1974 Detroit Lions (NFL) |
| 2nd place • National Football Conference • Central Division • 7-7-0 .500 |
| Head Coach: Rick Forzano |
| Raymond Berry | Receivers |
| Wally English | Offensive Backs |
| Jerry Glanville | Special Teams |
| Bob Hollway | Defensive Backs |
| Eddie Khayat | Defensive Line |
| Leon McLaughlin | Offensive Line |
| John Meyer | Linebackers |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Mon | 8/5/1974 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 12-20 | L | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 35521 | |
| Fri | 8/9/1974 | A | Baltimore Colts | 6-3 | W | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 6792 | |
| Fri | 8/16/1974 | H | Oakland Raiders | 10-41 | L | Detroit, MI | Tiger Stadium | 30055 | |
| Mon | 8/26/1974 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 14-27 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 54682 | |
| Fri | 8/30/1974 | A | Buffalo Bills | 7-28 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 59411 | |
| Sat | 9/7/1974 | H | Cleveland Browns | 21-7 | W | Detroit, MI | Tiger Stadium | 42905 | |
| Sun | 9/15/1974 | A | Chicago Bears | 9-17 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 48134 | |
| Sun | 9/22/1974 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 6-7 | L | Detroit, MI | Tiger Stadium | 44546 | |
| Sun | 9/29/1974 | A | Green Bay Packers | 19-21 | L | Milwaukee, WI | County Stadium | 45970 | |
| Sun | 10/6/1974 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 13-16 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 56599 | |
| Mon | 10/14/1974 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 17-13 | W | Detroit, MI | Tiger Stadium | 45199 | |
| Sun | 10/20/1974 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 20-16 | W | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 47807 | |
| Sun | 10/27/1974 | H | Green Bay Packers | 19-17 | W | Detroit, MI | Tiger Stadium | 51775 | |
| Sun | 11/3/1974 | H | New Orleans Saints | 19-14 | W | Detroit, MI | Tiger Stadium | 43256 | |
| Sun | 11/10/1974 | A | Oakland Raiders | 13-35 | L | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 51973 | |
| Sun | 11/17/1974 | H | New York Giants | 20-19 | W | Detroit, MI | Tiger Stadium | 40431 | |
| Sun | 11/24/1974 | H | Chicago Bears | 34-17 | W | Detroit, MI | Tiger Stadium | 40930 | |
| Thu | 11/28/1974 | H | Denver Broncos | 27-31 | L | Detroit, MI | Tiger Stadium | 51157 | |
| Sun | 12/8/1974 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 23-19 | W | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 45159 | |
| Sun | 12/15/1974 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 17-28 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 57157 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Lem Barney | 20 | LCB | 6-1 | 189 | 29 | Jackson State | 13 | 12 |
| T.C. Blair | 81 | TE | 6-4 | 220 | 23 | Tulsa | 11 | 0 |
| Dexter Bussey | 24 | RB | 6-1 | 205 | 22 | Oklahoma; Texas-Arlington | 11 | 0 |
| Carl Capria | 46 | S | 6-3 | 185 | 22 | Purdue | 12 | 0 |
| Leon Crosswhite | 35 | RB | 6-2 | 215 | 23 | Oklahoma | 14 | 1 |
| Ben Davis | 29 | RCB | 5-11 | 183 | 29 | Defiance | 9 | 2 |
| Guy Dennis | 60 | LOG-C | 6-2 | 254 | 27 | Florida | 12 | 3 |
| Ed Flanagan | 54 | C | 6-3 | 246 | 30 | Purdue | 13 | 13 |
| Rocky Freitas | 76 | ROT | 6-6 | 267 | 29 | Oregon State | 14 | 14 |
| Bill Frohbose | 39 | S | 6-0 | 185 | 22 | Miami (Florida) | 2 | 0 |
| Larry Hand | 74 | RDE-LDE | 6-5 | 247 | 34 | Appalachian State | 13 | 8 |
| Mike Hennigan | 58 | LB | 6-2 | 210 | 23 | Tennessee Tech | 14 | 0 |
| Jim Hooks | 30 | RB | 5-11 | 225 | 24 | Central Oklahoma | 8 | 6 |
| Billy Howard | 70 | DE | 6-4 | 255 | 24 | Alcorn State | 12 | 0 |
| Ray Jarvis | 45 | WR | 6-0 | 197 | 25 | Norfolk State | 13 | 2 |
| Dick Jauron | 26 | RS | 6-0 | 190 | 24 | Yale | 14 | 14 |
