The Detroit Lions humiliated the Minnesota Vikings, 45 to 14, on December 9, 1978.

Final

Vikings

8-6-1

14

Lions

6-9-0

45

Team

MIN

DET

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

MIN

DET

Horace King 34-yard pass from Gary Danielson (Benny Ricardo kick)

Leonard Thompson 5-yard pass from Gary Danielson (Benny Ricardo kick)

2nd quarter

MIN

DET

Robert Miller 1-yard run (Rick Danmeier kick)

Leonard Thompson 17-yard pass from Gary Danielson (Benny Ricardo kick)

Leonard Thompson 45-yard pass from Gary Danielson (Benny Ricardo kick)

3rd quarter

MIN

DET

Kevin Miller 34-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Rick Danmeier kick)

Benny Ricardo 30-yard field goal

4th quarter

MIN

DET

Horace King 5-yard pass from Gary Danielson (Benny Ricardo kick)

Luther Bradley 76-yard interception return (Benny Ricardo kick)

Vikings

Lions

1st Downs

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

4th down efficiency

Total Plays

Total Yards

235

507

Yards per play

4.2

7.9

Passing

213

350

Comp - Att

20 - 36

26 - 33

Yards per pass

5.6

10.3

Interceptions thrown

Sacks - Yards lost

2 - 28

1 - 2

Rushing

157

Rushing Attempts

Yards per rush

1.2

5.2

Penalties

Turnovers

Fumbles lost

Interceptions

Possession

Vikings

Lions

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton	18	34	231	6.8	1	2		59.8
Bob Lee B. Lee	2	2	10	5.0	0	0		87.5
Team	20	36	213	6.7	1	2	2	62.4

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Chuck Foreman C. Foreman	7	13	1.9	0
Rickey Young R. Young	7	7	1.0	0
Robert Miller R. Miller	2	3	1.5	1
Brent McClanahan B. McClanahan	1	0	0.0	0
Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton	1	-1	-1.0	0
Team	18	22	1.2	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Bob Tucker B. Tucker	5	73	14.6	0
Sammy White S. White	2	43	21.5	0
Robert Miller R. Miller	3	36	12.0	0
Kevin Miller K. Miller	1	35	35.0	1
Ahmad Rashad A. Rashad	3	29	9.7	0
Chuck Foreman C. Foreman	2	20	10.0	0
Brent McClanahan B. McClanahan	1	4	4.0	0
Rickey Young R. Young	3	1	0.3	0
Team	20	241	6.7	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	2	1	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Rick Danmeier R. Danmeier	0	0		2	2
Team	0	0		2	2

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Greg Coleman G. Coleman	6	240	40.0
Team	6	240	40.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Kevin Miller K. Miller	6	122	20.3
Harry Washington H. Washington	1	14	14.0
Team	7	136	19.4

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Kevin Miller K. Miller	1	1	1.0	0
Team	1	1	1.0	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Gary Danielson G. Danielson	26	33	352	10.7	5	1		138.1
Team	26	33	350	10.7	5	1	1	138.1

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
Dexter Bussey D. Bussey	13	77	5.9
Lawrence Gaines L. Gaines	6	29	4.8
Horace King H. King	5	17	3.4
Gary Danielson G. Danielson	1	15	15.0
Rick Kane R. Kane	3	11	3.7
Tony Daykin T. Daykin	1	8	8.0
Joe Reed J. Reed	1	0	0.0
Team	30	157	5.2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Leonard Thompson L. Thompson	5	93	18.6	3
Luther Blue L. Blue	6	77	12.8	0
Horace King H. King	6	63	10.5	2
Freddie Scott F. Scott	3	50	16.7	0
Rick Kane R. Kane	3	40	13.3	0
David Hill D. Hill	3	29	9.7	0
Team	26	352	10.7	5	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	2	1	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			2.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Benny Ricardo B. Ricardo	1	1		6	9
Team	1	1		6	9

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Tom Skladany T. Skladany	2	87	43.5
Team	2	87	43.5

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Rick Kane R. Kane	2	47	23.5
Ken Callicutt K. Callicutt	1	10	10.0
Team	3	57	19.0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG
Tony Leonard T. Leonard	4	59	14.8
Walt Williams W. Williams	1	1	1.0
Team	5	60	12.0

More Lions Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

4,575

Goff

RUSH

1,015

Montgomery

REC

1,515

St. 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

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/8	LAR	@	DET	8:20 PM
Sun 9/15	TB	@	DET	1:00 PM
Sun 9/22	DET	@	ARI	4:25 PM
Mon 9/30	SEA	@	DET	8:15 PM
Sun 10/13	DET	@	DAL	4:25 PM

Last Game

49ers

2-0-0

Final

Lions

2-1-0

Sun 28 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

4,624

Tagovailoa

4,575

Goff

4,516

Prescott

Rush Yards Leaders

1,459

McCaffrey

1,167

Henry

1,144

Williams

Rec Yards Leaders

1,799

Hill

1,749

Lamb

1,515

St. Brown

Pass TD Leaders

36

Prescott

32

Love

31

Purdy

Rush TD Leaders

18

Mostert

15

Hurts

15

Allen

Rec TD Leaders

13

Hill

13

Evans

12

Lamb

QB Rating Leaders

113.0

Purdy

105.9

Prescott

103.8

Cousins

Sack Leaders

19.0

Watt

17.5

Hines-Allen

17.5

Hendrickson

NFL 2023 Rankings

PPG Rankings

29.9

29.2

28.9

28.4

27.1

26.5

Opp PPG Rankings

16.5

17.3

17.5

18.3

18.5

19.1

Total Yards Rankings

401.3

398.4

394.8

374.5

371.6

370.4

Rush Yards Rankings

156.5

141.1

140.5

139.1

135.9

135.8

Pass Yards Rankings

276.5

276.4

274.1

270.9

269.3

269.2

Sack Leaders

60.0

57.0

56.0

54.0

51.0

49.0

NFL Fantasy 2023

Fantasy RB Rankings

324.3

McCaffrey

242.7

Mostert

224.4

Etienne

Fantasy WR Rankings

268.2

Lamb

257.4

Hill

211.9

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

153.3

LaPorta

138.2

Kittle

126.4

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

181

Aubrey

160

Tucker

158

Myers

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

6-11

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

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

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

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)
Thu 9/5	BAL	@	KC	8:20 PM
Fri 9/6	GB	@	PHI	8:15 PM
Sun 9/8	CAR	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 9/8	TEN	@	CHI	1:00 PM
Sun 9/8	JAX	@	MIA	1:00 PM

The Detroit Lions humiliated the Minnesota Vikings, 45 to 14, on December 9, 1978.

Final

Vikings

14

Lions

45

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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4,575

1,015

1,515

NFL 2023 Leaders

4,624

4,575

4,516

1,459

1,167

1,144

1,799

1,749

1,515

36

32

31

18

15

15

13

13

12

113.0

105.9

103.8

19.0

17.5

17.5

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2023

324.3

242.7

224.4

268.2

257.4

211.9

153.3

138.2

126.4

181

160

158

NFL 2023 Betting

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