Regular Season Week 10: Sun at Panthers
November 05, 1978 38° Pontiac Silverdome
Attendance: 62,324 (78%)
Sun 0 9 14 7 - 30
Panthers 7 7 14 23 - 51
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Panthers: 2-7-SCS 43 (10:19) 4-Michael London pass complete to 89-Paul Carr for 43 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Richard Lamar. MIC 7 SCS 0
(Qtr 2) Sun: 1-14-MIC 4 (8:38) 4-Michael London sacked at MIC -5 for -8 yards (90-Ricky McLean). Sack allowed by 60-Timothy Gates. SAFETY! (90-Ricky McLean) MIC 7 SCS 2
(Qtr 2) Panthers: 2-5-SCS 31 (7:50) 4-Michael London pass complete to 19-Gerald Miller for 31 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Richard Lamar. MIC 14 SCS 2
(Qtr 2) Sun: 1-3-MIC 3 (1:14) 10-James Perry pass complete to 29-Wesley Villanueva for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Ralph Lopez. MIC 14 SCS 9
(Qtr 3) Sun: 2-10-MIC 26 (11:51) 10-James Perry pass complete to 12-Jake Howard for 26 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Ralph Lopez. MIC 14 SCS 16
(Qtr 3) Sun: 1-7-MIC 7 (5:58) 34-John Horn ran for 7 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Ralph Lopez. MIC 14 SCS 23
(Qtr 3) Panthers: 3-10-MIC 21 (5:43) 4-Michael London pass complete to 19-Julio Prince for 79 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Richard Lamar. MIC 21 SCS 23
(Qtr 3) Panthers: 3-10-SCS 47 (3:01) 4-Michael London pass complete to 19-Julio Prince for 47 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Richard Lamar. MIC 28 SCS 23
(Qtr 4) Panthers: 2-10-MIC 42 (14:52) 4-Michael London pass complete to 19-Gerald Miller for 58 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 4) Panthers: 4-10-SCS 24 (8:22) 5-Richard Lamar 42 yard field goal is GOOD. MIC 37 SCS 23
(Qtr 4) Panthers: 3-8-SCS 8 (2:57) 4-Michael London pass complete to 84-Joseph Durden for 8 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Richard Lamar. MIC 44 SCS 23
(Qtr 4) Sun: 1-10-SCS 17 (2:49) 10-James Perry pass complete to 86-Gregory Drayton for 83 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Ralph Lopez. MIC 44 SCS 30
(Qtr 4) Panthers: 2-10-SCS 24 (1:58) 16-Jerry Ruiz pass complete to 80-Anthony Toler for 24 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Richard Lamar. MIC 51 SCS 30
Team Statistics
Panthers Sun
First Downs 11 18
- Rushing 1 6
- Passing 10 12
- Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 504 528
- Offensive Plays 72 75
- Yards Per Play 7.00 7.04
Net Rushing Yards 31 126
- Rushing Attempts 9 26
- Yards Per Rush 3.44 4.85
Net Passing Yards 473 402
- Att/Comp/Int 57 / 28 / 2 45 / 26 / 2
- Gross Passing Yards 518 435
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6 / 45 4 / 33
- Yards Per Pass Play 7.51 8.20
- Yards Per Completion 18.50 16.73
Fumbles/Lost 2 / 1 3 / 2
3rd Down Conversions 5 / 15 2 / 15
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 10.7 8.8
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 1
Penalties/Yards 2 / 14 5 / 35
Punt Returns/Yards 2 / 8 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 3 / 79 7 / 145
Int Returns/Yards 2 / 9 2 / 9
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 1 2 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 29
Time of Possession 24:57 35:04
Drive Charts
Panthers
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 0:55 OWN 27 3 -5 Punt
1 13:44 3:32 OWN 9 8 91 Touchdown
1 7:59 2:57 OWN 33 5 26 Punt
1 0:20 2:30 OWN 3 4 16 Punt
2 8:37 0:03 OWN 7 1 -12 Safety
