Regular Season Week 12: Buffalo Bills at Detroit Lions
November 18, 1979 70° Pontiac Silverdome
Attendance: 52,251 (70%)
Buffalo Bills 0 0 3 6 - 9
Detroit Lions 10 17 7 7 - 41
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Detroit Lions: 1-10-DET 33 (9:15) 5-Vincent Moses pass complete to 19-Neal Pennypacker for 67 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 15-John Newcomb. DET 7 BUF 0
(Qtr 1) Detroit Lions: 4-4-BUF 4 (5:07) 15-John Newcomb 21 yard field goal is GOOD. DET 10 BUF 0
(Qtr 2) Detroit Lions: 2-10-DET 20 (14:41) 5-Vincent Moses pass complete to 19-Neal Pennypacker for 80 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 15-John Newcomb. DET 17 BUF 0
(Qtr 2) Detroit Lions: 4-4-BUF 4 (5:06) 15-John Newcomb 21 yard field goal is GOOD. DET 20 BUF 0
(Qtr 2) Detroit Lions: 3-5-BUF 36 (0:45) 5-Vincent Moses pass complete to 87-James Coca for 36 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 15-John Newcomb. DET 27 BUF 0
(Qtr 3) Detroit Lions: 1-10-DET 43 (13:38) 5-Vincent Moses pass complete to 19-Neal Pennypacker for 57 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 15-John Newcomb. DET 34 BUF 0
(Qtr 3) Buffalo Bills: 4-3-DET 3 (10:31) 3-Alex Sluder 20 yard field goal is GOOD. DET 34 BUF 3
(Qtr 4) Detroit Lions: 3-5-BUF 19 (14:37) 7-Gregory Coles sacked at BUF 11 for -8 yards (55-Larry Espinoza) 7-Gregory Coles FUMBLES (55-Larry Espinoza) recovered by DET-70-Daniel Harris for 8 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 15-John Newcomb. DET 41 BUF 3
(Qtr 4) Buffalo Bills: 4-20-DET 26 (8:06) 3-Alex Sluder 43 yard field goal is GOOD. DET 41 BUF 6
(Qtr 4) Buffalo Bills: 4-10-DET 29 (0:53) 3-Alex Sluder 46 yard field goal is GOOD. DET 41 BUF 9
Team Statistics
Detroit Lions Buffalo Bills
First Downs 12 17
- Rushing 7 0
- Passing 4 12
- Penalty 1 5
Total Net Yards 465 263
- Offensive Plays 66 76
- Yards Per Play 7.05 3.46
Net Rushing Yards 170 47
- Rushing Attempts 38 19
- Yards Per Rush 4.47 2.47
Net Passing Yards 295 216
- Att/Comp/Int 27 / 14 / 0 54 / 26 / 4
- Gross Passing Yards 308 241
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1 / 13 3 / 25
- Yards Per Pass Play 10.54 3.79
- Yards Per Completion 22.00 9.27
Fumbles/Lost 2 / 2 3 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 4 / 16 4 / 18
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 8.8 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 5 / 46 3 / 22
Punt Returns/Yards 1 / 2 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 29
Int Returns/Yards 4 / 35 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 2 0 / 2
Avg Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 28
Time of Possession 32:38 27:20
Drive Charts
Detroit Lions
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 10:42 1:37 OWN 20 3 80 Touchdown
1 8:04 3:00 OWN 26 6 71 Field Goal
1 3:44 2:07 OWN 23 3 3 Punt
2 14:43 0:13 OWN 20 2 80 Touchdown
2 13:36 0:06 OWN 24 1 0 Fumble
2 12:41 1:28 OWN 20 3 -7 Punt
2 8:59 1:25 OPP 46 3 4 Punt
2 7:25 2:21 OPP 16 6 13 Field Goal
2 2:59 2:21 OWN 21 8 79 Touchdown
3 15:00 1:30 OWN 25 3 75 Touchdown
3 10:28 1:59 OWN 25 3 3 Punt
3 6:21 2:07 OWN 20 3 2 Punt
3 2:09 2:09 OWN 26 4 13 Punt
