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Detroit Lions
Detroit Lions
@
Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta Falcons
Date
October 15, 1978
Kickoff
01:00 PM ET
10:00 AM PT
Score
DET 0 — ATL 14 F

Stadium

Capacity: 71,000

Inaugurated: 01/01/1965

Broadcast

Announcers

Vin Scully, George Allen, Jim Brown

Summary

DET and ATL combined for 357 passing yards and 1 passing touchdowns. On the ground, Horace King led DET with 20 rushing yards while Bubba Bean paced ATL with 78. Through the air, Freddie Scott topped DET with 76 receiving yards while Billy Ryckman led ATL with 41.

Expected Points Summary

DET
Total-14.00
Off-19.74
Def0.92
ST4.24
ATL
Total14.00
Off-0.92
Def19.74
ST-4.24

Team Stats

Stat DET ATL
First Downs 13 15
Rush-Yds-TDs 26-22-0 35-126-1
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 14-29-195-0-2 11-17-162-1-0
Sacked-Yards 4-48 5-40
Net Pass Yards 147 122
Total Yards 169 248
Fumbles-Lost 3-1 0-0
Turnovers 3 0
Penalties-Yards 10-80 10-72

Expected Points Detail

DET
Offense
Pass: -6.97
Rush: -14.05
TO: 1.45
Defense
Pass: -0.71
Rush: 4.62
TO: 0.00
Returns
KO: 2.09
KR: -0.67
P: 5.53
PR: 0.03
FG/XP: -2.74
ATL
Offense
Pass: 0.71
Rush: -4.62
TO: 0.00
Defense
Pass: 6.97
Rush: 14.05
TO: -1.45
Returns
KO: 0.67
KR: -2.09
P: -0.03
PR: -5.53
FG/XP: 2.74

Officials

Boxscore Team Stats

Stat DET ATL
First Downs 13 15
Rush-Yds-TDs 26-22-0 35-126-1
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 14-29-195-0-2 11-17-162-1-0
Sacked-Yards 4-48 5-40
Net Pass Yards 147 122
Total Yards 169 248
Fumbles-Lost 3-1 0-0
Turnovers 3 0
Penalties-Yards 10-80 10-72

Scoring Summary

Q Team Detail Score
2 Falcons Billy Ryckman 24 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) 0-7
4 Falcons Bubba Bean 25 yard rush (Tim Mazzetti kick) 0-14

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