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NFL · NFC North · 0–16 (.000) · 4th in division · PF 268 · PA 517 · Coach Rod Marinelli
Team leaders
Passing (yds)
- 1616Dan Orlovsky
- 786Daunte Culpepper
- 758Jon Kitna
Rushing (yds)
Receiving (yds)
- 1331Calvin Johnson
- 332Shaun McDonald
- 286Kevin Smith
Sacks
Interceptions
Efficiency (EPA)
| Offense | Defense | |
|---|---|---|
| Plays | 911 | 986 |
| EPA per play | -0.17 | +0.18 |
| Pass EPA per play | -0.24 | +0.27 |
| Rush EPA per play | -0.06 | +0.09 |
| Success rate | 36.1% | 49.2% |
| Pass rate | 61.4% |
Regular season, pass and run plays only. League average that year: EPA per play -0.01, success rate 42.7%. For the defense, lower is better.
Schedule (16 games)
| Date | Wk | Opponent | Result | Record | Stadium | Att. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-09-07 | 1 | @ Atlanta Falcons | L 21–34 | 0–1 | Georgia Dome | |
| 2008-09-14 | 2 | vs Green Bay Packers | L 25–48 | 0–2 | Ford Field | |
| 2008-09-21 | 3 | @ San Francisco 49ers | L 13–31 | 0–3 | Candlestick Park | |
| 2008-10-05 | 5 | vs Chicago Bears | L 7–34 | 0–4 | Ford Field | |
| 2008-10-12 | 6 | @ Minnesota Vikings | L 10–12 | 0–5 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | |
| 2008-10-19 | 7 | @ Houston Texans | L 21–28 | 0–6 | Reliant Stadium | |
| 2008-10-26 | 8 | vs Washington Redskins | L 17–25 | 0–7 | Ford Field | |
| 2008-11-02 | 9 | @ Chicago Bears | L 23–27 | 0–8 | Soldier Field | |
| 2008-11-09 | 10 | vs Jacksonville Jaguars | L 14–38 | 0–9 | Ford Field | |
| 2008-11-16 | 11 | @ Carolina Panthers | L 22–31 | 0–10 | Bank of America Stadium | |
| 2008-11-23 | 12 | vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 20–38 | 0–11 | Ford Field | |
| 2008-11-27 | 13 | vs Tennessee Titans | L 10–47 | 0–12 | Ford Field | |
| 2008-12-07 | 14 | vs Minnesota Vikings | L 16–20 | 0–13 | Ford Field | |
| 2008-12-14 | 15 | @ Indianapolis Colts | L 21–31 | 0–14 | Lucas Oil Stadium | |
| 2008-12-21 | 16 | vs New Orleans Saints | L 7–42 | 0–15 | Ford Field | |
| 2008-12-28 | 17 | @ Green Bay Packers | L 21–31 | 0–16 | Lambeau Field |
Roster (71)
| # | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | College | Exp | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 |  Drew Stanton | QB | 6-3 | 226 | Michigan State | 1 | ACT |
| 6 |  Dan Orlovsky | QB | 6-5 | 215 | Connecticut | 3 | ACT |
| 8 |  Jon Kitna | QB | 6-2 | 220 | Central Washington University | 12 | RES |
| 11 |  Daunte Culpepper | QB | 6-4 | 260 | UCF | 9 | ACT |
| 12 |  Drew Henson | QB | 6-4 | 235 | Michigan | 5 | ACT |
| 30 |  Darian Barnes | FB | 6-2 | 240 | Hampton; Rutgers | 6 | CUT |
| 44 |  Moran Norris | FB | 6-1 | 250 | Kansas | 7 | ACT |
| 45 |  Jerome Felton | FB | 6-0 | 248 | Furman | 0 | ACT |
| 32 |  Rudi Johnson | RB | 5-10 | 225 | Auburn; Butler County JC | 7 | ACT |
| 33 | Marcus Thomas | RB | 6-0 | 215 | Texas-El Paso | 0 | DEV |
| 34 | Kevin Smith | RB | 6-1 | 217 | UCF | 0 | ACT |
| 36 | Aveion Cason | RB | 5-10 | 204 | Illinois State | 7 | ACT |
| 10 | Brandon Middleton | WR | 5-10 | 190 | Houston | 4 | CUT |
| 10 | Chris Hannon | WR | 6-3 | 205 | Tennessee | 2 | ACT |
| 11 | Roy Williams | WR | 6-3 | 215 | Texas | 4 | ACT |
| 16 | John Standeford | WR | 6-4 | 200 | Purdue | 4 | ACT |
| 17 | Travis Taylor | WR | 6-1 | 210 | Florida | 8 | ACT |
| 19 |  Keary Colbert | WR | 6-1 | 205 | USC | 4 | ACT |
| 80 |  Adam Jennings | WR | 5-9 | 180 | Fresno State | 2 | ACT |
| 81 |  Calvin Johnson | WR | 6-5 | 237 | Georgia Tech | 1 | ACT |
| 84 | Shaun McDonald | WR | 5-10 | 183 | Arizona State | 5 | RES |
| 87 |  Mike Furrey | WR | 6-0 | 192 | Northern Iowa; Ohio State | 8 | RES |
| 82 | Casey Fitzsimmons | TE | 6-4 | 260 | Carroll College | 5 | ACT |
| 83 |  John Owens | TE | 6-3 | 255 | Notre Dame | 6 | ACT |
| 86 | Michael Gaines | TE | 6-2 | 267 | UCF | 4 | ACT |
| 89 |  Dan Campbell | TE | 6-5 | 265 | Texas A&M | 9 | RES |
| 51 |  Dominic Raiola | C | 6-1 | 310 | Nebraska | 7 | ACT |
| 67 |  Andy McCollum | C | 6-4 | 300 | Toledo | 14 | ACT |
| 21 |  Travis Fisher | CB | 5-10 | 189 | UCF | 6 | ACT |
| 23 | Keith Smith | CB | 5-11 | 191 | McNeese State | 4 | RES |
| 25 | Brian Kelly | CB | 5-11 | 193 | USC | 10 | CUT |
| 28 |  Leigh Bodden | CB | 6-1 | 193 | Duquesne | 5 | ACT |
| 30 |  Dexter Wynn | CB | 5-9 | 175 | Colorado State | 4 | ACT |
| 33 | Chris Roberson | CB | 5-11 | 190 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | ACT |
| 38 |  Ramzee Robinson | CB | 5-10 | 190 | Alabama | 1 | ACT |
| 35 | Lamarcus Hicks | DB | 6-0 | 189 | Iowa State; Southern Mississippi; Coahoma JC | 2 | ACT |
| 92 |  Cliff Avril | DE | 6-3 | 260 | Purdue | 0 | ACT |
| 93 | Corey Smith | DE | 6-2 | 250 | N.C. State | 6 | ACT |
| 95 | Jared DeVries | DE | 6-4 | 275 | Iowa | 9 | RES |
| 97 |  Ikaika Alama-Francis | DE | 6-5 | 290 | Hawaii | 1 | ACT |
| 99 | Dewayne White | DE | 6-2 | 273 | Louisville | 5 | ACT |
| 78 |  Cory Redding | DT | 6-4 | 318 | Texas | 5 | RES |
| 79 | Langston Moore | DT | 6-1 | 305 | South Carolina | 5 | ACT |
| 96 |  Andre Fluellen | DT | 6-2 | 302 | Florida State | 0 | ACT |
| 98 |  Landon Cohen | DT | 6-1 | 300 | Ohio | 0 | ACT |
| 24 | Kalvin Pearson | FS | 5-10 | 200 | Grambling State; Morehouse College | 6 | ACT |
| 39 |  Stuart Schweigert | FS | 6-2 | 210 | Purdue | 4 | ACT |
| 42 | Gerald Alexander | FS | 6-2 | 209 | Boise State | 1 | RES |
| 63 |  Manny Ramirez | G | 6-3 | 325 | Texas Tech | 1 | ACT |
| 64 | Edwin Mulitalo | G | 6-3 | 345 | Arizona; Ricks College | 9 | RES |
| 66 |  Stephen Peterman | G | 6-4 | 323 | LSU | 4 | ACT |
| 74 | Damion Cook | G | 6-5 | 330 | Bethune-Cookman College | 7 | ACT |
| 4 |  Jason Hanson | K | 6-0 | 190 | Washington State | 16 | ACT |
| 46 | Darnell Bing | LB | 6-2 | 230 | USC; Long Beach City College | 2 | ACT |
