Sunday October 11, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 10/11/1981:



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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE150.2  (7)185.0  (21)335.2  (15)15
DEFENSE81.4  (1)201.0  (12)282.4  (4)11
OFFENSE135.6  (11)215.8  (11)351.4  (10)10
DEFENSE102.6  (4)129.0  (1)231.6  (1)19

Line: Broncos by 7

Team1234F
Detroit Lions (2-4-0)7140021
Denver Broncos (5-1-0)1073727

( 0- 7) DEN Steve Watson 95 yard pass from Craig Morton (Fred Steinfort kick) ( 0-10) DEN Fred Steinfort 24 yard field goal ( 7-10) DET Billy Sims 48 yard rush (Eddie Murray kick) (14-10) DET Billy Sims 1 yard rush (Eddie Murray kick) (14-17) DEN Steve Watson 40 yard pass from Craig Morton (Fred Steinfort kick) (21-17) DET Alvin Hall 60 yard interception return (Eddie Murray kick) (21-20) DEN Fred Steinfort 24 yard field goal (21-27) DEN Rick Parros 15 yard pass from Craig Morton (Fred Steinfort kick)
                     DET             DEN
First Downs:         18              20
Rushes-yards:        49-262          37-135
Yards/rush:          5.3             3.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     7-16-72-1       13-18-283-1
Sacked-yards:        1-9             2-17
Net pass yards:      63              266
Net yards/pass:      3.7             13.3
Total net yards:     325             401
Total plays:         66 (74% run)    57 (64% run)  
Yards/play:          4.9             7.0
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             2-2
Turnovers:           1               3
Penalties-yards:     8-121           4-25

Attendance: 74,509

Passing:
DET: Jeff Komlo, 7 of 16 for 72 yards (1 int) DEN: Craig Morton, 13 of 18 for 283 yards and 3 TDs (1 int)
Rushing:
DET: Billy Sims, 28 for 185 yards and 2 TDs; Dexter Bussey, 12 for 49 yards; Jeff Komlo, 4 for 4 yards; Rick Kane, 3 for 6 yards; Mark Nichols, 1 for 13 yards; Horace King, 1 for 5 yards DEN: Rick Parros, 20 for 77 yards; Dave Preston, 9 for 41 yards; Tony Reed, 4 for -4 yards; Rob Lytle, 2 for 20 yards; Craig Morton, 2 for 1 yard
Receiving:
DET: Mark Nichols, 2 for 26 yards; Freddie Scott, 2 for 22 yards; Horace King, 1 for 12 yards; Dexter Bussey, 1 for 7 yards; Rick Kane, 1 for 5 yards DEN: Steve Watson, 5 for 182 yards and 2 TDs; Haven Moses, 4 for 56 yards; Rick Parros, 2 for 12 yards and 1 TD; Riley Odoms, 1 for 21 yards; Tony Reed, 1 for 12 yards
Kick returns:
DET: Robbie Martin, 3 for 61 yards DEN: Wade Manning, 1 for 31 yards; Mike Harden, 1 for 20 yards
Punt returns:
DET: Robbie Martin, 2 for 15 yards DEN: Wade Manning, 3 for 31 yards
Interceptions:
DET: Alvin Hall, 1 for 60 yards and 1 TD DEN: Bob Swenson, 1 for 18 yards
Punting:
DET: Tom Skladany, 6 for 299 yards DEN: Luke Prestridge, 3 for 165 yards
Field Goals:
DEN: Fred Steinfort, 2/2


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