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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Detroit_Lions_vs_Minnesota_Vikings_2012-09-30_game_action.jpg/220px-Detroit_Lions_vs_Minnesota_Vikings_2012-09-30_game_action.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Detroit_Lions_vs_Minnesota_Vikings_2012-09-30_game_action.jpg/330px-Detroit_Lions_vs_Minnesota_Vikings_2012-09-30_game_action.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Detroit_Lions_vs_Minnesota_Vikings_2012-09-30_game_action.jpg/440px-Detroit_Lions_vs_Minnesota_Vikings_2012-09-30_game_action.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1067" /></a><figcaption>Blocking by the Lions' offense against <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Vikings" title="Minnesota Vikings">Minnesota</a>, September 30</figcaption></figure> <p>The <b><a href="/wiki/2012_NFL_season" title="2012 NFL season">2012</a> <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Lions" title="Detroit Lions">Detroit Lions</a> <a href="/wiki/List_of_Detroit_Lions_seasons" title="List of Detroit Lions seasons">season</a></b> was the franchise's 83rd season in the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> (NFL), their 79th as the Detroit Lions and the fourth under head coach <a href="/wiki/Jim_Schwartz" title="Jim Schwartz">Jim Schwartz</a>. The Lions failed to improve from their 10–6 record in <a href="/wiki/2011_Detroit_Lions_season" title="2011 Detroit Lions season">2011</a>, during which they made it to the postseason as a wild card team. The Lions spent most of the season at the bottom of their division, and ended the season with an eight-game losing streak, their worst skid since the winless <a href="/wiki/2008_Detroit_Lions_season" title="2008 Detroit Lions season">2008 season</a>. It was also the franchise's 21st consecutive season without a playoff win. </p><p>The Lions set an NFL record with 740 pass attempts during the season (46.25 attempts per game), breaking a record that had stood for thirty years.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>This was the final season for longtime Lions placekicker <a href="/wiki/Jason_Hanson" title="Jason Hanson">Jason Hanson</a>, who in his 21st season with the team (and in the league) and at age 42 was the NFL's oldest active player. Hanson retired on April 4, 2013. </p><p>Wide receiver <a href="/wiki/Calvin_Johnson" title="Calvin Johnson">Calvin Johnson</a> broke <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Rice" title="Jerry Rice">Jerry Rice</a>’s league record for most receiving yards in a single season, with 1,964 yards in 122 catches. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886046785">.mw-parser-output .toclimit-2 .toclevel-1 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-3 .toclevel-2 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-4 .toclevel-3 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-5 .toclevel-4 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-6 .toclevel-5 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-7 .toclevel-6 ul{display:none}</style><div class="toclimit-3"><meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Offseason">Offseason</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_Detroit_Lions_season&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Offseason"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Josh_Robinson_and_Calvin_Johnson.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Josh_Robinson_and_Calvin_Johnson.jpg/220px-Josh_Robinson_and_Calvin_Johnson.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Josh_Robinson_and_Calvin_Johnson.jpg/330px-Josh_Robinson_and_Calvin_Johnson.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Josh_Robinson_and_Calvin_Johnson.jpg/440px-Josh_Robinson_and_Calvin_Johnson.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1067" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Josh_Robinson_(cornerback)" title="Josh Robinson (cornerback)">Josh Robinson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Calvin_Johnson" title="Calvin Johnson">Calvin Johnson</a></figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Signings">Signings</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_Detroit_Lions_season&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Signings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-Expand_section plainlinks metadata ambox mbox-small-left ambox-content" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="[icon]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/20px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/30px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/40px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="44" data-file-height="31" /></a></span></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs expansion</b>. You can help by <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2012_Detroit_Lions_season&action=edit&section=">adding to it</a>. <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">January 2013</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><a href="/wiki/Jacob_Lacey" title="Jacob Lacey">Jacob Lacey</a> signed with the Detroit Lions on March 20, 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Releases">Releases</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_Detroit_Lions_season&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Releases"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Cornerback <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Berry" title="Aaron Berry">Aaron Berry</a> was released on July 23, 2012 after his second arrest of the offseason.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2012_Draft_class">2012 Draft class</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_Detroit_Lions_season&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 2012 Draft class"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2012_NFL_draft" title="2012 NFL draft">2012 NFL draft</a></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Round </th> <th>Selection </th> <th>Player </th> <th>Position </th> <th>College </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td>23 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Riley_Reiff" title="Riley Reiff">Riley Reiff</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tackle_(American_football)#Offensive_tackle" class="mw-redirect" title="Tackle (American football)">Offensive tackle</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Hawkeyes_football" title="Iowa Hawkeyes football">Iowa</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td>54 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Broyles" title="Ryan Broyles">Ryan Broyles</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">Wide receiver</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Sooners_football" title="Oklahoma Sooners football">Oklahoma</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td>85 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Bentley_(American_football)" title="Bill Bentley (American football)">Dwight "Bill" Bentley</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cornerback" title="Cornerback">Cornerback</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisiana%E2%80%93Lafayette_Ragin%27_Cajuns_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football">Louisiana–Lafayette</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td>125 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ronnell_Lewis" title="Ronnell Lewis">Ronnell Lewis</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Outside_linebacker" class="mw-redirect" title="Outside linebacker">Outside linebacker</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Sooners_football" title="Oklahoma Sooners football">Oklahoma</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td>138 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tahir_Whitehead" title="Tahir Whitehead">Tahir Whitehead</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Outside_linebacker" class="mw-redirect" title="Outside linebacker">Outside linebacker</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Temple_Owls_football" title="Temple Owls football">Temple</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td>148 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chris_Greenwood" title="Chris Greenwood">Chris Greenwood</a> </td> <td><a 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href="/w/index.php?title=2012_Detroit_Lions_season&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Final roster"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours"> <caption style="background-color: #0076B6 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B0B7BC, inset -2px -2px 0 #B0B7BC;; text-align: center;"><b>2012 Detroit Lions roster</b> </caption> <tbody><tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><b><a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">Quarterbacks</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(QB)</span></b> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">14</span> <a href="/wiki/Shaun_Hill" title="Shaun Hill">Shaun Hill</a></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">17</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Kellen_Moore" title="Kellen Moore">Kellen Moore</a></i></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;"> 9</span> <a href="/wiki/Matthew_Stafford" title="Matthew Stafford">Matthew Stafford</a></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">Running backs</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(RB)</span></b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">35</span> <a href="/wiki/Joique_Bell" title="Joique Bell">Joique Bell</a></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">45</span> <a href="/wiki/Shaun_Chapas" title="Shaun Chapas">Shaun Chapas</a> <abbr title="Fullback"><span style="font-size:90%;">FB</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">25</span> <a href="/wiki/Mikel_Leshoure" title="Mikel Leshoure">Mikel Leshoure</a></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">30</span> <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Smith_(running_back)" title="Kevin Smith (running back)">Kevin Smith</a></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">Wide receivers</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(WR)</span></b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">18</span> <a href="/wiki/Kris_Durham" title="Kris Durham">Kris Durham</a></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">81</span> <a href="/wiki/Calvin_Johnson" title="Calvin Johnson">Calvin Johnson</a></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">11</span> <a href="/wiki/Stefan_Logan" title="Stefan Logan">Stefan Logan</a></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">10</span> <a href="/wiki/Kassim_Osgood" title="Kassim Osgood">Kassim Osgood</a></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">80</span> <a href="/wiki/Brian_Robiskie" title="Brian Robiskie">Brian Robiskie</a></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">19</span> <a href="/wiki/Mike_Thomas_(wide_receiver,_born_1987)" title="Mike Thomas (wide receiver, born 1987)">Mike Thomas</a></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Tight_end" title="Tight end">Tight ends</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(TE)</span></b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">89</span> <a href="/wiki/Will_Heller" title="Will Heller">Will Heller</a></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">87</span> <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Pettigrew" title="Brandon Pettigrew">Brandon Pettigrew</a></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">85</span> <a href="/wiki/Tony_Scheffler" title="Tony Scheffler">Tony Scheffler</a></li></ul> </td> <td style="width: 25px;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><b><a href="/wiki/Offensive_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Offensive line">Offensive linemen</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(OL)</span></b> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">76</span> <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Backus" title="Jeff Backus">Jeff Backus</a> <abbr title="Offensive tackle"><span style="font-size:90%;">T</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">77</span> <a href="/wiki/Gosder_Cherilus" title="Gosder Cherilus">Gosder Cherilus</a> <abbr title="Offensive tackle"><span style="font-size:90%;">T</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">70</span> <a href="/wiki/Jason_Fox_(American_football)" title="Jason Fox (American football)">Jason Fox</a> <abbr title="Offensive tackle"><span style="font-size:90%;">T</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">65</span> <a href="/wiki/Dylan_Gandy" title="Dylan Gandy">Dylan Gandy</a> <abbr title="Center"><span style="font-size:90%;">C</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">78</span> <a href="/wiki/Corey_Hilliard" title="Corey Hilliard">Corey Hilliard</a> <abbr title="Offensive tackle"><span style="font-size:90%;">T</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">66</span> <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Peterman" title="Stephen Peterman">Stephen Peterman</a> <abbr title="Offensive guard"><span style="font-size:90%;">G</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">51</span> <a href="/wiki/Dominic_Raiola" title="Dominic Raiola">Dominic Raiola</a> <abbr title="Center"><span style="font-size:90%;">C</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">71</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Riley_Reiff" title="Riley Reiff">Riley Reiff</a></i> <abbr title="Offensive tackle"><span style="font-size:90%;">T</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">67</span> <a href="/wiki/Rob_Sims" title="Rob Sims">Rob Sims</a> <abbr title="Offensive guard"><span style="font-size:90%;">G</span></abbr></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Defensive_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Defensive line">Defensive linemen</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(DL)</span></b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">92</span> <a href="/wiki/Cliff_Avril" title="Cliff Avril">Cliff Avril</a> <abbr title="Defensive end"><span style="font-size:90%;">DE</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">96</span> <a href="/wiki/Andre_Fluellen" title="Andre Fluellen">Andre Fluellen</a> <abbr title="Defensive tackle"><span style="font-size:90%;">DT</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">94</span> <a href="/wiki/Lawrence_Jackson" title="Lawrence Jackson">Lawrence Jackson</a> <abbr title="Defensive end"><span style="font-size:90%;">DE</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">95</span> <a href="/wiki/Ogemdi_Nwagbuo" title="Ogemdi Nwagbuo">Ogemdi Nwagbuo</a> <abbr title="Defensive tackle"><span style="font-size:90%;">DT</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">63</span> <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Saddler-McQueen" title="Jimmy Saddler-McQueen">Jimmy Saddler-McQueen</a> <abbr title="Defensive tackle"><span style="font-size:90%;">DT</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">90</span> <a href="/wiki/Ndamukong_Suh" title="Ndamukong Suh">Ndamukong Suh</a> <abbr title="Defensive tackle"><span style="font-size:90%;">DT</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">93</span> <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Vanden_Bosch" title="Kyle Vanden Bosch">Kyle Vanden Bosch</a> <abbr title="Defensive end"><span style="font-size:90%;">DE</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">79</span> <a href="/wiki/Willie_Young_(defensive_end)" title="Willie Young (defensive end)">Willie Young</a> <abbr title="Defensive end"><span style="font-size:90%;">DE</span></abbr></li></ul> </td> <td style="width: 25px;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><b><a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">Linebackers</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(LB)</span></b> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">52</span> <a href="/wiki/Justin_Durant" title="Justin Durant">Justin Durant</a> <abbr title="Outside linebacker"><span style="font-size:90%;">OLB</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">54</span> <a href="/wiki/DeAndre_Levy" title="DeAndre Levy">DeAndre Levy</a> <abbr title="Outside linebacker"><span style="font-size:90%;">OLB</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">97</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Ronnell_Lewis" title="Ronnell Lewis">Ronnell Lewis</a></i> <abbr title="Outside linebacker"><span style="font-size:90%;">OLB</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">50</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Travis_Lewis" title="Travis Lewis">Travis Lewis</a></i> <abbr title="Middle linebacker"><span style="font-size:90%;">MLB</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">58</span> <a href="/wiki/Ashlee_Palmer" title="Ashlee Palmer">Ashlee Palmer</a> <abbr title="Outside linebacker"><span style="font-size:90%;">OLB</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">55</span> <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Tulloch" title="Stephen Tulloch">Stephen Tulloch</a> <abbr title="Middle linebacker"><span style="font-size:90%;">MLB</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">59</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Tahir_Whitehead" title="Tahir Whitehead">Tahir Whitehead</a></i> <abbr title="Outside linebacker"><span style="font-size:90%;">OLB</span></abbr></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">Defensive backs</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(DB)</span></b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">41</span> <a href="/wiki/Ron_Bartell" title="Ron Bartell">Ron Bartell</a> <abbr title="Cornerback"><span style="font-size:90%;">CB</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">32</span> <a href="/wiki/Don_Carey_(cornerback)" title="Don Carey (cornerback)">Don Carey</a> <abbr title="Safety"><span style="font-size:90%;">S</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">26</span> <a href="/wiki/Louis_Delmas" title="Louis Delmas">Louis Delmas</a> <abbr title="Free safety"><span style="font-size:90%;">FS</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">31</span> <a href="/wiki/Drayton_Florence" title="Drayton Florence">Drayton Florence</a> <abbr title="Cornerback"><span style="font-size:90%;">CB</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">36</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Jonte_Green" title="Jonte Green">Jonte Green</a></i> <abbr title="Cornerback"><span style="font-size:90%;">CB</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">23</span> <a