Sunday November 8, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 11/08/1970:



Tom Dempsey, who was born without the front half of his right foot and no fingers on his right hand, kicked a record 63-yard field goal to win the game on a play that started with two seconds remaining and concluded with no time left. Detroit had taken a 17-16 lead on Errol Mann's 18-yard field goal with 11 seconds remaining. Al Dodd returned the kickoff to New Orleans' 28, and then caught a 17-yard pass from Billy Kilmer at the 45. Dempsey then kicked the field goal.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE141.0  (4)150.4  (15)291.4  (10)9
DEFENSE92.7  (3)164.1  (15)256.9  (5)25
OFFENSE87.0  (25)149.9  (16)236.9  (24)21
DEFENSE135.7  (20)202.6  (24)338.3  (26)21

Line: n/a

Team1234F
Detroit Lions (5-3-0)077317
New Orleans Saints (2-5-1)3331019

( 0- 3) NO Tom Dempsey 29 yard field goal ( 7- 3) DET Mel Farr 10 yard rush (Errol Mann kick) ( 7- 6) NO Tom Dempsey 27 yard field goal (14- 6) DET Charlie Sanders 2 yard pass from Bill Munson (Errol Mann kick) (14- 9) NO Tom Dempsey 8 yard field goal (14-16) NO Tom Barrington 4 yard rush (Tom Dempsey kick) (17-16) DET Errol Mann 18 yard field goal (17-19) NO Tom Dempsey 63 yard field goal
                     DET             NO
First Downs:         18              15
Rushes-yards:        35-135          33-131
Yards/rush:          3.9             4.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     13-25-158-3     16-28-141-0
Sacked-yards:        1-15            0-0
Net pass yards:      143             141
Net yards/pass:      5.5             5.0
Total net yards:     278             272
Total plays:         61 (57% run)    61 (54% run)  
Yards/play:          4.6             4.5
Fumbles-lost:        3-3             0-0
Turnovers:           6               0
Penalties-yards:     2-31            10-124

Attendance: 66,910

Passing:
DET: Bill Munson, 10 of 19 for 122 yards and 1 TD (3 int); Greg Landry, 3 of 6 for 36 yards NO: Billy Kilmer, 16 of 28 for 141 yards
Rushing:
DET: Altie Taylor, 16 for 55 yards; Mel Farr, 15 for 55 yards and 1 TD; Greg Landry, 3 for 20 yards; Bill Munson, 1 for 5 yards NO: Jim Otis, 18 for 70 yards; Tom Barrington, 15 for 61 yards and 1 TD
Receiving:
DET: Charlie Sanders, 6 for 88 yards and 1 TD; Larry Walton, 4 for 42 yards; Earl McCullouch, 2 for 24 yards; Altie Taylor, 1 for 4 yards NO: Danny Abramowicz, 6 for 77 yards; Tom Barrington, 4 for 6 yards; Jim Otis, 3 for 26 yards; Ray Poage, 2 for 15 yards; Al Dodd, 1 for 17 yards
Kick returns:
DET: Bobby Williams, 4 for 78 yards NO: Ken Burrough, 2 for 43 yards; Al Dodd, 1 for 22 yards
Punt returns:
DET: Nick Eddy, 2 for 14 yards NO: Al Dodd, 1 for 14 yards
Interceptions:
NO: Jackie Burkett, 2 for 24 yards; Joe Scarpati, 1 for 4 yards
Punting:
DET: Herman Weaver, 3 for 94 yards NO: Julian Fagan, 6 for 261 yards
Field Goals:
DET: Errol Mann, 1/1 NO: Tom Dempsey, 4/5


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