1998 Detroit Lions Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-11
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Bobby Ross (5-11)
Location: Detroit, Michigan

1998 Detroit Lions Roster
1998 Detroit Lions Results

The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 1998 season with a record of 5 wins and 11 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference.

The Lions racked up 306 points, but the defense conceded 378. Charlie Batch threw for 2,178 yards. Herman Moore hauled in 82 balls, while Johnnie Morton added 1,028 receiving yards.

Barry Sanders rushed for a team-leading 1,491 yards for Detroit.

Mark Carrier, Ron Rice and Bryant Westbrook each intercepted 3 opponent throws. Robert Porcher topped the defensive unit with 11.5 quarterback sacks, leading the way for a team which created 42 sacks.

Bobby Ross coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Charlie Batch	303	173	57.1	2178	7.2	11	3.6	6	2.0	98	37	222	83.5
Frank Reich	110	63	57.3	768	7.0	5	4.5	4	3.6	41	4	18	78.9
Scott Mitchell	75	38	50.7	452	6.0	1	1.3	3	4.0	44	4	28	57.2
John Jett	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Totals	489	274	56.0	3398	6.9	17	3.5	13	2.7	98	45	268

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Barry Sanders	343	1491	4.3	73	4
Charlie Batch	41	229	5.6	17	1
Ron Rivers	19	102	5.4	36	1
Tommy Vardell	18	37	2.1	17	6
Germane Crowell	1	35	35.0	35	0
Scott Mitchell	7	30	4.3	17	0
Cory Schlesinger	5	17	3.4	5	0
Johnnie Morton	1	11	11.0	11	0
Frank Reich	6	3	0.5	5	0
Totals	441	1955	4.4	73	12

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Herman Moore	82	983	12.0	36	5
Johnnie Morton	69	1028	14.9	98	2
Barry Sanders	37	289	7.8	44	0
Germane Crowell	25	464	18.6	68	3
Walter Rasby	15	119	7.9	17	1
Tommy Vardell	14	143	10.2	31	1
David Sloan	11	146	13.3	33	1
Brian Stablein	7	80	11.4	15	0
Tommie Boyd	4	52	13.0	19	1
Pete Chryplewicz	4	20	5.0	8	2
Ron Rivers	3	58	19.3	38	0
Cory Schlesinger	3	16	5.3	8	1
Totals	274	3398	12.4	98	17

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Jason Hanson	29	27	93.1	33	29	87.9	114
Totals	29	27	93.1	33	29	87.9	114

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
John Jett	66	2892	43.8	60
John Kidd	13	520	40.0	54
Jason Hanson	3	94	31.3	36
Totals	82	3506	42.8	60

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Terry Fair	30	189	6.3	23
Kevin Abrams	2	12	6.0	16
Tommie Boyd	4	11	2.8	3
Totals	36	212	5.9	23

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Terry Fair	51	1428	28.0	105	2
Tommie Boyd	8	163	20.4	26	0
Jerris McPhail	6	71	11.8	20	0
Tommy Vardell	1	23	23.0	23	0
Ron Rivers	2	15	7.5	9	0
Totals	68	1700	25.0	105	2

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Bryant Westbrook	3	49	16.3	34	1
Mark Carrier	3	33	11.0	33	0
Ron Rice	3	25	8.3	25	0
George Jamison	1	21	21.0	21	0
Richard Jordan	1	4	4.0	4	0
Rob Fredrickson	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	12	132	11.0	34	1

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Robert Porcher	11.5
Tracy Scroggins	6.5
Stephen Boyd	4.0
Ron Rice	3.5
Luther Elliss	3.0
Allen Aldridge	3.0
Kevin Abrams	3.0
Dan Owens	2.5
Rob Fredrickson	2.5
Kerwin Waldroup	1.5
Terry Fair	1.0
Totals	42.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Stephen Boyd	93.5	75	37		0	4	1	0	1
Bryant Westbrook	66.5	59	15	0
Ron Rice	74.5	57	35	0	0	0	0	0	1
Rob Fredrickson	71	56	30	0
Allen Aldridge	58	47	22		0	1	0	0	1
Mark Carrier	49	43	12	0	1	0	0	0	2
Robert Porcher	51.5	41	21		0	0	0	0	1
Kevin Abrams	46	41	10		0	1	7	0	2
Terry Fair	48	39	18		5	1	0		0
Luther Elliss	44	38	12		0	1	0	0	0
Tracy Scroggins	25.5	24	3
Greg Jeffries	24.5	23	3		0	1	0	0	0
Kerwin Waldroup	30	21	18		0	1	0	0	1
Dan Owens	21	15	12
Robert Bailey	14	11	6
Darius Holland	11	11	0
Ryan Stewart	5.5	5	1		0	0	0	0	1
Marc Spindler	6	3	6
Scott Kowalkowski	3.5	3	1		0	1	0	0	0
Mike Chalenski	3	2	2
Henry Taylor	2	2	0
George Jamison	1.5	1	1	0
Lamar Campbell	1	1	0
Don Sasa	1	0	2
Barry Sanders					3	1	0		0
Frank Reich					2	1	0	0	0
Tommy Vardell					1	0	0		0
Pete Chryplewicz					1	0	0		0
Charlie Batch					2	0	0		0
Germane Crowell					1	0	0		0
Scott Mitchell					1	0	-9	0	0
Totals	751.5	618	267	0	17	13	-1	0	10

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Jason Hanson									29	27	0			114
Tommy Vardell	6	1		0					0	0	0			42
Herman Moore		5							0	0	0			30
Barry Sanders	4	0							0	0	0			24
Germane Crowell	0	3							0	0	0			18
Pete Chryplewicz		2							0	0	0			12
Terry Fair			0	2					0	0	0			12
Johnnie Morton	0	2							0	0	0			12
Bryant Westbrook						1			0	0	0			6
Walter Rasby		1							0	0	0			6
Tommie Boyd		1	0	0					0	0	0			6
Cory Schlesinger	0	1							0	0	0			6
Ron Rivers	1	0		0					0	0	0			6
Charlie Batch	1								0	0	0			6
David Sloan		1							0	0	0			6
Totals	12	17	0	2	0	1	0	0	29	27	0	0	0	306