| Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: September 3, 1978 Location: Pontiac, MI |
| Venue: Pontiac Silverdome Attendance: 51187 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay PackersGB | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | GB | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Green Bay PackersGB | Chester Marcol 41 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Green Bay PackersGB | Chester Marcol 23 FG | 6 | 0 |
| 3 | Green Bay PackersGB | Barty Smith 1 run (Chester Marcol kick) | 13 | 0 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Dexter Bussey 5 run (Benny Ricardo kick) | 13 | 7 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | James Lofton |
| 43 | WR | Aundra Thompson |
| 76 | LOT | Tim Stokes |
| 57 | LOG | Derrel Gofourth |
| 54 | C | Larry McCarren |
| 71 | ROG | Mel Jackson |
| 68 | ROT | Greg Koch |
| 81 | TE | Rich McGeorge |
| 17 | QB | David Whitehurst |
| 34 | HB | Terdell Middleton |
| 33 | FB | Barty Smith |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Mike Butler |
| 74 | LDT | Dave Roller |
| 75 | RDT | Carl Barzilauskas |
| 78 | RDE | Ezra Johnson |
| 52 | LLB | Gary Weaver |
| 55 | MLB | Mike Hunt |
| 60 | RLB | John Anderson |
| 28 | LCB | Willie Buchanon |
| 46 | SS | Steve Luke |
| 24 | FS | Johnnie Gray |
| 29 | RCB | Mike McCoy |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Luther Blue |
| 45 | WR | Ray Jarvis |
| 62 | LOT | Lynn Boden |
| 61 | LOG | Homer Elias |
| 63 | C | Mike Montler |
| 60 | ROG | Gary Anderson |
| 70 | ROT | Bill Fifer |
| 81 | TE | David Hill |
| 11 | QB | Greg Landry |
| 24 | RB | Dexter Bussey |
| 25 | FB | Horace King |
| Offense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Ken Sanders |
| 77 | LDT | John Woodcock |
| 78 | RDT | Doug English |
| 60 | RDE | Bubba Baker |
| 50 | LLB | Paul Naumoff |
| 55 | MLB | Ed O'Neil |
| 59 | RLB | Charlie Weaver |
| 28 | LCB | James Hunter |
| 42 | SS | Reggie Pinkney |
| 40 | FS | Jimmy Allen |
| 27 | RCB | Luther Bradley |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Terdell Middleton | 28 | 91 | 3.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Barty Smith | 18 | 54 | 3.0 | 6 | 1 |
| Nate Simpson | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 8 | 0 |
| Aundra Thompson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| David Whitehurst | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Dexter Bussey | 13 | 51 | 3.9 | 1 | |
| Horace King | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 5 | 0 |
| Luther Blue | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Greg Landry | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 4 | 0 |
| Rick Kane | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Lawrence Gaines | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||||||||
| David Whitehurst | 9 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 31 | 3.4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44.2 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Greg Landry | 19 | 10 | 52.6 | 1 | 116 | 6.1 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 76 | 49.5 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Aundra Thompson | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| James Lofton | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Barty Smith | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| David Hill | 5 | 64 | 12.8 | 17 | 0 |
| Horace King | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Freddie Scott | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Luther Blue | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Dexter Bussey | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| John Anderson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| David Beverly | 7 | 284 | 40.6 | 46 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Tom Skladany | 7 | 271 | 38.7 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | ||||||
| Johnnie Gray | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Luther Blue | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | |
| Leonard Thompson | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Jesse Thompson | 1 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | ||||||
| Steve Odom | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 30 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Leonard Thompson | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 0 | ||
| Luther Blue | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | ||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |
| Ezra Johnson | 5.0 |
| Mike Butler | 2.0 |
| Carl Barzilauskas | 1.0 |
| Detroit Lions | |
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