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| 1997-98 Detroit Lions Stats | |
| Past Team Stats | |
| Other Teams |
| Team Statistics | Lions | Opponents |
|---|---|---|
| Total 1st Downs | 3941 | 268 |
| 1st Downs (Rushing - Passing - By Penalty) | 1568 - 2138 - 235 | 98 - 152 - 18 |
| 3rd Down Conversions | 1002 / 2848 | 85 / 236 |
| 4th Down Conversions | 101 / 232 | 5 / 11 |
| Total Offensive Yards | 5798 | 4947 |
| Offense (Plays - Average Yards) | 1028 - 5.6 | 1021 - 4.8 |
| Total Rushing Yards | 2464 | 1833 |
| Rushing (Plays - Average Yards) | 447 - 5.5 | 471 - 3.9 |
| Total Passing Yards | 3605 | 3114 |
| Passing (Completions - Attempts - Interceptions - Average) | 304 - 540 - 17 - 6.7 | 281 - 507 - 17 - 6.1 |
| Sacks | 41 | 43 |
| Field Goals | 26 / 29 | 25 / 32 |
| Touchdowns | 41 | 33 |
| Touchdowns (Rushing - Passing - Returns - Defensive) | 19 - 19 - 0 - 5 | 15 - 15 - 1 - 2 |
| Turnover Ratio | -3 |
1997-98 Lions Passing Stats
Go To Top| Player | Att | Comp | Yds | Comp% | Yds/Att | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | Long | Sck | Sack/Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Mitchell | 509 | 293 | 3484 | 57.60% | 6.80 | 19 | 3.70% | 14 | 2.80% | 79 | 41 | 271 | 79.6 |
| Frank Reich | 30 | 11 | 121 | 36.70% | 4.00 | 0 | 0.00% | 2 | 6.70% | 27 | 0 | 0 | 21.7 |
| Matt Blundin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 100.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
1997-98 Lions Rushing Stats
Go To Top| Player | Att | Yds | Yds/Att | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
1997-98 Lions Receiving Stats
Go To Top| Player | Rec | Yds | Yds/Rec | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Tommy Vardell | 16 | 218 | 13.6 | 37 | 0 |
| Pete Metzelaars | 17 | 144 | 8.5 | 22 | 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 |
1997-98 Lions Field Goal Stats
Go To Top| Player | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-59 | 60+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Hanson | 0-0 | 10-10 | 8-9 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
1997-98 Lions Punting Stats
Go To Top| Player | Punts | Yards | Long | Avg | Blk | Ret | RetY | IN 20 | Net Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Jett | 86 | 3576 | 60 | 42.6 | 2 | 51 | 434 | 24 | 36.4 |
1997-98 Lions Punt Return Stats
Go To Top| Player | Returns | FC | Yds | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glyn Milburn | 47 | 26 | 9.2 | 40 | 0 |
| Mark Carrier | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
1997-98 Lions Kick Return Stats
Go To Top| Player | Returns | FC | Yds | Yds/Ret | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glyn Milburn | 55 | 0 | 1315 | 23.9 | 69 | 69 |
| Ron Rivers | 2 | 0 | 34 | 17.0 | 23 | 23 |
| Matt Russell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Vardell | 1 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 15 |
1997-98 Lions Defensive Stats
Go To Top| Player | Total | Solo | Assist | Sck | Sfty | Fumb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Boyd | 137 | 89 | 48 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Reggie Brown | 101 | 62 | 39 | 2.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Mark Carrier | 75 | 54 | 21 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Porcher | 69 | 41 | 28 | 12.5 | 0 | 4 |
| Mike Wells | 65 | 30 | 35 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luther Elliss | 59 | 35 | 24 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Raymond | 52 | 45 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Rice | 51 | 39 | 12 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryant Westbrook | 46 | 43 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tracy Scroggins | 42 | 31 | 11 | 7.5 | 1 | 1 |
| George Jamison | 37 | 28 | 9 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Russell | 37 | 29 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Antonio London | 35 | 20 | 15 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Abrams | 34 | 28 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Harry Colon | 33 | 23 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kerwin Waldroup | 33 | 19 | 14 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Bailey | 22 | 20 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Van Malone | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Scott Kowalkowski | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Rivers | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
1997-98 Lions Interception Stats
Go To Top| Player | Int | Yds | Yds/Int | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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