The Detroit Lions beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 34 to 23, on November 12, 1978.

1978 Detroit Lions

Final

DET

Lions

4-7-0

34

1

0

7

2

13

14

3

0

7

4

10

6

Total

23

34

1st quarter

TB

DET

Lions

David Hill 2-yard pass from Gary Danielson (Benny Ricardo kick)

0

7

2nd quarter

TB

DET

Buccaneers

Jim Obradovich 12-yard pass from Mike Rae (Neil O'Donoghue kick)

7

7

Buccaneers

Neil O'Donoghue 27-yard field goal

10

7

Lions

Horace King 75-yard run (Benny Ricardo kick)

10

14

Buccaneers

Neil O'Donoghue 45-yard field goal

13

14

Lions

David Hill 14-yard pass from Gary Danielson (Benny Ricardo kick)

13

21

3rd quarter

TB

DET

Lions

Dexter Bussey 1-yard run (Benny Ricardo kick)

13

28

4th quarter

TB

DET

Lions

Benny Ricardo 38-yard field goal

13

31

Buccaneers

Neil O'Donoghue 28-yard field goal

16

31

Lions

Benny Ricardo 28-yard field goal

16

34

Buccaneers

George Ragsdale 31-yard pass from Gary Huff (Neil O'Donoghue kick)

23

34

Buccaneers

Lions

1st Downs

18

20

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

57

63

Total Yards

202

404

Yards per play

3.5

6.4

Passing

89

193

Comp - Att

13 - 23

15 - 24

Yards per pass

2.9

7.7

Interceptions thrown

0

1

Sacks - Yards lost

8 - 62

1 - 13

Rushing

113

211

Rushing Attempts

26

38

Yards per rush

4.3

5.6

Penalties

8

7

Turnovers

0

3

Fumbles lost

0

2

Interceptions

0

1

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Mike Rae 10 17 89 5.2 1 0 92.5
Gary Huff 2 5 37 7.4 1 0 105.8
Dave Green 1 1 25 25.0 0 0 118.8
Team 13 23 89 6.6 2 0 8 105.5

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Ricky Bell 18 70 3.9 0
Johnny Davis 6 22 3.7 0
Mike Rae 1 14 14.0 0
Louis Carter 1 7 7.0 0
Team 26 113 4.3 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
George Ragsdale 1 31 31.0 1
Ricky Bell 4 25 6.3 0
Danny Reece 1 25 25.0 0
Jimmie Giles 2 19 9.5 0
Morris Owens 1 16 16.0 0
Jim Obradovich 1 12 12.0 1
Frank Grant 1 9 9.0 0
Larry Mucker 1 8 8.0 0
Johnny Davis 1 6 6.0 0
Team 13 151 6.6 2 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 0 0 2

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Neil O'Donoghue 3 3 2 11
Team 3 3 2 11

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Dave Green 5 213 42.6
Team 5 213 42.6

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
George Ragsdale 4 105 26.3 0
Louis Carter 1 21 21.0 0
Jimmie Giles 1 17 17.0 0
Jim Obradovich 1 17 17.0 0
Team 7 160 22.9 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Danny Reece 2 13 6.5 0
Team 2 13 6.5 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Gary Danielson 15 24 206 8.6 2 1 100.3
Team 15 24 193 8.6 2 1 1 100.3

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Horace King 12 104 8.7 1
Dexter Bussey 12 47 3.9 1
Lawrence Gaines 6 33 5.5 0
Ed O'Neil 1 25 25.0 0
Gary Danielson 3 3 1.0 0
Rick Kane 2 3 1.5 0
Freddie Scott 1 -1 -1.0 0
Jesse Thompson 1 -3 -3.0 0
Team 38 211 5.6 2

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
David Hill 7 106 15.1 2
Horace King 1 31 31.0 0
Freddie Scott 1 20 20.0 0
Luther Blue 1 19 19.0 0
Jesse Thompson 1 12 12.0 0
Dexter Bussey 3 9 3.0 0
Rick Kane 1 9 9.0 0
Team 15 206 8.6 2 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 2 2 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 8.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Benny Ricardo 2 2 4 10
Team 2 2 4 10

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Tom Skladany 2 74 37.0
Team 2 74 37.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Luther Blue 1 60 60.0 0
Jesse Thompson 1 26 26.0 0
Freddie Scott 1 20 20.0 0
Nat Terry 1 20 20.0 0
Team 4 126 31.5 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Jesse Thompson 3 38 12.7 0
Team 3 38 12.7 0

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More Lions Stats

Team Leaders

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PASS

4,575

Goff

Jared Goff

RUSH

1,015

Montgomery

David Montgomery

REC

1,515

Brown

Amon-Ra St. Brown

Team Rankings

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PPG

27.1

5th

OPP PPG

23.2

23rd

RUSH YDS/G

135.9

5th

PASS YDS/G

270.9

4th

2023 Division Standings

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TEAM W L T PCT
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
Bears Bears
7 10 0 .412
Vikings Vikings
7 10 0 .412

Last Game

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SF 49ers

2-0-0

34

Final

31

DET Lions

2-1-0

Sun 28 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
2/10
SF SF
@
KC KC
22-25
Sat
1/27
KC KC
@
BAL BAL
17-10
Sat
1/27
DET DET
@
SF SF
31-34
Sat
1/20
TB TB
@
DET DET
23-31
Sat
1/20
KC KC
@
BUF BUF
27-24

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
9/6
GB GB
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM