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October 08, 1978 60° Pontiac Silverdome
Attendance: 63,673 (79%)
Wheels 7 0 7 21 6 - 41
Panthers 14 14 7 0 0 - 35
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Panthers: 3-2-DET 2 (8:54) (Hot Read) 4-Michael London pass complete to 89-Paul Carr for 2 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Richard Lamar. MIC 7 DET 0
(Qtr 1) Panthers: 3-1-DET 1 (3:18) 16-Jerry Ruiz pass complete to 80-Anthony Toler for 1 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Richard Lamar. MIC 14 DET 0
(Qtr 1) Wheels: 2-1-MIC 0 (0:25) 4-Mario Valencia pass complete to 13-David Ortiz for 0 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Jose Fouche. MIC 14 DET 7
(Qtr 2) Panthers: 2-8-DET 8 (8:21) 4-Michael London pass complete to 19-Julio Prince for 8 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Richard Lamar. MIC 21 DET 7
(Qtr 2) Panthers: 1-10-DET 18 (1:29) 4-Michael London pass complete to 80-Anthony Toler for 18 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Richard Lamar. MIC 28 DET 7
(Qtr 3) Wheels: 1-7-MIC 7 (11:13) 4-Mario Valencia pass complete to 80-Timothy Hanna to MIC 0 for 6 yards. 80-Timothy Hanna FUMBLES (49-Walter Daniels) recovered by DET-80-Timothy Hanna for -2 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Jose Fouche. MIC 28 DET 14
(Qtr 3) Panthers: 2-10-DET 10 (4:11) (Hot Read) 4-Michael London pass complete to 84-Joseph Durden for 10 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Richard Lamar. MIC 35 DET 14
(Qtr 4) Wheels: 1-10-DET 47 (15:00) 26-Robert Costello ran for 53 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Jose Fouche. MIC 35 DET 21
(Qtr 4) Wheels: 1-8-MIC 8 (9:56) 4-Mario Valencia pass complete to 81-Cesar Wear for 8 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Jose Fouche. MIC 35 DET 28
(Qtr 4) Wheels: 2-10-MIC 10 (4:03) 4-Mario Valencia pass complete to 10-John Risinger for 10 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Jose Fouche. MIC 35 DET 35
(OT) Wheels: 3-1-MIC 21 (1:45) 4-Mario Valencia pass complete to 88-Paul Lee for 21 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
Team Statistics
Panthers Wheels
First Downs 28 22
- Rushing 4 8
- Passing 24 12
- Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 639 492
- Offensive Plays 89 77
- Yards Per Play 7.18 6.39
Net Rushing Yards 45 199
- Rushing Attempts 9 24
- Yards Per Rush 5.00 8.29
Net Passing Yards 594 293
- Att/Comp/Int 77 / 46 / 2 48 / 25 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 618 337
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3 / 24 5 / 44
- Yards Per Pass Play 7.43 5.53
- Yards Per Completion 13.43 13.48
Fumbles/Lost 2 / 1 1 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 11 / 19 5 / 16
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 7.5 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 6 / 48 2 / 20
Punt Returns/Yards 2 / 8 1 / 13
Kick Returns/Yards 5 / 137 2 / 52
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 2 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 6 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 5 / 0 4 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 24
Time of Possession 38:02 30:17
Drive Charts
