| Detroit Lions at Los Angeles Rams |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 14, 1970 Location: Los Angeles, CA Venue: Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 79441 |
| Weather: Mostly Clear Temp: 56 F Humidty: 64% Wind: 3 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 0 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 23 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | LARM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Altie Taylor 2 run (Errol Mann kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | David Ray 15 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Steve Owens 6 run (Errol Mann kick) | 14 | 3 |
| 3 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | David Ray 21 FG | 14 | 6 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Earl McCullouch 26 pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick) | 21 | 6 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Larry Smith 17 pass from Roman Gabriel (David Ray kick) | 21 | 13 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | David Ray 29 FG | 21 | 16 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Steve Owens 4 run (Errol Mann kick) | 28 | 16 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Billy Truax 5 pass from Roman Gabriel (David Ray kick) | 28 | 23 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Chuck Hughes |
| 25 | WR | Earl McCullouch |
| 73 | LOT | Roger Shoals |
| 63 | LOG | Chuck Walton |
| 54 | C | Ed Flanagan |
| 68 | ROG | Frank Gallagher |
| 76 | ROT | Rocky Freitas |
| 88 | TE | Charlie Sanders |
| 11 | QB | Greg Landry |
| 24 | RB | Mel Farr |
| 42 | RB | Altie Taylor |
| Defense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Jim Mitchell |
| 71 | LDT | Alex Karras |
| 82 | RDT | Jerry Rush |
| 74 | RDE | Larry Hand |
| 50 | LLB | Paul Naumoff |
| 53 | MLB | Mike Lucci |
| 55 | RLB | Wayne Walker |
| 20 | LCB | Lem Barney |
| 28 | LS | Mike Weger |
| 48 | RS | Tommy Vaughn |
| 44 | RCB | Dick LeBeau |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Jack Snow |
| 14 | WR | Wendell Tucker |
| 73 | LOT | Charlie Cowan |
| 65 | LOG | Tom Mack |
| 50 | C | Ken Iman |
| 71 | ROG | Joe Scibelli |
| 76 | ROT | Bob Brown |
| 87 | TE | Billy Truax |
| 18 | QB | Roman Gabriel |
| 34 | RB | Les Josephson |
| 38 | RB | Larry Smith |
| Offense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Deacon Jones |
| 74 | LDT | Merlin Olsen |
| 72 | RDT | Diron Talbert |
| 79 | RDE | Coy Bacon |
| 32 | LLB | Jack Pardee |
| 66 | MLB | Myron Pottios |
| 53 | RLB | Jim Purnell |
| 24 | LCB | Clancy Williams |
| 17 | LS | Richie Petitbon |
| 21 | RS | Eddie Meador |
| 39 | RCB | Kermit Alexander |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Steve Owens | 17 | 66 | 3.9 | 23 | 2 |
| Greg Landry | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 22 | 0 |
| Altie Taylor | 13 | 48 | 3.7 | 16 | 1 |
| Mel Farr | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Larry Smith | 7 | 19 | 2.7 | 4 | 0 |
| Les Josephson | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 6 | 0 |
| Roman Gabriel | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Willie Ellison | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Greg Landry | 23 | 16 | 69.6 | 1 | 198 | 8.6 | 26t | 1 | 5 | 34 | 92.3 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Roman Gabriel | 42 | 27 | 64.3 | 1 | 334 | 8.0 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 94.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Charlie Sanders | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Earl McCullouch | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 26t | 1 |
| Chuck Hughes | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Altie Taylor | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 18 | 0 |
| Steve Owens | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Jack Snow | 7 | 150 | 21.4 | 50 | 0 |
| Billy Truax | 7 | 60 | 8.6 | 18 | 1 |
| Les Josephson | 6 | 52 | 8.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Larry Smith | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 17t | 1 |
| Pat Studstill | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 17 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Mike Lucci | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Richie Petitbon | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Herman Weaver | 5 | 236 | 47.2 | 59 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Pat Studstill | 3 | 114 | 38.0 | 50 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Lem Barney | 1 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Tommy Vaughn | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Alvin Haymond | 2 | 1 | 28 | 14.0 | 24 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Bobby Ray Williams | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 19 | 0 | |
| Lem Barney | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Paul Naumoff | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Alvin Haymond | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 31 | 0 | |
| Kermit Alexander | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
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