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Washington Redskins 21 at Detroit Lions 19
Sunday, October 8, 1978
Stadium: Pontiac Silverdome (dome), Start Time: 1:00, Surface: astroturf,
Weather: 72 degrees, no wind
Weather: 72 degrees, no wind
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins (6-0-0) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Detroit Lions (1-5-0) | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 19 |
Scoring
| WAS | DET | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Lions | Benny Ricardo 19 yard field goal | 0 | 3 |
| 2nd | Lions | Benny Ricardo 23 yard field goal | 0 | 6 |
| Lions | Benny Ricardo 31 yard field goal | 0 | 9 | |
| Redskins | Gerard Williams 0 yard fumble return (Mark Moseley kick) | 7 | 9 | |
| 3rd | Lions | Benny Ricardo 22 yard field goal | 7 | 12 |
| 4th | Redskins | Jean Fugett 21 yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) | 14 | 12 |
| Lions | Rick Kane 6 yard rush (Benny Ricardo kick) | 14 | 19 | |
| Redskins | John McDaniel 25 yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) | 21 | 19 |
Team Stats
| WAS | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 12 | 19 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 25-76-0 | 46-231-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 12-27-220-2-2 | 15-30-153-0-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 1-12 | 1-10 |
| Net pass yards | 208 | 143 |
| Total yards | 284 | 374 |
| Fumbles-lost | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 5-84 | 6-45 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Joe Theismann | WAS | 12 | 27 | 220 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| John McDaniel | WAS | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 90 | 1 | 52 | ||||||
| Mike Thomas | WAS | 10 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 67 | 0 | 30 | ||||||
| John Riggins | WAS | 12 | 44 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 10 | ||||||
| Jean Fugett | WAS | 2 | 34 | 1 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Frank Grant | WAS | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Horace King | DET | 10 | 84 | 0 | 52 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 19 | ||||||
| Gary Danielson | DET | 15 | 30 | 153 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Rick Kane | DET | 18 | 62 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 9 | ||||||
| Dexter Bussey | DET | 12 | 60 | 0 | 22 | ||||||||||
| David Hill | DET | 4 | 54 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||
| Jesse Thompson | DET | 3 | 35 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||
| Lawrence Gaines | DET | 5 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||
| Luther Blue | DET | 2 | 13 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||
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 | |||
| Ike Forte | WAS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Tony Green | WAS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Clarence Harmon | WAS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Don Harris | WAS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Jake Scott | WAS | 1 | 0 | 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 | |||
| Ed O'Neil | DET | 1 | 31 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Jesse Thompson | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Charlie Weaver | DET | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Mike Bragg | WAS | 8 | 360 | 45.0 | 0 | ||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Benny Ricardo | DET | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Skladany | DET | 5 | 241 | 48.2 | 0 | ||||