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1974 Detroit Lions

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Record: 7-7-0, Finished 2nd in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 256 points (18.3/g), 14th of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 270 points (19.3/g), 15th.
 Differential of -14 points (-1.0/g), 16th.
 Expected W-L: 6.6-7.4.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +5 (0.4/g), 7th.

Simple Rating System: Total -1.6, Offense: 0.5, Defense: -2.1, SoS: -0.6, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Rick Forzano (7-7-0)

Training Camp: Cranbrook Educational Community (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan)

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Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos Yrs From To AP1 PB St CarAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD College/Univ
1 8 DET Ed O'Neil LB 7 1974 1980 0 0 4 34 100 2 25 0 1 32 1 Penn St.
2 39 DET Billy Howard DE 3 1974 1976 0 0 2 14 38 Alcorn St.
3 65 DET Dexter Bussey RB 11 1974 1984 0 0 7 46 150 1203 5105 18 193 1616 5 Texas-Arlington
5 117 DET Carl Capria DB 2 1974 1975 0 0 0 1 13 Purdue
6 139 DET Willie Burden RB 0 0 0 North Carolina St.
6 143 DET Jim Davis G 0 0 0 Alcorn St.
7 169 DET Efren Herrera K 8 1974 1982 1 1 8 0 106 2 29 0 UCLA
8 195 DET Mike Denimarck LB 0 0 0 Emporia St.
10 247 DET David Wooley RB 0 0 0 Central Oklahoma
11 273 DET T.C. Blair TE 1 1974 1974 0 0 0 1 11 Tulsa
12 299 DET Mark Wakefield WR 0 0 0 Tampa
13 325 DET Fred Rothwell C 1 1974 1974 0 0 0 1 14 Kansas St.
14 351 DET David Jones DB 0 0 0 Howard Payne
15 377 DET John Wells G 0 0 0 Kansas St.
16 403 DET Myron Wilson DB 0 0 0 Bowling Green
17 429 DET Collis Temple DE 0 0 0 LSU