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1985 Detroit Lions season

1985 Detroit Lions season
OwnerWilliam Clay Ford Sr.
General managerRuss Thomas
Head coachDarryl Rogers
Home stadiumPontiac Silverdome
Results
Record7–9
Division place4th NFC Central
PlayoffsDid not qualify
All-ProsNone
Pro BowlersNone
New England Patriots free safety Fred Marion attempting to tackle Detroit Lions' running back James Jones during a 1985 home game.
New England Patriots free safety Fred Marion attempting to tackle Detroit Lions' running back James Jones during a 1985 home game.

The 1985 Detroit Lions season was their 56th in the National Football League. In Darryl Rogers first year as head coach, the team improved upon their previous season's output of 4–11–1, winning seven games. The Lions beat four playoff teams at home, Dallas, San Francisco, Miami, and the New York Jets, but lost to Tampa Bay and Indianapolis on the road. The Lions stood at 5–3 at the halfway point of the season. However, despite their overall improvement, the Lions went winless in December (0–3) and missed the playoffs for the second straight year with a 7–9 record.

Offseason

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NFL draft

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Main article: 1985 NFL draft
Round Pick Player Position School
1 6 Lomas Brown OT Florida
2 34 Kevin Glover C Maryland
3 62 James Johnson LB San Diego State
4 90 Kevin Hancock LB Baylor
5 118 Joe McIntosh RB North Carolina State
6 146 Stan Short G Penn State
7 174 Tony Staten DB Angelo State
8 202 Scott Caldwell RB Texas-Arlington
9 230 June James LB Texas
10 258 Clayton Beauford WR Auburn
11 286 Kevin Harris DB Georgia
12 314 Mike Weaver G Georgia

Personnel

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Staff

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1985 Detroit Lions staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning Coordinator – Don Clemons

Roster

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1985 Detroit Lions roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)

Reserve


Rookies in italics

Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Attendance
1 September 8 at Atlanta Falcons W 28–27 1–0 37,785
2 September 15 Dallas Cowboys W 26–21 2–0 72,985
3 September 22 at Indianapolis Colts L 14–6 2–1 60,042
4 September 29 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 30–9 3–1 45,023
5 October 6 at Green Bay Packers L 43–10 3–2 55,914
6 October 13 at Washington Redskins L 24–3 3–3 52,845
7 October 20 San Francisco 49ers W 23–21 4–3 67,715
8 October 27 Miami Dolphins W 31–21 5–3 75,291
9 November 3 at Minnesota Vikings L 16–13 5–4 58,012
10 November 10 at Chicago Bears L 24–3 5–5 53,467
11 November 17 Minnesota Vikings W 41–21 6–5 54,647
12 November 24 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 19–16(OT) 6–6 43,471
13 November 28 New York Jets W 31–20 7–6 65,531
14 December 8 at New England Patriots L 23–6 7–7 59,078
15 December 15 Green Bay Packers L 26–23 7–8 49,379
16 December 22 Chicago Bears L 37–17 7–9 74,042
Note: Intra-divisional opponents are in bold text

Season summary

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Week 1

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Team 1 234Total
• Lions 0 14140 28
Falcons 14 706 27
  • Date: September 8
  • Location: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
  • Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 37,785
  • Game weather: 79 °F or 26.1 °C; wind 7 miles per hour (11 km/h; 6.1 kn)
Scoring summary
Q110:42ATLRiggs 1 yard run (Luckhurst kick)ATL 7–0
Q10:33ATLBrown 12 yard pass from Bartkowski (Luckhurst kick)ATL 14–0
Q210:52DETJones 8 yard pass from Hipple (Murray kick)ATL 14–7
Q23:45DETChadwick 15 yard pass from Hipple (Murray kick)Tie 14–14
Q21:54ATLJohnson 35 yard pass from Bartkowski (Luckhurst kick)ATL 21–14
Q37:29DETChadwick 9 yard pass from Hipple (Murray kick)Tie 21–21
Q34:52DETJones 21 yard run (Murray kick)DET 28–21
Q414:56ATLLuckhurst 46 yard field goalDET 28–24
Q47:15ATLLuckhurst 31 yard field goalDET 28–27

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Standings

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NFC Central
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Chicago Bears(1) 15 1 0 .938 8–0 12–0 456 198 W3
Green Bay Packers 8 8 0 .500 6–2 8–4 337 355 W2
Minnesota Vikings 7 9 0 .438 3–5 5–9 346 359 L2
Detroit Lions 7 9 0 .438 2–6 5–7 307 366 L3
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2 14 0 .125 1–7 2–10 294 448 L4

References

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  1. ^ Gainesville Sun. 1985 Sep 9. Retrieved 2017-Nov-01.
  2. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2017-Nov-01.