The Detroit Lions won against the Denver Broncos, 17 to 14, on November 23, 1978.

1978 Detroit Lions

Final

DEN

Broncos

8-5-0

14

DET

Lions

5-8-0

17

1

7

7

2

0

0

3

7

3

4

0

7

Total

14

17

1st quarter

DEN

DET

Lions

Rick Kane 2-yard run (Benny Ricardo kick)

0

7

Broncos

Riley Odoms 10-yard pass from Craig Morton (Jim Turner kick)

7

7

3rd quarter

DEN

DET

Lions

Benny Ricardo 19-yard field goal

7

10

Broncos

Larry Canada 2-yard run (Jim Turner kick)

14

10

4th quarter

DEN

DET

Lions

Horace King 1-yard run (Benny Ricardo kick)

14

17

Broncos

Lions

1st Downs

16

15

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

59

56

Total Yards

233

244

Yards per play

3.9

4.4

Passing

105

105

Comp - Att

11 - 22

10 - 18

Yards per pass

3.8

5.5

Interceptions thrown

0

1

Sacks - Yards lost

6 - 41

1 - 7

Rushing

128

139

Rushing Attempts

31

37

Yards per rush

4.1

3.8

Penalties

9

3

Turnovers

1

1

Fumbles lost

1

0

Interceptions

0

1

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Craig Morton 11 22 146 6.6 1 0 86.6
Team 11 22 105 6.6 1 0 6 86.6

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Otis Armstrong 7 40 5.7 0
Rob Lytle 10 39 3.9 0
Lonnie Perrin 4 21 5.3 0
Jon Keyworth 5 17 3.4 0
Craig Morton 1 4 4.0 0
Dave Preston 2 4 2.0 0
Larry Canada 2 3 1.5 1
Team 31 128 4.1 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Riley Odoms 4 60 15.0 1
Jon Keyworth 2 26 13.0 0
Haven Moses 2 24 12.0 0
Vince Kinney 1 23 23.0 0
Jack Dolbin 1 8 8.0 0
Lonnie Perrin 1 5 5.0 0
Team 11 146 6.6 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 1 1 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Jim Turner 0 1 2 2
Team 0 1 2 2

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Bucky Dilts 6 237 39.5
Team 6 237 39.5

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Lonnie Perrin 3 49 16.3 0
Rick Upchurch 1 20 20.0 0
Team 4 69 17.3 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Rick Upchurch 5 84 16.8 0
Team 5 84 16.8 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Gary Danielson 10 18 112 6.2 0 1 51.2
Team 10 18 105 6.2 0 1 1 51.2

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Dexter Bussey 16 56 3.5 0
Horace King 11 30 2.7 1
Lawrence Gaines 4 20 5.0 0
Gary Danielson 1 17 17.0 0
Rick Kane 5 16 3.2 1
Team 37 139 3.8 2

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
David Hill 4 56 14.0 0
Luther Blue 2 44 22.0 0
Dexter Bussey 1 14 14.0 0
Horace King 3 -2 -0.7 0
Team 10 112 6.2 0 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 1 0 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 6.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Benny Ricardo 1 1 2 5
Team 1 1 2 5

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Tom Skladany 6 252 42.0
Team 6 252 42.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Rick Kane 1 23 23.0 0
Ken Callicutt 1 2 2.0 0
Team 2 25 12.5 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
James Hunter 1 2 2.0 0
Team 1 2 2.0 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