Panthers
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:28 4:37 OWN 31 9 69 Touchdown
1 7:18 4:03 OWN 21 10 79 Touchdown
1 0:22 2:35 OWN 25 6 40 Punt
2 11:12 2:56 OWN 29 5 71 Touchdown
2 7:17 1:50 OWN 18 6 26 Punt
2 3:59 2:35 OWN 28 6 72 Touchdown
3 15:00 0:26 OWN 27 3 0 Punt
3 11:07 0:28 OWN 27 3 -5 Punt
3 9:05 4:57 OWN 6 10 94 Touchdown
3 3:46 2:14 OWN 23 6 28 Punt
4 14:49 1:56 OWN 20 5 40 Fumble
4 9:52 2:11 OWN 25 5 13 Punt
4 6:08 0:04 OWN 24 1 0 Interception
4 3:59 1:46 OWN 24 4 13 Punt
4 1:49 0:37 OWN 31 4 31 Interception
OT 10:00 4:47 OWN 21 7 43 Punt
Wheels
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:32 OWN 25 3 -3 Punt
1 8:51 1:33 OWN 25 3 9 Punt
1 3:15 2:53 OWN 25 6 75 Touchdown
2 12:46 1:34 OWN 20 3 8 Punt
2 8:17 0:59 OWN 26 3 5 Punt
2 5:27 1:28 OWN 9 4 16 Punt
2 1:24 1:24 OWN 25 8 35 Half
3 14:34 3:27 OWN 30 6 70 Touchdown
3 10:39 1:34 OWN 28 4 17 Punt
3 4:08 0:22 OWN 28 3 0 Punt
3 1:32 1:43 OWN 20 5 80 Touchdown
4 12:53 3:01 OWN 40 7 60 Touchdown
4 7:41 1:33 OWN 15 3 8 Punt
4 6:04 2:05 OPP 41 6 41 Touchdown
4 2:13 0:24 OWN 21 3 3 Punt
4 1:12 1:12 OWN 9 3 -8 Punt
OT 5:13 3:33 OWN 7 7 93 Touchdown
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Panthers
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#34 Roy Weeks 5 25 5.00 13 2 0
#45 Bryan Salinas 2 18 9.00 9 0 0
#28 Steven Napier 2 2 1.00 3 0 0
Wheels
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#26 Robert Costello 11 136 12.36 53 5 1
#25 Matthew Mitchell 13 63 4.85 12 4 0
Passing Stats
Panthers
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#4 Michael London 61 35 484 0 / 0 4 43 1 97.98
#16 Jerry Ruiz 16 11 134 3 / 24 1 26 1 89.06
Wheels
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#6 Mario Valencia 48 25 337 5 / 44 4 39 0 102.52
Receiving Stats
Panthers
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#11 Julio Prince 10 164 16.40 43 1
#80 Anthony Toler 9 113 12.56 26 2
#81 Gerald Miller 8 113 14.13 24 0
#36 Darrell Trotter 8 65 8.13 22 0
#84 Joseph Durden 3 56 18.67 25 1
#89 Paul Carr 3 38 12.67 23 1
#28 Steven Napier 1 25 25.00 25 0
#17 Thomas Coley 1 25 25.00 25 0
#34 Roy Weeks 2 10 5.00 6 0
#88 David Billy 1 9 9.00 9 0
Wheels
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#83 Rigoberto Gonzales 6 110 18.33 39 0
#13 John Risinger 6 78 13.00 23 1
#84 Zachary Powell 3 45 15.00 31 0
#13 David Ortiz 4 33 8.25 21 1
#88 Paul Lee 2 26 13.00 21 1
#26 Robert Costello 1 22 22.00 22 0
#25 Matthew Mitchell 1 9 9.00 9 0
#87 Cesar Wear 1 8 8.00 8 1
#80 Timothy Hanna 1 6 6.00 6 0
Blocking Stats
Panthers
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#60 Timothy Gates 88 30 2 1
#41 Elvis Thomas 85 29 2 3
#59 Richard Robinson 81 25 0 0
#54 Arturo James 88 30 0 2
#79 David Rodman 91 22 0 1
#45 Bryan Salinas 23 6 0 0
#80 Anthony Toler 0 6 0 0
#88 David Billy 11 12 0 1
#34 Roy Weeks 22 7 0 0
#36 Darrell Trotter 7 12 0 0
#17 Thomas Coley 0 2 0 0
#84 Joseph Durden 0 7 0 0
#11 Julio Prince 0 5 0 0
#72 Marion Long 9 2 0 0
#61 Jason Derosa 16 3 0 0
#28 Steven Napier 13 2 0 1
#39 James Roberson 12 2 0 1
#94 Arthur Bowie 7 5 0 0
#93 Samuel Heard 0 6 0 1
#81 Gerald Miller 0 4 0 0
#63 Frank German 5 3 0 0
#36 Michael Ellis 0 3 0 0
#30 Stanley Thomas 0 6 0 0
#56 Alton Pastor 0 6 0 1
