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1991 Season Recap

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With Barry Sanders clearly establishing himself as the best Rusher in the NFL, the Lions find themselves in the hunt for the postseason. On November 17th the Lions enter a game with Los Angeles Rams with a 6-4 record. The Lions would go on to win the game 21-10, but any joy from the victory was taken away when Guard Mike Utley goes down with a severe neck injury. The Lions, Rams, and fans at the Silverdome were forced to look on helpless, as Utley lay on the field unable to move. After his neck was stabilized Utley, who would wind up paralyzed muster up enough strength to lift his thumb, and tell his teammates everything would be alright. The Lions would take"Thumbs up"" as a rallying call

With Barry Sanders clearly establishing himself as the best Rusher in the NFL, the Lions find themselves in the hunt for the postseason. On November 17th the Lions enter a game with Los Angeles Rams with a 6-4 record. The Lions would go on to win the game 21-10, but any joy from the victory was taken away when Guard Mike Utley goes down with a severe neck injury. The Lions, Rams, and fans at the Silverdome were forced to look on helpless, as Utley lay on the field unable to move. After his neck was stabilized Utley, who would wind up paralyzed muster up enough strength to lift his thumb, and tell his teammates everything would be alright. The Lions would take"Thumbs up"" as a rallying call

1991 Detroit Lions season

1991 Detroit LionsLions

Lost AFC/NFC Championship

12-4 (.750)

1st place in NFL NFC Central

Head Coach

Wayne Fontes

General Manager

Chuck Schmidt

Team Owner

William Clay Ford Sr.

Stadium

Attendance

496,197 total
62,025 per game

1991 Draft Picks

Round Pick Player

1 10 Herman Moore / WR

3 58 Reggie Barrett / WR

4 91 Kevin Scott / DB

5 118 Scott Conover / G

6 151 Richie Andrews / K

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