| Washington Redskins at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: October 8, 1978 Location: Pontiac, MI |
| Venue: Pontiac Silverdome Attendance: 60555 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 19 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | WAS | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Benny Ricardo 19 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Benny Ricardo 23 FG | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Benny Ricardo 31 FG | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Gerard Williams EZ blocked punt recovery (Mark Moseley kick) | 7 | 9 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Benny Ricardo 22 FG | 7 | 12 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Jean Fugett 21 pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) | 14 | 12 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Rick Kane 6 run (Benny Ricardo kick) | 14 | 19 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Johnny McDaniel 25 pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) | 21 | 19 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 46 | WR | Frank Grant |
| 83 | WR | Ricky Thompson |
| 75 | LOT | Terry Hermeling |
| 64 | LOG | Ron Saul |
| 54 | C | Bob Kuziel |
| 62 | ROG | Dan Nugent |
| 74 | ROT | George Starke |
| 84 | TE | Jean Fugett |
| 7 | QB | Joe Theismann |
| 22 | HB | Mike Thomas |
| 44 | FB | John Riggins |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Ron McDole |
| 65 | LDT | Dave Butz |
| 72 | RDT | Diron Talbert |
| 80 | RDE | Coy Bacon |
| 59 | LLB | Brad Dusek |
| 53 | MLB | Harold McLinton |
| 52 | RLB | Chris Hanburger |
| 24 | LCB | Lemar Parrish |
| 27 | SS | Ken Houston |
| 13 | FS | Jake Scott |
| 20 | RCB | Joe Lavender |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Luther Blue |
| 47 | WR | Freddie Scott |
| 76 | LOT | Karl Baldischwiler |
| 61 | LOG | Homer Elias |
| 54 | C | Larry Tearry |
| 62 | ROG | Lynn Boden |
| 74 | ROT | Brad Oates |
| 81 | TE | David Hill |
| 16 | QB | Gary Danielson |
| 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 |
| 21 | LCB | Walt Williams |
| 33 | SS | Bruce Rhodes |
| 29 | FS | Mike Burns |
| 27 | RCB | Luther Bradley |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| John Riggins | 12 | 44 | 3.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Mike Thomas | 10 | 14 | 1.4 | 5 | 0 |
| Johnny McDaniel | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Joe Theismann | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Horace King | 10 | 84 | 8.4 | 52 | 0 |
| Rick Kane | 18 | 62 | 3.4 | 11 | 1 |
| Dexter Bussey | 12 | 60 | 5.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Lawrence Gaines | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 7 | 0 |
| Gary Danielson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Joe Theismann | 27 | 12 | 44.4 | 2 | 220 | 8.1 | 52 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 66.9 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Gary Danielson | 30 | 15 | 50.0 | 1 | 153 | 5.1 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 51.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Mike Thomas | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 30 | 0 |
| Johnny McDaniel | 3 | 90 | 30.0 | 52 | 1 |
| Jean Fugett | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 21t | 1 |
| John Riggins | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Frank Grant | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| David Hill | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Jesse Thompson | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Rick Kane | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Horace King | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Luther Blue | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Lawrence Gaines | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Jake Scott | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Ed O'Neil | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Charlie Weaver | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Mike Bragg | 8 | 360 | 45.0 | 51 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Tom Skladany | 5 | 241 | 48.2 | 57 | 1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Tony Green | 5 | 0 | 31 | 6.2 | 15 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Jesse Thompson | 4 | 0 | 19 | 4.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Freddie Scott | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Tony Green | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 22 | 0 | |
| Ike Forte | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 22 | 0 | |
| Clarence Harmon | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Donnie Harris | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Jesse Thompson | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |
| Brad Dusek | 1.0 |
| Detroit Lions | |
| Bubba Baker | 1.0 |
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