Conference Semifinals, 1975

played in Portland (OR), OR

38 degrees, rain, 8 mph wind

Detroit Lions	0	6	7	0	-	13
Portland (OR) Shockers	7	7	7	0	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:28 POR - Duane Thomas 16 run (Willie Baxter extra point)
2Q: 14:16 DET - Mercury Tchaikovski 53 field goal
2Q: 11:47 POR - Jon Staggers 16 pass from Mike Phipps (Willie Baxter extra point)
2Q: 02:05 DET - Mercury Tchaikovski 29 field goal
3Q: 12:06 DET - Jess Phillips 4 pass from Bill Demory (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
3Q: 08:43 POR - Jon Staggers 6 pass from Mike Phipps (Willie Baxter extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:28 POR - Duane Thomas 16 run (Willie Baxter extra point)
2Q: 14:16 DET - Mercury Tchaikovski 53 field goal
2Q: 11:47 POR - Jon Staggers 16 pass from Mike Phipps (Willie Baxter extra point)
2Q: 02:05 DET - Mercury Tchaikovski 29 field goal
3Q: 12:06 DET - Jess Phillips 4 pass from Bill Demory (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
3Q: 08:43 POR - Jon Staggers 6 pass from Mike Phipps (Willie Baxter extra point)

Team Statistics DET POR
Record 13-5 14-3
First Downs 16 22
- by Rushing 3 7
- by Passing 11 13
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 199 356
- Offensive Plays 55 68
- Yards per Play 3.62 5.24
Net Rushing Yards 26 178
- Rushing Attempts 16 42
- Yards per Rush 1.63 4.24
Net Passing Yards 173 178
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 23 - 0 25 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 208 182
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/35 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 4.44 6.85
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/32 10/60
Punt Returns/Yards 1/-2 1/11
Kick Returns/Yards 3/76 4/130
Interception Ret./Yards 2/6 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 40
Time of Possession 26:02 33:58

Team Statistics	DET	POR
Record	13-5	14-3
First Downs	16	22
- by Rushing	3	7
- by Passing	11	13
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	199	356
- Offensive Plays	55	68
- Yards per Play	3.62	5.24
Net Rushing Yards	26	178
- Rushing Attempts	16	42
- Yards per Rush	1.63	4.24
Net Passing Yards	173	178
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 23 - 0	25 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	208	182
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/35	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	4.44	6.85
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	6.4
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/32	10/60
Punt Returns/Yards	1/-2	1/11
Kick Returns/Yards	3/76	4/130
Interception Ret./Yards	2/6	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 40
Time of Possession	26:02	33:58

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:27	1:57	OWN 15	3	9	Punt
1	4:10	5:01	OWN 20	9	44	Field Goal
2	11:37	2:30	OWN 8	3	8	Punt
2	6:03	4:06	OWN 6	14	82	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:59	OPP 44	5	44	Touchdown
3	9:42	0:10	OWN 20	1	-8	Fumble
3	8:34	2:46	OWN 41	4	15	Punt
3	3:44	1:13	50	3	-8	Punt
3	0:58	1:15	OWN 48	3	6	Punt
4	8:56	4:04	OWN 8	6	-2	Punt
4	2:15	0:30	OWN 20	4	9	Downs

Portland (OR) Shockers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:33	OWN 41	7	35	Interception
1	9:30	5:20	OWN 38	10	62	Touchdown
2	14:09	2:32	OPP 46	4	46	Touchdown
2	9:07	3:04	OWN 40	8	54	Interception
2	1:57	1:57	OWN 26	7	38	Half
3	12:01	2:19	OWN 41	5	13	Punt
3	9:32	0:58	OPP 3	2	3	Touchdown
3	5:48	2:04	OWN 5	3	9	Punt
3	2:31	1:33	OWN 18	3	3	Punt
4	14:43	5:47	OWN 5	11	42	Punt
4	4:52	2:37	OWN 45	4	14	Punt
4	1:45	1:45	OPP 29	4	12	Game

Game MVP: Duane Thomas, Portland (OR) Shockers

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Carlos Spencer	10	6	0.60	5	0	0
Jess Phillips	6	20	3.33	11	1	0

Portland (OR)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Duane Thomas	26	136	5.23	16	4	1
Ron Johnson	14	37	2.64	9	0	0
Mike Phipps	2	5	2.50	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Demory	34	23	208	5/35	1	27	0	93.7

