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The 2008 season was the Detroit Lions' 79th in the National Football League (NFL), and their 75th since moving to Detroit from Portsmouth, Ohio. The Lions made history by becoming the first team since the schedule was expanded to 16 games to finish winless. [1]
Roy Williams was dealt by the Detroit Lions five losses into the 2008 season and the former receiver was not surprised they ended up becoming the NFL's first 0-16 team. “The writing was on the ...
However, the Lions lost seven out of their last eight games, finishing third in the NFC North with a 7–9 record for the season. Despite a perfect 4–0 preseason and being declared Preseason Champs, Marinelli coached the 2008 Lions to a winless 0–16 campaign, the first winless season for any NFL team since the 16-game regular season was ...
The Detroit Lions became the first team since the 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers to lose all their regular season games. They lost an NFL record 16 games during the season. The Lions would be joined by the Cleveland Browns 9 years later as the second team to go winless since the NFL expanded to a 16-game schedule in 1978.
Lions vs. Rams highlights. The Lions defeated the Rams, 26-20, in overtime on David Montgomery's game-winning touchdown in overtime. ... Matt Ryan (2008-2022): 381. Eli Manning (2004-2019): 366.
On August 22, 2008, Henson was signed by the Detroit Lions as a free agent. [24] He was waived during final cuts on August 30, but was re-signed to the team's practice squad a day later. Henson was promoted to the active roster on October 12 when quarterback Jon Kitna was declared out for the team's Week 5 contest with an injury.
Lions vs. Chargers live updates, highlights Final: Lions hit last second field goal for 41-38 win The Lions took the final three minutes off the clock to close the game with a 41-yard game-winning ...
Despite the Lions' failures and the fact that five different quarterbacks played during the year, Johnson finished as one of the strongest wide receivers statistically for the 2008 season, finishing fifth in receiving yards (1,331) and 7th in receiving yards per game (83.2), and leading the league in receiving touchdowns (12), despite the fact ...