Week 15, 1974

played in Baltimore, MD

42 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Detroit Lions	7	3	0	3	-	13
Baltimore Colts	14	0	10	0	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:03 DET - Wally Francis 5 pass from Bill Demory (Kris Stevenson extra point)
1Q: 05:38 BAL - Carlos Stevens 21 pass from Steve Spurrier (Fred Cox extra point)
1Q: 00:22 BAL - Calvin Hill 19 run (Fred Cox extra point)
2Q: 00:01 DET - Kris Stevenson 47 field goal
3Q: 09:42 BAL - Fred Cox 41 field goal
3Q: 01:02 BAL - Bruce Taylor 53 punt return (Fred Cox extra point)
4Q: 05:15 DET - Kris Stevenson 25 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:03 DET - Wally Francis 5 pass from Bill Demory (Kris Stevenson extra point)
1Q: 05:38 BAL - Carlos Stevens 21 pass from Steve Spurrier (Fred Cox extra point)
1Q: 00:22 BAL - Calvin Hill 19 run (Fred Cox extra point)
2Q: 00:01 DET - Kris Stevenson 47 field goal
3Q: 09:42 BAL - Fred Cox 41 field goal
3Q: 01:02 BAL - Bruce Taylor 53 punt return (Fred Cox extra point)
4Q: 05:15 DET - Kris Stevenson 25 field goal

Team Statistics DET BAL
Record 7-7 6-8
First Downs 22 17
- by Rushing 7 6
- by Passing 13 11
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 377 322
- Offensive Plays 67 54
- Yards per Play 5.63 5.96
Net Rushing Yards 103 79
- Rushing Attempts 30 18
- Yards per Rush 3.43 4.39
Net Passing Yards 274 243
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 27 - 0 34 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 280 253
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 7.41 6.75
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.4 9.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/56 8/60
Punt Returns/Yards 2/8 3/60
Kick Returns/Yards 3/91 3/58
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 33
Time of Possession 33:36 26:24

Team Statistics	DET	BAL
Record	7-7	6-8
First Downs	22	17
- by Rushing	7	6
- by Passing	13	11
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	377	322
- Offensive Plays	67	54
- Yards per Play	5.63	5.96
Net Rushing Yards	103	79
- Rushing Attempts	30	18
- Yards per Rush	3.43	4.39
Net Passing Yards	274	243
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 27 - 0	34 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	280	253
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	7.41	6.75
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.4	9.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/56	8/60
Punt Returns/Yards	2/8	3/60
Kick Returns/Yards	3/91	3/58
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 33
Time of Possession	33:36	26:24

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:09	4:11	OWN 31	9	69	Touchdown
1	5:24	2:29	OWN 33	3	8	Punt
1	0:06	4:13	OWN 20	8	59	Missed FG
2	9:43	2:45	OWN 23	6	33	Punt
2	3:02	3:02	OWN 7	10	63	Field Goal
3	15:00	0:56	OWN 31	2	13	Fumble
3	12:56	2:24	OWN 20	5	27	Fumble
3	9:35	1:38	OWN 20	4	12	Punt
3	4:27	1:29	OWN 12	3	-4	Punt
3	2:28	1:37	OWN 7	3	-3	Punt
3	0:51	1:50	OWN 36	3	3	Punt
4	11:59	6:52	OWN 8	12	84	Field Goal

Baltimore Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:51	OWN 22	3	6	Punt
1	8:58	3:34	OWN 35	6	65	Touchdown
1	2:55	2:49	OWN 11	5	89	Touchdown
2	10:53	1:10	OWN 36	3	0	Punt
2	6:58	3:56	OWN 20	8	26	Punt
3	14:04	1:08	OPP 44	4	9	Punt
3	10:32	0:57	OPP 28	3	4	Field Goal
3	7:57	3:30	OWN 17	5	29	Punt
3	2:58	0:30	OWN 45	3	0	Punt
4	14:01	2:02	OWN 26	4	27	Punt
4	5:07	5:07	OWN 29	10	47	Game

Game MVP: Steve Spurrier, Baltimore Colts

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Carlos Spencer	17	44	2.59	13	2	0
Tyrone Hall	13	59	4.54	13	3	0

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tommy Thompson	12	49	4.08	16	2	0
Calvin Hill	4	24	6.00	19	1	1
Les Goodman	1	8	8.00	8	0	0
Steve Spurrier	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Demory	36	27	280	1/6	1	43	0	106.2

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Spurrier	34	21	253	2/10	1	40	0	94.4

