The Detroit Lions managed to stay ahead of the New York Jets, 13 to 10, on December 21, 1997.

1997 Detroit Lions

Final

NYJ

Jets

9-7-0

10

DET

Lions

9-7-0

13

1

10

0

2

0

3

3

0

3

4

0

7

Total

10

13

1st quarter

NYJ

DET

Jets

John Hall 32-yard field goal

3

0

Jets

Adrian Murrell 14-yard run (John Hall kick)

10

0

2nd quarter

NYJ

DET

Lions

Jason Hanson 44-yard field goal

10

3

3rd quarter

NYJ

DET

Lions

Jason Hanson 25-yard field goal

10

6

4th quarter

NYJ

DET

Lions

Barry Sanders 15-yard run (Jason Hanson kick)

10

13

Jets

Lions

1st Downs

20

13

Passing 1st Downs

11

5

Rushing 1st Downs

7

8

1st downs from penalties

2

0

3rd down efficiency

8 - 16

6 - 16

4th down efficiency

0 - 0

0 - 0

Total Plays

67

62

Total Yards

315

301

Yards per play

4.7

4.9

Passing

207

95

Comp - Att

24 - 40

15 - 28

Yards per pass

4.7

3.1

Interceptions thrown

3

0

Sacks - Yards lost

4 - 23

3 - 27

Rushing

108

206

Rushing Attempts

23

31

Yards per rush

4.7

6.6

Penalties

5

5

Turnovers

3

0

Fumbles lost

0

0

Interceptions

3

0

Possession

33:48

26:12

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Neil O'Donnell 21 35 202 5.8 0 1 4 64.2
Ray Lucas 3 4 28 7.0 0 1 0 54.2
Leon Johnson 0 1 0 0.0 0 1 0 0.0
Team 24 40 207 5.8 0 3 4 44.8

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Adrian Murrell 12 43 3.6 1
Ray Lucas 3 30 10.0 0
Neil O'Donnell 1 19 19.0 0
Leon Johnson 4 10 2.5 0
Richie Anderson 3 6 2.0 0
Team 23 108 4.7 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Wayne Chrebet 4 67 16.8 0
Keyshawn Johnson 6 59 9.8 0
Kyle Brady 3 34 11.3 0
Fred Baxter 4 32 8.0 0
Jeff Graham 2 26 13.0 0
Adrian Murrell 4 15 3.8 0
Richie Anderson 1 -3 -3.0 0
Team 24 230 5.8 0 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 0 0 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Jason Ferguson 1.0
Dwayne Gordon 1.0
Rick Terry 1.0
Team 3.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
John Hall 1 1 1 4
Team 1 1 1 4

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Brian Hansen 6 236 39.3
Team 6 236 39.3

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Aaron Glenn 3 74 24.7 0
Team 3 74 24.7 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Leon Johnson 5 38 7.6 0
Team 5 38 7.6 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Scott Mitchell 15 28 122 4.4 0 0 3 64.9
Team 15 28 95 4.4 0 0 3 64.9

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Barry Sanders 23 184 8.0 1
Scott Mitchell 5 12 2.4 0
Tommy Vardell 2 7 3.5 0
Ron Rivers 1 3 3.0 0
Team 31 206 6.6 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Herman Moore 4 39 9.8 0
Tommie Boyd 3 24 8.0 0
David Sloan 1 19 19.0 0
Johnnie Morton 2 13 6.5 0
Tommy Vardell 1 11 11.0 0
Barry Sanders 3 10 3.3 0
Kez McCorvey 1 6 6.0 0
Team 15 122 4.4 0 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 1 0 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Luther Elliss 1.0
Robert Porcher 1.0
Ron Rice 1.0
Tracy Scroggins 1.0
Team 4.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Jason Hanson 2 2 1 7
Team 2 2 1 7

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
John Jett 8 327 40.9
Team 8 327 40.9

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Glyn Milburn 1 26 26.0 0
Ron Rivers 1 23 23.0 0
Team 2 49 24.5 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Glyn Milburn 3 27 9.0 0
Team 3 27 9.0 0

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Team Leaders

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PASS

4,575

Goff

Jared Goff

RUSH

1,015

Montgomery

David Montgomery

REC

1,515

Brown

Amon-Ra St. Brown

Team Rankings

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PPG

27.1

5th

OPP PPG

23.2

23rd

RUSH YDS/G

135.9

5th

PASS YDS/G

270.9

4th

2023 Division Standings

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TEAM W L T PCT
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
Bears Bears
7 10 0 .412
Vikings Vikings
7 10 0 .412

Last Game

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SF 49ers

2-0-0

34

Final

31

DET Lions

2-1-0

Sun 28 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
2/10
SF SF
@
KC KC
22-25
Sat
1/27
KC KC
@
BAL BAL
17-10
Sat
1/27
DET DET
@
SF SF
31-34
Sat
1/20
TB TB
@
DET DET
23-31
Sat
1/20
KC KC
@
BUF BUF
27-24

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
9/6
GB GB
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM