Week 1
Final
GB
DET1Q
3 - 0
C. Marcol 41-yard field goal.
FG Made
1Q
6 - 0
C. Marcol 23-yard field goal.
FG Made
3Q
13 - 0
B. Smith 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
3Q
13 - 7
D. Bussey 5-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
116
Landry
DET
Rush Yds
91
Middleton
GB
Rec Yds
64
Hill
DET
Scrim TD
1
Smith
GB
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
1978 NFC Central
| Team | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vikings | 8 | 7 | 1 | .531 |
 Packers | 8 | 7 | 1 | .531 |
 Lions | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 |
 Bears | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 |
 Buccaneers | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 |
Game Summary
The Detroit Lions fell to the Green Bay Packers, 13 to 7, on September 3, 1978.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Whitehurst #17 | 3/9 | 31 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 44.2 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Landry #11 | 10/19 | 116 | 6.1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 49.5 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Middleton #34 | 28 | 91 | 3.3 | 0 | 14 |
B. Smith #33 | 18 | 54 | 3.0 | 1 | 6 |
N. Simpson #48 | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 | 8 |
A. Thompson #89 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
D. Whitehurst #17 | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Bussey #24 | 13 | 51 | 3.9 | 1 | 12 |
H. King #25 | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 0 | 5 |
L. Blue #89 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
G. Landry #11 | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 4 |
R. Kane #32 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
L. Gaines #38 | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Thompson #89 | 0/0 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
J. Lofton #80 | 0/0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
B. Smith #33 | 0/0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Hill #81 | 0/0 | 64 | 12.8 | 0 | 17 |
H. King #25 | 0/0 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 16 |
F. Scott #87 | 0/0 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
L. Blue #89 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Anderson #59 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Marcol #13 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 7 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Ricardo #1 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Beverly #11 | 7 | 284 | 40.6 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Skladany #1 | 7 | 271 | 38.7 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Odom #84 | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Blue #89 | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Thompson #39 | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Gray #24 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Thompson #84 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Blue #89 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 |
L. Thompson #39 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Whitehurst #17 | 3/9 | 31 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 44.2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Middleton #34 | 28 | 91 | 3.3 | 0 | 14 |
B. Smith #33 | 18 | 54 | 3.0 | 1 | 6 |
N. Simpson #48 | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 | 8 |
A. Thompson #89 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
D. Whitehurst #17 | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Thompson #89 | 0/0 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
J. Lofton #80 | 0/0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
B. Smith #33 | 0/0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Anderson #59 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Marcol #13 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 7 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Beverly #11 | 7 | 284 | 40.6 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Odom #84 | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Gray #24 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Landry #11 | 10/19 | 116 | 6.1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 49.5 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Bussey #24 | 13 | 51 | 3.9 | 1 | 12 |
H. King #25 | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 0 | 5 |
L. Blue #89 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
G. Landry #11 | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 4 |
R. Kane #32 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
L. Gaines #38 | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Hill #81 | 0/0 | 64 | 12.8 | 0 | 17 |
H. King #25 | 0/0 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 16 |
F. Scott #87 | 0/0 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
L. Blue #89 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Ricardo #1 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Skladany #1 | 7 | 271 | 38.7 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Blue #89 | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Thompson #39 | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Thompson #84 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Blue #89 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 |
L. Thompson #39 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 |
212
Total Yds
122
31
Pass Yds
40
181
Rush Yds
82
64
Total Plays
53
3.3
Yards Per Play
2.3
3.4
Yards Per Pass
1.5
3.3
Yards Per Rush
3.2
16
1st Downs
11
7
Punts
7
0
Turnovers
1
0
Interceptions Thrown
1
0
Fumbles Lost
0
8
Penalties
9
8.0
Sacks
0.0
0
D/ST TD
0
