1993 Detroit Lions season

1993 Detroit Lions season
1993 Detroit Lions season
Owner	William Clay Ford, Sr.
Head coach	Wayne Fontes
General manager	Chuck Schmidt
Home field	Pontiac Silverdome
Results
Record	10–6
Division place	1st NFC Central
Playoff finish	Lost Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Packers) 24–28
	← 1992; Lions seasons; 1994 →;

The 1993 Detroit Lions season was the 64th season in franchise history. The Lions improved from the 1992 season, and finished 10-6 and winning the NFC Central Division for the second time in three years.

In the playoffs, the Lions lost a heartbreaker in the Wild Card Round at home to the Green Bay Packers on a Brett Favre 40-yard touchdown pass to Sterling Sharpe with 55 seconds left.

The 1993 season was the last time they would win the NFC Central and is, as of 2020, their last division championship.

Offseason[]

NFL Draft[]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1993 Detroit Lions draft
2	33	Ryan McNeil *	CB	Miami	from N.Y. Jets
3	62	Antonio London	DT	Alabama
3	68	Mike Compton	C	West Virgniia	from Cleveland
6	147	Greg Jeffries	S	Virginia
7	174	Ty Hallock	LB	Michigan State
8	201	Kevin Miniefield	CB	Arizona State
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Notes

Detroit traded its first- and fourth-round selections (8th and 89th) to New Orleans in exchange for LB Pat Swilling.
Detroit traded up from its second-round selection (36th) with the N.Y. Jets for the Jets' second-round selection (33rd), giving up its fifth-round selection (120th).
Detroit received Cleveland's third-round selection (68th) in return for DT Jerry Ball.

Personnel[]

Staff[]

**1993 Detroit Lions staff**

	Front office Owner and President – William Clay Ford, Sr. Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer – Chuck Schmidt Treasurer – William Clay Ford, Jr. Director of Player Personnel – Ron Hughes Director of Pro Scouting – Kevin Colbert Head coaches Head Coach – Wayne Fontes Assistant Head Coach – Dave Levy Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Dan Henning Running Backs – Billie Matthews Receivers – Charlie Sanders Offensive Line – Jerry Wampfler Offensive Assistant – Dave Jaumotte			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Hank Bullough Defensive Line – Lamar Leachman Inside Linebackers – Herb Paterra Outside Linebackers – Don Clemons Defensive Backs – John Fontes Special teams coaches Special Teams – Frank Gansz Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning/Defensive Assistant – Bert Hill

Roster[]

**1993 Detroit Lions final roster**

	Quarterbacks 12 Erik Kramer 9 Rodney Peete 11 Andre Ware Running backs 43 Gary Anderson 26 Eric Lynch 31 Derrick Moore 20 Barry Sanders Wide receivers 40 Reggie Barrett 87 Jeff Campbell 23 Mel Gray KR/PR 86 Willie Green 83 Aubrey Matthews 84 Herman Moore 80 Brett Perriman Tight ends 49 Ty Hallock 82 Rodney Holman 81		Offensive linemen 66 Shawn Bouwens G 75 Lomas Brown T 74 Mike Compton G 76 Scott Conover T 79 Bill Fralic G 53 Kevin Glover C 73 Dave Lutz T 67 David Richards G 63 Mark Rodenhauser C 71 Larry Tharpe T Defensive linemen 90 Dan Owens DE 96 Lawrence Pete NT 91 Robert Porcher DE 94 Kelvin Pritchett DE 92 Marc Spindler NT 92 Mack Travis NT		Linebackers 50 Toby Caston ILB 98 Dennis Gibson ILB 99 Tracy Hayworth OLB 58 George Jamison OLB 57 Victor Jones ILB 51 Antonio London OLB 59 Tracy Scroggins OLB 54 Chris Spielman ILB 56 Pat Swilling OLB Defensive backs 32 Willie Clay S 21 Harry Colon FS 39 Ray Crockett CB 25 Greg Jeffries CB 24 Melvin Jenkins CB 33 Tim McKyer CB 47 Ryan McNeil CB 38 Kevin Scott CB 35 William White SS Special teams 6 Jim Arnold P 4 Jason Hanson K		Reserve lists 36 Bennie Blades FS (IR) 55 Mike Cofer LB (PUP) 34 Ed Tillison RB (PUP) Practice squad -- Bob Brasher TE 77 Don Reynolds DE 41 Larry Ryans WR -- Shaumbe Wright-Fair RB Rookies in italics , 4 practice squad

