1996 Detroit Lions roster: 5-11

The Detroit Lions went 5-11 in the 1996 NFL regular season, 5th of 5 in the NFC Central.

Team stats and league rank

1996 Detroit Lions team stats
Points18.921st of 29
Passing Yards200.218th of 30
Passing Touchdowns1.316th of 30
Interceptions Thrown1.323rd of 30
Rushing Yards113.112th of 30
Rushing Touchdowns0.97th of 30
Sacks2.021st of 30
Tackles43.520th of 30
Touchdowns2.410th of 29
Total Yards329.618th of 30
Points Allowed23.022nd of 30
3rd Down Conversion %38.415th of 30

Counts are per game; percentages and ratings as they stand. Ranked among the 29 clubs that season.

1996 Lions roster: passing

1996 Detroit Lions passing
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver.ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.RTG: Passer rating on the NFL's 0-158.3 scale, built from completion rate, yards, touchdowns and interceptions.
Scott MitchellQB142534372,917171774.9
Don MajkowskiQB5551025543367.2
Mark RoyalsP1611-80079.2

What the columns mean: CMP · INT · RTG

1996 Lions roster: rushing

1996 Detroit Lions rushing
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Barry SandersRB163071,5535.111
Ron RiversRB1519864.50
Scott MitchellQB1437832.24
Don MajkowskiQB514382.70
Johnnie MortonWR169353.90
Brett PerrimanWR1611313.00
Eric LynchRB16221.00

What the columns mean: CAR

1996 Lions roster: receiving

1996 Detroit Lions receiving
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.REC: Passes caught.TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Herman MooreWR1610601,29612.29
Brett PerrimanWR169401,02110.95
Johnnie MortonWR1655071413.06
Barry SandersRB162401476.10
Pete MetzelaarsTE151701468.60
David SloanTE470517.30
Aubrey Derron MatthewsWR16304113.70
Ron RiversRB15202814.00
Derek Christophe PriceTE13101414.00
Ray RobertsOT160050.00

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS

1996 Lions roster: defense

1996 Detroit Lions defense
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made without help.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught.FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose.
Bennie BladesSS15105770.0250
Ryan McNeilDB1685680.05160
Van MaloneSS1573470.0152
Pepper JohnsonLB1569530.0011
Robert PorcherDE16654410.0064
Corey RaymondCB1365580.0191
Antonio LondonLB1465423.0022
Reggie BrownLB1050360.0030
Luther EllissDT1449266.5020
Henry ThomasDT1546316.0011
Kerwin WaldroupDE1645292.5000
Ron RiceSS1341260.0030
Greg JeffriesCB1640320.0160
Stephen BoydLB836200.0021
Mike WellsDT1630160.0000
Ryan StewartDB1427160.0120
Shane BonhamDT1520132.0010
Tracy ScrogginsDE616132.0000
Michael BrooksDT41260.0000
Brad Jamar FordDB14750.0000
Keith WashingtonDE12760.0002
Scott KowalkowskiLB16730.0000
Richard WoodleyCB11520.0000
Thomas E. BeerLB16410.0000
Cory SchlesingerRB16400.0001
Jocelyn BorgellaDB11410.0001
Eric LynchRB16310.0000
Ron RiversRB15210.0000
Scott MitchellQB14100.0000
Kevin GloverC16100.0000
Zefross MossOT15100.0000

What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · SACK · INT · PD · FF

Results

  1. Sep 1, 1996@ MINL 13-17
  2. Sep 8, 1996vs TBW 21-6
  3. Sep 15, 1996@ PHIL 17-24
  4. Sep 22, 1996vs CHIW 35-16
  5. Sep 29, 1996@ TBW 27-0
  6. Oct 6, 1996vs ATLW 28-24
  7. Oct 13, 1996@ LVL 21-37
  8. Oct 27, 1996vs NYGL 7-35
  9. Nov 3, 1996@ GBL 18-28
  10. Nov 11, 1996@ LACT 0-0
  11. Nov 17, 1996vs SEAW 17-16
  12. Nov 24, 1996@ CHIL 14-31
  13. Nov 28, 1996vs KCL 24-28
  14. Dec 8, 1996vs MINL 22-24
  15. Dec 15, 1996vs GBL 3-31
  16. Dec 23, 1996@ SFT 0-0

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on December 31 of the season.