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Denver Broncos 14 at Detroit Lions 17
Thursday, November 23, 1978
Stadium: Pontiac Silverdome (dome), Start Time: 12:30, Surface: astroturf,
Weather: 72 degrees, no wind
Weather: 72 degrees, no wind
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos (8-5-0) | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Detroit Lions (5-8-0) | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
Scoring
| DEN | DET | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Lions | Rick Kane 2 yard rush (Benny Ricardo kick) | 0 | 7 |
| Broncos | Riley Odoms 10 yard pass from Craig Morton (Jim Turner kick) | 7 | 7 | |
| 3rd | Lions | Benny Ricardo 19 yard field goal | 7 | 10 |
| Broncos | Larry Canada 2 yard rush (Jim Turner kick) | 14 | 10 | |
| 4th | Lions | Horace King 1 yard rush (Benny Ricardo kick) | 14 | 17 |
Team Stats
| DEN | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 16 | 15 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 31-128-1 | 37-139-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 11-22-146-1-0 | 10-18-112-0-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 6-41 | 1-7 |
| Net pass yards | 105 | 105 |
| Total yards | 233 | 244 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-1 | 1-0 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 9-74 | 3-15 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Craig Morton | DEN | 11 | 22 | 146 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Riley Odoms | DEN | 4 | 60 | 1 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Jon Keyworth | DEN | 5 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 14 | ||||||
| Otis Armstrong | DEN | 7 | 40 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||
| Rob Lytle | DEN | 10 | 39 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Lonnie Perrin | DEN | 4 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||
| Haven Moses | DEN | 2 | 24 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||
| Vince Kinney | DEN | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 | ||||||||||
| Jack Dolbin | DEN | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Dave Preston | DEN | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Larry Canada | DEN | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Gary Danielson | DET | 10 | 18 | 112 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | ||||
| Dexter Bussey | DET | 16 | 56 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | ||||||
| David Hill | DET | 4 | 56 | 0 | 26 | ||||||||||
| Luther Blue | DET | 2 | 44 | 0 | 26 | ||||||||||
| Horace King | DET | 11 | 30 | 1 | 7 | 3 | -2 | 0 | 4 | ||||||
| Lawrence Gaines | DET | 4 | 20 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Rick Kane | DET | 5 | 16 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||
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 | |||
| Bernard Jackson | DEN | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Lonnie Perrin | DEN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Rick Upchurch | DEN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 84 | 16.8 | 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 | |||
| Ken Callicutt | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| James Hunter | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Rick Kane | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Bucky Dilts | DEN | 6 | 237 | 39.5 | 0 | ||||
| Jim Turner | DEN | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Benny Ricardo | DET | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Skladany | DET | 6 | 252 | 42.0 | 0 | ||||