2 8:24 0:41 OPP 35 2 35 Touchdown
2 4:46 0:56 OWN 25 3 3 Punt
2 1:10 1:10 OWN 19 3 6 Half
3 12:47 0:51 OWN 9 2 3 Interception
3 11:46 1:27 OWN 25 3 2 Punt
3 7:27 0:47 OWN 10 2 6 Interception
3 5:55 0:22 OWN 21 3 79 Touchdown
3 4:01 1:07 OWN 25 5 75 Touchdown
3 0:38 0:38 OWN 30 2 19 Fumble
4 14:56 0:13 OWN 42 2 58 Touchdown
4 11:15 2:57 OWN 40 6 36 Field Goal
4 6:00 1:38 OWN 19 4 25 Punt
4 3:45 0:52 OPP 10 3 10 Touchdown
4 2:37 0:45 OPP 40 5 40 Touchdown
4 1:14 0:16 OWN 41 3 0 Punt
4 0:31 0:20 OWN 40 3 -3 Punt
Sun
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 14:05 0:21 OWN 32 3 0 Punt
1 10:12 2:13 OWN 15 3 6 Punt
1 5:02 4:42 OWN 9 7 47 Punt
2 12:50 4:13 OWN 32 7 57 Interception
2 8:34 0:10 OWN 36 1 0 Fumble
2 7:44 2:58 OWN 16 5 11 Punt
2 3:50 2:40 OWN 23 5 77 Touchdown
3 15:00 2:13 OWN 16 4 29 Punt
3 11:56 0:10 OPP 26 2 26 Touchdown
3 10:19 2:52 OWN 28 6 26 Punt
3 6:40 0:45 OPP 23 2 23 Touchdown
3 5:32 1:32 OWN 20 3 6 Punt
3 2:54 2:16 OWN 20 3 4 Punt
3 0:00 0:04 OPP 35 1 0 Fumble
4 14:43 3:28 OWN 25 5 42 Missed FG
4 8:18 2:18 OWN 25 3 7 Punt
4 4:22 0:37 OWN 20 4 -10 Downs
4 2:53 0:16 OWN 17 1 83 Touchdown
4 1:52 0:38 OWN 25 4 41 Missed FG
4 0:58 0:27 OWN 14 2 16 Interception
4 0:11 0:11 OWN 17 3 3 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Panthers
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#34 Roy Weeks 5 36 7.20 25 1 0
#28 Steven Napier 1 -1 -1.00 -1 0 0
#45 Bryan Salinas 3 -4 -1.33 0 0 0
Sun
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#43 John Horn 18 112 6.22 14 7 1
#35 Ronald Roney 8 14 1.75 7 0 0
Passing Stats
Panthers
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#4 Michael London 46 25 465 3 / 21 6 79 2 110.96
#16 Jerry Ruiz 11 3 53 3 / 24 1 24 0 77.46
Sun
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#5 James Perry 45 26 435 4 / 33 3 83 2 94.21
Receiving Stats
Panthers
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#11 Julio Prince 5 159 31.80 79 2
#81 Gerald Miller 4 125 31.25 58 2
#84 Joseph Durden 4 74 18.50 28 1
#80 Anthony Toler 3 49 16.33 24 1
#89 Paul Carr 1 43 43.00 43 1
#36 Darrell Trotter 2 17 8.50 16 0
#88 David Billy 3 16 5.33 11 0
#28 Steven Napier 1 16 16.00 16 0
#34 Roy Weeks 3 11 3.67 5 0
#41 Elvis Thomas 1 5 5.00 5 0
#17 Thomas Coley 1 3 3.00 3 0
Sun
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#86 Gregory Drayton 10 201 20.10 83 1
#18 Thomas Dayton 6 104 17.33 41 0
#87 David Tucker 5 77 15.40 33 0
#87 Jake Howard 2 42 21.00 26 1
#80 Ruben Charlton 1 5 5.00 5 0
#20 Wesley Villanueva 1 3 3.00 3 1
#10 William Alanis 1 3 3.00 3 0
Blocking Stats
Panthers
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#54 Arturo James 72 19 2 4
#60 Timothy Gates 69 19 2 3
#59 Richard Robinson 74 21 1 4
#88 David Billy 16 4 0 0
#36 Michael Ellis 0 5 0 1
#30 Stanley Thomas 0 4 0 0
#79 David Rodman 70 18 0 0
#94 Arthur Bowie 8 7 0 0
#93 Samuel Heard 0 5 0 0
#56 Alton Pastor 0 7 0 0
#61 Jason Derosa 20 2 0 0
#45 Bryan Salinas 20 10 0 0
#41 Elvis Thomas 74 20 0 1
#34 Roy Weeks 17 9 0 0
#39 James Roberson 14 5 0 0
#81 Gerald Miller 0 7 0 1
#17 Thomas Coley 0 2 0 0
#28 Steven Napier 10 1 0 0
#80 Anthony Toler 0 10 0 0
#84 Joseph Durden 0 3 0 0
#72 Marion Long 15 1 0 0
#89 Paul Carr 0 2 0 0
#36 Darrell Trotter 5 8 0 0
#11 Julio Prince 0 5 0 0
#63 Frank German 6 4 0 0
#73 Michael Kay 0 1 0 0
#99 Dwayne Walker 0 3 0 0
#76 Douglas Couey 0 2 0 0
#44 David Oxford 0 2 0 1
#97 Manuel West 0 2 0 0
#98 Paul Funchess 0 2 0 0
#58 Angel Steele 0 2 0 0
