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1999 Detroit LionsW1999 Detroit Lions↗

NFL · NFC Central · 8–8 (.500) · 3rd in division · PF 322 · PA 323 · Coach Bobby Ross · Lost Wild Card

◀ 1998 2000 ▶

Team leaders

Passing (yds)

1. 2117Gus Frerotte
2. 1957Charlie Batch

Rushing (yds)

1. 542Greg Hill
2. 295Ron Rivers
3. 133Sedrick Irvin

Receiving (yds)

1. 1338Germane Crowell
2. 1129Johnnie Morton
3. 591David Sloan

Sacks

1. 15Robert Porcher
2. 8.5Tracy Scroggins
3. 7James Jones

Interceptions

1. 5Ron Rice
2. 3Mark Carrier
3. 3Terry Fair

Efficiency (EPA)

	Offense	Defense
Plays	957	998
EPA per play	-0.07	-0.07
Pass EPA per play	-0.01	-0.01
Rush EPA per play	-0.17	-0.17
Success rate	38.2%	40.7%
Pass rate	64.3%

Regular season, pass and run plays only. League average that year: EPA per play -0.06, success rate 39.4%. For the defense, lower is better.

Schedule (17 games)

Date	Wk	Opponent	Result	Record	Stadium	Att.
1999-09-12	1	@ Seattle Seahawks	W 28–20	1–0	Seattle Kingdome
1999-09-19	2	vs Green Bay Packers	W 23–15	2–0	Pontiac Silverdome
1999-09-26	3	@ Kansas City Chiefs	L 21–31	2–1	Arrowhead Stadium
1999-10-10	5	vs San Diego Chargers	L 10–20	2–2	Pontiac Silverdome
1999-10-17	6	vs Minnesota Vikings	W 25–23	3–2	Pontiac Silverdome
1999-10-24	7	@ Carolina Panthers	W 24–9	4–2	Ericsson Stadium
1999-10-31	8	vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 20–3	5–2	Pontiac Silverdome
1999-11-07	9	vs St. Louis Rams	W 31–27	6–2	Pontiac Silverdome
1999-11-14	10	@ Arizona Cardinals	L 19–23	6–3	Sun Devil Stadium
1999-11-21	11	@ Green Bay Packers	L 17–26	6–4	Lambeau Field
1999-11-25	12	vs Chicago Bears	W 21–17	7–4	Pontiac Silverdome
1999-12-05	13	vs Washington Redskins	W 33–17	8–4	Pontiac Silverdome
1999-12-12	14	@ Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 16–23	8–5	Raymond James Stadium
1999-12-19	15	@ Chicago Bears	L 10–28	8–6	Soldier Field
1999-12-25	16	vs Denver Broncos	L 7–17	8–7	Pontiac Silverdome
2000-01-02	17	@ Minnesota Vikings	L 17–24	8–8	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
2000-01-08	WC	@ Washington Redskins	L 13–27		Jack Kent Cooke Stadium

Roster (67)

