DETROIT LIONS VS PITTSBURGH STEELERS BY THE NUMBERS
The following are from the Detroit Lions’ 20-15 loss against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Ford Field on Sunday, October 29, 2017.
With a start against the Pittsburgh Steelers, G T.J. Lang started in his 100th game in the NFL and played in his 125th career game.
K MATT PRATER
K Matt Prater connected on five field goals (48, 37, 51, 34 and 19 yards) vs. Pittsburgh and tied a career single-game high. Along with his total of five field goals at New Orleans December 4, 2016, Prater has joined K Jason Hanson as the only kickers in team history to record five field goals in a game at least twice. Hanson accomplished this three times.
Five field goals ties for the third-highest single-game total in Lions history. Prater has now made 4+ field goals in nine career games, including four with the Lions.
In the first half, Prater made field goals of 48, 37, 52 and 34 yards. He became the first Lions kicker with four field goals in the first half since Hanson (4) vs. Minnesota October 17, 1999.
FROM 50 AND BEYOND: With a 51-yard field goal in the second quarter against Pittsburgh, Prater connected on the 20th 50+-yard field goal since joining Detroit in 2014, and he becomes the second player in franchise history with at least 50+-yard field goals. He joined K Jason Hanson (52, 1992-2012) as the only Lions kickers to achieve this during their Lions careers.
By making 20 50+-yard field goals with the Lions, Prater became the first player in NFL history to make at least 20 50-yarders with two different teams. He also made 21 during his stint with Denver (2008-13).
When Prater reached 20 50+-yard field goals with the Lions, Detroit became the second franchise to feature two different kickers (Hanson, 52 and Prater, 20) who made 20+ 50+-yard field goals with that club. The only franchise to achieve this is the Denver Broncos, and Prater (21) was one of the pair of Broncos kickers, along with K Jason Elam (37, 1993-2007), to connect on 20 50-yard field goals for that franchise.
Prater surpassed Hall of Fame K Morten Andersen for the fourth-most career 50+-yard field goals in NFL history.
QB MATTHEW STAFFORD
QB Matthew Stafford threw for 423 yards while completing 27-of-45 passes (60.0 pct) against Pittsburgh. Stafford has now compiled nine career 400-yard games.
With a career total of 32,154, Stafford moved past Hall of Fame QB Dan Marino (31,830) for the second-most passing yards by a quarterback under the age of 30 (Credit: Elias Sports Bureau).
With 423 passing yards against Pittsburgh, Stafford has thrown for 350+ yards in 19 career games setting a new NFL record for the most games with 350+ passing yards in a player’s first nine NFL seasons. He passed the previous record of 18 set by Hall of Fame QB Dan Marino (1983-91)
This marked Stafford’s 36th career 300-yard game. He surpassed QB Warren Moon (35) for the SEVENTH-most 300-yard passing games by a quarterback in his first nine seasons.
Stafford’s 423-yard outing represents his eighth career 400-yard game, and he surpassed QB Peyton Manning (7, 1998-2005) for second place place on the list of 400-yard passing games by players in their first nine seasons.
WR MARVIN JONES, JR.
WR Marvin Jones, Jr., recorded 128 yards (six receptions), which rank as the second-highest single-game total of his career. He now has four career 100-yard games.
Jones also passed 3,000 career yards and now has totaled 3,067 yards.
S GLOVER QUIN
S Glover Quin intercepted his third pass of the season and is now tied with CB Darius Slay for the team-high in 2017.
Quin’s interception was his 19th pick since joining the Lions in 2013, and he tied DB Gary Lowe (1957-64) and CB Dre’ Bly (2003-06) for 16th on the team’s all-time interceptions list. He now has 24 career interceptions.
Quin has now recorded three interceptions for the fourth time since joining the Lions in 2013, including 2013 (3), 2014 (7), 2015 (4). He is the first Lions player to register 3+ interceptions in four difference seasons since CB Dre Bly (2003-06).
Quin also recorded a fumble recovery against the Steelers, his first in 2017 and fifth of his career. In 134 career games, this was the first time he has registered a pick and a fumble recovery in the same game.
Quin is the first Lions player with an interception and fumble recovery in the same game since S Ricardo Silva vs. Seattle October 28, 2012.
RB THEO RIDDICK
With 24 passing yards, RB Theo Riddick became the seventh running back in Lions history with 1,600 receiving yards. Riddick now has 1,614 career receiving yards.
DT A’SHAWN ROBINSON
With one batted pass against the Steelers, DT A’Shawn Robinson is tied for for the seventh-most in pass defenses by defensive linemen in their first two seasons since 2000. Robinson has now swatted down 11 passes over the past two seasons.
WR TJ JONES
With 88 receiving yards against the Steelers, WR TJ Jones set a new single-game career high. His previous single game high was accomplished against Atlanta in Week 3 (9/24) with 63 receiving yards.
OTHER DEFENSIVE NOTABLES
S Tavon Wilson registered 11 tackles against Pittsburgh, marking the third time in his career and second time this season he has recorded at least 10 total tackles in a game.
CB Quandre Diggs set a new single-game high for his career with two tackles for loss.
With five tackles, rookie LB Jalen Reeves-Maybin reached a new career single-game high (previous 4, at New Orleans)
DE Anthony Zettel forced the first fumble of his career.
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