1990 Detroit Lions season

1990 Detroit Lions season
1990 Detroit Lions season
Owner	NFC Central
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	RB Barry Sanders; T Lomas Brown; DT Jerry Ball; LB Chris Spielman; PR Mel Gray
	← 1989; Lions seasons; 1991 →;

The 1990 Detroit Lions season was the franchise's 61st season in the National Football League (NFL), their 57th as the Detroit Lions, and their second under head coach Wayne Fontes. The team failed to improve upon their 7–9 record from the previous season, suffering their seventh consecutive losing season.

Despite dropping in yardage from his rookie season, Barry Sanders led the league in rushing yards with 1,304, being named to the Pro Bowl and the All-Pro Team while the Lions offense ranked 5th, scoring 373 points in the season. The defense dropped from 19th to 26th, allowing 5,734 yards of offense. Punt returner Mel Gray was named to the Pro Bowl and was named to the All-Pro Team, averaging 22 yards a return.

Offseason

NFL Draft

1990 NFL Draft, the Lions took Andre Ware

seventh overall. He started six games over the next five years.

For the second season in a row, the Lions selected the Heisman Trophy winner with their draft picks, taking quarterback Andre Ware seventh-overall.^[1] With their second round pick, the Lions selected defensive end Dan Owens who would record 20.0 sacks with the team between 1990 to 1995 and 1998 to 1999.^[2] The Lions looked at defense again with their third round pick, selecting defensive Marc Spindler who recorded 9.0 sacks with the Lions.^[3] Their fourth round selection Rob Hinckley didn't make the roster. Their other fourth round selection, cornerback Chris Oldham, recorded one interception in his lone season with the Lions.^[4] With their fifth round selection, the Lions looked offense again, selecting Jeff Campbell who would record 495 yards and three touchdowns with the Lions.^[5]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1990 Detroit Lions draft
1	7	Andre Ware	QB	Houston
2	35	Dan Owens	DE	USC
3	62	Marc Spindler	DE	Pittsburgh
4	90	Rob Hinckley	LB	Stanford
4	105	Chris Oldham	S	Oregon	Selection obtained from L.A. Rams in exchange for TE Pat Carter
5	118	Jeff Campbell	WR	Colorado
6	147	Maurice Henry	LB	Kansas State
7	174	Tracy Hayworth	LB	Tennessee
8	194	Willie Green	WR	Mississippi	Selection obtained from Dallas in exchange for RB Paul Palmer
8	203	Roman Fortin	C	San Diego State
9	229	Jack Linn	OT	West Virginia
10	258	Bill Miller	WR	Illinois State
11	285	Reginald Warnsley	RB	Southern Mississippi
12	313	Robert Claiborne	WR	San Diego State
Made roster

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Free agency

Months before the draft, former first-round pick

1989 second-round selection John Ford to the Seattle Seahawks,^[10] and allowed Stacey Mobley walk in free agency, who then signed with Green Bay Packers.^[11] Walter Stanley, who led the league in yards per return in the previous season, had high interest going into free agency and was ultimately signed by the Washington Redskins.^[12]^[13]

The Lions signed cornerback

injured reserve, was waived in October.^[14]^[15]

Personnel

Staff

**1990 Detroit Lions staff**
	Front office Owner and president – William Clay Ford Sr. Executive vice president and chief operating officer – Chuck Schmidt Treasurer – William Clay Ford Jr. Director of player personnel – Ron Hughes Director of pro scouting – Kevin Colbert Head coaches Head coach – Wayne Fontes Off./def. administrative assistant to the head coach – Dave Levy Offensive coaches Quarterbacks and receivers – Mouse Davis Quarterbacks and receivers – June Jones Running backs – Billie Matthews Receivers – Charlie Sanders Offensive line – Jerry Wampfler			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator/outside linebackers – Woody Widenhofer Defensive line – Lamar Leachman Inside linebackers – Herb Paterra Defensive backs – Len Fontes Defensive assistant – Don Clemons Special teams coaches Special teams – Frank Gansz Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Bert Hill

