Sunday October 10, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 10/10/1976:



Barty Smith's six-yard run and Chester Marcol's PAT with 7:42 remaining put the Packers back on top of the Seahawks 21-20 after Green Bay saw an early 7-0 lead fall to 20 unanswered Seattle points. Lynn Dickey, 16 of 24 for 215 yards, brought the Packers back with a 66-yard touchdown pass to Steve Odom. Following Smith's fourth quarter score, Willard Harrell added insurance points on a six-yard run with 2:42 left.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE102.0  (28)203.2  (6)305.2  (15)10
DEFENSE226.8  (27)192.2  (24)419.0  (27)7
OFFENSE117.5  (25)42.8  (28)160.2  (28)15
DEFENSE198.8  (25)110.2  (5)309.0  (15)4

Line: Packers by 9

Team1234F
Seattle Seahawks (0-5-0)0137020
Green Bay Packers (2-3-0)7071327

( 0- 7) GB  Barty Smith 1 yard rush (Chester Marcol kick)
( 7- 7) SEA Steve Raible 26 yard return of blocked punt (John Leypoldt kick)
(10- 7) SEA John Leypoldt 48 yard field goal
(13- 7) SEA John Leypoldt 44 yard field goal
(20- 7) SEA Ralph Nelson 1 yard rush (John Leypoldt kick)
(20-14) GB  Steve Odom 66 yard pass from Lynn Dickey (Chester Marcol kick)
(20-21) GB  Barty Smith 6 yard rush (Chester Marcol kick)
(20-27) GB  Willard Harrell 6 yard rush (kick failed)
                     SEA             GB
First Downs:         17              24
Rushes-yards:        23-58           44-187
Yards/rush:          2.5             4.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     18-33-202-1     16-24-215-2
Sacked-yards:        4-33            3-22
Net pass yards:      169             193
Net yards/pass:      4.6             7.1
Total net yards:     227             380
Total plays:         60 (38% run)    71 (61% run)  
Yards/play:          3.8             5.4
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             2-1
Turnovers:           2               3
Penalties-yards:     7-69            10-74

Attendance: 54,983

Passing:
SEA: Jim Zorn, 17 of 32 for 194 yards (1 int); Rick Engles, 1 of 1 for 8 yards GB: Lynn Dickey, 16 of 24 for 215 yards and 1 TD (2 int)
Rushing:
SEA: Ralph Nelson, 14 for 38 yards and 1 TD; Don Testerman, 8 for 19 yards; Jim Zorn, 1 for 1 yard GB: Barty Smith, 20 for 84 yards and 2 TDs; Willard Harrell, 11 for 30 yards and 1 TD; Eric Torkelson, 6 for 35 yards; Cliff Taylor, 4 for 26 yards; John Brockington, 2 for 1 yard; Carlos Brown, 1 for 11 yards
Receiving:
SEA: Steve Largent, 5 for 39 yards; Don Testerman, 3 for 54 yards; Sam McCullum, 3 for 29 yards; Ralph Nelson, 2 for 11 yards; Sherman Smith, 1 for 21 yards; Don Clune, 1 for 20 yards; Steve Raible, 1 for 14 yards; Lyle Blackwood, 1 for 8 yards; John McMakin, 1 for 6 yards GB: Ken Payne, 6 for 64 yards; Steve Odom, 3 for 92 yards and 1 TD; Eric Torkelson, 3 for 29 yards; Barty Smith, 2 for 15 yards; Willard Harrell, 1 for 8 yards; John Brockington, 1 for 7 yards
Kick returns:
SEA: Andy Bolton, 4 for 58 yards; Lyle Blackwood, 1 for 15 yards GB: Steve Odom, 2 for 55 yards; Mike C. McCoy, 1 for 18 yards; Ollie Smith, 1 for 12 yards
Punt returns:
SEA: Lyle Blackwood, 2 for 19 yards; Dave Brown, 1 for 3 yards GB: Johnnie Gray, 4 for 18 yards
Interceptions:
SEA: Dave Brown, 1 for 33 yards; Ed Bradley, 1 for 29 yards GB: Steve Luke, 1 for 15 yards
Punting:
SEA: Rick Engles, 4 for 155 yards GB: David Beverly, 4 for 133 yards
Field Goals:
SEA: John Leypoldt, 2/3


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