Sunday November 17, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 11/17/1974:



Errol Mann kicked a 37-yard field goal with two seconds remaining at the end of a Detroit drive which began on the Lions' 20-yard line with 1:58 remaining. A pair of Bill Munson passes of 15 and 9 yards to Charlie Sanders were key gains in the final march.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE106.7  (21)155.7  (15)262.3  (20)23
DEFENSE149.8  (19)181.1  (21)330.9  (22)18
OFFENSE85.0  (26)169.8  (8)254.8  (23)13
DEFENSE152.0  (20)181.3  (22)333.3  (24)21

Line: Lions by 7

Team1234F
New York Giants (2-8-0)337619
Detroit Lions (5-5-0)10001020

( 0- 7) DET Bill Munson 1 yard rush (Errol Mann kick) ( 3- 7) NYG Pete Gogolak 42 yard field goal ( 3-10) DET Errol Mann 35 yard field goal ( 6-10) NYG Pete Gogolak 33 yard field goal (13-10) NYG Bob Grim 5 yard pass from Craig Morton (Pete Gogolak kick) (16-10) NYG Pete Gogolak 34 yard field goal (19-10) NYG Pete Gogolak 40 yard field goal (19-17) DET Bob Pickard 7 yard pass from Bill Munson (Errol Mann kick) (19-20) DET Errol Mann 37 yard field goal
                     NYG             DET
First Downs:         15              21
Rushes-yards:        35-159          31-100
Yards/rush:          4.5             3.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     12-25-133-0     19-29-200-1
Sacked-yards:        0-0             1-6
Net pass yards:      133             194
Net yards/pass:      5.3             6.5
Total net yards:     292             294
Total plays:         60 (58% run)    61 (50% run)  
Yards/play:          4.9             4.8
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             3-2
Turnovers:           1               3
Penalties-yards:     5-28            6-39

Attendance: 40,431

Passing:
NYG: Craig Morton, 12 of 25 for 133 yards and 1 TD DET: Bill Munson, 19 of 29 for 200 yards and 1 TD (1 int)
Rushing:
NYG: Leon McQuay, 16 for 98 yards; Joe Dawkins, 16 for 60 yards; Ron Johnson, 3 for 1 yard DET: Altie Taylor, 15 for 62 yards; Jim Hooks, 6 for 16 yards; Bill Munson, 5 for 18 yards and 1 TD; Steve Owens, 3 for 10 yards; Jimmie Jones, 1 for 5 yards; Ron Jessie, 1 for -11 yards
Receiving:
NYG: Joe Dawkins, 5 for 43 yards; Bob Grim, 3 for 20 yards and 1 TD; Walker Gillette, 2 for 58 yards; Chip Glass, 2 for 12 yards DET: Altie Taylor, 7 for 60 yards; Charlie Sanders, 5 for 54 yards; Bob Pickard, 3 for 28 yards and 1 TD; Ron Jessie, 2 for 32 yards; Jim Hooks, 1 for 19 yards; Steve Owens, 1 for 7 yards
Kick returns:
NYG: Joe Dawkins, 2 for 81 yards; Eldridge Small, 2 for 46 yards DET: Jimmie Jones, 4 for 130 yards; Guy Dennis, 1 for 18 yards; Ray Jarvis, 1 for 14 yards
Punt returns:
NYG: Pete Athas, 1 for 4 yards DET: Ray Jarvis, 1 for 0 yards
Interceptions:
NYG: Brad Van Pelt, 1 for 13 yards
Punting:
NYG: Dave Jennings, 3 for 73 yards DET: Herman Weaver, 2 for 77 yards
Field Goals:
NYG: Pete Gogolak, 4/5 DET: Errol Mann, 2/2


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