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Wally Francis	8	9	100	12.50	32	43	1
TE Charlie Sanders	4	6	40	10.00	10	15	0
WR Tyrell Fleming	4	5	37	9.25	2	14	0
WR Lamont Marrow	3	5	27	9.00	9	17	0
WR Frank Lewis	2	4	39	19.50	10	31	0
FB Eddie Ray	2	2	14	7.00	6	11	0
TE Earl Thomas	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Chuck Wingle	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Tyrone Hall	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Carlos Spencer	1	1	19	19.00	13	19	0

Baltimore	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brad Kimberly	4	8	45	11.25	2	23	0
RB Tommy Thompson	3	3	46	15.33	42	40	0
WR Carlos Stevens	3	4	59	19.67	22	24	1
FB Bill Brown	2	3	16	8.00	12	8	0
TE Len Garrett	2	4	12	6.00	1	8	0
WR Juan Jamison	2	3	24	12.00	0	15	0
RB Les Goodman	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Po James	1	1	6	6.00	6	6	0
TE Jim Mandich	1	1	22	22.00	0	22	0
WR Steve Odom	1	5	8	8.00	0	8	0
FB David Merlo	1	1	9	9.00	11	9	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Baltimore	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov
Frank Lewis	1	1
Tyrone Hall	1	0
Carlos Spencer	1	0

Baltimore	Recov	Force
Mike Curtis	1	0
Sugar Bear Hamilton	1	0
Benny Barnes	0	1
Ray Brown	0	1
Kyle Hendon	0	1

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Duane Carrell	6	276	46.0	33.3	53	2

Baltimore	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dennis Partee	7	296	42.3	38.3	48	5

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kris Stevenson	2/3	1/1	0/0	47	1/1

Baltimore	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Fred Cox	1/1	1/1	0/0	41	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie West	2	8	4.0	0

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bruce Taylor	3	60	20.0	1

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wally Francis	2	64	32.0	0
Charlie West	1	27	27.0	0

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Po James	2	39	19.5	0
Steve Odom	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ed O'Neil	6	2	1.0	17	34
OLB Charlie Weaver	6	0	0.0	18	36
S Mel Phillips	5	1	0.0	16	35
S Doug Wyatt	5	0	0.0	11	27
S Charlie West	3	1	0.0	12	31
DE Sherman White	2	0	1.0	17	32
OLB Larry Ball	2	0	0.0	9	12
CB Skip Thomas	2	0	0.0	18	30
DT Bob Pollard	1	2	0.0	14	27
CB Lem Barney	1	1	0.0	17	36
S Chuck Crist	1	1	0.0	4	8
DT Herb Orvis	1	1	0.0	17	35
DE Tim Rossovich	1	1	0.0	15	34
QB Bill Demory	1	0	---	---	---
DE Bill Gergory	1	0	0.0	4	4
ILB Merv Krakau	1	0	0.0	1	5

Baltimore	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ray Brown	10	2	0.0	28	36
OLB Ken Geddes	6	1	0.0	15	21
CB Bobby Bryant	6	0	0.0	26	35
OLB Wayne Colman	4	0	0.5	6	12
ILB Mike Curtis	4	1	0.0	10	12
CB Benny Barnes	4	0	0.0	24	27
ILB Rusty Tillman	3	3	0.0	20	25
DT Zack Lang	3	2	0.0	28	34
DE Fred Cook	3	1	0.0	28	35
CB Bruce Taylor	3	1	0.0	28	35
OLB Chip Myrtle	3	0	0.0	6	7
S Rick Fontenot	3	0	0.0	7	9
DT John Dutton	2	1	0.0	30	34
CB Rick Volk	1	1	0.0	25	32
OLB Mike Hennigan	1	0	0.0	14	10
DT Kyle Hendon	1	0	0.0	3	4
CB Ken Gannon	0	1	0.5	2	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Sherman White	1.0	1	0	32
OLB Ed O'Neil	1.0	0	0	34
DE Tim Rossovich	0.0	4	2	34
S Doug Wyatt	0.0	1	0	27
DT Herb Orvis	0.0	0	1	35

Baltimore	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Wayne Colman	0.5	0	0	12
CB Ken Gannon	0.5	0	0	2
DT John Dutton	0.0	1	1	34
DT Zack Lang	0.0	1	1	34
OLB Ken Geddes	0.0	0	1	21
OLB Mike Hennigan	0.0	0	1	10

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Charlie Weaver	5	0	36
S Charlie West	3	1	31
S Doug Wyatt	3	0	27
S Mel Phillips	2	2	35
OLB Larry Ball	2	0	12
OLB Ed O'Neil	2	0	34
CB Skip Thomas	2	0	30
ILB Merv Krakau	1	0	5
DE Tim Rossovich	1	0	34
CB Lem Barney	0	1	36

