USA Football Lovers Most welcome to Watch NFL 2013,the Browns and Lions last met in the regular season, Detroit
quarterback Matthew Stafford threw a last-second touchdown pass, and the
extra point gave his team a 38-37 victory at Ford Field.
Despite
Stafford suffering a shoulder injury on an incompletion in the end zone
as time expired, a pass-interference penalty and Browns timeout allowed
him to re-enter the game and throw the winning touchdown.
After a
playoff appearance following the 2011 season, the Lions were unable to
make back-to-back postseason tournaments and fell back to fourth place
in the NFC North with a 4-12 record despite passing for the second-most
yards per game and gaining the third-most overall yards in the NFL last
year.
Stats:
As a team, the Lions held a nearly
three-minute advantage in time of possession, converted more first downs
(382 to 305), and outgained opponents (6,540 to 5,458), including a
4,927 to 3,569-yard advantage in the passing game. However, Detroit
threw 17 interceptions and lost 10 more fumbles than it recovered from
the opponents last fall.
Stafford completed 435 of 727 attempts
(59.8 percent) for 4,967 yards for 20 touchdowns against 17
interceptions despite being sacked 29 times for 212 lost yards.
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the Lions will look to replace kicker Jason Hanson, who converted 32
of 36 field-goal attempts, including 16 of 19 from between 40 and 49
yards and two of three of at least 50.
Returner Stefan Logan ran back 33 punts for an average of 9.1 yards per attempt, and gained 597 yards on 28 kickoffs.
Transactions:
Key Additions:
Re-signed safety Louis Delmas, tackle Corey Hilliard, cornerback Chris
Houston, and linebacker DeAndre Levy; Signed defensive lineman C.J.
Mosley (from Jacksonville), and kicker David Akers (from San Francisco).
Key Losses:
Defensive end Cliff Avril (to Seattle), tackle Gosder Cherilus (to
Indianapolis), defensive tackle Sammie Hill (to Tennessee), cornerback
Drayton Florence (to Carolina), and Hanson (to retirement).
Draft:
The Lions addressed all three phases of the game with their nine picks
in the 2013 NFL Draft. After selecting defensive end Ziggy Ansah (first
round) and cornerback Darius Slay (second), the Lions chose offensive
lineman Larry Warford (third) before taking end Devin Taylor (fourth)
and punter Sam Martin (fifth). The Lions spent three of their final four
picks on offensive players, wide receiver Corey Fuller (sixth), running
back Theo Riddick (sixth) and tight end Michael Williams (seventh), and
ended the draft by choosing inside linebacker Brandon Hepburn.
