| Washington Redskins at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: October 8, 1978 Location: Pontiac, MI |
| Venue: Pontiac Silverdome Attendance: 60555 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Detroit Lions | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 19 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | WAS | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit Lions | Benny Ricardo 19 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Detroit Lions | Benny Ricardo 23 FG | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Detroit Lions | Benny Ricardo 31 FG | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | Washington Redskins | Gerard Williams EZ blocked punt recovery (Mark Moseley kick) | 7 | 9 |
| 3 | Detroit Lions | Benny Ricardo 22 FG | 7 | 12 |
| 4 | Washington Redskins | Jean Fugett 21 pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) | 14 | 12 |
| 4 | Detroit Lions | Rick Kane 6 run (Benny Ricardo kick) | 14 | 19 |
| 4 | Washington Redskins | Johnny McDaniel 25 pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) | 21 | 19 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| John Riggins | 12 | 44 | 3.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Mike Thomas | 10 | 14 | 1.4 | 5 | 0 |
| Johnny McDaniel | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Joe Theismann | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Horace King | 10 | 84 | 8.4 | 52 | 0 |
| Rick Kane | 18 | 62 | 3.4 | 11 | 1 |
| Dexter Bussey | 12 | 60 | 5.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Lawrence Gaines | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 7 | 0 |
| Gary Danielson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Joe Theismann | 27 | 12 | 44.4 | 2 | 220 | 8.1 | 52 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 66.9 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Gary Danielson | 30 | 15 | 50.0 | 1 | 153 | 5.1 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 51.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Mike Thomas | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 30 | 0 |
| Johnny McDaniel | 3 | 90 | 30.0 | 52 | 1 |
| Jean Fugett | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 21t | 1 |
| John Riggins | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Frank Grant | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| David Hill | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Jesse Thompson | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Rick Kane | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Horace King | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Luther Blue | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Lawrence Gaines | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Jake Scott | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Ed O'Neil | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Charlie Weaver | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Mike Bragg | 8 | 360 | 45.0 | 51 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Tom Skladany | 5 | 241 | 48.2 | 57 | 1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Tony Green | 5 | 0 | 31 | 6.2 | 15 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Jesse Thompson | 4 | 0 | 19 | 4.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Freddie Scott | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Tony Green | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 22 | 0 | |
| Ike Forte | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 22 | 0 | |
| Clarence Harmon | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Donnie Harris | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Jesse Thompson | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |
| Brad Dusek | 1.0 |
| Detroit Lions | |
| Bubba Baker | 1.0 |
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