Week 8, 1974

played in Detroit, MI

37 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Washington Redskins	3	10	7	3	-	23
Detroit Lions	7	7	0	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:19 DET - Wally Francis 11 pass from Bill Demory (Kris Stevenson extra point)
1Q: 02:53 WAS - Toni Fritsch 30 field goal
2Q: 15:00 WAS - Toni Fritsch 21 field goal
2Q: 14:43 WAS - Larry Brown 26 run (Toni Fritsch extra point)
2Q: 05:53 DET - Tyrone Hall 4 pass from Bill Demory (Kris Stevenson extra point)
3Q: 05:58 WAS - Jim Harrison 1 pass from Bert Jones (Toni Fritsch extra point)
4Q: 02:29 WAS - Toni Fritsch 18 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:19 DET - Wally Francis 11 pass from Bill Demory (Kris Stevenson extra point)
1Q: 02:53 WAS - Toni Fritsch 30 field goal
2Q: 15:00 WAS - Toni Fritsch 21 field goal
2Q: 14:43 WAS - Larry Brown 26 run (Toni Fritsch extra point)
2Q: 05:53 DET - Tyrone Hall 4 pass from Bill Demory (Kris Stevenson extra point)
3Q: 05:58 WAS - Jim Harrison 1 pass from Bert Jones (Toni Fritsch extra point)
4Q: 02:29 WAS - Toni Fritsch 18 field goal

Team Statistics WAS DET
Record 2-6 4-3
First Downs 16 20
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 11 14
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 242 329
- Offensive Plays 58 64
- Yards per Play 4.17 5.14
Net Rushing Yards 90 84
- Rushing Attempts 34 24
- Yards per Rush 2.65 3.50
Net Passing Yards 152 245
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 17 - 0 36 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 152 272
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/27
- Yards per Pass Play 6.33 6.13
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.5 9.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 8/58 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/11 2/12
Kick Returns/Yards 1/55 4/100
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 40 OWN 29
Time of Possession 31:40 28:20

Team Statistics	WAS	DET
Record	2-6	4-3
First Downs	16	20
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	11	14
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	242	329
- Offensive Plays	58	64
- Yards per Play	4.17	5.14
Net Rushing Yards	90	84
- Rushing Attempts	34	24
- Yards per Rush	2.65	3.50
Net Passing Yards	152	245
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 17 - 0	36 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	152	272
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/27
- Yards per Pass Play	6.33	6.13
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.5	9.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	8/58	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/11	2/12
Kick Returns/Yards	1/55	4/100
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 40	OWN 29
Time of Possession	31:40	28:20

Drive Charts

Washington Redskins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:11	1:39	OWN 38	3	6	Punt
1	6:11	3:23	OPP 34	5	21	Field Goal
1	2:41	2:47	OPP 34	5	30	Field Goal
2	14:43	0:13	OPP 26	1	26	Touchdown
2	12:45	1:37	OWN 36	3	6	Punt
2	5:48	0:54	OWN 20	3	-8	Punt
2	3:34	1:28	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	0:22	0:22	OWN 45	1	-12	Half
3	15:00	2:55	OWN 8	4	11	Punt
3	10:51	5:00	OWN 36	12	64	Touchdown
3	3:13	3:20	OWN 40	6	19	Punt
4	9:24	7:03	OWN 37	12	62	Field Goal

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:49	OWN 23	3	4	Punt
1	11:32	5:21	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	14:54	0:11	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
2	14:30	1:45	OWN 32	3	-3	Punt
2	11:08	5:20	OWN 27	9	73	Touchdown
2	4:54	1:20	OPP 44	3	6	Punt
2	2:06	1:44	OWN 40	6	6	Interception
3	12:05	1:14	OWN 44	3	20	Fumble
3	5:51	2:38	OWN 25	5	11	Punt
4	14:53	5:29	OWN 20	9	50	Missed FG
4	2:21	2:21	OWN 20	11	77	Game

Game MVP: Mike Tilleman, Washington Redskins

Rushing Statistics

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Larry Brown	21	46	2.19	26	1	1
Warren Bankston	11	35	3.18	8	0	0
Bert Jones	2	9	4.50	11	1	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Carlos Spencer	15	62	4.13	15	3
Tyrone Hall	8	20	2.50	11	1
Bill Demory	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bert Jones	24	17	152	0/0	1	22	0	101.3

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Demory	36	25	272	4/27	2	31	2	86.8

