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Week 1
1979
1979 gms
Sat:Buccaneers 31
Lions 16		 Dolphins 9
@Bills 7		 Bears 6
Packers 3		 Cowboys 22
@Cardinals 21		 Broncos 10
Bengals 0		 Chiefs 14
Colts 0		 Vikings 28
49ers 22		 Falcons 40
@Saints 34
Browns 25
@Jets 22		 Eagles 23
Giants 17		 Raiders 24
@Rams 17		 Chargers 33
@Seahawks 16		 Oilers 29
@Redskins 27		 Mon:Steelers 16
@Patriots 13

Detroit Lions 16 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31

Saturday, September 1, 1979
Stadium: Tampa Stadium, Start Time: 8:00, Surface: grass,
Weather: 79 degrees, relative humidity 87%, wind 9 mph
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Detroit Lions (0-1-0)070916
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-0-0)10140731

Scoring

Team Stats

Passing, Rushing, & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Horace King DET 10 53 0 10 4 23 0 11
David Hill DET 5 48 1 17
Freddie Scott DET 1 18 0 18 1 16 0 16
Joe Reed DET 8 15 61 1 0 0
Dexter Bussey DET 9 28 0 7 1 2 0 2
Bo Robinson DET 5 27 0 12
Ken Callicutt DET 1 10 0 10 1 11 0 11
Jeff Komlo DET 5 21 45 0 0 0 2 -2 0 0
Luther Blue DET 1 6 0 6
Rick Kane DET 2 5 1 3
Lawrence Gaines DET 2 3 0 2
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Jerry Eckwood TAM 20 121 0 46
Jimmie Giles TAM 3 97 1 66
Doug Williams TAM 4 16 99 2 0 66 2 16 0 11
Ricky Bell TAM 13 53 1 9
Johnny Davis TAM 6 26 0 9
Rick Berns TAM 4 9 0 4 1 12 0 12
Mike Rae TAM 1 4 12 0 0 12
George Ragsdale TAM 3 4 0 3
Jim Obradovich TAM 1 2 1 2

Defense & Returns

Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Ken Callicutt DET 0 0 0 0 2 23 11.5 0 0
Tony Leonard DET 0 0 0 0 3 70 23.3 0 0 1 7 7.0 0 0
Leonard Thompson DET 0 0 0 0 2 81 40.5 0 0 2 27 13.5 0 0
Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Tony Davis TAM 0 0 0 0 1 16 16.0 0 0
George Ragsdale TAM 0 0 0 0 1 19 19.0 0 0
Danny Reece TAM 0 0 0 0 8 42 5.3 0 0

Kicking & Punting

PAT FG Punting
Tm XPM XPA FGM FGA Pnt Yds Y/P Lng
Benny Ricardo DET 2 2 1 0 0 0
Larry Swider DET 8 346 43.3 0
PAT FG Punting
Tm XPM XPA FGM FGA Pnt Yds Y/P Lng
Tom Blanchard TAM 5 176 35.2 0
Neil O'Donoghue TAM 4 4 1 2 0 0 0