Portland (OR)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mike Phipps	25	17	182	1/4	2	25	2	82.4

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Wally Francis	7	8	85	12.14	15	27	0
RB Jess Phillips	4	4	26	6.50	14	14	1
TE Charlie Sanders	3	4	21	7.00	6	11	0
FB Horace King	3	4	15	5.00	8	7	0
WR Tyrell Fleming	2	4	33	16.50	0	18	0
WR Lamont Marrow	2	6	15	7.50	2	11	0
WR Jack Dolbin	2	4	13	6.50	0	10	0

Portland (OR)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR John Gilliam	4	4	40	10.00	4	15	0
WR Jon Staggers	3	6	45	15.00	13	23	2
WR Marshall Johnson	3	3	44	14.67	8	25	0
WR Morris Owens	3	6	30	10.00	2	13	0
TE Bob Tucker	2	3	14	7.00	0	7	0
FB Fran Lynch	1	1	4	4.00	4	4	0
TE Francis Hartings	1	1	5	5.00	6	5	0
TE John McMakin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Lem Barney	1	4	4.00	0
S Mel Phillips	1	2	2.00	0

Portland (OR)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bill Demory	2	0	0
Ronnie Carroll	0	1	0
Doug Wyatt	0	0	1

Portland (OR)	Fumb	Recov	Force
John Gilliam	1	1	0
Bill Brundige	0	1	0
Mark Lomas	0	0	1
Pat Toomay	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff West	6	261	43.5	41.7	51	3

Portland (OR)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lincoln Garrison	5	197	39.4	31.8	46	1

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mercury Tchaikovski	2/2	1/1	1/1	53	1/1

Portland (OR)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Willie Baxter	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie West	1	-2	-2.0	0

Portland (OR)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Larry Marshall	1	11	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wally Francis	2	56	28.0	0
Charlie West	1	20	20.0	0

Portland (OR)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jon Staggers	4	130	32.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Lem Barney	8	2	0.0	42	26
S Doug Wyatt	7	2	0.0	27	20
OLB Ed O'Neil	7	0	0.0	41	26
S Mel Phillips	6	3	0.0	42	23
S Charlie West	6	1	0.0	28	23
DE Sherman White	4	3	1.0	39	22
DT Herb Orvis	4	1	0.0	37	23
DE Tim Rossovich	3	1	0.0	40	25
CB Skip Thomas	2	3	0.0	37	24
S Chuck Crist	2	1	0.0	11	10
OLB Charlie Weaver	2	1	0.0	38	25
DT Mike Tilleman	2	0	0.0	19	16
OLB Larry Ball	1	0	0.0	19	9
DE Bill Gergory	1	0	0.0	3	4
G Tom Luken	1	0	---	---	---
DT Greg Wojcik	1	0	0.0	13	2

Portland (OR)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Doug Swift	7	0	0.0	16	39
DT Diron Talbert	5	0	1.0	13	26
ILB Bob Matheson	5	5	0.0	13	36
CB Walt Sumner	4	0	0.0	13	37
DE Pat Toomay	3	1	0.5	16	37
S John Charles	3	1	0.0	11	29
OLB Ted Choma	3	1	0.0	8	16
CB Larry Marshall	3	0	0.0	9	23
DE Pete Duranko	2	1	1.5	12	35
DT Bill Brundige	2	1	1.0	14	38
CB Dave Brown	2	2	0.0	13	37
DE Mark Lomas	1	0	1.0	3	14
S Dick Anderson	1	0	0.0	15	39
WR Jon Staggers	1	0	---	---	---
S John Folkins	1	0	0.0	3	2
OLB Corey Mamula	1	0	0.0	2	2
WR Morris Owens	1	0	---	---	---
DT Ron East	0	1	0.0	7	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Sherman White	1.0	0	1	0	22
DE Tim Rossovich	0.0	0	1	1	25

Portland (OR)	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Pete Duranko	1.5	0	1	0	35
DT Diron Talbert	1.0	1	0	0	26
DT Bill Brundige	1.0	0	0	0	38
DE Mark Lomas	1.0	0	0	0	14
DE Pat Toomay	0.5	0	2	3	37

