Sunday October 10, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 10/10/1976:



Greg Landry completed 15 of 18 passes, including three for touchdowns, while the Lions' defense picked off five Steve Grogan passes to present Tommy Hudspeth with a victory in his coaching debut. Landry connected with rookie David Hill and Charlie Sanders for touchdowns in guiding the Lions to a 20-3 halftime lead.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE216.2  (1)187.2  (8)403.5  (3)12
DEFENSE128.2  (9)187.5  (21)315.8  (16)15
OFFENSE140.8  (15)110.5  (26)251.2  (24)7
DEFENSE154.8  (17)68.0  (1)222.8  (3)6

Line: Patriots by 7

Team1234F
New England Patriots (3-2-0)037010
Detroit Lions (2-3-0)13701030

( 0- 6) DET Dexter Bussey 5 yard rush (kick failed) ( 0-13) DET David Hill 21 yard pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick) ( 0-20) DET Charlie Sanders 5 yard pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick) ( 3-20) NE John Smith 41 yard field goal (10-20) NE Randy Vataha 35 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) (10-27) DET David Hill 3 yard pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick) (10-30) DET Errol Mann 36 yard field goal
                     NE              DET
First Downs:         10              20
Rushes-yards:        22-96           48-196
Yards/rush:          4.4             4.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     11-25-131-5     15-18-146-0
Sacked-yards:        4-28            2-13
Net pass yards:      103             133
Net yards/pass:      3.6             6.7
Total net yards:     199             329
Total plays:         51 (43% run)    68 (70% run)  
Yards/play:          3.9             4.8
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             1-0
Turnovers:           5               0
Penalties-yards:     7-48            7-37

Attendance: 59,730

Passing:
NE: Steve Grogan, 11 of 25 for 131 yards and 1 TD (5 int) DET: Greg Landry, 15 of 18 for 146 yards and 3 TDs
Rushing:
NE: Sam Cunningham, 13 for 50 yards; Andy Johnson, 6 for 35 yards; Jess Phillips, 2 for 8 yards; Steve Grogan, 1 for 3 yards DET: Horace King, 32 for 100 yards; Dexter Bussey, 12 for 87 yards and 1 TD; Greg Landry, 4 for 9 yards
Receiving:
NE: Darryl Stingley, 3 for 46 yards; Sam Cunningham, 3 for 29 yards; Russ Francis, 2 for 15 yards; Andy Johnson, 2 for 6 yards; Randy Vataha, 1 for 35 yards and 1 TD DET: Horace King, 6 for 45 yards; David Hill, 4 for 43 yards and 2 TDs; Charlie Sanders, 3 for 38 yards and 1 TD; Larry Walton, 1 for 17 yards; Ray Jarvis, 1 for 3 yards
Kick returns:
NE: Jess Phillips, 4 for 111 yards; Don Calhoun, 1 for 27 yards DET: Bobby Thompson, 2 for 19 yards
Punt returns:
NE: Mike Haynes, 2 for 5 yards; Doug Beaudoin, 1 for 7 yards DET: Lem Barney, 1 for 2 yards
Interceptions:
DET: Levi Johnson, 2 for 91 yards; Ed O'Neil, 1 for 16 yards; Jim Laslavic, 1 for 13 yards; Larry Hand, 1 for 4 yards
Punting:
NE: Mike Patrick, 5 for 210 yards DET: Herman Weaver, 5 for 183 yards
Field Goals:
NE: John Smith, 1/1 DET: Errol Mann, 1/2


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