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Detroit Lions 14 at St. Louis Cardinals 21
Sunday, December 3, 1978
Stadium: Civic Center Busch Memorial St, Start Time: 1:00, Surface: astroturf,
Weather: 45 degrees, relative humidity 97%, wind 16 mph
Weather: 45 degrees, relative humidity 97%, wind 16 mph
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions (5-9-0) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| St. Louis Cardinals (5-9-0) | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Scoring
| DET | STL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Cardinals | Steve Jones 10 yard rush (Jim Bakken kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 3rd | Lions | Leonard Thompson 19 yard pass from Gary Danielson (Benny Ricardo kick) | 7 | 7 |
| Cardinals | Jim Otis 1 yard rush (Jim Bakken kick) | 7 | 14 | |
| 4th | Lions | David Hill 15 yard pass from Gary Danielson (Benny Ricardo kick) | 14 | 14 |
| Cardinals | Dave Stief 53 yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick) | 14 | 21 |
Team Stats
| DET | STL | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 16 | 18 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 32-105-0 | 36-133-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 12-28-152-2-5 | 12-24-161-1-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 4-33 | 1-10 |
| Net pass yards | 119 | 151 |
| Total yards | 224 | 284 |
| Fumbles-lost | 4-0 | 0-0 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 10-75 | 10-67 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Rick Kane | DET | 6 | 44 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 50 | 0 | 23 | ||||||
| Gary Danielson | DET | 12 | 28 | 152 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Leonard Thompson | DET | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 1 | 19 | ||||||
| Freddie Scott | DET | 2 | 33 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||
| Horace King | DET | 9 | 29 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||
| Dexter Bussey | DET | 9 | 24 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||
| David Hill | DET | 1 | -4 | 0 | -4 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 15 | ||||||
| Luther Blue | DET | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Lawrence Gaines | DET | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Steve Jones | STL | 14 | 78 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 41 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| Dave Stief | STL | 3 | 79 | 1 | 53 | ||||||||||
| Jim Hart | STL | 12 | 24 | 161 | 1 | 1 | 53 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jim Otis | STL | 14 | 46 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Pat Tilley | STL | 3 | 29 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||
| Eason Ramson | STL | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Willard Harrell | STL | 6 | 11 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
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 | |||
| Jimmy Allen | DET | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Rick Kane | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Tony Leonard | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 55 | 9.2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Leonard Thompson | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 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 | |||
| Carl Allen | STL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Gordon Bell | STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Tim Kearney | STL | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Perry Smith | STL | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Tom Skladany | DET | 5 | 204 | 40.8 | 0 | ||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Mike Wood | STL | 7 | 253 | 36.1 | 0 | ||||