| New Orleans Saints at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: October 12, 1980 Location: Pontiac, MI |
| Venue: Pontiac Silverdome Attendance: 78147 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NO | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Benny Ricardo 46 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 31 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Freddie Scott 48 run (Eddie Murray kick) | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Wes Chandler 4 pass from Archie Manning (Benny Ricardo kick) | 10 | 10 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Billy Sims 9 run (Eddie Murray kick) | 10 | 17 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Benny Ricardo 22 FG | 13 | 17 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Billy Sims 1 run (Eddie Murray kick) | 13 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Wes Chandler |
| 82 | WR | Ike Harris |
| 71 | LOT | J.T. Taylor |
| 79 | LOG | Emanuel Zanders |
| 62 | C | John Hill |
| 68 | ROG | Fred Sturt |
| 64 | ROT | Dave Lafary |
| 88 | TE | Brooks Williams |
| 8 | QB | Archie Manning |
| 33 | HB | Mike Strachan |
| 45 | FB | Jack Holmes |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Elois Grooms |
| 63 | LDT | Barry Bennett |
| 74 | RDT | Derland Moore |
| 53 | RDE | Tommy Hart |
| 51 | LLB | Stan Holloway |
| 52 | MLB | Jim Kovach |
| 56 | RLB | Reggie Mathis |
| 24 | LCB | Clarence Chapman |
| 27 | SS | Ray Brown |
| 37 | FS | Tommy Myers |
| 22 | RCB | Ricky Ray |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Freddie Scott |
| 39 | WR | Leonard Thompson |
| 76 | LOT | Karl Baldischwiler |
| 61 | LOG | Homer Elias |
| 66 | C | Tommie Ginn |
| 73 | ROG | Russ Bolinger |
| 70 | ROT | Keith Dorney |
| 81 | TE | David Hill |
| 16 | QB | Gary Danielson |
| 24 | RB | Dexter Bussey |
| 20 | RB | Billy Sims |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Dave Pureifory |
| 77 | LDT | John Woodcock |
| 64 | RDT | John Mendenhall |
| 60 | RDE | Bubba Baker |
| 59 | LLB | Charlie Weaver |
| 57 | MLB | Ken Fantetti |
| 52 | RLB | Stan White |
| 21 | LCB | Walt Williams |
| 23 | SS | Ray Oldham |
| 40 | FS | Jimmy Allen |
| 28 | RCB | James Hunter |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Mike Strachan | 8 | 26 | 3.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Jack Holmes | 8 | 18 | 2.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Tony Galbreath | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Archie Manning | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Billy Sims | 23 | 91 | 4.0 | 13 | 2 |
| Freddie Scott | 1 | 48 | 48.0 | 48t | 1 |
| Gary Danielson | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 31 | 0 |
| Dexter Bussey | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 18 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Archie Manning | 36 | 25 | 69.4 | 0 | 314 | 8.7 | 30 | 1 | 6 | 38 | 105.6 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Gary Danielson | 19 | 13 | 68.4 | 0 | 186 | 9.8 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 99.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Wes Chandler | 6 | 106 | 17.7 | 30 | 1 |
| Tony Galbreath | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 21 | 0 |
| Brooks Williams | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 21 | 0 |
| Jack Holmes | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Mike Strachan | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 23 | 0 |
| Ike Harris | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Freddie Scott | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Billy Sims | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 23 | 0 |
| David Hill | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Dexter Bussey | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Leonard Thompson | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Russell Erxleben | 4 | 149 | 37.3 | 41 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Tom Skladany | 3 | 111 | 37.0 | 38 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Rich Mauti | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 31 | 0 | |
| Tony Galbreath | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Rick Kane | 4 | 125 | 31.3 | 62 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Elois Grooms | 1.0 |
| Derland Moore | 1.0 |
| Barry Bennett | 1.0 |
| Detroit Lions | |
| Bubba Baker | 3.5 |
| Dave Pureifory | 1.0 |
| James Hunter | 1.0 |
| John Woodcock | 0.5 |
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