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December 19, 1976 70° Pontiac Silverdome
Attendance: 52,419 (70%)
Arizona Cardinals 0 0 3 3 - 6
Detroit Lions 7 6 7 7 - 27
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Detroit Lions: 1-10-ARZ 20 (7:31) 16-Laurence Rhynes pass complete to 18-Andrew Hayden for 20 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Brent Mercier. DET 7 ARZ 0
(Qtr 2) Detroit Lions: 4-7-ARZ 26 (10:10) 8-Brent Mercier 43 yard field goal is GOOD. DET 10 ARZ 0
(Qtr 2) Detroit Lions: 2-9-ARZ 11 (0:02) 8-Brent Mercier 28 yard field goal is GOOD. DET 13 ARZ 0
(Qtr 3) Arizona Cardinals: 4-5-DET 27 (10:17) 9-Barry Cochran 45 yard field goal is GOOD. DET 13 ARZ 3
(Qtr 3) Detroit Lions: 2-3-ARZ 6 (2:06) 16-Laurence Rhynes ran for 6 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Brent Mercier. DET 20 ARZ 3
(Qtr 4) Detroit Lions: 2-7-ARZ 12 (13:27) 16-Laurence Rhynes pass complete to 88-James Charboneau for 12 yards. Nice adjustment by 88-James Charboneau to catch that ball. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Brent Mercier. DET 27 ARZ 3
(Qtr 4) Arizona Cardinals: 4-13-DET 13 (2:31) 9-Barry Cochran 31 yard field goal is GOOD. DET 27 ARZ 6
Team Statistics
Detroit Lions Arizona Cardinals
First Downs 14 10
- Rushing 6 2
- Passing 8 8
- Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 389 164
- Offensive Plays 69 60
- Yards Per Play 5.64 2.73
Net Rushing Yards 155 58
- Rushing Attempts 38 25
- Yards Per Rush 4.08 2.32
Net Passing Yards 234 106
- Att/Comp/Int 29 / 16 / 0 29 / 15 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 249 152
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2 / 15 6 / 46
- Yards Per Pass Play 7.55 3.03
- Yards Per Completion 15.56 10.13
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 0 2 / 2
3rd Down Conversions 6 / 17 2 / 14
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 8.8 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 7 / 36 3 / 25
Punt Returns/Yards 4 / 29 2 / 2
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3 / 1 0 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 23
Time of Possession 32:40 27:18
Drive Charts
Detroit Lions
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:35 2:24 OWN 41 6 16 Punt
1 9:00 1:35 OWN 35 5 65 Touchdown
1 5:49 1:32 OWN 46 3 9 Punt
1 2:01 2:47 OWN 41 5 20 Punt
2 12:10 2:03 OWN 30 4 44 Field Goal
2 8:32 1:35 OWN 40 3 -6 Punt
2 2:44 2:44 OWN 18 8 71 Field Goal
3 15:00 0:58 OWN 25 3 -16 Punt
3 10:13 3:02 OWN 25 5 20 Punt
3 4:42 2:41 OPP 31 5 31 Touchdown
3 1:45 3:22 OWN 31 7 69 Touchdown
4 11:37 4:14 OWN 7 6 14 Punt
4 6:29 2:03 OWN 17 3 4 Punt
4 2:28 0:47 OWN 25 3 9 Punt
4 0:53 0:53 OPP 16 3 -1 Game
Arizona Cardinals
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:25 OWN 25 3 -6 Punt
1 11:12 2:12 OWN 13 3 6 Punt
1 7:24 1:36 OWN 25 3 -12 Punt
1 4:16 2:15 OWN 4 3 9 Punt
2 14:14 2:04 OWN 11 3 7 Punt
2 10:07 1:34 OWN 25 3 -7 Punt
2 6:57 4:13 OWN 18 6 25 Punt
3 14:02 3:49 OWN 46 6 27 Field Goal
3 7:11 2:29 OWN 20 5 10 Fumble
3 2:01 0:15 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
4 13:23 1:46 OWN 25 6 25 Punt
4 7:23 0:54 OWN 32 3 5 Punt
4 4:26 1:58 OWN 40 9 46 Field Goal
4 1:42 0:48 OWN 16 4 8 Fumble
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Detroit Lions
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#82 Brian Kees 20 76 3.80 16 3 0
#45 Edward Takahashi 13 62 4.77 12 2 0
#37 Eric White 1 8 8.00 8 0 0
#6 Laurence Rhynes 3 6 2.00 6 0 1
#83 David Holmes 1 3 3.00 3 0 0
Arizona Cardinals
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#27 John McMahon 19 54 2.84 11 2 0
#29 Christopher Motter 5 2 0.40 6 0 0
#30 Matthew Deleon 1 2 2.00 2 0 0
Passing Stats
Detroit Lions
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#6 Laurence Rhynes 29 16 249 2 / 15 2 41 0 106.82
Arizona Cardinals
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#13 Ryan Cunningham 29 15 152 6 / 46 0 25 0 67.03
Receiving Stats
Detroit Lions
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#88 James Charboneau 4 71 17.75 28 1
#45 Edward Takahashi 3 59 19.67 41 0
#82 Brian Kees 3 42 14.00 33 0
#18 Andrew Hayden 2 24 12.00 20 1
#37 Eric White 2 23 11.50 22 0