Receiving Statistics

Washington	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Warren Bankston	4	4	25	6.25	8	11	0
RB Larry Brown	3	3	24	8.00	12	14	0
WR Ben Hawkins	3	3	30	10.00	5	14	0
WR Jerry LeVias	2	4	24	12.00	5	17	0
WR Lou Piccone	2	4	11	5.50	0	9	0
FB Jim Harrison	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	1
TE Tom Mitchell	1	1	22	22.00	4	22	0
RB Jess Phillips	1	1	15	15.00	6	15	0
TE Chip Glass	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Levi Tyson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Frank Lewis	6	9	79	13.17	18	17	0
TE Charlie Sanders	5	6	43	8.60	18	18	0
WR Tyrell Fleming	5	6	68	13.60	2	31	0
WR Wally Francis	3	4	25	8.33	8	13	1
FB Eddie Ray	2	2	7	3.50	7	7	0
TE Earl Thomas	2	3	32	16.00	8	21	0
RB Tyrone Hall	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	1
WR Lamont Marrow	1	4	14	14.00	1	14	0
RB Carlos Spencer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Washington	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Al Beauchamp	1	0	0.00	0
CB Kerry Reardon	1	0	0.00	0

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Washington	Fumb	Recov	Force
Warren Bankston	1	0	0
Ben Hawkins	0	1	0
Fred Taylor	0	1	0
Andy Buffone	0	1	0
Tommy Maxwell	0	0	1
Jeff Severson	0	0	1
Ralph Cornish	0	0	1

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bill Demory	1	0	0
Charlie West	1	0	0
Tyrell Fleming	1	0	0
Tyrone Hall	0	1	0
Mel Phillips	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Washington	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Hal Roberts	6	225	37.5	32.2	43	0

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Duane Carrell	4	143	35.8	28.0	40	0

Kicking Statistics

Washington	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Toni Fritsch	3/3	0/0	0/0	30	2/2

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kris Stevenson	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerry LeVias	2	11	5.5	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie West	2	12	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeff Severson	1	55	55.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie West	4	100	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Washington	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Al Beauchamp	8	0	0.0	24	40
DT Mike Tilleman	6	3	2.5	21	39
S Jeff Severson	6	3	0.0	23	40
CB Tim Foley	6	1	0.0	22	40
ILB Jim Carter	5	3	0.0	24	36
CB Kerry Reardon	5	0	0.0	16	34
S Van Green	3	2	1.0	16	35
DT Jim Bailey	3	1	0.5	21	30
DE Jack Gregory	3	1	0.0	22	40
CB Tommy Maxwell	2	4	0.0	24	39
S Ralph Cornish	2	0	0.0	4	10
DE Tony McGee	1	2	0.0	23	40

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Charlie Weaver	8	4	0.0	34	24
OLB Ed O'Neil	7	1	0.0	32	21
S Mel Phillips	6	2	0.0	31	23
DT Herb Orvis	4	0	0.0	27	22
DE Sherman White	4	0	0.0	32	21
S Doug Wyatt	4	0	0.0	31	22
DT Bob Pollard	2	2	0.0	18	17
S Chuck Crist	2	1	0.0	12	4
CB Tom Hayes	2	1	0.0	17	13
OLB Larry Ball	2	0	0.0	12	7
DE Bill Gergory	2	0	0.0	13	6
DT Greg Wojcik	2	0	0.0	15	6
S Charlie West	1	4	0.0	25	22
CB Skip Thomas	1	2	0.0	29	22
CB Lem Barney	1	0	0.0	10	6
DE Tim Rossovich	1	0	0.0	31	23
TE Earl Thomas	1	0	---	---	---
WR Lamont Marrow	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Merv Krakau	0	2	0.0	4	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Washington	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Mike Tilleman	2.5	0	0	39
S Van Green	1.0	0	0	35
DT Jim Bailey	0.5	0	0	30
DE Tony McGee	0.0	1	1	40
DE Jack Gregory	0.0	0	2	40

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Sherman White	0.0	1	0	0	21
DE Tim Rossovich	0.0	0	2	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Washington	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Jeff Severson	5	1	0	40
CB Kerry Reardon	4	0	1	34
OLB Al Beauchamp	3	0	1	40
ILB Jim Carter	3	0	0	36
CB Tim Foley	3	0	0	40
S Van Green	2	1	0	35
DT Jim Bailey	1	0	0	30
DE Jack Gregory	1	0	0	40
CB Tommy Maxwell	1	0	0	39
DE Tony McGee	1	0	0	40
S Ralph Cornish	1	0	0	10

