| Detroit Lions at New England Patriots |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 7, 1979 Location: Foxborough, MA Venue: Schaefer Stadium Attendance: 60629 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 61 F Humidty: 81% Wind: 18 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
| New England PatriotsNE | 0 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Sam Cunningham 1 run (John Smith kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Don Calhoun 2 run (John Smith kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Benny Ricardo 26 FG | 3 | 14 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Scott Hunter 1 run (Benny Ricardo kick) | 10 | 14 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | William Gay EZ opponents fumble recovery (Benny Ricardo kick) | 17 | 14 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Don Calhoun 6 pass from Tom Owen (John Smith kick) | 17 | 21 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | John Smith 29 FG | 17 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Luther Blue |
| 18 | WR | Gene Washington |
| 76 | LOT | Karl Baldischwiler |
| 61 | LOG | Homer Elias |
| 54 | C | Larry Tearry |
| 73 | ROG | Russ Bolinger |
| 70 | ROT | Keith Dorney |
| 81 | TE | David Hill |
| 19 | QB | Jeff Komlo |
| 24 | HB | Dexter Bussey |
| 36 | FB | Bo Robinson |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Dave Pureifory |
| 82 | LDT | Ken Sanders |
| 78 | RDT | Doug English |
| 60 | RDE | Bubba Baker |
| 53 | LLB | Jon Brooks |
| 55 | MLB | Ed O'Neil |
| 59 | RLB | Charlie Weaver |
| 21 | LCB | Walt Williams |
| 40 | SS | Jimmy Allen |
| 28 | FS | James Hunter |
| 27 | RCB | Luther Bradley |
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 29 | WR | Harold Jackson |
| 86 | WR | Stanley Morgan |
| 62 | LOT | Dwight Wheeler |
| 73 | LOG | John Hannah |
| 67 | C | Bill Lenkaitis |
| 61 | ROG | Sam Adams |
| 74 | ROT | Shelby Jordan |
| 81 | TE | Russ Francis |
| 14 | QB | Steve Grogan |
| 44 | HB | Don Calhoun |
| 39 | FB | Sam Cunningham |
| Offense | ||
| 64 | LDE | Richard Bishop |
| 71 | LDT | Ray Hamilton |
| 73 | RDT | Mel Lunsford |
| 78 | RDE | Tony McGee |
| 53 | LLB | Bill Matthews |
| 50 | MLB | Sam Hunt |
| 56 | ROLB | Rod Shoate |
| 26 | LCB | Ray Clayborn |
| 27 | SS | Doug Beaudoin |
| 48 | FS | Tim Fox |
| 40 | RCB | Mike Haynes |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dexter Bussey | 13 | 34 | 2.6 | 6 | 0 |
| Bo Robinson | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Lawrence Gaines | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jeff Komlo | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Scott Hunter | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 1 |
| Rick Kane | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Horace King | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Luther Blue | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | -8 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Sam Cunningham | 20 | 93 | 4.7 | 17 | 1 |
| Don Calhoun | 20 | 41 | 2.1 | 4 | 1 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Steve Grogan | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Tom Owen | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Scott Hunter | 16 | 6 | 37.5 | 1 | 155 | 9.7 | 82 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 47.7 |
| Jeff Komlo | 8 | 2 | 25.0 | 1 | 18 | 2.3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Tom Owen | 13 | 7 | 53.8 | 0 | 81 | 6.2 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 98.6 |
| Steve Grogan | 9 | 3 | 33.3 | 1 | 45 | 5.0 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 11.1 |
| Don Westbrook | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| David Hill | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | |
| Leonard Thompson | 2 | 98 | 49.0 | 0 | |
| Luther Blue | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | |
| Dexter Bussey | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Sam Cunningham | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Harold Jackson | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 0 | |
| Russ Francis | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | |
| Stanley Morgan | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Don Calhoun | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Charlie Weaver | 0 | ||||
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Mike Haynes | 0 | ||||
| Tim Fox | 0 | ||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Larry Swider | 8 | 272 | 34.0 | 44 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Eddie Hare | 7 | 269 | 38.4 | 53 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Leonard Thompson | 2 | 1 | 25 | 12.5 | 19 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Stanley Morgan | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 5 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Leonard Thompson | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Ken Callicutt | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Ken Fantetti | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Allan Clark | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Don Westbrook | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |
| Bubba Baker | 3.0 |
| Doug English | 1.0 |
| Charlie Weaver | 1.0 |
| New England Patriots | |
| Richard Bishop | 1.0 |
| Tony McGee | 1.0 |
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