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Game 16: Lions @ 49ers *Monday Night* Thread
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Experts predict how 8 Detroit sports teams will perform in 2025
How will Detroit Lions, Tigers, Pistons, Red Wings fare in 2025, plus Michigan and Michigan State? Our experts give predictions and stories to watch.
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The only teams in NFL history to produce at least 35 passing TDs and 25 rushing TDs in a single season:
2024 Lions
2000 Rams
The only TE in NFL history to log 600+ receiving yards and 6+ receiving TDs in each of their first two-career seasons:
Lions Sam LaPorta.
Lions WR Amon-Ra St. Brown has passed Golden Tate (416) for the 5th-most receptions in team history.
Lions RB Jahmyr Gibbs has produced 70+ scrimmage yards in every game this season. His 16 games with 70+ scrimmage yards are a single-season franchise record.
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The only WRs in Lions history to produce a rushing and receiving TD in the same game:
1. Jameson Williams (12/30/24).
2. Amon-Ra St. Brown (1/2/22).
3. Leonard Thompson (12/12/81).
The only players in Lions history to record at least five TD receptions of 40+ yards in a season:
1. Jameson Williams (2024).
2. Cloyce Box (1950, 1952).
The Lions are the first team in NFL history to have two RBs and two WRs all top 1,000 scrimmage yards in a single season.
Lions TE Sam LaPorta has tallied 17-career receiving TDs. This ties Mike Ditka for the second-most receiving TDs any TE has logged through two-career seasons in NFL history.
The only teams to have four players with at least 1,000 scrimmage yards & 7 TDs in a season in
NFL history:
1. 2024 Lions (D. Montgomery, J. Gibbs, A. St. Brown, J. Williams).
2. 2004 Colts (E. James, M. Harrison, R. Wayne, B. Stokley).
The Lions have set a single-season franchise record by producing 20+ points in 14-straight games.
Lions S Kerby Joseph has logged 16-career INTs. This ranks as the most INTs a Lions player has logged through three-career seasons since the 1970 AFL/NFL merger.
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Lions S Kerby Joseph is Detroit's first player to log at least 8 INTs and a pick-six in a single season since Lem Barney in 1967.
The only player in Lions history to throw for 3+ TDs in four-straight games:
Jared Goff
The only teams in NFL history to have three players with 12 TDs in a season:
1. 2024 Lions (D. Montgomery, J. Gibbs, A. St. Brown)
2. 2014 Packers (R. Cobb, E. Lacy, J. Nelson)
3. 2013 Broncos (K. Moreno, D. Thomas, J. Thomas)
4. 1961 Oilers (B. Cannon, B. Groman, C. Hennigan)
The most receiving TDs by a player through four-career seasons in Lions history:
1t. Amon-Ra St. Brown (33)
1t. Calvin Johnson Jr. (33)
The Lions have set a new franchise record for the most first downs in a season, passing the previous record of 382 in 2012.
Lions K Jake Bates has established the new single-season franchise record for points scored, passing Jason Hanson's previous record of 134 points in 2012.
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LionsS Kerby Joseph is the first Lions safety to record 9+ INTs and a pick-six in a season since Jack Christiansen (1957). He is also the first Lions player since Jimmy Allen (1981) to record 9+ INTs in a season.
For the first time in franchise history, the Lions have gone undefeated on the road during a season.
The Lions are now 10-2 in primetime games under Head Coach Dan Campbell.
The only QBs in NFL history to produce eight games with a completion percentage of 75.0% in a season:
1. Lions QB Jared Goff (2024)
2. Tom Brady (2007)
LionsQB Jared Goff has put together a historic season.
Lions DB Brian Branch is the NFL’s third DB since at least 1999 to record 100+ tackles, 15+ PDs and 5+ TFLs in a single season, joining:
CB Rodne Barber (2006)
S Rodney Harrison (2000)
Lions WR Amon-Ra St. Brown and RB Jahmyr Gibbs have both logged a TD in the same game 9 times in 2024.
This ties for the most games in a season in NFL history, joining:
2020 Titans (A. Brown, D. Henry).
2015 Jets (E. Decker, B. Marshall)
1995 Cowboys (M. Irvin, E. Smith)
Lions S Kerby Joseph has recorded a multi-pick game in each of the first three seasons of his career (2022-24). The last Lions player to record a game with 2+ INTs in each of his first three-career seasons was Strong Safety Yale Lary from 1952-53, 1956.