| Ron Jessie | 89 | WR | 6-0 | 183 | 26 | Imperial Valley JC; Kansas | 12 | 12 |
| Levi Johnson | 23 | RCB | 6-3 | 196 | 24 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 14 | 13 |
| Gordon Jolley | 64 | LOT | 6-5 | 230 | 25 | Utah | 11 | 2 |
| Jimmie Lee Jones | 31 | RB | 5-10 | 205 | 24 | East Los Angeles JC; UCLA | 14 | 2 |
| Bob Kowalkowski | 66 | ROG | 6-3 | 243 | 31 | Virginia | 14 | 14 |
| Greg Landry | 11 | QB | 6-4 | 205 | 28 | Massachusetts | 5 | 3 |
| Jim Laslavic | 52 | MLB | 6-2 | 237 | 23 | Penn State | 14 | 14 |
| Errol Mann | 12 | K | 6-0 | 203 | 33 | North Dakota | 14 | 0 |
| Jim Mitchell | 83 | RDT | 6-3 | 247 | 26 | Virginia State | 14 | 14 |
| Bill Munson | 19 | QB | 6-2 | 203 | 33 | Foothill JC; Utah State | 11 | 11 |
| Paul Naumoff | 50 | LLB | 6-1 | 218 | 29 | Tennessee | 14 | 14 |
| Ed O'Neil | 55 | LB | 6-3 | 235 | 22 | Penn State | 14 | 0 |
| Herb Orvis | 80 | LDT | 6-5 | 248 | 28 | Colorado | 14 | 14 |
| Steve Owens | 36 | RB | 6-2 | 217 | 27 | Oklahoma | 11 | 8 |
| Bob Pickard | 86 | WR | 6-0 | 190 | 22 | Xavier (Ohio) | 14 | 1 |
| Ernie Price | 72 | LDE | 6-4 | 245 | 24 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 11 | 6 |
| Fred Rothwell | 61 | C | 6-3 | 240 | 22 | Kansas State | 14 | 0 |
| Charlie Sanders | 88 | TE | 6-4 | 225 | 28 | Minnesota | 14 | 14 |
| Ken Sanders | 82 | LDE | 6-5 | 242 | 24 | Howard Payne | 14 | 14 |
| John Small | 84 | LB | 6-4 | 263 | 28 | The Citadel | 13 | 0 |
| Altie Taylor | 42 | RB | 5-10 | 199 | 27 | Diablo Valley JC; Utah State | 13 | 12 |
| Jim Thrower | 21 | LS | 6-2 | 194 | 27 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 12 | 1 |
| Chuck Walton | 63 | LOG | 6-3 | 253 | 33 | Iowa State | 14 | 12 |
| Larry Walton | 49 | WR | 5-11 | 180 | 27 | Trinidad State JC; Arizona State | 13 | 12 |
| Charlie Weaver | 59 | RLB | 6-2 | 225 | 25 | Arizona Western JC; Southern California | 14 | 14 |
| Herman Weaver | 18 | P | 6-4 | 210 | 26 | Tennessee | 14 | 0 |
| Charlie West | 47 | LS-RCB | 6-1 | 190 | 28 | Angelo State; Texas-El Paso | 13 | 10 |
| Daryl White | 67 | OG | 6-3 | 250 | 23 | Nebraska | 10 | 0 |
| Doug Wyatt | 40 | LS | 6-1 | 195 | 28 | Tulsa | 12 | 4 |
| Sam Wyche | 17 | QB | 6-4 | 213 | 29 | Furman | 14 | 0 |
| Jim Yarbrough | 75 | LOT | 6-6 | 261 | 28 | Florida | 12 | 12 |
| Mickey Zofko | 34 | RB | 6-3 | 195 | 25 | Auburn | 4 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 8 | Ed O'Neil | LB | Penn State |
| 2 | 39 | Billy Howard | DT | Alcorn State |
| 3 | 65 | Dexter Bussey | RB | Texas-Arlington |
| 5 | 117 | Carl Capria | DB | Purdue |
| 6 | 139 | Willie Burden | RB | North Carolina State |
| 6 | 143 | Jimmie Davis | G | Alcorn State |
| 7 | 169 | Efren Herrera | K | UCLA |
| 8 | 195 | Mike Denimarck | LB | Emporia State |
| 10 | 247 | Dave Wooley | RB | Central Oklahoma |
| 11 | 273 | T.C. Blair | TE | Tulsa |
| 12 | 299 | Mark Wakefield | WR | Tampa |
| 13 | 325 | Fred Rothwell | C | Kansas State |
| 14 | 351 | David Jones | DB | Howard Payne |
| 15 | 377 | John Wells | G | Kansas State |
| 16 | 403 | Myron Wilson | DB | Bowling Green State |
| 17 | 429 | Collis Temple | DE | Louisiana State |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 39 | 80 | 53 | 84 | 256 |
| Opponents Totals | 40 | 86 | 93 | 51 | 270 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 211 | 88 | 114 | 9 | 63/177 35.6% | / % | 86 | 719 | |
| Opponents Totals | 270 | 127 | 124 | 19 | 69/202 34.2% | / % | 71 | 566 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Errol Mann | 0 | 23 | 26 | 88.5 | 23 | 32 | 71.9 | 0 | 92 |
