1993 Detroit Lions season

1993 Detroit Lions season
Head coach	Wayne Fontes
General manager	Chuck Schmidt
Owner	William Clay Ford, Sr.
Home field	Pontiac Silverdome
Results
Record	10–6
Division place	1st NFC Central
Playoff finish	Lost NFC Wild Card Game (Packers) 28–24

The 1993 Detroit Lions season was the 64th season in franchise history. It is the last time to date that the Lions have won their division.

Personnel

Staff

1993 Detroit Lions staff
	Front office Owner and President – William Clay Ford, Sr. Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer – Chuck Schmidt Treasurer – William Clay Ford, Jr. Director of Player Personnel – Ron Hughes Director of Pro Scouting – Kevin Colbert Head coaches Head Coach – Wayne Fontes Assistant Head Coach – Dave Levy Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Dan Henning Running Backs – Billie Matthews Receivers – Charlie Sanders Offensive Line – Jerry Wampfler Offensive Assistant – Dave Jaumotte			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Hank Bullough Defensive Line – Lamar Leachman Inside Linebackers – Herb Paterra Outside Linebackers – Don Clemons Defensive Backs – John Fontes Special teams coaches Special Teams – Frank Gansz Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning/Defensive Assistant – Bert Hill

Roster

1993 Detroit Lions final roster
	Quarterbacks 12 Erik Kramer  9 Rodney Peete 11 Andre Ware Running backs 43 Gary Anderson 26 Eric Lynch 31 Derrick Moore 20 Barry Sanders Wide receivers 40 Reggie Barrett 87 Jeff Campbell 23 Mel Gray KR/PR 86 Willie Green 83 Aubrey Matthews 84 Herman Moore 80 Brett Perriman Tight ends 49 Ty Hallock 82 Rodney Holman 81 Marty Thompson		Offensive linemen 66 Shawn Bouwens G 75 Lomas Brown T 74 Mike Compton G 76 Scott Conover T 79 Bill Fralic G 53 Kevin Glover C 73 Dave Lutz T 67 David Richards G 63 Mark Rodenhauser C 71 Larry Tharpe T Defensive linemen 90 Dan Owens DE 96 Lawrence Pete NT 91 Robert Porcher DE 94 Kelvin Pritchett DE 92 Marc Spindler NT 92 Mack Travis NT		Linebackers 50 Toby Caston ILB 98 Dennis Gibson ILB 99 Tracy Hayworth OLB 58 George Jamison OLB 57 Victor Jones ILB 51 Antonio London OLB 59 Tracy Scroggins OLB 54 Chris Spielman ILB 56 Pat Swilling OLB Defensive backs 32 Willie Clay S 21 Harry Colon FS 39 Ray Crockett CB 25 Greg Jeffries CB 24 Melvin Jenkins CB 33 Tim McKyer CB 47 Ryan McNeil CB 38 Kevin Scott CB 35 William White SS Special teams  6 Jim Arnold P  4 Jason Hanson K		Reserve lists 36 Bennie Blades FS (IR) 55 Mike Cofer LB (PUP) 34 Ed Tillison RB (PUP) Practice squad -- Bob Brasher TE 77 Don Reynolds DE 41 Larry Ryans WR -- Shaumbe Wright-Fair RB Rookies in italics 53 Active, 3 Inactive, 4 Practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 5, 1993	Atlanta Falcons	W 30–13	56,216
2	September 12, 1993	at New England Patriots	W 19–16 OT	54,151
3	September 19, 1993	at New Orleans Saints	L 14–3	69,039
4	September 26, 1993	Phoenix Cardinals	W 26–20	57,180
5	October 3, 1993	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 27–10	40,794
6	Bye
7	October 17, 1993	Seattle Seahawks	W 30–10	60,801
8	October 24, 1993	at Los Angeles Rams	W 16–13	43,850
9	October 31, 1993	at Minnesota Vikings	W 30–27	53,428
10	November 7, 1993	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 23–0	65,295
11	Bye
12	November 21, 1993	at Green Bay Packers	L 26–17	55,119
13	November 25, 1993	Chicago Bears	L 10–6	76,699
14	December 5, 1993	Minnesota Vikings	L 13–0	63,216
15	December 12, 1993	at Phoenix Cardinals	W 21–14	39,393
16	December 19, 1993	San Francisco 49ers	L 55–17	77,052
17	December 26, 1993	at Chicago Bears	W 20–14	43,443
18	January 2, 1994	Green Bay Packers	W 30–20	77,510

