Detroit Lions 16 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31
Saturday, September 1, 1979
Detroit Lions 16, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
|---|
| Detroit Lions (0-1-0) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 16 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-0-0) | 10 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
Scoring
| | | DET | TAM |
|---|
| 1st | TAM | Neil O'Donoghue 31 yard field goal | 0 | 3 |
| TAM | Lee Roy Selmon 29 yard fumble return (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2nd | DET | David Hill 11 yard pass from Joe Reed (Benny Ricardo kick) | 7 | 10 |
| TAM | Ricky Bell 7 yard rush (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 7 | 17 |
| TAM | Jimmie Giles 66 yard pass from Doug Williams (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 7 | 24 |
| 4th | TAM | Jim Obradovich 2 yard pass from Doug Williams (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 7 | 31 |
| DET | Rick Kane 3 yard rush (Benny Ricardo kick) | 14 | 31 |
| DET | Safety, English tackled Rae in end zone | 16 | 31 |
Team Stats
| DET | TAM |
|---|
| First downs | 16 | 18 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 32-142-1 | 48-229-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 13-36-106-1-0 | 5-20-111-2-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 2-17 | 2-6 |
| Net pass yards | 89 | 105 |
| Total yards | 231 | 334 |
| Fumbles-lost | 5-3 | 1-1 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 8-70 | 8-70 |
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 |
| Ken Callicutt |
DET |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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|
|
2 |
23 |
11.5 |
0 |
0 |
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|
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| 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 |
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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 |
| 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 |
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|
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|
|
8 |
42 |
5.3 |
0 |
0 |
