Amsterdam Lions (15-19)
The Lions were poor in Year I and a surprising playoff contender in Year II.
AMS Career Leaders
| AV | Scoring | Tackles | Yards | Sacks | Holes I Ints | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | Cam Newton - 19.4 Ryan Kalil - 16.9 Barry Sanders - 16.0 Lomas Brown - 15.7 Calvin Johnson - 12.6 | Run TD: Newton - 17 Rec TD: Johnson - 11 Pass TD: Newton - 24 | Run: Sanders - 2757 Rec: Johnson - 1498 Pass: Newton - 4648 | Kalil: 56 |
| Defense | Joe Schmidt - 24.6 Luke Kuechly - 24.4 Alex Karras - 23.1 Jack Christiansen - 22.3 Julius Peppers - 22.0 | Kuechly - 201 | Mike Rucker - 11 | Christiansen - 8 |
| Special Teams | Sam Martin (P) - 2.8 Eddie Murray (K) - 1.1 |
AMS Single Season Leaders
| AV | Scoring | Tackles | Yards | Sacks | Holes | Int | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | Ryan Kalil (I) - 12.4 Lomas Brown (I) - 9.6 Barry Sanders (I) - 9.5 Cam Newton (II) - 9.0 Calvin Johnson (I) - 8.2 | Run TD: Newton (1) - 10 Rec TD: Johnson (1) - 8 Pass TD: Newton (I) - 14 | Run: Sanders (I) - 1421 Rec: Johnson (I) - 1087 Pass: Newton (I) - 2413 | Kalil (I) - 40 |
| Defense | Mike Rucker (II) - 17.8 Julius Peppers (II) - 17.5 Luke Kuechly (II) - 16.2 Joe Schmidt (I) - 13.7 Alex Karras (II) - 13.4 | Kuechly (II) - 114 | Rucker (II) - 7 | Christiansen (I) - 5 |
| Special Teams | Sam Martin (P, I) - 2.1 Eddie Murray (K, II) - 1.1 |
AMS All Franchise Team
| Barry Sanders | Billy Sims | |||
| Cam Newton | ||||
| Calvin Johnson | Greg Olsen | Miles Austin | ||
| Jimbo Covert | Larry Warford | Ryan Kalil | Andrew Norwell | Lomas Brown |
| Julius Peppers | Alex Karras | Mike Rucker | ||
| Paul Naumoff | Luke Kuechly | Joe Schmidt | A.J. Klein | |
| Jack Christiansen | Roman Harper | Yale Lary | Night Train Lane | |
| P: Sam Martin | K: Eddie Murray | KR: Mel Gray | PR: Golden Tate | Next Best: Ndamukong Suh (DT) |
Franchise Player One Year Player
Year II Awards
All-League: Luke Kuechly.
All-Pro’s: Alex Karras, Mike Rucker, Julius Peppers, Jack Christiansen.
Defensive Player of the Week: Josh Norman.
Year I Awards
All-League: Ryan Kalil.
All-Pro’s: Mel Gray, Luke Kuechly, Night Train Lane, Sam Martin, Barry Sanders, Joe Schmidt.
Defensive Player of the Week: Jack Christiansen, Robert Porcher
Special Teams Player of the Week: Mel Gray (x2)