| San Francisco 49ers at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: December 17, 1978 Location: Pontiac, MI |
| Venue: Pontiac Silverdome Attendance: 56674 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 3 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 33 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SF | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Benny Ricardo 19 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Jack Steptoe 35 pass from Steve DeBerg (Ray Wersching kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Benny Ricardo 40 FG | 7 | 6 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Dexter Bussey 4 run (Benny Ricardo kick) | 7 | 13 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Dexter Bussey 1 run (Benny Ricardo kick) | 7 | 20 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Jimmy Allen 64 opponents fumble recovery (Benny Ricardo kick) | 7 | 27 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Freddie Solomon 11 run (Ray Wersching kick) | 14 | 27 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Benny Ricardo 31 FG | 14 | 30 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Benny Ricardo 22 FG | 14 | 33 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Kenny Harrison |
| 67 | LOT | Ron Singleton |
| 65 | LOG | Ernie Hughes |
| 56 | C | Fred Quillan |
| 62 | ROG | Walt Downing |
| 71 | ROT | Keith Fahnhorst |
| 85 | TE | Paul Seal |
| 17 | QB | Steve DeBerg |
| 36 | RB | Paul Hofer |
| 88 | WR | Freddie Solomon |
| 38 | FB | Bobby Ferrell |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Archie Reese |
| 74 | LDT | Jimmy Webb |
| 75 | RDT | Ed Galigher |
| 86 | RDE | Cedrick Hardman |
| 50 | LLB | Joe Harris |
| 57 | MLB | Dan Bunz |
| 54 | RLB | Ed Bradley |
| 42 | LCB | Ricky Odom |
| 26 | SS | Bob Jury |
| 24 | FS | Chuck Crist |
| 22 | RCB | Eddie Lewis |
| 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 |
| 38 | FB | Lawrence Gaines |
| Offense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Dave Pureifory |
| 77 | LDT | John Woodcock |
| 78 | RDT | Doug English |
| 60 | RDE | Bubba Baker |
| 52 | LLB | Dave Washington |
| 55 | MLB | Ed O'Neil |
| 59 | RLB | Charlie Weaver |
| 21 | LCB | Walt Williams |
| 29 | SS | Mike Burns |
| 40 | FS | Jimmy Allen |
| 27 | RCB | Luther Bradley |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Paul Hofer | 15 | 96 | 6.4 | 40 | 0 |
| Greg Boykin | 12 | 57 | 4.8 | 23 | 0 |
| Freddie Solomon | 9 | 42 | 4.7 | 12 | 1 |
| Bobby Ferrell | 8 | 26 | 3.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Scott Bull | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Earl Carr | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dave Williams | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Dexter Bussey | 19 | 51 | 2.7 | 13 | 2 |
| Lawrence Gaines | 8 | 9 | 1.1 | 6 | 0 |
| Rick Kane | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| David Hill | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Luther Blue | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Gary Danielson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Freddie Solomon | 9 | 5 | 55.6 | 1 | 85 | 9.4 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 48.1 |
| Scott Bull | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 39.6 | |
| Steve DeBerg | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 97 | 32.3 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 158.3 |
| Bruce Threadgill | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Gary Danielson | 30 | 15 | 50.0 | 1 | 180 | 6.0 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 54.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Paul Seal | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 35 | 0 |
| Dave Williams | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Freddie Solomon | 1 | 50 | 50.0 | 50 | 0 |
| Jack Steptoe | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35t | 1 |
| Kenny Harrison | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Bobby Ferrell | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Luther Blue | 6 | 55 | 9.2 | 13 | 0 |
| David Hill | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 30 | 0 |
| Freddie Scott | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Dexter Bussey | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Rick Kane | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Lawrence Gaines | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Ricky Odom | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jimmy Allen | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Ed O'Neil | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Luther Bradley | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Mike Connell | 4 | 163 | 40.8 | 47 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Tom Skladany | 7 | 310 | 44.3 | 55 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Mike Shumann | 3 | 1 | 36 | 12.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Jack Steptoe | 3 | 0 | 25 | 8.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Luther Blue | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 15 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Dave Williams | 5 | 101 | 20.2 | 27 | 0 | |
| Paul Hofer | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 28 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| James Hunter | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Willie McGee | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |
| Joe Harris | 1.0 |
| Archie Reese | 1.0 |
| Dan Bunz | 1.0 |
| Detroit Lions | |
| Doug English | 2.0 |
| Dave Pureifory | 1.0 |
| Charlie Weaver | 1.0 |
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