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Week 6
1978
1978 gms
Colts 30
@Cardinals 17		 Cowboys 24
Giants 3		 Redskins 21
@Lions 19		 Packers 24
Bears 14		 Buccaneers 30
@Chiefs 13		 Browns 24
@Saints 16		 Patriots 24
Eagles 14		 Jets 45
Bills 14
Steelers 31
Falcons 7		 Raiders 21
Oilers 17		 Rams 27
49ers 10		 Chargers 23
Broncos 0		 Seahawks 29
Vikings 28		 Mon:Dolphins 21
Bengals 0

Washington Redskins 21 at Detroit Lions 19

Sunday, October 8, 1978
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Washington Redskins (6-0-0)0701421
Detroit Lions (1-5-0)363719

Game Info
Stadium Pontiac Silverdome (dome)
Start Time 1:00pm
Surface astroturf
Weather 72 degrees, no wind
Vegas Line Washington Redskins -9.0
Over/Under 0.0 (over)

Scoring

Team Stats

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 Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R 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 Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R 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 Y/P Lng
Mike Bragg WAS 8 360 45.0 0
PAT FG Punting
Tm XPM XPA FGM FGA Pnt Yds Y/P Lng
Benny Ricardo DET 1 1 4 5 0 0 0
Tom Skladany DET 5 241 48.2 0