Sunday December 3, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 12/03/1972:



Cornerback Ken Ellis intercepted two passes to set up a pair of John Brockington touchdowns as the Packers forced six turnovers by the Lions in the first half and converted four of them into scores while building a 23-0 halftime lead. Detroit was unable to advance beyond its own 32-yard line in the first two periods.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE156.5  (7)146.8  (16)303.3  (12)18
DEFENSE151.4  (19)134.8  (6)286.2  (13)21
OFFENSE136.5  (15)110.4  (24)246.9  (24)16
DEFENSE126.0  (8)145.7  (10)271.7  (8)24

Line: Lions by 2½

Team1234F
Detroit Lions (7-5-0)00077
Green Bay Packers (8-4-0)9147333

( 0- 3) GB Chester Marcol 24 yard field goal ( 0- 6) GB Chester Marcol 42 yard field goal ( 0- 9) GB Chester Marcol 26 yard field goal ( 0-16) GB John Brockington 1 yard rush (Chester Marcol kick) ( 0-23) GB Scott Hunter 9 yard rush (Chester Marcol kick) ( 0-30) GB John Brockington 8 yard rush (Chester Marcol kick) ( 0-33) GB Chester Marcol 36 yard field goal ( 7-33) DET Ron Jessie 29 yard pass from Bill Munson (Errol Mann kick)
                     DET             GB
First Downs:         6               19
Rushes-yards:        11-27           55-233
Yards/rush:          2.5             4.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     11-22-173-3     8-15-90-0
Sacked-yards:        1-11            2-14
Net pass yards:      162             76
Net yards/pass:      7.0             4.5
Total net yards:     189             309
Total plays:         34 (32% run)    72 (76% run)  
Yards/play:          5.6             4.3
Fumbles-lost:        4-3             2-1
Turnovers:           6               1
Penalties-yards:     2-20            6-50

Attendance: 56,263

Passing:
DET: Greg Landry, 5 of 11 for 68 yards (3 int); Bill Munson, 6 of 10 for 105 yards and 1 TD; Ron Jessie, 0 of 1 for 0 yards GB: Scott Hunter, 6 of 13 for 67 yards; Jerry Tagge, 2 of 2 for 23 yards
Rushing:
DET: Mel Farr, 5 for 6 yards; Altie Taylor, 4 for 12 yards; Mickey Zofko, 1 for 7 yards; Greg Landry, 1 for 2 yards GB: John Brockington, 25 for 86 yards and 2 TDs; Perry Williams, 11 for 57 yards; MacArthur Lane, 11 for 48 yards; Dave Kopay, 5 for 30 yards; Scott Hunter, 2 for 12 yards and 1 TD; Jerry Tagge, 1 for 0 yards
Receiving:
DET: Ron Jessie, 2 for 33 yards and 1 TD; Altie Taylor, 2 for 21 yards; Mickey Zofko, 2 for 14 yards; Mel Farr, 2 for 9 yards; Larry Walton, 1 for 47 yards; Earl McCullouch, 1 for 29 yards; Charlie Sanders, 1 for 20 yards GB: John Brockington, 2 for 12 yards; Dave Kopay, 2 for 10 yards; MacArthur Lane, 1 for 23 yards; Pete Lammons, 1 for 19 yards; Carroll Dale, 1 for 16 yards; Jon Staggers, 1 for 10 yards
Kick returns:
DET: Mickey Zofko, 4 for 90 yards; Ron Jessie, 2 for 30 yards; Herb Orvis, 1 for 5 yards GB: Bob Kroll, 1 for 23 yards
Punt returns:
GB: Jon Staggers, 2 for 27 yards; Leland Glass, 1 for 1 yard
Interceptions:
GB: Ken Ellis, 2 for 48 yards; Dave Robinson, 1 for 3 yards
Punting:
DET: Herman Weaver, 5 for 201 yards GB: Ron Widby, 1 for 35 yards
Field Goals:
GB: Chester Marcol, 4/6


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