History of Franchise
Stadium: Ford Field
City: Detroit, Michigan
Conference: National Football Conference
Division: NFC North
Owner Martha Firestone Ford
Chairman Martha Firestone Ford
President Rod Wood
General manager Bob Quinn
Head coach Matt Patricia
Championships
League championships (4)
NFL Championships (pre–1970 AFL–NFL merger) (4)
1935, 1952, 1953, 1957
Conference championships (4)
NFL National: 1952
NFL Western: 1953, 1954, 1957
Division championships (8)
NFL Western: 1935, 1953, 1954, 1957
NFL National: 1952
NFC Central: 1983, 1991, 1993
Playoff appearances (17)
NFL: 1935, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1970, 1982, 1983, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2011, 2014, 2016
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Detroit Lions 2019 Schedule
Preseason
Week DATE OPP RESULT
1 8/8/2019 vs L 31-3
New England
2 8/17/2019 @ L 30-23
Houston
WK DATE OPP TIME VENUE
3 8/23/2019 vs 8:00 PM Ford Field
Buffalo
4 8/29/2019 @ 7:30 PM FirstEnergy Stadium
Cleveland
Regular Season
WK DATE OPP TIME TV VENUE
1 9/8/2019 @ 4:25 PM FOX State Farm Stadium
Arizona
2 9/15/2019 vs 1:00 PM Ford Field
L.A. Chargers
3 9/22/2019 @ 1:00 PM FOX Lincoln Financial Field
Philadelphia
4 9/29/2019 vs 1:00 PM FOX Ford Field
Kansas City
5 — BYE — — —
6 10/14/2019 @ 8:15 PM ESPN Lambeau Field
Green Bay
7 10/20/2019 vs 1:00 PM FOX Ford Field
Minnesota
8 10/27/2019 vs 1:00 PM FOX Ford Field
N.Y. Giants
9 11/3/2019 @ 4:05 PM FOX Oakland Coliseum
Oakland
10 11/10/2019 @ 1:00 PM Soldier Field
Chicago
11 11/17/2019 vs 1:00 PM FOX Ford Field
Dallas
12 11/24/2019 @ 1:00 PM FOX FedEx Field
Washington
13 11/28/2019 vs 12:30 PM FOX Ford Field
Chicago
14 12/8/2019 @ 1:00 PM FOX U.S. Bank Stadium
Minnesota
15 12/15/2019 vs 1:00 PM FOX Ford Field
Tampa Bay
16 12/22/2019 @ TBA — Broncos Stadium at Mile High
Denver
17 12/29/2019 vs 1:00 PM FOX Ford Field
Green Bay
Detroit Lions 2019 Stats Leaders

