| Kansas City Chiefs at Detroit Lions |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 25, 1971 Location: Detroit, MI Venue: Tiger Stadium Attendance: 54418 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 40 F Humidty: 57% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City ChiefsKC | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 32 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | KC | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Errol Mann 27 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Steve Owens 1 run (Errol Mann kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Ed Podolak 2 run (Jan Stenerud kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Charlie Sanders 5 pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Earl McCullouch 17 pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick) | 7 | 24 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Safety, Jerrel Wilson punt blocked out of end zone by Ron Jessie | 7 | 26 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Errol Mann 28 FG | 7 | 29 |
| 3 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Ed Podolak 5 run (Jan Stenerud kick) | 14 | 29 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Errol Mann 21 FG | 14 | 32 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Ed Podolak 6 run (Jan Stenerud kick) | 21 | 32 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Otis Taylor |
| 17 | WR | Elmo Wright |
| 77 | LOT | Jim Tyrer |
| 71 | LOG | Ed Budde |
| 58 | C | Jack Rudnay |
| 76 | ROG | Mo Moorman |
| 73 | ROT | Dave Hill |
| 88 | TE | Morris Stroud |
| 16 | QB | Len Dawson |
| 38 | RB | Wendell Hayes |
| 14 | RB | Ed Podolak |
| Defense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Marvin Upshaw |
| 61 | LDT | Curley Culp |
| 86 | RDT | Buck Buchanan |
| 87 | RDE | Aaron Brown |
| 78 | LLB | Bobby Bell |
| 63 | MLB | Willie Lanier |
| 51 | RLB | Jim Lynch |
| 40 | LCB | Jim Marsalis |
| 46 | LS | Jim Kearney |
| 42 | RS | Johnny Robinson |
| 18 | RCB | Emmitt Thomas |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 25 | WR | Earl McCullouch |
| 49 | WR | Larry Walton |
| 75 | LOT | Jim Yarbrough |
| 63 | LOG | Chuck Walton |
| 54 | C | Ed Flanagan |
| 68 | ROG | Frank Gallagher |
| 76 | ROT | Rocky Freitas |
| 88 | TE | Charlie Sanders |
| 11 | QB | Greg Landry |
| 36 | RB | Steve Owens |
| 42 | RB | Altie Taylor |
| Offense | ||
| 84 | LDE | Joe Robb |
| 77 | LDT | Dick Evey |
| 82 | RDT | Jerry Rush |
| 74 | RDE | Larry Hand |
| 50 | LLB | Paul Naumoff |
| 53 | MLB | Mike Lucci |
| 55 | RLB | Wayne Walker |
| 21 | LCB | Al Clark |
| 28 | LS | Mike Weger |
| 47 | RS | Wayne Rasmussen |
| 44 | RCB | Dick LeBeau |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Wendell Hayes | 10 | 68 | 6.8 | 12 | 0 |
| Ed Podolak | 15 | 51 | 3.4 | 8 | 3 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Steve Owens | 22 | 79 | 3.6 | 14 | 1 |
| Greg Landry | 6 | 45 | 7.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Altie Taylor | 7 | 34 | 4.9 | 11 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||
| Len Dawson | 22 | 13 | 59.1 | 1 | 139 | 6.3 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 58.7 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Greg Landry | 22 | 15 | 68.2 | 2 | 225 | 10.2 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 93.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||
| Ed Podolak | 5 | 61 | 12.2 | 23 | 0 | ||||||
| Ed Podolak | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| Wendell Hayes | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 23 | 0 | ||||||
| Otis Taylor | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 17 | 0 | ||||||
| Morris Stroud | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | ||||||
| Elmo Wright | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | ||||||
| Jim Otis | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Charlie Sanders | 5 | 90 | 18.0 | 33 | 1 | ||||||
| Altie Taylor | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 14 | 0 | ||||||
| Larry Walton | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 22 | 0 | ||||||
| Earl McCullouch | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 17t | 1 | ||||||
| Steve Owens | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 13 | 0 | ||||||
| Mel Farr | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 | 0 | ||||||
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Wilbur Young | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Johnny Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Wayne Rasmussen | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Jerrel Wilson | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 50 | 1 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Kerry Reardon | 4 | 91 | 22.8 | 26 | 0 | |
| Mike Adamle | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 20 | 0 | |
| Warren McVea | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Al Clark | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Ron Jessie | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Bill Triplett | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Ray Parson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Ed Mooney | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |
| Detroit Lions |
| In Memoriam |
| NFL Boxscores |
| NFL Game Officials |
| NFL Training Camps |
| NFL Roster Limits |
| Pro Football Hall of Fame |
| Super Bowl |
| Privacy Policy |
| ©2006-2025 Pro Football Archives. All Rights Reserved. |
| Last Updated: November 13, 2025 |