1978 Detroit Lions

The Detroit Lions defeated the San Diego Chargers, 31 to 14, on October 22, 1978.

Final

SD

14

DET

Lions

2-6-0

31

1

7

17

2

0

14

3

0

0

4

7

0

Total

14

31

1st quarter

SD

DET

Lions

Jesse Thompson 2-yard pass from Gary Danielson (Benny Ricardo kick)

0

7

Chargers

Lydell Mitchell 55-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick)

7

7

Lions

Benny Ricardo 22-yard field goal

7

10

Lions

Lawrence Gaines 1-yard run (Benny Ricardo kick)

7

17

2nd quarter

SD

DET

Lions

Dexter Bussey 18-yard pass from Gary Danielson (Benny Ricardo kick)

7

24

Lions

Jesse Thompson 6-yard pass from Gary Danielson (Benny Ricardo kick)

7

31

4th quarter

SD

DET

Chargers

Charlie Joiner 25-yard pass from James Harris (Rolf Benirschke kick)

14

31

Chargers

Lions

1st Downs

16

29

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

56

73

Total Yards

304

461

Yards per play

5.4

6.3

Passing

215

188

Comp - Att

13 - 30

22 - 32

Yards per pass

6

5.5

Interceptions thrown

4

1

Sacks - Yards lost

6 - 35

2 - 22

Rushing

89

273

Rushing Attempts

20

39

Yards per rush

4.5

7.0

Penalties

9

7

Turnovers

6

2

Fumbles lost

2

1

Interceptions

4

1

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
J. Harris
8
16
132
8.3
1
1
72.9
D. Fouts
5
14
118
8.4
1
3
51.2
Team
13
30
215
8.3
2
4
6
55.6

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
L. Mitchell
9
53
5.9
0
H. Bauer
6
15
2.5
0
C. Williams
4
15
3.8
0
J. Harris
1
6
6.0
0
Team
20
89
4.5
0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
C. Joiner
5
110
22.0
1
B. Klein
3
57
19.0
0
L. Mitchell
1
55
55.0
1
H. Bauer
2
15
7.5
0
D. Woods
2
13
6.5
0
Team
13
250
8.3
2
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
2
2
1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
2.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
R. Benirschke
0
1
2
2
Team
0
1
2
2

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
J. West
3
114
38.0
Team
3
114
38.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
A. Owens
3
127
42.3
0
R. Anderson
1
21
21.0
0
M. Fuller
1
14
14.0
0
R. Middleton
1
5
5.0
0
Team
6
167
27.8
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
A. Owens
1
20
20.0
0
Team
1
20
20.0
0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
G. Danielson
22
32
210
6.6
3
1
104.9
Team
22
32
188
6.6
3
1
2
104.9

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
D. Bussey
18
91
5.1
0
H. King
8
90
11.3
0
G. Danielson
3
36
12.0
0
L. Gaines
9
28
3.1
1
F. Scott
1
28
28.0
0
Team
39
273
7.0
1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
D. Bussey
6
61
10.2
1
H. King
6
55
9.2
0
F. Scott
3
48
16.0
0
D. Hill
3
29
9.7
0
R. Kane
2
9
4.5
0
J. Thompson
2
8
4.0
2
Team
22
210
6.6
3
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
3
1
2

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
6.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
B. Ricardo
1
4
4
7
Team
1
4
4
7

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
T. Skladany
2
84
42.0
Team
2
84
42.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
J. Thompson
1
31
31.0
0
N. Terry
1
26
26.0
0
L. Blue
1
22
22.0
0
Team
3
79
26.3
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
J. Thompson
2
45
22.5
0
Team
2
45
22.5
0

More Lions Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

32.3

1st

OPP PPG

18.5

5th

RUSH YDS/G

152.6

6th

PASS YDS/G

236.5

15th

2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Lions Lions
7
1
0
.875
Vikings Vikings
6
2
0
.750
Packers Packers
6
3
0
.667
Bears Bears
4
4
0
.500
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
11/10
DET DET
@
HOU HOU
8:20 PM
Sun
11/17
JAX JAX
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Sun
11/24
DET DET
@
IND IND
1:00 PM
Thu
11/28
CHI CHI
@
DET DET
12:30 PM
Thu
12/5
GB GB
@
DET DET
8:15 PM
Last Game
GB Packers

6-3-0

14

Final

24

DET Lions

7-1-0

Sun 3 Nov 2024

NFL 2024 Leaders

NFL 2024 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2024

NFL 2024 Betting

NFL 2024 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
7
2
0
.778
Jets Jets
3
6
0
.333
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
6
2
0
.750
Ravens Ravens
6
3
0
.667
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
6
3
0
.667
Colts Colts
4
5
0
.444
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
8
0
0
1.000
Chargers Chargers
5
3
0
.625
NFC East W L T PCT
Commanders Commanders
7
2
0
.778
Eagles Eagles
6
2
0
.750
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
7
1
0
.875
Vikings Vikings
6
2
0
.750
NFC South W L T PCT
Falcons Falcons
6
3
0
.667
Buccaneers Buccaneers
4
5
0
.444
NFC West W L T PCT
Cardinals Cardinals
5
4
0
.556
Rams Rams
4
4
0
.500

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
11/3
TB TB
@
KC KC
24-30
Sat
11/2
IND IND
@
MIN MIN
13-21
Sat
11/2
LAR LAR
@
SEA SEA
26-20
Sat
11/2
DET DET
@
GB GB
24-14
Sat
11/2
JAX JAX
@
PHI PHI
23-28

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
11/7
CIN CIN
@
BAL BAL
8:15 PM
Sun
11/10
NYG NYG
@
CAR CAR
9:30 AM
Sun
11/10
SF SF
@
TB TB
1:00 PM
Sun
11/10
ATL ATL
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
11/10
DEN DEN
@
KC KC
1:00 PM