Sunday September 24, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 09/24/1978:



Jim Zorn threw fourth period touchdown passes to Steve Largent, Ron Howard and Sam McCullum in a 28-16 comeback victory. Detroit had built a 16-7 lead before the Seahawks scored on three straight possessions in the fourth quarter. Zorn, who ran for the first touchdown of the game on a five-yard rollout, threw the 12-yard game-winner to McCullum with only 2:30 remaining.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
Detroit LionsOFFENSE124.7  (19)60.3  (27)185.0  (26)5
DEFENSE168.7  (21)47.0  (1)215.7  (2)8
Seattle SeahawksOFFENSE128.0  (17)214.3  (3)342.3  (9)7
DEFENSE139.0  (14)190.7  (23)329.7  (22)6

Line: Seahawks by 6

Team1234F
Detroit Lions (1-3-0)3310016
Seattle Seahawks (2-2-0)0702128

( 3- 0) DET Benny Ricardo 44 yard field goal
( 6- 0) DET Benny Ricardo 35 yard field goal
( 6- 7) SEA Jim Zorn 5 yard rush (Efren Herrera kick)
( 9- 7) DET Benny Ricardo 29 yard field goal
(16- 7) DET Dexter Bussey 29 yard rush (Benny Ricardo kick)
(16-14) SEA Steve Largent 40 yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efren Herrera kick)
(16-21) SEA Ron Howard 4 yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efren Herrera kick)
(16-28) SEA Sam McCullum 12 yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efren Herrera kick)
                     DET             SEA
First Downs:         15              21
Rushes-yards:        30-132          36-87
Yards/rush:          4.4             2.4
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     16-26-155-0     12-17-189-1
Sacked-yards:        2-26            6-31
Net pass yards:      129             158
Net yards/pass:      4.6             6.9
Total net yards:     261             245
Total plays:         58 (51% run)    59 (61% run)  
Yards/play:          4.5             4.2
Fumbles-lost:        2-0             3-0
Turnovers:           0               1
Penalties-yards:     13-100          5-40

Attendance: 56,781
Passing:
DET: Greg Landry, 16 of 26 for 155 yards
SEA: Jim Zorn, 12 of 17 for 189 yards and 3 TDs (1 int)

Rushing:
DET: Dexter Bussey, 20 for 120 yards and 1 TD; Horace King, 9 for 10 yards; Greg Landry, 1 for 2 yards
SEA: David Sims, 15 for 48 yards; Al Hunter, 10 for 10 yards; Jim Zorn, 6 for 14 yards and 1 TD; Don Testerman, 2 for 2 yards; Steve Raible, 1 for 13 yards; Herman Weaver, 1 for 0 yards; Rufus Crawford, 1 for 0 yards

Receiving:
DET: Horace King, 5 for 50 yards; Dexter Bussey, 3 for 35 yards; David Hill, 3 for 29 yards; Luther Blue, 3 for 26 yards; Freddie Scott, 2 for 15 yards
SEA: Steve Largent, 4 for 85 yards and 1 TD; Steve Raible, 2 for 31 yards; Sam McCullum, 2 for 30 yards and 1 TD; Ron Howard, 2 for 15 yards and 1 TD; John Sawyer, 1 for 18 yards; Duke Fergerson, 1 for 10 yards

Kick returns:
DET: Jesse Thompson, 4 for 120 yards
SEA: Duke Fergerson, 3 for 71 yards; Rufus Crawford, 2 for 57 yards

Punt returns:
DET: Leonard Thompson, 1 for 4 yards
SEA: Rufus Crawford, 2 for 14 yards

Interceptions:
DET: Reggie Pinkney, 1 for 22 yards

Punting:
DET: Tom Skladany, 3 for 125 yards
SEA: Herman Weaver, 4 for 155 yards

Field Goals:
DET: Benny Ricardo, 3/4




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