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LAR27

SEA31

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SEA29

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Sep 10, 2026ThursdayWeek 1

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BLT41

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This day in football · September 16, 1923: Ironwood Legion visited the Duluth Kelleys at Duluth Athletic Park. Duluth Kelleys 7, Ironwood Legion 0. W1923 NFL season↗

From the vault · December 26, 1964 · 1964 AFL Championship Game: The Buffalo Bills beat the San Diego Chargers 20–7 at War Memorial Stadium to win the 1964 AFL championship. Box score

1976 Detroit LionsW1976 Detroit Lions↗

NFL · NFC Central · 6–8 (.429) · 3rd in division · PF 262 · PA 220 · Coach Rick Forzano and Tommy Hudspeth · Did not qualify

◀ 1975 1977 ▶

Schedule (16 games)

Date	Wk	Opponent	Result	Record	Stadium	Att.
1976-08-28	5	@ Kansas City Chiefs	W 23–21		Arrowhead Stadium	27,410
1976-09-02	6	vs Baltimore Colts	W 24–9		Pontiac Metropolitan Stadium	54,217
1976-09-12	1	@ Chicago Bears	L 3–10	0–1	Soldier Field	54,125
1976-09-19	2	vs Atlanta Falcons	W 24–10	1–1	Pontiac Metropolitan Stadium	50,840
1976-09-26	3	vs Minnesota Vikings	L 9–10	1–2	Silverdome	77,292
1976-10-03	4	@ Green Bay Packers	L 14–24	1–3	Lambeau Field	55,041
1976-10-10	5	vs New England Patriots	W 30–10	2–3	Pontiac Silverdome	60,174
1976-10-17	6	@ Washington Redskins	L 7–20	2–4	RFK Stadium	45,908
1976-10-24	7	@ Seattle Seahawks	W 41–14	3–4	Kingdome	61,280
1976-10-31	8	vs Green Bay Packers	W 27–6	4–4	Pontiac Metropolitan Stadium	74,992
1976-11-07	9	@ Minnesota Vikings	L 23–31	4–5	Metropolitan Stadium	46,735
1976-11-14	10	@ New Orleans Saints	L 16–17	4–6	Louisiana Superdome	42,048
1976-11-21	11	vs Chicago Bears	W 14–10	5–6	Pontiac Municipal Stadium	78,042
1976-11-25	12	vs Buffalo Bills	W 27–14	6–6	Pontiac Metropolitan Stadium	66,875
1976-12-05	13	@ New York Giants	L 10–24	6–7	Giants Stadium	66,069
1976-12-11	14	vs Los Angeles Rams	L 17–20	6–8	Pontiac Metropolitan Stadium	73,470

Roster (52)

#	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	College	Exp	Status
0	Gary Danielson	QB	6-2	195			ACT
0	Greg Landry	QB	6-4	210			ACT
0	Joe Reed	QB	6-1	195			ACT
0	Andy Bolton	RB	6-1	205			ACT
0	Dexter Bussey	RB	6-1	195			ACT
0	Lawrence Gaines	RB	6-1	240			ACT
0	Jim Hooks	RB	5-11	225			ACT
0	Horace King	RB	5-10	200			ACT
0	Bobby Thompson	RB	5-11	195			ACT
0	Dennis Franklin	WR	6-1	180			ACT
0	J.D. Hill	WR	6-1	202			ACT
0	Ray Jarvis	WR	6-0	200			ACT
0	Bob Picard	WR	6-1	195			ACT
0	Leonard Thompson	WR	5-11	192			ACT
0	Larry Walton	WR	6-0	180			ACT
0	David Hill	TE	6-2	220			ACT
0	Charlie Sanders	TE	6-4	225			ACT
0	Lem Barney	DB	6-0	188			ACT
0	Ben Davis	DB	5-11	180			ACT
0	James Hunter	DB	6-3	195			ACT
0	Dick Jauron	DB	6-0	190			ACT
0	Levi Johnson	DB	6-3	190			ACT
0	Reggie Pierson	DB	5-11	185			TRC
0	Maurice Tyler	DB	6-0	188			ACT
0	Charlie West	DB	6-1	197			ACT
0	Don Croft	DL	6-4	254			ACT
0	Doug English	DL	6-5	250			ACT
0	Larry Hand	DL	6-4	250			ACT
0	Billy Howard	DL	6-4	245			ACT
0	Jim Mitchell	DL	6-3	245			ACT
0	Herb Orvis	DL	6-5	240			ACT
0	Ken Sanders	DL	6-5	240			ACT
0	John Woodcock	DL	6-3	257			ACT
0	Errol Mann	K	6-0	200			TRC
0	Benny Ricardo	K	5-10	175			ACT
0	Ian Sunter	K	6-1	215			ACT
0	Jim Laslavic	LB	6-2	230			ACT
0	Paul Naumoff	LB	6-1	215			ACT
0	Ed O'Neil	LB	6-3	245			ACT
0	Ernie Price	LB	6-4	255			ACT
0	Garth Ten Napel	LB	6-1	210			ACT
0	Charlie Weaver	LB	6-2	220			ACT
0	Lynn Boden	OL	6-5	270			ACT
0	Russ Bolinger	OL	6-5	255			ACT
0	Rocky Freitas	OL	6-6	270			ACT
0	Craig Hertwig	OL	6-8	260			ACT
0	Bob Kowalkowski	OL	6-3	240			ACT
0	Ken Long	OL	6-3	265			ACT
0	Mark Markovich	OL	6-5	256			ACT
0	Jon Morris	OL	6-4	254			ACT
0	Jim Yarbrough	OL	6-5	265			ACT
0	Herman Weaver	P	6-4	210			ACT