Game Recap
Week 8 during the 1978 football season had the 0 Detroit Lions defeat the 0 San Diego Chargers 31-14. Lions took the going into halftime 31-7 and stayed composed in the final 30 minutes.
The Lions were led by Gary Danielson who threw for 210 yards in the air, 3 touchdowns, was 22 of 32 passing. Dexter Bussey ran for 91 yards rushing. Dexter Bussey had 1 TD.
For the Chargers, threw for 0 interceptions.
The Lions registered 461 total yards, 29 first downs, 2 turnovers and 7 penalties. They were of on third downs. The Chargers tallied 304 total yards, 16 first downs, 6 turnovers and 9 penalties. They were of on third downs.
Notes
- Score: Detroit LionsDET defeat San Diego Chargers 31-14
- Date: Sunday, October 22, 1978
- Game Time Kickoff: 2:00PM
- Detroit Lions Stats - Yards: 461, Turnovers: 2
- San Diego Chargers Stats - Yards: 304, Turnovers: 6
Box Score
|
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
TOT |
| SDG |
7 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
14 |
| DET |
17 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
31 |
Passing Leaders
| PLAYER | | C-A | YDS | TD | INT | LNG | |
|---|
| Gary Danielson | DET | 22-32 | 210 | 3 | 1 | 23 | |
| James Harris | SDG | 8-16 | 132 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dan Fouts | SDG | 5-14 | 118 | 1 | 3 | 55 | |
Rushing Leaders
| PLAYER | | ATT | YDS | TD | LNG | |
|---|
| Dexter Bussey | DET | 18 | 91 | 0 | 30 | |
| Horace King | DET | 8 | 90 | 0 | 35 | |
| Lydell Mitchell | SDG | 9 | 53 | 0 | 14 | |
| Gary Danielson | DET | 3 | 36 | 0 | 25 | |
| Lawrence Gaines | DET | 9 | 28 | 1 | 9 | |
| Freddie Scott | DET | 1 | 28 | 0 | 28 | |
| Hank Bauer | SDG | 6 | 15 | 0 | 8 | |
Receiving Leaders
| PLAYER | | REC | YDS | TD | LNG | |
|---|
| Charlie Joiner | SDG | 5 | 110 | 1 | 31 | |
| Dexter Bussey | DET | 6 | 61 | 1 | 18 | |
| Bob Klein | SDG | 3 | 57 | 0 | 24 | |
| Lydell Mitchell | SDG | 1 | 55 | 1 | 55 | |
| Horace King | DET | 6 | 55 | 0 | 23 | |
| Freddie Scott | DET | 3 | 48 | 0 | 20 | |
| David Hill | DET | 3 | 29 | 0 | 12 | |
| Hank Bauer | SDG | 2 | 15 | 0 | 8 | |
Team Total Rushing
| TM | ATT | YDS | TD | | |
|---|
| DET | 39 | 273 | 1 | | |
| SDG | 20 | 89 | 0 | | |
Team Total Passing
| TM | C-A | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | |
|---|
| DET | 22-32 | 210 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| SDG | 13-30 | 250 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
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