href="/wiki/Chris_Houston_(American_football)" title="Chris Houston (American football)">Chris Houston</a> <abbr title="Cornerback"><span style="font-size:90%;">CB</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">24</span> <a href="/wiki/Tyrell_Johnson_(American_football)" title="Tyrell Johnson (American football)">Tyrell Johnson</a> <abbr title="Strong safety"><span style="font-size:90%;">SS</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">27</span> <a href="/wiki/Pat_Lee_(American_football)" title="Pat Lee (American football)">Pat Lee</a> <abbr title="Cornerback"><span style="font-size:90%;">CB</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">39</span> <a href="/wiki/Ricardo_Silva_(American_football)" title="Ricardo Silva (American football)">Ricardo Silva</a> <abbr title="Safety"><span style="font-size:90%;">S</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">29</span> <a href="/wiki/John_Wendling" title="John Wendling">John Wendling</a> <abbr title="Free safety"><span style="font-size:90%;">FS</span></abbr></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Special_teams" class="mw-redirect" title="Special teams">Special teams</a></b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;"> 4</span> <a href="/wiki/Jason_Hanson" title="Jason Hanson">Jason Hanson</a> <abbr title="Kicker"><span style="font-size:90%;">K</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;"> 5</span> <a href="/wiki/Nick_Harris_(punter)" title="Nick Harris (punter)">Nick Harris</a> <abbr title="Punter"><span style="font-size:90%;">P</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">48</span> <a href="/wiki/Don_Muhlbach" title="Don Muhlbach">Don Muhlbach</a> <abbr title="Long snapper"><span style="font-size:90%;">LS</span></abbr></li></ul> </td> <td style="width: 12px;"> </td> <td style="width: 1px; background-color: #B0B7BC"> </td> <td style="width: 12px;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><b><a href="/wiki/Practice_squad" title="Practice squad">Practice squad</a></b> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">74</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Rodney_Austin" title="Rodney Austin">Rodney Austin</a></i> <abbr title="Offensive guard"><span style="font-size:90%;">G</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">38</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Conroy_Black" title="Conroy Black">Conroy Black</a></i> <abbr title="Cornerback"><span style="font-size:90%;">CB</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">73</span> <a href="/wiki/Justin_Boren" title="Justin Boren">Justin Boren</a> <abbr title="Offensive guard"><span style="font-size:90%;">G</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">12</span> <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Troy_Burrell&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Troy Burrell (page does not exist)">Troy Burrell</a></i> <abbr title="Wide receiver"><span style="font-size:90%;">WR</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">83</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Edwards" title="Patrick Edwards">Patrick Edwards</a></i> <abbr title="Wide receiver"><span style="font-size:90%;">WR</span></abbr> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon_2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/15px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/23px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/30px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/Injured_reserve" class="mw-redirect" title="Injured reserve">IR</a>)</span></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">47</span> <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Carmen_Messina&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Carmen Messina (page does not exist)">Carmen Messina</a></i> <abbr title="Linebacker"><span style="font-size:90%;">LB</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">43</span> <a href="/wiki/Devin_Moore_(American_football)" title="Devin Moore (American football)">Devin Moore</a> <abbr title="Running back"><span style="font-size:90%;">RB</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">40</span> <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lionel_Smith_(American_football)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lionel Smith (American football) (page does not exist)">Lionel Smith</a></i> <abbr title="Cornerback"><span style="font-size:90%;">CB</span></abbr> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon_2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/15px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/23px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/30px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/Injured_reserve" class="mw-redirect" title="Injured reserve">IR</a>)</span></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">34</span> <a href="/wiki/Ross_Weaver" title="Ross Weaver">Ross Weaver</a> <abbr title="Cornerback"><span style="font-size:90%;">CB</span></abbr></li></ul> <p><b>Reserve</b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">28</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Bill_Bentley_(American_football)" title="Bill Bentley (American football)">Bill Bentley</a></i> <abbr title="Cornerback"><span style="font-size:90%;">CB</span></abbr> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon_2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/15px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/23px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/30px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/Injured_reserve" class="mw-redirect" title="Injured reserve">IR</a>)</span></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">44</span> <a href="/wiki/Jahvid_Best" title="Jahvid Best">Jahvid Best</a> <abbr title="Running back"><span style="font-size:90%;">RB</span></abbr> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon_2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/15px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/23px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/30px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/Physically_unable_to_perform" title="Physically unable to perform">PUP</a>)</span></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">84</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Broyles" title="Ryan Broyles">Ryan Broyles</a></i> <abbr title="Wide receiver"><span style="font-size:90%;">WR</span></abbr> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon_2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/15px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/23px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/30px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/Injured_reserve" class="mw-redirect" title="Injured reserve">IR</a>)</span></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">13</span> <a href="/wiki/Nate_Burleson" title="Nate Burleson">Nate Burleson</a> <abbr title="Wide receiver"><span style="font-size:90%;">WR</span></abbr> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon_2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/15px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/23px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/30px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/Injured_reserve" class="mw-redirect" title="Injured reserve">IR</a>)</span></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">98</span> <a href="/wiki/Nick_Fairley" title="Nick Fairley">Nick Fairley</a> <abbr title="Defensive tackle"><span style="font-size:90%;">DT</span></abbr> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon_2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/15px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/23px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/30px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/Injured_reserve" class="mw-redirect" title="Injured reserve">IR</a>)</span></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">33</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Chris_Greenwood" title="Chris Greenwood">Chris Greenwood</a></i> <abbr title="Cornerback"><span style="font-size:90%;">CB</span></abbr> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon_2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/15px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/23px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/30px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/Physically_unable_to_perform" title="Physically unable to perform">PUP</a>)</span></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">36</span> <a href="/wiki/Jerome_Harrison" title="Jerome Harrison">Jerome Harrison</a> <abbr title="Running back"><span style="font-size:90%;">RB</span></abbr> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon_2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/15px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/23px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/30px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/Non-football_illness" class="mw-redirect" title="Non-football illness">NF-Ill.</a>)</span></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">91</span> <a href="/wiki/Sammie_Lee_Hill" title="Sammie Lee Hill">Sammie Lee Hill</a> <abbr title="Defensive tackle"><span style="font-size:90%;">DT</span></abbr> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon_2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/15px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/23px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/30px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/Injured_reserve" class="mw-redirect" title="Injured reserve">IR</a>)</span></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">21</span> <a href="/wiki/Jacob_Lacey" title="Jacob Lacey">Jacob Lacey</a> <abbr title="Cornerback"><span style="font-size:90%;">CB</span></abbr> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon_2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/15px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/23px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/30px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/Injured_reserve" class="mw-redirect" title="Injured reserve">IR</a>)</span></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">61</span> <a href="/wiki/Bill_Nagy" title="Bill Nagy">Bill Nagy</a> <abbr title="Offensive guard"><span style="font-size:90%;">G</span></abbr> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon_2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/15px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/23px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/30px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/Injured_reserve" class="mw-redirect" title="Injured reserve">IR</a>)</span></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">42</span> <a href="/wiki/Amari_Spievey" title="Amari Spievey">Amari Spievey</a> <abbr title="Strong safety"><span style="font-size:90%;">SS</span></abbr> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon_2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/15px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/23px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/30px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/Injured_reserve" class="mw-redirect" title="Injured reserve">IR</a>)</span></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">99</span> <a href="/wiki/Corey_Williams_(American_football)" title="Corey Williams (American football)">Corey Williams</a> <abbr title="Defensive tackle"><span style="font-size:90%;">DT</span></abbr> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon_2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/15px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/23px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/30px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/Injured_reserve" class="mw-redirect" title="Injured reserve">IR</a>)</span></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">16</span> <a href="/wiki/Titus_Young" title="Titus Young">Titus Young</a> <abbr title="Wide receiver"><span style="font-size:90%;">WR</span></abbr> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon_2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/15px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/23px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/30px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/Injured_reserve" class="mw-redirect" title="Injured reserve">IR</a>)</span></li></ul> <div style="font-size:90%;"><i>Rookies in italics</i><br /> 53 active, 15 reserve, 7 practice squad</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Schedule">Schedule</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_Detroit_Lions_season&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Schedule"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Preseason">Preseason</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_Detroit_Lions_season&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Preseason"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color: #0076B6 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B0B7BC, inset -2px -2px 0 #B0B7BC;">Week </th> <th style="background-color: #0076B6 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B0B7BC, inset -2px -2px 0 #B0B7BC;">Date </th> <th style="background-color: #0076B6 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B0B7BC, inset -2px -2px 0 #B0B7BC;">Opponent </th> <th style="background-color: #0076B6 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B0B7BC, inset -2px -2px 0 #B0B7BC;">Result </th> <th style="background-color: #0076B6 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B0B7BC, inset -2px -2px 0 #B0B7BC;">Record </th> <th style="background-color: #0076B6 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B0B7BC, inset -2px -2px 0 #B0B7BC;">Venue </th> <th style="background-color: #0076B6 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B0B7BC, inset -2px -2px 0 #B0B7BC;">Recap </th></tr> <tr style="background:#fcc"> <th>1 </th> <td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Friday">August 10</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="2012 Cleveland Browns season">Cleveland Browns</a> </td> <td><b>L</b> 17–19 </td> <td>0–1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Field" title="Ford Field">Ford Field</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2012081052/2012/PRE1/browns@lions">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <th>2 </th> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Friday">August 17</span> </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/2012_Baltimore_Ravens_season" title="2012 Baltimore Ravens season">Baltimore Ravens</a> </td> <td><b>W</b> 27–12 </td> <td>1–1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/M%26T_Bank_Stadium" title="M&T Bank Stadium">M&T Bank Stadium</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2012081752/2012/PRE2/lions@ravens">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fcc"> <th>3 </th> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Saturday">August 25</span> </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/2012_Oakland_Raiders_season" title="2012 Oakland Raiders season">Oakland Raiders</a> </td> <td><b>L</b> 20–31 </td> <td>1–2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/O.co_Coliseum" class="mw-redirect" title="O.co Coliseum">O.co Coliseum</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2012082553/2012/PRE3/lions@raiders">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <th>4 </th> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Thursday">August 30</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Buffalo_Bills_season" title="2012 Buffalo Bills season">Buffalo Bills</a> </td> <td><b>W</b> 38–32 </td> <td>2–2 </td> <td>Ford Field </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2012083053/2012/PRE4/bills@lions">Recap</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Regular_season">Regular season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_Detroit_Lions_season&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Regular season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color: #0076B6 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B0B7BC, inset -2px -2px 0 #B0B7BC;">Week </th> <th style="background-color: #0076B6 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B0B7BC, inset -2px -2px 0 #B0B7BC;">Date </th> <th style="background-color: #0076B6 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B0B7BC, inset -2px -2px 0 #B0B7BC;">Opponent </th> <th style="background-color: #0076B6 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B0B7BC, inset -2px -2px 0 #B0B7BC;">Result </th> <th style="background-color: #0076B6 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B0B7BC, inset -2px -2px 0 #B0B7BC;">Record </th> <th style="background-color: #0076B6 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B0B7BC, inset -2px -2px 0 #B0B7BC;">Venue </th> <th style="background-color: #0076B6 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B0B7BC, inset -2px -2px 0 #B0B7BC;">Recap </th></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <th>1 </th> <td>September 9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_St._Louis_Rams_season" title="2012 St. Louis Rams season">St. Louis Rams</a> </td> <td><b>W</b> 27–23 </td> <td>1–0 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Field" title="Ford Field">Ford Field</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2012090905/2012/REG1/rams@lions">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fcc"> <th>2 </th> <td>September 16 </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/2012_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="2012 San Francisco 49ers season">San Francisco 49ers</a> </td> <td><b>L</b> 19–27 </td> <td>1–1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Candlestick_Park" title="Candlestick Park">Candlestick Park</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2012091613/2012/REG2/lions@49ers">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fcc"> <th>3 </th> <td>September 23 </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/2012_Tennessee_Titans_season" title="2012 Tennessee Titans season">Tennessee Titans</a> </td> <td><b>L</b> 41–44 <span style="font-size:85%;">(OT)</span> </td> <td>1–2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/LP_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="LP Field">LP Field</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2012092303/2012/REG3/lions@titans">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fcc"> <th>4 </th> <td>September 30 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2012_Minnesota_Vikings_season" title="2012 Minnesota Vikings season">Minnesota Vikings</a></b> </td> <td><b>L</b> 13–20 </td> <td>1–3 </td> <td>Ford Field </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2012093003/2012/REG4/vikings@lions">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>5 </th> <td colspan="6"><i><a href="/wiki/Bye_(sports)" title="Bye (sports)">Bye</a></i> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <th>6 </th> <td>October 14 </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/2012_Philadelphia_Eagles_season" title="2012 Philadelphia Eagles season">Philadelphia Eagles</a> </td> <td><b>W</b> 26–23 <span style="font-size:85%;">(OT)</span> </td> <td>2–3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lincoln_Financial_Field" title="Lincoln Financial Field">Lincoln Financial Field</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2012101404/2012/REG6/lions@eagles">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fcc"> <th>7 </th> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Monday">October 22</span> </td> <td>at <b><a href="/wiki/2012_Chicago_Bears_season" title="2012 Chicago Bears season">Chicago Bears</a></b> </td> <td><b>L</b> 7–13 </td> <td>2–4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Soldier_Field" title="Soldier Field">Soldier Field</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2012102200/2012/REG7/lions@bears">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <th>8 </th> <td>October 28 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Seattle_Seahawks_season" title="2012 Seattle Seahawks season">Seattle Seahawks</a> </td> <td><b>W</b> 28–24 </td> <td>3–4 </td> <td>Ford Field </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2012102807/2012/REG8/seahawks@lions">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <th>9 </th> <td>November 4 </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/2012_Jacksonville_Jaguars_season" title="2012 Jacksonville Jaguars season">Jacksonville Jaguars</a> </td> <td><b>W</b> 31–14 </td> <td>4–4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/EverBank_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="EverBank Field">EverBank Field</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2012110402/2012/REG9/lions@jaguars">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fcc"> <th>10 </th> <td>November 11 </td> <td>at <b><a href="/wiki/2012_Minnesota_Vikings_season" title="2012 Minnesota Vikings season">Minnesota Vikings</a></b> </td> <td><b>L</b> 24–34 </td> <td>4–5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hubert_H._Humphrey_Metrodome" title="Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome">Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2012111107/2012/REG10/lions@vikings">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fcc"> <th>11 </th> <td>November 18 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2012_Green_Bay_Packers_season" title="2012 Green Bay Packers season">Green Bay Packers</a></b> </td> <td><b>L</b> 20–24 </td> <td>4–6 </td> <td>Ford Field </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2012111801/2012/REG11/packers@lions">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fcc"> <th>12 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/NFL_on_Thanksgiving_Day" title="NFL on Thanksgiving Day">November 22</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Houston_Texans_season" title="2012 Houston Texans season">Houston Texans</a> </td> <td><b>L</b> 31–34 <span style="font-size:85%;">(OT)</span> </td> <td>4–7 </td> <td>Ford Field </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2012112200/2012/REG12/texans@lions">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fcc"> <th>13 </th> <td>December 2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Indianapolis_Colts_season" title="2012 Indianapolis Colts season">Indianapolis Colts</a> </td> <td><b>L</b> 33–35 </td> <td>4–8 </td> <td>Ford Field </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2012120205/2012/REG13/colts@lions">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fcc"> <th>14 </th> <td>December 9 </td> <td>at <b><a href="/wiki/2012_Green_Bay_Packers_season" title="2012 Green Bay Packers season">Green Bay Packers</a></b> </td> <td><b>L</b> 20–27 </td> <td>4–9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lambeau_Field" title="Lambeau Field">Lambeau Field</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2012120913/2012/REG14/lions@packers">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fcc"> <th>15 </th> <td>December 16 </td> <td>at <a 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<th>17 </th> <td>December 30 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2012_Chicago_Bears_season" title="2012 Chicago Bears season">Chicago Bears</a></b> </td> <td><b>L</b> 24–26 </td> <td>4–12 </td> <td>Ford Field </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2012123008/2012/REG17/bears@lions">Recap</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Note:</b> Intra-division opponents are in <b>bold</b> text. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Regular_season_results">Regular season results</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_Detroit_Lions_season&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Regular season results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Standings">Standings</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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href="/wiki/2012_Green_Bay_Packers_season" title="2012 Green Bay Packers season">Green Bay Packers</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">11 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.688 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5–1 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8–4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">433 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">336 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L1 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <td><sup>(6)</sup> <a href="/wiki/2012_Minnesota_Vikings_season" title="2012 Minnesota Vikings season">Minnesota Vikings</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">10 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.625 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4–2 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">7–5 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">379 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">348 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">W4 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id="Week_1:_vs._St._Louis_Rams">Week 1: vs. St. Louis Rams</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_Detroit_Lions_season&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Week 1: vs. St. Louis Rams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #0076B6 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B0B7BC, inset -2px -2px 0 #B0B7BC;;text-align:center;"><b>Week One: St. Louis Rams at Detroit Lions – Game summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left">Rams</td> <td>3</td> <td>10</td> <td>0</td><td>10</td><td><b>23</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b>Lions</b></td> <td>0</td> <td>10</td> <td>3</td><td>14</td><td><b>27</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/Ford_Field" title="Ford Field">Ford Field</a>, <a href="/wiki/Detroit,_Michigan" class="mw-redirect" title="Detroit, Michigan">Detroit, Michigan</a></i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: September 9</li><li><b>Game time</b>: 1:00 p.m. <a href="/wiki/North_American_Eastern_Time_Zone" class="mw-redirect" title="North American Eastern Time Zone">EDT</a></li><li><b>Game weather</b>: Played indoors (dome stadium)</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 62,315</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Donovan_Briggans&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Donovan Briggans (page does not exist)">Donovan Briggans</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (<a href="/wiki/NFL_on_Fox" title="NFL on Fox">Fox</a>)</b>: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Myers" title="Chris Myers">Chris Myers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tim_Ryan_(American_football,_born_1967)" title="Tim Ryan (American football, born 1967)">Tim Ryan</a> and Jaime Maggio</li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2012090905/2012/REG1/rams@lions">Recap</a><br /><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/55507/DET_Gamebook.pdf">Gamebook</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible autocollapse" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>STL – <a href="/wiki/Greg_Zuerlein_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Greg Zuerlein (American football)">Greg Zuerlein</a> 48-yard field goal, <i>Rams 3–0</i>, <i><b>Drive: 10 plays, 36 yards, 5:49.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>DET – Joique Bell 1-yard run (Jason Hanson kick), <i>Lions 7–3</i>, <i><b>Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 7:31.</b></i></li> <li>STL – Greg Zuerlein 29-yard field goal, <i>Lions 7–6</i>, <i><b>Drive: 8 plays, 43 yards, 4:30.</b></i></li> <li>STL – <a href="/wiki/Cortland_Finnegan" title="Cortland Finnegan">Cortland Finnegan</a> 31-yard interception return (Greg Zuerlein kick), <i>Rams 13–7</i>, <i><b>Drive: 1 play, 31 yards, 0:00.</b></i></li> <li>DET – Jason Hanson 41-yard field goal, <i>Rams 13–10</i>, <i><b>Drive: 5 plays, 53 yards, 1:08.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>DET – Jason Hanson 45-yard field goal, <i>Tied 13–13</i>, <i><b>Drive: 5 plays, 15 yards, 2:54.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>STL – <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Gibson" title="Brandon Gibson">Brandon Gibson</a> 23-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Sam_Bradford" title="Sam Bradford">Sam Bradford</a> (Greg Zuerlein kick), <i>Rams 20–13</i>, <i><b>Drive: 5 plays, 47 yards, 2:42.</b></i></li> <li>DET – Kevin Smith 5-yard run (Jason Hanson kick), <i>Tied 20–20</i>, <i><b>Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:26.</b></i></li> <li>STL – Greg Zuerlein 46-yard field goal, <i>Rams 23–20</i>, <i><b>Drive: 13 plays, 52 yards, 5:24.</b></i></li> <li>DET – Kevin Smith 5-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Jason Hanson kick), <i>Lions 27–23</i>, <i><b>Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 1:45.</b></i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Top passers</b> </p> <ul><li>STL – Sam Bradford – 17/25, 198 yards, 1 touchdown</li> <li>DET – Matthew Stafford – 32/48, 355 yards, 1 touchdown, 3 interceptions</li></ul> <p><b>Top rushers</b> </p> <ul><li>STL – <a href="/wiki/Steven_Jackson" title="Steven Jackson">Steven Jackson</a> – 21 carries, 53 yards</li> <li>DET – Kevin Smith – 13 carries, 52 yards, 1 touchdown</li></ul> <p><b>Top receivers</b> </p> <ul><li>STL – <a href="/wiki/Danny_Amendola" title="Danny Amendola">Danny Amendola</a> – 5 receptions, 70 yards</li> <li>DET – Calvin Johnson – 6 receptions, 111 yards</li></ul> <p><b>Top tacklers</b> </p> <ul><li>STL – Cortland Finnegan – 9 tackles, 1 assist, 1 interception, 1 touchdown</li> <li>DET – Justin Durant – 7 tackles, 5 assists</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p>To open the regular season, the Lions hosted the <a href="/wiki/2012_St._Louis_Rams_season" title="2012 St. Louis Rams season">St. Louis Rams</a>. The Rams took an early lead when <a href="/wiki/Greg_Zuerlein_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Greg Zuerlein (American football)">Greg Zuerlein</a> kicked a 48-yard field goal, the only scoring drive of the first quarter. The Lions responded in the second quarter when Joique Bell ran in a touchdown from 1 yard out. St. Louis made it a 1-point game when Greg Zuerlein kicked a 29-yard field goal, and took the lead again when <a href="/wiki/Cortland_Finnegan" title="Cortland Finnegan">Cortland Finnegan</a> intercepted a Matthew Stafford pass and ran it back 31 yards for a touchdown. The final points of the half were scored when Detroit's Jason Hanson kicked a 41-yard field goal. The only points of the third quarter was a 45-yard field goal by Jason Hanson to tie the game. In the final quarter, the score continued to sea-saw. First the Rams' <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Gibson" title="Brandon Gibson">Brandon Gibson</a> caught a 23-yard touchdown pass from <a href="/wiki/Sam_Bradford" title="Sam Bradford">Sam Bradford</a> to take the lead back again, but the Lions soon tied it back up when Kevin Smith ran in a touchdown from 5 yards out. The Rams then went up by 3 points when kicked Greg Zuerlein his third field goal of the game, this one from 46 yards out. In the final 2 minutes, the Lions completed their third 80-yard scoring drive with a game-winning 5-yard touchdown catch by Kevin Smith, his second of the game. The Lions were able to start 1–0 and capture their second straight regular season opening win.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Week_2:_at_San_Francisco_49ers">Week 2: at San Francisco 49ers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_Detroit_Lions_season&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Week 2: at San Francisco 49ers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #0076B6 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B0B7BC, inset -2px -2px 0 #B0B7BC;;text-align:center;"><b>Week Two: Detroit Lions at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left">Lions</td> <td>6</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td><td>10</td><td><b>19</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b>49ers</b></td> <td>7</td> <td>7</td> <td>3</td><td>10</td><td><b>27</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/Candlestick_Park" title="Candlestick Park">Candlestick Park</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="San Francisco, California">San Francisco, California</a></i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: September 16</li><li><b>Game time</b>: 8:20 p.m. EDT/5:20 p.m. <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Time_Zone" title="Pacific Time Zone">PDT</a></li><li><b>Game weather</b>: 62 °F (17 °C), mostly sunny</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 69,732</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Matt_Nicks&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Matt Nicks (page does not exist)">Matt Nicks</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (<a href="/wiki/NBC_Sunday_Night_Football" title="NBC Sunday Night Football">NBC</a>)</b>: <a href="/wiki/Al_Michaels" title="Al Michaels">Al Michaels</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cris_Collinsworth" title="Cris Collinsworth">Cris Collinsworth</a> and <a href="/wiki/Michele_Tafoya" title="Michele Tafoya">Michele Tafoya</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2012091613/2012/REG2/lions@49ers">Recap</a><br /><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/55534/SF_Gamebook.pdf">Gamebook</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible autocollapse" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>SF – <a href="/wiki/Vernon_Davis" title="Vernon Davis">Vernon Davis</a> 21-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Alex_Smith" title="Alex Smith">Alex Smith</a> (<a href="/wiki/David_Akers" title="David Akers">David Akers</a> kick), <i>49ers 7–0</i>, <i><b>Drive: 4 plays, 67 yards, 1:12.</b></i></li> <li>DET – Jason Hanson 38-yard field goal, <i>49ers 7–3</i>, <i><b>Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 4:48.</b></i></li> <li>DET – Jason Hanson 41-yard field goal, <i>49ers 7–6</i>, <i><b>Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 0:54.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>SF – <a href="/wiki/Frank_Gore" title="Frank Gore">Frank Gore</a> 1-yard run (David Akers kick), <i>49ers 14–6</i>, <i><b>Drive: 5 plays, 23 yards, 2:24.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>SF – David Akers 36-yard field goal, <i>49ers 17–6</i>, <i><b>Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 5:18.</b></i></li> <li>DET – Jason Hanson 40-yard field goal, <i>49ers 17–9</i>, <i><b>Drive: 10 plays, 39 yards, 6:02.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>SF – David Akers 48-yard field goal, <i>49ers 20–9</i>, <i><b>Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 3:58.</b></i></li> <li>DET – Jason Hanson 48-yard field goal, <i>49ers 20–12</i>, <i><b>Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 5:26.</b></i></li> <li>SF – Vernon Davis 23-yard pass from Alex Smith (David Akers kick), <i>49ers 27–12</i>, <i><b>Drive: 13 plays, 79 yards, 6:12.</b></i></li> <li>DET – Brandon Pettigrew 9-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Jason Hanson kick), <i>49ers 27–19</i>, <i><b>Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 1:35.</b></i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Top passers</b> </p> <ul><li>DET – Matthew Stafford – 19/32, 230 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception</li> <li>SF – Alex Smith – 20/31, 226 yards, 2 touchdowns</li></ul> <p><b>Top rushers</b> </p> <ul><li>DET – Kevin Smith – 16 carries, 53 yards</li> <li>SF – Frank Gore – 17 carries, 89 yards, 1 touchdown</li></ul> <p><b>Top receivers</b> </p> <ul><li>DET – Calvin Johnson – 8 receptions, 94 yards</li> <li>SF – Vernon Davis – 5 receptions, 73 yards, 2 touchdowns</li></ul> <p><b>Top tacklers</b> </p> <ul><li>DET – DeAndre Levy – 10 tackles</li> <li>SF – <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Willis" title="Patrick Willis">Patrick Willis</a> – 8 tackles, 1 assist</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p>In week 2, the Lions flew west to play the <a href="/wiki/2012_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="2012 San Francisco 49ers season">San Francisco 49ers</a> on <a href="/wiki/NBC_Sunday_Night_Football" title="NBC Sunday Night Football">Sunday Night Football</a>. The 49ers got on the board first with a 21-yard touchdown pass from <a href="/wiki/Alex_Smith" title="Alex Smith">Alex Smith</a> to <a href="/wiki/Vernon_Davis" title="Vernon Davis">Vernon Davis</a>. The Lions responded with two field goals by Jason Hanson, from 38 and 41 yards respectively. The only scoring play of the second quarter was a 1-yard touchdown run by <a href="/wiki/Frank_Gore" title="Frank Gore">Frank Gore</a>. In the third quarter came a pair of field goals, first a 36-yard kick by San Francisco's <a href="/wiki/David_Akers" title="David Akers">David Akers</a>, and later a 40-yard one from Detroit's Jason Hanson. In the final quarter, both teams kicked two more field goals both from 48 yards out, first the 49ers' David Akers, then the Lions' Jason Hanson. Next, San Francisco's Vernon Davis caught his second touchdown pass of the game, this one from 23 yards out. Lastly, Detroit scored their only touchdown of the game when Brandon Pettigrew caught a 9-yard pass from Matthew Stafford dropping the team to 1–1.