| Detroit Lions at Kansas City Chiefs Game Statistics |
| Date: October 26, 1980 Location: Kansas City, MO |
| Venue: Arrowhead Stadium Attendance: 59391 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 53 F Humidty: 36% Wind: 16 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Kansas City ChiefsKC | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | KC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Nick Lowery 52 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Mike Williams 3 pass from Steve Fuller (Nick Lowery kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 20 FG | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Billy Sims 45 run (Eddie Murray kick) | 10 | 10 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Steve Fuller 1 run (Nick Lowery kick) | 10 | 17 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Billy Sims 1 run (Eddie Murray kick) | 17 | 17 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Nick Lowery 40 FG | 17 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 74 | ROT | Mike Whited |
| 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 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Henry Marshall |
| 86 | WR | J.T. Smith |
| 60 | LOT | Matt Herkenhoff |
| 73 | LOG | Bob Simmons |
| 58 | C | Jack Rudnay |
| 65 | ROG | Tom Condon |
| 77 | ROT | Charlie Getty |
| 83 | TE | Mike Williams |
| 4 | QB | Steve Fuller |
| 35 | HB | Horace Belton |
| 22 | FB | Ted McKnight |
| Defense | ||
| 67 | LDE | Art Still |
| 61 | NT | Don Parrish |
| 71 | RDE | Dave Lindstrom |
| 52 | LOLB | Tom Howard |
| 54 | LILB | Frank Manumaleuga |
| 59 | RILB | Gary Spani |
| 53 | ROLB | Whitney Paul |
| 24 | LCB | Gary Green |
| 41 | SS | Herb Christopher |
| 26 | FS | Gary Barbaro |
| 44 | RCB | Eric Harris |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Billy Sims | 28 | 155 | 5.5 | 45t | 2 |
| Gary Danielson | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 0 | |
| Dexter Bussey | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Jesse Thompson | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Horace Belton | 12 | 47 | 3.9 | 0 | |
| Steve Fuller | 8 | 38 | 4.8 | 1 | |
| Ted McKnight | 12 | 22 | 1.8 | 0 | |
| Arnold Morgado | 7 | 12 | 1.7 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Gary Danielson | 19 | 7 | 36.8 | 2 | 102 | 5.4 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 15.6 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||
| Steve Fuller | 18 | 12 | 66.7 | 0 | 186 | 10.3 | 55 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 119.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Billy Sims | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Jesse Thompson | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Freddie Scott | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| David Hill | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Dexter Bussey | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| J.T. Smith | 6 | 87 | 14.5 | 29 | 0 |
| Horace Belton | 2 | 67 | 33.5 | 55 | 0 |
| Ted McKnight | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Henry Marshall | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Mike Williams | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Gary Barbaro | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Eric Harris | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Tom Skladany | 4 | 166 | 41.5 | 49 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Bob Grupp | 4 | 138 | 34.5 | 43 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| John Arnold | 3 | 0 | 23 | 7.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Ken Callicutt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| J.T. Smith | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Rick Kane | 5 | 76 | 15.2 | 23 | 0 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Carlos Carson | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Arnold Morgado | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |
| Charlie Weaver | 1.0 |
| Dave Pureifory | 0.5 |
| John Woodcock | 0.5 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |
| Art Still | 1.0 |
| Dave Lindstrom | 1.0 |
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