Baltimore	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Benny Barnes	5	0	27
CB Bobby Bryant	5	0	35
OLB Ken Geddes	4	0	21
OLB Chip Myrtle	3	0	7
CB Bruce Taylor	3	0	35
OLB Wayne Colman	2	0	12
S Rick Fontenot	1	1	9
S Ray Brown	1	0	36
DE Fred Cook	1	0	35
ILB Mike Curtis	1	0	12
ILB Rusty Tillman	1	0	25
CB Rick Volk	0	1	32

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Didion	4	8	2	23	0	28
Don Morrison	2	4	0	22	0	29
Ronnie Carroll	1	4	0	24	0	31
Charlie Sanders	1	3	0	30	0	34
Emmanuel Zanders	1	3	0	25	0	33
Eddie Ray	1	1	0	14	0	15
Sam Adams	0	4	0	26	0	31
Paul Fersen	0	1	0	13	1	13
Paul Howard	0	1	0	6	0	5
Tom Luken	0	1	0	4	0	6

Baltimore	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Cornell Forte	3	3	12	0	21
John Fitzgerald	1	4	16	0	29
Conrad Dobler	1	2	15	0	31
Donnie Green	1	1	11	1	28
Tim Stokes	0	3	16	0	27
George Daney	0	2	16	0	28
Bill Brown	0	1	12	0	14
Len Garrett	0	1	10	0	20
Bill Dulac	0	0	2	1	9

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Tyrone Hall	2	17
Tom Hayes	2	14
Eddie Ray	1	15

Baltimore	Tackles	STPlays
Calvin Hill	2	8
Juan Jamison	1	13
Benny Barnes	1	10
Bill Brown	1	8

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bill Demory	30	37	---	---	---	67
Emmanuel Zanders	25	33	---	---	8	66
Charlie Sanders	30	34	---	---	1	65
Ed O'Neil	---	---	17	34	10	61
John Didion	23	28	---	---	8	59
Sam Adams	26	31	---	---	---	57
Lem Barney	---	---	17	36	2	55
Ronnie Carroll	24	31	---	---	---	55
Wally Francis	17	24	---	---	14	55
Charlie Weaver	---	---	18	36	1	55
Charlie West	---	---	12	31	12	55
Herb Orvis	---	---	17	35	1	53
Mel Phillips	---	---	16	35	1	52
Tyrone Hall	13	22	---	---	17	52
Don Morrison	22	29	---	---	---	51
Frank Lewis	22	21	---	---	7	50
Tim Rossovich	---	---	15	34	1	50
Sherman White	---	---	17	32	1	50
Skip Thomas	---	---	18	30	1	49
Doug Wyatt	---	---	11	27	11	49
Tyrell Fleming	12	24	---	---	10	46
Eddie Ray	14	15	---	---	15	44
Larry Ball	---	---	9	12	22	43
Bob Pollard	---	---	14	27	1	42
Lamont Marrow	18	18	---	---	---	36
Paul Fersen	13	13	---	---	9	35
Carlos Spencer	17	15	---	---	---	32
Chuck Wingle	6	11	---	---	9	26
Greg Wojcik	---	---	8	10	7	25
Paul Howard	6	5	---	---	9	20
Tom Luken	4	6	---	---	9	19
Dan Neal	7	9	---	---	2	18
Chuck Crist	---	---	4	8	5	17
Chester Crites	0	0	---	---	17	17
Bill Gergory	---	---	4	4	7	15
Tom Hayes	---	---	0	0	14	14
Merv Krakau	---	---	1	5	5	11
Earl Thomas	1	1	---	---	6	8
Artie Prior	---	---	0	0	7	7
Dominic Bruce	---	---	0	0	7	7
Duane Carrell	0	0	---	---	6	6
Kris Stevenson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Gary Marangi	0	0	---	---	3	3
Eugene Johnstone	---	---	0	0	3	3
Charles Swift	0	0	---	---	---	0
Carl Grant	0	0	---	---	---	0

