Sunday September 21, 1980
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 09/21/1980:



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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE109.0  (17)271.5  (4)380.5  (5)9
DEFENSE118.0  (16)267.0  (25)385.0  (25)5
OFFENSE280.0  (1)196.5  (14)476.5  (1)2
DEFENSE72.5  (2)176.0  (10)248.5  (5)5

Line: Lions by 7½

Team1234F
St. Louis Cardinals (0-3-0)07007
Detroit Lions (3-0-0)01001020

( 0- 3) DET Eddie Murray 25 yard field goal ( 0-10) DET Horace King 13 yard pass from Gary Danielson (Eddie Murray kick) ( 7-10) STL Mel Gray 63 yard pass from Jim Hart (Steve Little kick) ( 7-17) DET Billy Sims 13 yard rush (Eddie Murray kick) ( 7-20) DET Eddie Murray 34 yard field goal
                     STL             DET
First Downs:         20              19
Rushes-yards:        18-82           45-181
Yards/rush:          4.6             4.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     22-36-275-1     12-24-157-0
Sacked-yards:        5-33            2-18
Net pass yards:      242             139
Net yards/pass:      5.9             5.3
Total net yards:     324             320
Total plays:         59 (30% run)    71 (63% run)  
Yards/play:          5.5             4.5
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             0-0
Turnovers:           2               0
Penalties-yards:     8-68            7-61

Attendance: 80,027

Passing:
STL: Jim Hart, 22 of 36 for 275 yards and 1 TD (1 int) DET: Gary Danielson, 12 of 24 for 157 yards and 1 TD
Rushing:
STL: Ottis Anderson, 15 for 71 yards; Wayne Morris, 3 for 11 yards DET: Billy Sims, 25 for 95 yards and 1 TD; Dexter Bussey, 10 for 45 yards; Rick Kane, 4 for 14 yards; Horace King, 2 for 10 yards; Gary Danielson, 2 for 8 yards; Leonard Thompson, 1 for 5 yards; Freddie Scott, 1 for 4 yards
Receiving:
STL: Pat Tilley, 10 for 128 yards; Mel Gray, 4 for 92 yards and 1 TD; Ottis Anderson, 3 for 13 yards; Theotis Brown, 2 for 17 yards; Willard Harrell, 1 for 14 yards; Dave Stief, 1 for 7 yards; Doug Marsh, 1 for 4 yards DET: Freddie Scott, 3 for 43 yards; Dexter Bussey, 3 for 35 yards; Billy Sims, 2 for 22 yards; Mike Friede, 1 for 21 yards; Leonard Thompson, 1 for 17 yards; Horace King, 1 for 13 yards and 1 TD; David Hill, 1 for 6 yards
Kick returns:
STL: Willard Harrell, 1 for 16 yards; Randy Love, 1 for 0 yards DET: John Arnold, 1 for 8 yards
Punt returns:
STL: Willard Harrell, 4 for 15 yards DET: John Arnold, 4 for 41 yards
Interceptions:
DET: Stan White, 1 for 7 yards
Punting:
STL: Larry Swider, 6 for 275 yards DET: Tom Skladany, 4 for 174 yards
Field Goals:
STL: Steve Little, 0/1 DET: Eddie Murray, 2/4


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