The Detroit Lions were defeated by the Green Bay Packers, 13 to 7, on September 3, 1978.

1978 Detroit Lions

Final

GB

Packers

1-0-0

13

DET

Lions

0-1-0

7

1

6

0

2

0

0

3

7

7

4

0

0

Total

13

7

1st quarter

GB

DET

Packers

Chester Marcol 41-yard field goal

3

0

Packers

Chester Marcol 23-yard field goal

6

0

3rd quarter

GB

DET

Packers

Barty Smith 1-yard run (Chester Marcol kick)

13

0

Lions

Dexter Bussey 5-yard run (Benny Ricardo kick)

13

7

Packers

Lions

1st Downs

16

11

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

64

53

Total Yards

212

122

Yards per play

3.3

2.3

Passing

31

40

Comp - Att

3 - 9

10 - 19

Yards per pass

3.4

1.5

Interceptions thrown

0

1

Sacks - Yards lost

0 - 0

8 - 76

Rushing

181

82

Rushing Attempts

55

26

Yards per rush

3.3

3.2

Penalties

8

9

Turnovers

0

1

Fumbles lost

0

0

Interceptions

0

1

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
David Whitehurst 3 9 31 3.4 0 0 44.2
Team 3 9 31 3.4 0 0 0 44.2

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Terdell Middleton 28 91 3.3 0
Barty Smith 18 54 3.0 1
Nate Simpson 5 14 2.8 0
Aundra Thompson 1 13 13.0 0
David Whitehurst 3 9 3.0 0
Team 55 181 3.3 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Aundra Thompson 1 17 17.0 0
James Lofton 1 10 10.0 0
Barty Smith 1 4 4.0 0
Team 3 31 3.4 0 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 1 0 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 8.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Chester Marcol 2 2 1 7
Team 2 2 1 7

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
David Beverly 7 284 40.6
Team 7 284 40.6

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Steve Odom 2 45 22.5 0
Team 2 45 22.5 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Johnnie Gray 2 15 7.5 0
Team 2 15 7.5 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Greg Landry 10 19 116 6.1 0 1 49.5
Team 10 19 40 6.1 0 1 8 49.5

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Dexter Bussey 13 51 3.9 1
Horace King 6 11 1.8 0
Luther Blue 1 10 10.0 0
Greg Landry 3 8 2.7 0
Rick Kane 1 3 3.0 0
Lawrence Gaines 2 -1 -0.5 0
Team 26 82 3.2 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
David Hill 5 64 12.8 0
Horace King 2 30 15.0 0
Freddie Scott 1 13 13.0 0
Luther Blue 1 9 9.0 0
Dexter Bussey 1 0 0.0 0
Team 10 116 6.1 0 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 3 0 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 0.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Benny Ricardo 0 0 1 1
Team 0 0 1 1

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Tom Skladany 7 271 38.7
Team 7 271 38.7

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Leonard Thompson 2 53 26.5 0
Luther Blue 2 38 19.0 0
Team 4 91 22.8 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Jesse Thompson 1 16 16.0 0
Luther Blue 2 15 7.5 0
Leonard Thompson 2 15 7.5 0
Team 5 46 9.2 0

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More Lions Stats

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