4 14:30 1:16 OPP 25 4 -15 Interception
4 13:14 2:05 OPP 47 3 6 Punt
4 8:02 5:19 OWN 25 9 21 Punt
4 1:47 0:46 OWN 22 3 1 Fumble
4 0:49 0:49 OWN 25 3 9 Game
Buffalo Bills
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 4:18 OWN 25 8 49 Interception
1 9:05 1:01 OWN 25 3 6 Punt
1 5:04 1:21 OWN 25 3 3 Punt
1 1:37 1:54 OWN 24 6 30 Punt
2 14:30 0:54 OWN 25 3 4 Punt
2 13:30 0:48 OPP 44 3 -9 Punt
2 11:13 2:14 OWN 40 4 20 Interception
2 7:33 0:09 OWN 12 2 0 Interception
2 5:04 2:04 OWN 25 3 8 Punt
2 0:38 0:38 OWN 25 1 10 Half
3 13:30 3:02 OWN 25 6 72 Field Goal
3 8:29 2:07 OWN 26 3 6 Punt
3 4:15 2:05 OWN 29 3 6 Punt
3 0:00 0:30 OWN 14 3 5 Punt
4 11:09 3:07 OWN 20 12 54 Field Goal
4 2:43 0:55 OWN 4 6 28 Punt
4 1:02 0:13 OPP 29 3 0 Field Goal
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Detroit Lions
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#85 Michael Paschal 14 87 6.21 52 3 0
#46 Andrew Hobbs 15 56 3.73 12 2 0
#48 Sean Neff 6 20 3.33 9 0 0
#86 Richard Denison 3 7 2.33 6 0 0
Buffalo Bills
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#18 Robert Miller 18 46 2.56 11 2 0
#47 Leo Dunn 1 1 1.00 1 0 0
Passing Stats
Detroit Lions
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#8 Vincent Moses 24 14 308 1 / 13 4 80 0 142.36
#6 Laurence Rhynes 3 0 0 0 / 0 0 0 0 39.58
Buffalo Bills
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#4 Gregory Coles 54 26 241 3 / 25 0 45 4 29.94
Receiving Stats
Detroit Lions
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#19 Neal Pennypacker 4 214 53.50 80 3
#18 James Coca 1 36 36.00 36 1
#83 Jeffrey Brinkley 4 32 8.00 9 0
#86 Richard Denison 2 11 5.50 7 0
#10 Christopher Francois 1 11 11.00 11 0
#46 Andrew Hobbs 1 3 3.00 3 0
#48 Sean Neff 1 1 1.00 1 0
Buffalo Bills
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#46 Joseph Williams 3 57 19.00 45 0
#80 Dean Thompson 5 51 10.20 19 0
#44 Walter Trautman 7 33 4.71 8 0
#84 Jacob Robinson 4 32 8.00 11 0
#28 Anthony Rose 2 25 12.50 18 0
#47 Leo Dunn 2 23 11.50 12 0
#18 Robert Miller 1 10 10.00 10 0
#81 Anthony Patten 2 10 5.00 5 0
Blocking Stats
Detroit Lions
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#72 Elbert Brownlee 39 46 1 2
#34 Johnnie Gonzalas 0 4 0 0
#39 Stephen Snider 0 2 0 0
#52 Derek Brown 0 3 0 0
#97 Christopher Ford 0 1 0 0
#64 Taylor Warren 28 44 0 3
#51 Terry Dunn 41 45 0 2
#83 Jeffrey Brinkley 6 39 0 3
#61 Harlan Reed 28 42 0 4
#63 Everett Marshall 27 42 0 10
#86 Richard Denison 8 20 0 2
#46 Andrew Hobbs 6 2 0 0
#65 Fabian Czapla 14 0 0 0
#82 Brian Kees 13 9 0 0
#89 Charles Manuel 15 4 0 0
#77 William Stack 15 3 0 0
#94 Stephen Goodall 0 1 0 0
#18 James Porras 0 10 0 0
#48 Sean Neff 2 2 0 0
#19 Neal Pennypacker 0 18 0 0
#10 Christopher Francois 0 13 0 1
#75 Anthony Garrison 13 0 0 0
#54 Willie Spence 7 6 0 1
#85 Michael Paschal 3 2 0 0
#99 Julius Adams 0 2 0 0
#79 Daniel Harris 0 1 0 0
#47 Ryan Judd 0 2 0 0
#35 Mose Rodgers 0 2 0 0
#43 Amado Brunson 1 2 0 0
#55 Larry Espinoza 0 3 0 0
#58 Lewis Jones 1 1 0 0
#18 James Coca 0 4 0 0
#36 Kenneth Cunningham 0 1 0 0
#91 Edward Jackson 0 2 0 0
#66 Mark Sims 0 1 0 0
#76 Royal Daly 0 1 0 0
Buffalo Bills
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#62 Wendell Brown 56 27 2 5