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Week_3:_at_Tennessee_Titans">Week 3: at Tennessee Titans</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_Detroit_Lions_season&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Week 3: at Tennessee Titans"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #0076B6 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B0B7BC, inset -2px -2px 0 #B0B7BC;;text-align:center;"><b>Week Three: Detroit Lions at Tennessee Titans – Game summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">OT</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left">Lions</td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> <td>7</td><td>25</td><td>0</td><td><b>41</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b>Titans</b></td> <td>10</td> <td>10</td> <td>0</td><td>21</td><td>3</td><td><b>44</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/LP_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="LP Field">LP Field</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nashville,_Tennessee" title="Nashville, Tennessee">Nashville, Tennessee</a></i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: September 23</li><li><b>Game time</b>: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. <a href="/wiki/North_American_Central_Time_Zone" class="mw-redirect" title="North American Central Time Zone">CDT</a></li><li><b>Game weather</b>: 68 °F (20 °C), sunny</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 69,143</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Gerald_Wright_(American_football_referee)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gerald Wright (American football referee) (page does not exist)">Gerald Wright</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (Fox)</b>: <a href="/wiki/Ron_Pitts" title="Ron Pitts">Ron Pitts</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mike_Martz" title="Mike Martz">Mike Martz</a> and Kristina Pink</li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2012092303/2012/REG3/lions@titans">Recap</a><br /><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/55544/TEN_Gamebook.pdf">Gamebook</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible autocollapse" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>DET – Jason Hanson 47-yard field goal, <i>Lions 3–0</i>, <i><b>Drive: 9 plays, 39 yards, 3:22.</b></i></li> <li>DET – Jason Hanson 53-yard field goal, <i>Lions 6–0</i>, <i><b>Drive: 6 plays, 19 yards, 2:16.</b></i></li> <li>TEN – <a href="/wiki/Rob_Bironas" title="Rob Bironas">Rob Bironas</a> 31-yard field goal, <i>Lions 6–3</i>, <i><b>Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 4:34.</b></i></li> <li>TEN – <a href="/wiki/Tommie_Campbell" title="Tommie Campbell">Tommie Campbell</a> 65-yard punt return (Rob Bironas kick), <i>Titans 10–6</i>, <i><b>Drive: 1 play, 65 yards, 0:00.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>TEN – <a href="/wiki/Jared_Cook" title="Jared Cook">Jared Cook</a> 61-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Jake_Locker" title="Jake Locker">Jake Locker</a> (Rob Bironas kick), <i>Titans 17–6</i>, <i><b>Drive: 2 plays, 59 yards, 1:12.</b></i></li> <li>DET – Jason Hanson 33-yard field goal, <i>Titans 17–9</i>, <i><b>Drive: 13 plays, 65 yards, 6:30.</b></i></li> <li>TEN – Rob Bironas 38-yard field goal, <i>Titans 20–9</i>, <i><b>Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 2:17.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>DET – Mikel Leshoure 1-yard run (Jason Hanson kick), <i>Titans 20–16</i>, <i><b>Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 2:54.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>DET – Jason Hanson 26-yard field goal, <i>Titans 20–19</i>, <i><b>Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 4:39.</b></i></li> <li>DET – Nate Burleson 3-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Matthew Stafford pass to Nate Burleson for two-point conversion), <i>Lions 27–20</i>, <i><b>Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 4:57.</b></i></li> <li>TEN – <a href="/wiki/Darius_Reynaud" title="Darius Reynaud">Darius Reynaud</a> 105-yard kickoff return (Rob Bironas kick), <i>Tied 27–27</i>, <i><b>Drive: 1 play, 105 yards, 0:00.</b></i></li> <li>TEN – <a href="/wiki/Nate_Washington" title="Nate Washington">Nate Washington</a> 71-yard pass from Jake Locker (Rob Bironas kick), <i>Titans 34–27</i>, <i><b>Drive: 1 play, 66 yards, 1:19.</b></i></li> <li>TEN – <a href="/wiki/Alterraun_Verner" title="Alterraun Verner">Alterraun Verner</a> 72-yard fumble return (Rob Bironas kick), <i>Titans 41–27</i>, <i><b>Drive: 1 play, 72 yards, 0:00.</b></i></li> <li>DET – Calvin Johnson 3-yard pass from Shaun Hill (Jason Hanson kick), <i>Titans 41–34</i>, <i><b>Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 0:58.</b></i></li> <li>DET – Titus Young 46-yard pass from Shaun Hill (Jason Hanson kick), <i>Tied 41–41</i>, <i><b>Drive: 2 plays, 46 yards, 0:18.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Overtime</b> </p> <ul><li>TEN – Rob Bironas 26-yard field goal, <i>Titans 44–41</i>, <i><b>Drive: 13 plays, 72 yards, 4:24.</b></i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Top passers</b> </p> <ul><li>DET – Matthew Stafford – 33/42, 278 yards, 1 touchdown</li> <li>TEN – Jake Locker – 29/42, 378 yards, 2 touchdowns</li></ul> <p><b>Top rushers</b> </p> <ul><li>DET – Mikel Leshoure – 26 carries, 100 yards, 1 touchdown</li> <li>TEN – Jake Locker – 4 carries, 35 yards</li></ul> <p><b>Top receivers</b> </p> <ul><li>DET – Calvin Johnson – 10 receptions, 164 yards, 1 touchdown</li> <li>TEN – Nate Washington – 3 receptions, 112 yards, 1 touchdown</li></ul> <p><b>Top tacklers</b> </p> <ul><li>DET – Bill Bentley – 5 tackles, 1 assist</li> <li>TEN – <a href="/wiki/Akeem_Ayers" title="Akeem Ayers">Akeem Ayers</a>, 10 tackles, 1 sack</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p>In week 3, the Lions traveled south to <a href="/wiki/Nashville" class="mw-redirect" title="Nashville">Nashville</a> to play the <a href="/wiki/2012_Tennessee_Titans_season" title="2012 Tennessee Titans season">Tennessee Titans</a>. This game was the highest scoring game of the 2012 NFL season. Detroit started the scoring in the first quarter with a pair of field goals by Jason Hanson, from 47 and 53 yards respectively. On the Titans first drive, they fumbled the snap and the Lions recovered the ball. The Titans responded with a 31-yard field goal by <a href="/wiki/Rob_Bironas" title="Rob Bironas">Rob Bironas</a>, and took the lead when <a href="/wiki/Darius_Reynaud" title="Darius Reynaud">Darius Reynaud</a> caught a <a href="/wiki/Ben_Graham_(football_player)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ben Graham (football player)">Ben Graham</a> punt and threw a lateral to <a href="/wiki/Tommie_Campbell" title="Tommie Campbell">Tommie Campbell</a> who ran back a 65-yard touchdown. Tennessee added more points in the second quarter when <a href="/wiki/Jared_Cook" title="Jared Cook">Jared Cook</a> caught a 61-yard touchdown pass from <a href="/wiki/Jake_Locker" title="Jake Locker">Jake Locker</a>. The Lions responded when Jason Hanson kicked a 33-yard field goal. The final points of the first half was a 38-yard kick by The Titans' Rob Bironas. The only points of the third quarter was a 1-yard touchdown run by Detroit's Mikel Leshoure, sandwiched between two missed FGAs by Bironas. The fourth quarter scoring started when <a href="/wiki/Jason_Hanson" title="Jason Hanson">Jason Hanson</a> kicked a 26-yard field goal. Next, the Lions' Nate Burleson caught a 3-yard touchdown pass from Matthew Stafford and the same duo completed a two-point conversion. Tennessee then scored 3 consecutive touchdowns. First, after already returning a punt for a touchdown, <a href="/wiki/Darius_Reynaud" title="Darius Reynaud">Darius Reynaud</a> returned a kickoff 105 yards for a touchdown. Following a Lions punt, <a href="/wiki/Nate_Washington" title="Nate Washington">Nate Washington</a> caught a 71-yard touchdown pass from Locker. The Lions drove deep into Titans territory on the next drive but <a href="/wiki/Alterraun_Verner" title="Alterraun Verner">Alterraun Verner</a> yanked the ball out of <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Pettigrew" title="Brandon Pettigrew">Brandon Pettigrew</a>'s hands and ran back a 72-yard touchdown. <a href="/wiki/Matthew_Stafford" title="Matthew Stafford">Matthew Stafford</a> had to come out of the game with a pulled leg muscle and <a href="/wiki/Shaun_Hill" title="Shaun Hill">Shaun Hill</a> responded with a drive ending in a three-yard touchdown to <a href="/wiki/Calvin_Johnson" title="Calvin Johnson">Calvin Johnson</a> with just twenty seconds to go. The Lions kicked onside and <a href="/wiki/Amari_Spievey" title="Amari Spievey">Amari Spievey</a> caught the ball off a bounce at the Detroit 35-yard line. Even if Spievey did recover the onside and drove down the field further, his team was set up on the 46-yard line. On the final play of regulation, Hill went deep and <a href="/wiki/Titus_Young" title="Titus Young">Titus Young</a> caught the 46-yard touchdown off a partial deflection. Tied 41–41, the game went to overtime. After winning the coin toss, the Titans' Rob Bironas kicked the game-winning a field goal from 26 yards out. The Lions then drove down field, but were stopped on a fourth-down stand at the Titans 7-yard line as the team fell to 1–2.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Week_4:_vs._Minnesota_Vikings">Week 4: vs. Minnesota Vikings</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_Detroit_Lions_season&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Week 4: vs. Minnesota Vikings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #0076B6 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B0B7BC, inset -2px -2px 0 #B0B7BC;;text-align:center;"><b>Week Four: Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions – Game summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b>Vikings</b></td> <td>10</td> <td>3</td> <td>7</td><td>0</td><td><b>20</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left">Lions</td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td><td>7</td><td><b>13</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan</i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: September 30</li><li><b>Game time</b>: 1:00 p.m. EDT</li><li><b>Game weather</b>: Played indoors (dome stadium)</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 63,671</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/Clete_Blakeman" title="Clete Blakeman">Clete Blakeman</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (Fox)</b>: <a href="/wiki/Thom_Brennaman" title="Thom Brennaman">Thom Brennaman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brian_Billick" title="Brian Billick">Brian Billick</a> and <a href="/wiki/Laura_Okmin" class="mw-redirect" title="Laura Okmin">Laura Okmin</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2012093003/2012/REG4/vikings@lions">Recap</a><br /><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/55555/DET_Gamebook.pdf">Gamebook</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible autocollapse" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>MIN – <a href="/wiki/Percy_Harvin" title="Percy Harvin">Percy Harvin</a> 105-yard kickoff return (<a href="/wiki/Blair_Walsh" title="Blair Walsh">Blair Walsh</a> kick), <i>Vikings 7–0</i>, <i><b>Drive: 1 play, 105 yards, 0:00.</b></i></li> <li>DET – Jason Hanson 40-yard field goal, <i>Vikings 7–3</i>, <i><b>Drive: 4 plays, 58 yards, 1:42.</b></i></li> <li>MIN – Blair Walsh 49-yard field goal, <i>Vikings 10–3</i>, <i><b>Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:53.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>MIN – Blair Walsh 27-yard field goal, <i>Vikings 13–3</i>, <i><b>Drive: 11 plays, 82 yards, 4:56.</b></i></li> <li>DET – Jason Hanson 31-yard field goal, <i>Vikings 13–6</i>, <i><b>Drive: 14 plays, 67 yards, 6:28.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>MIN – <a href="/wiki/Marcus_Sherels" title="Marcus Sherels">Marcus Sherels</a> 77-yard punt return (Blair Walsh kick), <i>Vikings 20–6</i>, <i><b>Drive: 1 play, 77 yards, 0:00.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>DET – Matthew Stafford 1-yard run (Jason Hanson kick), <i>Vikings 20–13</i>, <i><b>Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 3:l2.</b></i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Top passers</b> </p> <ul><li>MIN – <a href="/wiki/Christian_Ponder" title="Christian Ponder">Christian Ponder</a> – 16/26 111 yards</li> <li>DET – Matthew Stafford – 30/51, 319 yards</li></ul> <p><b>Top rushers</b> </p> <ul><li>MIN – <a href="/wiki/Adrian_Peterson" title="Adrian Peterson">Adrian Peterson</a> – 21 carries, 102 yards</li> <li>DET – Mikel Leshoure – 13 carries, 26 yards</li></ul> <p><b>Top receivers</b> </p> <ul><li>MIN – <a href="/wiki/Jerome_Simpson" title="Jerome Simpson">Jerome Simpson</a> – 4 receptions, 50 yards</li> <li>DET – Joique Bell – 6 receptions, 72 yards</li></ul> <p><b>Top tacklers</b> </p> <ul><li>MIN – <a href="/wiki/Chad_Greenway" title="Chad Greenway">Chad Greenway</a> – 7 tackles, 4 assists</li> <li>DET – DeAndre Levy – 8 tackles, 1 assist</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p>In week 4, the Lions hosted their NFC North Division <a href="/wiki/Lions%E2%80%93Vikings_rivalry" title="Lions–Vikings rivalry">rivals</a> the <a href="/wiki/2012_Minnesota_Vikings_season" title="2012 Minnesota Vikings season">Minnesota Vikings</a>. The Vikings took an early lead when <a href="/wiki/Percy_Harvin" title="Percy Harvin">Percy Harvin</a> returned the opening kickoff 105 yards for a touchdown. The Lions responded with a 40-yard field goal by Jason Hanson. Minnesota's <a href="/wiki/Blair_Walsh" title="Blair Walsh">Blair Walsh</a> then kicked a field goal from 49 yards out. Both teams kicked a field goal in the second quarter, first Minnesota's Blair Walsh from 27 yards out, then Detroit's Jason Hanson from 31 yards. The only scoring drive of the third quarter was when the Vikings' <a href="/wiki/Marcus_Sherels" title="Marcus Sherels">Marcus Sherels</a> returned a punt 77 yards for a touchdown. The Lions scored the only points of the final quarter when quarterback Matthew Stafford completed a 1-yard run for a touchdown. With the loss, the Lions went into their <a href="/wiki/Bye_(sports)" title="Bye (sports)">bye week</a> at 1–3.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Week_6:_at_Philadelphia_Eagles">Week 6: at Philadelphia Eagles</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_Detroit_Lions_season&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Week 6: at Philadelphia Eagles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #0076B6 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B0B7BC, inset -2px -2px 0 #B0B7BC;;text-align:center;"><b>Week Six: Detroit Lions at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">OT</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b>Lions</b></td> <td>6</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td><td>17</td><td>3</td><td><b>26</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left">Eagles</td> <td>0</td> <td>7</td> <td>6</td><td>10</td><td>0</td><td><b>23</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/Lincoln_Financial_Field" title="Lincoln Financial Field">Lincoln Financial Field</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia, Pennsylvania">Philadelphia, Pennsylvania</a></i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: October 14</li><li><b>Game time</b>: 1:00 p.m. EDT</li><li><b>Game weather</b>: 66 °F (19 °C), mostly sunny</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 69,144</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Vinovich" title="Bill Vinovich">Bill Vinovich</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (Fox)</b>: <a href="/wiki/Kenny_Albert" title="Kenny Albert">Kenny Albert</a>, <a href="/wiki/Daryl_Johnston" title="Daryl Johnston">Daryl Johnston</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tony_Siragusa" title="Tony Siragusa">Tony Siragusa</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2012101404/2012/REG6/lions@eagles">Recap</a><br /><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/55587/PHI_Gamebook.pdf">Gamebook</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible autocollapse" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>DET – Jason Hanson 46-yard field goal, <i>Lions 3–0</i>, <i><b>Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, :055.</b></i></li> <li>DET – Jason Hanson 34-yard field goal, <i>Lions 6–0</i>, <i><b>Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 5:45.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>PHI – <a href="/wiki/LeSean_McCoy" title="LeSean McCoy">LeSean McCoy</a> 2-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Michael_Vick" title="Michael Vick">Michael Vick</a> (<a href="/wiki/Alex_Henery" title="Alex Henery">Alex Henery</a> kick), <i>Eagles 7–6</i>, <i><b>Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 3:28.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>PHI – Alex Henery 26-yard field goal, <i>Eagles 10–6</i>, <i><b>Drive: 15 plays, 72 yards, 6:37.</b></i></li> <li>PHI – Alex Henery 32-yard field goal, <i>Eagles 13–6</i>, <i><b>Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards, 3:40.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>PHI – Alex Henery 49-yard field goal, <i>Eagles 16–6</i>, <i><b>Drive: 9 plays, 35 yards, 3:11.</b></i></li> <li>DET – Matthew Stafford 1-yard run (Jason Hanson kick), <i>Eagles 16–13</i>, <i><b>Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:09.</b></i></li> <li>PHI – <a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Maclin" title="Jeremy Maclin">Jeremy Maclin</a> 70-yard pass from Michael Vick (Alex Henery kick), <i>Eagles 23–13</i>, <i><b>Drive: 3 plays, 76 yards, 1:29.</b></i></li> <li>DET – Nate Burleson 17-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Jason Hanson kick), <i>Eagles 23–20</i>, <i><b>Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 1:46.</b></i></li> <li>DET – Jason Hanson 19-yard field goal, <i>Tied 23–23</i>, <i><b>Drive: 12 plays, 67 yards, 2:24.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Overtime</b> </p> <ul><li>DET – Jason Hanson 45-yard field goal, <i>Lions 26–23</i>, 5 plays, 23 yards, 2:22.