| Altie Taylor | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Ron Jessie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Levi Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Steve Owens | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Charlie Sanders | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Larry Walton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Leon Crosswhite | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jimmie Lee Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Greg Landry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bill Munson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bob Pickard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jim Mitchell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 27 | 23 | 27 | 85.2 | 23 | 32 | 71.9 | 1 | 256 |
| Opponents Totals | 30 | 28 | 30 | 93.3 | 20 | 32 | 62.5 | 1 | 270 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Errol Mann | 23 | 32 | 71.9 | 2 | 42 | 0/0 | 6/8 | 3/15 | 4/8 | 0/1 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 32 | 71.9 | 2 | 42 | 0/0 | 6/8 | 3/15 | 4/8 | 0/1 |
| Opponents Totals | 20 | 32 | 62.5 | 2/2 | 5/6 | 6/7 | 7/15 | 0/1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altie Taylor | 150 | 532 | 3.5 | 27 | 5 |
| Steve Owens | 97 | 374 | 3.9 | 27 | 3 |
| Jimmie Lee Jones | 32 | 147 | 4.6 | 21 | 1 |
| Jim Hooks | 44 | 143 | 3.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Greg Landry | 22 | 95 | 4.3 | 19 | 1 |
| Leon Crosswhite | 12 | 49 | 4.1 | 9 | 1 |
| Bill Munson | 18 | 40 | 2.2 | 9 | 1 |
| Dexter Bussey | 9 | 22 | 2.4 | 9 | 0 |
| Ron Jessie | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 18t | 1 |
| Mickey Zofko | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bob Pickard | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Larry Walton | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Sam Wyche | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 397 | 1433 | 3.6 | 27 | 13 |
| Opponents Totals | 486 | 2102 | 4.3 | 64 | 17 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Munson | 292 | 166 | 56.8 | 119 | 1874 | 6.4 | 11.3 | 56 | 8 | 2.7 | 7 | 2.4 | 24 | 172 | 1702 | 75.3 |
| Greg Landry | 82 | 49 | 59.8 | 30 | 572 | 7.0 | 11.7 | 45 | 3 | 3.7 | 3 | 3.7 | 11 | 83 | 489 | 77.9 |
| Larry Walton | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 29 | 14.5 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 95.8 |
| Sam Wyche | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Team Totals | 377 | 216 | 57.3 | 150 | 2475 | 6.6 | 11.5 | 56 | 11 | 2.9 | 11 | 2.9 | 35 | 255 | 2220 | 74.8 |
| Opponents Totals | 405 | 219 | 54.1 | 169 | 2423 | 6.0 | 11.1 | 73 | 13 | 3.2 | 17 | 4.2 | 24 | 187 | 2236 | 65.3 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Jessie | 54 | 761 | 14.1 | 46 | 3 |
| Charlie Sanders | 42 | 532 | 12.7 | 47 | 3 |
| Larry Walton | 31 | 404 | 13.0 | 48 | 3 |
| Altie Taylor | 30 | 293 | 9.8 | 34 | 1 |
| Steve Owens | 24 | 158 | 6.6 | 13 | 0 |
| Jim Hooks | 9 | 53 | 5.9 | 19 | 0 |
| Bob Pickard | 8 | 88 | 11.0 | 18 | 1 |
| Jimmie Lee Jones | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 15 | 0 |
| Dexter Bussey | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Ray Jarvis | 3 | 87 | 29.0 | 56 | 0 |
| Leon Crosswhite | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Mickey Zofko | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Bill Munson | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 216 | 2475 | 11.5 | 56 | 11 |
| Opponents Totals | 219 | 2423 | 11.1 | 73 | 13 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Levi Johnson | 5 | 139 | 27.8 | 55t | 2 |
| Lem Barney | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 39 | 0 |
| Charlie Weaver | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Dick Jauron | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Ben Davis | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Jim Laslavic | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Paul Naumoff | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Charlie West | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 266 | 15.6 | 55t | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 11 | 149 | 13.5 | 37 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herman Weaver | 72 | 2772 | 38.5 | 61 | 2 | |||||