Roster

**1990 Detroit Lions final roster**

	Quarterbacks 14 Bob Gagliano 9 Rodney Peete 11 Andre Ware Running backs 23 Mel Gray KR/PR 20 Barry Sanders 34 James Wilder Sr. Wide receivers 87 Jeff Campbell 82 Robert Clark 81 Mike Farr 89 Terry Greer 84 Richard Johnson 83 Aubrey Matthews 24 Jason Phillips Tight ends		Offensive linemen 65 Eric Andolsek G 75 Lomas Brown T 67 Ken Dallafior G 53 Kevin Glover C 62 Dennis McKnight G 73 Harvey Salem T 64 Eric Sanders T/LS 60 Mike Utley G Defensive linemen 93 Jerry Ball NT 94 Jackie Cline DE 91 Mark Duckens DE 77 Keith Ferguson DE 97 Jeff Hunter DE 70 Dan Owens DE 97 Lawrence Pete NT		Linebackers 52 Mark Brown OLB 50 Toby Caston ILB 55 Mike Cofer OLB 99 Tracy Hayworth OLB 58 George Jamison OLB 57 Victor Jones ILB 51 Niko Noga ILB 54 Chris Spielman ILB Defensive backs 32 Bruce Alexander CB 36 Bennie Blades FS 27 Darren Carrington CB 39 Ray Crockett CB 47 LeRoy Irvin CB 42 Chris Oldham CB 27 Herb Welch FS 25 Sheldon White CB 35 William White SS Special teams 6 Jim Arnold P 3 Eddie Murray K		Reserve lists 48 IRTooltip Injured reserve) 98 IRTooltip Injured reserve) 86 IRTooltip Injured reserve) 45 IRTooltip Injured reserve) 29 IRTooltip Injured reserve) 71 IRTooltip Injured reserve) 92 IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad 96 Donnie Gardner DE Rookies in italics 47 active, 7 inactive, 1 practice squad

Preseason

The Lions began their preseason visiting the Houston Oilers. Using their starters in the first half, the Lions outgained the Oilers with 223 yards to 69. The Lions scored on their opening drive when sophomore Rodney Peete completed a pass to Richard Johnson for the 9-yard score. On the Oilers' first play, Warren Moon fumbled the ball which was recovered by the Lions on the 7-yard line. Barry Sanders scored on a 2-yard rush to give the Lions a 14–0 lead. A missed field goal by Lions' kicker Wilson Hoyle missed a 32-yard field goal. The Oilers scored their first points on an 80-yard drive. The Lions responded with a 23-yard interception return to take the 21–7 lead, which grew to 24–7 on a Hoyle 19-yard field goal. A punt return early in the second half and a 25-yard field goal put the Lions up 34–7. The Oilers tacked on a field goal to bring the final score to 34–10, with the Lions clinching their first preseason win since 1987.^[16]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue
1	August 9	at Houston Oilers	W 34–10	1–0	Astrodome
2	August 17	Buffalo Bills	W 24–13	2–0	Pontiac Silverdome
3	August 24	Kansas City Chiefs	W 35–21	3–0	Pontiac Silverdome
4	August 31	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 26–24	4–0	Riverfront Stadium

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Attendance
1	September 9	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 21–38	0–1	56,692
2	September 16	Atlanta Falcons	W 21–14	1–1	48,961
3	September 23	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 20–23	1–2	55,075
4	September 30	Green Bay Packers	L 21–24	1–3	64,509
5	October 7	at Minnesota Vikings	W 34–27	2–3	57,586
6	October 14	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 24–43	2–4	74,312
7	Bye
8	October 28	at New Orleans Saints	W 27–10	3–4	64,368
9	November 4	Washington Redskins	L 38–41_(OT)	3–5	69,326
10	November 11	Minnesota Vikings	L 7–17	3–6	68,264
11	November 18	at New York Giants	L 0–20	3–7	76,109
12	November 22	Denver Broncos	W 40–27	4–7	73,896
13	December 2	at Chicago Bears	L 17–23_(OT)	4–8	62,313
14	December 10	Los Angeles Raiders	L 31–38	4–9	72,190
15	December 16	Chicago Bears	W 38–21	5–9	67,759
16	December 22	at Green Bay Packers	W 24–17	6–9	46,700
17	December 30	at Seattle Seahawks	L 10–30	6–10	50,681
Note: Intra-divisional opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

All game reports use the Pro Football Researchers' gamebook archive as a source.^[17]

Week 1: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week 1: Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Detroit Lions – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	7	14	7	10	38
Lions	14	0	0	7	21

at Pontiac Silverdome, Michigan

Date: September 9, 1990
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game attendance: 54,728
Box score

Game information

First quarter

TAM – Ron Hall 54-yard pass from Vinny Testaverde (Steve Christie kick good), 12:45. Buccaneers 7–0 Drive: 4 plays, 71 yards, 2:07.
DET – Robert Clark 26-yard pass from Rodney Peete (Eddie Murray kick good), 10:14. Tied 7–7 Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:25.
DET – Barry Sanders 1-yard rush (Eddie Murray kick good), 1:13. Detroit 14–7 Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 5:32.