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Atlanta Falcons

Atlanta Falcons at Detroit Lions

1 2 3 4 Total Falcons 0 3 3 7 13 • Lions 14 10 3 3 30 Date: Sunday, September 5 Location: Pontiac Silverdome, Detroit, Michigan Game start: 1:00 p.m. CST Game weather: Indoors (dome) Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com

Scoring summary 1 Lions Barry Sanders 26-yard run (Jason Hanson kick) Lions 7–0 1 Lions George Jamison 35-yard interception return (Jason Hanson kick) Lions 14–0 2 Lions Jason Hanson 44-yard field goal Lions 17–0 2 Lions Herman Moore 21-yard pass from Rodney Peete (Jason Hanson kick) Lions 24–0 2 Falcons Norm Johnson 54-yard field goal Lions 24–3 3 Falcons Norm Johnson 20-yard field goal Lions 24–6 3 Lions Jason Hanson 37-yard field goal Lions 27–6 4 Falcons Andre Rison 32-yard pass from Chris Miller (Norm Johnson kick) Lions 27–13 4 Lions Jason Hanson 37-yard field goal Lions 30–13

Standings

NFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
^(3) Detroit Lions	10	6	0	.625	298	292	W2
^(5) Minnesota Vikings	9	7	0	.563	277	290	W3
^(6) Green Bay Packers	9	7	0	.563	340	282	L1
Chicago Bears	7	9	0	.438	234	230	L4
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	5	11	0	.313	237	376	L1

Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Wild Card	January 8, 1994	Green Bay Packers	L 28–24	68,479

NFC Wild Card Game: vs Green Bay Packers

NFC Wild Card Game: Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Packers	0	7	14	7	28
Lions	3	7	7	7	24

at Pontiac Silverdome, Detroit, Michigan

• Date: January 8, 1994
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST/3:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Played indoors (Dome)
• http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199401080det.htm

Game information

1st quarter DET – Jason Hanson 47 yard field goal. Lions 3–0 2nd quarter GB – Sterling Sharpe 12 yard pass from Brett Favre (Chris Jacke kick). Packers 7–3 DET – Brett Perriman 1 yard pass from Erik Kramer. (Jason Hanson kick). Lions 10–7 3rd quarter DET – Mel Jenkins 15 yard interception return (Jason Hanson kick). Lions 17–7 GB – Sterling Sharpe 28 yard pass from Brett Favre (Chris Jacke kick). Lions 17–14 GB – George Teague 101 yard interception return (Chris Jacke kick). Packers 21–17 4th quarter DET – Derrick Moore 5 yard rush (Jason Hanson kick). Lions 24–21 GB – Sterling Sharpe 40 yard pass from Brett Favre (Chris Jacke kick). Packers 28–24 Leading passers GB – Brett Favre – 15/26, 204 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT DET – Erik Kramer – 21/31, 248 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT Leading rushers GB – Darrell Thompson – 12 rushes, 41 yards DET – Barry Sanders – 27 rushes, 169 yards Leading receivers GB – Sterling Sharpe – 5 rec, 101 yards, 3 TD DET – Brett Perriman – 10 rec, 150 yards, 1 TD Turnovers GB – 1 DET – 2

Awards and records

• Jason Hanson, Club Record, 34 Field Goals in One Season.^[1]

References

1. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 114

External links

• 1993 Detroit Lions at Pro-Football-Reference.com