
89 Will Heller 28 14 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 29 296 10.2 3 24 2.1 21.1 296 3 0
82 Casey Fitzsimmons 29 10 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 18 128 7.1 0 12 1.8 12.8 128 0 1
85 Jake Nordin 25 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 26 13.0 0 14 0.7 8.7 26 0 0
44 Terrelle Smith 31 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 7 3.5 0 4 1.0 3.5 7 0 0
86 Dan Gronkowski 24 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 4 4.0 0 4 1.0 4.0 4 0 0
16 John Standeford 27 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 5 5.0 0 5 1.0 5.0 5 0 0
Team Total 26.8 16 409 1616 9 64 4.0 101.0 25.6 316 3471 11.0 16 75 19.8 216.9 5087 25 25
Opp Total 16 458 2025 18 4.4 126.6 28.6 371 4249 11.5 35 23.2 265.6 6274 53 26

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
21 Aaron Brown 24 15 42 951 0 87 22.6 1166
12 Derrick Williams 23 9 42 931 0 34 22.2 987
86 Dennis Northcutt 32 16 22 189 0 43 8.6 3 66 0 34 22.0 612
38 Brian Witherspoon 24 1 2 10 0 9 5.0 4 72 0 31 18.0 82
31 Phillip Buchanon 29 12 4 34 0 18 8.5 34
49 Zack Follett 22 7 2 12 0 10 6.0 12
45 Jerome Felton 23 12 1 0 0 0 0.0 179
82 Casey Fitzsimmons 29 10 1 10 0 10 10.0 138
17 Adam Jennings 27 1 1 8 0 8 8.0 8
Team Total 26.8 16 28 233 0 43 8.3 96 2050 0 87 21.4 7370
Opp Total 16 41 0 58 1353 1 23.3

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
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
2 Nick Harris 31 P 16 74 3174 56 0 42.9
4 Jason Hanson 39 K 14 5 5 9 8 10 7 4 1 28 21 75.0% 25 25 100.0%
Team Total 26.8 16 5 5 9 8 10 7 4 1 28 21 75.0% 25 25 100.0% 74 3174 56 0 42.9
Opp Total 16 34 31 91.2% 55 55 100.0% 66 288 4.4

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
No. Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
55 Larry Foote 29 14 2.0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 70 29
26 Louis Delmas 22 15 1.0 2 130 1 101 8 0 0 1 65 1 63 29 1
54 DeAndre Levy 22 15 1 5 0 5 5 1 1 2 0 0 54 24
59 Julian Peterson 31 16 4.5 0 0 0 0 4 5 0 1 1 0 47 27
41 Will Peterson 30 16 2 41 1 38 14 54 15
31 Phillip Buchanon 29 12 1.0 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 37 5
50 Ernie Sims 25 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 32 17
32 Anthony Henry 33 11 2 26 0 26 7 35 8
25 Marvin White 26 9 0 0 0 0 6 33 12
92 Cliff Avril 23 13 5.5 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 26 14
97 Jason Hunter 26 14 5.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 27 7
40 Marquand Manuel 30 9 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 29 6
30 Ko Simpson 26 6 1 8 0 8 4 0 0 1 0 0 26 4
23 Kevin Hobbs 26 13 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 19 13
90 Grady Jackson 36 14 18 13
79 Sammie Lee Hill 23 12 0 0 2 0 0 14 12
98 Landon Cohen 24 11 1 0 0 0 0 16 7
67 Turk McBride 24 10 1.5 1 0 0 0 0 13 10
57 Jordon Dizon 23 13 1.0 1 0 2 0 0 12 8
96 Andre Fluellen 24 9 1.5 9 8
24 Kalvin Pearson 31 9 0 1 0 0 0 10 5
26 DeAngelo Smith 23 7 0 0 0 0 1 6 6
60 Joe Cohen 25 5 1.0 6 3
99 Dewayne White 30 8 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 5 0 6 2
80 Bryant Johnson 28 15 5 0
86 Dennis Northcutt 32 16 0 2 1 0 0 3 1
29 Eric King 27 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 1
34 Kevin Smith 23 13 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 1
11 Daunte Culpepper 32 8 0 4 4 -2 0
38 Demarcus Faggins 30 2 4 0
9 Matthew Stafford 21 10 0 4 2 0 0 1 0
76 Jeff Backus 32 3 3 1
81 Calvin Johnson 24 14 0 3 0 0 0 2 0
94 Copeland Bryan 26 2 1.0 2 1
49 Zack Follett 22 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 4
12 Derrick Williams 23 9 0 2 1 0 0 1 0
82 Casey Fitzsimmons 29 10 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
66 Stephen Peterman 27 2 2 0
28 Maurice Morris 30 14 0 1 1 0 0 0 1
84 Brandon Pettigrew 24 9 0 1 1 0 0 0 1
63 Manuel Ramirez 26 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
5 Drew Stanton 25 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
77 Gosder Cherilus 25 1 1 0
45 Jerome Felton 23 12 1 0
70 Daniel Loper 27 1 1 0
48 Don Muhlbach 28 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
51 Dominic Raiola 31 2 1 0
52 Darnell Bing 25 2 0 0 1 0 0
21 Aaron Brown 24 15 0 1
46 Vinny Ciurciu 29 5 0 1
65 Dylan Gandy 27 1 0 1
2 Nick Harris 31 P 16 0 1
Team Total 26.8 16 25.0 9 210 2 101 71 18 25 28 69 1 699 300 2
Opp Total 16 43 26 12 1

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
No. Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
4 Jason Hanson 39 K 14 25 21 88
34 Kevin Smith 23 13 4 1 5 1 32
81 Calvin Johnson 24 14 5 5 30
89 Will Heller 28 14 3 3 18
80 Bryant Johnson 28 15 3 3 18
26 Louis Delmas 22 15 1 1 2 1 14
28 Maurice Morris 30 14 2 2 1 14
84 Brandon Pettigrew 24 9 2 2 12
9 Matthew Stafford 21 10 2 2 12
21 Aaron Brown 24 15 1 1 6
86 Dennis Northcutt 32 16 1 1 6
41 Will Peterson 30 16 1 1 6
5 Drew Stanton 25 3 1 1 6
Team Total 26.8 16 9 16 1 2 28 1 25 21 2 262
Opp Total 16 18 35 1 1 55 31 1 494