2008 Detroit Lions roster: 0-16
The Detroit Lions went 0-16 in the 2008 NFL regular season, 4th of 4 in the NFC North.
Team stats and league rank
Counts are per game; percentages and ratings as they stand. Ranked among the 32 clubs that season.
2008 Lions roster: 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Orlovsky | QB | 10 | 143 | 255 | 1,616 | 8 | 8 | 72.6 |
| Daunte Culpepper | QB | 5 | 60 | 115 | 786 | 4 | 6 | 63.9 |
| Jon Kitna | QB | 4 | 68 | 120 | 758 | 5 | 5 | 72.2 |
| Drew Stanton | QB | 3 | 9 | 17 | 119 | 1 | 0 | 95.0 |
| Drew Henson | QB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 85.4 |
2008 Lions roster: 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Smith | RB | 16 | 238 | 976 | 4.1 | 8 |
| Rudi Johnson | RB | 14 | 76 | 237 | 3.1 | 1 |
| Jon Kitna | QB | 4 | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 0 |
| Dan Orlovsky | QB | 10 | 7 | 29 | 4.1 | 0 |
| Daunte Culpepper | QB | 5 | 12 | 25 | 2.1 | 1 |
| Drew Stanton | QB | 3 | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 |
| Aveion Cason | RB | 7 | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 |
| Jerome Felton | FB | 13 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Moran Norris | RB | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |
| Calvin Johnson | WR | 16 | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 |
What the columns mean: CAR
2008 Lions roster: 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Johnson | WR | 16 | 78 | 151 | 1,331 | 17.1 | 12 |
| Shaun McDonald | WR | 12 | 35 | 67 | 332 | 9.5 | 1 |
| Kevin Smith | RB | 16 | 39 | 54 | 286 | 7.3 | 0 |
| Michael Gaines | TE | 16 | 23 | 37 | 260 | 11.3 | 1 |
| John Standeford | WR | 9 | 15 | 34 | 244 | 16.3 | 0 |
| Mike Furrey | WR | 9 | 18 | 33 | 181 | 10.1 | 0 |
| Rudi Johnson | RB | 14 | 12 | 14 | 88 | 7.3 | 1 |
| Casey Fitzsimmons | TE | 14 | 12 | 28 | 85 | 7.1 | 1 |
| John Owens | TE | 16 | 8 | 12 | 56 | 7.0 | 1 |
| Jerome Felton | FB | 13 | 9 | 9 | 53 | 5.9 | 0 |
| Aveion Cason | RB | 7 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 |
| Brandon Middleton | WR | 8 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 |
| Dan Campbell | TE | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 |
| Moran Norris | RB | 11 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 |
2008 Lions roster: 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paris Lenon | LB | 16 | 121 | 81 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Ernie Sims | LB | 16 | 113 | 71 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Daniel Bullocks | S | 16 | 94 | 64 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Kalvin Pearson | S | 16 | 83 | 65 | 1.0 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Leigh Bodden | CB | 16 | 73 | 61 | 0.0 | 1 | 11 | 3 |
| Ryan Nece | LB | 16 | 68 | 45 | 1.5 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Dwight Smith | DB | 10 | 41 | 33 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Alex Lewis | LB | 11 | 41 | 32 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dewayne White | DE | 12 | 38 | 28 | 6.5 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Cory Redding | DE | 13 | 38 | 31 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Fisher | CB | 14 | 37 | 30 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Shaun Cody | DT | 16 | 36 | 25 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Chartric Darby | DT | 15 | 32 | 23 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Smith | DE | 12 | 30 | 25 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jared DeVries | DE | 10 | 29 | 21 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jordon Dizon | LB | 12 | 28 | 16 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Kelly | CB | 11 | 26 | 23 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ramzee Robinson | CB | 13 | 24 | 20 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ikaika Alama-Francis | DE | 13 | 23 | 13 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cliff Avril | DE | 15 | 23 | 18 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Keith Smith | CB | 10 | 16 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Langston Moore | DT | 9 | 12 | 9 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stuart Schweigert | S | 6 | 10 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gerald Alexander | S | 5 | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Cannon | LB | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Fluellen | DT | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Casey Fitzsimmons | TE | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Standeford | WR | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calvin Johnson | WR | 16 | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LaMarcus Hicks | CB | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Landon Cohen | DE | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Peterman | OG | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Muhlbach | LS | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Owens | TE | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Harris | P | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Hanson | PK | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Smith | RB | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerome Felton | FB | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damion Cook | OG | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rudi Johnson | RB | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon Kitna | QB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daunte Culpepper | QB | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Roberson | CB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Middleton | WR | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darnell Bing | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Backus | OT | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy McCollum | C | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dexter Wynn | CB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun McDonald | WR | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Gaines | TE | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Results
- Sep 7, 2008@ ATLL 21-34
- Sep 14, 2008vs GBL 25-48
- Sep 21, 2008@ SFL 13-31
- Oct 5, 2008vs CHIL 7-34
- Oct 12, 2008@ MINL 10-12
- Oct 19, 2008@ HOUL 21-28
- Oct 26, 2008vs WSHL 17-25
- Nov 2, 2008@ CHIL 23-27
- Nov 9, 2008vs JAXL 14-38
- Nov 16, 2008@ CARL 22-31
- Nov 23, 2008vs TBL 20-38
- Nov 27, 2008vs TENL 10-47
- Dec 7, 2008vs MINL 16-20
- Dec 14, 2008@ INDL 21-31
- Dec 21, 2008vs NOL 7-42
- Dec 28, 2008@ GBL 21-31
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.