The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Detroit Lions, 21 to 14, on December 3, 1978.

1978 St. Louis Cardinals

Final

DET

Lions

5-9-0

14

STL

Cardinals

5-9-0

21

Team

DET

STL

1

0

0

2

0

7

3

7

7

4

7

7

Total

14

21

2nd quarter

DET

STL

Cardinals

Steve Jones 10-yard run (Jim Bakken kick)

0

7

3rd quarter

DET

STL

Lions

Leonard Thompson 19-yard pass from Gary Danielson (Benny Ricardo kick)

7

7

Cardinals

Jim Otis 1-yard run (Jim Bakken kick)

7

14

4th quarter

DET

STL

Lions

David Hill 15-yard pass from Gary Danielson (Benny Ricardo kick)

14

14

Cardinals

Dave Stief 53-yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick)

14

21

Lions

Cardinals

1st Downs

16

18

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

64

61

Total Yards

224

284

Yards per play

3.5

4.7

Passing

119

151

Comp - Att

12 - 28

12 - 24

Yards per pass

3.7

6

Interceptions thrown

5

1

Sacks - Yards lost

4 - 33

1 - 10

Rushing

105

133

Rushing Attempts

32

36

Yards per rush

3.3

3.7

Penalties

10

10

Turnovers

5

1

Fumbles lost

0

0

Interceptions

5

1

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Gary Danielson 12 28 152 5.4 2 5 44.6
Team 12 28 119 5.4 2 5 4 44.6

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Rick Kane 6 44 7.3 0
Horace King 9 29 3.2 0
Dexter Bussey 9 24 2.7 0
Leonard Thompson 1 7 7.0 0
Lawrence Gaines 3 5 1.7 0
Gary Danielson 3 0 0.0 0
David Hill 1 -4 -4.0 0
Team 32 105 3.3 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Rick Kane 4 50 12.5 0
Freddie Scott 2 33 16.5 0
Leonard Thompson 3 33 11.0 1
David Hill 2 26 13.0 1
Luther Blue 1 10 10.0 0
Team 12 152 5.4 2 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 4 0 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Benny Ricardo 0 0 2 2
Team 0 0 2 2

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Tom Skladany 5 204 40.8
Team 5 204 40.8

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Rick Kane 2 38 19.0 0
Leonard Thompson 1 29 29.0 0
Team 3 67 22.3 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Tony Leonard 6 55 9.2 0
Team 6 55 9.2 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Jim Hart 12 24 161 6.7 1 1 68.2
Team 12 24 151 6.7 1 1 1 68.2

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Steve Jones 14 78 5.6 1
Jim Otis 14 46 3.3 1
Willard Harrell 6 11 1.8 0
Jim Hart 2 -2 -1.0 0
Team 36 133 3.7 2

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Dave Stief 3 79 26.3 1
Steve Jones 4 41 10.3 0
Pat Tilley 3 29 9.7 0
Eason Ramson 1 12 12.0 0
Jim Otis 1 0 0.0 0
Team 12 161 6.7 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 0 0 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 4.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Jim Bakken 0 0 3 3
Team 0 0 3 3

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Mike Wood 7 253 36.1
Team 7 253 36.1

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Gordon Bell 2 45 22.5 0
Tim Kearney 1 22 22.0 0
Team 3 67 22.3 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Gordon Bell 1 0 0.0 0
Team 1 0 0.0 0

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