Saturday December 15, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

All NFL game summaries for 12/15/1979:



The Packers got four field goals from Tom Birney and a one-yard touchdown from Eric Torkelson in an 18-13 victory. Birney kicked field goals of 25, 27, 41 and 47 yards -- one more than he had in six previous games with the Packers.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE111.1  (22)172.6  (14)283.7  (24)44
DEFENSE181.9  (28)179.3  (16)361.3  (25)29
OFFENSE98.5  (27)155.4  (23)253.9  (27)40
DEFENSE149.4  (25)160.4  (5)309.7  (14)25

Line: Lions by 3

Team1234F
Green Bay Packers (5-11-0)639018
Detroit Lions (2-14-0)700613

( 3- 0) GB Tom Birney 27 yard field goal ( 3- 7) DET Jeff Komlo 9 yard rush (Benny Ricardo kick) ( 6- 7) GB Tom Birney 25 yard field goal ( 9- 7) GB Tom Birney 47 yard field goal (15- 7) GB Eric Torkelson 1 yard rush (pass failed) (18- 7) GB Tom Birney 41 yard field goal (18-13) DET Dexter Bussey 4 yard rush (kick failed)
                     GB              DET
First Downs:         20              18
Rushes-yards:        44-195          28-156
Yards/rush:          4.4             5.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     11-24-131-0     13-29-142-1
Sacked-yards:        5-39            7-70
Net pass yards:      92              72
Net yards/pass:      3.2             2.0
Total net yards:     287             228
Total plays:         73 (60% run)    64 (43% run)  
Yards/play:          3.9             3.6
Fumbles-lost:        3-0             2-2
Turnovers:           0               3
Penalties-yards:     5-44            1-10

Attendance: 57,376

Passing:
GB: Lynn Dickey, 11 of 24 for 131 yards DET: Scott Hunter, 8 of 16 for 84 yards; Jeff Komlo, 5 of 13 for 58 yards (1 int)
Rushing:
GB: Ricky Patton, 19 for 99 yards; Eric Torkelson, 13 for 53 yards and 1 TD; Walter Landers, 6 for 24 yards; Terdell Middleton, 4 for 6 yards; Steve Wagner, 1 for 16 yards; Lynn Dickey, 1 for -3 yards DET: Dexter Bussey, 10 for 64 yards and 1 TD; Bo Robinson, 10 for 45 yards; Rick Kane, 6 for 28 yards; Jeff Komlo, 2 for 19 yards and 1 TD
Receiving:
GB: James Lofton, 3 for 48 yards; Paul Coffman, 2 for 26 yards; Ron Cassidy, 1 for 23 yards; Aundra Thompson, 1 for 19 yards; Ricky Patton, 1 for 6 yards; Walter Landers, 1 for 5 yards; Terdell Middleton, 1 for 5 yards; Eric Torkelson, 1 for -1 yards DET: Freddie Scott, 5 for 80 yards; Bo Robinson, 2 for 18 yards; David Hill, 2 for 10 yards; Gene Washington, 1 for 13 yards; Rick Kane, 1 for 8 yards; Horace King, 1 for 8 yards; Dexter Bussey, 1 for 5 yards
Kick returns:
GB: Mike McCoy, 2 for 33 yards DET: John Arnold, 5 for 160 yards; Ken Callicutt, 1 for 20 yards
Punt returns:
GB: Johnnie Gray, 2 for 4 yards DET: John Arnold, 4 for 37 yards
Interceptions:
GB: Johnnie Gray, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
GB: David Beverly, 4 for 190 yards DET: Tom Skladany, 4 for 165 yards
Field Goals:
GB: Tom Birney, 4/5


Richard Todd hit Mickey Shuler with a four-yard touchdown pass with 12:25 left in the game as the Jets defeated the AFC East champion Dolphins. Steve Towle's interception at the Miami 39 gave the Dolphins a final chance to win the game. However, Burgess Owens recovered Don Strock's fumble to preserve the win for the Jets. The victory was the Jets' fourth in a row over Miami. Nat Moore led Miami with five receptions for 102 yards, while the Jets' Bruce Harper had two catches for 89 yards, including one for a 72-yard touchdown.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE170.0  (1)158.1  (22)328.1  (10)34
DEFENSE109.6  (6)252.9  (28)362.5  (26)36
OFFENSE141.7  (15)162.7  (19)304.4  (18)33
DEFENSE107.1  (2)167.4  (12)274.5  (4)34