Second quarter

TAM – Bruce Perkins 8-yard pass from Vinny Testaverde (Steve Christie kick good), 8:53. Tied 14–14 Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 7:10.
TAM – Gary Anderson 19-yard pass from Vinny Testaverde (Steve Christie kick good), 6:16. Tampa Bay 21–14 Drive: 3 plays, 28 yards, 1:53.

Third quarter

TAM – Reggie Cobb 2-yard rush (Steve Christie kick good), 10:31. Tampa Bay 28–14 Drive: 7 plays, 38 yards, 3:28.

Fourth quarter

TAM – Steve Christie 22-yard field goal, 6:48. Tampa Bay 31–14 Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 8:43.
DET – Robert Clark 16-yard pass from Bob Gagliano (Eddie Murray kick good), 5:34. Tampa Bay 31–21 Drive: 4 plays, 76 yards, 1:04.
TAM – Wayne Haddix 62-yard interception return (Steve Christie kick good), 5:15. Tampa Bay 38–21

Top passers

TAM – Vinny Testaverde – 16/21, 237 yards, 3 TD, INT
DET – Rodney Peete – 10/21, 143 yards, TD, INT

Top receivers

TAM – Gary Anderson – 6 receptions, 79 yards, TD
DET – Robert Clark – 6 receptions, 117 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

TAM – Gary Anderson – 21 rushes, 74 yards
DET – Barry Sanders – 14 rushes, 79 yards, TD

The Lions hosted the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the season and home opener. The Buccaneers received the opening kickoff and took their first drive 4 plays and 71 yards into the endzone on a Vinny Testaverde 54-yard pass to Ron Hall. The Lions got the ball with a chance to respond on their own 20-yard line. After an incomplete pass, Rodney Peete completed a pass to Robert Clark four times in a row including the 15-yard touchdown pass to tie the game at 7–7. The Buccaneers took their next drive into Lions' territory when a Gary Anderson rush for 2 yards turned into a fumble that was recovered by the Lions. At their own 27, the Lions moved downfield with multiple 10+ yard passes and Barry Sanders rushes to cap off the scoring drive with a Sanders 1-yard rushing touchdown to put the Lions up 14–7. The Bucs' took their responding drive into the second quarter. Testaverde capped the drive off with a 8-yard pass into the end zone to tie the game 14–14. On the Lions next possession, an overthrown Peete pass intended for Clark fell into the hands of a Buccaneers defender. The Bucs took three plays to make it into the endzone with a Testaverde 19-yard pass to Anderson. The teams punted on each of their drives to end the first half.^[18]

The Lions received the second half kickoff, but fumbled it away on second down, turning it over. The Buccaneers quickly scored with aReggie Cobb 2-yard rushing touchdown to put the Buccaneers up 28–14. The Lions punted on their next drive, with the Buccaneers taking over on the Lions 47. The Bucs' got down to the Lions 25-yard line, but a Testaverde pass that went through the hands of Mark Carrier was intercepted which was returned 48-yard to the Bucs 32-yard line. The Lions moved the ball to the Bucs' 8-yard line. On 2nd and 7, Peete faked the handoff to Sanders and ran around to the right into the end zone for the 8-yard touchdown. However, upon review, the play was overturned. The Lions converted a 3rd and 1 on the 2 with a Sanders 1-yard rush. On 1st down from the 1, Peete fumbled the ball attempting a QB sneak which was turned over for a touchback. The Bucs took their new possession into the fourth quarter, settling for a 22-yard field goal by Steve Christie. On the Lions next drive, a 24-yard Sanders rush and a Bob Gagliano pass to Clark for 21 set up the 16-yard touchdown pass from Gagliano to Clark. The Lions attempted an onside kick, successfully recovering it with 5:28 left in the game. On the first play of their new drive, Gagliano threw an interception that was returned 62-yards for the touchdown. On the Lions first play after the turnover, the Lions turned the ball over again on a fumble. The Lions had one more drive to produce points, but a Gagliano interception leading to the two-minute warning sealed the 21–38 loss for the Lions.^[18]