| Errol Mann | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |||||
| Team Totals | 73 | 2790 | 38.2 | 61 | 2 | 275 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 62 | 2304 | 37.2 | 58 | 4 | 429 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Jauron | 17 | 7 | 286 | 16.8 | 58 | 0 |
| Charlie West | 6 | 0 | 32 | 5.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Ray Jarvis | 5 | 0 | 62 | 12.4 | 34 | 0 |
| Lem Barney | 5 | 1 | 37 | 7.4 | 11 | 0 |
| Carl Capria | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 10 | 429 | 12.6 | 58 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 37 | 10 | 275 | 7.4 | 45 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmie Lee Jones | 38 | 927 | 24.4 | 59 | 0 | |
| Ray Jarvis | 5 | 90 | 18.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Dexter Bussey | 5 | 59 | 11.8 | 21 | 0 | |
| Charlie West | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 25 | 0 | |
| Ron Jessie | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 31 | 0 | |
| Dick Jauron | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 21 | 0 | |
| Mickey Zofko | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 17 | 0 | |
| Larry Walton | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Guy Dennis | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Leon Crosswhite | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Levi Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 62 | 1293 | 20.9 | 59 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 60 | 1256 | 20.9 | 52 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Ken Sanders | 6.5 | |
| Jim Mitchell | 4.5 | |
| Herb Orvis | 3.5 | |
| Larry Hand | 3.0 | |
| Ernie Price | 2.5 | |
| Billy Howard | 1.0 | |
| Jim Laslavic | 1.0 | |
| (Team) | 2.0 | |
| Team Totals | 24.0 | 187.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 35.0 | 255.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T.C. Blair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dexter Bussey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Leon Crosswhite | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Larry Hand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Hooks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ray Jarvis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dick Jauron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Jessie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Levi Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmie Lee Jones | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Greg Landry | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Laslavic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Mitchell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Munson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Naumoff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Herb Orvis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Steve Owens | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ernie Price | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Charlie Sanders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken Sanders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Altie Taylor | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Thrower | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Walton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie West | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Yarbrough | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 7 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 23 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 0 |
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