#	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	College	Exp	Status
10	Charlie Batch	QB	6-2	216	Eastern Michigan		ACT
12	Gus Frerotte	QB	6-3	233	Tulsa		ACT
16	Cory Sauter	QB	6-4	216	Minnesota		ACT
17	Jeff Fox	QB	6-2	215			ACT
21	Greg Hill	RB	5-11	212	Texas A&M		ACT
26	Brock Olivo	RB	6-0	232	Missouri		RES
30	Cory Schlesinger	RB	6-0	247	Nebraska		ACT
33	Sedrick Irvin	RB	5-11	226	Michigan State		ACT
34	Ron Rivers	RB	5-8	207	Fresno State		ACT
36	Travis Reece	RB	6-3	251	Michigan State		ACT
18	Desmond Howard	WR	5-10	188	Michigan		ACT
80	Iheanyi Uwaezuoke	WR	6-2	198	California		ACT
82	Germane Crowell	WR	6-3	222	Virginia		ACT
83	Brian Stablein	WR	6-1	194	Ohio State		ACT
84	Herman Moore	WR	6-4	218	Virginia		ACT
87	Johnnie Morton	WR	6-0	193	USC		ACT
45	Ed Smith	TE	6-4	253			ACT
81	Pete Chryplewicz	TE	6-5	261	Notre Dame		RES
86	David Sloan	TE	6-6	260	New Mexico; Fresno City College		ACT
89	Walter Rasby	TE	6-3	252	Wake Forest		ACT
23	Terry Fair	DB	5-10	191	Tennessee		RES
24	Kevin Abrams	DB	5-8	170	Syracuse		RES
25	Tyree Talton	DB	5-11	201	Northern Iowa		ACT
27	Mark Carrier	DB	6-1	190	USC		ACT
28	Ron Rice	DB	6-1	217	Eastern Michigan		ACT
29	Kywin Supernaw	DB	6-1	207	Indiana; Northeast Oklahoma		RES
31	J.B. Brown	DB	6-0	191	Maryland		ACT
32	Bryant Westbrook	DB	6-0	205	Texas		ACT
35	Robert Bailey	DB	5-10	182	Miami		ACT
38	Andre Dixon	DB	6-1	200	Northeastern University, Mass		RES
39	Lamar Campbell	DB	6-0	198	Wisconsin		ACT
40	Dwayne Harper	DB	5-11	175	South Carolina State		ACT
42	Ryan Stewart	DB	6-1	207	Georgia Tech		RES
44	Corwin Brown	DB	6-1	205	Michigan		ACT
60	Paul Spicer	DL	6-4	295	Saginaw Valley State; College of DuPage		CUT
67	Travis Kirschke	DL	6-3	298	UCLA		ACT
90	Dan Owens	DL	6-3	277	USC		ACT
91	Robert Porcher	DL	6-3	275	South Carolina State; Tennessee State		ACT
92	Mike Pringley	DL	6-4	277	North Carolina		ACT
93	Kelvin Pritchett	DL	6-3	330	Mississippi		ACT
94	Luther Elliss	DL	6-5	318	Utah		ACT
95	Jared DeVries	DL	6-4	275	Iowa		ACT
97	Tracy Scroggins	DL	6-3	273	Tulsa; Coffeyville CC		ACT
98	James Jones	DL	6-2	295	Northern Iowa		ACT
50	Chris Claiborne	LB	6-3	255	USC		ACT
52	Scott Kowalkowski	LB	6-2	220	Notre Dame		ACT
53	Andre Collins	LB	6-1	240	Penn State		CUT
54	Matt Russell	LB	6-2	245	Colorado		RES
55	Allen Aldridge	LB	6-1	254	Houston; Tyler JC		ACT
57	Stephen Boyd	LB	6-0	242	Boston College		ACT
58	Clint Kriewaldt	LB	6-1	248	Wisconsin-Stevens Point		ACT
59	Kevin O'Neill	LB	6-2	249	Bowling Green		ACT
99	Richard Jordan	LB	6-1	256	Missouri Southern		RES
51	Greg Engel	OL	6-3	285	Illinois		CUT
62	Tony Semple	OL	6-5	305	Memphis		ACT
64	Jeff Hartings	OL	6-3	299	Penn State		ACT
65	Kerlin Blaise	OL	6-5	315	Miami		ACT
69	Paul Janus	OL	6-4	294	Northwestern		ACT
71	Aaron Gibson	OL	6-6	370	Wisconsin		RES
72	Ray Roberts	OL	6-6	320	Virginia		RES
74	Juan Roque	OL	6-8	332	Arizona State		ACT
75	Tony Ramirez	OL	6-6	305	Northern Colorado		ACT
76	Barrett Brooks	OL	6-4	325	Kansas State		ACT
77	Mike Compton	OL	6-6	310	West Virginia		ACT
79	Eric Beverly	OL	6-3	300	Miami (Ohio)		ACT
4	Jason Hanson	SPEC	6-0	190	Washington State		ACT
19	John Jett	SPEC	6-0	197	East Carolina		ACT

Biggest contracts on the books in 1999

Player	Pos	Signed	Yrs	Value	Per year	Guaranteed	Cap%
Barry Sanders	RB	1997	5	$32.7M	$6.5M	$13.5M	15.8%

Contracts whose term covers this season (Over The Cap, via nflverse). Cap% is against the cap of the signing year.