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Charlie Weaver	4	0	24
OLB Ed O'Neil	3	0	21
S Doug Wyatt	3	0	22
S Mel Phillips	2	0	23
CB Skip Thomas	1	1	22
OLB Larry Ball	1	0	7
CB Lem Barney	1	0	6
S Chuck Crist	1	0	4
CB Tom Hayes	1	0	13

Blocking Statistics

Washington	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Doug Dumler	2	11	33	23
Jim Harrison	2	4	22	10
Cary Burmester	2	3	9	9
Jon Bridges	1	4	30	18
Keith Shelton	1	4	28	21
Paul Laaveg	0	2	30	18
Tom Mitchell	0	2	21	9
Dean Lang	0	2	31	18

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Don Morrison	2	5	20	2	36
Paul Fersen	2	4	11	0	7
Eddie Ray	2	3	14	0	21
Ronnie Carroll	1	2	17	1	36
Paul Howard	1	1	2	0	4
John Didion	0	4	22	0	30
Sam Adams	0	1	21	1	29
Tom Luken	0	1	3	0	11
Charlie Sanders	0	1	23	0	35
Emmanuel Zanders	0	1	22	0	37

Special Teams Tackles

Washington	Tackles	STPlays
Bo Conway	3	15
Alvin Reed	1	18
Wes Chesson	1	14
Ralph Cornish	1	8

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Merv Krakau	1	9
Emmanuel Zanders	1	5
Eddie Ray	1	4

Participation

Washington	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jeff Severson	---	---	23	40	8	71
Al Beauchamp	---	---	24	40	2	66
Tim Foley	---	---	22	40	2	64
Tommy Maxwell	---	---	24	39	1	64
Tony McGee	---	---	23	40	1	64
Jack Gregory	---	---	22	40	1	63
Jim Carter	---	---	24	36	1	61
Mike Tilleman	---	---	21	39	1	61
Bert Jones	34	24	---	---	---	58
Paul Laaveg	30	18	---	---	9	57
Jon Bridges	30	18	---	---	9	57
Doug Dumler	33	23	---	---	---	56
Kerry Reardon	---	---	16	34	3	53
Jim Bailey	---	---	21	30	1	52
Van Green	---	---	16	35	1	52
Ben Hawkins	28	21	---	---	2	51
Keith Shelton	28	21	---	---	---	49
Dean Lang	31	18	---	---	---	49
Jerry LeVias	24	19	---	---	4	47
Warren Bankston	11	16	---	---	18	45
Jim Harrison	22	10	---	---	9	41
Lou Piccone	14	13	---	---	11	38
Tom Mitchell	21	9	---	---	3	33
Larry Brown	23	8	---	---	---	31
Chip Glass	13	9	---	---	9	31
Pete Herndon	8	12	---	---	9	29
Cary Burmester	9	9	---	---	9	27
Stan White	---	---	10	5	9	24
Alvin Reed	1	4	---	---	18	23
Ralph Cornish	---	---	4	10	8	22
Jim Massey	---	---	0	5	16	21
Andy Buffone	---	---	10	5	1	16
Wes Chesson	0	1	---	---	14	15
Fred Taylor	1	0	---	---	14	15
Bo Conway	---	---	0	0	15	15
Levi Tyson	6	6	---	---	---	12
Jay Douglas	1	1	---	---	9	11
Jess Phillips	6	4	---	---	1	11
Toni Fritsch	0	0	---	---	9	9
Lem Burnham	---	---	2	0	4	6
Hal Roberts	0	0	---	---	6	6
O.J. Sanford	---	---	1	1	4	6
Tody Smith	---	---	1	0	4	5
Harold Kayton	---	---	0	1	4	5
Dan Pastorini	0	0	---	---	3	3
Danny White	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Doug Wyatt	---	---	31	22	15	68
Bill Demory	24	40	---	---	---	64
Charlie Sanders	23	35	---	---	6	64
Emmanuel Zanders	22	37	---	---	5	64
Ed O'Neil	---	---	32	21	10	63
Charlie Weaver	---	---	34	24	3	61
Charlie West	---	---	25	22	13	60
John Didion	22	30	---	---	5	57
Mel Phillips	---	---	31	23	3	57
Tim Rossovich	---	---	31	23	3	57
Frank Lewis	14	33	---	---	9	56
Don Morrison	20	36	---	---	---	56
Sherman White	---	---	32	21	3	56
Skip Thomas	---	---	29	22	3	54
Ronnie Carroll	17	36	---	---	---	53
Herb Orvis	---	---	27	22	3	52
Sam Adams	21	29	---	---	---	50
Tyrell Fleming	14	18	---	---	14	46
Tyrone Hall	8	23	---	---	14	45
Tom Hayes	---	---	17	13	12	42
Eddie Ray	14	21	---	---	4	39
Lamont Marrow	17	22	---	---	---	39
Larry Ball	---	---	12	7	18	37
Bob Pollard	---	---	18	17	1	36
Carlos Spencer	16	17	---	---	---	33
Greg Wojcik	---	---	15	6	8	29
Bill Gergory	---	---	13	6	8	27
Wally Francis	8	12	---	---	6	26
Chuck Crist	---	---	12	4	9	25
Paul Fersen	11	7	---	---	5	23
Earl Thomas	3	12	---	---	6	21
Lem Barney	---	---	10	6	3	19
Tom Luken	3	11	---	---	5	19
Chuck Wingle	3	5	---	---	10	18
Merv Krakau	---	---	4	4	9	17
Chester Crites	0	2	---	---	14	16
Dan Neal	2	10	---	---	---	12
Paul Howard	2	4	---	---	5	11
Artie Prior	---	---	1	1	5	7
Dominic Bruce	---	---	0	0	5	5
Duane Carrell	0	0	---	---	4	4
Kris Stevenson	0	0	---	---	4	4
Eugene Johnstone	---	---	0	0	2	2
Gary Marangi	0	0	---	---	1	1
Charles Swift	0	0	---	---	---	0
Carl Grant	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	46	5.8
Middle	20	44	2.2
Right	5	2	0.4
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	37	4.6
Middle	12	30	2.5
Right	4	17	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bert Jones	24	17	1	0	3	1	2	1	0

