Sunday September 16, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 09/16/1979:



The Jets, behind Richard Todd's passing and the running of Kevin Long, overcame an early 7-0 deficit to earn their initial 1979 victory. New York registered 17 points after Lions' rookie quarterback Jeff Komlo fired a 12-yard scoring pass to David Hill. Todd (9 of 13 for 208 yards) hit Wesley Walker (six catches for 177 yards) with a 47-yard completion to help set up the first of Long's club record-tying three touchdown runs.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE217.0  (6)157.0  (22)374.0  (14)6
DEFENSE182.0  (26)139.0  (7)321.0  (16)2
OFFENSE159.0  (9)103.0  (25)262.0  (22)8
DEFENSE181.5  (23)328.5  (28)510.0  (28)7

Line: Jets by 6½

Team1234F
Detroit Lions (0-3-0)070310
New York Jets (1-2-0)01431431

( 7- 0) DET David Hill 12 yard pass from Jeff Komlo (Benny Ricardo kick) ( 7- 7) NYJ Kevin Long 4 yard rush (Pat Leahy kick) ( 7-14) NYJ Kevin Long 7 yard rush (Pat Leahy kick) ( 7-17) NYJ Pat Leahy 30 yard field goal (10-17) DET Benny Ricardo 36 yard field goal (10-24) NYJ Scott Dierking 2 yard rush (Pat Leahy kick) (10-31) NYJ Kevin Long 5 yard rush (Pat Leahy kick)
                     DET             NYJ
First Downs:         12              22
Rushes-yards:        23-53           48-209
Yards/rush:          2.3             4.4
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     19-30-178-1     9-13-208-0
Sacked-yards:        1-2             3-30
Net pass yards:      176             178
Net yards/pass:      5.7             11.1
Total net yards:     229             387
Total plays:         54 (42% run)    64 (75% run)  
Yards/play:          4.2             6.0
Fumbles-lost:        4-2             1-1
Turnovers:           3               1
Penalties-yards:     7-51            6-40

Attendance: 49,612

Passing:
DET: Jeff Komlo, 19 of 30 for 178 yards and 1 TD (1 int) NYJ: Richard Todd, 9 of 13 for 208 yards
Rushing:
DET: Bo Robinson, 11 for 23 yards; Jeff Komlo, 3 for 11 yards; Dexter Bussey, 3 for 0 yards; Lawrence Gaines, 2 for 5 yards; Leonard Thompson, 1 for 11 yards; Freddie Scott, 1 for 4 yards; Horace King, 1 for 2 yards; Rick Kane, 1 for -3 yards NYJ: Kevin Long, 19 for 76 yards and 3 TDs; Scott Dierking, 15 for 57 yards and 1 TD; Bruce Harper, 7 for 33 yards; Clark Gaines, 6 for 41 yards; Richard Todd, 1 for 2 yards
Receiving:
DET: Freddie Scott, 7 for 84 yards; David Hill, 5 for 50 yards and 1 TD; Bo Robinson, 4 for 32 yards; Rick Kane, 2 for 9 yards; Horace King, 1 for 3 yards NYJ: Wesley Walker, 6 for 177 yards; Bruce Harper, 2 for 19 yards; Mickey Shuler, 1 for 12 yards
Kick returns:
DET: Rick Kane, 5 for 110 yards NYJ: Ken Schroy, 3 for 72 yards
Punt returns:
DET: Leonard Thompson, 2 for 0 yards NYJ: Bruce Harper, 5 for 41 yards
Interceptions:
NYJ: Stan Blinka, 1 for 4 yards
Punting:
DET: Larry Swider, 6 for 226 yards NYJ: Chuck Ramsey, 4 for 157 yards
Field Goals:
DET: Benny Ricardo, 1/1 NYJ: Pat Leahy, 1/2


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