New York Giants 16 at Detroit Lions 30
Sunday, September 17, 1972
New York Giants 16, Detroit Lions 30
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
| New York Giants (0-1-0) | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
| Detroit Lions (1-0-0) | 0 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 30 |
Scoring
| | | NYG | DET |
| 2nd | DET | Errol Mann 26 yard field goal | 0 | 3 |
| DET | John Hilton 66 yard pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick) | 0 | 10 |
| NYG | Pete Gogolak 42 yard field goal | 3 | 10 |
| DET | Errol Mann 20 yard field goal | 3 | 13 |
| NYG | Rocky Thompson 92 yard kickoff return (Pete Gogolak kick) | 10 | 13 |
| 3rd | DET | Al Barnes 8 yard pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick) | 10 | 20 |
| 4th | DET | Ron Jessie 11 yard pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick) | 10 | 27 |
| NYG | Bob Tucker 2 yard pass from Norm Snead (kick failed) | 16 | 27 |
| DET | Errol Mann 38 yard field goal | 16 | 30 |
Team Stats
| NYG | DET |
| First downs | 14 | 18 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 27-112-0 | 37-192-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 16-25-137-1-1 | 9-17-207-3-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 1-4 | 2-7 |
| Net pass yards | 133 | 200 |
| Total yards | 245 | 392 |
| Fumbles-lost | 3-1 | 0-0 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
| Penalties-yards | 6-68 | 8-76 |
Rushing & Receiving
Defense & Returns
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Tm |
Sk |
Int |
Yds |
TD |
Lng |
FR |
Yds |
TD |
Rt |
Yds |
Y/Rt |
TD |
Lng |
Ret |
Yds |
Y/R |
TD |
Lng |
| John Douglas |
NYG |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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1 |
10 |
10.0 |
0 |
0 |
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| Bobby Duhon |
NYG |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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1 |
26 |
26.0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
20 |
10.0 |
0 |
0 |
| Rocky Thompson |
NYG |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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4 |
198 |
49.5 |
1 |
0 |
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Tm |
Sk |
Int |
Yds |
TD |
Lng |
FR |
Yds |
TD |
Rt |
Yds |
Y/Rt |
TD |
Lng |
Ret |
Yds |
Y/R |
TD |
Lng |
| Lem Barney |
DET |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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3 |
26 |
8.7 |
0 |
0 |
| Ron Jessie |
DET |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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3 |
86 |
28.7 |
0 |
0 |
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| Mike Lucci |
DET |
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1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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| Mickey Zofko |
DET |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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1 |
44 |
44.0 |
0 |
0 |
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