Week 2: vs. Atlanta Falcons

Week 2: Atlanta Falcons at Detroit Lions – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	0	7	0	14
Lions	7	14	0	0	21

at Pontiac Silverdome, Michigan

Date: September 16, 1990
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game attendance: 48,961
Box score

Game information

First quarter

DET – Terry Greer 12-yard pass from Rodney Peete (Eddie Murray kick good), 5:06. Detroit 7–0 Drive: 4 plays, 72 yards, 1:53.
ATL – Andre Rison 10-yard pass from Chris Miller (Greg Davis kick good), 0:33. Tied 7–7 Drive: 4 plays, 73 yards, 1:48.

Second quarter

DET – Richard Johnson 5-yard pass from Rodney Peete (Eddie Murray kick good), 10:02. Detroit 14–7 Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 5:19.
DET – Barry Sanders 17-yard rush (Eddie Murray kick good), 0:20. Detroit 21–7 Drive: 5 plays, 36 yards, 0:54.

Third quarter

ATL – Steve Broussard 3-yard rush (Greg Davis kick good), 7:44. Detroit 21–14 Drive: 12 plays, 63 yards, 7:08.

Top passers

ATL – Chris Miller – 18/31, 196 yards, TD
DET – Rodney Peete – 13/26, 167 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT

Top receivers

ATL – Michael Haynes – 1 receptions, 60 yards
DET – Robert Clark – 4 receptions, 62 yards

Top rushers

ATL – Gary Anderson – 21 rushes, 74 yards
DET – Barry Sanders – 14 rushes, 79 yards, TD

In Week 2, the Lions hosted the Atlanta Falcons. The Lions received the opening kickoff. After a delay of game, Rodney Peete found Jason Phillips for 15 yards on 3rd and 16, electing to punt on the ensuing 4th and 1. On the Falcons' first drive, they got down to the 50-yard line on 3rd and 6, but were sacked and had to punt. On the first play of the Lions' new drive, Peete scrambled right and found Phillips for 29 yards. On the next play, Peete passed to Richard Johnson for a gain of 13 yards with an Atlanta 15-yard personal foul penalty bringing the Lions to the Falcons 15-yard line. A Barry Sanders rush brought them three before Peete found Terry Greer in the end zone to put the Lions up 7–0. After a three-and-out from both teams, the Falcons went from their own 27 to the Lions 13 with a Chris Miller 60-yard pass to Michael Haynes. After an incompletion and a three-yard rush, Miller found Andre Rison in the end zone on 3rd and 7 to tie it at 7–7. The Lions brought their responding scoring drive into the second quarter. They crossed midfield with a Peete pass to Robert Clark that went for 23-yards. They slowly inched down Falcons territory, converting a 3rd and 5 from the Falcons 13 with a Sanders 12-yard run that brought them to the goal-line. After Sanders was brought down 4 yards behind the line of scrimmage, Peete found Johnson in the end zone to go up 14–7. The teams exchanged punts along with a Peete intercepted followed up by an Atlanta punt. The Lions got possession with 1:14 left in the second half following a bad 24-yard punt that set them up at the Falcons 36. It took the Lions 54 seconds to reach the endzone with a Sanders 17-yard rushing touchdown to put the halftime score at 21–7.^[19]

The Falcons received the opening kickoff to start the second half. The Falcons, beginning at their own 37-yard line, moved into Lions territory with a Miller pass to Keith Jones for 11 yards. The Falcons got down to the Lions 3 on 2nd down and scored on a Steve Broussard 3-yard rushing touchdown to put the Falcons within 7 at 14–21. After two punts for each team, Peete threw an interception on 2nd and 20 to bring the Falcons' new drive into the fourth quarter. The Falcons looked poised to score when the team got down to the Lions 13-yard line. However, Miller fumbled the snap which was recovered by Detroit. After a total of four punts, the Lions drained the remaining clock with help from a Bob Gagliano 22-yard rush to bring up the final score of 21–14.^[19]

Week 3: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week 3: Detroit Lions at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	3	3	7	7	20
Buccaneers	0	6	3	14	23

at Tampa Stadium, Florida

Date: September 23, 1990
Game time: 8:02 p.m. EDT
Game attendance: 55,075
Referee: Dale Hamer
Box score

Game information

First quarter

DET – Eddie Murray 25-yard field goal, 3:39. Detroit 3–0 Drive: 9 plays, 42 yards, 3:46.

