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

Head coaches

  • Head Coach – Wayne Fontes
  • Assistant Head Coach – Dave Levy

Offensive coaches

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

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning/Defensive Assistant – Bert Hill

Roster

1993 Detroit Lions final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


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 234Total
Falcons 0 337 13
Lions 14 1033 30

Standings

NFC Central
W L T PCT PF PA STK
(3) Detroit Lions 1060.625298292W2
(5) Minnesota Vikings 970.563277290W3
(6) Green Bay Packers 970.563340282L1
Chicago Bears 790.438234230L4
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 5110.313237376L1

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 34Total
Packers 0 7 14728
Lions 3 7 7724

at Pontiac Silverdome, Detroit, Michigan

Game information
1st quarter
  • DET – Jason Hanson 47 yard field goal. Lions 3–0
2nd quarter
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
Turnovers
  • GB – 1
  • DET – 2

Awards and records

References

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

External links

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