The Detroit Lions couldn't pull it off against the Minnesota Vikings, 17 to 14, on December 20, 1987.
Final
2nd quarter
MIN
DET
D.J. Dozier 20-yard pass from Wade Wilson (Chuck Nelson kick)
7
0
Pete Mandley 4-yard pass from Chuck Long (Eddie Murray kick)
7
7
Chuck Nelson 22-yard field goal
10
7
4th quarter
MIN
DET
Wade Wilson 2-yard run (Chuck Nelson kick)
17
7
Garry James 16-yard run (Eddie Murray kick)
17
14
Vikings
Lions
1st Downs
20
17
Passing 1st Downs
5
10
Rushing 1st Downs
14
7
1st downs from penalties
1
0
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
66
58
Total Yards
340
364
Yards per play
5.2
6.3
Passing
135
235
Comp - Att
16 - 27
16 - 31
Yards per pass
4.7
7.3
Interceptions thrown
0
4
Sacks - Yards lost
2 - 30
1 - 5
Rushing
205
129
Rushing Attempts
37
26
Yards per rush
5.5
5.0
Penalties
8
2
Turnovers
0
5
Fumbles lost
0
1
Interceptions
0
4
Possession
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Wilson | 16 | 27 | 165 | 6.1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 89.3 |
Team | 16 | 27 | 135 | 6.1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 89.3 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Wilson | 8 | 55 | 6.9 | 1 |
A. Anderson | 7 | 51 | 7.3 | 0 |
D.J. Dozier | 8 | 48 | 6.0 | 0 |
D. Nelson | 11 | 41 | 3.7 | 0 |
A. Rice | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 |
L. Lewis | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 |
Team | 37 | 205 | 5.5 | 1 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Lewis | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | |
A. Carter | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | |
D.J. Dozier | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 1 | |
S. Jordan | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | |
A. Anderson | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | |
A. Rice | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | |
R. Fenney | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | |
J. Gustafson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | |
D. Nelson | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | |
Team | 16 | 165 | 6.1 | 1 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Martin | 1.0 | |||||
Team | 1.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Nelson | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
Team | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Scribner | 7 | 299 | 42.7 | |
Team | 7 | 299 | 42.7 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Nelson | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | |
Team | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Lewis | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | |
Team | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 |
Passing
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. James | 17 | 94 | 5.5 | 1 |
J. Jones | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 |
C. Long | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 |
T. Paige | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 |
B. Woolfolk | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
Team | 26 | 129 | 5.0 | 1 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Lee | 3 | 85 | 28.3 | 0 | |
P. Mandley | 7 | 78 | 11.1 | 1 | |
G. James | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 0 | |
M. Nichols | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | |
V. Kab | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | |
T. Paige | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | |
Team | 16 | 240 | 7.7 | 1 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Ferguson | 1.0 | |||||
D. Saleaumua | 1.0 | |||||
Team | 2.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Murray | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Team | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Arnold | 4 | 168 | 42.0 | |
Team | 4 | 168 | 42.0 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Woolfolk | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | |
G. Lee | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | |
D. Saleaumua | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | |
Team | 4 | 69 | 17.3 | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Mandley | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 0 | |
Team | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 0 |
More Lions Stats
PPG
32.3
1st
OPP PPG
18.5
5th
RUSH YDS/G
152.6
6th
PASS YDS/G
236.5
14th
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Chargers | NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
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 Lions | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 |
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