#82 William Stromberg 0 1 0 0
#20 Christopher Chen 0 1 0 0
Sun
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#52 Kevin Bell 53 31 2 4
#79 Rudolph Guerrero 63 36 1 2
#60 Leslie Musto 62 32 0 2
#60 Daniel Jaramillo 61 30 0 1
#58 Charles Long 59 34 0 1
#20 Wesley Villanueva 15 25 0 0
#60 Albert Campos 17 5 0 0
#18 Thomas Dayton 6 21 0 3
#86 Gregory Drayton 9 14 0 0
#51 Brent Couture 0 6 0 0
#50 Javier Woods 1 4 0 0
#48 Brian Middleton 0 8 0 1
#54 Jeffrey Crossman 0 7 0 0
#99 James Kelley 0 7 0 0
#23 Galen Cummins 0 6 0 0
#95 Dale Harris 0 7 0 0
#96 David Wilkins 0 7 0 1
#87 David Tucker 0 15 0 0
#87 Jake Howard 0 13 0 0
#43 John Horn 12 6 0 0
#80 Ruben Charlton 3 9 0 2
#35 Ronald Roney 5 6 0 0
#25 Gary Denton 0 1 0 0
#77 Stuart Plemons 6 0 0 0
#10 William Alanis 0 4 0 0
#11 Jason Walker 0 1 0 0
#50 John Hannah 10 0 0 0
#42 Johnny Beard 0 1 0 0
#75 Tony Newby 0 2 0 0
#94 Jose Murphy 0 2 0 0
#68 Ricky McLean 0 2 0 1
#94 Francis Rosa 0 1 0 0
#96 David Natividad 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Panthers
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#93 Samuel Heard 1 9 9.00 0
#33 Delbert Hurley 1 0 0.00 0
Sun
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#33 Travis Rooks 1 8 8.00 0
#99 James Kelley 1 1 1.00 0
Fumble Stats
Panthers
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#49 Walter Daniels 1 1 0 0
#16 Jerry Ruiz 1 0 0 0
#57 Dale Raleigh 0 0 1 0
#20 Christopher Chen 0 1 0 0
#56 Alton Pastor 0 1 2 0
#84 Joseph Durden 0 1 0 0
Sun
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#43 John Horn 1 0 0 0
#35 Ronald Roney 1 0 0 0
#5 James Perry 1 0 0 0
#58 Charles Long 0 1 1 0
#94 Francis Rosa 0 0 1 0
#50 Javier Woods 0 1 0 0
Punting
Panthers
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#14 Cruz Townsend 8 368 46.00 43.38 57 1
Sun
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#2 Clyde Perrotta 9 427 47.44 46.89 59 4
Kicking
Panthers
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#9 Richard Lamar 1 / 1 1 / 1 0 / 0 42 6 / 7
Sun
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#1 Ralph Lopez 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 4 / 4
Punt Return
Panthers
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#28 Steven Napier 2 8 4.0 6 0
Sun
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Kick Return
Panthers
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#11 Julio Prince 3 79 26.3 0
Sun
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#25 Gary Denton 7 145 20.7 0
Defensive Stats
Panthers
Name Tackles Sacks
#94 Arthur Bowie 7 0
#20 Christopher Chen 7 0
#49 Walter Daniels 6 0
#36 Michael Ellis 6 0
#44 David Oxford 5 0
#97 Manuel West 4 0
#76 Douglas Couey 4 1
#56 Alton Pastor 3 1
#98 Paul Funchess 3 0
#70 Henry Crenshaw 2 0
#73 Michael Kay 2 2
#33 Delbert Hurley 2 0
#55 Michael Bauman 1 0
#11 Julio Prince 1 0
#88 David Billy 1 0
#36 Darrell Trotter 1 0
#30 Stanley Thomas 1 0
#54 Arturo James 1 0
#58 Angel Steele 1 0
#93 Samuel Heard 1 0
#35 Juan Jacobson 1 0
Sun
Name Tackles Sacks
#42 Johnny Beard 6 0
#48 Brian Middleton 5 0
#54 Jeffrey Crossman 5 1
#50 Javier Woods 4 1
#32 Gary Carroll 4 0
#33 Travis Rooks 3 0
#68 Ricky McLean 3 1
#75 Tony Newby 2 2
#96 David Natividad 2 0
#99 James Kelley 2 0
#41 Christopher Reynolds 1 0
#86 Gregory Drayton 1 0
#58 Charles Long 1 0
#5 James Perry 1 0
#94 Trey Pittman 1 0
#79 Rudolph Guerrero 1 0
#18 Thomas Dayton 1 0
#87 David Tucker 1 0
#94 Jose Murphy 1 0
#94 Francis Rosa 0 1