Visitor:  Kansas City Chiefs

Home:  Detroit Lions

Date:  November 26, 1981

Thanksgiving Day

 

Scoring:

Team               1          2          3          4          Final

KC                  7          0          3          0            10

DET                7          10        3          7            27

 

Visitor playmakers:

RB Billy Jackson, DT Dino Mangiero, DE Mike Bell, LB Jerry Blanton, LB Cal Peterson

 

Home playmakers:

TE David Hill, WR Freddie Scott, HB Billy Sims, CB Jimmy Allen, LB Stan White

 

Network:  NBC (WDIV Detroit)

Announcers:  Dick Enberg, Merlin Olsen

 

Pregame:  Yes

Halftime:  Yes

Postgame:  Yes

Commercials:  Yes

 

Grade:  9/10

 

Notes:  The Chiefs and Lions in a Thanksgiving classic.  Kansas City’s HB Joe Delaney and FB James Hadnot are the speed and power answers to Detroit’s efficient offense, but QBs Bill Kenney and Steve Fuller are unable to put any effective drives together after the first touchdown. 

 

KC extends their dominance over the run, not allowing a 100-yard rusher for 16 straight games.  Rookie RB Joe Delaney passes the 1,000-yard mark.

 

Thanks JD!

 

Running time:  3:59 (5 DVDs)