Lions RB Jahmyr Gibbs has produced 150+ scrimmage yards and a TD in consecutive games. He's the first Lions player to do so since WR Golden Tate in 2014. He's the first Lions RB to do so since Kevin Jones in 2004.
The only TEs in NFL history to record 1,500+ receiving yards and 15+ receiving touchdowns through two-career seasons:
Lions TE Sam LaPorta (2023-24)
Rob Gronkowski (2010-11)
Jimmy Graham (2010-11)
Mike Ditka (1961-62)
Lions DB Brian Branch and LB Jack Campbell have both logged 100+ tackles on the season. The last time a DB and an LB both produced 100+ tackles in a season for the Lions was in 1999 (S Ron Rice & LB Stephen Boyd).
2024 Lions
2000 Rams
The only TE in NFL history to log 600+ receiving yards and 6+ receiving TDs in each of their first two-career seasons:
Lions Sam LaPorta.
Lions WR Amon-Ra St. Brown has passed Golden Tate (416) for the 5th-most receptions in team history.
Lions RB Jahmyr Gibbs has produced 70+ scrimmage yards in every game this season. His 16 games with 70+ scrimmage yards are a single-season franchise record.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GgF5pnPbYAQKqZY?format=jpg&name=medium
The only WRs in Lions history to produce a rushing and receiving TD in the same game:
1. Jameson Williams (12/30/24).
2. Amon-Ra St. Brown (1/2/22).
3. Leonard Thompson (12/12/81).
The only players in Lions history to record at least five TD receptions of 40+ yards in a season:
1. Jameson Williams (2024).
2. Cloyce Box (1950, 1952).
The Lions are the first team in NFL history to have two RBs and two WRs all top 1,000 scrimmage yards in a single season.
Lions TE Sam LaPorta has tallied 17-career receiving TDs. This ties Mike Ditka for the second-most receiving TDs any TE has logged through two-career seasons in NFL history.
The only teams to have four players with at least 1,000 scrimmage yards & 7 TDs in a season in
NFL history:
1. 2024 Lions (D. Montgomery, J. Gibbs, A. St. Brown, J. Williams).
2. 2004 Colts (E. James, M. Harrison, R. Wayne, B. Stokley).
The Lions have set a single-season franchise record by producing 20+ points in 14-straight games.
Lions S Kerby Joseph has logged 16-career INTs. This ranks as the most INTs a Lions player has logged through three-career seasons since the 1970 AFL/NFL merger.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GgGKasabYAYxrsN?format=jpg&name=medium
Lions S Kerby Joseph is Detroit's first player to log at least 8 INTs and a pick-six in a single season since Lem Barney in 1967.
The only player in Lions history to throw for 3+ TDs in four-straight games:
Jared Goff
The only teams in NFL history to have three players with 12 TDs in a season:
1. 2024 Lions (D. Montgomery, J. Gibbs, A. St. Brown)
2. 2014 Packers (R. Cobb, E. Lacy, J. Nelson)
3. 2013 Broncos (K. Moreno, D. Thomas, J. Thomas)
4. 1961 Oilers (B. Cannon, B. Groman, C. Hennigan)
The most receiving TDs by a player through four-career seasons in Lions history:
1t. Amon-Ra St. Brown (33)
1t. Calvin Johnson Jr. (33)
The Lions have set a new franchise record for the most first downs in a season, passing the previous record of 382 in 2012.
Lions K Jake Bates has established the new single-season franchise record for points scored, passing Jason Hanson's previous record of 134 points in 2012.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GgGQC5RakAAYq0U?format=jpg&name=medium
LionsS Kerby Joseph is the first Lions safety to record 9+ INTs and a pick-six in a season since Jack Christiansen (1957). He is also the first Lions player since Jimmy Allen (1981) to record 9+ INTs in a season.
For the first time in franchise history, the Lions have gone undefeated on the road during a season.
The Lions are now 10-2 in primetime games under Head Coach Dan Campbell.
