1997 Detroit Lions Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-7
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Wild Card
Coach: Bobby Ross (9-7)
Location: Detroit, Michigan

1997 Detroit Lions Roster
1997 Detroit Lions Results

The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 1997 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses, finishing third in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

Detroit piled up points with 379 points, while the defense yielded 306. Barry Sanders spearheaded the running game, rushing for a 2,053 yards for the Lions.

Scott Mitchell directed the offense, throwing for 3,484 yards. Herman Moore hauled in 104 balls for 1,293 yards, while Johnnie Morton provided receiving help also.

Mark Carrier picked off 5 opponent throws. Robert Porcher topped pass rushers with 12.5 quarterback sacks.

Bobby Ross coached the team. The 1997 Detroit Lions lost in the Wild Card.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Scott Mitchell	509	293	57.6	3484	6.8	19	3.7	14	2.8	79	41	271	79.6
Frank Reich	30	11	36.7	121	4.0	0	0.0	2	6.7	27	0	0	21.7
Matt Blundin	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	100.0	0	0	0	0.0
Totals	540	304	56.3	3605	6.7	19	3.5	17	3.1	79	41	271

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Barry Sanders	335	2053	6.1	82	11
Ron Rivers	29	166	5.7	31	1
Tommy Vardell	32	122	3.8	41	6
Scott Mitchell	37	83	2.2	13	1
Johnnie Morton	3	33	11.0	20	0
Cory Schlesinger	7	11	1.6	4	0
Frank Reich	4	-4	-1.0	-1	0
Totals	447	2464	5.5	82	19

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Herman Moore	104	1293	12.4	79	8
Johnnie Morton	80	1057	13.2	73	6
Barry Sanders	33	305	9.2	66	3
David Sloan	29	264	9.1	25	0
Pete Metzelaars	17	144	8.5	22	0
Tommy Vardell	16	218	13.6	37	0
Tommie Boyd	10	142	14.2	32	0
Glyn Milburn	5	77	15.4	43	0
Cory Schlesinger	5	69	13.8	33	1
Pete Chryplewicz	3	27	9.0	12	1
Kez McCorvey	2	9	4.5	6	0
Totals	304	3605	11.9	79	19

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Jason Hanson	40	39	97.5	29	26	89.7	117
Totals	40	39	97.5	29	26	89.7	117

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
John Jett	84	3576	42.6	60
Totals	84	3576	42.6	60

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Glyn Milburn	47	433	9.2	40
Mark Carrier	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	48	433	9.0	40

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Glyn Milburn	55	1315	23.9	69
Ron Rivers	2	34	17.0	23
Tommy Vardell	1	15	15.0	15
Matt Russell	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	59	1364	23.1	69

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Mark Carrier	5	94	18.8	66	0
Reggie Brown	2	83	41.5	45	2
Bryant Westbrook	2	64	32.0	64	1
Kevin Abrams	1	29	29.0	29	0
Ron Rice	1	18	18.0	18	0
Corey Raymond	1	17	17.0	17	0
Robert Porcher	1	5	5.0	5	0
Stephen Boyd	1	4	4.0	4	0
Robert Bailey	1	0	0.0	0	0
Greg Jeffries	1	0	0.0	0	0
Van Malone	1	-5	-5.0	-5	0
Totals	17	309	18.2	66	3

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Robert Porcher	12.5
Luther Elliss	8.5
Tracy Scroggins	7.5
Reggie Brown	2.5
Kevin Abrams	2.0
Robert Bailey	2.0
Antonio London	2.0
Ron Rice	1.0
Mike Wells	1.0
George Jamison	1.0
Kerwin Waldroup	1.0
Shane Bonham	1.0
Greg Jeffries	1.0
Totals	43.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Stephen Boyd	113.5	89	49	0	0	1	42	1	1
Mark Carrier	64.5	54	21	0	1	0	0	0	0
Corey Raymond	48.5	45	7	0
Bryant Westbrook	43	41	4	0
Robert Porcher	56	40	32	0	0	0	0	0	2
Ron Rice	43.5	38	11	0
Luther Elliss	49	35	28		0	2	0	0	0
Mike Wells	48	30	36		0	1	0	0	0
Tracy Scroggins	36	30	12		0	1	17	1	1
George Jamison	30.5	26	9		0	1	0	0	1
Harry Colon	28	23	10
Kevin Abrams	25.5	23	5	0	0	0	0	0	1
Antonio London	26.5	19	15		0	0	0	0	1
Kerwin Waldroup	26	19	14		0	1	0	0	0
Matt Russell	16	13	6		0	1	0	0	1
Robert Bailey	13.5	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
Van Malone	15.5	11	9	0	1	0	0	0	1
Greg Jeffries	7.5	6	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
Shane Bonham	6.5	4	5
Scott Kowalkowski	5.5	4	3
Marc Spindler	2	0	4
Travis Kirschke	0.5	0	1
Scott Mitchell					15	4	-15		0
Glyn Milburn					3	2	0	0	0
Ray Roberts					0	2	4	0	0
Barry Sanders					3	1	0		0
Kevin Glover					0	1	0	0	0
Ron Rivers					0	1	0		0
Tommy Vardell					1	1	0		0
Johnnie Morton					2	0	0		0
Totals	705.5	563	285	0	26	20	48	2	13

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Jason Hanson									26	39	0			117
Barry Sanders	11	3							0	0	0			84
Herman Moore		8							0	0	0	1		50
Johnnie Morton	0	6							0	0	0			36
Tommy Vardell	6	0		0					0	0	0			36
Reggie Brown						2			0	0	0			12
Tracy Scroggins							1		0	0	0		1	8
Scott Mitchell	1								0	0	0			6
Pete Chryplewicz		1							0	0	0			6
Ron Rivers	1			0					0	0	0			6
Bryant Westbrook						1			0	0	0			6
Stephen Boyd						0	1		0	0	0			6
Cory Schlesinger	0	1							0	0	0			6
Totals	19	19	0	0	0	3	2	0	26	39	0	1	1	379