1978 Detroit Lions season
| 1978 Detroit Lions season | |
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| Head coach | Monte Clark |
| General manager | Russ Thomas |
| Owner | William Clay Ford, Sr. |
| Home field | Pontiac Silverdome |
| Results | |
| Record | 7–9 |
| Division place | 3rd NFC Central |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
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| Scoring summary | ||||
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| 1 | Lions | Horace King 1 yard run (Benny Ricardo kick) | Lions 7–0 | |
| 1 | Bears | Bob Thomas 28 yard field goal | Lions 7–3 | |
| 2 | Lions | Jesse Thompson 8 yard pass from Gary Danielson (Benny Ricardo kick) | Lions 14–3 | |
| 2 | Bears | Bob Avellini 9 yard run (Bob Thomas kick) | Lions 14–10 | |
| 2 | Lions | David Hill 2 yard pass from Gary Danielson (Benny Ricardo kick) | Lions 21–10 | |
| 3 | Bears | Roland Harper 2 yard run (Bob Thomas kick) | Lions 21–17 | |
The 1978 Detroit Lions season was the 47th season in franchise history. Under new head coach and former NFL player Monte Clark, the Lions continue to struggle with mediocrity finishing in third place again with a less than stellar record of 7–9.
This season would also be the swan song for starting quarterback Greg Landry's stellar ten-year career in Detroit, as in the offseason was shipped to the Baltimore Colts for a 1979 fourth round pick (#88-Ulysses Norris), a 1979 fifth round pick (#131-Walt Brown), and a 1980 third round pick (#62-Mike Friede), in a rebuilding process begun by head coach Monte Clark.
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