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Detroit Lions 34 at Los Angeles Rams 17
Sunday, December 17, 1972
Detroit Lions 34, Los Angeles Rams 17| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions (8-5-1) | 3 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
| Los Angeles Rams (6-7-1) | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
Scoring
| DET | RAM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | DET | Errol Mann 48 yard field goal | 3 | 0 |
| RAM | David Ray 30 yard field goal | 3 | 3 | |
| 2nd | RAM | Lance Rentzel 14 yard pass from Roman Gabriel (David Ray kick) | 3 | 10 |
| DET | Altie Taylor 2 yard rush (Errol Mann kick) | 10 | 10 | |
| DET | Rudy Redmond 88 yard interception return (Errol Mann kick) | 17 | 10 | |
| 3rd | RAM | Larry Smith 3 yard pass from Roman Gabriel (David Ray kick) | 17 | 17 |
| DET | Charlie Sanders 8 yard pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick) | 24 | 17 | |
| 4th | DET | Charlie Sanders 3 yard pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick) | 31 | 17 |
| DET | Errol Mann 37 yard field goal | 34 | 17 |
Team Stats
| DET | RAM | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 24 | 20 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 36-157-1 | 25-119-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 18-24-250-2-1 | 21-35-221-2-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 5-37 | 1-7 |
| Net pass yards | 213 | 214 |
| Total yards | 370 | 333 |
| Fumbles-lost | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 2-10 | 6-44 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Greg Landry | DET | 18 | 24 | 250 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 56 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ron Jessie | DET | 6 | 84 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Charlie Sanders | DET | 6 | 76 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Altie Taylor | DET | 12 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Larry Walton | DET | 3 | 48 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Bill Triplett | DET | 13 | 35 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Nick Eddy | DET | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Mel Farr | DET | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Jim Bertelsen | RAM | 6 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 79 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Roman Gabriel | RAM | 21 | 35 | 221 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Les Josephson | RAM | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 81 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Larry Smith | RAM | 5 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Lance Rentzel | RAM | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Bob L. Thomas | RAM | 9 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Dick Gordon | RAM | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Bob Klein | RAM | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Defense & Returns
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Lem Barney | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ron Jessie | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Rudy Redmond | DET | 1 | 88 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Mickey Zofko | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Jim Bertelsen | RAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Pat Curran | RAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Dick Gordon | RAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 85 | 42.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Jim Nettles | RAM | 1 | 43 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Bob L. Thomas | RAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 76 | 25.3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||