Sunday October 7, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 10/07/1979:



Quarterback Tom Owen, playing in relief of starter Steve Grogan, rallied New England from a 17-14 third-period deficit for the victory, which gave the Patriots a share of first place in the AFC East. Owen (7 of 13 for 81 yards and one touchdown) capped a 56-yard final-quarter march with a six-yard scoring pass to running back Don Calhoun. The Lions had taken a three-point advantage on defensive end William Gay's fumble recovery in the end zone.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE129.2  (18)169.8  (19)299.0  (21)12
DEFENSE168.0  (25)148.2  (6)316.2  (18)6
OFFENSE174.4  (4)198.6  (7)373.0  (3)13
DEFENSE106.0  (3)132.0  (4)238.0  (4)13

Line: Patriots by 13

Team1234F
Detroit Lions (1-5-0)0314017
New England Patriots (4-2-0)01401024

( 0- 7) NE Sam Cunningham 1 yard rush (John Smith kick) ( 0-14) NE Don Calhoun 2 yard rush (John Smith kick) ( 3-14) DET Benny Ricardo 26 yard field goal (10-14) DET Scott Hunter 1 yard rush (Benny Ricardo kick) (17-14) DET William Gay 0 yard fumble return (Benny Ricardo kick) (17-21) NE Don Calhoun 6 yard pass from Tom Owen (John Smith kick) (17-24) NE John Smith 29 yard field goal
                     DET             NE
First Downs:         9               22
Rushes-yards:        27-55           45-140
Yards/rush:          2.0             3.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     8-24-173-2      11-23-154-1
Sacked-yards:        2-17            5-43
Net pass yards:      156             111
Net yards/pass:      6.0             4.0
Total net yards:     211             251
Total plays:         53 (50% run)    73 (61% run)  
Yards/play:          4.0             3.4
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             2-1
Turnovers:           3               2
Penalties-yards:     12-107          12-84

Attendance: 60,629

Passing:
DET: Scott Hunter, 6 of 16 for 155 yards (1 int); Jeff Komlo, 2 of 8 for 18 yards (1 int) NE: Tom Owen, 7 of 13 for 81 yards and 1 TD; Steve Grogan, 3 of 9 for 45 yards (1 int); Don Westbrook, 1 of 1 for 28 yards
Rushing:
DET: Dexter Bussey, 13 for 34 yards; Bo Robinson, 5 for 10 yards; Lawrence Gaines, 2 for 6 yards; Scott Hunter, 2 for 3 yards and 1 TD; Rick Kane, 2 for 3 yards; Jeff Komlo, 1 for 6 yards; Horace King, 1 for 1 yard; Luther Blue, 1 for -8 yards NE: Sam Cunningham, 20 for 93 yards and 1 TD; Don Calhoun, 20 for 41 yards and 1 TD; Mosi Tatupu, 2 for 4 yards; Steve Grogan, 2 for 3 yards; Tom Owen, 1 for -1 yards
Receiving:
DET: David Hill, 3 for 35 yards; Leonard Thompson, 2 for 98 yards; Luther Blue, 2 for 30 yards; Dexter Bussey, 1 for 10 yards NE: Sam Cunningham, 4 for 31 yards; Harold Jackson, 3 for 59 yards; Russ Francis, 2 for 36 yards; Stanley Morgan, 1 for 22 yards; Don Calhoun, 1 for 6 yards and 1 TD
Kick returns:
DET: Leonard Thompson, 2 for 18 yards; Ken Callicutt, 1 for 31 yards; Ken Fantetti, 1 for 17 yards NE: Allan Clark, 2 for 34 yards; Don Westbrook, 2 for 26 yards
Punt returns:
DET: Leonard Thompson, 2 for 25 yards NE: Stanley Morgan, 3 for 7 yards
Interceptions:
DET: Charlie Weaver, 1 for 17 yards NE: Mike Haynes, 1 for 33 yards; Tim Fox, 1 for 25 yards
Punting:
DET: Larry Swider, 8 for 272 yards NE: Eddie Hare, 7 for 269 yards
Field Goals:
DET: Benny Ricardo, 1/1 NE: John Smith, 1/3


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