Sunday, January 1, 2012

The History of the Detroit Lions in the Playoffs since 1971

Here is the stats:

6 straight playoff loses
2-9 alltime on the road in the playoffs (last road playoff win 12/22/1957 @ San Fran)
1-10 in last 11 playoff games overall. (last playoff win 1/5/1992 vs. Dallas)


Here are some memories:

1/8/2000 @ Washington 13-27

Lions trail 0-27 entering the 4th Quarter. Touchdowns by Ron Rice on a 94 yard blocked fg return and on the last play of the game Gus Frerotte threw a 5 yard td to Ron Rivers. Rookie S Ty Talton had 5 KOR for 114 yards. The Lions were held to 29 yards rushing. 23 by Cory Schlesinger.

Sedrick Irvin caught 2 passes for 27 yards

Cory led the Lions with 23 yards on 7 carries

Lamar Campbell had 2 tackles
Corwin Brown had 2 tackles and a pick
Gus Frerotte was 21/46/2 251 and a td
Brian Stablein had 3 catches for 39 yards
S Ron Rice had 5 tackles a td

Germaine Crowell had 5 catches for 41 yards

Tony Semple started at Guard

12/28/1997 @ Tampa Lions 10 Bucs 20

Lions fell behind 0-20 in the 3rd Quarter. Scott Mitchell was carted off the field with a concussion. Stephen Boyd had 8 tackles and a pick. Ron Rice had 5 tackles and pick. Tommy Vardell had a 1 yard td run.


Barry had 65 yard rushing and 43 receiving

Luther Elliss had 7 tackles and a sack
Scott Mitchell was 10/25/1 78 yards and a concussion

Frank Reich was 11/15/0 129 yards
Tommie Boyd caught 2 passes for 11 yards

Tommy Vardell scored a  1 yard td and had a 12 yard catch
Antonio London had 6 tackles and a sack


12/30/1995 @ Philadelphia Lions 37 Eagles 58

Lions fell behind 7-51 in the 3rd.

Barry had 40 yards rushing 19 receiving
Don Majkowski was 14/23/2 206 3 td

Scott Mitchell was 13/29/4 155 1 td
Rodney Peete threw for 270 and 3 td
Spielman had 14 tackles
Ron Rivers had 16 yard rushing and a td 36 receiving yards and 108 KOR yards

Aubrey Matthews caught 7 for 73

DT Henry Thomas had 2 tackles and a sack

Eric Lynch had 2 tackles

Mike Wells 2 tackles


12/31/1994 @ Green Bay Lions 12 Packers 16

Lions trail 0-10 at the half. They cut the deficit to 10-13 on a Brett Perriman from David Krieg. The Lions rush for (-5) yards as the Packers put HOFer Reggie White over OG Shaun Bouwens.

Barry had 13 carries for (-1) but caught 3 for 4 yards
Kevin Glover could not overcome Shaun Bouwens
David Krieg was 17/35/0 199 1td
Pat Swilling had 3 tackles

Scott Kowalkowski had 1 tackle
Harry Colon had a tackle

1/8/1994 Lions 24 Packers 28 at the Dome

Lions take 17-7 lead on a Melvin Jenkins 15 pick six. Lions drive to answer a Sterling Sharpe but Erik Kramer throws a101 yard pick six to George Teague. Derrick Moore scores to take to he lead but Sterling Sharpe toasts Kevin Scott for the win.

Barry rushed for 169 yards

S Harry Colon had 3 tackles
Brett Perriman had 10 catches 150 yards and a td
Robert Porcher had 2 tackles
Derrick Moore had 39 all purpose yards and 2 tackles
Marc Spindler had 3 tackles
Herman Moore had 1 catch for 20 yards and a tackle

 1/12/1992 @ Washington Lions 10 Redskins 41

Lions are outscored 0-24 in the 2nd half. Barry ran for 44 yards. Mike Farr led the Lions with 6 catches for 73 yards. Willie Green caught 4 passes for 54 yards and a td.
Erik Kramer was 21/33/1 249 1 td
This was OG Eric Andolsek's last game
Kramer rushed for 4 yards
OT Scott Conover started
Chuck Long rushed once for (-1)

1/5/1992 Lions 38 Cowboys 6 at the dome

The only playoff since 1957. Erik Kramer 29/38/0 341 3 td. Two TD catches by Willie Green and one by Herman Moore. Barry had 69 yards and a td. Sacks by Tracy Hayworth, Jeff Hunter and Dan Owens. Melvin Jenkins had a 41 pick 6 and Chris Spielman had a pick.

Ray Crockett started at Corner


Barry had 99 yards from scrimmage and a td
Andre Ware played

12/31/1983 @ San Fran Lions 23 49ers 24

Eddie Murray missed his 2nd FG of the day as time expired to let the Lions lose. Gary Danielson threw 5 picks. Bobby Watkins had a pick.

Billy ran for 114 yards a 2 td
Doug English had a sack
S William Graham started
Danielson was 24/38/5 236 0 td

Monte Clark prayers were not answered

Jeff Chadwick caught 5 for 58

DE Curtis Green Had a sack

CB Bruce McNorton started
Ulysses S. Norris had a catch for 5 yards
Chris Dietrich started at Tackle

1/8/1983 at Washington Lions 7 Redskins 31

Lions fall behind 0-31 until Eric Hipple hit TE David Hill on a 15 yard td pass. DE David Pueifory had a sack. Alvin Hall had 6 KOR for 123 yards.

Billy had 19 yards rushing and 68 yards receiving
Eric Hipple was 22/38/2 298 1td and 47 rushing
Wr Tracy Porter caught 2 for 31
Leonard Thompson caught 7 for 150 yards
TE David Hill caught 3 for 29 and a td
FB Dexter Bussey rushed for 19 yards

12/26/1970 At the Cotton Bowl Lions 0 Cowboys 5


LB Paul Naumoff had a pick
MLB Mike Lucci started

Bill Munson 2/8/1 44 yards
WR Larry Walton caught 3 passes for 39 yards
RB Steve Owens had 16 yards from scrimmage

Lem Barney returned 5 punts for 20 yards

Te Charlie Sanders held w/o a catch

Mike Weger had pick for 31 yards

Altie Taylor had 23 yards from scrimmage
Mel Farr had 12 carries for 31 yards

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