</li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Top passers</b> </p> <ul><li>DET – Matthew Stafford – 22/45, 311 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception</li> <li>PHI – <a href="/wiki/Michael_Vick" title="Michael Vick">Michael Vick</a> – 28/46, 311 yards, 2 touchdowns, 2 interceptions</li></ul> <p><b>Top rushers</b> </p> <ul><li>DET – Mikel LeShoure – 15 carries, 70 yards</li> <li>PHI – Michael Vick – 9 carries, 59 yards</li></ul> <p><b>Top receivers</b> </p> <ul><li>DET – Calvin Johnson – 6 receptions, 135 yards</li> <li>PHI – <a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Maclin" title="Jeremy Maclin">Jeremy Maclin</a> – 6 receptions, 130 yards, 1 touchdown</li></ul> <p><b>Top tacklers</b> </p> <ul><li>DET – Justin Durant – 8 tackles</li> <li>PHI – <a href="/wiki/DeMeco_Ryans" title="DeMeco Ryans">DeMeco Ryans</a> – 10 tackles, 3 assists</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p>After their bye week, the Lions traveled east to play the <a href="/wiki/2012_Philadelphia_Eagles_season" title="2012 Philadelphia Eagles season">Philadelphia Eagles</a>. The Lions took an early lead in the first quarter with two field goals by Jason Hanson, from 46 and 34 yards out. The only scoring drive of the second quarter was a 2-yard touchdown pass from <a href="/wiki/Michael_Vick" title="Michael Vick">Michael Vick</a> to <a href="/wiki/LeSean_McCoy" title="LeSean McCoy">LeSean McCoy</a> to put Philadelphia up by 1 point. In the third quarter the Eagles' <a href="/wiki/Alex_Henery" title="Alex Henery">Alex Henery</a> kicked 2 field goals, from 26 and 32 yards out. In the fourth quarter, Alex Henery kicked a 49-yard field goal. The Lions responded with a 1-yard touchdown run by Matthew Stafford. The Eagles' <a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Maclin" title="Jeremy Maclin">Jeremy Maclin</a> then caught a 70-yard touchdown pass from <a href="/wiki/Michael_Vick" title="Michael Vick">Michael Vick</a>. The Lions responded with their own touchdown pass, a 17-yarder from Matthew Stafford to Nate Burleson. The Lions took it to overtime after Jason Hanson kicked a 19-yard field goal. On the second drive in Overtime, the Lions' Jason Hanson kicked the game-winning field goal from 45 yards out. With the win, the Lions improved to 2–3, snapping their 3-game losing streak.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Week_7:_at_Chicago_Bears">Week 7: at Chicago Bears</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_Detroit_Lions_season&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Week 7: at Chicago Bears"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #0076B6 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B0B7BC, inset -2px -2px 0 #B0B7BC;;text-align:center;"><b>Week Seven: Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears – Game summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left">Lions</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td><td>7</td><td><b>7</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b>Bears</b></td> <td>10</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td><td>0</td><td><b>13</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/Soldier_Field" title="Soldier Field">Soldier Field</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chicago,_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago, Illinois">Chicago, Illinois</a></i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: October 22</li><li><b>Game time</b>: 8:30 p.m. EDT/7:30 p.m. CDT</li><li><b>Game weather</b>: 63 °F (17 °C), cloudy</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 62,300</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/Alberto_Riveron" title="Alberto Riveron">Alberto Riveron</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (<a href="/wiki/Monday_Night_Football" title="Monday Night Football">ESPN</a>)</b>: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Tirico" title="Mike Tirico">Mike Tirico</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jon_Gruden" title="Jon Gruden">Jon Gruden</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lisa_Salters" title="Lisa Salters">Lisa Salters</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2012102200/2012/REG7/lions@bears">Recap</a><br /><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/55607/CHI_Gamebook.pdf">Gamebook</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible autocollapse" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>CHI – <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Marshall" title="Brandon Marshall">Brandon Marshall</a> 7-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Jay_Cutler" title="Jay Cutler">Jay Cutler</a> (<a href="/wiki/Robbie_Gould" title="Robbie Gould">Robbie Gould</a> kick), <i>Bears 7–0</i>, <i><b>Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 2:50.</b></i></li> <li>CHI – Robbie Gould 39-yard field goal, <i>Bears 10–0</i>, <i><b>Drive: 5 plays, 29 yards, 2:39.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>No scoring plays</li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>CHI – Robbie Gould 21-yard field goal, <i>Bears 13–0</i>, <i><b>Drive: 7 plays, 24 yards, 2:12.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>DET – Ryan Broyles 12-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Jason Hanson kick), <i>Bears 13–7</i>, <i><b>Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 1:43.</b></i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Top passers</b> </p> <ul><li>DET – Matthew Stafford – 28/46, 261 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception</li> <li>CHI – <a href="/wiki/Jay_Cutler" title="Jay Cutler">Jay Cutler</a> – 16/31, 150 yards, 1 touchdown</li></ul> <p><b>Top rushers</b> </p> <ul><li>DET – Mikel LeShoure – 12 carries, 63 yards</li> <li>CHI – <a href="/wiki/Matt_Forte" title="Matt Forte">Matt Forte</a> – 22 carries, 96 yards</li></ul> <p><b>Top receivers</b> </p> <ul><li>DET – Titus Young – 6 receptions, 81 yards</li> <li>CHI – <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Marshall" title="Brandon Marshall">Brandon Marshall</a> – 6 receptions, 81 yards, 1 touchdown</li></ul> <p><b>Top tacklers</b> </p> <ul><li>DET – Amari Spievey – 6 tackles, 2 assists</li> <li>CHI – <a href="/wiki/Tim_Jennings" title="Tim Jennings">Tim Jennings</a> – 7 tackles, 2 assists</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p>In week 7, the Lions traveled to <a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a> to take on their NFC North Division <a href="/wiki/Bears%E2%80%93Lions_rivalry" title="Bears–Lions rivalry">arch-rivals</a> the <a href="/wiki/2012_Chicago_Bears_season" title="2012 Chicago Bears season">Chicago Bears</a> on <a href="/wiki/Monday_Night_Football" title="Monday Night Football">Monday Night Football</a>. The Bears struck first when <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Marshall" title="Brandon Marshall">Brandon Marshall</a> caught a 7-yard touchdown pass from <a href="/wiki/Jay_Cutler" title="Jay Cutler">Jay Cutler</a>, and added more points when <a href="/wiki/Robbie_Gould" title="Robbie Gould">Robbie Gould</a> kicked a 39-yard field goal. After a scoreless second quarter, the Bears' Robbie Gould scored the only points of the third quarter with a 21-yard field goal. The Lions scored their only points of the game in the fourth quarter when Ryan Broyles caught a 12-yard touchdown pass from Matthew Stafford. It was their fifth straight loss at Chicago as they dropped to 2–4 on the season.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Week_8:_vs._Seattle_Seahawks">Week 8: vs. Seattle Seahawks</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_Detroit_Lions_season&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Week 8: vs. Seattle Seahawks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #0076B6 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B0B7BC, inset -2px -2px 0 #B0B7BC;;text-align:center;"><b>Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks at Detroit Lions – Game summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left">Seahawks</td> <td>3</td> <td>14</td> <td>0</td><td>7</td><td><b>24</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b>Lions</b></td> <td>7</td> <td>7</td> <td>0</td><td>14</td><td><b>28</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan</i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: October 28</li><li><b>Game time</b>: 1:00 p.m. EDT</li><li><b>Game weather</b>: Played indoors (dome stadium)</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 63,497</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/John_Parry_(American_football_official)" title="John Parry (American football official)">John Parry</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (Fox)</b>: Chris Myers, Tim Ryan and Jaime Maggio</li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2012102807/2012/REG8/seahawks@lions">Recap</a><br /><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/55611/DET_Gamebook.pdf">Gamebook</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible autocollapse" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>SEA – <a href="/wiki/Steven_Hauschka" class="mw-redirect" title="Steven Hauschka">Steven Hauschka</a> 23-yard field goal, <i>Seahawks 3–0</i>, <i><b>Drive: 13 plays, 72 yards, 6:58.</b></i></li> <li>DET – Ryan Broyles 6-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Jason Hanson kick), <i>Lions 7–3</i>, <i><b>Drive: 9 plays, 82 yards, 5:30.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>SEA – <a href="/wiki/Marshawn_Lynch" title="Marshawn Lynch">Marshawn Lynch</a> 77-yard run (Steven Hauschka kick), <i>Seahawks 10–7</i>, <i><b>Drive: 1 play, 77 yards, 0:17.</b></i></li> <li>SEA – <a href="/wiki/Sidney_Rice" title="Sidney Rice">Sidney Rice</a> 9-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Russell_Wilson" title="Russell Wilson">Russell Wilson</a> (Steven Hauschka kick), <i>Seahawks 17–7</i>, <i><b>Drive: 3 plays, 56 yards, 0:44.</b></i></li> <li>DET – Titus Young 46-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Jason Hanson kick), <i>Seahawks 17–14</i>, <i><b>Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:50.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>No scoring plays</li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>DET – Matthew Stafford 1-yard run (Jason Hanson kick), <i>Lions 21–17</i>, <i><b>Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 5:22.</b></i></li> <li>SEA – <a href="/wiki/Zach_Miller_(tight_end,_born_1985)" title="Zach Miller (tight end, born 1985)">Zach Miller</a> 16-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Steven Hauschka kick), <i>Seahawks 24–21</i>, <i><b>Drive: 12 plays, 87 yards, 6:08.</b></i></li> <li>DET – Titus Young 1-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Jason Hanson kick), <i>Lions 28–21</i>, <i><b>Drive: 16 plays, 80 yards, 5:07.</b></i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Top passers</b> </p> <ul><li>SEA – <a href="/wiki/Russell_Wilson" title="Russell Wilson">Russell Wilson</a> – 25/35, 217 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception</li> <li>DET – Matthew Stafford – 34/49, 352 yards, 3 touchdowns, 1 interception</li></ul> <p><b>Top rushers</b> </p> <ul><li>SEA – <a href="/wiki/Marshawn_Lynch" title="Marshawn Lynch">Marshawn Lynch</a> – 12 carries, 105 yards, 1 touchdown</li> <li>DET – Mikel Leshoure – 10 carries, 46 yards</li></ul> <p><b>Top receivers</b> </p> <ul><li>SEA – <a href="/wiki/Sidney_Rice" title="Sidney Rice">Sidney Rice</a> – 6 receptions, 55 yards, 1 touchdown</li> <li>DET – Titus Young – 9 receptions, 100 yards, 2 touchdowns</li></ul> <p><b>Top tacklers</b> </p> <ul><li>SEA – <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Wagner" title="Bobby Wagner">Bobby Wagner</a> – 6 tackles, 6 assists</li> <li>DET – Chris Houston – 6 tackles, 2 assists</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p>In week 8, the Lions hosted the <a href="/wiki/2012_Seattle_Seahawks_season" title="2012 Seattle Seahawks season">Seattle Seahawks</a>. Seattle started the scoring with a 23-yard field goal by <a href="/wiki/Steven_Hauschka" class="mw-redirect" title="Steven Hauschka">Steven Hauschka</a>. The Lions then took the lead when Ryan Broyles caught a 6-yard touchdown pass from Matthew Stafford. In the second quarter, the Seahawks scored 2 consecutive touchdowns: first with a <a href="/wiki/Marshawn_Lynch" title="Marshawn Lynch">Marshawn Lynch</a> 77-yard run, then with a <a href="/wiki/Sidney_Rice" title="Sidney Rice">Sidney Rice</a> 9-yard catch from <a href="/wiki/Russell_Wilson" title="Russell Wilson">Russell Wilson</a>. The Lions responded with a Titus Young 46-yard touchdown pass from Matthew Stafford. After a scoreless third quarter, the Lions took the lead back when Matthew Stafford ran in a touchdown from 1 yard out. Seattle went up by 3 points with a <a href="/wiki/Zach_Miller_(tight_end,_born_1985)" title="Zach Miller (tight end, born 1985)">Zach Miller</a> 16-yard catch from Russell Wilson. The Lions' Titus Young then scored the game-winning touchdown with 1-yard pass from Matthew Stafford.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was the Lions' first win against Seattle since 1999 and would be their last until 2024. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Week_9:_at_Jacksonville_Jaguars">Week 9: at Jacksonville Jaguars</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_Detroit_Lions_season&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Week 9: at Jacksonville Jaguars"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #0076B6 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B0B7BC, inset -2px -2px 0 #B0B7BC;;text-align:center;"><b>Week Nine: Detroit Lions at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b>Lions</b></td> <td>0</td> <td>21</td> <td>0</td><td>10</td><td><b>31</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left">Jaguars</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td><td>14</td><td><b>14</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/EverBank_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="EverBank Field">EverBank Field</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jacksonville,_Florida" title="Jacksonville, Florida">Jacksonville, Florida</a></i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: November 4</li><li><b>Game time</b>: 1:00 p.m. EST</li><li><b>Game weather</b>: 81 °F (27 °C), sunny</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 63,050</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/Gene_Steratore" title="Gene Steratore">Gene Steratore</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (Fox)</b>: Ron Pitts, Mike Martz and Kristina Pink</li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2012110402/2012/REG9/lions@jaguars">Recap</a><br /><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/55628/JAC_Gamebook.pdf">Gamebook</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible autocollapse" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>No scoring plays</li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>DET – Mikel Leshoure 7-yard run (Jason Hanson kick), <i>Lions 7–0</i>, <i><b>Drive: 13 plays, 91 yards, 5:50.</b></i></li> <li>DET – Mikel Leshoure 1-yard run (Jason Hanson kick), <i>Lions 14–0</i>, <i><b>Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 3:21.</b></i></li> <li>DET – Mikel Leshoure 8-yard run (Jason Hanson kick), <i>Lions 21–0</i>, <i><b>Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 4:11.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>No scoring plays</li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>DET – Jason Hanson 42-yard field goal, <i>Lions 24–0</i>, <i><b>Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 3:01.</b></i></li> <li>JAX – <a href="/wiki/Micheal_Spurlock" title="Micheal Spurlock">Micheal Spurlock</a> 5-yard pass from Blaine Gabbert (Blaine Gabbert pass to <a href="/wiki/Rashad_Jennings" title="Rashad Jennings">Rashad Jennings</a> for two-point conversion), <i>Lions 24–8</i>, <i><b>Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:20.</b></i></li> <li>DET – Joique Bell 10-yard run (Jason Hanson kick), <i>Lions 31–8</i>, <i><b>Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 5:53.</b></i></li> <li>JAX – <a href="/wiki/Justin_Blackmon" title="Justin Blackmon">Justin Blackmon</a> 6-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Blaine_Gabbert" title="Blaine Gabbert">Blaine Gabbert</a>, <i>Lions 31–14</i>, <i><b>Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 1:52.</b></i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Top passers</b> </p> <ul><li>DET – Matthew Stafford – 22/33, 285 yards</li> <li>JAX – <a href="/wiki/Blaine_Gabbert" title="Blaine Gabbert">Blaine Gabbert</a> – 27/38, 220 yards, 2 touchdowns, 2 interceptions</li></ul> <p><b>Top rushers</b> </p> <ul><li>DET – Joique Bell – 13 carries, 73 yards, 1 touchdown</li> <li>JAX – <a href="/wiki/Rashad_Jennings" title="Rashad Jennings">Rashad Jennings</a> – 12 carries, 45 yards</li></ul> <p><b>Top receivers</b> </p> <ul><li>DET – Calvin Johnson – 7 receptions, 129 yards</li> <li>JAX – <a href="/wiki/Cecil_Shorts" title="Cecil Shorts">Cecil Shorts</a> – 3 receptions, 56 yards</li></ul> <p><b>Top tacklers</b> </p> <ul><li>DET – Justin Durant – 7 tackles</li> <li>JAX – <a href="/wiki/Paul_Posluszny" title="Paul Posluszny">Paul Posluszny</a> – 7 tackles, 1 assist</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p>In week 9, the Lions flew south to play the <a href="/wiki/2012_Jacksonville_Jaguars_season" title="2012 Jacksonville Jaguars season">Jacksonville Jaguars</a>. After a scoreless first quarter, the Lions' Mikel Leshoure ran in three consecutive touchdowns, from 7, 1, and 8 yards out respectively to take a 21-point lead going into halftime. Leshoure became the first Lions rusher to score three touchdowns in the first half.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After a scoreless third quarter, Detroit's Jason Hanson kicked a 42-yard field goal. The Jaguars finally got on the board when <a href="/wiki/Micheal_Spurlock" title="Micheal Spurlock">Micheal Spurlock</a> caught a 5-yard touchdown pass from <a href="/wiki/Blaine_Gabbert" title="Blaine Gabbert">Blaine Gabbert</a>; they then completed a two-point conversion when Blaine Gabbert completed a pass to <a href="/wiki/Rashad_Jennings" title="Rashad Jennings">Rashad Jennings</a>. The Lions responded with a 10-yard touchdown run from Joique Bell. Jacksonville scored the final points of the game with a 6-yard touchdown catch from Blaine Gabbert to <a href="/wiki/Justin_Blackmon" title="Justin Blackmon">Justin Blackmon</a>; they again went for a two-point conversion, but were unsuccessful this time. It was the Lions' most lopsided win of the season and would also be their final victory of the 2012 season.