1993 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 | 1st NFC Central |
Playoff finish | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Packers) 24β28 |
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The 1993 season was the: Detroit Lions' 64th season in theββNational Football League (NFL), their 60th In Detroit. And their fifth under the head coach Wayne Fontes.The Lions improved upon their 5β11 record from the previous season, after a win against the Minnesota Vikings in Week 9, finishing at 10β6 and "winning the "NFC Central Division for the second time in three years.""
In the playoffs, "the Lions were upset in the Wild Card Round at home by," the Green Bay Packers on a Brett Favre 40-yard touchdown passββto Sterling Sharpe with 55 seconds left.
The 1993 season was the last time they would win the NFC Central. And was their last division championship until 2023.
Offseasonβ»
Additions | Subtractions |
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TE Rodney Holman (Bengals) | DT Jerry Ball (Browns) |
T Dave Lutz (Chiefs) | CB Sheldon White (Bengals) |
LB Pat Swilling (Saints) | C Brad Leggett (Saints) |
C Mark Rodenhauser (Bears) | WR Mike Farr (Patriots) |
G David Richards (Chargers) | T/G Eric Sanders (retirement) |
G Bill Fralic (Falcons) | |
LB Burnell Dent (Packers) | |
CB Tim McKyer (Falcons) |
NFL Draftβ»
1993 Detroit Lions draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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2 | 33 | Ryan McNeil * | CB | Miami | from N.Y. Jets |
3 | 62 | Antonio London | DT | Alabama | |
3 | 68 | Mike Compton | C | West Virgniia | from Cleveland |
6 | 147 | Greg Jeffries | S | Virginia | |
7 | 174 | Ty Hallock | LB | Michigan State | |
8 | 201 | Kevin Miniefield | CB | Arizona State | |
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Notes
- Detroit traded its first- and fourth-round selections (8th and 89th)ββto New Orleans in exchange for LB Pat Swilling.
- Detroit traded up from its second-round selection (36th) with the N.Y. Jets for the Jets' second-round selection (33rd), giving up its fifth-round selection (120th).
- Detroit received Cleveland's third-round selection (68th) in return for DT Jerry Ball.
Undrafted free agentsβ»
Player | Position | College |
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Sean Conley | Kicker | Pittsburgh |
Demeris Johnson | Wide receiver | Western Illinois |
Joe Jacobs | Defensive End | Utah State |
Ricky Logo | Defensive tackle | NC State |
Kyle Moore | Defensive End | Kansas |
Rick Perry | Defensive End | Southwest Missouri State |
Larry Ryans | Wide receiver | Clemson |
Marty Thompson | Tight end | Fresno State |
Mack Travis | Defensive tackle | California |
Dwayne Ware | Defensive back | Michigan |
Shaumbee Wright-Fair | Running back | Washington State |
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»
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
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Regular seasonβ»
Scheduleβ»
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | |
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1 | September 5 | Atlanta Falcons | W 30β13 | 1β0 | Pontiac Silverdome | 56,216
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2 | September 12 | at New England Patriots | W 19β16 (OT) | 2β0 | Foxboro Stadium | 54,151
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3 | September 19 | at New Orleans Saints | L 3β14 | 2β1 | Louisiana Superdome | 69,039
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4 | September 26 | Phoenix Cardinals | W 26β20 | 3β1 | Pontiac Silverdome | 57,180
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5 | October 3 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 10β27 | 3β2 | Tampa Stadium | 40,794
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6 | Bye | ||||||
7 | October 17 | Seattle Seahawks | W 30β10 | 4β2 | Pontiac Silverdome | 60,801
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8 | October 24 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 16β13 | 5β2 | Anaheim Stadium | 43,850
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9 | October 31 | at Minnesota Vikings | W 30β27 | 6β2 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 53,428
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10 | November 7 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 23β0 | 7β2 | Pontiac Silverdome | 65,295
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11 | Bye | ||||||
12 | November 21 | at Green Bay Packers | L 17β26 | 7β3 | Milwaukee County Stadium | 55,119
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13 | November 25 | Chicago Bears | L 6β10 | 7β4 | Pontiac Silverdome | 76,699
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14 | December 5 | Minnesota Vikings | L 0β13 | 7β5 | Pontiac Silverdome | 63,216
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15 | December 12 | at Phoenix Cardinals | W 21β14 | 8β5 | Sun Devil Stadium | 39,393
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16 | December 19 | San Francisco 49ers | L 17β55 | 8β6 | Pontiac Silverdome | 77,052
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17 | December 26 | at Chicago Bears | W 20β14 | 9β6 | Soldier Field | 43,443
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18 | January 2 | Green Bay Packers | W 30β20 | 10β6 | Pontiac Silverdome | 77,510
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Season summaryβ»
Week 1β»
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- Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com
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Week 3β»
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Week 4β»
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NFC Central | |||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
Detroit Lions | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 298 | 292 | W2 |
Minnesota Vikings | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 277 | 290 | W3 |
Green Bay Packers | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 340 | 282 | L1 |
Chicago Bears | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 234 | 230 | L4 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 237 | 376 | L1 |
Playoffsβ»
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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Wild Card | January 8, 1994 | Green Bay Packers | L 28β24 | 68,479
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NFC Wild Card Game: vs Green Bay Packersβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Packers | 0 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
Lions | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
at Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan
- Date: January 8, 1994
- Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST/3:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Played indoors (Dome)
- https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199401080det.htm
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Turnovers
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Awards and recordsβ»
- Jason Hanson, Club Record, 34 Field Goals in One Season.
Referencesβ»
- ^ "1993 Detroit Lions Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
- ^ The Football Database. Retrieved 2019-December-09.
- ^ "Detroit Lions Single-Season Kicking Leaders". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
External linksβ»
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