San Francisco 49ers at Detroit Lions - December 17th, 1978
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | |
| Detroit Lions | 3 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 33 |
Scoring
| Quarter | Time | Tm | Detail | SFO | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lions | Benny Ricardo 19 yard field goal | 0 | 3 | |
| 49ers | Jack Steptoe 35 yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Ray Wersching kick) | 7 | 3 | ||
| 2 | Lions | Benny Ricardo 40 yard field goal | 7 | 6 | |
| Lions | Dexter Bussey 4 yard rush (Benny Ricardo kick) | 7 | 13 | ||
| Lions | Dexter Bussey 1 yard rush (Benny Ricardo kick) | 7 | 20 | ||
| 3 | Lions | Jimmy Allen 64 yard defensive fumble return (Benny Ricardo kick) | 7 | 27 | |
| 4 | 49ers | Freddie Solomon 11 yard rush (Ray Wersching kick) | 14 | 27 | |
| Lions | Benny Ricardo 31 yard field goal | 14 | 30 | ||
| Lions | Benny Ricardo 22 yard field goal | 14 | 33 |
Game Info
Expected Points Summary
Team Stats
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Sk | Yds | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Freddie Solomon | SFO | 5 | 9 | 85 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 30 | 48.1 | 9 | 42 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 50 | 0 | 50 |
| Scott Bull | SFO | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 39.6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 5 | |||||
| Steve DeBerg | SFO | 3 | 3 | 97 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 158.3 | |||||||||
| Bruce Threadgill | SFO | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||||||||
| Paul Hofer | SFO | 15 | 96 | 0 | 40 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Greg Boykin | SFO | 12 | 57 | 0 | 23 | ||||||||||||||
| Bob Ferrell | SFO | 8 | 26 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Dave Williams | SFO | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 13 | |||||||||
| Earl Carr | SFO | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Paul Seal | SFO | 2 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 20 | |||||||||||||
| Jack Steptoe | SFO | 3 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 35 | |||||||||||||
| Kenny Harrison | SFO | 3 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||
| Player | Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Sk | Yds | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Gary Danielson | DET | 15 | 30 | 180 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 30 | 54.9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Dexter Bussey | DET | 19 | 51 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| Lawrence Gaines | DET | 8 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | |||||||||
| Rick Kane | DET | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| David Hill | DET | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 63 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| Luther Blue | DET | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 55 | 0 | 13 | |||||||||
| Freddie Scott | DET | 8 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 15 | |||||||||||||
| William Gay | DET | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Leonard Thompson | DET | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Defense
Kick/Punt Returns
Kicking & Punting
Lions Starters
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