#82 William Stromberg 0 1 0 0
#73 Michael Kay 0 2 0 0
Wheels
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#84 Zachary Powell 9 21 2 2
#67 Joe Gomez 67 31 1 1
#84 Timothy Milligan 68 29 1 6
#67 Ronald Davis 66 32 0 1
#71 Arturo Williams 9 3 0 0
#63 Chad Mannings 54 32 0 0
#85 Eddie Hohman 30 17 0 0
#88 Paul Lee 15 2 0 0
#24 Bradley Mondragon 9 2 0 0
#71 Billy McKissick 15 2 0 0
#70 Thomas Watson 63 38 0 1
#25 Matthew Mitchell 11 5 0 0
#13 David Ortiz 0 18 0 3
#13 John Risinger 0 14 0 0
#83 Rigoberto Gonzales 0 21 0 0
#26 Robert Costello 5 1 0 0
#53 Donald Martinez 0 3 0 0
#78 Daniel Hawes 0 2 0 1
#57 Edward Flores 0 3 0 0
#30 David Peralta 0 3 0 0
#58 Juan Frigo 0 3 0 2
#46 Chuck Johnson 0 2 0 0
#66 Ray Franklin 0 3 0 0
#80 Timothy Hanna 0 3 0 1
#37 Enrique Pacheco 1 1 0 0
#87 Cesar Wear 0 2 0 0
#96 William Williams 0 1 0 1
#34 Charles Clifton 0 2 0 1
#56 Bobby Wells 0 1 0 0
#79 Timothy Adams 0 1 0 0
#91 Malcolm Nazario 0 1 0 0
#93 Christopher Turner 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Panthers
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Wheels
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#30 David Peralta 1 0 0.00 0
#46 Chuck Johnson 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Panthers
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#4 Michael London 1 0 0 0
#16 Jerry Ruiz 1 1 0 0
#49 Walter Daniels 0 0 1 0
Wheels
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#80 Timothy Hanna 1 1 0 1
#79 Timothy Adams 0 1 0 0
#96 William Williams 0 0 1 0
Punting
Panthers
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#14 Cruz Townsend 8 355 44.38 37.88 54 1
Wheels
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#12 Harry Marshall 10 487 48.70 48.10 56 0
Kicking
Panthers
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#9 Richard Lamar 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 5 / 5
Wheels
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#2 Jose Fouche 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 5 / 5
Punt Return
Panthers
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#28 Steven Napier 2 8 4.0 8 0
Wheels
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#13 John Risinger 1 13 13.0 13 0
Kick Return
Panthers
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#11 Julio Prince 5 137 27.4 0
Wheels
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#13 John Risinger 2 52 26.0 0
Defensive Stats
Panthers
Name Tackles Sacks
#49 Walter Daniels 9 0
#20 Christopher Chen 7 1
#98 Paul Funchess 7 2
#36 Michael Ellis 5 0
#44 David Oxford 4 0
#33 Delbert Hurley 3 0
#94 Arthur Bowie 3 0
#99 Dwayne Walker 2 2
#58 Angel Steele 2 0
#30 Stanley Thomas 1 0
#35 Juan Jacobson 1 0
#73 Michael Kay 1 0
#93 Samuel Heard 1 0
#79 David Rodman 1 0
#97 Manuel West 1 0
#57 Dale Raleigh 1 0
#60 Timothy Gates 1 0
#84 Joseph Durden 1 0
#76 Douglas Couey 1 0
Wheels
Name Tackles Sacks
#30 David Peralta 12 0
#46 Chuck Johnson 9 0
#24 Bradley Mondragon 8 0
#56 Bobby Wells 6 0
#34 Charles Clifton 5 0
#44 Robbie Hammock 4 0
#48 Aaron Robinson 3 0
#79 Timothy Adams 3 3
#53 Donald Martinez 2 0
#66 Ray Franklin 2 0
#45 Eric Spann 2 0
#57 Edward Flores 1 0
#58 Juan Frigo 1 0
#25 Matthew Mitchell 1 0
#91 Malcolm Nazario 1 0
#96 William Williams 0 1