| Detroit Lions at Washington Redskins |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 17, 1976 Location: Washington, DC Venue: RFK Stadium Attendance: 45908 |
| Weather: Light Rain Temp: 47 F Humidty: 96% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | WAS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Mark Moseley 42 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Frank Grant 8 pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Mike Thomas 3 run (Mark Moseley kick) | 0 | 17 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Mark Moseley 45 FG | 0 | 20 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Ray Jarvis 56 pass from Joe Reed (Errol Mann kick) | 7 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 45 | WR | Ray Jarvis |
| 49 | WR | Larry Walton |
| 71 | LOT | Craig Hertwig |
| 73 | LOG | Russ Bolinger |
| 63 | C | Jon Morris |
| 66 | ROG | Bob Kowalkowski |
| 76 | ROT | Rocky Freitas |
| 11 | QB | Greg Landry |
| 24 | RB | Dexter Bussey |
| 38 | RB | Lawrence Gaines |
| 25 | RB | Horace King |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Ken Sanders |
| 78 | LDT | Doug English |
| 74 | RDT | Larry Hand |
| 83 | RDE | Jim Mitchell |
| 50 | LLB | Paul Naumoff |
| 52 | MLB | Jim Laslavic |
| 59 | RLB | Charlie Weaver |
| 20 | LCB | Lem Barney |
| 40 | LS | Charlie West |
| 26 | RS | Dick Jauron |
| 23 | RCB | Levi Johnson |
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 46 | WR | Frank Grant |
| 80 | WR | Roy Jefferson |
| 76 | LOT | Tim Stokes |
| 64 | LOG | Ron Saul |
| 56 | C | Len Hauss |
| 75 | ROG | Terry Hermeling |
| 74 | ROT | George Starke |
| 87 | TE | Jerry Smith |
| 7 | QB | Joe Theismann |
| 44 | RB | John Riggins |
| 22 | RB | Mike Thomas |
| Offense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Ron McDole |
| 55 | LDT | Dave Butz |
| 72 | RDT | Diron Talbert |
| 61 | RDE | Dennis Johnson |
| 59 | LLB | Brad Dusek |
| 53 | MLB | Harold McLinton |
| 55 | RLB | Chris Hanburger |
| 37 | LCB | Pat Fischer |
| 27 | LS | Ken Houston |
| 13 | RS | Jake Scott |
| 20 | RCB | Joe Lavender |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Dexter Bussey | 19 | 69 | 3.6 | 0 | |
| Greg Landry | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Lawrence Gaines | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Horace King | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Mike Thomas | 19 | 87 | 4.6 | 1 | |
| John Riggins | 11 | 25 | 2.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Calvin Hill | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 3 | 0 |
| Joe Theismann | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Larry Brown | 3 | -7 | -2.3 | -1 | 0 |
| Frank Grant | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | -9 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Greg Landry | 16 | 5 | 31.3 | 2 | 84 | 5.3 | 0 | 10.4 | |||
| Joe Reed | 12 | 6 | 50.0 | 0 | 117 | 9.8 | 1 | 112.2 | |||
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Joe Theismann | 20 | 9 | 45.0 | 1 | 129 | 6.5 | 1 | 62.3 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Ray Jarvis | 4 | 96 | 24.0 | 1 | |
| Larry Walton | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 0 | |
| Horace King | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| David Hill | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Leonard Thompson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Frank Grant | 6 | 93 | 15.5 | 1 | |
| Roy Jefferson | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | |
| Jerry Smith | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Dick Jauron | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Joe Lavender | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Pat Fischer | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Herman Weaver | 10 | 386 | 38.6 | 0 | |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Mike Bragg | 8 | 308 | 38.5 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Lem Barney | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | ||
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Eddie Brown | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Bobby Thompson | 5 | 74 | 14.8 | 0 | ||
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Eddie Brown | 1 | 67 | 67.0 | 67 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
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