Sunday October 31, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 10/31/1976:



Greg Landry and Ray Jarvis combined for two first half touchdowns as the Lions evened their record at 4-4. Jarvis, who caught six passes for 163 yards, outran two Packers defenders on a 74-yard first quarter touchdown and got his second score on a 13-yard play in the second period. The Detroit defense recovered three fumbles and James Hunter had two interceptions.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE127.9  (21)122.0  (24)249.9  (26)24
DEFENSE152.0  (18)130.6  (6)282.6  (11)9
OFFENSE144.9  (15)133.7  (20)278.6  (19)11
DEFENSE131.6  (12)102.1  (2)233.7  (2)21

Line: Lions by 5

Team1234F
Green Bay Packers (3-5-0)03306
Detroit Lions (4-4-0)10140327

( 0- 3) DET Benny Ricardo 34 yard field goal ( 0-10) DET Ray Jarvis 74 yard pass from Greg Landry (Benny Ricardo kick) ( 3-10) GB Chester Marcol 39 yard field goal ( 3-17) DET Lawrence Gaines 26 yard rush (Benny Ricardo kick) ( 3-24) DET Ray Jarvis 13 yard pass from Greg Landry (Benny Ricardo kick) ( 6-24) GB Chester Marcol 37 yard field goal ( 6-27) DET Benny Ricardo 39 yard field goal
                     GB              DET
First Downs:         11              21
Rushes-yards:        25-87           43-222
Yards/rush:          3.5             5.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     11-26-102-2     12-20-211-1
Sacked-yards:        4-26            4-24
Net pass yards:      76              187
Net yards/pass:      2.5             7.8
Total net yards:     163             409
Total plays:         55 (45% run)    67 (64% run)  
Yards/play:          3.0             6.1
Fumbles-lost:        4-3             3-2
Turnovers:           5               3
Penalties-yards:     9-69            8-68

Attendance: 74,582

Passing:
GB: Lynn Dickey, 10 of 25 for 93 yards (2 int); Carlos Brown, 1 of 1 for 9 yards DET: Greg Landry, 12 of 19 for 211 yards and 2 TDs; David Hill, 0 of 1 for 0 yards (1 int)
Rushing:
GB: Barty Smith, 14 for 67 yards; Eric Torkelson, 5 for 20 yards; Willard Harrell, 4 for -3 yards; John Brockington, 2 for 3 yards DET: Dexter Bussey, 20 for 93 yards; Lawrence Gaines, 17 for 88 yards and 1 TD; Andy Bolton, 2 for 27 yards; Greg Landry, 2 for 11 yards; Bobby Thompson, 1 for 3 yards; Leonard Thompson, 1 for 0 yards
Receiving:
GB: Rich McGeorge, 4 for 29 yards; Steve Odom, 3 for 54 yards; Willard Harrell, 1 for 9 yards; Eric Torkelson, 1 for 8 yards; John Brockington, 1 for 3 yards; Barty Smith, 1 for -1 yards DET: Ray Jarvis, 6 for 163 yards and 2 TDs; Lawrence Gaines, 2 for 8 yards; Charlie Sanders, 1 for 15 yards; Dexter Bussey, 1 for 10 yards; Larry Walton, 1 for 8 yards; David Hill, 1 for 7 yards
Kick returns:
GB: Steve Odom, 5 for 60 yards; Bob Hyland, 1 for 9 yards DET: Bobby Thompson, 3 for 88 yards
Punt returns:
GB: Johnnie Gray, 1 for 16 yards DET: Lem Barney, 2 for 6 yards; Charlie West, 1 for 4 yards
Interceptions:
GB: Johnnie Gray, 1 for 19 yards DET: James Hunter, 2 for 14 yards
Punting:
GB: David Beverly, 5 for 195 yards DET: Herman Weaver, 3 for 113 yards
Field Goals:
GB: Chester Marcol, 2/2 DET: Benny Ricardo, 2/3


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