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Week_10:_at_Minnesota_Vikings">Week 10: at Minnesota Vikings</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_Detroit_Lions_season&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Week 10: at Minnesota Vikings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #0076B6 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B0B7BC, inset -2px -2px 0 #B0B7BC;;text-align:center;"><b>Week Ten: Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left">Lions</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>7</td><td>14</td><td><b>24</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b>Vikings</b></td> <td>10</td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td><td>18</td><td><b>34</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/Hubert_H._Humphrey_Metrodome" title="Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome">Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis,_Minnesota" class="mw-redirect" title="Minneapolis, Minnesota">Minneapolis, Minnesota</a></i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: November 11</li><li><b>Game time</b>: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST</li><li><b>Game weather</b>: Played indoors (dome stadium)</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 64,059</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/Pete_Morelli" title="Pete Morelli">Pete Morelli</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (Fox)</b>: <a href="/wiki/Dick_Stockton" title="Dick Stockton">Dick Stockton</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Lynch_(American_football)" title="John Lynch (American football)">John Lynch</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Hale_(sportscaster)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jennifer Hale (sportscaster)">Jennifer Hale</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2012111107/2012/REG10/lions@vikings">Recap</a><br /><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/55641/MIN_Gamebook.pdf">Gamebook</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible autocollapse" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>MIN – <a href="/wiki/Jarius_Wright" title="Jarius Wright">Jarius Wright</a> 3-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Christian_Ponder" title="Christian Ponder">Christian Ponder</a>, (Blair Walsh kick), <i>Vikings 7–0</i>, <i><b>Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 3:31.</b></i></li> <li>MIN – Blair Walsh 48-yard field goal, <i>Vikings 10–0</i>, <i><b>Drive: 4 plays, −5 yards, 1:57.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>DET – Jason Hanson 41-yard field goal, <i>Vikings 10–3</i>, <i><b>Drive: 12 plays, 69 yards, 6:47.</b></i></li> <li>MIN – Blair Walsh 23-yard field goal, <i>Vikings 13–3</i>, <i><b>Drive: 13 plays, 81 yards, 6:26.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>MIN – Blair Walsh 23-yard field goal, <i>Vikings 16–3</i>, <i><b>Drive: 9 plays, 43 yards, 4:53.</b></i></li> <li>DET – Brandon Pettigrew 16-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Jason Hanson kick), <i>Vikings 16–10</i>, <i><b>Drive: 4 plays, 81 yards, 2:16.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>MIN – <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Rudolph" title="Kyle Rudolph">Kyle Rudolph</a> 20-yard pass from Christian Ponder (<a href="/wiki/Adrian_Peterson" title="Adrian Peterson">Adrian Peterson</a> run for two-point conversion), <i>Vikings 24–10</i>, <i><b>Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 3:40.</b></i></li> <li>DET – Titus Young 1-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Jason Hanson kick), <i>Vikings 24–17</i>, <i><b>Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:43.</b></i></li> <li>MIN – Adrian Peterson 61-yard run (Blair Walsh kick), <i>Vikings 31–17</i>, <i><b>Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 1:07.</b></i></li> <li>MIN – Blair Walsh 33-yard field goal, <i>Vikings 34–17</i>, <i><b>Drive: 5 plays, 30 yards, 3:16.</b></i></li> <li>DET – Calvin Johnson 11-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Jason Hanson kick), <i>Vikings 24–34</i>, <i><b>Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 2:43.</b></i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Top passers</b> </p> <ul><li>DET – Matthew Stafford – 28/42, 329 yards, 3 touchdowns, 1 interception</li> <li>MIN – <a href="/wiki/Christian_Ponder" title="Christian Ponder">Christian Ponder</a> – 24/42, 221 yards, 2 touchdowns</li></ul> <p><b>Top rushers</b> </p> <ul><li>DET – Mikel Leshoure – 13 carries, 43 yards</li> <li>MIN – <a href="/wiki/Adrian_Peterson" title="Adrian Peterson">Adrian Peterson</a> – 27 carries, 171 yards, 1 touchdown</li></ul> <p><b>Top receivers</b> </p> <ul><li>DET – Calvin Johnson – 12 receptions, 207 yards, 1 touchdown</li> <li>MIN – <a href="/wiki/Jarius_Wright" title="Jarius Wright">Jarius Wright</a> – 3 receptions, 65 yards, 1 touchdown</li></ul> <p><b>Top tacklers</b> </p> <ul><li>DET – Erik Coleman – 7 tackles, 2 assists</li> <li>MIN – <a href="/wiki/Antoine_Winfield_Sr." title="Antoine Winfield Sr.">Antoine Winfield</a> – 7 tackles, 2 assists</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p>In week 10, the Lions traveled to <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis" title="Minneapolis">Minneapolis</a> to play their NFC North <a href="/wiki/Lions%E2%80%93Vikings_rivalry" title="Lions–Vikings rivalry">rival</a> the <a href="/wiki/2012_Minnesota_Vikings_season" title="2012 Minnesota Vikings season">Minnesota Vikings</a>. Minnesota took an early lead when <a href="/wiki/Jarius_Wright" title="Jarius Wright">Jarius Wright</a> caught a 3-yard touchdown pass from <a href="/wiki/Christian_Ponder" title="Christian Ponder">Christian Ponder</a>, and added more points when <a href="/wiki/Blair_Walsh" title="Blair Walsh">Blair Walsh</a> kicked a 58-yard field goal. In the second quarter, the Lions scored their only points of the first half when Jason Hanson scored a 41-yard field goal. The Vikings responded with a 23-yard field goal by Blair Walsh. After halftime, the Blair Walsh kicked another 23-yard field goal. The Lions responded with a Brandon Pettigrew caught a 16-yard touchdown pass from Matthew Stafford. In the final quarter, Minnesota's <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Rudolph" title="Kyle Rudolph">Kyle Rudolph</a> caught a 20-yard touchdown pass from Christian Ponder, and <a href="/wiki/Adrian_Peterson" title="Adrian Peterson">Adrian Peterson</a> ran the ball in for a two-point conversion. The Lions responded when Titus Young caught a 1-yard touchdown pass from Matthew Stafford. The Vikings added to their lead when Adrian Peterson completed a 61-yard touchdown run, then Blair Walsh scored a 33-yard field goal. The Lions scored the game's final points when Calvin Johnson caught an 11-yard touchdown pass from Matthew Stafford.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Week_11:_vs._Green_Bay_Packers">Week 11: vs. Green Bay Packers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_Detroit_Lions_season&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Week 11: vs. Green Bay Packers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #0076B6 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B0B7BC, inset -2px -2px 0 #B0B7BC;;text-align:center;"><b>Week Eleven: Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions – Game summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b>Packers</b></td> <td>0</td> <td>7</td> <td>7</td><td>10</td><td><b>24</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left">Lions</td> <td>3</td> <td>7</td> <td>7</td><td>3</td><td><b>20</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan</i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: November 18</li><li><b>Game time</b>: 1:00 p.m. EST</li><li><b>Game weather</b>: Played indoors (dome stadium)</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 63,716</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/Ron_Winter" title="Ron Winter">Ron Winter</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (Fox)</b>: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Buck" title="Joe Buck">Joe Buck</a>, <a href="/wiki/Troy_Aikman" title="Troy Aikman">Troy Aikman</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pam_Oliver" title="Pam Oliver">Pam Oliver</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2012111801/2012/REG11/packers@lions">Recap</a><br /><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/55654/DET_Gamebook.pdf">Gamebook</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible autocollapse" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>DET – Jason Hanson 30-yard field goal, <i>Lions 3–0</i>, <i><b>Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 3:08.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>GB – <a href="/wiki/Jermichael_Finley" title="Jermichael Finley">Jermichael Finley</a> 20-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Rodgers" title="Aaron Rodgers">Aaron Rodgers</a> (<a href="/wiki/Mason_Crosby" title="Mason Crosby">Mason Crosby</a> kick), <i>Packers 7–3</i>, <i><b>Drive: 11 plays, 81 yards, 5:28.</b></i></li> <li>DET – Mikel Leshoure 1-yard run (Jason Hanson kick), <i>Lions 10–7</i>, <i><b>Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 5:50.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>GB – <a href="/wiki/M._D._Jennings" title="M. D. Jennings">M. D. Jennings</a> 72-yard interception return (Mason Crosby kick), <i>Packers 14–10</i>, <i><b>Drive: 1 play, 74 yards, 0:00.</b></i></li> <li>DET – Calvin Johnson 25-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Jason Hanson kick), <i>Lions 17–14</i>, <i><b>Drive: 10 plays, 83 yards, 5:30.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>DET – Jason Hanson 27-yard field goal, <i>Lions 20–14</i>, <i><b>Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 4:12.</b></i></li> <li>GB – <a href="/wiki/Randall_Cobb_(American_football)" title="Randall Cobb (American football)">Randall Cobb</a> 22-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), <i>Packers 21–20</i>, <i><b>Drive: 6 plays, 82 yards, 2:30.</b></i></li> <li>GB – Mason Crosby 39-yard field goal, <i>Packers 24–20</i>, <i><b>Drive: 4 plays, −1 yard, 0:19.</b></i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Top passers</b> </p> <ul><li>GB – <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Rodgers" title="Aaron Rodgers">Aaron Rodgers</a> – 19/27, 236 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception</li> <li>DET – Matthew Stafford – 17/39, 266 yards, 1 touchdown, 2 interceptions</li></ul> <p><b>Top rushers</b> </p> <ul><li>GB – <a href="/wiki/James_Starks" title="James Starks">James Starks</a> – 25 carries, 74 yards</li> <li>DET – Mikel Leshoure – 19 carries, 84 yards, 1 touchdown</li></ul> <p><b>Top receivers</b> </p> <ul><li>GB – <a href="/wiki/Randall_Cobb_(American_football)" title="Randall Cobb (American football)">Randall Cobb</a> – 9 receptions, 74 yards, 1 touchdown</li> <li>DET – Calvin Johnson – 5 receptions, 143 yards, 1 touchdown</li></ul> <p><b>Top tacklers</b> </p> <ul><li>GB – <a href="/wiki/Morgan_Burnett" title="Morgan Burnett">Morgan Burnett</a> – 9 tackles, 2 assists</li> <li>DET – Stephen Tulloch – 4 tackles, 5 assists</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p>In week 11, the Lions hosted their NFC North Division <a href="/wiki/Lions%E2%80%93Packers_rivalry" title="Lions–Packers rivalry">rivals</a> the <a href="/wiki/2012_Green_Bay_Packers_season" title="2012 Green Bay Packers season">Green Bay Packers</a>. The only scoring play of the first quarter was when Detroit's Jason Hanson kicked a 30-yard field goal. The Packers got on the board in the second quarter when <a href="/wiki/Jermichael_Finley" title="Jermichael Finley">Jermichael Finley</a> caught a 20-yard touchdown pass from <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Rodgers" title="Aaron Rodgers">Aaron Rodgers</a>. The Lions responded with a 1-yard touchdown run by Mikel Leshoure. In the third quarter, the Packers' <a href="/wiki/M._D._Jennings" title="M. D. Jennings">M. D. Jennings</a> intercepted a Matthew Stafford pass and ran it back 72 yards for a touchdown. The Lions responded with a Calvin Johnson 25-yard touchdown pass from Matthew Stafford. The Lions scored their final points in the fourth quarter when Jason Hanson kicked a 27-yard field goal. The Packers then scored a touchdown when <a href="/wiki/Randall_Cobb_(American_football)" title="Randall Cobb (American football)">Randall Cobb</a> caught a 22-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers, and capped off their win with a 39-yard field goal by Mason Crosby.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Week_12:_vs._Houston_Texans">Week 12: vs. Houston Texans</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_Detroit_Lions_season&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Week 12: vs. Houston Texans"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/NFL_on_Thanksgiving_Day" title="NFL on Thanksgiving Day">NFL on Thanksgiving Day</a></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #0076B6 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B0B7BC, inset -2px -2px 0 #B0B7BC;;text-align:center;"><b>Week Twelve: Houston Texans at Detroit Lions – Game summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">OT</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b>Texans</b></td> <td>0</td> <td>14</td> <td>10</td><td>7</td><td>3</td><td><b>34</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left">Lions</td> <td>7</td> <td>14</td> <td>3</td><td>7</td><td>0</td><td><b>31</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan</i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: November 22</li><li><b>Game time</b>: 12:30 p.m. EST</li><li><b>Game weather</b>: Played indoors (dome stadium)</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 64,827</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/Walt_Coleman" title="Walt Coleman">Walt Coleman</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (<a href="/wiki/NFL_on_CBS" title="NFL on CBS">CBS</a>)</b>: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Nantz" title="Jim Nantz">Jim Nantz</a> and <a href="/wiki/Phil_Simms" title="Phil Simms">Phil Simms</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2012112200/2012/REG12/texans@lions">Recap</a><br /><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/55664/DET_Gamebook.pdf">Gamebook</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible autocollapse" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>DET – Mikel Leshoure 2-yard run (Jason Hanson kick), <i>Lions 7–0</i>, <i><b>Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 5:02.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>HOU – <a href="/wiki/Arian_Foster" title="Arian Foster">Arian Foster</a> 6-yard run (<a href="/wiki/Shayne_Graham" title="Shayne Graham">Shayne Graham</a> kick), <i>Tied 7–7</i>, <i><b>Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 3:42.</b></i></li> <li>DET – Mike Thomas 5-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Jason Hanson kick), <i>Lions 14–7</i>, <i><b>Drive: 10 plays, 83 yards, 4:57.</b></i></li> <li>HOU – <a href="/wiki/Owen_Daniels" title="Owen Daniels">Owen Daniels</a> 9-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Matt_Schaub" title="Matt Schaub">Matt Schaub</a> (Shayne Graham kick), <i>Tied 14–14</i>, <i><b>Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:49.</b></i></li> <li>DET – Calvin Johnson 22-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Jason Hanson kick), <i>Lions 21–14</i>, <i><b>Drive: 2 plays, 59 yards, 0:22.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>DET – Jason Hanson 46-yard field goal, <i>Lions 24–14</i>, <i><b>Drive: 12 plays, 50 yards, 6:28.</b></i></li> <li>HOU – <a href="/wiki/Justin_Forsett" title="Justin Forsett">Justin Forsett</a> 81-yard run (Shayne Graham kick), <i>Lions 24–21</i>, <i><b>Drive: 2 plays, 81 yards, 0:28.</b></i></li> <li>HOU – Shayne Graham 45-yard field goal, <i>Tied 24–24</i>, <i><b>Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 3:00.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>DET – Joique Bell 23-yard run (Jason Hanson kick), <i>Lions 31–24</i>, <i><b>Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:05.</b></i></li> <li>HOU – Arian Foster 1-yard run (Shayne Graham kick), <i>Tied 31–31</i>, <i><b>Drive: 15 plays, 97 yards, 5:43.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Overtime</b> </p> <ul><li>HOU – Shayne Graham 32-yard field goal, <i>Texans 34–31</i>, <i><b>Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 2:11.</b></i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Top passers</b> </p> <ul><li>HOU – <a href="/wiki/Matt_Schaub" title="Matt Schaub">Matt Schaub</a> – 29/48, 315 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception</li> <li>DET – Matthew Stafford – 31/61, 441 yards, 2 touchdowns</li></ul> <p><b>Top rushers</b> </p> <ul><li>HOU – <a href="/wiki/Arian_Foster" title="Arian Foster">Arian Foster</a> – 20 carries, 102 yards, 2 touchdowns</li> <li>DET – Joique Bell – 5 carries, 47 yards, 1 touchdown</li></ul> <p><b>Top receivers</b> </p> <ul><li>HOU – <a href="/wiki/Andre_Johnson" title="Andre Johnson">Andre Johnson</a> – 9 receptions, 188 yards</li> <li>DET – Calvin Johnson – 8 receptions, 140 yards, 1 touchdown</li></ul> <p><b>Top tacklers</b> </p> <ul><li>HOU – <a href="/wiki/Danieal_Manning" title="Danieal Manning">Danieal Manning</a> – 8 tackles, 1 assist</li> <li>DET – Stephen Tulloch – 12 tackles, 3 assists</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p>For their <a href="/wiki/NFL_on_Thanksgiving_Day" title="NFL on Thanksgiving Day">annual Thanksgiving Day game</a>, the Lions hosted the <a href="/wiki/2012_Houston_Texans_season" title="2012 Houston Texans season">Houston Texans</a>. The Lions got on the board early when Mikel Leshoure ran in a touchdown from 2 yards out. The score sea-sawed in the second quarter, with each team scoring a pair of touchdowns. First, the Texans' <a href="/wiki/Arian_Foster" title="Arian Foster">Arian Foster</a> rushed in a touchdown from 6 yards out. The Lions responded with a 5-yard touchdown run from Mike Foster. Houston's <a href="/wiki/Owen_Daniels" title="Owen Daniels">Owen Daniels</a> then caught a 9-yard touchdown pass from <a href="/wiki/Matt_Schaub" title="Matt Schaub">Matt Schaub</a>. The Lions' Calvin Johnson then caught a 22-yard touchdown pass. After halftime, Detroit's Jason Hanson kicked a 46-yard field goal. Houston responded with an 81-yard touchdown rush by <a href="/wiki/Justin_Forsett" title="Justin Forsett">Justin Forsett</a>, which would have been overturned by an official review, but Coach Jim Schwartz's challenge flag negated the review. The Texans tied it up yet again with a 45-yard field goal by <a href="/wiki/Shayne_Graham" title="Shayne Graham">Shayne Graham</a>. In the fourth quarter, the Lions took the lead back with a 23-yard touchdown run by Joique Bell, but Houston tied it back up with a 1-yard run by Arian Foster inside the 2-minute warning to take it to overtime. After a pair of turnovers and missed field goals by each team, Houston's Shayne Graham kicked the game-winning field goal from 32-yards out. It was the Lions' ninth consecutive Thanksgiving loss.