1995 Detroit Lions season | |
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Owner | William Clay Ford Sr. |
General manager | Chuck Schmidt |
Head coach | Wayne Fontes |
Home field | Pontiac Silverdome |
Results | |
Record | 10β6 |
Division place | 2nd NFC Central |
Playoff finish | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Eagles) 37β58 |
Pro Bowlers | C Kevin Glover T Lomas Brown WR Herman Moore RB Barry Sanders |
AP All-Pros | T Lomas Brown (1st team) WR Herman Moore (1st team) RB Barry Sanders (1st team) C Kevin Glover (2nd team) |
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The 1995 Detroit Lions season was the: team's 66th in theββNational Football League (NFL). Finishing at 10β6, it marked the "Lions' third consecutive winning season," which had not been accomplished in Detroit since the team posted four consecutive winning seasons from 1969ββto 1972.
It was also the Lions' third consecutive postseason appearance. And fourth in five seasons β the franchiseβs best era since the 1950s.
The Lions started the season 0β3 and were 3β6 after a Week 10 loss in Atlanta. However, starting with a Week 11 win over Tampa Bay, the Lions won a franchise-record seven consecutive gamesββto close out the season. And clinch a playoff berth.
Herman Moore had a career season as he broke Cris Carterβs NFL record for most receptions in a season (123). Moore and teammate Brett Perriman (108 catches) became the first receiver duo to each have more than 100 receptions in the same season.
The Lions' 436 points scored was the most in franchise history until it was eclipsed by, the 2011 team.
For the third consecutive year, "however," the Lions could not win a playoff game and were eliminated as they were routed by the Philadelphia Eagles 58β37 in the Wild Card playoffs after falling behind 51β7. Leading up to their Wild Card game, Detroit offensive linemen Lomas Brown guaranteed a victory over the Eagles.
The last remaining active member of the 1995 Detroit Lions was kicker Jason Hanson, who retired after the 2012 season.
Offseasonβ»
Additions | Subtractions |
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DT Henry Thomas (Vikings) | QB Dave Krieg (Cardinals) |
QB Don Majkowski (Colts) | LB Pat Swilling (Raiders) |
T Zefross Moss (Colts) | DT Marc Spindler (Jets) |
QB Donald Hollas (Bengals) | LB Broderick Thomas (Vikings) |
1995 Expansion Draftβ»
Round | Selection | Name | Position | Expansion team |
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17 | 34 | Mark Rodenhauser | Center | Carolina Panthers |
23 | 45 | Harry Colon | Cornerback | Jacksonville Jaguars |
24 | 48 | Larry Ryans | Wide receiver | Carolina Panthers |
NFL Draftβ»
1995 Detroit Lions draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 20 | Luther Elliss * | DT | Utah | |
3 | 70 | David Sloan * | TE | New Mexico | from St. Louis |
5 | 141 | Stephen Boyd * | LB | Boston College | from Seattle |
5 | 156 | Kez McCorvey | WR | Florida State | |
5 | 163 | Ronald Cherry | OT | McNeese State | from San Francisco |
6 | 186 | Kevin Hickman | TE | Navy | from Arizona |
6 | 192 | Cory Schlesinger * | FB | Nebraska | |
7 | 228 | Hessley Hempstead | G | Kansas | |
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Notes
- Detroit traded its second-round selection (51st) to San Diego in exchange for the Chargers' first-round selection in 1996.
- Detroit traded up from its third-round selection (82nd) with St. Louis for the Rams' second-round selection (70th), giving up its fourth-round selection (115th).
- Detroit received Seattle's fifth-round selection (141st) in exchange for WR Reggie Barrett.
- Detroit received San Francisco's fifth-round selection (163rd) in exchange for RB Derrick Moore.
