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1992 Detroit Lions season

The 1992 Detroit Lions season was the 63rd season in franchise history. After going 12–4 from the 1991 season, the Lions took a step back as they posted a disappointing 5-11 record despite another Pro Bowl season from Barry Sanders, who passed Billy Sims for the franchise record in rushing on November 22. The Lions were expected to once again challenge for the NFC title. However, that did not happen, as they failed to qualify for the playoffs. It would be the first season the franchise would have involving kicker Jason Hanson. He would play 21 seasons as a Lion, a franchise record.

Notes

  • Detroit traded up from its third-round selection (82nd) with Dallas for the Cowboys' second-round selection (56th), giving up its fourth- and ninth-round selections (190th and 250th) in return.
  • Detroit received Denver's third-round selection (81st) in return for OT Harvey Salem.
  • Detroit's fifth-round pick (138th) was traded to New Orleans in exchange for WR Brett Perriman.
  • Detroit traded up from its sixth-round selection (165th) with New England for the Patriots' sixth-round selection (145th), giving up its seventh-, tenth- and twelfth-round selections (194th, 277th and 333rd) in return.

[1]

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 6 at Chicago Bears L 27–24

63,672

2 September 13 Minnesota Vikings W 31–17

57,519

3 September 20 at Washington Redskins L 13–10

55,818

4 September 27 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 27–23

51,374

5 October 4 New Orleans Saints L 13–7

66,971

6 Bye
7 October 15 at Minnesota Vikings L 31–14

52,816

8 October 25 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 38–7

53,995

9 November 1 Green Bay Packers L 27–13

60,594

10 November 8 Dallas Cowboys L 37–3

74,816

11 November 15 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 17–14

52,242

12 November 22 at Cincinnati Bengals W 19–13

48,574

13 November 26 Houston Oilers L 24–21

73,711

14 December 6 at Green Bay Packers L 38–10

49,469

15 December 13 Cleveland Browns W 24–14

65,970

16 December 20 Chicago Bears W 16–3

72,777

17 December 28 at San Francisco 49ers L 24–6

55,907

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 0 3 0 3
• Lions 3 10 0 3 16
Scoring summary
Q1 DET Hanson 22 yard field goal DET 3–0
Q2 DET Sanders 6 yard run (Hanson kick) DET 10–0
Q2 DET Hanson 38 yard field goal DET 13–0
Q3 CHI Butler 24 yard field goal DET 13–3
Q4 DET Hanson 30 yard field goal DET 16–3

[2]

  1. ^ "Administration and Coaching Staff". 1992 Detroit Lions Media Guide. pp. 4–30.
  2. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Oct-20.