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Week_13:_vs._Indianapolis_Colts">Week 13: vs. Indianapolis Colts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_Detroit_Lions_season&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Week 13: vs. Indianapolis Colts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #0076B6 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B0B7BC, inset -2px -2px 0 #B0B7BC;;text-align:center;"><b>Week Thirteen: Indianapolis Colts at Detroit Lions – Game summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b>Colts</b></td> <td>7</td> <td>7</td> <td>7</td><td>14</td><td><b>35</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left">Lions</td> <td>10</td> <td>13</td> <td>7</td><td>3</td><td><b>33</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan</i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: December 2</li><li><b>Game time</b>: 1:00 p.m. EST</li><li><b>Game weather</b>: Played indoors (dome stadium)</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 63,887</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Vinovich" title="Bill Vinovich">Bill Vinovich</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (CBS)</b>: <a href="/wiki/Ian_Eagle" title="Ian Eagle">Ian Eagle</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dan_Fouts" title="Dan Fouts">Dan Fouts</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2012120205/2012/REG13/colts@lions">Recap</a><br /><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/55683/DET_Gamebook.pdf">Gamebook</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible autocollapse" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>DET – Jason Hanson 48-yard field goal, <i>Lions 3–0</i>, <i><b>Drive: 7 plays, 29 yards, 3:45.</b></i></li> <li>IND – <a href="/wiki/Donnie_Avery" title="Donnie Avery">Donnie Avery</a> 17-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Luck" title="Andrew Luck">Andrew Luck</a> (<a href="/wiki/Adam_Vinatieri" title="Adam Vinatieri">Adam Vinatieri</a> kick), <i>Colts 7–3</i>, <i><b>Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:20.</b></i></li> <li>DET – Brandon Pettigrew 16-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Jason Hanson kick), <i>Lions 10–7</i>, <i><b>Drive: 8 plays, 87 yards, 4:41.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>DET – Mikel Leshoure 6-yard run (Jason Hanson kick), <i>Lions 17–7</i>, <i><b>Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:50.</b></i></li> <li>IND – <a href="/wiki/Coby_Fleener" title="Coby Fleener">Coby Fleener</a> 26-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick), <i>Lions 17–14</i>, <i><b>Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:40.</b></i></li> <li>DET – Jason Hanson 33-yard field goal, <i>Lions 20–14</i>, <i><b>Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 0:59.</b></i></li> <li>DET – Jason Hanson 52-yard field goal, <i>Lions 23–14</i>, <i><b>Drive: 7 plays, 31 yards, 2:29.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>IND – <a href="/wiki/Vick_Ballard" title="Vick Ballard">Vick Ballard</a> 11-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick), <i>Lions 23–21</i>, <i><b>Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:55.</b></i></li> <li>DET – Calvin Johnson 46-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Jason Hanson kick), <i>Lions 30–21</i>, <i><b>Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 3:54.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>DET – Jason Hanson 31-yard field goal, <i>Lions 33–21</i>, <i><b>Drive: 5 plays, 57 yards, 2:09.</b></i></li> <li>IND – <a href="/wiki/LaVon_Brazill" title="LaVon Brazill">LaVon Brazill</a> 42-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick), <i>Lions 33–28</i>, <i><b>Drive: 8 plays, 85 yards, 1:23.</b></i></li> <li>IND – Donnie Avery 14-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick), <i>Colts 35–33</i>, <i><b>Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 1:07.</b></i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Top passers</b> </p> <ul><li>IND – <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Luck" title="Andrew Luck">Andrew Luck</a> – 24/54, 391 yards, 4 touchdowns, 3 interceptions</li> <li>DET – Matthew Stafford – 27/46, 313 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interceptions</li></ul> <p><b>Top rushers</b> </p> <ul><li>IND – <a href="/wiki/Vick_Ballard" title="Vick Ballard">Vick Ballard</a> – 9 carries, 41 yards, 1 touchdown</li> <li>DET – Joique Bell – 7 carries, 81 yards</li></ul> <p><b>Top receivers</b> </p> <ul><li>IND – <a href="/wiki/T._Y._Hilton" title="T. Y. Hilton">T. Y. Hilton</a> – 6 receptions, 100 yards</li> <li>DET – Calvin Johnson – 13 receptions, 171 yards, 1 touchdown</li></ul> <p><b>Top tacklers</b> </p> <ul><li>IND – <a href="/wiki/Cassius_Vaughn" title="Cassius Vaughn">Cassius Vaughn</a> – 8 tackles, 1 assist</li> <li>DET – Don Carey – 3 tackles, 4 assists</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p>In week 13, the Lions hosted the <a href="/wiki/2012_Indianapolis_Colts_season" title="2012 Indianapolis Colts season">Indianapolis Colts</a>. They started the scoring when Jason Hanson kicked a 48-yard field goal. The Colts responded with a 17-yard touchdown catch by <a href="/wiki/Donnie_Avery" title="Donnie Avery">Donnie Avery</a> from <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Luck" title="Andrew Luck">Andrew Luck</a>. Detroit replied when Brandon Pettigrew caught a 16-yard touchdown pass from Matthew Stafford, and added to their lead in the second quarter when Mikel Leshoure ran in a touchdown from 6 yards out. The Colts scored their only points of the second quarter when Coby Fleener caught a 26-yard touchdown pass from Andrew Luck. The Lions closed out the half with 2 field goals from Jason Hanson from 33 and 52 yards out respectively. Each team scored a touchdown in the third quarter. First the Colts' <a href="/wiki/Vick_Ballard" title="Vick Ballard">Vick Ballard</a> ran one in from 11 yards out, then Detroit's Calvin Johnson caught 46-yard touchdown pass from Matthew Stafford. The Lions' only points of the final quarter was a 31-yard field goal by Jason Hanson. The Colts then rallied from behind with two touchdowns. First <a href="/wiki/LaVon_Brazill" title="LaVon Brazill">LaVon Brazill</a> caught a 42-yard pass from Andrew Luck, then Donnie Avery caught a 14-yard pass from Andrew Luck in the final seconds of the game for the win. It was the Lions' third consecutive loss in which they were leading with less than 2 minutes left in the game.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Week_14_at_Green_Bay_Packers">Week 14 at Green Bay Packers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_Detroit_Lions_season&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Week 14 at Green Bay Packers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #0076B6 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B0B7BC, inset -2px -2px 0 #B0B7BC;;text-align:center;"><b>Week Fourteen: Detroit Lions (4–8) at Green Bay Packers (8–4)</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Lions" title="Detroit Lions">Lions</a></td> <td>7</td> <td>7</td> <td>3</td><td>3</td><td><b>20</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b><a href="/wiki/Green_Bay_Packers" title="Green Bay Packers">Packers</a></b></td> <td>0</td> <td>10</td> <td>7</td><td>10</td><td><b>27</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/Lambeau_Field" title="Lambeau Field">Lambeau Field</a>, <a href="/wiki/Green_Bay,_Wisconsin" title="Green Bay, Wisconsin">Green Bay, Wisconsin</a></i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: December 9, 2012</li><li><b>Game time</b>: 7:20 p.m. <a href="/wiki/Central_Standard_Time" class="mw-redirect" title="Central Standard Time">CST</a></li><li><b>Game weather</b>: Snow, 32 °F (0 °C)</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 70,382</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/Tony_Corrente" title="Tony Corrente">Tony Corrente</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (<a href="/wiki/NBC_Sunday_Night_Football" title="NBC Sunday Night Football">NBC</a>)</b>: <a href="/wiki/Al_Michaels" title="Al Michaels">Al Michaels</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cris_Collinsworth" title="Cris Collinsworth">Cris Collinsworth</a> and <a href="/wiki/Michele_Tafoya" title="Michele Tafoya">Michele Tafoya</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/55710/GB_Gamebook.pdf">Gamebook</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>DET – <a href="/wiki/Matthew_Stafford" title="Matthew Stafford">Matthew Stafford</a> 4-yard run (<a href="/wiki/Jason_Hanson" title="Jason Hanson">Jason Hanson</a> kick), 7:16. <i>Lions 7–0. <b>Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 7:44.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>DET – <a href="/wiki/Tony_Scheffler" title="Tony Scheffler">Tony Scheffler</a> 3-yard pass from Matthew Stafford, (Jason Hanson), 12:47. <i>Lions 14–0. <b>Drive: 11 plays, 79 yards, 5:48.</b></i></li> <li>GB – <a href="/wiki/Mason_Crosby" title="Mason Crosby">Mason Crosby</a> 49-yard field goal, 10:52. <i>Lions 14–3. <b>Drive: 6 plays, 31 yards, 1:55.</b></i></li> <li>GB – <a href="/wiki/Mike_Daniels_(American_football)" title="Mike Daniels (American football)">Mike Daniels</a> 43-yard fumble return (Mason Crosby kick), 6:15. <i>Lions 14–10.</i></li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>GB – <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Rodgers" title="Aaron Rodgers">Aaron Rodgers</a> 27-yard run, (Mason Crosby kick) 11:54. <i>Packers 17–14. <b>Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, 3:06.</b></i></li> <li>DET – Jason Hanson 46-yard field goal, 8:57. <i>Tie 17–17. <b>Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 2:57.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>GB – <a href="/wiki/DuJuan_Harris" title="DuJuan Harris">DuJuan Harris</a> 14-yard run (Mason Crosby kick), 10:45. <i>Packers 24–17. <b>Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 4:04.</b></i></li> <li>GB – Mason Crosby 41-yard field goal, 4:02. <i>Packers 27–17. <b>Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 3:09.</b></i></li> <li>DET – Jason Hanson 34-yard field goal, 0:07. <i>Packers 27–20. <b>Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 1:52.</b></i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <dl><dt>Top passers</dt></dl> <ul><li>DET – <a href="/wiki/Matthew_Stafford" title="Matthew Stafford">Matthew Stafford</a> – 27/45, 264 yards, TD, INT</li> <li>GB – <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Rodgers" title="Aaron Rodgers">Aaron Rodgers</a> – 14/24, 173 yards</li></ul> <dl><dt>Top rushers</dt></dl> <ul><li>DET – <a href="/wiki/Mikel_Leshoure" title="Mikel Leshoure">Mikel Leshoure</a> – 14 rushes, 49 yards</li> <li>GB – <a href="/wiki/Alex_Green" title="Alex Green">Alex Green</a> – 13 rushes, 69 yards</li></ul> <dl><dt>Top receivers</dt></dl> <ul><li>DET – <a href="/wiki/Calvin_Johnson" title="Calvin Johnson">Calvin Johnson</a> – 10 receptions, 118 yards</li> <li>GB – <a href="/wiki/Randall_Cobb_(American_football)" title="Randall Cobb (American football)">Randall Cobb</a> – 7 receptions, 102 yards</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p>In week 14, the Lions flew across <a href="/wiki/Lake_Michigan" title="Lake Michigan">Lake Michigan</a> for a rematch with NFC North Division rivals the <a href="/wiki/2012_Green_Bay_Packers_season" title="2012 Green Bay Packers season">Green Bay Packers</a> on <a href="/wiki/NBC_Sunday_Night_Football" title="NBC Sunday Night Football">Sunday Night Football</a>. The only scoring drive of the first quarter was when Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford ran in a touchdown himself from 4 yards out. The Lions added more points in the second quarter when Tony Scheffler caught a Matthew Stafford pass from 3 yards out. The Packers got on the board when <a href="/wiki/Mason_Crosby" title="Mason Crosby">Mason Crosby</a> kicked a 49-yard field goal, and added more points when <a href="/wiki/Mike_Daniels_(American_football)" title="Mike Daniels (American football)">Mike Daniels</a> picked up a Matthew Stafford fumble and ran it back 43 yards for a touchdown to make it 14–10 at halftime. In the third quarter, the Packers took their first lead of the game when quarterback <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Rodgers" title="Aaron Rodgers">Aaron Rodgers</a> ran in a touchdown from 27 yards, but the Lions tied it up a few minutes later when Jason Hanson kicked a 46-yard field goal. In the final quarter, the Packers took the lead back when <a href="/wiki/DuJuan_Harris" title="DuJuan Harris">DuJuan Harris</a> ran in a touchdown from 14 yards out, and went up by 10 points when Mason Crosby kicked a 41-yard field goal. The Lions' Jason Hanson kicked a 34-yard field goal in the final seconds of the game, and the Lions attempted to recover an onside kick afterward to try to tie it up and take it to overtime, but failed. It was the Packers' 21st consecutive home win over the Lions, a streak that dates back to 1992, and now eclipses the Lions' current road losing streak vs the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Redskins" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Redskins">Washington Redskins</a>, which stands at 0–21.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Week_15:_at_Arizona_Cardinals">Week 15: at Arizona Cardinals</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_Detroit_Lions_season&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Week 15: at Arizona Cardinals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #0076B6 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B0B7BC, inset -2px -2px 0 #B0B7BC;;text-align:center;"><b>Week Fifteen: Detroit Lions at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left">Lions</td> <td>0</td> <td>7</td> <td>3</td><td>0</td><td><b>10</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b>Cardinals</b></td> <td>0</td> <td>21</td> <td>3</td><td>14</td><td><b>38</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/University_of_Phoenix_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="University of Phoenix Stadium">University of Phoenix Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Glendale,_Arizona" title="Glendale, Arizona">Glendale, Arizona</a></i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: December 16</li><li><b>Game time</b>: 4:05 p.m. EST/2:05 p.m. <a href="/wiki/Mountain_Time_Zone" title="Mountain Time Zone">MST</a></li><li><b>Game weather</b>: 57 °F (14 °C), sunny, clear skies</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 60,483</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/Jerome_Boger" title="Jerome Boger">Jerome Boger</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (Fox)</b>: Chris Myers, Tim Ryan and Jaime Maggio</li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2012121608/2012/REG15/lions@cardinals">Recap</a><br /><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/55721/ARI_Gamebook.pdf">Gamebook</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible autocollapse" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>No scoring plays</li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>DET – Mikel Leshoure 1-yard run (Jason Hanson kick), <i>Lions 7–0</i>, <i><b>Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 5:04.</b></i></li> <li>ARI – <a href="/wiki/Beanie_Wells" title="Beanie Wells">Beanie Wells</a> 5-yard run (<a href="/wiki/Jay_Feely" title="Jay Feely">Jay Feely</a> kick), <i>Tied 7–7</i>, <i><b>Drive: 9 plays, 20 yards, 3:22.</b></i></li> <li>ARI – Beanie Wells 1-yard run (Jay Feely kick), <i>Cardinals 14–7</i>, <i><b>Drive: 2 plays, 3 yards, 0:41.</b></i></li> <li>ARI – <a href="/wiki/Rashad_Johnson" title="Rashad Johnson">Rashad Johnson</a> 53-yard interception return (Jay Feely kick), <i>Cardinals 21–7</i>, <i><b>Drive: 1 play, 53 yards, 0:00.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>ARI – Jay Feely 51-yard field goal, <i>Cardinals 24–7</i>, <i><b>Drive: 8 plays, 30 yards, 3:28.</b></i></li> <li>DET – Jason Hanson 41-yard field goal, <i>Cardinals 24–10</i>, <i><b>Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 5:08.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>ARI – <a href="/wiki/Greg_Toler" title="Greg Toler">Greg Toler</a> 102-yard interception return (Jay Feely kick), <i>Cardinals 31–10</i>, <i><b>Drive: 1 play, 102 yards, 0:00.</b></i></li> <li>ARI – Beanie Wells 31-yard run (Jay Feely kick), <i>Cardinals 38–10</i>, <i><b>Drive: 2 plays, 29 yards, 0:13.</b></i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Top passers</b> </p> <ul><li>DET – Matt Stafford – 24/50, 246 yards, 3 interceptions</li> <li>ARI – <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Lindley" title="Ryan Lindley">Ryan Lindley</a> – 14/21, 104 yards, 1 interception</li></ul> <p><b>Top rushers</b> </p> <ul><li>DET – Mikel Leshoure – 14 carries, 55 yards, 1 touchdown</li> <li>ARI – <a href="/wiki/Beanie_Wells" title="Beanie Wells">Beanie Wells</a> – 17 carries, 67 yards, 3 touchdowns</li></ul> <p><b>Top receivers</b> </p> <ul><li>DET – Calvin Johnson – 10 receptions, 121 yards</li> <li>ARI – <a href="/wiki/Michael_Floyd" title="Michael Floyd">Michael Floyd</a> – 3 receptions, 3 yards</li></ul> <p><b>Top tacklers</b> </p> <ul><li>DET – Stephen Tulloch – 6 tackles, 4 assists</li> <li>ARI – <a href="/wiki/Calais_Campbell" title="Calais Campbell">Calais Campbell</a> – 7 tackles, 1 assist, 1 sack</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p>In week 15, the Lions played their last road game of the season out west against the <a href="/wiki/2012_Arizona_Cardinals_season" title="2012 Arizona Cardinals season">Arizona Cardinals</a>. After a scoreless first quarter, the Lions scored their only points of the first half with a 1-yard touchdown run by Mikel Leshoure. The Cardinals responded with 3 consecutive touchdowns: first, <a href="/wiki/Beanie_Wells" title="Beanie Wells">Beanie Wells</a> scored a pair of rushing touchdowns from 5 and 1 yards out respectively, then <a href="/wiki/Rashad_Johnson" title="Rashad Johnson">Rashad Johnson</a> intercepted a Matthew Stafford pass and ran it back 53 yards to put the Cardinals up 21–7 at halftime. Each team kicked a field goal in the third quarter: first the Cardinals' <a href="/wiki/Jay_Feely" title="Jay Feely">Jay Feely</a> from 51 yards, then Detroit's Jason Hanson from 41 yards. Arizona capped their win with two touchdowns in the final quarter: first <a href="/wiki/Greg_Toler" title="Greg Toler">Greg Toler</a> intercepted a Matthew Stafford pass in the end zone and ran 102 yards for a touchdown, then Beanie Wells scored his third touchdown of the game, this one from 31 yards out.