DETROIT LIONS VS GREEN BAY PACKERS POST GAME WRAP UP

POSTGAME NOTES

Johnson’s 100-yard Effort
WR Calvin Johnson caught 5 passes for 143 yards and one touchdown in today’s game vs. Green Bay. With 143 receiving yards, Johnson registered his 27th career 100-yard receiving game. Johnson is second only to WR Herman Moore (34) for the most in team history. He also registered 100 yards for the sixth time this season.

Johnson now has three-consecutive 100-yard games for the third time in his career. In the past three games, he has registered 129 yards (at Jax 11/4), 207 yards (at Min 11/11) and 143 yards (vs. GB 11/18) and has averaged 159.6 yards per game.

Johnson Surpasses 1,000 Yards
On Johnson’s 53-yard reception in the first quarter, he surpassed 1,000 receiving yards for the season. He now has reached 1,000 receiving yards for the fourth time in his career and for the third season in a row (2010-2012). Johnson also registered 1,000 receiving yards in 2008 (1,331), 2010 (1,120) and 2011 (1,681).

Through 10 games, he has accumulated 1,117 yards, averaging 111.7 yards per game. That average puts him on pace to record 1,787 yards in 16 games.

By reaching 1,000 yards this season, Johnson joins WR Herman Moore and WR Johnnie Morton as the only players in Lions history to reach 1,000 receiving yards in four seasons. Moore (1994-97) and Morton (1997-99, 2001) each did it four times during their careers with the Lions.

Johnson also joined Moore (1994-97) and Morton (1997-99) to register 1,000 receiving yards in three-straight seasons.

2,100 Career Points
K Jason Hanson connected on field goals of 30 and 27 yards, along two extra points, to score eight points against Green Bay. With eight points today, Hanson reached 2,100 career points and became the third player (K Morten Andersen and K Gary Anderson) in NFL history to score 2,100 career points. In 321 career games, Hanson has scored exactly 2,100 points.

Hanson also became the first player in NFL history to score 2,100 career points with one team.

He ranks third all-time in career scoring with 2,100 points and third all-time in career field goals with 483. He trails K Morten Andersen (2,544; 565) and Gary Anderson (2,434; 538) in both categories.

Career Passing Yards
QB Matthew Stafford threw for 266 yards vs. Green Bay and increased his career total to 10,828. Stafford moved into fifth place on the Lions all-time career passing list, surpassing QB Eric Hipple (10,711).

Stafford now trails QB Gary Danielson (11,885) for fourth place on the Lions all-time career passing list.

Rush End
DE Cliff Avril registered one sack (5-yard loss) and two tackles in the game. Avril now leads the team tis season with 5.5 sacks. Since the beginning of the 2011 season, Avril has 16.5 sacks, including a career high 11.0 in 2011.

Avril, who now has 35.5 career sacks, became the fifth Lions defensive player since 1982 to record 35 career sacks.

Lions Longevity
By starting in today’s game, T Jeff Backus and C Dominic Raiola both moved up on the Lions all-time career games played list.

Today’s game marks the 186th career game for T Jeff Backus. He passes Hall of Fame CB Dick LeBeau (185) for fourth place on the franchise’s all-time career games played list.

Raiola has now passed FB Cory Schlesinger (181) for sixth place on the Lions career games played list. To date, Raiola has played in 181 of a possible 185 games during his 12-year career. The only games he missed occurred during stretch of four games during the 2008 season.

Backus and Raiola each have now played more games in Lions history than any other offensive linemen. They have started 166 games together. which is the most by any offensive linemen teammates since the 1970 merger.

Hanson (321), Backus (186) and Raiola (182) now rank in the Top-6 on the franchise’s career games played list.

Mainstay At Left Tackle
By starting in today’s game, T Jeff Backus extended his franchise record of consecutive starts to 186 (187 including postseason). In 2011, he surpassed Lions Hall of Fame CB Dick LeBeau (171) for the most consecutive starts in team history.

Only Backus (active) and QB Peyton Manning (208) have started the first 180 games of their respective careers since 1970 (Courtesy Elias Sports Bureau).

Backus has started every game since he was drafted in 2001(first round). Backus currently holds the mark for the most consecutive starts among active (offensive and defensive) linemen, and he is currently third among all active players with 186 straight starts.

Fairley’s Big Day
Second-year DT Nick Fairley recorded 7 tackles and 2 sacks, both are career highs. It was Fairley’s first career multi-sack game, and it gives him 4.5 sacks on the season.

He also registered his first career forced fumble on the Packers opening drive in the third quarter to halt Green Bay’s drive at the Packers 17-yard line.

