Washington Redskins at Detroit Lions - October 8th, 1978
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 | |
| Detroit Lions | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 19 |
Scoring
| Quarter | Time | Tm | Detail | WAS | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lions | Benny Ricardo 19 yard field goal | 0 | 3 | |
| 2 | Lions | Benny Ricardo 23 yard field goal | 0 | 6 | |
| Lions | Benny Ricardo 31 yard field goal | 0 | 9 | ||
| Redskins | Gerard Williams special teams fumble recovery in end zone (Mark Moseley kick) | 7 | 9 | ||
| 3 | Lions | Benny Ricardo 22 yard field goal | 7 | 12 | |
| 4 | Redskins | Jean Fugett 21 yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) | 14 | 12 | |
| Lions | Rick Kane 6 yard rush (Benny Ricardo kick) | 14 | 19 | ||
| Redskins | John McDaniel 25 yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) | 21 | 19 |
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 | |
| Joe Theismann | WAS | 12 | 27 | 220 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 52 | 66.9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | |||||
| John Riggins | WAS | 12 | 44 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 10 | |||||||||
| Mike Thomas | WAS | 10 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 67 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| John McDaniel | WAS | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 90 | 1 | 52 | |||||||||
| Jean Fugett | WAS | 6 | 2 | 34 | 1 | 21 | |||||||||||||
| Frank Grant | WAS | 4 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | |||||||||||||
| 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 | 153 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 51.1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | |||||
| Horace King | DET | 10 | 84 | 0 | 52 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 19 | |||||||||
| Rick Kane | DET | 18 | 62 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 9 | |||||||||
| Dexter Bussey | DET | 12 | 60 | 0 | 22 | ||||||||||||||
| Lawrence Gaines | DET | 5 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | |||||||||
| David Hill | DET | 6 | 4 | 54 | 0 | 15 | |||||||||||||
| Jesse Thompson | DET | 4 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 15 | |||||||||||||
| Luther Blue | DET | 3 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Freddie Scott | DET | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Leonard Thompson | DET | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Defense
Kick/Punt Returns
Kicking & Punting
Lions Starters
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