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Week_16:_vs._Atlanta_Falcons">Week 16: vs. Atlanta Falcons</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_Detroit_Lions_season&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Week 16: vs. Atlanta Falcons"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #0076B6 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B0B7BC, inset -2px -2px 0 #B0B7BC;;text-align:center;"><b>Week Sixteen: Atlanta Falcons at Detroit Lions – Game summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b>Falcons</b></td> <td>7</td> <td>14</td> <td>0</td><td>10</td><td><b>31</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left">Lions</td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>7</td><td>5</td><td><b>18</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan</i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: December 22</li><li><b>Game time</b>: 8:30 p.m. EST</li><li><b>Game weather</b>: Played indoors (dome stadium)</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 63,849</li><li><b>Referee</b>: Gene Steratore</li><li><b>TV announcers (ESPN)</b>: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Tirico" title="Mike Tirico">Mike Tirico</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jon_Gruden" title="Jon Gruden">Jon Gruden</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lisa_Salters" title="Lisa Salters">Lisa Salters</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2012122200/2012/REG16/falcons@lions">Recap</a><br /><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/55728/DET_Gamebook.pdf">Gamebook</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible autocollapse" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Roddy_White" title="Roddy White">Roddy White</a> 44-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Matt_Ryan_(American_football)" title="Matt Ryan (American football)">Matt Ryan</a> (<a href="/wiki/Matt_Bryant" title="Matt Bryant">Matt Bryant</a> kick), <i>Falcons 7–0</i>, <i><b>Drive: 4 plays, 69 yards, 2:22.</b></i></li> <li>DET – Jason Hanson 34-yard field goal, <i>Falcons 7–3</i>, <i><b>Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 5:37.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>ATL – Roddy White 39-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), <i>Falcons 14–3</i>, <i><b>Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 5:19.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Julio_Jones" title="Julio Jones">Julio Jones</a> 16-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), <i>Falcons 21–3</i>, <i><b>Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 2:47.</b></i></li> <li>DET – Jason Hanson 38-yard field goal, <i>Falcons 21–6</i>, <i><b>Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 1:15.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>DET – Mikel Leshoure 1-yard run (Jason Hanson kick), <i>Falcons 21–13</i>, <i><b>Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 6:36.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>DET – Jason Hanson 20-yard field goal, <i>Falcons 21–16</i>, <i><b>Drive: 12 plays, 83 yards, 6:55.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Michael_Palmer_(American_football)" title="Michael Palmer (American football)">Michael Palmer</a> 1-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), <i>Falcons 28–16</i>, <i><b>Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, 6:14.</b></i></li> <li>ATL – Matt Bryant 20-yard field goal, <i>Falcons 31–16</i>, <i><b>Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 3:58.</b></i></li> <li>DET – <a href="/wiki/Michael_Turner_(American_football)" title="Michael Turner (American football)">Michael Turner</a> −2-yard run, tackled in own end zone, <i>Falcons 31–18</i>, <i><b>Drive info: 1 plays, −2 yards, 0:00.</b></i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Top passers</b> </p> <ul><li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Matt_Ryan_(American_football)" title="Matt Ryan (American football)">Matt Ryan</a> – 25/32, 279 yards, 4 touchdowns</li> <li>DET – Matthew Stafford – 37/56, 443 yards, 1 interception</li></ul> <p><b>Top rushers</b> </p> <ul><li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Michael_Turner_(American_football)" title="Michael Turner (American football)">Michael Turner</a> – 13 carries, 41 yards</li> <li>DET – Mikel Leshoure – 15 carries, 46 yards, 1 touchdown</li></ul> <p><b>Top receivers</b> </p> <ul><li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Roddy_White" title="Roddy White">Roddy White</a> – 8 receptions, 153 yards, 2 touchdowns</li> <li>DET – Calvin Johnson – 11 receptions, 225 yards</li></ul> <p><b>Top tacklers</b> </p> <ul><li>ATL – <a href="/wiki/Dunta_Robinson" title="Dunta Robinson">Dunta Robinson</a> – 9 tackles, 1 assist</li> <li>DET – Louis Delmas – 6 tackles, 3 assists</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p>In week 16, the Lions hosted the <a href="/wiki/2012_Atlanta_Falcons_season" title="2012 Atlanta Falcons season">Atlanta Falcons</a> on a Saturday night. Atlanta took an early lead, which they never gave back, when <a href="/wiki/Roddy_White" title="Roddy White">Roddy White</a> caught a 44-yard touchdown pass from <a href="/wiki/Matt_Ryan_(American_football)" title="Matt Ryan (American football)">Matt Ryan</a>. The Lions responded with a 34-yard field goal by Jason Hanson. In the second quarter, the Falcons' Roddy White caught another touchdown pass, this one from 39 yards out. Atlanta added more points when <a href="/wiki/Julio_Jones" title="Julio Jones">Julio Jones</a> caught a 16-yard touchdown pass. The Lions ended the first half with a 38-yard field goal by Jason Hanson. The only points of the third quarter was a 1-yard touchdown run by Detroit's Mikel Leshoure. The Lions scored another field goal to start the fourth quarter, this one from 20 yards out. The Falcons added 10 more points when <a href="/wiki/Michael_Palmer_(American_football)" title="Michael Palmer (American football)">Michael Palmer</a> caught a 1-yard touchdown pass, then <a href="/wiki/Matt_Bryant" title="Matt Bryant">Matt Bryant</a> kicked a 20-yard field goal. The Lions scored the game's final points when Atlanta's <a href="/wiki/Michael_Turner_(American_football)" title="Michael Turner (American football)">Michael Turner</a> was tackled in his own end zone for a Detroit safety. The game's biggest highlight was when Detroit's Calvin Johnson surpassed <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Rice" title="Jerry Rice">Jerry Rice</a>'s 1,848-yard single season receiving record from 1995. At the end of the game, Johnson had compiled 1,892 receiving yards on the year.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Week_17:_vs._Chicago_Bears">Week 17: vs. Chicago Bears</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_Detroit_Lions_season&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Week 17: vs. Chicago Bears"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #0076B6 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B0B7BC, inset -2px -2px 0 #B0B7BC;;text-align:center;"><b>Week Seventeen: Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions – Game summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b>Bears</b></td> <td>10</td> <td>10</td> <td>3</td><td>3</td><td><b>26</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left">Lions</td> <td>3</td> <td>7</td> <td>7</td><td>7</td><td><b>24</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan</i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: December 30</li><li><b>Game time</b>: 1:00 p.m. EST</li><li><b>Game weather</b>: Played indoors (dome stadium)</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 64,451</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Leavy" title="Bill Leavy">Bill Leavy</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (Fox)</b>: Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Tony Siragusa</li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2012123008/2012/REG17/bears@lions">Recap</a><br /><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/55747/DET_Gamebook.pdf">Gamebook</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible autocollapse" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>DET – Jason Hanson 44-yard field goal, <i>Lions 3–0</i>, <i><b>Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 3:57.</b></i></li> <li>CHI – <a href="/wiki/Earl_Bennett" title="Earl Bennett">Earl Bennett</a> 60-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Jay_Cutler" title="Jay Cutler">Jay Cutler</a> (<a href="/wiki/Olindo_Mare" title="Olindo Mare">Olindo Mare</a> kick), <i>Bears 7–3</i>, <i><b>Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:21.</b></i></li> <li>CHI – Olindo Mare 33-yard field goal, <i>Bears 10–3</i>, <i><b>Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, 1:27.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>CHI – <a href="/wiki/Matt_Forte" title="Matt Forte">Matt Forte</a> 1-yard run (Olindo Mare kick), <i>Bears 17–3</i>, <i><b>Drive: 3 plays, 10 yards, 0:35.</b></i></li> <li>CHI – Olindo Mare 40-yard field goal, <i>Bears 20–3</i>, <i><b>Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 0:49.</b></i></li> <li>DET – Kris Durham 25-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Jason Hanson kick), <i>Bears 20–10</i>, <i><b>Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 1:37.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>DET – Will Heller 10-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Jason Hanson kick), <i>Bears 20–17</i>, <i><b>Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:53.</b></i></li> <li>CHI – Olindo Mare 28-yard field goal, <i>Bears 23–17</i>, <i><b>Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 1:06.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>CHI – Olindo Mare 20-yard field goal, <i>Bears 26–17</i>, <i><b>Drive: 11 plays, 59 yards, 4:25.</b></i></li> <li>DET – Brian Robiskie 9-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Jason Hanson kick), <i>Bears 26–24</i>, <i><b>Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:52.</b></i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Top passers</b> </p> <ul><li>CHI – <a href="/wiki/Jay_Cutler" title="Jay Cutler">Jay Cutler</a> – 18/31, 257 yards, 1 touchdown</li> <li>DET – Matthew Stafford – 24/42, 272 yards, 3 touchdowns, 1 interception</li></ul> <p><b>Top rushers</b> </p> <ul><li>CHI – <a href="/wiki/Matt_Forte" title="Matt Forte">Matt Forte</a> – 24 carries, 103 yards, 1 touchdown</li> <li>DET – Mikel Leshoure – 15 carries, 57 yards</li></ul> <p><b>Top receivers</b> </p> <ul><li>CHI – <a href="/wiki/Earl_Bennett" title="Earl Bennett">Earl Bennett</a> – 5 receptions, 109 yards, 1 touchdown</li> <li>DET – Calvin Johnson – 5 receptions, 72 yards</li></ul> <p><b>Top tacklers</b> </p> <ul><li>CHI – <a href="/wiki/Nick_Roach" title="Nick Roach">Nick Roach</a> – 7 tackles, 1 assist</li> <li>DET – Ron Bartell – 6 tackles, 3 assists</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p>For their last game of the season, the Lions hosted a rematch against their NFC North Division rival the <a href="/wiki/2012_Chicago_Bears_season" title="2012 Chicago Bears season">Chicago Bears</a>. The Lions took an early lead in the first quarter when Jason Hanson kicked a 44-yard field goal. The Bears then took the lead, which they never gave back, when <a href="/wiki/Earl_Bennett" title="Earl Bennett">Earl Bennett</a> caught a 60-yard touchdown pass from <a href="/wiki/Jay_Cutler" title="Jay Cutler">Jay Cutler</a>, and added more 3 points when <a href="/wiki/Olindo_Mare" title="Olindo Mare">Olindo Mare</a> kicked a 33-yard field goal. The Lions responded when Kris Durham caught a 25-yard touchdown pass from Matthew Stafford to make it 20–10 at halftime. After the intermission, Detroit scored another touchdown, this one with a 10-yard catch by Will Heller from Matthew Stafford. The Bears responded with a pair of field goals by Olindo Mare, first one from 28-yards late in the third quarter, then one from 20 yards out early in the fourth. The Lions scored the final points of the game when Brian Robiskie caught a 9-yard pass from Matthew Stafford.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With their eight consecutive loss, the Lions finished their season at 4–12. Also, for the second time under Coach Schwartz's tenure which began in 2009, the team failed to win a single division game. It was also his third losing season. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Staff">Staff</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_Detroit_Lions_season&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Staff"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours"> <caption style="background: #0076B6; color: #FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #B0B7BC"><b>2012 Detroit Lions staff</b> </caption> <tbody><tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p><b>Front office</b> </p> <ul><li>Owner/chairman – <a href="/wiki/William_Clay_Ford_Sr." title="William Clay Ford Sr.">William Clay Ford Sr.</a></li> <li>Vice chairman – <a href="/wiki/William_Clay_Ford_Jr." title="William Clay Ford Jr.">William Clay Ford Jr.</a></li> <li>President – <a href="/wiki/Tom_Lewand" title="Tom Lewand">Tom Lewand</a></li> <li>Executive vice president of football operations/general manager – <a href="/wiki/Martin_Mayhew" title="Martin Mayhew">Martin Mayhew</a></li> <li>Senior personnel executive – <a href="/wiki/James_Harris_(quarterback)" class="mw-redirect" title="James Harris (quarterback)">James Harris</a></li> <li>Vice president of football operations – <a href="/wiki/Cedric_Saunders" title="Cedric Saunders">Cedric Saunders</a></li> <li>Vice president of pro personnel – <a href="/wiki/Sheldon_White" title="Sheldon White">Sheldon White</a></li> <li>Director of college scouting – <a href="/w/index.php?title=Scott_McEwen&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Scott McEwen (page does not exist)">Scott McEwen</a></li> <li>Assistant director of college scouting/national scout – <a href="/w/index.php?title=Lance_Newmark&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lance Newmark (page does not exist)">Lance Newmark</a></li> <li>Assistant director of pro personnel – <a href="/w/index.php?title=Miller_McCalmon&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Miller McCalmon (page does not exist)">Miller McCalmon</a></li> <li>Assistant director of pro personnel – <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Sanders" title="Charlie Sanders">Charlie Sanders</a></li></ul> <p><b>Head coaches</b> </p> <ul><li>Head coach – <a href="/wiki/Jim_Schwartz" title="Jim Schwartz">Jim Schwartz</a></li> <li>Assistant head coach/defensive coordinator – <a href="/wiki/Gunther_Cunningham" title="Gunther Cunningham">Gunther Cunningham</a></li></ul> <p><b>Offensive coaches</b> </p> <ul><li>Offensive coordinator – <a href="/wiki/Scott_Linehan" title="Scott Linehan">Scott Linehan</a></li> <li>Quarterbacks – <a href="/wiki/Todd_Downing" title="Todd Downing">Todd Downing</a></li> <li>Running backs – <a href="/wiki/Sam_Gash" title="Sam Gash">Sam Gash</a></li> <li>Wide receivers – <a href="/wiki/Shawn_Jefferson" title="Shawn Jefferson">Shawn Jefferson</a></li> <li>Tight ends – <a href="/wiki/Tim_Lappano" title="Tim Lappano">Tim Lappano</a></li> <li>Offensive line – <a href="/wiki/George_Yarno" title="George Yarno">George Yarno</a></li> <li>Assistant offensive line – <a href="/wiki/Jeremiah_Washburn" class="mw-redirect" title="Jeremiah Washburn">Jeremiah Washburn</a></li> <li>Offensive quality control – <a href="/w/index.php?title=Kyle_Valero&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kyle Valero (page does not exist)">Kyle Valero</a></li></ul> </td> <td width="35"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><b>Defensive coaches</b> <ul><li>Defensive line – <a href="/wiki/Kris_Kocurek" title="Kris Kocurek">Kris Kocurek</a></li> <li>Linebackers – <a href="/wiki/Matt_Burke_(American_football)" title="Matt Burke (American football)">Matt Burke</a></li> <li>Assistant linebackers – <a href="/wiki/Bradford_Banta" title="Bradford Banta">Bradford Banta</a></li> <li>Secondary/third down package – <a href="/wiki/Tim_Walton_(American_football)" title="Tim Walton (American football)">Tim Walton</a></li> <li>Defensive assistant/secondary – <a href="/wiki/Marcus_Robertson" title="Marcus Robertson">Marcus Robertson</a></li></ul> <p><b>Special teams coaches</b> </p> <ul><li>Special teams coordinator – <a href="/wiki/Danny_Crossman" title="Danny Crossman">Danny Crossman</a></li> <li>Quality control/special teams – <a href="/wiki/Evan_Rothstein" title="Evan Rothstein">Evan Rothstein</a></li></ul> <p><b>Strength and conditioning</b> </p> <ul><li>Coordinator of physical development – <a href="/w/index.php?title=Jason_Arapoff&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jason Arapoff (page does not exist)">Jason Arapoff</a></li> <li>Assistant strength and conditioning – <a href="/wiki/Ted_Rath" title="Ted Rath">Ted Rath</a></li></ul> <p><br /> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes_and_references">Notes and references</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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title="What's Going On (song)">"What's Going On" (Marvin Gaye song)</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Home_Improvement_(TV_series)" title="Home Improvement (TV series)">Home Improvement</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Beverly_Hills_Cop" title="Beverly Hills Cop">Beverly Hills Cop</a></i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Axel_Foley" title="Axel Foley">Axel Foley</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Lions_Cheerleaders" title="Detroit Lions Cheerleaders">Cheerleaders</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #B0B7BC !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Lore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1932_NFL_Playoff_Game" title="1932 NFL Playoff Game">1932 NFL Playoff Game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curse_of_Bobby_Layne" class="mw-redirect" title="Curse of Bobby Layne">Curse of Bobby Layne</a></li> <li><a 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season">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Detroit_Lions_season" title="2023 Detroit Lions season">2023</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #B0B7BC !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">League championships (4)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1935_Detroit_Lions_season" title="1935 Detroit Lions season">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_Detroit_Lions_season" title="1952 Detroit Lions season">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_Detroit_Lions_season" title="1953 Detroit Lions season">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_Detroit_Lions_season" title="1957 Detroit Lions season">1957</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #B0B7BC !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Media</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list 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