1997 Detroit Lions (NFL) |
| 3rd place • National Football Conference • Central Division • 9-7-0 .563 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| NFC Wild Card Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/28/1997 | A | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 10-20 | L | Tampa, FL | Houlihan's Stadium | 73361 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Kevin Abrams | 24 | RCB | 5-8 | 173 | 23 | Syracuse | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Bailey | 35 | CB | 5-9 | 178 | 29 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 0 |
| Stephen Boyd | 57 | MLB | 6-1 | 245 | 25 | Boston College | 1 | 1 |
| Tommie Boyd | 80 | WR | 6-0 | 195 | 26 | Toledo | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Carrier | 27 | FS | 6-1 | 191 | 29 | Southern California | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Compton | 77 | LOG | 6-6 | 304 | 27 | West Virginia | 1 | 1 |
| Luther Elliss | 94 | UT | 6-5 | 311 | 24 | Utah | 1 | 1 |
| Kevin Glover | 53 | C | 6-2 | 280 | 34 | Maryland | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Hanks | 50 | LB | 6-2 | 222 | 25 | Florida | 1 | 0 |
| Jason Hanson | 4 | K | 5-11 | 186 | 27 | Washington State | 1 | 0 |
| Jeff Hartings | 64 | ROG | 6-3 | 292 | 25 | Penn State | 1 | 1 |
| Hessley Hempstead | 66 | C | 6-1 | 295 | 25 | Kansas | 1 | 0 |
| George Jamison | 58 | SLB | 6-1 | 230 | 35 | Cincinnati | 1 | 1 |
| Greg Jeffries | 25 | CB | 5-9 | 184 | 26 | Virginia | 1 | 0 |
| John Jett | 18 | P | 6-0 | 198 | 29 | East Carolina | 1 | 0 |
| Andre Johnson | 70 | OT | 6-5 | 314 | 24 | Penn State | 1 | 0 |
| Richard Jordan | 99 | LB | 6-1 | 256 | 23 | Missouri Southern State | 1 | 0 |
| Travis Kirschke | 67 | DT | 6-3 | 293 | 23 | UCLA | 1 | 0 |
| Scott Kowalkowski | 52 | LB | 6-2 | 225 | 29 | Notre Dame | 1 | 0 |
| Antonio London | 55 | WLB | 6-2 | 236 | 26 | Alabama | 1 | 1 |
| Kez McCorvey | 83 | WR | 6-0 | 190 | 25 | Florida State | 1 | 0 |
| Pete Metzelaars | 89 | TE | 6-7 | 248 | 37 | Wabash | 1 | 0 |
| Glyn Milburn | 33 | RB | 5-8 | 175 | 26 | Oklahoma; Stanford | 1 | 0 |
| Scott Mitchell | 19 | QB | 6-6 | 238 | 29 | Utah | 1 | 1 |
| Herman Moore | 84 | WR | 6-4 | 215 | 28 | Virginia | 1 | 1 |
| Johnnie Morton | 87 | WR | 6-0 | 190 | 26 | Southern California | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Porcher | 91 | LDE | 6-3 | 273 | 28 | Tennessee State; South Carolina State | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Reich | 14 | QB | 6-4 | 209 | 36 | Maryland | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Rice | 28 | SS | 6-1 | 215 | 25 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Rivers | 34 | RB | 5-8 | 207 | 26 | Fresno State | 1 | 0 |
| Ray Roberts | 72 | LOT | 6-6 | 311 | 28 | Virginia | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Russell | 54 | LB | 6-2 | 245 | 24 | Colorado | 1 | 0 |
| Barry Sanders | 20 | HB | 5-8 | 202 | 29 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 1 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 30 | RB | 6-0 | 243 | 25 | Nebraska | 1 | 0 |
| Tracy Scroggins | 97 | RDE | 6-2 | 262 | 28 | Coffeyville CC; Tulsa | 1 | 1 |
| Tony Semple | 62 | OG | 6-5 | 303 | 27 | Memphis | 1 | 0 |
| David Sloan | 86 | TE | 6-6 | 258 | 25 | Fresno CC; New Mexico | 1 | 1 |
| Marc Spindler | 92 | DT | 6-5 | 292 | 28 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan Stewart | 42 | S | 6-1 | 207 | 24 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 0 |
| Eric Stocz | 82 | TE | 6-4 | 265 | 23 | Westminster (Pennsylvania) | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Tharpe | 71 | ROT | 6-4 | 302 | 27 | Tennessee State | 1 | 1 |
| Tommy Vardell | 44 | FB | 6-2 | 232 | 28 | Stanford | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Wells | 95 | NT | 6-3 | 313 | 26 | Iowa | 1 | 1 |
| Bryant Westbrook | 23 | LCB | 6-0 | 199 | 23 | Texas | 1 | 1 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 28:23 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 3/15 20.0% | 2/6 33.3% | 4 | 20 |
| Opponents Totals | 31:37 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 5/12 41.7% | 0/0 % | 4 | 25 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | X2 | X2A | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Vardell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jason Hanson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 20 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Hanson | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| OWN | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| OPP | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Sanders | 18 | 65 | 3.6 | 15 | 0 |
| Scott Mitchell | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Ron Rivers | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Frank Reich | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| John Jett | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tommy Vardell | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 109 | 4.0 | 17 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 32 | 141 | 4.4 | 31 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Reich | 15 | 11 | 73.3 | 4 | 129 | 8.6 | 11.7 | 21 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 9 | 120 | 99.0 |
| Scott Mitchell | 25 | 10 | 40.0 | 14 | 78 | 3.1 | 7.8 | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 31.8 |
| Team Totals | 40 | 21 | 52.5 | 18 | 207 | 5.2 | 9.9 | 21 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.5 | 2 | 9 | 198 | 57.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 26 | 13 | 50.0 | 12 | 181 | 7.0 | 13.9 | 50 | 1 | 3.8 | 1 | 3.8 | 2 | 6 | 175 | 69.6 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnnie Morton | 8 | 88 | 11.0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Barry Sanders | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Herman Moore | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Tommie Boyd | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Tommy Vardell | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| David Sloan | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 21 | 207 | 9.9 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 13 | 181 | 13.9 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Rice | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Jett | 4 | 152 | 38.0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 144 | 36.0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 152 | 38.0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 144 | 36.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 202 | 40.4 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 197 | 39.4 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glyn Milburn | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4.0 | 9 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | OB | TB | OSA | OSR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Hanson | 3 | 199 | 66.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 199 | 66.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 341 | 68.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glyn Milburn | 5 | 0 | 140 | 28.0 | 50 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 0 | 140 | 28.0 | 50 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 0 | 52 | 17.3 | 28 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Antonio London | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| Luther Elliss | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 | 6.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2.0 | 9.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glyn Milburn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Porcher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Stewart | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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