The Chase

The city of Detroit may not be going to the playoffs this year, yet they are still going to be watching every play of the Lions last 2 games as they prepare and hope to see history. In 1995 we saw Jerry Rice have one of the greatest seasons for a wide-out in NFL history as he raked up 1,848 receiving yards, the current NFL record (another fun fact is that 1995 was also the season Herman Moore set the franchise record with 1,686 yards receiving yards). Heading into the final 2 weeks of the season Calvin Johnson is at 1,667 yards, where was Jerry Rice with 2 games remaining in 1995? 1,406 yards. This leaves Calvin 181 yards away from breaking the record, he averages 119 yards a game and has only totaled less then 91 yards(the average he needs) in a game 3 times this season. Those games were in weeks 4, 7 and 8. Calvin suffered nerve damage in his hand against Minnesota week 4 when he got hit on a helmet to helmet play by linebacker Chad Greenway and was also playing with a left knee injury, which could have slowed him down. The remaining games for Detroit will be against the Atlanta Falcons and Chicago Bears who can both shut down the pass. In week 7 Calvin was held to only 3 receptions and 34 yards against the Bears in his worst performance of the season. In 10 career games versing the Bears Calvin has compiled an average of 72.9 yards per game, against the Falcons he has an average of 111 yards a game in 2 meetings. If Calvin can manage to meet his average against each team he would end with 184 yards over the last 2 games, bringing his total to 1,851. If your team isn't in the playoff race or you have nothing else to do, tune in to the Lions games as history is on the verge in Detroit.