1978 Detroit Lions

The Detroit Lions easily beat the San Francisco 49ers, 33 to 14, on December 17, 1978.

Final

SF

49ers

2-14-0

14

DET

Lions

7-9-0

33

1

7

3

2

0

17

3

0

7

4

7

6

Total

14

33

1st quarter

SF

DET

Lions

Benny Ricardo 19-yard field goal

0

3

49ers

Jack Steptoe 35-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Ray Wersching kick)

7

3

2nd quarter

SF

DET

Lions

Benny Ricardo 40-yard field goal

7

6

Lions

Dexter Bussey 4-yard run (Benny Ricardo kick)

7

13

Lions

Dexter Bussey 1-yard run (Benny Ricardo kick)

7

20

3rd quarter

SF

DET

Lions

Jimmy Allen 64-yard fumble return (Benny Ricardo kick)

7

27

4th quarter

SF

DET

49ers

Freddie Solomon 11-yard run (Ray Wersching kick)

14

27

Lions

Benny Ricardo 31-yard field goal

14

30

Lions

Benny Ricardo 22-yard field goal

14

33

49ers

Lions

1st Downs

20

17

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

74

65

Total Yards

369

221

Yards per play

5.0

3.4

Passing

138

152

Comp - Att

8 - 21

15 - 30

Yards per pass

5.5

4.6

Interceptions thrown

3

1

Sacks - Yards lost

4 - 44

3 - 28

Rushing

231

69

Rushing Attempts

49

32

Yards per rush

4.7

2.2

Penalties

12

7

Turnovers

7

2

Fumbles lost

4

1

Interceptions

3

1

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
S. DeBerg
3
3
97
32.3
1
0
158.3
F. Solomon
5
9
85
9.4
0
1
48.1
S. Bull
0
7
0
0.0
0
0
39.6
B. Threadgill
0
2
0
0.0
0
2
0.0
Team
8
21
138
8.7
1
3
4
46.2

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
P. Hofer
15
96
6.4
0
G. Boykin
12
57
4.8
0
F. Solomon
9
42
4.7
1
B. Ferrell
8
26
3.3
0
S. Bull
3
6
2.0
0
E. Carr
1
2
2.0
0
D. Williams
1
2
2.0
0
Team
49
231
4.7
1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
F. Solomon
1
50
50.0
0
P. Seal
2
35
17.5
0
J. Steptoe
1
35
35.0
1
K. Harrison
1
30
30.0
0
D. Williams
2
20
10.0
0
B. Ferrell
1
12
12.0
0
Team
8
182
8.7
1
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
10
4
1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
3.0

Kicking

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

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
M. Connell
4
163
40.8
Team
4
163
40.8

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
D. Williams
5
101
20.2
0
P. Hofer
3
53
17.7
0
Team
8
154
19.3
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
M. Shumann
3
36
12.0
0
J. Steptoe
3
25
8.3
0
Team
6
61
10.2
0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
G. Danielson
15
30
180
6.0
0
1
54.9
Team
15
30
152
6.0
0
1
3
54.9

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
D. Bussey
19
51
2.7
2
L. Gaines
8
9
1.1
0
R. Kane
1
4
4.0
0
D. Hill
1
3
3.0
0
L. Blue
2
1
0.5
0
G. Danielson
1
1
1.0
0
Team
32
69
2.2
2

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
D. Hill
4
63
15.8
0
L. Blue
6
55
9.2
0
D. Bussey
1
18
18.0
0
R. Kane
1
18
18.0
0
F. Scott
2
17
8.5
0
L. Gaines
1
9
9.0
0
Team
15
180
6.0
0
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
1
1
4

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
4.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
B. Ricardo
4
4
3
15
Team
4
4
3
15

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
T. Skladany
7
310
44.3
Team
7
310
44.3

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
J. Hunter
1
21
21.0
0
W. McGee
1
0
0.0
0
Team
2
21
10.5
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
L. Blue
2
19
9.5
0
Team
2
19
9.5
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