1995 Detroit Lions season

Offseason

1995 expansion draft

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NFL draft

Main article: 1995 NFL draft

Notes

• Detroit traded its second-round selection (51st) to San Diego in exchange for the Chargers' first-round selection in 1996.
• Detroit traded up from its third-round selection (82nd) with St. Louis for the Rams' second-round selection (70th), giving up its fourth-round selection (115th).
• Detroit received Seattle's fifth-round selection (141st) in exchange for WR Reggie Barrett.
• Detroit received San Francisco's fifth-round selection (163rd) in exchange for RB Derrick Moore.

Undrafted free agents

Personnel

Staff

• Owner and president – William Clay Ford Sr.

• Vice chairman – William Clay Ford Jr.

• Executive vice president and chief operating officer – Chuck Schmidt

• Director of player personnel – Ron Hughes

• Director of pro scouting – Kevin Colbert

• Head coach – Wayne Fontes

• Assistant head coach – Dave Levy

• Assistant head coach/defense – John Teerlinck

• Offensive coordinator – Tom Moore

• Quarterbacks – Greg Landry

• Running backs – Mo Forte

• Receivers – Charlie Sanders

• Tight ends/offensive assistant – Steve Kazor

• Offensive line – Paul Boudreau

• Defensive coordinator – Herb Paterra

• Linebackers – Don Clemons

• Outside linebackers – Howard Tippett

• Defensive backs – John Fontes

• Special teams – Frank Novak

• Strength and conditioning/defensive assistant – Bert Hill

Roster

• Tom Beer FB

Regular season

Schedule

Season summary

Week 1: @ Pittsburgh Steelers

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

;Top passers

• DET – Scott Mitchell – 18/32, 195 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
• PIT – Mike Tomczak – 15/24, 149 yards, 3 INT ;Top rushers
• DET – Barry Sanders – 21 rushes, 108 yards
• PIT – Bam Morris – 17 rushes, 50 yards, 2 TD ;Top receivers
• DET – Herman Moore – 10 receptions, 131 yards, 1 TD
• PIT – Yancey Thigpen – 7 receptions, 91 yards

Week 13

• Scott Mitchell 30/45, 410 Yds
• Barry Sanders 24 Rush, 138 Yds
• Herman Moore 12 Rec, 153 Yds
• Brett Perriman 8 Rec, 127 Yds
• Johnnie Morton 7 Rec, 102 Yds

Standings

Playoffs

NFC Wild Card Game: At Philadelphia Eagles

First quarter

• PHI – Charlie Garner 15 yard rush (Gary Anderson kick). Eagles 7–0
• DET – David Sloan 32 yard pass from Scott Mitchell (Jason Hanson kick). Tie 7–7 Second quarter
• PHI – Gary Anderson 21 yard field goal. Eagles 10–7
• PHI – Fred Barnett 22 yard pass from Rodney Peete (Gary Anderson kick). Eagles 17–7
• PHI – Barry Wilburn 24 yard interception return (Gary Anderson kick). Eagles 24–7
• PHI – Ricky Watters 1 yard rush (Gary Anderson kick). Eagles 31–7
• PHI – Rob Carpenter 43 yard pass from Rodney Peete (Gary Anderson kick). Eagles 38–7 Third quarter
• PHI – Ricky Watters 45 yard pass from Rodney Peete (Gary Anderson kick). Eagles 45–7
• PHI – Gary Anderson 31 yard field goal. Eagles 48–7
• PHI – Gary Anderson 39 yard field goal. Eagles 51–7
• DET – Herman Moore 68 yard pass from Don Majkowski (Jason Hanson kick). Eagles 51–14
• DET – Johnnie Morton 7 yard pass from Don Majkowski (Jason Hanson kick). Eagles 51–21 Fourth quarter
• PHI – William Thomas 30 yard interception return (Gary Anderson kick). Eagles 58–21
• DET – David Sloan 2 yard pass from Don Majkowski (Ron Rivers run). Eagles 58–29
• DET – Ron Rivers 1 yard run (Herman Moore pass from Don Majkowski). Eagles 58–37 Top passers
• DET – Don Majkowski – 14/23, 206 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
• PHI – Rodney Peete – 17/25, 270 yards, 3 TD Top rushers
• DET – Barry Sanders – 10 rushes, 40 yards
• PHI – Ricky Watters – 18 rushes, 49 yards, 1 TD Top receivers
• DET – Herman Moore – 7 rec, 133 yards, 1 TD
• PHI – Fred Barnett – 8 rec, 109 yards, 1 TD Turnovers
• DET – 7
• PHI – 1 The Eagles scored 31 points in the second quarter, recorded six interceptions, forced seven total turnovers and held future Hall of Fame running back Barry Sanders to just 40 rushing yards en route to a 58–37 victory in the second highest scoring game in NFL postseason history, which was also the first occasion the Lions had played the Eagles since 1986. The two teams combined for 874 total yards of offense.

Awards and honors

• Scott Mitchell, Thanksgiving Day Record, Most passing yards by a Lions quarterback, 410 yards
• Herman Moore, Single Season Record, Most Receptions in a Season
• Barry Sanders, All-Pro
• Barry Sanders, NFC Pro Bowl Selection

Milestones

• Barry Sanders, 7th consecutive 1000 yard season
• Herman Moore, 100 reception season,

References

References

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