1987 Detroit Lions Statistics

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

1987 Detroit Lions Roster
1987 Detroit Lions Results

The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 1987 season with a record of 4 wins and 11 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference.

The Lions labored to change the scoreboard with just 269 points, and the shaky defensive squad surrendered 384. Chuck Long threw for 2,598 yards. Pete Mandley hauled in 58 balls for 720 yards.

James Jones rushed for a team-leading 342 yards for Detroit, while Garry James also buoyed the ground attack.

James Griffin intercepted 6 opponent throws. Mike Cofer sacked opposing passers 8.5 times.

Darryl Rogers coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Chuck Long	416	232	55.8	2598	6.2	11	2.6	20	4.8	53	17	127	63.4
Todd Hons	92	43	46.7	552	6.0	5	5.4	5	5.4	53	9	67	61.5
James Jones	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	100.0	0	0	0	0.0
Totals	509	275	54.0	3150	6.2	16	3.1	26	5.1	53	26	194

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
James Jones	96	342	3.6	19	0
Garry James	82	270	3.3	17	4
Gary Ellerson	47	196	4.2	33	3
Karl Bernard	45	187	4.2	14	2
Cleve Wester	33	113	3.4	14	0
Butch Woolfolk	12	82	6.8	31	0
Stan Edwards	32	69	2.2	13	0
Chuck Long	22	64	2.9	15	0
Todd Hons	5	49	9.8	23	0
Scott Williams	8	29	3.6	8	0
Tony Dollinger	8	22	2.8	8	0
Tony Paige	4	13	3.2	6	0
Pete Mandley	1	3	3.0	3	0
Nick Kowgios	1	2	2.0	2	0
Mike Black	1	0	0.0	0	0
Jeff Chadwick	1	-6	-6.0	-6	0
Totals	398	1435	3.6	33	9

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Pete Mandley	58	720	12.4	41	7
James Jones	34	262	7.7	35	0
Jeff Chadwick	30	416	13.9	36	0
Gary Lee	19	308	16.2	53	0
Butch Woolfolk	19	166	8.7	13	0
Garry James	16	215	13.4	46	0
Rob Rubick	13	147	11.3	22	1
Karl Bernard	13	91	7.0	12	0
Eric Truvillion	12	207	17.2	53	1
Darrell Grymes	9	140	15.6	36	2
Mark Nichols	7	87	12.4	23	0
Stan Edwards	7	82	11.7	21	0
Danny Bradley	7	50	7.1	14	2
Jimmie Giles	6	62	10.3	25	0
Vyto Kab	5	54	10.8	28	0
Gary Ellerson	5	48	9.6	23	1
Scott Williams	4	16	4.0	7	1
Tony Dollinger	3	25	8.3	15	0
Mark Wheeler	2	17	8.5	9	0
Carl Bland	2	14	7.0	11	1
Tony Paige	2	1	0.5	3	0
Mark Witte	1	19	19.0	19	0
Nick Kowgios	1	3	3.0	3	0
Totals	275	3150	11.5	53	16

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Eddie Murray	21	21	100.0	32	20	62.5	81
Mike Prindle	6	6	100.0	7	6	85.7	24
Totals	27	27	100.0	39	26	66.7	105

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Jim Arnold	46	2007	43.6	60
Matt Kinzer	7	238	34.0	42
John Misko	6	242	40.3	51
Mike Black	6	233	38.8	47
Eddie Murray	4	155	38.8	46
Russell Erxleben	1	52	52.0	52
Totals	70	2927	41.8	60

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Pete Mandley	23	250	10.9	54
Danny Bradley	12	53	4.4	13
Totals	35	303	8.7	54

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Gary Lee	32	719	22.5	50
Butch Woolfolk	11	219	19.9	44
Danny Bradley	9	188	20.9	27
Alvin Hall	6	105	17.5	25
Dan Saleaumua	3	57	19.0	21
Karl Bernard	4	54	13.5	32
Carl Bland	2	44	22.0	22
Jerry Ball	2	23	11.5	20
Kevin Glover	1	19	19.0	19
Curtis Green	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	71	1428	20.1	50

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
James Griffin	6	130	21.7	29	0
Duane Galloway	3	46	15.3	30	0
Bruce McNorton	3	20	6.7	20	0
Jimmy Williams	2	51	25.5	48	0
Ricky Smith	1	34	34.0	34	1
Dennis Gibson	1	5	5.0	5	0
Charles Benson	1	2	2.0	2	0
Raphel Cherry	1	2	2.0	2	0
Alvin Hall	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	19	290	15.3	48	1

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Mike Cofer	8.5
Keith Ferguson	6.0
Jimmy Williams	4.0
Curtis Green	2.5
Eric Williams	2.0
William Gay	2.0
Carl Carr	2.0
Robert Thompson	2.0
Dan Saleaumua	2.0
George McDuffie	2.0
Danny Lockett	1.0
George Jamison	1.0
Dennis Gibson	1.0
Thomas Boyd	1.0
Charles Benson	1.0
Creig Federico	1.0
Jerry Ball	1.0
Tim Ross	1.0
James Griffin	1.0
Totals	42.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Dennis Gibson	82	82	0	0
Jerry Ball	36	36	0
Dan Saleaumua	16	16	0
George Jamison	16	16	0
Paul Butcher	11	11	0		0	1	0	0	0
Chuck Long					8	3	-8	0	0
Shelton Robinson					0	2	0	0	0
Todd Hons					2	2	-8	0	0
Jimmy Williams				0	0	2	0	0	0
Danny Bradley					2	2	0		0
Vyto Kab					0	1	0	0	0
Pete Mandley					0	1	0		0
Danny Lockett					0	1	0	0	0
Scott Barrows					0	1	0	0	0
Mike Cofer					0	1	0	0	0
Garry James					3	1	0		0
Robert Thompson					0	1	0	0	0
Charles Benson				0	0	1	0	0	0
Angelo King					0	1	9	1	0
Tony Paige					0	1	0	0	0
Carl Carr					0	1	0	0	0
Karl Bernard					3	1	0		0
Alvin Hall				0	1	1	0	0	0
Keith Ferguson					0	1	0	0	0
Ivory Sully					0	1	0	0	0
Mike Black					1	1	0	0	0
Eric Truvillion					1	0	0		0
Stan Edwards					3	0	-23	0	0
Butch Woolfolk					1	0	0	0	0
Gary Lee					1	0	0	0	0
James Jones					2	0	0	0	0
Curtis Green					1	0	0	0	0
Totals	161	161	0	0	29	28	-30	1	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Eddie Murray									20	21	0			81
Pete Mandley	0	7	0						0	0	0			42
Garry James	4	0							0	0	0			24
Mike Prindle									6	6	0			24
Gary Ellerson	3	1							0	0	0			24
Darrell Grymes		2							0	0	0			12
Danny Bradley		2	0	0					0	0	0			12
Karl Bernard	2	0		0					0	0	0			12
Carl Bland		1		0					0	0	0			6
Ricky Smith						1			0	0	0			6
Rob Rubick		1							0	0	0			6
Scott Williams	0	1							0	0	0			6
Angelo King							1		0	0	0			6
Eric Truvillion		1							0	0	0			6
George Jamison									0	0	0		1	2
Totals	9	16	0	0	0	1	1	0	26	27	0	0	1	269