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October 14, 1979 70° Pontiac Silverdome
Attendance: 58,344 (78%)
Saints 3 0 0 6 - 9
Detroit Lions 0 3 6 14 - 23
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Saints: 4-1-DET 16 (6:47) 16-Steve Phillips 34 yard field goal is GOOD. DET 0 NOS 3
(Qtr 2) Detroit Lions: 4-4-NOS 20 (6:08) 4-Robert Mason 37 yard field goal is GOOD. DET 3 NOS 3
(Qtr 3) Detroit Lions: 1-10-DET 44 (8:43) 30-Louis Courtney ran for 56 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 4) Saints: 4-1-DET 15 (14:15) 16-Steve Phillips 33 yard field goal is GOOD. DET 9 NOS 6
(Qtr 4) Detroit Lions: 3-8-NOS 22 (9:26) 13-Larry Walker pass INTERCEPTED by 55-Larry Espinoza at NOS 22. 55-Larry Espinoza to NOS 0 for 22 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 4-Robert Mason. DET 16 NOS 6
(Qtr 4) Detroit Lions: 3-8-NOS 8 (4:34) 45-Sean Neff ran for 8 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 4-Robert Mason. DET 23 NOS 6
(Qtr 4) Saints: 4-2-DET 4 (1:33) 16-Steve Phillips 23 yard field goal is GOOD. DET 23 NOS 9
Team Statistics
Detroit Lions Saints
First Downs 18 11
- Rushing 10 2
- Passing 7 8
- Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 409 205
- Offensive Plays 64 61
- Yards Per Play 6.39 3.36
Net Rushing Yards 214 51
- Rushing Attempts 36 20
- Yards Per Rush 5.94 2.55
Net Passing Yards 195 154
- Att/Comp/Int 27 / 15 / 1 41 / 27 / 3
- Gross Passing Yards 199 154
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1 / 4 0 / 0
- Yards Per Pass Play 6.96 3.76
- Yards Per Completion 13.27 5.70
Fumbles/Lost 2 / 2 1 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 5 / 13 4 / 15
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 8.5 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 5 / 50 3 / 23
Punt Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 3
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 3 / 34 1 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 1 0 / 3
Avg Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 30
Time of Possession 31:40 28:20
Drive Charts
Detroit Lions
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 0:46 OWN 25 3 1 Punt
1 12:07 1:22 OWN 18 3 6 Punt
1 8:44 0:11 OWN 23 2 -10 Interception
1 6:43 5:37 OWN 25 10 43 Fumble
2 13:25 0:55 OWN 7 3 7 Punt
2 10:15 4:10 OWN 12 8 68 Field Goal
2 4:35 2:45 OWN 21 6 56 Fumble
3 12:35 4:04 OWN 6 7 94 Touchdown
3 6:16 2:05 OPP 35 4 5 Missed FG
4 14:12 3:24 OWN 25 5 29 Punt
4 9:20 0:05 OPP 25 2 0 Interception
4 9:15 4:46 OPP 38 8 38 Touchdown
4 1:30 1:30 OPP 49 5 20 Game
Saints
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 14:14 2:06 OWN 32 3 6 Punt
1 10:45 2:01 OWN 25 3 7 Punt
1 8:34 1:50 OPP 25 3 9 Field Goal
1 1:06 2:41 OWN 26 6 22 Punt
2 12:30 2:16 OWN 42 3 3 Punt
2 6:05 1:30 OWN 25 3 10 Punt
2 1:50 1:50 OWN 1 3 11 Half
3 15:00 2:25 OWN 25 4 20 Punt
3 8:32 2:16 OWN 25 6 9 Interception
3 4:11 4:58 OWN 37 9 48 Field Goal
4 10:48 1:28 OWN 20 3 2 Interception
4 4:29 2:59 OWN 25 13 71 Field Goal
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Detroit Lions
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#48 Sean Neff 11 85 7.73 20 6 1
#37 Louis Courtney 7 65 9.29 56 2 1
#46 Andrew Hobbs 15 64 4.27 13 3 0
#8 Vincent Moses 3 0 0.00 0 0 0
Saints
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#40 Luis Bryant 11 33 3.00 10 1 0
#45 Issac Kennedy 4 14 3.50 9 0 0
#42 Bart Butler 5 4 0.80 5 0 0
Passing Stats
Detroit Lions
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#8 Vincent Moses 27 15 199 1 / 4 0 39 1 63.66
Saints
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#17 Larry Walker 37 26 148 0 / 0 0 23 3 43.52
#17 Tom Owen 4 1 6 0 / 0 0 6 0 39.58
Receiving Stats
Detroit Lions
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#83 Jeffrey Brinkley 4 63 15.75 34 0
#10 Christopher Francois 2 40 20.00 39 0
#86 Michael Bass 2 33 16.50 18 0
#86 Richard Denison 2 26 13.00 19 0
#48 Sean Neff 2 16 8.00 9 0
#18 James Coca 1 13 13.00 13 0
#18 James Porras 1 6 6.00 6 0
#46 Andrew Hobbs 1 2 2.00 2 0
Saints
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#15 Carlos Imes 3 52 17.33 23 0
#89 Walter Hobbs 5 30 6.00 9 0
#85 Charles Green 5 26 5.20 13 0
