1991 Detroit Lions season

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1991 Detroit Lions season
OwnerWilliam Clay Ford, Sr.
Head coachWayne Fontes
General managerChuck Schmidt
Home fieldPontiac Silverdome
Results
Record12–4
Division place1st NFC Central
Playoff finishWon Divisional Playoffs (vs. Cowboys) 38–6
Lost NFC Championship (at Redskins) 10–41
Pro Bowlers
AP All-Pros
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The 1991 Detroit Lions season was the franchise's 62nd season in the National Football League. It is the team's best season since 1970.[1]

Offseason[change | change source]

NFL Draft[change | change source]

1991 Detroit Lions draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 10 Herman Moore *  Wide receiver Virginia
3 58 Reggie Barrett  Wide Receiver Texas-El Paso
4 91 Kevin Scott  Defensive Back Stanford
5 118 Scott Conover  OT Purdue
6 151 Richie Andrews  K Florida State
7 178 Franklin Thomas  TE Grambling State
8 205 Cedric Jackson  RB TCU
9 231 Darryl Milburn  DE Grambling State
11 285 Slip Watkins  LSU
12 318 Zeno Alexander  Arizona
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Regular season[change | change source]

Schedule[change | change source]

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 1 at Washington Redskins L 0–45 0–1 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium 52,958
2 September 8 Green Bay Packers W 23–14 1–1 Pontiac Silverdome 43,132
3 September 15 Miami Dolphins W 17–13 2–1 Pontiac Silverdome 56,896
4 September 22 at Indianapolis Colts W 33–24 3–1 Hoosier Dome 53,396
5 September 29 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 31–3 4–1 Pontiac Silverdome 44,479
6 October 6 Minnesota Vikings W 24–20 5–1 Pontiac Silverdome 63,423
7 Bye
8 October 20 at San Francisco 49ers L 3–35 5–2 Candlestick Park 61,240
9 October 27 Dallas Cowboys W 34–10 6–2 Pontiac Silverdome 74,906
10 November 3 at Chicago Bears L 10–20 6–3 Soldier Field 57,281
11 November 10 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 21–30 6–4 Tampa Stadium 37,742
12 November 17 Los Angeles Rams W 21–10 7–4 Pontiac Silverdome 60,873
13 November 24 at Minnesota Vikings W 34–14 8–4 Metrodome 51,644
14 November 28 Chicago Bears W 16–6 9–4 Pontiac Silverdome 78,879
15 December 8 New York Jets W 34–20 10–4 Pontiac Silverdome 69,304
16 December 15 at Green Bay Packers W 21–17 11–4 Lambeau Field 43,881
17 December 22 at Buffalo Bills W 17–14 (OT) 12–4 Rich Stadium 78,059

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings[change | change source]

NFC Central
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(2) Detroit Lions 12 4 0 .750 6–2 8–4 339 295 W6
(4) Chicago Bears 11 5 0 .688 7–1 9–3 299 269 L1
Minnesota Vikings 8 8 0 .500 3–5 8–6 301 306 L1
Green Bay Packers 4 12 0 .250 3–5 3–9 273 313 W1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3 13 0 .188 1–7 2–10 199 365 W1

Postseason[change | change source]

Schedule[change | change source]

Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue
Divisional Round January 5, 1992 Dallas Cowboys (5) W 38–6 1–0 Pontiac Silverdome
NFC Championship January 12, 1992 at Washington Redskins (1) L 10–41 1–1 RFK Stadium

References[change | change source]

  1. "Detroit Lions Franchise". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved 24 June 2021.