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Demory	36	25	3	0	3	2	3	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	31	5.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	4	19	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	102	10.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	17	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	60	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	10	143	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	52	17.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Washington	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Warren Bankston	4	4	0	25	0	16
WR Jerry LeVias	4	2	1	24	0	19
WR Lou Piccone	4	2	2	11	0	13
RB Larry Brown	3	3	0	24	0	8
WR Ben Hawkins	3	3	0	30	0	21
WR Levi Tyson	2	0	0	0	0	6
TE Chip Glass	1	0	0	0	0	9
FB Jim Harrison	1	1	0	1	0	10
TE Tom Mitchell	1	1	0	22	1	9
RB Jess Phillips	1	1	0	15	0	4

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Frank Lewis	9	6	1	79	0	33
TE Charlie Sanders	6	5	0	43	0	35
WR Tyrell Fleming	6	5	1	68	2	18
WR Wally Francis	4	3	0	25	0	12
WR Lamont Marrow	4	1	1	14	0	22
TE Earl Thomas	3	2	0	32	1	12
FB Eddie Ray	2	2	0	7	0	21
RB Tyrone Hall	1	1	0	4	0	23
RB Carlos Spencer	1	0	0	0	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Larry Brown	5	-2	-0.40	2.19
Warren Bankston	4	7	1.75	3.18
Bert Jones	1	11	11.00	4.50

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Carlos Spencer	1	-1	-1.00	4.13

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bert Jones	4	3	21	5.25	6.33

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Demory	5	4	30	6.00	7.56

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Washington	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Warren Bankston	1	1	3	3.00	6.25
FB Jim Harrison	1	1	1	1.00	1.00
WR Jerry LeVias	1	1	17	17.00	6.00
WR Lou Piccone	1	0	0	0.00	2.75

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Frank Lewis	2	1	9	4.50	8.78
WR Wally Francis	1	1	11	11.00	6.25
TE Charlie Sanders	1	1	6	6.00	7.17
RB Tyrone Hall	1	1	4	4.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Washington	Rushes	Conversions
Warren Bankston	3	1
Larry Brown	2	0

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Carlos Spencer	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bert Jones	9	5	4

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Demory	10	8	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Washington	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Warren Bankston	2	2	1
WR Levi Tyson	2	0	0
RB Larry Brown	1	1	1
TE Chip Glass	1	0	0
WR Ben Hawkins	1	1	1
WR Jerry LeVias	1	0	0
WR Lou Piccone	1	1	1

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tyrell Fleming	3	3	1
WR Wally Francis	2	2	1
WR Frank Lewis	2	1	0
TE Charlie Sanders	1	1	1
TE Earl Thomas	1	0	0
WR Lamont Marrow	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,900 (21,400)
End Zone 12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,900 (21,400)
End Zone	12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)