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Jason Hanson named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week

The Detroit Lions return to prime time and NFC North action in Week 7 as they travel to Chicago to face the rival Bears on ESPN’s Monday Night Football with kickoff set for 8:30 p.m. ET. This will be the sixth all-time meeting on Monday Night Football between the two teams and the first time the game will be played in Chicago. The Lions are coming off a resilient, come-from-behind overtime 26-23 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 6, while the Bears will play in their first game following their Bye Week.

NFC SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
K Jason Hanson was nominated as this week’s NFL Special Teams Player of the Week after his brilliant performance in the Lions’ 26-23 overtime win over the Eagles in Week 6.

Hanson connected on a 45-yard field goal in overtime that gave the Lions a 26-23 win at Philadelphia. The win was the Lions first victory at Philadelphia since a 13-11 win against the Eagles at Veterans Stadium November 16, 1986.

The game-winner was Hanson’s 19th career game-winning kick in the fourth quarter or overtime. Hanson now has nine career game-winning kicks in overtime.

On the day, Hanson made four field goals, including kicks from 46, 34, 19 and 45 yards. Along with two extra points, Hanson scored 14 of the team’s 26 points. It was his 19th career game scoring 14+ points.

Hanson’s 46-yard field goal in the first quarter gave the Lions a 3-0 lead at Philadelphia. The successful kick moved Hanson past K John Carney (2,062) for third place on the NFL’s all-time scoring list. Hanson ended the game with 2,074 career points.

With four field goals today, Hanson now has 479 career field goals. He moved past K John Carney (478) for third on the NFL’s all-time career field goals list.

With Hanson’s game-winning 45-yard field goal, along with his first of 46 yards, he now has tallied 180 career field goals of 40+ yards. He joined K Morten Andersen (187) as the only kickers in NFL history with 180 field goals of 40+ yards. On the season, Hanson now has made 10 field goals from 40+ yards.

Sunday’s game marked the 26th time in his career that he has made four field goals in game, including three this season (three in the past four games). He trails K Matt Stover (27) and K John Carney (29) for the most games of 4+ field goals in NFL history.

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Lions Set for Monday Night Football in Chicago

The Detroit Lions return to prime time and NFC North action in Week 7 as they travel to Chicago to face the rival Bears on ESPN’s Monday Night Football with kickoff set for 8:30 p.m. ET.

This will be the sixth all-time meeting on Monday Night Football between the two teams and the first time the game will be played in Chicago. The Lions are coming off a resilient, come-from-behind overtime 26-23 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 6, while the Bears will play in their first game following their Bye Week.

HANSON’S MILESTONES
K Jason Hanson scored 14 points and converted all four field-goal attempts, including the game-winner in overtime, in the Lions’ 26-23 win at Philadelphia. Hanson now has 2,074 career points and passed K John Carney (2,062) for the third-most points in NFL history. Hanson’s 2,074 points are the most ever by a player with one franchise.

Hanson has 479 career field goals and passed Carney (478) for the third-most in NFL history. Hanson’s 479 field goals are the most ever by a player with one franchise.

With Hanson’s game-winning 45-yard field goal, along with his first of 46 yards, he now has tallied 180 career field goals of 40+ yards. He joined K Morten Andersen (187) as the only kickers in NFL history with 180 field goals of 40+ yards. On the season, Hanson now has made 10 field goals from 40+ yards.

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DETROIT LIONS VS. ATLANTA FALCONS: POSTGAME NOTES

The following are postgame notes and quotes from the Detroit Lions' 23-16 loss to the Atlanta Falcons at Ford Field, October 23, 2011.

WR CALVIN JOHNSON

• Lions WR Calvin Johnson caught his 10th touchdown pass on the season with a 57-yard TD reception in the third quarter. Johnson is now the first player in Lions history with 10 touchdown catches in three different seasons. He also caught 12 touchdowns in 2008 and 2010.
• Johnson joins WR Herman Moore as the only players in team history with 10 touchdown catches in back-to-back seasons. Moore had 11 TDs in 1994 and 14 in 1995.
• He is now the sixth player in NFL history with 10 touchdown receptions through the first 7 games of the season and first since WR Randy Moss had 10 through 7 games for New England in 2007.
• Johnson finished the game with 5 receptions for 115 yards. His 115-yard outing today moved him into fifth place on the Lions all-time receiving yards list surpassing Hall of Fame TE Charlie Sanders (4,817, 1968-77).
• By recording 115 receiving yards today, Johnson now has 17 career 100-yard games. He has gone over 100 receiving yards in each of the past three games and four of the seven games the Lions have played this year.
• Johnson becomes the first Lions receiving with three-straight 100-yard games since WR German Crowell in 1999.
• It is the first time in Johnson’s career that he has registered 100 receiving yards in three-straight games.
• Johnson has scored a touchdown in six of the Lions seven games thus far in 2011.