Regular season[]

Schedule[]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 5	Atlanta Falcons	W 30–13	56,216
2	September 12	at New England Patriots	W 19–16 _OT	54,151
3	September 19	at New Orleans Saints	L 14–3	69,039
4	September 26	Phoenix Cardinals	W 26–20	57,180
5	October 3	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 27–10	40,794
6	Bye
7	October 17	Seattle Seahawks	W 30–10	60,801
8	October 24	at Los Angeles Rams	W 16–13	43,850
9	October 31	at Minnesota Vikings	W 30–27	53,428
10	November 7	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 23–0	65,295
11	Bye
12	November 21	at Green Bay Packers	L 26–17	55,119
13	November 25	Chicago Bears	L 10–6	76,699
14	December 5	Minnesota Vikings	L 13–0	63,216
15	December 12	at Phoenix Cardinals	W 21–14	39,393
16	December 19	San Francisco 49ers	L 55–17	77,052
17	December 26	at Chicago Bears	W 20–14	43,443
18	January 2	Green Bay Packers	W 30–20	77,510

Season summary[]

Week 1[]

Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com

Week 2[]

Week 3[]

Week 4[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	17	0	3	20
• Lions	6	10	7	3	26

Date: September 26
Location: Pontiac Silverdome
Game weather: Indoors (dome)

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Standings[]

NFC Central
view talk	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
⁽³⁾ Detroit Lions	10	6	0	.625	298	292	W2
⁽⁵⁾ Minnesota Vikings	9	7	0	.563	277	290	W3
⁽⁶⁾ Green Bay Packers	9	7	0	.563	340	282	L1
Chicago Bears	7	9	0	.438	234	230	L4
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	5	11	0	.313	237	376	L1

Playoffs[]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Wild Card	January 8, 1994	Green Bay Packers	L 28–24	68,479

NFC Wild Card Game: vs Green Bay Packers[]

NFC Wild Card Game: Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Packers	0	7	14	7	28
Lions	3	7	7	7	24

at Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan

Date: January 8, 1994
Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST/3:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: Played indoors (Dome)
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199401080det.htm

Game information

First quarter

DET – Jason Hanson 47 yard field goal. Lions 3–0

Second quarter

GB – Sterling Sharpe 12 yard pass from Brett Favre (Chris Jacke kick). Packers 7–3
DET – Brett Perriman 1 yard pass from Erik Kramer. (Jason Hanson kick). Lions 10–7

Third quarter

DET – Mel Jenkins 15 yard interception return (Jason Hanson kick). Lions 17–7
GB – Sterling Sharpe 28 yard pass from Brett Favre (Chris Jacke kick). Lions 17–14
GB – George Teague 101 yard interception return (Chris Jacke kick). Packers 21–17

Fourth quarter

DET – Derrick Moore 5 yard rush (Jason Hanson kick). Lions 24–21
GB – Sterling Sharpe 40 yard pass from Brett Favre (Chris Jacke kick). Packers 28–24

Top passers

GB – Brett Favre – 15/26, 204 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
DET – Erik Kramer – 21/31, 248 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

GB – Darrell Thompson – 12 rushes, 41 yards
DET – Barry Sanders – 27 rushes, 169 yards

Top receivers

GB – Sterling Sharpe – 5 rec, 101 yards, 3 TD
DET – Brett Perriman – 10 rec, 150 yards, 1 TD

Turnovers

GB – 1
DET – 2

Awards and records[]

Jason Hanson, Club Record, 34 Field Goals in One Season.^[2]

References[]

^ The Football Database. Retrieved 2019-Dec-09.
^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 114

External links[]

1993 Detroit Lions at Pro-Football-Reference.com

[1] The Football Database. Retrieved 2019-Dec-09.

[2] NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 114

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