Baltimore	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bruce Taylor	---	---	28	35	9	72
Rick Volk	---	---	25	32	14	71
Ray Brown	---	---	28	36	4	68
John Dutton	---	---	30	34	3	67
Fred Cook	---	---	28	35	3	66
Zack Lang	---	---	28	34	3	65
Bobby Bryant	---	---	26	35	3	64
Benny Barnes	---	---	24	27	10	61
Steve Spurrier	18	36	---	---	---	54
Sugar Bear Hamilton	---	---	22	27	3	52
George Daney	16	28	---	---	6	50
Rusty Tillman	---	---	20	25	3	48
Conrad Dobler	15	31	---	---	1	47
John Fitzgerald	16	29	---	---	---	45
Brad Kimberly	8	24	---	---	13	45
Len Garrett	10	20	---	---	13	43
Tim Stokes	16	27	---	---	---	43
Juan Jamison	7	20	---	---	13	40
Donnie Green	11	28	---	---	---	39
Ken Geddes	---	---	15	21	2	38
Steve Odom	11	23	---	---	3	37
Carlos Stevens	10	25	---	---	1	36
Cornell Forte	12	21	---	---	2	35
Bill Brown	12	14	---	---	8	34
Mike Hennigan	---	---	14	10	8	32
Chip Myrtle	---	---	6	7	18	31
Tommy Thompson	13	18	---	---	---	31
Mike Curtis	---	---	10	12	3	25
Joe Schmiesing	---	---	8	10	7	25
Rick Fontenot	---	---	7	9	7	23
Les Goodman	1	5	---	---	16	22
Gary Parris	2	3	---	---	16	21
Wayne Colman	---	---	6	12	2	20
Calvin Hill	4	8	---	---	8	20
Jim Mandich	7	6	---	---	7	20
Bill Dulac	2	9	---	---	8	19
Ken Gannon	---	---	2	2	12	16
Kendall Blair	2	7	---	---	7	16
Po James	3	9	---	---	3	15
David Merlo	2	5	---	---	8	15
Kyle Hendon	---	---	3	4	6	13
Elbert Drungo	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dennis Partee	0	0	---	---	7	7
Fred Cox	0	0	---	---	6	6
Joe Theismann	0	0	---	---	1	1
Bill Troup	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	18	2.0
Middle	13	65	5.0
Right	8	20	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	41	8.2
Middle	9	18	2.0
Right	3	22	7.3
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Demory	36	27	2	1	0	2	4	0	0

Baltimore	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Spurrier	34	21	5	2	1	4	6	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	6	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	17	122	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	121	10.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	31	15.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	30	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	96	8.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	82	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	45	9.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wally Francis	9	8	100	1	24
TE Charlie Sanders	6	4	40	0	34
WR Tyrell Fleming	5	4	37	0	24
WR Lamont Marrow	5	3	27	0	18
WR Frank Lewis	4	2	39	1	21
FB Eddie Ray	2	2	14	0	15
RB Tyrone Hall	2	1	0	0	22
TE Earl Thomas	1	1	5	0	1
RB Chuck Wingle	1	1	-1	0	11
RB Carlos Spencer	1	1	19	0	15

Baltimore	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brad Kimberly	8	4	0	45	1	24
WR Steve Odom	5	1	1	8	0	23
TE Len Garrett	4	2	0	12	0	20
WR Carlos Stevens	4	3	0	59	2	25
FB Bill Brown	3	2	0	16	0	14
RB Tommy Thompson	3	3	0	46	1	18
WR Juan Jamison	3	2	0	24	0	20
RB Les Goodman	1	1	0	6	0	5
RB Po James	1	1	0	6	0	9
TE Jim Mandich	1	1	0	22	1	6
FB David Merlo	1	1	0	9	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Carlos Spencer	2	2	1.00	2.59
Tyrone Hall	1	0	0.00	4.54

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Calvin Hill	1	19	19.00	6.00
Tommy Thompson	1	0	0.00	4.08

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Demory	6	5	17	2.83	7.78

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wally Francis	2	1	5	2.50	11.11
WR Tyrell Fleming	2	2	10	5.00	7.40
FB Eddie Ray	1	1	3	3.00	7.00
RB Chuck Wingle	1	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Baltimore	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Carlos Spencer	1	1

Baltimore	Rushes	Conversions
Les Goodman	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Demory	12	5	3

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Spurrier	10	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Frank Lewis	3	1	1
TE Charlie Sanders	3	1	0
WR Tyrell Fleming	2	1	1
WR Wally Francis	1	1	1
FB Eddie Ray	1	1	0
RB Tyrone Hall	1	0	0
WR Lamont Marrow	1	0	0

Baltimore	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Steve Odom	3	0	0
WR Brad Kimberly	2	1	0
TE Len Garrett	1	1	0
RB Les Goodman	1	1	0
RB Po James	1	1	1
WR Juan Jamison	1	1	1
WR Carlos Stevens	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,500 (21,400)
End Zone 12,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,500 (21,400)
End Zone	12,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (3,300)