2019 Lions Passing Leader
Matthew Stafford Passing Yards 2,499

2019 Lions Receiving Leader
Kenny Golladay Receiving Yards 1,190

2019 Lions Rushing Leader
Kerryon Johnson Rushing Yards 403
Detroit Lions All Time Leaders
Rk | Player | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | Lng |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Matthew Stafford | 3421 | 5480 | 62.4 | 39156 | 242 | 131 | 87 |
2 | Bobby Layne | 1074 | 2193 | 49.0 | 15710 | 118 | 142 | 97 |
3 | Scott Mitchell | 1049 | 1850 | 56.7 | 12647 | 79 | 57 | 91 |
4 | Greg Landry | 957 | 1747 | 54.8 | 12451 | 80 | 81 | 84 |
5 | Gary Danielson | 952 | 1684 | 56.5 | 11885 | 69 | 71 | 87 |
6 | Eric Hipple | 830 | 1546 | 53.7 | 10711 | 55 | 70 | 94 |
7 | Joey Harrington | 986 | 1802 | 54.7 | 10242 | 60 | 62 | 86 |
8 | Jon Kitna | 795 | 1277 | 62.3 | 9034 | 44 | 47 | 91 |
9 | Charlie Batch | 743 | 1326 | 56.0 | 9016 | 49 | 40 | 98 |
10 | Milt Plum | 671 | 1315 | 51.0 | 8536 | 55 | 87 | 92 |
Rush | Rush | Rush | Rush | Rush | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rk | Player | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Y/A |
1 | Barry Sanders | 3062 | 15269 | 99 | 85 | 5.0 |
2 | Billy Sims | 1131 | 5106 | 42 | 81 | 4.5 |
3 | Dexter Bussey | 1203 | 5105 | 18 | 46 | 4.2 |
4 | Altie Taylor | 1165 | 4297 | 24 | 38 | 3.7 |
5 | Nick Pietrosante | 938 | 3933 | 28 | 57 | 4.2 |
6 | James Jones | 960 | 3452 | 23 | 39 | 3.6 |
7 | Ace Gutowsky | 864 | 3077 | 20 | 0 | 3.6 |
8 | Mel Farr | 739 | 3072 | 26 | 57 | 4.2 |
9 | Kevin Jones | 761 | 3067 | 24 | 74 | 4.0 |
10 | James Stewart | 713 | 2890 | 15 | 56 | 4.1 |
Rk | Player | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Lng |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Calvin Johnson | 731 | 11619 | 15.9 | 83 | 96 |
2 | Herman Moore | 670 | 9174 | 13.7 | 62 | 93 |
3 | Johnnie Morton | 469 | 6499 | 13.9 | 35 | 98 |
4 | Brett Perriman | 428 | 5244 | 12.3 | 25 | 91 |
5 | Gail Cogdill | 325 | 5221 | 16.1 | 28 | 84 |
6 | Charlie Sanders | 336 | 4817 | 14.3 | 31 | 54 |
7 | Golden Tate | 416 | 4741 | 11.4 | 22 | 73 |
8 | Leonard Thompson | 277 | 4682 | 16.9 | 35 | 94 |
9 | Roy Williams | 262 | 3884 | 14.8 | 29 | 91 |
10 | Terry Barr | 227 | 3810 | 16.8 | 35 | 80 |
Rk | Player | From | To | Rec ▼ |
Yds | Y/R | TD | Lng |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Calvin Johnson | 2007 | 2015 | 731 | 11619 | 15.9 | 83 | 96 |
2 | Herman Moore | 1991 | 2001 | 670 | 9174 | 13.7 | 62 | 93 |
3 | Johnnie Morton | 1994 | 2001 | 469 | 6499 | 13.9 | 35 | 98 |
4 | Brett Perriman | 1991 | 1996 | 428 | 5244 | 12.3 | 25 | 91 |
5 | Golden Tate | 2014 | 2018 | 416 | 4741 | 11.4 | 22 | 73 |
6 | Barry Sanders | 1989 | 1998 | 352 | 2921 | 8.3 | 10 | 66 |
7 | Charlie Sanders | 1968 | 1977 | 336 | 4817 | 14.3 | 31 | 54 |
8 | Gail Cogdill | 1960 | 1968 | 325 | 5221 | 16.1 | 28 | 84 |
9 | Brandon Pettigrew | 2009 | 2015 | 301 | 2965 | 9.9 | 17 | 35 |
10 | Jim Gibbons | 1958 | 1968 | 287 | 3561 | 12.4 | 20 | 82 |
Def | Def | Def | Def | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rk | Player | Int ▼ |
Yds | TD | Lng |
1 | Dick LeBeau | 62 | 762 | 3 | 70 |
2 | Lem Barney | 56 | 1077 | 7 | 71 |
3 | Yale Lary | 50 | 787 | 2 | 73 |
4 | Jack Christiansen | 46 | 717 | 3 | 92 |
5 | Jim David | 36 | 259 | 0 | 28 |
6 | Bob Smith | 29 | 719 | 3 | 102 |
7 | James Hunter | 27 | 279 | 1 | 39 |
8 | Don Doll | 26 | 464 | 2 | 95 |
9 | Jimmy Allen | 24 | 231 | 0 | 34 |
10 | Joe Schmidt | 24 | 294 | 2 | 30 |
Def | Def | Def | Tack | Tack | Tack | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rk | Player | Int | Yds | TD | Sk ▼ |
Solo | Ast | TFL |
1 | Robert Porcher | 1 | 5 | 0 | 95.5 | 429 | 171 | 56 |
2 | Mike Cofer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 62.5 | |||
3 | Tracy Scroggins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60.5 | 250 | 71 | 23 |
4 | Ezekiel Ansah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48.0 | 162 | 56 | 60 |
5 | William Gay | 2 | 14 | 0 | 44.5 | |||
6 | Cliff Avril | 1 | 4 | 1 | 39.5 | 124 | 44 | 37 |
7 | Ndamukong Suh | 1 | 20 | 0 | 36.0 | 181 | 60 | 66 |
8 | James Hall | 1 | 30 | 0 | 33.0 | 212 | 63 | 44 |
9 | Curtis Green | 29.0 | ||||||
10 | Shaun Rogers | 1 | 66 | 1 | 29.0 | 250 | 103 | 65 |