| Detroit Lions at Baltimore Colts |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 11, 1977 Location: Baltimore, MD Venue: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 45124 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 27 F Humidty: % Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 13 |
| Baltimore ColtsBAL | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | BAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Steve Mike-Mayer 25 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Toni Linhart 31 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Steve Mike-Mayer 37 FG | 6 | 3 |
| 4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Lydell Mitchell 34 pass from Bert Jones (Toni Linhart kick) | 6 | 10 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Leonard Thompson 2 blocked punt recovery (Steve Mike-Mayer kick) | 13 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | J.D. Hill |
| 45 | WR | Ray Jarvis |
| 75 | LOT | Jim Yarbrough |
| 73 | LOG | Russ Bolinger |
| 63 | C | Jon Morris |
| 62 | ROG | Lynn Boden |
| 71 | ROT | Craig Hertwig |
| 81 | TE | David Hill |
| 16 | QB | Gary Danielson |
| 25 | RB | Horace King |
| 39 | RB | Leonard Thompson |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Ken Sanders |
| 80 | LDT | Herb Orvis |
| 78 | RDT | Doug English |
| 83 | RDE | Jim Mitchell |
| 57 | LLB | Garth Ten Napel |
| 55 | MLB | Ed O'Neil |
| 59 | RLB | Charlie Weaver |
| 28 | LCB | James Hunter |
| 40 | SS | Charlie West |
| 26 | FS | Dick Jauron |
| 20 | RCB | Lem Barney |
| Baltimore Colts | ||
| Offense | ||
| 35 | WR | Glenn Doughty |
| 86 | WR | Freddie Scott |
| 64 | LOT | David Taylor |
| 61 | LOG | Bob Pratt |
| 57 | C | Ken Mendenhall |
| 62 | ROG | Ken Huff |
| 75 | ROT | George Kunz |
| 87 | TE | Raymond Chester |
| 7 | QB | Bert Jones |
| 48 | RB | Roosevelt Leaks |
| 26 | RB | Lydell Mitchell |
| Offense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Fred Cook |
| 63 | LDT | Mike Barnes |
| 76 | RDT | Joe Ehrmann |
| 78 | RDE | John Dutton |
| 52 | LLB | Tom MacLeod |
| 56 | MLB | Ed Simonini |
| 53 | RLB | Stan White |
| 43 | LCB | Norm Thompson |
| 40 | SS | Bruce Laird |
| 44 | FS | Lyle Blackwood |
| 30 | RCB | Doug Nettles |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 26:24 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 6/17 | / | 5 | 40 | 1 | 0 |
| BAL | 33:36 | 20 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 10/17 | / | 8 | 79 | 3 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Rick Kane | 12 | 39 | 3.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Horace King | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 6 | 0 |
| Leonard Thompson | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Gary Danielson | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| Marv Hubbard | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 27 | 83 | 3.1 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Lydell Mitchell | 22 | 94 | 4.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Ron Lee | 9 | 44 | 4.9 | 0 | |
| Roosevelt Leaks | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 148 | 4.2 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Gary Danielson | 32 | 17 | 53.1 | 1 | 129 | 4.0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 50.1 | |
| Leonard Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team Totals | 33 | 17 | 51.5 | 1 | 129 | 3.9 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 48.7 | |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||||||
| Bert Jones | 38 | 21 | 55.3 | 2 | 221 | 5.8 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 59.2 | |
| Team Totals | 38 | 21 | 55.3 | 2 | 221 | 5.8 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 59.2 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Rick Kane | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 0 | |
| J.D. Hill | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 0 | |
| Marv Hubbard | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| David Hill | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| Horace King | 2 | -6 | -3.0 | 0 | |
| Ray Jarvis | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Leonard Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 129 | 7.6 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Lydell Mitchell | 9 | 88 | 9.8 | 34 | 1 |
| Raymond Chester | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 0 | |
| Freddie Scott | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | |
| Ron Lee | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| Glenn Doughty | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Don McCauley | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 221 | 10.5 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| James Hunter | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Dick Jauron | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Lyle Blackwood | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||
| Wilbur Summers | 9 | 307 | 34.1 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 307 | 34.1 | 44 | 0 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||
| David Lee | 5 | 205 | 41.0 | 52 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 205 | 34.2 | 52 | 0 | 1 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Eddie Payton | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Lyle Blackwood | 4 | 3 | 10 | 2.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Ray Oldham | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 6 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Andy Bolton | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Eddie Payton | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Bruce Laird | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 35 | 0 | |
| Don McCauley | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Perry Griggs | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 78 | 19.5 | 35 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |