NFL game summary for 10/02/1977:

Dexter Bussey scored twice, the Detroit defense forced three turnovers and recorded three sacks, and the Lions broke a three-game losing streak to the Eagles. Bussey's first touchdown came 11:40 into the first quarter on a 14-yard run, one play after Levi Johnson intercepted a Philadelphia pass at the Eagles' 46 and returned it 32 yards. Ron Jaworski tied the game in the second quarter on a 32-yard pass to Keith Krepfle and put Philadelphia ahead 13-10 midway through the third period on a 16-yard pass to Harold Carmichael. Greg Landry led a 12 play, 68-yard drive following the Eagles' kickoff, giving the Lions their winning points on a three-yard scoring toss to Bussey.

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

	Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
OFFENSE	87.5 (28)	109.0 (20)	196.5 (25)	9
DEFENSE	156.0 (23)	81.0 (4)	237.0 (13)	3
OFFENSE	237.0 (1)	159.0 (9)	396.0 (1)	2
DEFENSE	149.5 (19)	46.5 (1)	196.0 (3)	1

Line: Lions by 7

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Philadelphia Eagles (1-2-0)	0	7	6	0	13
Detroit Lions (2-1-0)	7	3	7	0	17

( 0- 7) DET Dexter Bussey 14 yard rush (Steve Mike-Mayer kick) ( 7- 7) PHI Keith Krepfle 32 yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Horst Muhlmann kick) ( 7-10) DET Steve Mike-Mayer 45 yard field goal (13-10) PHI Harold Carmichael 16 yard pass from Ron Jaworski (kick failed) (13-17) DET Dexter Bussey 3 yard pass from Gerg Landry (Steve Mike-Mayer kick)

                     PHI             DET
First Downs:         19              18
Rushes-yards:        35-137          45-140
Yards/rush:          3.9             3.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     13-26-207-1     13-18-125-0
Sacked-yards:        3-14            4-30
Net pass yards:      193             95
Net yards/pass:      6.7             4.3
Total net yards:     330             235
Total plays:         64 (54% run)    67 (67% run)  
Yards/play:          5.2             3.5
Fumbles-lost:        4-2             1-1
Turnovers:           3               1
Penalties-yards:     7-55            7-62

Attendance: 56,877

Passing:
PHI: Ron Jaworski, 13 of 24 for 207 yards and 2 TDs (1 int); Roman Gabriel, 0 of 2 for 0 yards DET: Greg Landry, 13 of 18 for 125 yards and 1 TD
Rushing:
PHI: Mike Hogan, 20 for 67 yards; Tom Sullivan, 12 for 49 yards; James Betterson, 2 for 19 yards; Ron Jaworski, 1 for 2 yards DET: Horace King, 20 for 68 yards; Dexter Bussey, 20 for 62 yards and 1 TD; Rick Kane, 3 for 4 yards; Greg Landry, 2 for 6 yards
Receiving:
PHI: Harold Carmichael, 4 for 67 yards and 1 TD; Charlie Smith, 4 for 60 yards; Tom Sullivan, 3 for 34 yards; Keith Krepfle, 1 for 32 yards and 1 TD; James Betterson, 1 for 14 yards DET: Horace King, 7 for 60 yards; Dexter Bussey, 2 for 22 yards and 1 TD; Ray Jarvis, 2 for 18 yards; David Hill, 1 for 16 yards; Luther Blue, 1 for 9 yards
Kick returns:
PHI: Larry Marshall, 1 for 44 yards; Wilbert Montgomery, 1 for 25 yards DET: Rick Kane, 2 for 48 yards; Luther Blue, 1 for 24 yards
Punt returns:
PHI: Larry Marshall, 5 for 52 yards DET: Dick Jauron, 2 for 12 yards
Interceptions:
DET: Levi Johnson, 1 for 32 yards
Punting:
PHI: Spike Jones, 4 for 173 yards DET: Wilbur Summers, 7 for 289 yards
Field Goals:
PHI: Horst Muhlmann, 0/2 DET: Steve Mike-Mayer, 1/2