The Detroit Lions decisively defeated the Buffalo Bills, 27 to 14, on November 25, 1976.

1976 Detroit Lions

Final

BUF

Bills

2-10-0

14

DET

Lions

6-6-0

27

1

0

0

2

0

10

3

7

10

4

7

7

Total

14

27

2nd quarter

BUF

DET

Lions

David Hill 21-yard pass from Greg Landry (Benny Ricardo kick)

0

7

Lions

Benny Ricardo 22-yard field goal

0

10

3rd quarter

BUF

DET

Lions

Benny Ricardo 35-yard field goal

0

13

Lions

David Hill 24-yard pass from Greg Landry (Benny Ricardo kick)

0

20

Bills

O.J. Simpson 48-yard run (George Jakowenko kick)

7

20

4th quarter

BUF

DET

Lions

Dexter Bussey 4-yard run (Benny Ricardo kick)

7

27

Bills

O.J. Simpson 12-yard run (George Jakowenko kick)

14

27

Bills

Lions

1st Downs

19

17

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

64

65

Total Yards

322

304

Yards per play

5.0

4.7

Passing

15

111

Comp - Att

4 - 21

8 - 20

Yards per pass

0.7

4.6

Interceptions thrown

1

1

Sacks - Yards lost

2 - 14

4 - 32

Rushing

307

193

Rushing Attempts

41

41

Yards per rush

7.5

4.7

Penalties

8

6

Turnovers

3

3

Fumbles lost

2

2

Interceptions

1

1

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Gary Marangi 4 21 29 1.4 0 1 19.7
Team 4 21 15 1.4 0 1 2 19.7

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
O.J. Simpson 29 273 9.4 2
Jeff Kinney 9 21 2.3 0
Gary Marangi 3 13 4.3 0
Team 41 307 7.5 2

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Bob Chandler 3 22 7.3 0
Jeff Kinney 1 7 7.0 0
Team 4 29 1.4 0 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 4 2 2

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 4.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
George Jakowenko 0 2 2 2
Team 0 2 2 2

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Marv Bateman 6 279 46.5
Team 6 279 46.5

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Keith Moody 5 111 22.2 0
Darnell Powell 1 24 24.0 0
Team 6 135 22.5 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Roland Hooks 1 9 9.0 0
John Holland 1 8 8.0 0
Keith Moody 1 0 0.0 0
Team 3 17 5.7 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Greg Landry 8 20 143 7.2 2 1 77.7
Team 8 20 111 7.2 2 1 4 77.7

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Dexter Bussey 27 137 5.1 1
Greg Landry 2 32 16.0 0
Lawrence Gaines 12 24 2.0 0
Team 41 193 4.7 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
David Hill 4 74 18.5 2
Charlie Sanders 4 69 17.3 0
Team 8 143 7.2 2 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 3 2 2

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 2.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Benny Ricardo 2 2 3 9
Team 2 2 3 9

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Herman Weaver 5 227 45.4
Team 5 227 45.4

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Leonard Thompson 1 32 32.0 0
Bobby Thompson 1 25 25.0 0
Team 2 57 28.5 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Lem Barney 3 56 18.7 0
Team 3 56 18.7 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