2015 Detroit Lions Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-9
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's North Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Jim Caldwell (7-9)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
2015 Detroit Lions RosterTeam Record: 7-9
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's North Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Jim Caldwell (7-9)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
2015 Detroit Lions Results
The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 2015 season with a record of 7 wins and 9 losses, finishing third in the NFL's North Division of the National Football Conference.
The Lions netted 358 points, but the defense allowed 400. Matthew Stafford led the charge, throwing for 4,262 yards. Golden Tate hauled in 90 balls, while Calvin Johnson added 1,214 receiving yards, while Theo Riddick provided receiving help, too.
Ameer Abdullah rushed for a team-leading 597 yards for Detroit.
Glover Quin picked off 4 opponent throws. Ezekiel Ansah topped the defensive unit with 14.5 quarterback sacks, part of an overall team total of 43 sacks.
Jim Caldwell coached the team.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 592 | 398 | 67.2 | 4262 | 7.2 | 32 | 5.4 | 13 | 2.2 | 57 | 44 | 251 | 97.0 |
| Dan Orlovsky | 40 | 22 | 55.0 | 201 | 5.0 | 1 | 2.5 | 1 | 2.5 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 66.8 |
| Totals | 632 | 420 | 66.5 | 4463 | 7.1 | 33 | 5.2 | 14 | 2.2 | 57 | 44 | 251 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ameer Abdullah | 143 | 597 | 4.2 | 36 | 2 |
| Joique Bell | 90 | 311 | 3.5 | 36 | 4 |
| Matthew Stafford | 44 | 159 | 3.6 | 18 | 1 |
| Theo Riddick | 43 | 133 | 3.1 | 16 | 0 |
| Zach Zenner | 17 | 60 | 3.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Golden Tate | 6 | 41 | 6.8 | 15 | 0 |
| Isa Abdul-Quddus | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Michael Burton | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| George Winn | 4 | 1 | 0.2 | 2 | 0 |
| T.J. Jones | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Totals | 354 | 1335 | 3.8 | 36 | 7 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Tate | 90 | 813 | 9.0 | 43 | 6 |
| Calvin Johnson | 88 | 1214 | 13.8 | 57 | 9 |
| Theo Riddick | 80 | 697 | 8.7 | 34 | 3 |
| Eric Ebron | 47 | 537 | 11.4 | 55 | 5 |
| Lance Moore | 29 | 337 | 11.6 | 42 | 4 |
| Ameer Abdullah | 25 | 183 | 7.3 | 36 | 1 |
| Joique Bell | 22 | 286 | 13.0 | 39 | 0 |
| T.J. Jones | 10 | 132 | 13.2 | 29 | 1 |
| Tim Wright | 9 | 77 | 8.6 | 26 | 2 |
| Brandon Pettigrew | 7 | 67 | 9.6 | 21 | 1 |
| Michael Burton | 6 | 39 | 6.5 | 12 | 1 |
| Corey Fuller | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 48 | 0 |
| Zach Zenner | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Matthew Stafford | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| Totals | 420 | 4463 | 10.6 | 57 | 33 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Martin | 80 | 3679 | 46.0 | 66 |
| Totals | 80 | 3679 | 46.0 | 66 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Tate | 20 | 149 | 7.4 | 23 | 0 |
| T.J. Jones | 7 | 59 | 8.4 | 28 | 0 |
| Lance Moore | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Corey Fuller | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 209 | 7.0 | 28 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ameer Abdullah | 37 | 1077 | 29.1 | 104 | 0 |
| T.J. Jones | 5 | 106 | 21.2 | 34 | 0 |
| Golden Tate | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Joique Bell | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Totals | 44 | 1220 | 27.7 | 104 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glover Quin | 4 | 77 | 19.2 | 31 | 1 |
| Darius Slay | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tahir Whitehead | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| James Ihedigbo | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rashean Mathis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 9 | 103 | 11.4 | 31 | 1 |
Sacks:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ezekiel Ansah | 14.5 | 0.0 | |
| Devin Taylor | 7.0 | 0.0 | |
| Jason Jones | 4.5 | 0.0 | |
| Haloti Ngata | 2.5 | 0.0 | |
| Tahir Whitehead | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| Caraun Reid | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| Darryl Tapp | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| Travis Lewis | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Kyle Van Noy | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Phillip Hunt | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Stephen Tulloch | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Isa Abdul-Quddus | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| C.J. Wilson | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| James Ihedigbo | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Brandon Copeland | 0.5 | 0.0 | |
| Josh Bynes | 0.5 | 0.0 | |
| Josh Wilson | 0.5 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 43.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | PD | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Tulloch | 91 | 74 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Glover Quin | 61.5 | 56 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Josh Bynes | 67 | 54 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Darius Slay | 52.5 | 47 | 11 | 13 | ||||||
| James Ihedigbo | 54 | 46 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Isa Abdul-Quddus | 47.5 | 40 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ezekiel Ansah | 43 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| Nevin Lawson | 39 | 37 | 4 | 7 | ||||||
| Tahir Whitehead | 41.5 | 36 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Quandre Diggs | 31.5 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Rashean Mathis | 29 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Devin Taylor | 31 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jason Jones | 29 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Josh Wilson | 28.5 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Caraun Reid | 26 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Darryl Tapp | 23 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Haloti Ngata | 20 | 15 | 10 | 3 | ||||||
| Travis Lewis | 11.5 | 10 | 3 | |||||||
| Brandon Copeland | 7 | 6 | 2 | |||||||
| C.J. Wilson | 7 | 6 | 2 | |||||||
| Phillip Hunt | 6.5 | 6 | 1 | |||||||
| Tyrunn Walker | 7 | 5 | 4 | |||||||
| Jermelle Cudjo | 6 | 5 | 2 | |||||||
| Kyle Van Noy | 6 | 5 | 2 | |||||||
| Gabe Wright | 5.5 | 5 | 1 | |||||||
| Andre Fluellen | 4 | 4 | 0 | |||||||
| Don Carey | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Khyri Thornton | 4 | 3 | 2 | |||||||
| Crezdon Butler | 3 | 3 | 0 | |||||||
| Bill Bentley | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Matthew Stafford | 4 | 2 | -5 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Ameer Abdullah | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Mike Ola | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| T.J. Jones | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Michael Burton | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Golden Tate | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Joique Bell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Theo Riddick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Lance Moore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Calvin Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Corey Fuller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Totals | 787.5 | 684 | 207 | 0 | 62 | 17 | 16 | 23 | 1 | 17 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Matt Prater | 0 | 22 | 36 | 0 | 102 | |||||||||
| Calvin Johnson | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||
| Golden Tate | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||
| Eric Ebron | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| Lance Moore | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||
| Joique Bell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||
| Theo Riddick | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| Ameer Abdullah | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||
| Tim Wright | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Matthew Stafford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Brandon Pettigrew | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Caraun Reid | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Glover Quin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| T.J. Jones | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Michael Burton | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Totals | 7 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 354 |