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Lem Barney	4	1	1	26
S Mel Phillips	3	0	1	23
S Charlie West	2	2	0	23
CB Skip Thomas	2	1	0	24
OLB Ed O'Neil	2	0	0	26
OLB Charlie Weaver	2	0	0	25
S Doug Wyatt	2	0	0	20

Portland (OR)	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Doug Swift	7	0	39
CB Walt Sumner	4	0	37
S John Charles	3	2	29
CB Larry Marshall	2	1	23
ILB Bob Matheson	2	0	36
CB Dave Brown	2	0	37
DE Pat Toomay	1	0	37
OLB Ted Choma	1	0	16
OLB Corey Mamula	1	0	2
S Dick Anderson	0	2	39

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Didion	2	6	15	0	35
Sam Adams	1	2	14	2	33
Tom Luken	1	2	11	0	31
Ronnie Carroll	0	2	13	1	35
Dan Neal	0	2	8	0	18
Don Morrison	0	1	13	2	33
Paul Fersen	0	1	6	0	10

Portland (OR)	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bob Asher	3	9	0	34	0	21
Doug Wilkerson	3	8	0	35	1	21
Wayne Moore	3	7	1	40	0	23
Tom Mack	2	2	0	28	0	21
Montique Anderson	1	2	0	12	0	10
Burgess Robinson	0	9	0	33	0	21
George Buehler	0	1	0	18	0	8
Ken Mendenhall	0	1	0	10	0	5
Bob Tucker	0	1	0	34	0	18

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Ron Hornsby	2	14
Chuck Crist	1	11
John Didion	1	5
Lem Barney	1	1

Portland (OR)	Tackles	STPlays
William Semple	2	9
Ron Johnson	1	19
Marshall Johnson	1	8

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lem Barney	---	---	42	26	1	69
Ed O'Neil	---	---	41	26	---	67
Mel Phillips	---	---	42	23	---	65
Tim Rossovich	---	---	40	25	---	65
Charlie Weaver	---	---	38	25	---	63
Skip Thomas	---	---	37	24	---	61
Sherman White	---	---	39	22	---	61
Herb Orvis	---	---	37	23	---	60
Charlie West	---	---	28	23	9	60
Charlie Sanders	12	34	---	---	11	57
Bill Demory	16	39	---	---	---	55
John Didion	15	35	---	---	5	55
Doug Wyatt	---	---	27	20	8	55
Sam Adams	14	33	---	---	5	52
Ronnie Carroll	13	35	---	---	---	48
Jess Phillips	7	19	---	---	21	47
Larry Ball	---	---	19	9	18	46
Wally Francis	12	29	---	---	5	46
Tom Luken	11	31	---	---	4	46
Don Morrison	13	33	---	---	---	46
Jack Dolbin	10	26	---	---	7	43
Mike Tilleman	---	---	19	16	1	36
Horace King	8	23	---	---	5	36
Dan Neal	8	18	---	---	8	34
Lamont Marrow	9	25	---	---	---	34
Chuck Crist	---	---	11	10	11	32
Tyrell Fleming	4	15	---	---	12	31
Carlos Spencer	10	21	---	---	---	31
Paul Fersen	6	10	---	---	8	24
Ron Hornsby	---	---	6	1	14	21
Greg Wojcik	---	---	13	2	4	19
Bruce Coslet	1	1	---	---	16	18
Bob Pollard	---	---	14	4	---	18
Earl Thomas	7	2	---	---	7	16
Roger Stillwell	---	---	5	3	4	12
Frank Lewis	0	0	---	---	10	10
Bill Gergory	---	---	3	4	1	8
Pat Donovan	0	0	---	---	8	8
Eugene Johnstone	---	---	0	0	7	7
Mercury Tchaikovski	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jeff West	0	0	---	---	6	6
Merv Krakau	---	---	1	0	4	5
Mike Varty	---	---	0	0	3	3
Gary Marangi	0	0	---	---	2	2
Charles Swift	0	0	---	---	---	0
Johnnie Gray	---	---	0	0	---	0

