NFL game summary for 10/11/1970:
The passing of Sonny Jurgensen (14 of 20 for 225 yards and three touchdowns), the receiving of Charley Taylor (six for 124 yards, two TDs), and the 101 yards rushing by Larry Brown, combined with Washington's pressure defense to hand Detroit its first loss of the season.
Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):
| Team | Rush Yds/Gm | Pass Yds/Gm | Tot Yds/Gm | Turnovers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | OFFENSE | 199.0 (1) | 145.3 (16) | 344.3 (2) | 2 |
| DEFENSE | 54.7 (1) | 89.0 (2) | 143.7 (1) | 10 | |
 | OFFENSE | 149.3 (5) | 110.3 (24) | 259.7 (15) | 6 |
| DEFENSE | 153.3 (24) | 132.7 (6) | 286.0 (15) | 8 |
Line: n/a
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions (3-1-0) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Washington Redskins (2-2-0) | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
( 0- 7) WAS Charley Taylor 15 yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Curt Knight kick) ( 3- 7) DET Errol Mann 36 yard field goal ( 3-10) WAS Curt Knight 31 yard field goal ( 3-17) WAS Jerry Smith 7 yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Curt Knight kick) ( 3-24) WAS Charley Taylor 16 yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Curt Knight kick) (10-24) DET Nick Eddy 4 yard rush (Errol Mann kick) (10-31) WAS Larry Brown 4 yard rush (Curt Knight kick)
DET WAS
First Downs: 16 21
Rushes-yards: 28-99 36-127
Yards/rush: 3.5 3.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 14-25-162-0 14-20-225-1
Sacked-yards: 2-10 0-0
Net pass yards: 152 225
Net yards/pass: 5.6 11.2
Total net yards: 251 352
Total plays: 55 (50% run) 56 (64% run)
Yards/play: 4.6 6.3
Fumbles-lost: 1-1 1-0
Turnovers: 1 1
Penalties-yards: 5-59 5-45
Attendance: 50,414
Passing:
DET: Bill Munson, 9 of 20 for 86 yards; Greg Landry, 5 of 5 for 76 yards WAS: Sonny Jurgensen, 14 of 20 for 225 yards and 3 TDs (1 int)
Rushing:
DET: Bill Triplett, 12 for 30 yards; Altie Taylor, 11 for 49 yards; Nick Eddy, 3 for 4 yards and 1 TD; Larry Walton, 1 for 16 yards; Bill Munson, 1 for 0 yards WAS: Larry Brown, 22 for 101 yards and 1 TD; Charlie Harraway, 11 for 30 yards; Jerry Smith, 1 for 9 yards; Bob Brunet, 1 for 2 yards; Mike Bragg, 1 for -15 yards
Receiving:
DET: Bill Triplett, 4 for 24 yards; Charlie Sanders, 3 for 47 yards; Nick Eddy, 3 for 20 yards; Larry Walton, 2 for 58 yards; Charlie Brown, 1 for 15 yards; Altie Taylor, 1 for -2 yards WAS: Charley Taylor, 6 for 124 yards and 2 TDs; Jerry Smith, 4 for 65 yards and 1 TD; Walter Roberts, 3 for 32 yards; Charlie Harraway, 1 for 4 yards
Kick returns:
DET: Bobby Williams, 3 for 70 yards; Larry Walton, 1 for 21 yards WAS: Ted Vactor, 2 for 39 yards; Mike Bass, 1 for 0 yards
Punt returns:
WAS: Walter Roberts, 1 for 0 yards
Interceptions:
DET: Wayne Rasmussen, 1 for 7 yards
Punting:
DET: Herman Weaver, 4 for 152 yards WAS: Mike Bragg, 2 for 88 yards
Field Goals:
DET: Errol Mann, 1/2 WAS: Curt Knight, 1/1
DET: Bill Munson, 9 of 20 for 86 yards; Greg Landry, 5 of 5 for 76 yards WAS: Sonny Jurgensen, 14 of 20 for 225 yards and 3 TDs (1 int)
Rushing:
DET: Bill Triplett, 12 for 30 yards; Altie Taylor, 11 for 49 yards; Nick Eddy, 3 for 4 yards and 1 TD; Larry Walton, 1 for 16 yards; Bill Munson, 1 for 0 yards WAS: Larry Brown, 22 for 101 yards and 1 TD; Charlie Harraway, 11 for 30 yards; Jerry Smith, 1 for 9 yards; Bob Brunet, 1 for 2 yards; Mike Bragg, 1 for -15 yards
Receiving:
DET: Bill Triplett, 4 for 24 yards; Charlie Sanders, 3 for 47 yards; Nick Eddy, 3 for 20 yards; Larry Walton, 2 for 58 yards; Charlie Brown, 1 for 15 yards; Altie Taylor, 1 for -2 yards WAS: Charley Taylor, 6 for 124 yards and 2 TDs; Jerry Smith, 4 for 65 yards and 1 TD; Walter Roberts, 3 for 32 yards; Charlie Harraway, 1 for 4 yards
Kick returns:
DET: Bobby Williams, 3 for 70 yards; Larry Walton, 1 for 21 yards WAS: Ted Vactor, 2 for 39 yards; Mike Bass, 1 for 0 yards
Punt returns:
WAS: Walter Roberts, 1 for 0 yards
Interceptions:
DET: Wayne Rasmussen, 1 for 7 yards
Punting:
DET: Herman Weaver, 4 for 152 yards WAS: Mike Bragg, 2 for 88 yards
Field Goals:
DET: Errol Mann, 1/2 WAS: Curt Knight, 1/1