Line: Dolphins by 6

Team1234F
New York Jets (8-8-0)0614727
Miami Dolphins (10-6-0)773724

( 0- 7) MIA Tony Nathan 20 yard pass from Don Strock (Uwe von Schamann kick) ( 0-14) MIA Larry Csonka 3 yard rush (Uwe von Schamann kick) ( 6-14) NYJ Woody Bennett 1 yard rush (kick failed) (13-14) NYJ Bruce Harper 72 yard pass from Richard Todd (Dave Jacobs kick) (20-14) NYJ Scott Dierking 1 yard rush (Dave Jacobs kick) (20-17) MIA Uwe von Schamann 25 yard field goal (27-17) NYJ Mickey Shuler 4 yard pass from Richard Todd (Dave Jacobs kick) (27-24) MIA Bob Torrey 1 yard rush (Uwe von Schamann kick)
                     NYJ             MIA
First Downs:         14              22
Rushes-yards:        34-96           25-62
Yards/rush:          2.8             2.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     12-22-226-3     26-41-322-2
Sacked-yards:        0-0             0-0
Net pass yards:      226             322
Net yards/pass:      10.3            7.9
Total net yards:     322             384
Total plays:         56 (60% run)    66 (37% run)  
Yards/play:          5.8             5.8
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             2-2
Turnovers:           4               4
Penalties-yards:     3-15            3-20

Attendance: 49,915

Passing:
NYJ: Richard Todd, 12 of 22 for 226 yards and 2 TDs (3 int) MIA: Don Strock, 26 of 41 for 322 yards and 1 TD (2 int)
Rushing:
NYJ: Clark Gaines, 13 for 45 yards; Scott Dierking, 11 for 29 yards and 1 TD; Richard Todd, 4 for -4 yards; Bruce Harper, 2 for 18 yards; Tom Newton, 2 for 4 yards; Woody Bennett, 2 for 4 yards and 1 TD MIA: Larry Csonka, 8 for 16 yards and 1 TD; Gary Davis, 7 for 10 yards; Bob Torrey, 5 for 22 yards and 1 TD; Delvin Williams, 4 for 7 yards; Don Strock, 1 for 7 yards
Receiving:
NYJ: Jerome Barkum, 3 for 50 yards; Mickey Shuler, 3 for 10 yards and 1 TD; Bruce Harper, 2 for 89 yards and 1 TD; Bobby Jones, 1 for 51 yards; Scott Dierking, 1 for 14 yards; Clark Gaines, 1 for 6 yards; Derrick Gaffney, 1 for 6 yards MIA: Tony Nathan, 6 for 59 yards and 1 TD; Nat Moore, 5 for 102 yards; Duriel Harris, 4 for 72 yards; Gary Davis, 4 for 33 yards; Delvin Williams, 3 for 48 yards; Bob Torrey, 2 for 3 yards; Bruce Hardy, 1 for 3 yards; Jimmy Cefalo, 1 for 2 yards
Kick returns:
NYJ: Bruce Harper, 5 for 124 yards MIA: Tony Nathan, 5 for 119 yards
Punt returns:
NYJ: Bruce Harper, 1 for 6 yards MIA: Tony Nathan, 1 for 10 yards
Interceptions:
NYJ: Burgess Owens, 1 for 14 yards; Mike McKibben, 1 for 5 yards MIA: Rusty Chambers, 1 for 4 yards; Kim Bokamper, 1 for 3 yards; Steve Towle, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
NYJ: Chuck Ramsey, 2 for 92 yards MIA: George Roberts, 2 for 93 yards
Field Goals:
NYJ: Dave Jacobs, 0/1 MIA: Uwe von Schamann, 1/3


  Copyright © 2014-2024, All Rights Reserved   •   Privacy Policy   •   Contact Us