The Detroit Lions were defeated by the St. Louis Cardinals, 24 to 13, on December 21, 1975.

Final

Cardinals

11-3-0

24

Lions

7-7-0

13

Team

STL

DET

1

7

0

2

7

0

3

7

4

3

6

Total

24

13

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

STL

DET

Terry Metcalf 14-yard run (Jim Bakken kick)

7

0

2nd quarter

STL

DET

Dwayne Crump 64-yard blocked field goal return (Jim Bakken kick)

14

0

3rd quarter

STL

DET

Dexter Bussey 32-yard run (Errol Mann kick)

14

7

Jerry Latin 57-yard run (Jim Bakken kick)

21

7

4th quarter

STL

DET

Jim Bakken 24-yard field goal

24

7

Marlin Briscoe 23-yard pass from Joe Reed (kick failed)

24

13

Cardinals

Lions

1st Downs

20

16

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

63

51

Total Yards

345

300

Yards per play

5.5

5.9

Passing

73

199

Comp - Att

6 - 12

14 - 30

Yards per pass

6.1

6.6

Interceptions thrown

1

Sacks - Yards lost

0 - 0

Rushing

272

101

Rushing Attempts

51

21

Yards per rush

5.3

4.8

Penalties

5

4

Turnovers

1

2

Fumbles lost

0

1

Interceptions

1

Possession

Cardinals

Lions

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	INT	SCK	RATE
Jim Hart	5	9	57	6.3	0		74.8
Dennis Shaw	1	3	16	5.3	1		12.5
Team	6	12	73	6.1	1	0	34.4

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Jerry Latin	15	112	7.5	1
Jim Otis	14	69	4.9	0
Josh Ashton	9	41	4.6	0
Terry Metcalf	9	38	4.2	1
Steve Jones	3	15	5.0	0
Dennis Shaw	1	-3	-3.0	0
Team	51	272	5.3	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Jackie Smith	2	26	13.0
Jerry Latin	1	16	16.0
Terry Metcalf	2	16	8.0
Mel Gray	1	15	15.0
Team	6	73	6.1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	0	0	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			0.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Jim Bakken	1	2		3	6
Team	1	2		3	6

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Jeff West	4	126	31.5
Team	4	126	31.5

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Terry Metcalf	2	44	22.0	0
Team	2	44	22.0	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG
Gary Hammond	1	30	30.0
Terry Metcalf	1	29	29.0
Team	2	59	29.5

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Joe Reed	14	29	199	6.9	1	1		68.0
Herman Weaver	0	1	0	0.0	0	0		39.6
Team	14	30	199	6.6	1	1	0	65.8

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Dexter Bussey	10	75	7.5	1
Horace King	2	14	7.0	0
Altie Taylor	6	12	2.0	0
Joe Reed	1	6	6.0	0
Bobby Thompson	1	6	6.0	0
Leonard Thompson	1	-12	-12.0	0
Team	21	101	4.8	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Charlie Sanders	4	45	11.3	0
Dexter Bussey	3	44	14.7	0
Marlin Briscoe	2	38	19.0	1
Ray Jarvis	1	29	29.0	0
Bobby Thompson	2	22	11.0	0
Horace King	2	21	10.5	0
Team	14	199	6.6	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	1	1	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			0.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Errol Mann	0	1		1	1
Team	0	1		1	1

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Herman Weaver	4	199	49.8
Team	4	199	49.8

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Bobby Thompson	3	66	22.0
Horace King	2	42	21.0
Team	5	108	21.6

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Charlie West	2	47	23.5	0
Team	2	47	23.5	0

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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 were defeated by the St. Louis Cardinals, 24 to 13, on December 21, 1975.

Final

Cardinals

24

Lions

13

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