2016 Detroit Lions roster: 9-7

The Detroit Lions went 9-7 in the 2016 NFL regular season, 2nd of 4 in the NFC North. They made the playoffs.

Team stats and league rank

2016 Detroit Lions team stats
Points21.520th of 32
Passing Yards256.911th of 32
Passing Touchdowns1.516th of 32
Interceptions Thrown0.610th of 32
Rushing Yards81.930th of 32
Rushing Touchdowns0.626th of 32
Sacks1.630th of 32
Tackles61.625th of 32
Touchdowns2.320th of 32
Total Yards352.321st of 32
Points Allowed22.413th of 32
Takeaways0.928th of 32
Giveaways0.95th of 32
3rd Down Conversion %42.68th of 32

Counts are per game; percentages and ratings as they stand. Ranked among the 32 clubs that season.

2016 Lions roster: passing

2016 Detroit Lions passing
PlayerPosAgeGPGP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CMPCMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver.ATTATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken.YDSYDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TDTD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INTINT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.RTGRTG: Passer rating on the NFL's 0-158.3 scale, built from completion rate, yards, touchdowns and interceptions.
Matthew StaffordQB28163885944,327241093.3

What the columns mean: CMP · INT · RTG

2016 Lions roster: rushing

2016 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.
Theo RiddickRB10923573.91
Matthew StaffordQB16372075.62
Ameer AbdullahRB2181015.60
Golden TateWR161040.40
Marvin Jones Jr.WR15133.00
Eric EbronTE13111.01

What the columns mean: CAR

2016 Lions roster: receiving

2016 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.
Golden TateWR16911351,07711.84
Marvin Jones Jr.WR155510393016.94
Eric EbronTE13618671111.71
Anquan BoldinWR1667955848.78
Theo RiddickRB1053673717.05
Andre RobertsWR16142518813.41
TJ JonesWR35149318.60
Ameer AbdullahRB2555711.41
Clay HarborTE1233196.30
Matthew MulliganTE81188.00
Joique BellRB311-2-2.00

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS

2016 Lions roster: defense

2016 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.
Tahir WhiteheadLB15132990.0050
Tavon WilsonS1589741.0220
Glover QuinS1668550.0251
Nevin LawsonCB1657460.0090
Rafael BushS1653341.0230
Quandre DiggsS1244400.0011
Darius SlayCB1344431.02131
Josh BynesLB938260.0040
Kerry Hyder Jr.DE1636238.0010
Ezekiel AnsahDE1335212.0000
A'Shawn RobinsonDT1630222.0070
Miles KillebrewS1628230.0110
Devin TaylorDE1628214.5011
Tyrunn WalkerDT1526150.0000
Haloti NgataDT1322111.5030
Johnson BademosiCB1622190.0150
DeAndre LevyLB521160.0010
Khyri ThorntonDT1318131.0001
Brandon CopelandLB1616110.0001
Don Juan CareyS1413110.0002
Stefan CharlesDT121270.0000
Asa JacksonCB4750.0010
Armonty BryantDE5543.0001
Don MuhlbachLS16310.0000
Crezdon ButlerCB1220.0000
Clay HarborTE12220.0000
Johnthan BanksCB2220.0000
Matthew StaffordQB16110.0000
Michael BurtonFB15110.0000
Travis SwansonC12110.0000
Eric EbronTE13110.0000
Riley ReiffOT14110.0000

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

Results

  1. Sep 11, 2016@ INDW 39-35
  2. Sep 18, 2016vs TENL 15-16
  3. Sep 25, 2016@ GBL 27-34
  4. Oct 2, 2016@ CHIL 14-17
  5. Oct 9, 2016vs PHIW 24-23
  6. Oct 16, 2016vs LARW 31-28
  7. Oct 23, 2016vs WSHW 20-17
  8. Oct 30, 2016@ HOUL 13-20
  9. Nov 6, 2016@ MINW 22-16
  10. Nov 20, 2016vs JAXW 26-19
  11. Nov 24, 2016vs MINW 16-13
  12. Dec 4, 2016@ NOW 28-13
  13. Dec 11, 2016vs CHIW 20-17
  14. Dec 18, 2016@ NYGL 6-17
  15. Dec 26, 2016@ DALL 21-42
  16. Jan 1, 2017vs GBL 24-31
  17. Jan 7, 2017@ SEAL 6-26playoffs

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.