Atlanta Falcons at Detroit Lions - September 23rd, 1979
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 23 | |
| Detroit Lions | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
Scoring
| Quarter | Time | Tm | Detail | ATL | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lions | Freddie Scott 15 yard pass from Jeff Komlo (Benny Ricardo kick) | 0 | 7 | |
| 2 | Falcons | Tim Mazzetti 24 yard field goal | 3 | 7 | |
| Lions | Benny Ricardo 20 yard field goal | 3 | 10 | ||
| 3 | Falcons | Steve Bartkowski 1 yard rush (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 10 | 10 | |
| Falcons | Tim Mazzetti 26 yard field goal | 13 | 10 | ||
| Falcons | Tim Mazzetti 22 yard field goal | 16 | 10 | ||
| 4 | Lions | Luther Blue 13 yard pass from Jeff Komlo (Benny Ricardo kick) | 16 | 17 | |
| Lions | Rick Kane 26 yard rush (Benny Ricardo kick) | 16 | 24 | ||
| Falcons | Haskel Stanback 55 yard rush (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 23 | 24 |
Game Info
Expected Points Summary
Team Stats
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Sk | Yds | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Steve Bartkowski | ATL | 12 | 25 | 158 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 34 | 51.7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Haskel Stanback | ATL | 3 | 64 | 1 | 55 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||
| Lynn Cain | ATL | 11 | 36 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| William Andrews | ATL | 7 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 34 | |||||||||
| James Mayberry | ATL | 5 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | |||||||||
| Bubba Bean | ATL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||
| Wallace Francis | ATL | 5 | 3 | 50 | 0 | 20 | |||||||||||||
| Alfred Jenkins | ATL | 8 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||||||
| Dennis Pearson | ATL | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | |||||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||
| Player | Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Sk | Yds | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Jeff Komlo | DET | 19 | 35 | 289 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 40 | 100.8 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 10 | |||||
| Scott Hunter | DET | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||||||||
| Dexter Bussey | DET | 15 | 64 | 0 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 22 | |||||||||
| Rick Kane | DET | 6 | 35 | 1 | 26 | ||||||||||||||
| Bo Robinson | DET | 9 | 25 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | |||||||||
| David Hill | DET | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 61 | 0 | 40 | |||||||||
| Lawrence Gaines | DET | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Horace King | DET | 1 | -2 | 0 | -2 | ||||||||||||||
| Freddie Scott | DET | 5 | 3 | 55 | 1 | 17 | |||||||||||||
| Leonard Thompson | DET | 6 | 4 | 55 | 0 | 17 | |||||||||||||
| Luther Blue | DET | 6 | 3 | 54 | 1 | 26 | |||||||||||||
| Gene Washington | DET | 6 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 19 | |||||||||||||
Defense
Kick/Punt Returns
Kicking & Punting
Lions Starters
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