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1976<br />
Record: 6-8, 3rd NFC Central<br />
Date W/L Score Opponent Att<br />
9/12 L 3-10 at Chicago 54,125<br />
9/19 W 24-10 Atlanta 50,840<br />
9/26 L 9-10 Minnesota 77,292*<br />
10/3 L 14-24 at Green Bay 55,041<br />
10/10 W 30-10 New England 60,174<br />
10/17 L 7-20 at Washington 45,906<br />
10/24 W 41-14 at Seattle 61,280<br />
10/31 W 27-6 Green Bay 74,992<br />
11/7 L 23-31 at Minnesota 46,735<br />
11/14 L 16-17 at New Orleans 42,048<br />
11/21 W 14-10 Chicago 78,042*<br />
11/25 W 27-14 Buff alo 66,875<br />
12/5 L 10-24 at NY Giants 66,068<br />
12/11 L 17-20 Los Angeles 73,470<br />
* Silverdome sellout<br />
Usual Starters<br />
Off ense<br />
WR 45 Ray Jarvis<br />
LT 71 Craig Hertwig<br />
LG 62 Lynn Boden<br />
C 63 Jon Morris<br />
RG 66 Bob Kowalkowski<br />
RT 76 Rockne Freitas<br />
TE 88 Charlie Sanders<br />
WR 49 Larry Walton<br />
QB 11 Greg Landry<br />
RB 24 Dexter Bussey<br />
RB 25 Horace King<br />
Pro Bowl Selections: Lem Barney (DB), Charlie Sanders (TE)<br />
Defense<br />
LE 82 Ken Sanders<br />
LT 83 Jim Mitchell<br />
RT 74 Larry Hand<br />
RE 70 Billy Howard<br />
LLB 50 Paul Naumoff<br />
MLB 52 Jim Laslavic<br />
RLB 59 Charlie Weaver<br />
LCB 20 Lem Barney<br />
RCB 23 Levi Johnson<br />
LS 40 Charlie We<strong>st</strong><br />
RS 28 James Hunter<br />
Team Stati<strong>st</strong>ics Det Opp<br />
Total Fir<strong>st</strong> Downs 259 191<br />
Rushing 123 94<br />
Passing 120 76<br />
Penalty 16 21<br />
3rd Down: Made/Att<br />
3rd Down Pct.<br />
Total Net Yards 4353 3587<br />
Avg. Per Game 311 256<br />
Total Plays 939 837<br />
Avg. Per Play 4.6 4.2<br />
Net Yards Rushing 2213 1901<br />
Avg. Per Game 158 136<br />
Total Rushes 516 496<br />
Net Yards Passing 2140 1686<br />
Avg. Per Game 153 120<br />
Sacked/Yards Lo<strong>st</strong> 67/490 28/218<br />
Gross Yards<br />
Att./Completions 356/201 313/137<br />
Completion Pct. 56.5 43.8<br />
Had Intercepted 24 12<br />
Punts/Average 84/39.0 83/40.6<br />
Penalties/Yards 97/819 88/700<br />
Fumbles/Ball Lo<strong>st</strong> 38/21 27/15<br />
Touchdowns 32 25<br />
Rushing 9 13<br />
Passing 20 11<br />
Returns 3 1<br />
PoInts ored Sc<br />
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT Pts<br />
Lions 49 98 34 81 - 262<br />
Opponents 27 50 78 65 - 220<br />
Scoring<br />
Ricardo<br />
Sanders<br />
Jarvis<br />
D. Hill<br />
Gaines<br />
Mann<br />
Bussey<br />
Walton<br />
Landry<br />
Reed<br />
Gaines<br />
Hunter<br />
Johnson<br />
Barney<br />
Lions<br />
Opponents<br />
TD<br />
0<br />
5<br />
5<br />
5<br />
5<br />
0<br />
3<br />
3<br />
1<br />
1<br />
1<br />
1<br />
1<br />
1<br />
32<br />
25<br />
Ru<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
4<br />
0<br />
3<br />
0<br />
1<br />
1<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
9<br />
13<br />
Pa<br />
0<br />
5<br />
5<br />
5<br />
1<br />
0<br />
0<br />
3<br />
0<br />
0<br />
1<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