| 48 |  Don Muhlbach | LS | 6-4 | 258 | Texas A&M | 4 | ACT |
| 53 |  Paris Lenon | MLB | 6-2 | 240 | Richmond | 8 | ACT |
| 57 |  Jordon Dizon | MLB | 6-0 | 232 | Colorado | 0 | RES |
| 75 |  Shaun Cody | NT | 6-4 | 307 | USC | 3 | ACT |
| 91 | Chartric Darby | NT | 6-0 | 302 | South Carolina State | 10 | ACT |
| 50 | Ernie Sims | OLB | 6-0 | 233 | Florida State | 2 | ACT |
| 52 | Anthony Cannon | OLB | 6-0 | 228 | Tulane | 2 | ACT |
| 54 | Gilbert Gardner | OLB | 6-1 | 228 | Purdue | 4 | ACT |
| 55 | Ryan Nece | OLB | 6-3 | 224 | UCLA | 6 | ACT |
| 59 | Alex Lewis | OLB | 6-0 | 230 | Wisconsin; State University of NY Coll-Morrisville | 4 | RES |
| 2 | Nick Harris | P | 6-2 | 218 | California | 7 | ACT |
| 26 | Dwight Smith | SS | 5-10 | 201 | Akron | 7 | RES |
| 27 | Daniel Bullocks | SS | 6-0 | 212 | Nebraska | 2 | ACT |
| 71 | Junius Coston | T | 6-3 | 313 | North Carolina A&T | 3 | ACT |
| 72 | George Foster | T | 6-5 | 338 | Georgia | 5 | ACT |
| 76 |  Jeff Backus | T | 6-5 | 305 | Michigan | 7 | ACT |
| 77 |  Gosder Cherilus | T | 6-7 | 316 | Boston College | 0 | ACT |
Depth chart, week 18
Offense
Defense
Special Teams
| Pos | Starter | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| H | Nick Harris | ||
| K | Jason Hanson | ||
| KC | Don Muhlbach | ||
| KR | Aveion Cason | ||
| P | Nick Harris | ||
| PC | Don Muhlbach | ||
| PR | Aveion Cason | Adam Jennings |
Biggest contracts on the books in 2008
| Player | Pos | Signed | Yrs | Value | Per year | Guaranteed | Cap% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Johnson | WR | 2007 | 6 | $58.0M | $9.7M | $27.2M | 8.9% |
| Cory Redding | ED | 2007 | 7 | $47.5M | $6.8M | $16.0M | 6.2% |
| Gosder Cherilus | RT | 2008 | 5 | $12.3M | $2.5M | $8.5M | 2.1% |
| Drew Stanton | QB | 2007 | 4 | $3.4M | $851,250 | $1.6M | 0.8% |
| Kevin Smith | RB | 2008 | 3 | $1.8M | $599,964 | $649,891 | 0.5% |
| Cliff Avril | ED | 2008 | 3 | $1.6M | $544,667 | $484,000 | 0.5% |
| Jerome Felton | FB | 2008 | 3 | $1.3M | $428,700 | $136,100 | 0.4% |
Contracts whose term covers this season (Over The Cap, via nflverse). Cap% is against the cap of the signing year.
Trades in 2008 (6)
| Date | Trade |
|---|---|
| 2008-03-01 | CLV → DET: Leigh Bodden, 2008 round 3 pick 87DET → CLV:  Shaun Rogers |
| 2008-04-26 | DET → KC: 2008 round 1 pick 15, 2008 round 3 pick 76KC → DET: 2008 round 1 pick 17, 2008 round 3 pick 66, 2008 round 5 pick 136 |
| 2008-04-27 | DET → MIA: 2008 round 3 pick 66, 2008 round 6 pick 176MIA → DET: 2008 round 3 pick 64 |
| 2008-04-27 | DAL → DET: 2008 round 3 pick 92DET → DAL: 2008 round 4 pick 111, 2009 round 4 pick 101 |
| 2008-04-27 | DET → NOR: 2008 round 5 pick 144NOR → DET: 2008 round 5 pick 146, 2008 round 7 pick 218 |
| 2008-10-14 | DAL → DET: 2009 round 1 pick 20, 2009 round 3 pick 82, 2009 round 6 pick 192DET → DAL: Roy Williams, 2009 round 7 pick 210 |