K JASON HANSON

• Lions K Jason Hanson has now played in 302 career games. He is now tied with QB Brett Favre and K Matt Stover for sixth place on the NFL’s career games played list.
• Hanson finished the game with 10 points (3 FG, 1 PAT) and now has scored 68 points on the season. He has scored 10 points in four of the team’s seven games this season.

T JEFF BACKUS

• Today’s game marked T Jeff Backus’ 167th consecutive start. He currently has the most consecutive starts by any lineman (offense or defense) in the NFL and the most among offensive players. He has the eighth-most consecutive starts by an offensive lineman since 1970.

LIONS INTERCEPTIONS

• The Lions defense intercepted two passes today to move their season total to 10 in the season’s first seven games.
• CB Eric Wright picked off his second pass of the season on the Falcons’ opening drive and returned it 22 yards to the Atlanta 15-yard line, setting up a Lions field goal.
• S Amari Spievey recorded his third interception of the season on the first play of the fourth quarter. Three interceptions on the season is a career high for the second-year safety.

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DETROIT LIONS DAILY UPDATE FOR THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

The NFL announced today that K Jason Hanson has been named the NFC Special Team Player of the Month for September. Hanson led NFC kickers with 35 points, converting all eight field-goal attempts and 11 PATs. In Week 2 against Kansas City, he set an NFL record by playing in his 297th game for the Lions, the most games played by a player for one team. Hanson also became the seventh player in NFL history to reach 1,900 career points (1,925).

In his 20th season from Washington State, this is his fifth career Player of the Month Award and first since November 2003. Hanson is tied with John Carney (five) for the most Special Teams Player of the Month Awards since its inception in 1986.

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DETROIT LIONS DAILY UPDATE FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Lions K Jason Hanson named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for Week 2.

 

TRANSACTIONS

The Detroit Lions signed WR Tim Toone to the practice squad and released DB Donovan Warren from the practice squad.

 

NOTEBOOK

• The Lions began on-field preparation for their game against the Vikings today with a practice in shells (helmets and shoulder pads) on the outdoor fields at the team’s headquarters and practice facility in Allen Park.
• The NFL announced today that Lions K Jason Hanson is the NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for games played in Week 2 (September 18-19). Hanson scored 12 points in the Lions’ 48-3 win over Kansas City and set an NFL record by playing in his 297th game for Detroit, the most games played by a player for one team. He surpassed Pro Football Hall of Fame center Bruce Matthews, who played 296 games for the Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans. Hanson also became the seventh player in NFL history to reach 1,900 career points (1,911) and had a long field goal of 51 yards. He holds the NFL record for the most 50-yard field goals all-time with 46. In his 20th season from Washington State, this is Hanson’s 11th career Player of the Week Award and first since 2007 (Week 8).
• Hanson’s 11 career Special Teams Player of the Week Awards rank third all-time, trailing John Carney (13) and Adam Vinatieri (13). Hanson was the first ever NFC Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 1, 1993).
• The Detroit Lions will travel to Minnesota this week for their first NFC North divisional game of 2011 against the Vikings. Kickoff at Mall of America Field is set for 1 PM EST. Detroit will be looking for their first 3-0 start since 1980 after a home-opening 48-3 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs while Minnesota seeks to get on track after a 24-20 home loss to the Buccaneers.
• The game will be televised live on WJBK-TV FOX 2 in Metro Detroit with Dick Stockton handling play-by-play and John Lynch adding color commentary. 

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HANSON SETS NFL RECORD FOR MOST GAMES PLAYED WITH ONE TEAM

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20-Year Veteran has now played 297 career games with the Lions, his only NFL team

Allen Park, Mich.—Detroit Lions K Jason Hanson set an all-time NFL record today by playing in his 297th career game for the Lions, which marks the most games played by one player for one team. He surpassed Hall of Fame C Bruce Matthews who played 296 games for the Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans.

 

“On behalf of the William Clay Ford Family and our entire organization, I would like to congratulate Jason on this momentous accomplishment,” Lions President Tom Lewand said.
 

“To have played more games with one team than any other player in the 92-year history of the National Football League is truly a remarkable achievement and one record that I honestly believe will never be broken.
 

“Jason is the embodiment of everything that is right about our game. Since the day we drafted him in 1992, he has always represented our organization with an unparalleled combination of integrity, character, competitiveness and excellence both on and off the field.”

 

Last Sunday in the Lions 27-20 win at Tampa Bay, Hanson tied the NFL mark for the most seasons (20) played with the team that originally drafted them. Hanson is currently tied with Hall of Famers T Jackie Slater (Los Angeles Rams) and CB Darrell Green (Washington Redskins) who each played 20 seasons for their respective clubs.

 

Hanson is also the NFL’s all-time leader in career 50-yard field goals. He entered today’s game with 45.

 

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