Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23 Detroit Lions 34
Sunday 12 November 1978 at the Silverdome
SCORING
DET
1:08-1Q
Hill 2 pass from Danielson (Ricardo kick)
TB
12:34-2Q
Obradovich 12 pass from Rae (O'Donoghue kick)
TB
11:13-2Q
O'Donoghue FG27
DET
10:49-2Q
King 75 run (Ricardo kick)
TB
4:51-2Q
O'Donoghue FG49
DET
0:45-3Q
Hill 14 pass from Danielson (Ricardo kick)
DET
4:46-4Q
Bussey 1 run (Ricardo kick)
DET
13:01-4Q
Ricardo FG38
TB
11:18-4Q
O'Donoghue FG28
DET
7:02-4Q
Ricardo FG28
TB
1:54-4Q
Ragsdale 31 pass from Huff (O'Donoghue kick)
GAME REPORTS
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The Bucs lost their third straight road game, the killer blow being Horace King's 75-yard scoring run four
minutes into the second quarter. The Lions ran up over 400 yards in total offense and scored more points
against the Bucs than any team since the expansion season of 1976.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
BUCS: Bell 18-70, Davis 6-22, Rae 1-14, Carter 1-7.
LIONS: King 12-104, Bussey 12-47, Gaines 6-33, O'Neil 1-25,
Kane 2-3, Danielson 3-3, Scott 1-(-1), Thompson 1-(-3).
PASSING
BUCS: Rae 17-10-89-0-1, Huff 5-2-37-0-1, Green 1-1-25-0-0.
LIONS: Danielson 24-15-206-1-2.
RECEIVING
BUCS: Bell 4-25, Giles 2-19, Ragsdale 1-31, Reece 1-25, Owens
1-16, Obradovich 1-12, Grant 1-9, Mucker 1-8, J.Davis 1-6.
LIONS: Hill 7-106, Bussey 3-9, King 1-31, Scott 1-20, Blue 1-19,
Thompson 1-12, Kane 1-9.
INTERCEPTIONS
BUCS: Jordan 1-1.
LIONS: none.
KICK RETURNS
BUCS: Ragsdale 4-105, Carter 1-21, Obradovich 1-17, Giles 1-17.
LIONS: Blue 1-60, Thompson 1-26, Scott 1-20, Terry 1-20.
PUNT RETURNS
BUCS: Reece 2-13.
LIONS: Thompson 3-38.
SACKS
BUCS: L.Selmon 1-13.
LIONS: Baker 5-38, Pureifory 1.5-11, Woodcock 1-10,
Washington 0.5-3.
STARTERS
OFFENSE
DEFENSE
LT
75 Reavis
DE
73 Hannah
LG
64 Horton
DT
76 Pear
C
79 Wilson
DE
63 L Selmon
RG
72 Puetz
LOLB
57 Lewis
RT
74 Freitas
LILB
61 D Selmon
TE
86 Obradovich
RILB
54 Wood
WR
85 Owens
ROLB
53 Bonness
WR
89 McKay
LCB
45 White
FB
38 J Davis
RCB
40 Washington
RB
42 Bell
SS
33 Cotney
QB
15 Rae
FS
34 Brown
PLAYED
4 Green, 6 O'Donoghue, 19 Huff, 23 Ragsdale, 25 Jordan, 28
White, 32 L Carter, 44 Cesare, 46 Reece, 55 Brown, 65
Johnson, 68 Medlin, 71 Crowder, 77 Kollar, 83 Grant, 84
Farmer, 87 Mucker, 88 Giles
DID NOT PLAY
51 Nafziger, 60 Chambers
INACTIVES
12 Williams, 56 Johnson, 70 Carlton
COMMENTARY CREW
Don Criqui and Sonny Jorgensen
GAME HIGHLIGHTS
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Another touchdown for TE Jim Obradovich
Curtis Jordan gave some hope for the defense with an interception
George Ragsdale could have walked into the endzone for his touchdown late in the game