Second quarter

TAM – Steve Christie 55-yard field goal, 13:03. Tied 3–3 Drive: 10 plays, 34 yards, 5:36.
TAM – Steve Christie 28-yard field goal, 8:52. Tampa Bay 6–3 Drive: 8 plays, 43 yards, 3:54.
DET – Eddie Murray 33-yard field goal, 3:31. Tied 6–6 Drive: 13 plays, 63 yards, 5:21.

Third quarter

DET – Rodney Peete 1-yard rush (Eddie Murray kick good), 10:56. Detroit 13–6 Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 4:04.
TAM – Steve Christie 21-yard field goal, 3:21. Detroit 13–9 Drive: 14 plays, 61 yards, 7:35.

Fourth quarter

TAM – Gary Anderson 11-yard rush (Steve Christie kick good), 10:08. Tampa Bay 16–13 Drive: 4 plays, 47 yards, 1:35.
DET –
Robert Clark
5-yard pass from Rodney Peete (Eddie Murray kick good), 6:46. Detroit 20–16 Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards, 3:22.
TAM – John Harvey 3-yard pass from Vinny Testaverde (Steve Christie kick good), 4:21. Tampa Bay 23–20 Drive: 5 plays, 56 yards, 2:25.

Top passers

DET – Rodney Peete – 17/26, 169 yards, TD
TAM – Vinny Testaverde – 13/22, 181 yards, TD

Top rushers

DET – Rodney Peete – 8 rushes, 97 yards, TD
TAM – Gary Anderson – 17 rushes, 71 yards, TD

Top receivers

DET – Richard Johnson – 7 receptions, 73 yards
TAM – Mark Carrier – 4 receptions, 65 yards

Week 12: vs. Denver Broncos

Week Twelve: Denver Broncos (3–7) at Detroit Lions (3–7)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	7	10	3	7	27
Lions	21	6	7	6	40

at Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan

Date: November 22
Game time: 12:30 p.m. EST
Game weather: Indoors (dome)
Game attendance: 73,896
Referee: Dick Hantak
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

DET – Richard Johnson 11-yard pass from Bob Gagliano (Eddie Murray kick), 10:11. Lions 7–0. Drive:
DEN –
Melvin Bratton 1-yard run (David Treadwell
kick), 6:45. Tie 7–7. Drive:

DET – Barry Sanders 7-yard run (Eddie Murray kick), 4:32. Lions 14–7. Drive:
DET – Richard Johnson 43-yard pass from Bob Gagliano (Eddie Murray kick), 0:50. Lions 21–7. Drive:

Second quarter

DET – Eddie Murray 24-yard field goal, 1:32. Lions 24–7. Drive:
DEN – David Treadwell 24-yard field goal, 8:40. Lions 24–10. Drive:
DEN – Wymon Henderson 48-yard interception return (David Treadwell kick), 7:40. Lions 24–17.
DET – Eddie Murray 32-yard field goal, 1:55. Lions 27–17. Drive:

Third quarter

DEN – David Treadwell 32-yard field goal, 9:32. Lions 27–20. Drive:
DET – Barry Sanders 35-yard pass from Bob Gagliano (Eddie Murray kick), 6:32. Lions 34–20. Drive:

Fourth quarter

DEN – Melvin Bratton 1-yard run (David Treadwell kick), 14:14. Lions 34–27. Drive:
DET – Eddie Murray 43-yard field goal, 3:43. Lions 37–27. Drive:
DET – Eddie Murray 45-yard field goal, 2:51. Lions 40–27. Drive:

Top passers

DEN – John Elway – 24/36, 246 yards, INT
DET – Bob Gagliano – 18/30, 248 yards, 3 TD, INT

Top rushers

DEN – Bobby Humphrey – 16 rushes, 53 yards
DET – Barry Sanders – 23 rushes, 147 yards, TD

