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Washington Redskins 27 at Detroit Lions 24

Sunday, September 9, 1979

Washington Redskins 27, Detroit Lions 24

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Washington Redskins (1-1-0)0177327
Detroit Lions (0-2-0)3002124

Scoring

WASDET
1stDETBenny Ricardo 27 yard field goal03
2ndWASRicky Thompson 8 yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick)73
WASMark Moseley 35 yard field goal103
WASBenny Malone 5 yard rush (Mark Moseley kick)173
3rdWASJean Fugett 3 yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick)243
4thDETBo Robinson 2 yard rush (Benny Ricardo kick)2410
DETRick Kane 12 yard rush (Benny Ricardo kick)2417
DETFreddie Scott 24 yard pass from Jeff Komlo (Benny Ricardo kick)2424
WASMark Moseley 41 yard field goal2724

Team Stats

WASDET
First downs2320
Rush-yards-TDs44-182-139-217-2
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT14-20-146-2-011-22-162-1-3
Sacked-yards2-71-5
Net pass yards139157
Total yards321374
Fumbles-lost2-24-3
Turnovers26
Penalties-yards4-356-37

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
John Riggins WAS 18 80 0 17 4 29 0 12
Benny Malone WAS 14 59 1 13 2 17 0 14
Joe Theismann WAS 13 19 116 2 0 23 2 6 0 0
Ricky Thompson WAS 3 54 1 30
Buddy Hardeman WAS 1 1 30 0 0 30 5 12 0 9 2 9 0 5
Clarence Harmon WAS 5 25 0 13
Don Warren WAS 1 23 0 23
Jean Fugett WAS 2 14 1 11
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Bo Robinson DET 15 81 1 29
Jeff Komlo DET 11 22 162 1 3 28 1 0 0 0
Rick Kane DET 11 74 1 12
Freddie Scott DET 1 8 0 8 4 65 1 24
David Hill DET 5 57 0 18
Dexter Bussey DET 9 47 0 20
Leonard Thompson DET 2 40 0 28
Horace King DET 1 5 0 5
Lawrence Gaines DET 1 2 0 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
Buddy Hardeman WAS 0 0 0 0 3 76 25.3 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
Don Harris WAS 0 0 0 0 2 6 3.0 0 0
Ken Houston WAS 1 20 0 0
Mark H. Murphy WAS 1 0 0 0
Lemar Parrish WAS 1 4 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
Ken Callicutt DET 0 0 0 0 1 16 16.0 0 0
William Gay DET 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
Rick Kane DET 0 0 0 0 2 49 24.5 0 0
Bo Robinson DET 0 0 0 0 1 8 8.0 0 0