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2016 Position Breakdown: Special teams

The good: This unit was consistently good all season long.

Punter Sam Martin finished the regular season with a 44.2 net punting average as he re-set the Lions record for net punting average in a season by passing the 42.0 average he established in 2015.

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Kicker Matt Prater connected on a career-high 31 field goals, which ranks as the third-highest single-season total in team history behind Jason Hanson (34 in 1993 & 32 in 2012). He was perfect from beyond 50 yards, hitting all seven of his attempts.