Portland (OR)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mike Phipps	42	26	---	---	---	68
Wayne Moore	40	23	---	---	---	63
Doug Wilkerson	35	21	---	---	5	61
Burgess Robinson	33	21	---	---	5	59
Dick Anderson	---	---	15	39	3	57
Doug Swift	---	---	16	39	2	57
Bob Asher	34	21	---	---	1	56
Pat Toomay	---	---	16	37	2	55
Bill Brundige	---	---	14	38	2	54
Bob Matheson	---	---	13	36	4	53
Walt Sumner	---	---	13	37	3	53
Dave Brown	---	---	13	37	3	53
Bob Tucker	34	18	---	---	---	52
John Gilliam	29	17	---	---	4	50
Morris Owens	19	17	---	---	14	50
Pete Duranko	---	---	12	35	2	49
Tom Mack	28	21	---	---	---	49
Ron Johnson	15	10	---	---	19	44
John Charles	---	---	11	29	3	43
Fran Lynch	24	7	---	---	11	42
Larry Marshall	---	---	9	23	9	41
Jon Staggers	18	19	---	---	4	41
Diron Talbert	---	---	13	26	2	41
Duane Thomas	27	13	---	---	---	40
Francis Hartings	13	9	---	---	12	34
Marshall Johnson	14	11	---	---	8	33
John McMakin	17	6	---	---	9	32
George Buehler	18	8	---	---	5	31
Montique Anderson	12	10	---	---	5	27
Ted Choma	---	---	8	16	3	27
Mark Lomas	---	---	3	14	6	23
William Semple	---	---	4	9	9	22
John Folkins	---	---	3	2	16	21
Ken Mendenhall	10	5	---	---	4	19
Richard Wood	---	---	0	0	17	17
Ron East	---	---	7	7	2	16
Harold McLinton	---	---	3	3	8	14
Jeff Kinney	0	3	---	---	6	9
Tony Plummer	---	---	0	0	7	7
Corey Mamula	---	---	2	2	3	7
Lincoln Garrison	0	0	---	---	5	5
Brent Sexton	---	---	1	0	4	5
Willie Baxter	0	0	---	---	4	4
Joe Gilliam	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ted Fargas	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rick Bruce	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	16	2.7
Middle	8	11	1.4
Right	2	-1	-0.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	60	6.0
Middle	18	62	3.4
Right	13	58	4.5
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Demory	34	23	1	1	1	5	3	3	0

Portland (OR)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mike Phipps	25	17	2	0	0	4	2	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	10	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	15	117	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	54	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	27	4.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	9	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	54	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	94	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	25	8.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wally Francis	8	7	0	85	1	29
WR Lamont Marrow	6	2	1	15	0	25
RB Jess Phillips	4	4	0	26	0	19
TE Charlie Sanders	4	3	0	21	0	34
WR Tyrell Fleming	4	2	0	33	0	15
WR Jack Dolbin	4	2	0	13	0	26
FB Horace King	4	3	0	15	0	23

Portland (OR)	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jon Staggers	6	3	45	1	19
WR Morris Owens	6	3	30	0	17
WR John Gilliam	4	4	40	0	17
TE Bob Tucker	3	2	14	0	18
WR Marshall Johnson	3	3	44	1	11
FB Fran Lynch	1	1	4	0	7
TE John McMakin	1	0	0	0	6
TE Francis Hartings	1	1	5	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Carlos Spencer	2	0	0.00	0.60
Jess Phillips	1	7	7.00	3.33

Portland (OR)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ron Johnson	3	7	2.33	2.64
Duane Thomas	2	15	7.50	5.23
Mike Phipps	1	-2	-2.00	2.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Demory	3	3	22	7.33	6.12

Portland (OR)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mike Phipps	3	2	22	7.33	7.28

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wally Francis	2	2	18	9.00	10.63
RB Jess Phillips	1	1	4	4.00	6.50

Portland (OR)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jon Staggers	3	2	22	7.33	7.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Carlos Spencer	2	1
Jess Phillips	1	0

Portland (OR)	Rushes	Conversions
Ron Johnson	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Demory	7	3	2

Portland (OR)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mike Phipps	8	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lamont Marrow	2	0	0
WR Jack Dolbin	2	1	1
RB Jess Phillips	1	1	1
WR Tyrell Fleming	1	0	0
FB Horace King	1	1	0

Portland (OR)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Morris Owens	4	2	2
WR Jon Staggers	2	0	0
WR Marshall Johnson	2	2	2

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,900 (21,400)
End Zone 14,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,900 (21,400)
End Zone	14,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)