#72 Adam Mishler 58 27 0 0
#81 Anthony Patten 12 14 0 0
#61 William Maglione 66 27 0 2
#70 Jason Grothe 56 27 0 2
#77 Terry Rhymes 68 37 0 2
#80 Dean Thompson 0 16 0 0
#46 Joseph Williams 0 16 0 0
#84 Jacob Robinson 0 14 0 0
#44 Walter Trautman 24 19 0 0
#18 Robert Miller 16 3 0 0
#93 Stephen Laughlin 8 2 0 0
#66 Ivan Williams 11 2 0 0
#63 Michael Clements 13 1 0 0
#60 David Moore 15 5 0 0
#71 Karl Watkins 22 4 0 1
#41 Keith Dyson 0 1 0 0
#47 John Summers 0 1 0 1
#97 Charles Hendricks 0 3 0 0
#85 Henry Gillispie 0 2 0 0
#91 Thomas Hansen 0 1 0 0
#97 Paul Zager 0 1 0 0
#91 Chad Borden 0 1 0 1
#53 Louis Spiva 0 1 0 0
#45 Jayson Hall 0 1 0 0
#95 James Berg 0 1 0 0
#19 Benjamin Walker 0 2 0 0
#28 Anthony Rose 0 2 0 0
#47 Leo Dunn 6 2 0 1
#47 Samuel Dixon 1 0 0 0
Interception Stats
Detroit Lions
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#39 Stephen Snider 2 35 17.50 0
#54 Willie Spence 1 0 0.00 0
#38 Henry Holbrook 1 0 0.00 0
Buffalo Bills
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Detroit Lions
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#85 Michael Paschal 1 0 0 0
#86 Richard Denison 1 0 0 0
#66 Mark Sims 0 0 1 0
#34 Johnnie Gonzalas 0 0 1 0
#79 Daniel Harris 0 1 0 1
#55 Larry Espinoza 0 0 1 0
Buffalo Bills
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#18 Robert Miller 2 0 0 0
#4 Gregory Coles 1 0 0 0
#26 Richard Morgan 0 1 1 0
#70 Jason Grothe 0 1 0 0
#41 Keith Dyson 0 1 0 0
#91 Chad Borden 0 0 1 0
Punting
Detroit Lions
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#6 Mark Parry 8 363 45.38 42.75 50 3
Buffalo Bills
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#13 Matthew Bass 9 427 47.44 42.00 56 1
Kicking
Detroit Lions
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#15 John Newcomb 2 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 21 5 / 5
Buffalo Bills
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#1 Alex Sluder 3 / 3 2 / 2 0 / 0 46 0 / 0
Punt Return
Detroit Lions
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#86 Richard Denison 1 2 2.0 2 0
Buffalo Bills
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Kick Return
Detroit Lions
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Buffalo Bills
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#20 Jeremy Flower 1 29 29.0 0
Defensive Stats
Detroit Lions
Name Tackles Sacks
#36 Kenneth Cunningham 6 0
#40 Wesley Mattox 6 0
#47 Ryan Judd 5 0
#34 Johnnie Gonzalas 4 0
#54 Willie Spence 4 0
#43 Amado Brunson 3 0
#52 Derek Brown 3 1
#35 Mose Rodgers 3 0
#55 Larry Espinoza 2 1
#39 Stephen Snider 2 0
#99 Julius Adams 2 0
#92 Lloyd Hernandez 2 0
#38 Henry Holbrook 2 0
#44 Chuck Rogers 2 0
#85 Michael Paschal 1 0
#66 Mark Sims 1 1
#50 Leslie Carter 1 0
#86 Richard Denison 1 0
Buffalo Bills
Name Tackles Sacks
#97 Paul Zager 8 0
#91 Chad Borden 7 0
#41 Keith Dyson 5 0
#47 John Summers 5 0
#93 Jose Gates 4 0
#97 Charles Hendricks 3 0
#97 Duane French 3 0
#92 John Kogut 3 0
#48 Ramon Usrey 2 0
#54 Jerry Bronner 2 1
#26 Richard Morgan 2 0
#18 Robert Miller 1 0
#53 Louis Spiva 1 0
#80 Dean Thompson 1 0
#45 Jayson Hall 1 0
#81 Anthony Patten 1 0
#95 James Berg 1 0