NFL game summary for 11/12/1978:

Gary Danielson threw two touchdown passes and Horace King scored on a 75-yard run to lead Detroit to its third win in four games. Tampa Bay led 10-7 in the second quarter when King scored on the second-longest run of the NFL season and the sixth-longest in Detroit history. The Lions increased the advantage to 21-13 on Danielson's second touchdown pass of the day to tight end David Hill. Neil O'Donoghue kicked three field goals for the Buccaneers, including a club record 49-yarder. Detroit's defense recorded eight sacks, five of those by rookie defensive end Al Baker.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	OFFENSE	128.9  (21)	121.2  (26)	250.1  (26)	29
	DEFENSE	118.2  (6)	139.7  (6)	257.9  (3)	24
Detroit Lions	OFFENSE	136.2  (18)	117.5  (27)	253.7  (25)	16
	DEFENSE	139.6  (14)	148.4  (9)	288.0  (10)	28

Line: Lions by 3

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-7-0)	0	13	0	10	23
Detroit Lions (4-7-0)	7	14	7	6	34

( 0- 7) DET David Hill 2 yard pass from Gary Danielson (Benny Ricardo kick)
( 7- 7) TB  Jim Obradovich 12 yard pass from Mike Rae (Neil O'Donoghue kick)
(10- 7) TB  Neil O'Donoghue 27 yard field goal
(10-14) DET Horace King 75 yard rush (Benny Ricardo kick)
(13-14) TB  Neil O'Donoghue 45 yard field goal
(13-21) DET David Hill 14 yard pass from Gary Danielson (Benny Ricardo kick)
(13-28) DET Dexter Bussey 1 yard rush (Benny Ricardo kick)
(13-31) DET Benny Ricardo 38 yard field goal
(16-31) TB  Neil O'Donoghue 28 yard field goal
(16-34) DET Benny Ricardo 28 yard field goal
(23-34) TB  George Ragsdale 31 yard pass from Gary Huff (Neil O'Donoghue kick)

                     TB              DET
First Downs:         18              20
Rushes-yards:        26-113          38-211
Yards/rush:          4.3             5.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     13-23-151-0     15-24-206-1
Sacked-yards:        8-62            1-13
Net pass yards:      89              193
Net yards/pass:      2.9             7.7
Total net yards:     202             404
Total plays:         57 (45% run)    63 (60% run)  
Yards/play:          3.5             6.4
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             2-2
Turnovers:           0               3
Penalties-yards:     8-75            7-79

Attendance: 60,320

Passing:
TB: Mike Rae, 10 of 17 for 89 yards and 1 TD; Gary Huff, 2 of 5 for 37 yards and 1 TD; Dave Green, 1 of 1 for 25 yards
DET: Gary Danielson, 15 of 24 for 206 yards and 2 TDs (1 int)

Rushing:
TB: Ricky Bell, 18 for 70 yards; Johnny Davis, 6 for 22 yards; Mike Rae, 1 for 14 yards; Louis Carter, 1 for 7 yards
DET: Horace King, 12 for 104 yards and 1 TD; Dexter Bussey, 12 for 47 yards and 1 TD; Lawrence Gaines, 6 for 33 yards; Gary Danielson, 3 for 3 yards; Rick Kane, 2 for 3 yards; Ed O'Neil, 1 for 25 yards; Freddie Scott, 1 for -1 yards; Jesse Thompson, 1 for -3 yards

Receiving:
TB: Ricky Bell, 4 for 25 yards; Jimmie Giles, 2 for 19 yards; George Ragsdale, 1 for 31 yards and 1 TD; Danny Reece, 1 for 25 yards; Morris Owens, 1 for 16 yards; Jim Obradovich, 1 for 12 yards and 1 TD; Frank Grant, 1 for 9 yards; Larry Mucker, 1 for 8 yards; Johnny Davis, 1 for 6 yards
DET: David Hill, 7 for 106 yards and 2 TDs; Dexter Bussey, 3 for 9 yards; Horace King, 1 for 31 yards; Freddie Scott, 1 for 20 yards; Luther Blue, 1 for 19 yards; Jesse Thompson, 1 for 12 yards; Rick Kane, 1 for 9 yards

Kick returns:
TB: George Ragsdale, 4 for 105 yards; Louis Carter, 1 for 21 yards; Jimmie Giles, 1 for 17 yards; Jim Obradovich, 1 for 17 yards
DET: Luther Blue, 1 for 60 yards; Jesse Thompson, 1 for 26 yards; Freddie Scott, 1 for 20 yards; Nat Terry, 1 for 20 yards

Punt returns:
TB: Danny Reece, 2 for 13 yards
DET: Jesse Thompson, 3 for 38 yards

Interceptions:
TB: Curtis Jordan, 1 for 1 yard

Punting:
TB: Dave Green, 5 for 213 yards
DET: Tom Skladany, 2 for 74 yards

Field Goals:
TB: Neil O'Donoghue, 3/3
DET: Benny Ricardo, 2/2

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