20<br />
11<br />
Rt<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
1<br />
1<br />
1<br />
3<br />
1<br />
PAT<br />
19/21<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
9/10<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
28/31<br />
25/25<br />
FG<br />
10/14<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
4/10<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
14/24<br />
15/28<br />
S<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
Pts<br />
49<br />
30<br />
30<br />
30<br />
30<br />
21<br />
18<br />
18<br />
6<br />
6<br />
6<br />
6<br />
6<br />
6<br />
261<br />
220<br />
Rushing<br />
Bussey<br />
Gaines<br />
King<br />
Landry<br />
Reed<br />
B. Thompson<br />
Lions<br />
Opponents<br />
Att<br />
196<br />
155<br />
93<br />
43<br />
11<br />
13<br />
516<br />
496<br />
Yds<br />
858<br />
659<br />
325<br />
234<br />
63<br />
42<br />
2213<br />
1901<br />
Avg<br />
4.4<br />
4.3<br />
3.5<br />
5.4<br />
5.7<br />
3.2<br />
4.3<br />
3.8<br />
Lg<br />
46<br />
26t<br />
22<br />
28<br />
14<br />
9<br />
46<br />
56<br />
TD<br />
3<br />
4<br />
0<br />
1<br />
1<br />
0<br />
9<br />
13<br />
Receiving<br />
Jarvis<br />
Sanders<br />
Bussey<br />
Gaines<br />
King<br />
Walton<br />
D. Hill<br />
Lions<br />
Opponents<br />
Rec<br />
39<br />
35<br />
28<br />
23<br />
21<br />
20<br />
19<br />
201<br />
137<br />
Yds<br />
822<br />
545<br />
218<br />
130<br />
163<br />
293<br />
249<br />
2140<br />
1686<br />
Avg<br />
21.1<br />
15.6<br />
7.8<br />
5.7<br />
7.8<br />
14.7<br />
13.1<br />
10.7<br />
12.3<br />
Lg<br />
74t<br />
34<br />
27<br />
24<br />
19<br />
28t<br />
27t<br />
74t<br />
69t<br />
TD<br />
5<br />
5<br />
0<br />
1<br />
0<br />
3<br />
5<br />
20<br />
11<br />
Player<br />
Landry<br />
Reed<br />
Weaver<br />
Att Cmp Cmp% Yds Avg TD TD% Int Int% Lg SkY Rtg<br />
291 168 57.7 2,191 7.53 17 5.8 8 2.7 74t 55/397 89.6<br />
62 32 51.6 425 6.85 3 4.8 3 4.8 57 12/93 69.6<br />
2 1 50.0 14 7.00 0 0.0 0 0.0 14 0/0 72.9<br />
YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS<br />
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Hill<br />
Lions<br />
Opponents<br />
1 0 0.0 0 0.00 0<br />
356 201 56.5 2,630 7.39 20<br />
313 137 1,904 43.8 7.39 11<br />
0.0 1<br />
5.6 12<br />
3.5 24<br />
100.0 0 0/0 0.0<br />
3.4 74t 67/490 84.6<br />
7.7 69t 28/218 49.1<br />
Interceptions<br />
Hunter<br />
Johnson<br />
Barney<br />
C. Weaver<br />
Laslavic<br />
Lions<br />
Opponents<br />
*Includes lateral yardage<br />
Int<br />
7<br />
6<br />
2<br />
2<br />
2<br />
24<br />
12<br />
Yds<br />
120<br />
206*<br />
62*<br />
24<br />
13<br />
445<br />
121<br />
Avg<br />
17.1<br />
-<br />
-<br />
12.0<br />
6.5<br />
18.5<br />
10.1<br />
Lg<br />
39t<br />
76<br />
26<br />
19<br />
13<br />
76<br />
na<br />
TD<br />
1<br />
1<br />
1<br />
0<br />
0<br />
3<br />
0<br />
Punting<br />
Weaver<br />
Ricardo<br />
Lions<br />
Opponents<br />
Pnt<br />
83<br />
1<br />
84<br />
83<br />
Yds<br />
3280<br />
