1978 Detroit Lions Game Log

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Record: 7-9-0, 3rd in NFC Central Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Monte Clark (7-9-0)

Points For: 290 (18.1/g) 13th of 28

Points Against: 300 (18.8/g) 19th of 28

Expected W-L: 7.7-8.3

SRS: -1.79 (18th of 28), SOS: -1.17

Offensive Coordinator: Bob Schnelker

Other Notable Asst.: Don Doll (Special Teams), Floyd Peters (Defensive Line), Jimmy Raye (Running Backs) and Marty Schottenheimer (Linebackers Coach)

Stadium: Pontiac Silverdome

Principal Owner/Chairman: William Clay Ford Sr.

General Manager: Russ Thomas

Defensive Alignment: 4-3

Preseason Odds: Super Bowl +2500

Training Camp: Oakland University (Rochester, Michigan)

Game Logs

Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
1	Sun	September 3	boxscore	L			Green Bay Packers	7	13	10	19	40	0	1	8	76	6.1	1.5	52.6	36.5	26	82	3.2	1	0	0	1	1	7	271
2	Sat	September 9	boxscore	W		@	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	15	7	9	14	47	1	0	2	22	4.9	2.9	64.3	93.5	46	149	3.2	0	3	4	0	1	9	389
3	Sun	September 17	boxscore	L			Chicago Bears	0	19	13	27	94	0	0	6	50	5.3	2.8	48.1	56.7	27	143	5.3	0	0	1	0	0	8	338
4	Sun	September 24	boxscore	L		@	Seattle Seahawks	16	28	16	26	129	0	0	2	26	6.0	4.6	61.5	74.0	30	132	4.4	1	3	4	1	1	3	125
5	Sun	October 1	boxscore	L		@	Green Bay Packers	14	35	14	25	101	2	1	6	50	6.0	3.3	56.0	75.6	31	126	4.1	0	0	0	2	2	7	296
6	Sun	October 8	boxscore	L			Washington Redskins	19	21	15	30	143	0	1	1	10	5.1	4.6	50.0	49.7	46	231	5.0	1	4	5	1	1	6	241
7	Sun	October 15	boxscore	L		@	Atlanta Falcons	0	14	14	29	147	0	2	4	48	6.7	4.5	48.3	34.7	26	22	0.8	0	0	1	0	0	6	289
8	Sun	October 22	boxscore	W			San Diego Chargers	31	14	22	32	188	3	1	2	22	6.6	5.5	68.8	102.1	39	273	7.0	1	1	4	4	4	2	84
9	Sun	October 29	boxscore	W		@	Chicago Bears	21	17	20	33	181	2	1	1	9	5.8	5.3	60.6	83.0	38	134	3.5	1	0	0	3	3	6	251
10	Sun	November 5	boxscore	L		@	Minnesota Vikings	7	17	18	30	105	1	0	2	22	4.2	3.3	60.0	77.8	18	70	3.9	0	0	0	1	1	7	294
11	Sun	November 12	boxscore	W			Tampa Bay Buccaneers	34	23	15	24	193	2	1	1	13	8.6	7.7	62.5	98.1	38	211	5.6	2	2	2	4	4	2	74
12	Sun	November 19	boxscore	L		@	Oakland Raiders	17	29	18	31	208	1	2	3	26	7.5	6.1	58.1	62.3	29	120	4.1	1	1	1	2	2	4	158
13	Thu	November 23	boxscore	W			Denver Broncos	17	14	10	18	105	0	1	1	7	6.2	5.5	55.6	49.5	37	139	3.8	2	1	1	2	2	6	252
14	Sun	December 3	boxscore	L		@	St. Louis Cardinals	14	21	12	28	119	2	5	4	33	5.4	3.7	42.9	39.7	32	105	3.3	0	0	0	2	2	5	204
15	Sat	December 9	boxscore	W			Minnesota Vikings	45	14	26	33	350	5	1	1	2	10.7	10.3	78.8	137.8	30	157	5.2	0	1	1	6	6	2	87
16	Sun	December 17	boxscore	W			San Francisco 49ers	33	14	15	30	152	0	1	3	28	6.0	4.6	50.0	51.0	32	69	2.2	2	4	4	3	3	7	309

Opponent Game Logs

Opponent Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
1	Sun	September 3	boxscore	L			Green Bay Packers	7	13	3	9	31	0	0	0	0	3.4	3.4	33.3	44.2	55	181	3.3	1	2	2	1	1	7	199
2	Sat	September 9	boxscore	W		@	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	15	7	6	14	-31	0	1	7	94	4.5	-1.5	42.9	20.5	29	140	4.8	1	0	1	1	1	8	280
3	Sun	September 17	boxscore	L			Chicago Bears	0	19	9	12	141	1	1	1	10	12.6	10.8	75.0	106.6	45	185	4.1	1	1	1	2	2	7	196
4	Sun	September 24	boxscore	L		@	Seattle Seahawks	16	28	12	17	158	3	1	6	31	11.1	6.9	70.6	114.7	36	87	2.4	1	0	0	4	4	4	62
5	Sun	October 1	boxscore	L		@	Green Bay Packers	14	35	15	20	261	2	2	0	0	13.1	13.1	75.0	110.4	32	221	6.9	3	0	1	5	5	2	82
6	Sun	October 8	boxscore	L			Washington Redskins	19	21	12	27	208	2	2	1	12	8.1	7.4	44.4	65.0	25	76	3.0	0	0	0	3	3	8	288
7	Sun	October 15	boxscore	L		@	Atlanta Falcons	0	14	11	17	122	1	0	5	40	9.5	5.5	64.7	105.5	35	126	3.6	1	0	0	2	2	8	258
8	Sun	October 22	boxscore	W			San Diego Chargers	31	14	13	30	215	2	4	6	35	8.3	6.0	43.3	50.7	20	89	4.5	0	0	1	2	2	3	34
9	Sun	October 29	boxscore	W		@	Chicago Bears	21	17	15	27	191	0	1	2	22	7.9	6.6	55.6	62.4	34	167	4.9	2	1	1	2	2	3	32
10	Sun	November 5	boxscore	L		@	Minnesota Vikings	7	17	18	29	188	1	4	3	23	7.3	5.9	62.1	52.7	48	124	2.6	1	1	1	2	2	2	172
11	Sun	November 12	boxscore	W			Tampa Bay Buccaneers	34	23	13	23	89	2	0	8	62	6.6	2.9	56.5	94.3	26	113	4.3	0	3	3	2	2	5	106
12	Sun	November 19	boxscore	L		@	Oakland Raiders	17	29	13	22	119	1	0	3	30	6.8	4.8	59.1	89.0	46	161	3.5	2	0	0	3	4	7	205
13	Thu	November 23	boxscore	W			Denver Broncos	17	14	11	22	105	1	0	6	41	6.6	3.8	50.0	78.8	31	128	4.1	1	0	1	2	2	6	142
14	Sun	December 3	boxscore	L		@	St. Louis Cardinals	14	21	12	24	151	1	1	1	10	6.7	6.0	50.0	66.5	36	133	3.7	2	0	0	3	3	7	177
15	Sat	December 9	boxscore	W			Minnesota Vikings	45	14	20	36	213	1	2	2	28	6.7	5.6	55.6	59.1	18	22	1.2	1	0	0	2	2	6	144
16	Sun	December 17	boxscore	W			San Francisco 49ers	33	14	8	21	138	1	3	4	44	8.7	5.5	38.1	37.5	49	231	4.7	1	0	1	2	2	4	65

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