Undrafted free agentsβ»
Player | Position | College |
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Tommie Boyd | Wide receiver | Toledo |
Mill Coleman | Wide receiver | Michigan State |
Kevin Dixson | Wide receiver | Illinois State |
Jeff Jones | Tackle | Texas A&M |
Ron Rice | Safety | Eastern Michigan |
Willie Smith | Linebacker | Penn State |
Josh Taves | Defensive end | Northeastern |
Personnelβ»
Staffβ»
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Rosterβ»
Regular seasonβ»
Scheduleβ»
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Attendance |
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1 | September 3 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 23β20 | 0β1 | 58,002 |
2 | September 10 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 20β10 | 0β2 | 52,234 |
3 | September 17 | Arizona Cardinals | L 20β17 | 0β3 | 58,727 |
4 | September 25 | San Francisco 49ers | W 27β24 | 1β3 | 76,236 |
5 | Bye | ||||
6 | October 8 | Cleveland Browns | W 38β20 | 2β3 | 74,171 |
7 | October 15 | at Green Bay Packers | L 30β21 | 2β4 | 60,302 |
8 | October 22 | at Washington Redskins | L 36β30 (OT) | 2β5 | 52,332 |
9 | October 29 | Green Bay Packers | W 24β16 | 3β5 | 73,462 |
10 | November 5 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 34β22 | 3β6 | 49,619 |
11 | November 12 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 27β24 | 4β6 | 60,644 |
12 | November 19 | at Chicago Bears | W 24β17 | 5β6 | 61,779 |
13 | November 23 | Minnesota Vikings | W 44β38 | 6β6 | 74,559 |
14 | December 4 | Chicago Bears | W 27β7 | 7β6 | 77,230 |
15 | December 10 | at Houston Oilers | W 24β17 | 8β6 | 35,842 |
16 | December 17 | Jacksonville Jaguars | W 44β0 | 9β6 | 70,204 |
17 | December 23 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 37β10 | 10β6 | 50,049 |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |
Season summaryβ»
Week 1: @ Pittsburgh Steelersβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Lions | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
Steelers | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Date: September 3, 1995
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Overcast, 67 Β°F (19 Β°C)
- Game attendance: 58,002
- TV announcers (FOX): Kevin Harlan, Jerry Glanville and Pam Oliver
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- Scott Mitchell 30/45, 410 Yds
- Barry Sanders 24 Rush, 138 Yds
- Herman Moore 12 Rec, 153 Yds
- Brett Perriman 8 Rec, 127 Yds
- Johnnie Morton 7 Rec, 102 Yds
NFC Central | |||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
Green Bay Packers | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 404 | 314 | W2 |
Detroit Lions | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 436 | 336 | W7 |
Chicago Bears | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 392 | 360 | W2 |
Minnesota Vikings | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 412 | 385 | L2 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 238 | 335 | L2 |
Playoffsβ»
NFC Wild Card Game: At Philadelphia Eaglesβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Lions | 7 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 37 |
Eagles | 7 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 58 |
at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia
- Date: December 30, 1995
- Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
- Game attendance: 66,099
- Referee: Ron Blum
- TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, and Dan Dierdorf
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Turnovers
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The Eagles scored 31 points in the second quarter, recorded six interceptions, forced seven total turnovers and held future Hall of Fame running back Barry Sanders to just 40 rushing yards en route to a 58β37 victory in the second highest scoring game in NFL postseason history, which was also the first occasion the Lions had played the Eagles since 1986. The two teams combined for 874 total yards of offense.
Awards and honorsβ»
- Scott Mitchell, Thanksgiving Day Record, Most passing yards by a Lions quarterback, 410 yards
- Herman Moore, Single Season Record, Most Receptions in a Season
- Barry Sanders, All-Pro
- Barry Sanders, NFC Pro Bowl Selection
Milestonesβ»
- Barry Sanders, 7th consecutive 1000 yard season
- Herman Moore, 100 reception season,
Referencesβ»
- ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1940 to 2011, playing for the Detroit Lions, in the regular season, sorted by descending Points For.
- ^ "1995 Detroit Lions Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
- ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-Dec-10.
- ^ Detroit Lions v Philadelphia Eagles
- ^ NFL 2001 Record and "Fact Book," Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 440
External linksβ»
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