NFL game summary for 11/23/1978:

Horace King's one-yard touchdown run in the fourth period capped an 11-play, 77-yard drive and gave the Lions the interconference win. Both teams scored on their opening possessions. Rick Kane's two-yard touchdown plunge culminated a 90-yard Detroit drive. Craig Morton followed with a 10-yard touchdown pass to Riley Odoms for a 7-7 halftime deadlock. The Lions' defense sacked Morton six times to increase its NFL lead to 48 sacks. Jim Turner's 51-yard attempt at a tying field goal fell short as time expired.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Denver Broncos	OFFENSE	159.3  (5)	144.2  (19)	303.6  (13)	28
	DEFENSE	127.0  (10)	161.9  (16)	288.9  (11)	33
Detroit Lions	OFFENSE	141.1  (15)	131.3  (23)	272.4  (22)	23
	DEFENSE	139.2  (13)	141.0  (6)	280.2  (6)	29

Line: Broncos by 3½

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Denver Broncos (8-5-0)	7	0	7	0	14
Detroit Lions (5-8-0)	7	0	3	7	17

( 0- 7) DET Rick Kane 2 yard rush (Benny Ricardo kick)
( 7- 7) DEN Riley Odoms 10 yard pass from Craig Morton (Jim Turner kick)
( 7-10) DET Benny Ricardo 19 yard field goal
(14-10) DEN Larry Canada 2 yard rush (Jim Turner kick)
(14-17) DET Horace King 1 yard rush (Benny Ricardo kick)

                     DEN             DET
First Downs:         16              15
Rushes-yards:        31-128          37-139
Yards/rush:          4.1             3.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     11-22-146-0     10-18-112-1
Sacked-yards:        6-41            1-7
Net pass yards:      105             105
Net yards/pass:      3.8             5.5
Total net yards:     233             244
Total plays:         59 (52% run)    56 (66% run)  
Yards/play:          3.9             4.4
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             1-0
Turnovers:           1               1
Penalties-yards:     9-74            3-15

Attendance: 71,785

Passing:
DEN: Craig Morton, 11 of 22 for 146 yards and 1 TD
DET: Gary Danielson, 10 of 18 for 112 yards (1 int)

Rushing:
DEN: Rob Lytle, 10 for 39 yards; Otis Armstrong, 7 for 40 yards; Jon Keyworth, 5 for 17 yards; Lonnie Perrin, 4 for 21 yards; Dave Preston, 2 for 4 yards; Larry Canada, 2 for 3 yards and 1 TD; Craig Morton, 1 for 4 yards
DET: Dexter Bussey, 16 for 56 yards; Horace King, 11 for 30 yards and 1 TD; Rick Kane, 5 for 16 yards and 1 TD; Lawrence Gaines, 4 for 20 yards; Gary Danielson, 1 for 17 yards

Receiving:
DEN: Riley Odoms, 4 for 60 yards and 1 TD; Jon Keyworth, 2 for 26 yards; Haven Moses, 2 for 24 yards; Vince Kinney, 1 for 23 yards; Jack Dolbin, 1 for 8 yards; Lonnie Perrin, 1 for 5 yards
DET: David Hill, 4 for 56 yards; Horace King, 3 for -2 yards; Luther Blue, 2 for 44 yards; Dexter Bussey, 1 for 14 yards

Kick returns:
DEN: Lonnie Perrin, 3 for 49 yards; Rick Upchurch, 1 for 20 yards
DET: Rick Kane, 1 for 23 yards; Ken Callicutt, 1 for 2 yards

Punt returns:
DEN: Rick Upchurch, 5 for 84 yards
DET: James Hunter, 1 for 2 yards

Interceptions:
DEN: Bernard Jackson, 1 for 22 yards

Punting:
DEN: Bucky Dilts, 6 for 237 yards
DET: Tom Skladany, 6 for 252 yards

Field Goals:
DEN: Jim Turner, 0/1
DET: Benny Ricardo, 1/1

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