Sunday September 29, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 09/29/1974:



The Packers' Chester Marcol kicked his fourth field goal of the game from the 22-yard line with 63 seconds remaining for the winning points. It was the only scoring in the final period after Detroit had taken a 19-18 lead late in the third quarter on Errol Mann's 28-yard field goal. Mann also had four field goals.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE106.0  (19)53.0  (26)159.0  (25)3
DEFENSE116.0  (7)147.0  (14)263.0  (12)5
OFFENSE90.0  (24)102.0  (20)192.0  (24)6
DEFENSE149.0  (16)123.0  (11)272.0  (14)6

Line: Packers by 5

Team1234F
Detroit Lions (0-3-0)3106019
Green Bay Packers (2-1-0)0810321

( 3- 0) DET Errol Mann 37 yard field goal ( 6- 0) DET Errol Mann 26 yard field goal ( 6- 2) GB Safety, Ted Hendricks blocked punt out of end zone ( 6- 5) GB Chester Marcol 35 yard field goal (13- 5) DET Larry Walton 39 yard pass from Bill Munson (Errol Mann kick) (13- 8) GB Chester Marcol 36 yard field goal (16- 8) DET Errol Mann 41 yard field goal (16-11) GB Chester Marcol 41 yard field goal (16-18) GB Barry Smith 27 yard pass from Jerry Tagge (Chester Marcol kick) (19-18) DET Errol Mann 28 yard field goal (19-21) GB Chester Marcol 22 yard field goal
                     DET             GB
First Downs:         11              19
Rushes-yards:        26-71           32-154
Yards/rush:          2.7             4.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     17-31-237-0     18-38-200-1
Sacked-yards:        2-18            0-0
Net pass yards:      219             200
Net yards/pass:      6.6             5.3
Total net yards:     290             354
Total plays:         59 (44% run)    70 (45% run)  
Yards/play:          4.9             5.1
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             2-2
Turnovers:           0               3
Penalties-yards:     5-35            3-20

Attendance: 45,970

Passing:
DET: Bill Munson, 17 of 31 for 237 yards and 1 TD GB: Jerry Tagge, 18 of 38 for 200 yards and 1 TD (1 int)
Rushing:
DET: Altie Taylor, 10 for 37 yards; Steve Owens, 9 for 21 yards; Jimmie Jones, 2 for 7 yards; Mickey Zofko, 2 for 4 yards; Bill Munson, 2 for -3 yards; Bob Pickard, 1 for 5 yards GB: John Brockington, 16 for 45 yards; MacArthur Lane, 9 for 32 yards; Les Goodman, 3 for 61 yards; Jerry Tagge, 3 for 13 yards; Eric Torkelson, 1 for 3 yards
Receiving:
DET: Larry Walton, 3 for 52 yards and 1 TD; Altie Taylor, 3 for 46 yards; Steve Owens, 3 for 25 yards; Charlie Sanders, 3 for 23 yards; Ray Jarvis, 2 for 69 yards; Bob Pickard, 1 for 18 yards; Jimmie Jones, 1 for 2 yards; Mickey Zofko, 1 for 2 yards GB: John Brockington, 5 for 45 yards; Rich McGeorge, 4 for 63 yards; Barry Smith, 2 for 44 yards and 1 TD; Ken Payne, 2 for 25 yards; Steve Odom, 2 for 14 yards; Les Goodman, 2 for 3 yards; MacArthur Lane, 1 for 6 yards
Kick returns:
DET: Jimmie Jones, 3 for 65 yards; Charlie West, 2 for 37 yards; Dick Jauron, 1 for 21 yards GB: Steve Odom, 7 for 160 yards
Punt returns:
DET: Lem Barney, 1 for 9 yards; Charlie West, 1 for 8 yards; Dick Jauron, 1 for 4 yards GB: Jon Staggers, 3 for 21 yards
Interceptions:
DET: Charlie Weaver, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
DET: Herman Weaver, 7 for 209 yards GB: Randy Walker, 3 for 130 yards
Field Goals:
DET: Errol Mann, 4/5 GB: Chester Marcol, 4/6


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