1991 Detroit Lions Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 12-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Wayne Fontes (12-4)
Location: Detroit, Michigan

1991 Detroit Lions Roster
1991 Detroit Lions Results

The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 1991 season with a record of 12 wins and 4 losses, finishing first in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.

Detroit ran up 339 points, while the defense yielded 295. Erik Kramer passed for 1,635 yards, and Rodney Peete spent time under center, too. Brett Perriman hauled in 52 balls for 668 yards. Robert Clark, Barry Sanders, Willie Green and Mike Farr each provided receiving help also.

Barry Sanders rushed for a team-leading 1,548 yards for the Lions.

Ray Crockett picked off 6 opponent throws. Jeff Hunter sacked opposing passers 6 times.

Wayne Fontes coached the team. The 1991 Detroit Lions lost in the Conference Championship.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Erik Kramer	265	136	51.3	1635	6.2	11	4.2	8	3.0	73	14	74	71.8
Rodney Peete	194	116	59.8	1339	6.9	5	2.6	9	4.6	68	11	42	69.9
Totals	459	252	54.9	2974	6.5	16	3.5	17	3.7	73	25	116

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Barry Sanders	342	1548	4.5	69	16
Rodney Peete	25	125	5.0	26	2
Don Overton	14	59	4.2	9	0
Cedric Jackson	17	55	3.2	10	0
D.J. Dozier	9	48	5.3	29	0
Jim Arnold	2	42	21.0	21	0
Erik Kramer	35	26	0.7	12	1
Mel Gray	2	11	5.5	6	0
Brett Perriman	4	10	2.5	6	0
Andre Ware	4	6	1.5	10	0
Totals	454	1930	4.3	69	19

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Brett Perriman	52	668	12.8	42	1
Robert Clark	47	640	13.6	68	6
Mike Farr	42	431	10.3	34	1
Barry Sanders	41	307	7.5	34	1
Willie Green	39	592	15.2	73	7
Herman Moore	11	135	12.3	21	0
Derek Tennell	4	43	10.8	18	0
Don Overton	4	38	9.5	14	0
Mel Gray	3	42	14.0	31	0
Aubrey Matthews	3	21	7.0	11	0
Jeff Campbell	2	49	24.5	28	0
Roman Fortin	1	4	4.0	4	0
D.J. Dozier	1	3	3.0	3	0
Eugene Riley	1	3	3.0	3	0
Cedric Jackson	1	-2	-2.0	-2	0
Totals	252	2974	11.8	73	16

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Eddie Murray	40	40	100.0	28	19	67.9	97
Totals	40	40	100.0	28	19	67.9	97

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Jim Arnold	75	3092	41.2	63
Totals	75	3092	41.2	63

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Mel Gray	25	385	15.4	78	1
Mel Jenkins	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	26	385	14.8	78	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Mel Gray	36	929	25.8	71
Jeff Campbell	9	85	9.4	27
Don Overton	4	71	17.8	23
D.J. Dozier	4	60	15.0	38
Kevin Scott	1	16	16.0	16
Cedric Jackson	1	9	9.0	9
Robert Clark	1	0	0.0	0
Anthony Bell	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	57	1170	20.5	71

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ray Crockett	6	141	23.5	96	1
Terry Taylor	4	26	6.5	23	0
George Jamison	3	52	17.3	19	0
William White	2	35	17.5	28	0
Sheldon White	1	18	18.0	18	1
Bennie Blades	1	14	14.0	14	0
Bruce Alexander	1	0	0.0	0	0
Tracy Hayworth	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	19	286	15.1	96	2

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Jeff Hunter	6.0
Dan Owens	5.5
George Jamison	4.0
Marc Spindler	3.5
Tracy Hayworth	2.0
Jerry Ball	2.0
Lawrence Pete	1.5
Kelvin Pritchett	1.5
Ray Crockett	1.0
Mike Cofer	1.0
Mel Jenkins	1.0
Chris Spielman	1.0
Totals	30.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Chris Spielman	126	126	0		0	3	0	0	3
Bennie Blades	93	93	0	0	0	3	21	0	2
William White	87	87	0	0
George Jamison	86	86	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
Ray Crockett	86	86	0	0	0	0	0		1
Dennis Gibson	62	62	0
Dan Owens	51	51	0		0	2	0	0	0
Marc Spindler	49	49	0		0	1	0	0	0
Tracy Hayworth	43	43	0	0	0	2	28	1	0
Jerry Ball	36	36	0		0	0	0		1
Kelvin Pritchett	26	26	0
Terry Taylor	25	25	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Jeff Hunter	16	16	0		0	1	0	0	0
Victor Jones	13	13	0		0	1	0	0	0
Erik Kramer					8	4	-5		0
Mel Gray					3	2	0		0
Rodney Peete					2	1	-1		0
Mel Jenkins					1	1	15	0	0
Lomas Brown					0	1	0	0	0
Mike Utley					0	1	0	0	0
Niko Noga					0	1	0	0	0
Barry Sanders					5	1	0		0
Robert Clark					0	1	0		0
Anthony Bell					0	1	0	0	0
Andre Ware					1	0	-15	0	0
Don Overton					1	0	0	0	0
Mike Farr					1	0	0		0
Jeff Campbell					1	0	0	0	0
Cedric Jackson					1	0	0	0	0
Totals	799	799	0	0	25	29	43	1	7

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Barry Sanders	16	1							0	0	0			102
Eddie Murray									19	40	0			97
Willie Green		7							0	0	0			42
Robert Clark		6		0					0	0	0			36
Rodney Peete	2								0	0	0			12
Sheldon White						1			0	0	0			6
Tracy Hayworth						0	1		0	0	0			6
Ray Crockett						1			0	0	0			6
William White						0		1	0	0	0			6
Mel Gray	0	0	1	0					0	0	0			6
Brett Perriman	0	1							0	0	0			6
Erik Kramer	1								0	0	0			6
Mike Farr		1							0	0	0			6
Jerry Ball									0	0	0		1	2
Totals	19	16	1	0	0	2	1	1	19	40	0	0	1	339