Top receivers

DEN – Ricky Nattiel – 3 receptions, 50 yards
DET – Richard Johnson – 5 receptions, 83 yards, 2 TD

Standings

NFC Central
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽³⁾ Chicago Bears	11	5	0	.688	6–2	9–3	348	280	L1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	6	10	0	.375	5–3	6–8	264	367	L2
Detroit Lions	6	10	0	.375	3–5	5–7	373	413	L1
Green Bay Packers	6	10	0	.375	3–5	5–7	271	347	L5
Minnesota Vikings	6	10	0	.375	3–5	4–8	351	326	L4

Player stats

Rushing

Player	Attempts	Yards	Average	Long	Touchdowns
Barry Sanders	255	1304	5.1	45	13

Receiving

Player	Receptions	Yards	Average	Long	Touchdowns
Barry Sanders	36	480	13.3	47	3

Awards and records

Jerry Ball, Second-Team All-Pro selection
Jerry Ball, Pro Bowl Reserve Selection
Lomas Brown, Second-Team All-Pro selection
Mike Cofer, Second-Team All-Pro selection
Mel Gray, First-Team All-Pro selection
Eddie Murray, Pro Bowl Selection
Barry Sanders, First-Team All-Pro selection
Barry Sanders, Pro Bowl Selection
Chris Spielman, Pro Bowl Reserve Selection

References

^ "The Heisman connection". Battle Creek Enquirer. AP. April 23, 1990.
^ "Dan Owens Stats". Retrieved January 15, 2024.
^ "Marc Spindler Stats". Retrieved January 15, 2024.
^ "Chris Oldham Stats". Retrieved January 15, 2024.
^ "Jeff Campbell Stats". Retrieved January 15, 2024.
^ "1990 Detroit Lions Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
^ "Long feels left out of Lions' plans". Detroit Free Press. April 23, 1990.
^ "Lions hope Ware, Peete, Gagliano have answers". May 3, 1990.
^ "In the news". Hartford Courant. AP. March 14, 1990.
^ "NFL Notebook". The Charlotte Observer. August 26, 1990.
^ "Sports Briefs". The Capital Times. April 17, 1990.
^ "Football". Casper Star Tribune. March 2, 1990.
^ "Other football". The News and Advance. March 23, 1990.
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^ "Season opening roar". Petoskey News-Review. August 10, 1990.
^ "PFRA | PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL RESEARCHERS ASSOCIATION". www.profootballresearchers.org.
^ ^a ^b 1990 Week 1 Gamebook, Buccaneers at Lions. September 9, 1990.
^ ^a ^b 1990 Week 2 Gamebook, Falcons at Lions. September 16, 1990.

External links

1990 Detroit Lions at Pro-Football-Reference.com

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[2] "Dan Owens Stats". Retrieved January 15, 2024.

[3] "Marc Spindler Stats". Retrieved January 15, 2024.

[4] "Chris Oldham Stats". Retrieved January 15, 2024.

[5] "Jeff Campbell Stats". Retrieved January 15, 2024.

[6] "1990 Detroit Lions Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 5, 2014.

[7] "Long feels left out of Lions' plans". Detroit Free Press. April 23, 1990.

[8] "Lions hope Ware, Peete, Gagliano have answers". May 3, 1990.

[9] "In the news". Hartford Courant. AP. March 14, 1990.

[10] "NFL Notebook". The Charlotte Observer. August 26, 1990.

[11] "Sports Briefs". The Capital Times. April 17, 1990.

[12] "Football". Casper Star Tribune. March 2, 1990.

[13] "Other football". The News and Advance. March 23, 1990.

[14] "Dolphins lose four players - in a day". News-Press. March 30, 1990. Retrieved January 17, 2024.

[15] "LIONS WAIVE 2". The Reporter Dispatch. October 25, 1990. Retrieved January 17, 2024.

[16] "Season opening roar". Petoskey News-Review. August 10, 1990.

[17] "PFRA | PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL RESEARCHERS ASSOCIATION". www.profootballresearchers.org.

[reg-1-gamebook-18] 1990 Week 1 Gamebook, Buccaneers at Lions. September 9, 1990.

[reg-2-gamebook-19] 1990 Week 2 Gamebook, Falcons at Lions. September 16, 1990.

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