16<br />
3296<br />
3370<br />
Avg<br />
39.5<br />
16.0<br />
39.0<br />
40.6<br />
Lg<br />
69<br />
16<br />
69<br />
64<br />
B<br />
1<br />
0<br />
1<br />
0<br />
Punt Returns<br />
Barney<br />
We<strong>st</strong><br />
Hunter<br />
Napel<br />
Lions<br />
Opponents<br />
PR<br />
23<br />
3<br />
4<br />
1<br />
31<br />
39<br />
FC<br />
22<br />
2<br />
0<br />
0<br />
24<br />
15<br />
Yds<br />
191<br />
9<br />
7<br />
0<br />
207<br />
287<br />
Avg<br />
8.3<br />
3.0<br />
2.3<br />
0.0<br />
6.1<br />
7.1<br />
Lg<br />
84<br />
59<br />
5<br />
-<br />
30<br />
23<br />
TD<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
Kickoff Returns<br />
Hunter<br />
B. Thompson<br />
L. Thompson<br />
King<br />
Lions<br />
Opponents<br />
KR<br />
14<br />
22<br />
5<br />
3<br />
47<br />
55<br />
Yds<br />
375<br />
431<br />
86<br />
63<br />
987<br />
1188<br />
Avg<br />
26.6<br />
19.6<br />
17.2<br />
21.0<br />
21.0<br />
21.6<br />
Lg<br />
84<br />
59<br />
32<br />
26<br />
84<br />
88<br />
TD<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
Field Goals<br />
Ricardo<br />
Mann<br />
Lions<br />
Opponents<br />
1-19<br />
1/1<br />
0/0<br />
1/1<br />
0/0<br />
20-29<br />
3/4<br />
1/2<br />
4/6<br />
1/2<br />
30-39<br />
3/3<br />
2/3<br />
5/6<br />
8/10<br />
40-49<br />
3/6<br />
1/4<br />
4/10<br />
6/13<br />
50+<br />
0/0<br />
0/1<br />
0/1<br />
0/3<br />
NFL Standings<br />
NFC Central W L T Pct Pts OP<br />
Minnesota 11 2 1 .821 305 176<br />
Chicago 7 7 0 .500 253 216<br />
DETROIT 6 8 0 .429 262 220<br />
Green Bay 5 9 0 .357 218 299<br />
NFC Ea<strong>st</strong><br />
Dallas 11 3 0 .786 296 194<br />
Washington 10 4 0 .714 291 217<br />
St. Louis 10 4 0 .714 309 267<br />
Philadelphia 4 10 0 .286 165 286<br />
NY Giants 3 11 0 .214 170 250<br />
NFC We<strong>st</strong><br />
Los Angeles 10 3 1 .750 351 190<br />
San Francisco 8 6 0 .571 270 190<br />
Atlanta 4 10 0 .286 172 312<br />
New Orleans 4 10 0 .286 253 346<br />
Seattle 2 12 0 .143 229 429<br />
AFC Central W L T Pct. Pts. OP<br />
Pittsburgh 10 4 0 .714 342 138<br />
Cincinnati 10 4 0 .714 335 210<br />
Cleveland 9 5 0 .643 267 287<br />
Hou<strong>st</strong>on 5 9 0 .357 222 273<br />
AFC Ea<strong>st</strong><br />
Baltimore 11 3 0 .786 417 246<br />
New England 11 3 0 .786 376 236<br />
Miami 6 8 0 .429 263 264<br />
NY Jets 3 11 0 .214 169 383<br />
Buff alo 2 12 0 .143 245 363<br />
AFC We<strong>st</strong><br />
Oakland 13 1 0 .929 350 237<br />
Denver 9 5 0 .643 315 206<br />
San Diego 6 8 0 .429 248 285<br />
Kansas City 5 9 0 .357 290 376<br />
Tampa Bay 0 14 0 .000 125 412<br />
Min defeated Was, 35-20, and LA defeated Dal, 14-12, in NFC playoff s. Min defeated LA, 24-13, for NFC<br />
title. Oak defeated NE, 24-21, and Pit defeated Bal, 40-14, in AFC playoff s. Oak defeated Pit, 24-7, for AFC<br />
title. Oak defeated Min, 32-14, for NFL title in SB XI.<br />
IN 1976: The United States celebrates its Bicentennial.
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