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New Orleans Saints 19 at Detroit Lions 23
Sunday, September 25, 1977
Stadium: Pontiac Silverdome (dome), Start Time: 2:00, Surface: astroturf,
Weather: 72 degrees, no wind
Weather: 72 degrees, no wind
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints (0-2-0) | 0 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 19 |
| Detroit Lions (1-1-0) | 7 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 23 |
Scoring
| NOR | DET | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Lions | J.D. Hill 23 yard pass from Greg Landry (Steve Mike-Mayer kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2nd | Saints | Chuck Muncie 31 yard rush (Rich Szaro kick) | 7 | 7 |
| Saints | Tom Myers 0 yard fumble return (Rich Szaro kick) | 14 | 7 | |
| Lions | Steve Mike-Mayer 43 yard field goal | 14 | 10 | |
| 3rd | Lions | Charlie Sanders 20 yard pass from Greg Landry (Steve Mike-Mayer kick) | 14 | 17 |
| Lions | Horace King 2 yard rush (kick failed) | 14 | 23 | |
| 4th | Saints | Safety, punt snap centered out of end zone | 16 | 23 |
| Saints | Rich Szaro 26 yard field goal | 19 | 23 |
Team Stats
| NOR | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 9 | 26 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 17-39-1 | 53-306-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 10-22-85-0-1 | 13-28-183-2-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 6-32 | 5-60 |
| Net pass yards | 53 | 123 |
| Total yards | 92 | 429 |
| Fumbles-lost | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 7-61 | 10-84 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Chuck Muncie | NOR | 11 | 52 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Archie Manning | NOR | 10 | 22 | 85 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jim Thaxton | NOR | 3 | 42 | 0 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Larry Burton | NOR | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||
| Tony Galbreath | NOR | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| Joel Parker | NOR | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Don Herrmann | NOR | 1 | -17 | 0 | -17 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | ||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Dexter Bussey | DET | 24 | 150 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 | ||||||
| Horace King | DET | 14 | 87 | 1 | 35 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 9 | ||||||
| Greg Landry | DET | 13 | 28 | 183 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ray Jarvis | DET | 3 | 46 | 0 | 26 | ||||||||||
| Rick Kane | DET | 5 | 42 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Charlie Sanders | DET | 2 | 26 | 1 | 20 | ||||||||||
| J.D. Hill | DET | 1 | 23 | 1 | 23 | ||||||||||
| Marv Hubbard | DET | 4 | 22 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Luther Blue | DET | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 | ||||||||||
| David Hill | DET | 1 | -7 | 0 | -7 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 14 | ||||||
Defense & Returns
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Greg Boykin | NOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Rich Mauti | NOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Jimmy Stewart | NOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| James Hunter | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 77 | 25.7 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Dick Jauron | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Levi Johnson | DET | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Randy Rich | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Tom Blanchard | NOR | 8 | 402 | 50.3 | 0 | ||||
| Rich Szaro | NOR | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Steve Mike-Mayer | DET | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wilbur Summers | DET | 4 | 134 | 33.5 | 0 | ||||