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1978 Detroit Lions

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Record: 7-9-0, Finished 3rd in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 290 points (18.1/g), 13th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 300 points (18.8/g), 19th.
 Differential of -10 points (-0.6/g), 11th.
 Expected W-L: 7.7-8.3.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +8 (0.5/g), 6th.

Coached by Monte Clark (7-9-0)

1978 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Drafted Players

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Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos Yrs From To AP1 PB St G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD College/Univ
1 11 DET Luther Bradley DB 4 1978 1981 0 0 2 56 Notre Dame
2 40 DET Al Baker DE 13 1978 1990 1 3 11 181 Colorado State
4 94 DET Bill Fifer T 1 1978 1978 0 0 0 12 West Texas A&M
4 107 DET Homer Elias G 7 1978 1984 0 0 6 96 Tennessee State
4 109 DET Larry Tearry C 2 1978 1979 0 0 2 25 Wake Forest
5 121 DET Amos Fowler C 7 1978 1984 0 0 4 97 Southern Miss
5 123 DET Dan Gray DT 1 1978 1978 0 0 0 14 Rutgers
6 150 DET Dwight Hicks DB 8 1979 1986 0 4 7 105 Michigan
6 153 DET Tony Ardizzone C 1 1979 1979 0 0 0 16 Northwestern
6 165 DET Jesse Thompson WR 2 1978 1980 0 0 0 22 3 3 0 29 312 4 California
7 177 DET Bruce Gibson RB 0 0 0 Pacific
8 206 DET Jim Breech K 14 1979 1992 0 0 13 197 1 1 12 0 0 California
10 262 DET Fred Arrington LB 0 0 0 Purdue
11 289 DET Richard Murray DT 0 0 0 Oklahoma
12 318 DET Mark Patterson DB 0 0 0 Washington State