The only QBs in NFL history to produce eight games with a completion percentage of 75.0% in a season:
1. Lions QB Jared Goff (2024)
2. Tom Brady (2007)
LionsQB Jared Goff has put together a historic season.
Lions DB Brian Branch is the NFL’s third DB since at least 1999 to record 100+ tackles, 15+ PDs and 5+ TFLs in a single season, joining:
CB Rodne Barber (2006)
S Rodney Harrison (2000)
Lions WR Amon-Ra St. Brown and RB Jahmyr Gibbs have both logged a TD in the same game 9 times in 2024.
This ties for the most games in a season in NFL history, joining:
2020 Titans (A. Brown, D. Henry).
2015 Jets (E. Decker, B. Marshall)
1995 Cowboys (M. Irvin, E. Smith)
Lions S Kerby Joseph has recorded a multi-pick game in each of the first three seasons of his career (2022-24). The last Lions player to record a game with 2+ INTs in each of his first three-career seasons was Strong Safety Yale Lary from 1952-53, 1956.
Lions RB Jahmyr Gibbs has produced 150+ scrimmage yards and a TD in consecutive games. He's the first Lions player to do so since WR Golden Tate in 2014. He's the first Lions RB to do so since Kevin Jones in 2004.
The only TEs in NFL history to record 1,500+ receiving yards and 15+ receiving touchdowns through two-career seasons:
Lions TE Sam LaPorta (2023-24)
Rob Gronkowski (2010-11)
Jimmy Graham (2010-11)
Mike Ditka (1961-62)
Lions DB Brian Branch and LB Jack Campbell have both logged 100+ tackles on the season. The last time a DB and an LB both produced 100+ tackles in a season for the Lions was in 1999 (S Ron Rice & LB Stephen Boyd).
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NFL interception leader Kerby Joseph left off 2025 Pro Bowl roster
Detroit Lions safety Kerby Joseph leads the NFL with 9 interceptions but was passed over in voting for the 2025 Pro Bowl.
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The key Detroit sports dates to know on the 2025 calendar
Among the Detroit sports dates to know in 2025 include Lions, Tigers, Pistons, Red Wings, Michigan, Michigan State and high school sports.
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Lions QB Jared Goff joins Bobby Layne as the only QBs in franchise history to make multiple Pro Bowls.
Lions RB Jahmyr Gibbs (2023-24) joins Barry Sanders (1989-90) and Billy Sims (1980-81) as the only Lions RBs to make the Pro Bowl in each of their first two-career seasons.
Lions C Frank Ragnow has earned his fourth-career Pro Bowl berth, tying Ed Flanagan (1970-72, 1974) for the most by a center in franchise history.
Lions T Penei Sewell joins Lou Creekmur and Lomas Brown as the only Lions tackles to make at least three-career Pro Bowls.
Lions WR Amon-Ra St. Brown (2022-24) joins Calvin Johnson Jr. (2010-15) and Merman Moore (1994-97) as the only WRs in franchise history to earn three-straight Pro Bowl berths.
Lions DB Brian Branch joins Lem Barney (1967-68) and Yale Lary (1953) as the only Lions DBs to earn a Pro Bowl berth within their first two-career seasons.
Lions P Jack Fox (2020, 2024) ties Jim Arnold (1987-88) for the most Pro Bowl selections by a Lions punter.
Lions RB Jahmyr Gibbs (2023-24) joins Barry Sanders (1989-90) and Billy Sims (1980-81) as the only Lions RBs to make the Pro Bowl in each of their first two-career seasons.
Lions C Frank Ragnow has earned his fourth-career Pro Bowl berth, tying Ed Flanagan (1970-72, 1974) for the most by a center in franchise history.
Lions T Penei Sewell joins Lou Creekmur and Lomas Brown as the only Lions tackles to make at least three-career Pro Bowls.
Lions WR Amon-Ra St. Brown (2022-24) joins Calvin Johnson Jr. (2010-15) and Merman Moore (1994-97) as the only WRs in franchise history to earn three-straight Pro Bowl berths.
Lions DB Brian Branch joins Lem Barney (1967-68) and Yale Lary (1953) as the only Lions DBs to earn a Pro Bowl berth within their first two-career seasons.
Lions P Jack Fox (2020, 2024) ties Jim Arnold (1987-88) for the most Pro Bowl selections by a Lions punter.
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