| Los Angeles Rams at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: December 6, 1987 Location: Pontiac, MI |
| Venue: Pontiac Silverdome Attendance: 33413 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 3 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 37 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | LARM | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 53 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Mike Lansford 48 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 39 FG | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Jon Francis 4 pass from Jim Everett (Mike Lansford kick) | 10 | 6 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Pete Mandley 3 pass from Chuck Long (Eddie Murray kick) | 10 | 13 |
| 3 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Charles White 1 run (Mike Lansford kick) | 17 | 13 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 36 FG | 17 | 16 |
| 3 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Mike Lansford 47 FG | 20 | 16 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Henry Ellard 81 pass from Jim Everett (Mike Lansford kick) | 27 | 16 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Charles White 1 run (Mike Lansford kick) | 34 | 16 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Mike Lansford 48 FG | 37 | 16 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Ron Brown |
| 80 | WR | Henry Ellard |
| 75 | LOT | Irv Pankey |
| 66 | LOG | Tom Newberry |
| 56 | C | Doug Smith |
| 60 | ROG | Dennis Harrah |
| 78 | ROT | Jackie Slater |
| 81 | TE | David Hill |
| 11 | QB | Jim Everett |
| 33 | RB | Charles White |
| 44 | FB | Mike Guman |
| Defense | ||
| 93 | LDE | Doug Reed |
| 69 | NT | Greg Meisner |
| 71 | RDE | Reggie Doss |
| 58 | LOLB | Mel Owens |
| 55 | LILB | Carl Ekern |
| 50 | RILB | Jim Collins |
| 54 | ROLB | Mike Wilcher |
| 25 | LCB | Jerry Gray |
| 22 | SS | Vince Newsome |
| 21 | FS | Nolan Cromwell |
| 47 | RCB | LeRoy Irvin |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Pete Mandley |
| 86 | WR | Mark Nichols |
| 75 | LOT | Lomas Brown |
| 53 | LOG | Kevin Glover |
| 52 | C | Steve Mott |
| 70 | ROG | Keith Dorney |
| 73 | ROT | Harvey Salem |
| 84 | TE | Rob Rubick |
| 16 | QB | Chuck Long |
| 25 | RB | Karl Bernard |
| 30 | FB | James Jones |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Eric Williams |
| 93 | NT | Jerry Ball |
| 77 | RDE | Keith Ferguson |
| 59 | LOLB | Jimmy Williams |
| 51 | LILB | Shelton Robinson |
| 98 | RILB | Dennis Gibson |
| 55 | ROLB | Mike Cofer |
| 27 | LCB | Bobby Watkins |
| 34 | SS | James Griffin |
| 45 | FS | Raphel Cherry |
| 29 | RCB | Bruce McNorton |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Charles White | 29 | 102 | 3.5 | 14 | 2 |
| Mike Guman | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jon Francis | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Everett | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Karl Bernard | 10 | 41 | 4.1 | 9 | 0 |
| James Jones | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Tony Paige | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Jim Everett | 26 | 20 | 76.9 | 1 | 324 | 12.5 | 81t | 2 | 1 | 11 | 127.7 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Chuck Long | 48 | 26 | 54.2 | 2 | 288 | 6.0 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 61.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Henry Ellard | 7 | 171 | 24.4 | 81t | 1 |
| Charles White | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Ron Brown | 3 | 93 | 31.0 | 42 | 0 |
| Mike Guman | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Damone Johnson | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Kevin House | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Jon Francis | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4t | 1 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Gary Lee | 7 | 69 | 9.9 | 11 | 0 |
| Pete Mandley | 6 | 90 | 15.0 | 21 | 1 |
| James Jones | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 35 | 0 |
| Rob Rubick | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Butch Woolfolk | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Karl Bernard | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Carl Ekern | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Jerry Gray | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Bruce McNorton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Dale Hatcher | 2 | 68 | 34.0 | 44 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jim Arnold | 3 | 158 | 52.7 | 54 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Cliff Hicks | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Henry Ellard | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Pete Mandley | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Ron Brown | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Cliff Hicks | 1 | 53 | 53.0 | 53 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Butch Woolfolk | 3 | 81 | 27.0 | 44 | 0 | |
| Gary Lee | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Kevin Glover | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Jerry Ball | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |
| Gary Jeter | 1.0 |
| Doug Reed | 1.0 |
| Detroit Lions | |
| Curtis Green | 1.0 |
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