The Detroit Lions were defeated by the Los Angeles Rams, 20 to 17, on December 11, 1976.

1976 Detroit Lions

Final

LA

Rams

10-3-1

20

DET

Lions

6-8-0

17

1

3

10

2

0

7

3

17

0

4

0

0

Total

20

17

1st quarter

LA

DET

Lions

Benny Ricardo 19-yard field goal

0

3

Rams

Tom Dempsey 35-yard field goal

3

3

Lions

Joe Reed 4-yard run (Benny Ricardo kick)

3

10

2nd quarter

LA

DET

Lions

Charlie Sanders 9-yard pass from Joe Reed (Benny Ricardo kick)

3

17

3rd quarter

LA

DET

Rams

Harold Jackson 27-yard pass from James Harris (Tom Dempsey kick)

10

17

Rams

Tom Dempsey 32-yard field goal

13

17

Rams

Cullen Bryant 3-yard run (Tom Dempsey kick)

20

17

Rams

Lions

1st Downs

14

11

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

62

55

Total Yards

249

213

Yards per play

4.0

3.9

Passing

132

122

Comp - Att

12 - 22

12 - 21

Yards per pass

6

4.7

Interceptions thrown

2

3

Sacks - Yards lost

0 - 0

5 - 43

Rushing

117

91

Rushing Attempts

40

29

Yards per rush

2.9

3.1

Penalties

4

10

Turnovers

2

3

Fumbles lost

0

0

Interceptions

2

3

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
James Harris 10 17 113 6.6 1 2 58.8
Pat Haden 2 5 19 3.8 0 0 51.3
Team 12 22 132 6.0 1 2 0 49.8

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Cullen Bryant 11 41 3.7 1
Lawrence McCutcheon 9 24 2.7 0
Jim Bertelsen 8 19 2.4 0
Rod Phillips 5 17 3.4 0
James Harris 2 14 7.0 0
Ron Jessie 1 4 4.0 0
John Cappelletti 4 -2 -0.5 0
Team 40 117 2.9 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Harold Jackson 2 43 21.5 1
Bob Klein 4 42 10.5 0
John Cappelletti 3 20 6.7 0
Terry Nelson 2 18 9.0 0
Jim Bertelsen 1 9 9.0 0
Team 12 132 6.0 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 0 0 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 5.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Tom Dempsey 2 4 2 8
Team 2 4 2 8

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Rusty Jackson 5 214 42.8
Team 5 214 42.8

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Tom Geredine 4 81 20.3 0
Team 4 81 20.3 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Cullen Bryant 3 51 17.0 0
Team 3 51 17.0 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Joe Reed 9 13 137 10.5 1 3 89.7
Greg Landry 3 8 28 3.5 0 0 47.9
Team 12 21 122 7.9 1 3 5 58.7

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Lawrence Gaines 14 53 3.8 0
Dexter Bussey 10 14 1.4 0
Joe Reed 3 13 4.3 1
Greg Landry 2 11 5.5 0
Team 29 91 3.1 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Ray Jarvis 1 57 57.0 0
Charlie Sanders 3 53 17.7 1
Bobby Thompson 2 19 9.5 0
Lawrence Gaines 4 17 4.3 0
Larry Walton 1 12 12.0 0
David Hill 1 7 7.0 0
Team 12 165 7.9 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 2 0 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 0.0

Kicking

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

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Herman Weaver 8 291 36.4
Team 8 291 36.4

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
James Hunter 2 99 49.5 0
Bobby Thompson 2 45 22.5 0
Leonard Thompson 1 -1 -1.0 0
Team 5 143 28.6 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Lem Barney 2 9 4.5 0
Team 2 9 4.5 0

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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