Calvin Johnson breaks franchise record, but Mikel Leshoure coughs it up

Well, the excitement from a beautiful 49-yard reception by Calvin Johnson didn’t last long.

Johnson moved the Lions to the Atlanta 33, but on the next play, running back Mikel Leshoure lost a fumble to give the Falcons the ball at the 31.

Johnson’s catch broke Herman Moore’s franchise record of receiving yards in a season (1,686) and helped move him closer to Jerry Rice’s NFL record of 1,848 yards.

Josh Katzenstein
Josh Katzenstein joined The Detroit News as an intern on the metro desk in June 2011 before becoming a full-time metro reporter in September 2011. This August he moved to the sports desk and will assist in covering the Detroit Lions. He previously covered the University of Minnesota football and men's basketball teams for the student newspaper, Minnesota Daily, and freelanced for the Minneapolis Star Tribune. He can be reached at jkatzenstein@detnews.com.