#42 Bart Butler 4 19 4.75 12 0
#13 Ryan Handel 1 7 7.00 7 0
#10 Dudley Kober 1 6 6.00 6 0
#40 Luis Bryant 6 5 0.83 3 0
#45 Issac Kennedy 1 5 5.00 5 0
#19 Richard Yates 1 4 4.00 4 0
Blocking Stats
Detroit Lions
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#51 Terry Dunn 35 36 1 3
#72 Elbert Brownlee 31 33 0 1
#64 Taylor Warren 31 36 0 2
#61 Harlan Reed 28 36 0 2
#58 Lewis Jones 28 40 0 2
#86 Richard Denison 7 12 0 1
#54 Willie Spence 2 2 0 0
#82 Brian Kees 8 12 0 0
#89 Charles Manuel 8 0 0 0
#77 William Stack 9 5 0 0
#83 Jeffrey Brinkley 12 30 0 2
#75 Anthony Garrison 6 2 0 0
#46 Andrew Hobbs 4 1 0 0
#86 Michael Bass 0 24 0 0
#10 Christopher Francois 0 14 0 3
#18 James Porras 0 21 0 1
#18 James Coca 0 9 0 0
#48 Sean Neff 0 2 0 1
#43 Amado Brunson 1 1 0 0
#63 Everett Marshall 0 4 0 1
#94 Stephen Goodall 0 2 0 0
#34 Johnnie Gonzalas 0 2 0 0
#66 Mark Sims 0 2 0 0
#47 Ryan Judd 0 1 0 0
#36 Kenneth Cunningham 0 1 0 0
#35 Mose Rodgers 0 4 0 0
#52 Derek Brown 0 2 0 0
#55 Larry Espinoza 0 1 0 0
#39 Stephen Snider 0 2 0 0
#91 Edward Jackson 0 1 0 0
Saints
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#97 Frederick Crews 0 2 0 0
#91 Thomas Sorrell 0 3 0 0
#61 Ralph Bernard 0 2 0 0
#90 Vicente Lawson 6 2 0 0
#96 Edward Back 3 2 0 1
#71 William Douglas 40 23 0 0
#69 William Gaston 30 26 0 2
#89 Walter Hobbs 12 22 0 0
#42 Bart Butler 7 17 0 1
#72 Gerald Taliaferro 49 29 0 6
#67 Timmy Brothers 38 26 0 1
#78 Brent Johnson 37 30 0 1
#13 Ryan Handel 0 17 0 1
#15 Carlos Imes 0 19 0 0
#23 Herman Messer 11 1 0 0
#58 Ricardo McIntosh 6 1 0 0
#88 Harold Johnson 10 3 0 0
#50 Brad Moore 6 5 0 0
#95 Kenneth You 0 2 0 0
#62 James Kelly 0 1 0 0
#85 Charles Green 0 8 0 1
#55 Benjamin Curtis 15 6 0 0
#31 Frank Smith 0 2 0 1
#10 Dudley Kober 5 6 0 0
#40 Luis Bryant 1 4 0 0
#70 Raymond Wilson 1 1 0 0
#46 Daniel Kittel 0 1 0 0
#45 Issac Kennedy 0 2 0 0
#64 Joshua Alejandre 3 1 0 0
#89 Allen Lyle 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Detroit Lions
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#55 Larry Espinoza 1 22 22.00 1
#39 Stephen Snider 1 11 11.00 0
#43 Amado Brunson 1 1 1.00 0
Saints
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#20 Jerry Lum 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Detroit Lions
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#48 Sean Neff 1 0 0 0
#86 Richard Denison 1 0 0 0
#91 Edward Jackson 0 0 1 0
#10 Christopher Francois 0 1 0 0
Saints
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#40 Luis Bryant 1 0 0 0
#91 Thomas Sorrell 0 0 1 0
#61 Ralph Bernard 0 1 0 0
#93 Delbert Turner 0 0 1 0
#50 Brad Moore 0 1 0 0
#67 Timmy Brothers 0 1 0 0
Punting
Detroit Lions
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#6 Mark Parry 4 192 48.00 41.25 51 0
Saints
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#8 Ralph Bayles 6 272 45.33 45.33 50 4
Kicking
Detroit Lions
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#4 Robert Mason 1 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 0 37 2 / 3
Saints
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#16 Steve Phillips 3 / 3 0 / 0 0 / 0 34 0 / 0
Punt Return
Detroit Lions
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Saints
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#13 Ryan Handel 1 3 3.0 3 0
Kick Return
Detroit Lions
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Saints
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Defensive Stats
Detroit Lions
Name Tackles Sacks
#34 Johnnie Gonzalas 6 0
#55 Larry Espinoza 6 0
#39 Stephen Snider 5 0
#36 Kenneth Cunningham 5 0
#52 Derek Brown 5 0
#35 Mose Rodgers 4 0
#43 Amado Brunson 4 0
#40 Wesley Mattox 3 0
#54 Willie Spence 3 0
#18 James Porras 3 0
#91 Edward Jackson 1 0
#91 Jarrod Zacharias 1 0
#66 Mark Sims 1 0
#38 Henry Holbrook 1 0
#57 Evan West 1 0
Saints
Name Tackles Sacks
#50 Brad Moore 8 0
#46 Daniel Kittel 6 0
#29 Joshua Hamilton 4 0
#34 Christian Ogilvie 4 0
#93 Delbert Turner 4 0
#32 Rodrigo Taylor 3 0
#61 Ralph Bernard 3 0
#70 Raymond Wilson 2 0
#37 Michael Mason 2 0
#62 James Kelly 2 1
#91 Thomas Sorrell 2 0
#28 Rudolph Junior 2 0
#31 Frank Smith 2 0
#95 Kenneth You 1 0
#17 Larry Walker 1 0
#40 Luis Bryant 1 0
#85 Charles Green 1 0