#86 Michael Bass 1 21 21.00 21 0
#18 James Coca 1 9 9.00 9 0
Arizona Cardinals
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#14 Jorge Goforth 4 39 9.75 15 0
#30 Matthew Deleon 1 25 25.00 25 0
#89 Jason Bolden 3 22 7.33 11 0
#27 John McMahon 2 19 9.50 19 0
#36 Jerome Gagnon 1 18 18.00 18 0
#19 Jason Woodard 2 15 7.50 11 0
#29 Christopher Motter 1 9 9.00 9 0
#86 Kevin Alexis 1 5 5.00 5 0
Blocking Stats
Detroit Lions
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#51 Terry Dunn 42 38 1 2
#37 Eric White 2 13 0 1
#18 Andrew Hayden 5 14 0 0
#34 Johnnie Gonzalas 1 4 0 2
#54 Alvin Foss 0 4 0 0
#91 Travis Stacks 0 2 0 0
#68 Donald Patterson 49 33 0 1
#83 David Holmes 7 28 0 2
#62 Teodoro Robins 44 39 0 1
#89 Charles Manuel 13 36 0 2
#18 James Coca 0 22 0 1
#76 Scott Marion 30 35 0 2
#77 William Stack 36 38 0 4
#88 James Charboneau 0 18 0 1
#82 Brian Kees 6 3 0 0
#75 Ronald Powell 12 1 0 0
#48 Eric Young 18 3 0 0
#45 Edward Takahashi 15 1 0 0
#86 Michael Bass 0 4 0 0
#85 Leonard Adams 9 10 0 0
#57 Micheal Ho 0 1 0 0
#72 Jamal Simmons 0 3 0 0
#91 Robert Boddie 0 1 0 0
#54 Willie Spence 0 4 0 0
#35 Mose Rodgers 0 3 0 0
#52 Bennie Cambridge 0 1 0 0
#58 Timmy Bray 1 3 0 0
#75 Carlos Chapman 1 0 0 0
#20 Norman Deaton 0 1 0 0
#39 Stephen Snider 0 1 0 0
#65 Christopher Pitcher 0 2 0 1
#43 Amado Brunson 0 1 0 0
#34 Christopher Appleby 0 1 0 0
Arizona Cardinals
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#71 Michael McCay 44 25 3 5
#66 Christopher Wade 45 29 2 1
#77 Terry Mullins 33 30 1 2
#27 John McMahon 4 2 0 0
#78 Jake Noel 41 27 0 1
#73 Jackie Boyd 43 29 0 1
#30 Matthew Deleon 10 25 0 0
#36 Jerome Gagnon 6 16 0 4
#67 Ryan Maiorano 10 4 0 0
#55 Tyler Theisen 10 3 0 0
#47 Joe McManus 5 1 0 0
#63 Scott Fudge 12 0 0 0
#84 Roger Mullinax 2 18 0 1
#29 Christopher Motter 5 3 0 1
#86 Kevin Alexis 2 21 0 1
#58 John Smith 4 4 0 0
#19 Jason Woodard 0 5 0 1
#14 Jorge Goforth 0 6 0 0
#89 Jason Bolden 0 5 0 0
#81 Jonathan Roberts 0 1 0 0
#68 Ralph Gordon 8 0 0 0
#34 Derrick Porter 0 2 0 1
#45 Richard Long 0 2 0 0
#67 Peter Ireland 1 0 0 0
Interception Stats
Detroit Lions
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Arizona Cardinals
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Detroit Lions
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#82 Brian Kees 1 0 0 0
#57 Micheal Ho 0 1 0 0
#54 Alvin Foss 0 0 1 0
#65 Joshua Oldham 0 0 1 0
#98 Shawn Riffle 0 1 0 0
#6 Laurence Rhynes 0 1 0 0
Arizona Cardinals
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#27 John McMahon 1 0 0 0
#13 Ryan Cunningham 1 0 0 0
Punting
Detroit Lions
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#6 Felton Hitz 9 387 43.00 40.33 58 5
Arizona Cardinals
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#7 Thomas Maston 10 466 46.60 44.00 56 3
Kicking
Detroit Lions
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#8 Brent Mercier 2 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 0 43 3 / 3
Arizona Cardinals
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#1 Barry Cochran 2 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 0 45 0 / 0
Punt Return
Detroit Lions
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#11 Donnie Barrett 4 29 7.3 10 0
Arizona Cardinals
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#30 Michael Rodriguez 2 2 1.0 1 0
Kick Return
Detroit Lions
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Arizona Cardinals
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Defensive Stats
Detroit Lions
Name Tackles Sacks
#54 Willie Spence 7 0
#34 Christopher Appleby 6 0
#57 Micheal Ho 5 0
#65 Joshua Oldham 5 4
#65 Christopher Pitcher 4 0
#43 Amado Brunson 4 0
#91 Travis Stacks 3 0
#35 Mose Rodgers 3 0
#93 Joe Andrews 2 0
#39 Stephen Snider 2 0
#54 Alvin Foss 1 1
#34 Johnnie Gonzalas 1 0
#98 Shawn Riffle 1 0
#91 Robert Boddie 1 1
Arizona Cardinals
Name Tackles Sacks
#45 Richard Long 15 0
#57 John Thomas 6 0
#95 Bradley Seifert 5 1
#34 Derrick Porter 4 0
#55 Tyler Theisen 4 0
#32 Clinton Murtha 4 0
#98 Steve Callender 3 0
#41 William Corrales 2 0
#72 Rex Thomas 2 0
#54 James Coker 2 1
#30 Matthew Deleon 2 0
#30 Michael Rodriguez 2 0
#67 Ryan Maiorano 1 0
#96 Edward Toro 1 0
#77 James Jones 1 0