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TODAY’S NEWS
Lions WR Calvin Johnson reeled in a career-high tying 10 catches for 152 yards at Tampa Bay (12/19). His 152 receiving yards is the third highest single-game tally of his career. He also surpassed 4,000 career receiving yards, reaching the mark in 59 games to become the fastest player in team history to reach 4,000 receiving yards (previous best was WR Gail Cogdill in 62 games from 1960-64).
Johnson’s 152-yard outing was the 13th 100-yard game of his career, moving him into a tied with WR Roy Williams (2004-08) for fifth place on the team’s all-time list for 100-yard receiving outings. He also joined E Cloyce Box (3), WR Gail Cogdill (3), WR Leonard Thompson (3), WR Herman Moore (5) and WR Jonnie Morton (3) as the only players in team history with 3 150-yard receiving games.
Lions K Dave Rayner was 3-for-3 on field goal attempts against the Buccaneers (12/19), hitting clutch kicks of 41, 28 and 34 yards. He became the first kicker in team history to make a field goal on the final play of regulation and then make the game-winning field goal in overtime. All three of Rayner’s kicks came in the final minute of a half or in overtime. His overtime field goal (34 yards) was his first career field goal in overtime.
The Detroit Lions will travel to Miami this week to take on the Dolphins at Sun Life Stadium Sunday, December 26 with kickoff set for 1 p.m. ET. The Lions are looking to win three in a row after a 23-20 overtime victory in Tampa while the Dolphins will try to get on the winning track after a 17-14 loss to Buffalo.
