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Detroit Lions
Detroit Lions
@
San Francisco 49ers
San Francisco 49ers
Date
December 19, 1971
Kickoff
04:00 PM ET
01:00 PM PT
Score
DET 27 — SF 31 F

Stadium

Capacity: 68,500

Inaugurated: 01/01/1960

Broadcast

Announcers

Ray Scott, Pat Summerall, Gil Stratton

Summary

DET and SF combined for 362 passing yards and 4 passing touchdowns. On the ground, Steve Owens led DET with 59 rushing yards while Ken Willard paced SF with 81. Through the air, Earl McCullouch topped DET with 81 receiving yards while Gene Washington led SF with 76.

Expected Points Summary

Team Stats

Stat DET SF
First Downs 18 20
Rush-Yds-TDs 33-134-2 37-171-1
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 9-18-176-1-1 14-20-186-3-1
Sacked-Yards 0-0 0-0
Net Pass Yards 176 186
Total Yards 310 357
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0
Turnovers 1 1
Penalties-Yards 5-35 8-72

Expected Points Detail

Officials

Boxscore Team Stats

Stat DET SF
First Downs 18 20
Rush-Yds-TDs 33-134-2 37-171-1
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 9-18-176-1-1 14-20-186-3-1
Sacked-Yards 0-0 0-0
Net Pass Yards 176 186
Total Yards 310 357
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0
Turnovers 1 1
Penalties-Yards 5-35 8-72

Scoring Summary

Q Team Detail Score
1 Lions Errol Mann 31 yard field goal 3-0
49ers Dick Witcher 12 yard pass from John Brodie (Bruce Gossett kick) 3-7
2 Lions Errol Mann 39 yard field goal 6-7
49ers Bruce Gossett 39 yard field goal 6-10
49ers Ken Willard 10 yard pass from John Brodie (Bruce Gossett kick) 6-17
Lions Altie Taylor 14 yard rush (Errol Mann kick) 13-17
3 Lions Steve Owens 1 yard rush (Errol Mann kick) 20-17
49ers Gene Washington 30 yard pass from John Brodie (Bruce Gossett kick) 20-24
Lions Charlie Sanders 6 yard pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick) 27-24
4 49ers John Brodie 10 yard rush (Bruce Gossett kick) 27-31

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