The Detroit Lions lost to the Minnesota Vikings, 30 to 21, on December 17, 1977.

Final

Vikings

9-5-0

30

Lions

6-8-0

21

Team

MIN

DET

1

7

2

10

0

3

13

7

4

0

7

Total

30

21

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

MIN

DET

David Hill 20-yard pass from Gary Danielson (Steve Mike-Mayer kick)

0

7

Chuck Foreman 1-yard run (Fred Cox kick)

7

2nd quarter

MIN

DET

Fred Cox 26-yard field goal

10

7

Ahmad Rashad 48-yard pass from Bob Lee (Fred Cox kick)

17

7

3rd quarter

MIN

DET

Sammy White 29-yard pass from Bob Lee (Fred Cox kick)

24

7

Eddie Payton 98-yard kickoff return (Steve Mike-Mayer kick)

24

14

Chuck Foreman 5-yard run (kick failed)

30

14

4th quarter

MIN

DET

Eddie Payton 87-yard punt return (Steve Mike-Mayer kick)

30

21

Vikings

Lions

1st Downs

18

14

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

69

54

Total Yards

393

172

Yards per play

5.7

3.2

Passing

199

122

Comp - Att

11 - 16

11 - 30

Yards per pass

11.7

3.7

Interceptions thrown

0

2

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 7

3 - 31

Rushing

194

50

Rushing Attempts

52

21

Yards per rush

3.7

2.4

Penalties

5

2

Turnovers

1

3

Fumbles lost

1

Interceptions

0

2

Possession

Vikings

Lions

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Bob Lee	11	16	206	12.9	2	0		151.0
Team	11	16	199	12.9	2	0	1	151.0

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Chuck Foreman	33	156	4.7	2
Sammy Johnson	8	23	2.9	0
Brent McClanahan	8	20	2.5	0
Bob Lee	3	-5	-1.7	0
Team	52	194	3.7	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Ahmad Rashad	8	139	17.4	1
Sammy White	1	29	29.0	1
Bob Grim	1	19	19.0	0
Stu Voigt	1	19	19.0	0
Team	11	206	12.9	2	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	1	1	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			3.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Fred Cox	1	3		3	6
Team	1	3		3	6

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Neil Clabo	7	267	38.1
Team	7	267	38.1

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Brent McClanahan	1	32	32.0
Manfred Moore	1	19	19.0
Team	2	51	25.5

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG
Bob Grim	2	44	22.0
Manfred Moore	4	43	10.8
Team	6	87	14.5

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Gary Danielson	11	30	153	5.1	1	2		37.2
Team	11	30	122	5.1	1	2	3	37.2

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
Gary Danielson	1	16	16.0
Eddie Payton	2	14	7.0
Dexter Bussey	7	10	1.4
Horace King	2	4	2.0
Marv Hubbard	1	3	3.0
Rick Kane	2	2	1.0
Andy Bolton	1	1	1.0
Leonard Thompson	5	0	0.0
Team	21	50	2.4

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
David Hill	3	96	32.0	1
Leonard Thompson	2	20	10.0	0
J.D. Hill	2	16	8.0	0
Ray Jarvis	1	14	14.0	0
Andy Bolton	1	6	6.0	0
Rick Kane	1	5	5.0	0
Eddie Payton	1	-4	-4.0	0
Team	11	153	5.1	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	1	1	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Steve Mike-Mayer	0	1		3	3
Team	0	1		3	3

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Wilbur Summers	6	229	38.2
Team	6	229	38.2

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD
Eddie Payton	5	184	36.8	1
Andy Bolton	1	13	13.0	0
Team	6	197	32.8	1

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Eddie Payton	3	105	35.0	1
Team	3	105	35.0	1

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Team Leaders

PASS

4,575

Goff

RUSH

1,015

Montgomery

REC

1,515

Brown

Team Rankings

PPG

27.1

5th

OPP PPG

23.2

23rd

RUSH YDS/G

135.9

5th

PASS YDS/G

270.9

4th

2023 Division Standings

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

Last Game

49ers

2-0-0

34

Final

31

Lions

2-1-0

Sun 28 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

1,051

Mahomes

837

Goff

774

Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

313

Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

226

Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

355

Kelce

274

Brown

262

Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

6

Mayfield

6

Mahomes

5

Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

4

McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

3

Ferguson

3

Kelce

2

Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

120.9

Stafford

109.3

Stroud

108.6

Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

3.0

Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

34.5

32.0

28.7

27.5

27.5

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

13.5

15.8

20.0

22.0

24.0

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

510.0

425.0

417.0

389.0

386.0

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

180.5

155.0

139.5

128.0

125.3

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

403.0

367.0

343.0

307.0

279.0

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

14-6

13-7-1

11-6-1

12-7

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-11-1

5-11-1

6-11

6-10-1

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

	AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Ravens	13	4	0	.765
2	Browns	11	6	0	.647
	AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Bills	11	6	0	.647
2	Dolphins	11	6	0	.647
	AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	Chiefs	11	6	0	.647
2	Raiders	8	9	0	.471
	AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Texans	10	7	0	.588
2	Jaguars	9	8	0	.529

	NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Lions	12	5	0	.706
2	Packers	9	8	0	.529
	NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	49ers	12	5	0	.706
2	Rams	10	7	0	.588
	NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Cowboys	12	5	0	.706
2	Eagles	11	6	0	.647
	NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Buccaneers	9	8	0	.529
2	Saints	9	8	0	.529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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

Schedule

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

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The Detroit Lions lost to the Minnesota Vikings, 30 to 21, on December 17, 1977.

Final

Vikings

30

Lions

21

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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More Lions Stats

4,575

1,015

1,515

NFL 2023 Leaders

1,051

837

774

313

268

226

355

274

262

6

6

5

4

3

3

3

3

2

120.9

109.3

108.6

3.0

3.0

2.0

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule