1999 Detroit Lions roster: 8-8

The Detroit Lions went 8-8 in the 1999 NFL regular season, 3rd of 5 in the NFC Central. They made the playoffs.

Team stats and league rank

1999 Detroit Lions team stats
Points20.015th of 31
Passing Yards230.49th of 31
Passing Touchdowns1.411th of 31
Interceptions Thrown0.94th of 31
Rushing Yards77.828th of 31
Rushing Touchdowns0.525th of 31
Sacks3.14th of 31
Tackles43.320th of 31
Touchdowns2.212th of 31
Total Yards332.419th of 31
Points Allowed20.214th of 31
3rd Down Conversion %36.517th of 31

Counts are per game; percentages and ratings as they stand. Ranked among the 31 clubs that season.

1999 Lions roster: passing

1999 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.
Gus FrerotteQB91752882,1179783.6
Charlie BatchQB111512701,95713784.1

What the columns mean: CMP · INT · RTG

1999 Lions roster: rushing

1999 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.
Greg HillRB141445423.82
Ron RiversRB7822953.60
Sedrick IrvinRB14361333.74
Cory SchlesingerRB16431242.90
Charlie BatchQB1128873.12
Germane CrowellWR165387.60
Gus FrerotteQB915332.20
Brock OlivoRB14111.00
John JettP162-8-4.00

What the columns mean: CAR

1999 Lions roster: receiving

1999 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.
Germane CrowellWR168101,33816.57
Johnnie MortonWR168001,12914.15
David SloanTE1647059112.64
Sedrick IrvinRB142502339.30
Herman MooreWR816019712.32
Ron RiversRB72201737.91
Cory SchlesingerRB162101517.21
Brian StableinWR1611011910.81
Greg HillRB14130775.90
Brock OlivoRB1440246.00
Walter RasbyTE1630196.31
Pete ChryplewiczTE1120189.00
Iheanyi UwaezuokeWR101055.00

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS

1999 Lions roster: defense

1999 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.
Stephen BoydLB14127830.0151
Ron RiceSS16101761.05103
Mark Anthony CarrierFS1573590.0383
Chris ClaiborneLB1566501.5021
Allen AldridgeLB1664403.0050
Robert BaileyDB1656482.02232
Terry FairDB1153460.03130
Robert PorcherDE15473315.0043
James JonesDT1645287.0024
Luther EllissDT1545293.5023
Tracy ScrogginsDE1436278.5022
Bryant WestbrookDB1034310.0051
J.B. BrownDB1332270.0090
Scott KowalkowskiLB162491.0110
Travis KirschkeDE1520122.0000
Lamar CampbellFS1520150.0011
Kelvin PritchettDT1620161.0000
Dan OwensDT81081.0000
Corwin BrownSS13860.0000
Richard JordanLB9730.0000
Andre CollinsLB7730.0010
Mike PringleyDT9651.5000
Dwayne HarperDB3550.0000
Iheanyi UwaezuokeWR10300.0000
Ryan StewartDB2211.0000
Clint KriewaldtLB12220.0110
Cory SchlesingerRB16200.0000
Jason HansonPK16100.0000
Travis ReeceRB4100.0000
Brian StableinWR16100.0000

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

Results

  1. Sep 12, 1999@ SEAW 28-20
  2. Sep 19, 1999vs GBW 23-15
  3. Sep 26, 1999@ KCL 21-31
  4. Oct 10, 1999vs LACL 10-20
  5. Oct 17, 1999vs MINW 25-23
  6. Oct 24, 1999@ CARW 24-9
  7. Oct 31, 1999vs TBW 20-3
  8. Nov 7, 1999vs LARW 31-27
  9. Nov 14, 1999@ ARIL 19-23
  10. Nov 21, 1999@ GBL 17-26
  11. Nov 25, 1999vs CHIW 21-17
  12. Dec 5, 1999vs WSHW 33-17
  13. Dec 12, 1999@ TBL 16-23
  14. Dec 19, 1999@ CHIL 10-28
  15. Dec 25, 1999vs DENL 7-17
  16. Jan 2, 2000@ MINL 17-24
  17. Jan 8, 2000@ WSHL 13-27playoffs

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.