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Week 6
1979
1979 gms
Falcons 25
Packers 7		 Bears 7
@Bills 0		 Chiefs 10
@Bengals 7		 Steelers 51
@Browns 35		 Colts 10
Jets 8		 Broncos 7
Chargers 0		 Cowboys 36
@Vikings 20		 Rams 35
@Saints 17
Patriots 24
Lions 17		 Giants 17
Buccaneers 14		 Cardinals 24
@Oilers 17		 Eagles 28
Redskins 17		 Seahawks 35
@49ers 24		 Mon:Raiders 13
Dolphins 3

Detroit Lions 17 at New England Patriots 24

Sunday, October 7, 1979
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Detroit Lions (1-5-0)0314017
New England Patriots (4-2-0)01401024

Game Info
Stadium Schaefer Stadium
Start Time 1:00pm
Surface astroturf
Weather 56 degrees, relative humidity 88%, wind 13 mph
Vegas Line New England Patriots -13.0
Over/Under 40.0 (over)

Scoring

Team Stats

Passing, Rushing, & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Leonard Thompson DET 2 98 0 82
Scott Hunter DET 6 16 155 0 1 82 2 3 1 2
Dexter Bussey DET 13 34 0 6 1 10 0 10
David Hill DET 3 35 0 17
Luther Blue DET 1 -8 0 -8 2 30 0 16
Jeff Komlo DET 2 8 18 0 1 14 1 6 0 6
Bo Robinson DET 5 10 0 4
Lawrence Gaines DET 2 6 0 3
Rick Kane DET 2 3 0 2
Horace King DET 1 1 0 1
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Sam Cunningham NWE 20 93 1 17 4 31 0 14
Harold Jackson NWE 3 59 0 32
Don Calhoun NWE 20 41 1 4 1 6 1 6
Tom Owen NWE 7 13 81 1 0 32 1 -1 0 -1
Russ Francis NWE 2 36 0 28
Steve Grogan NWE 3 9 45 0 1 22 2 3 0 3
Stanley Morgan NWE 1 22 0 22
Don Westbrook NWE 1 1 28 0 0 28
Mosi Tatupu NWE 2 4 0 4

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 1 31 31.0 0 0
Ken Fantetti DET 0 0 0 0 1 17 17.0 0 0
Leonard Thompson DET 0 0 0 0 2 18 9.0 0 0 2 25 12.5 0 0
Charlie Weaver DET 1 17 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
Allan Clark NWE 0 0 0 0 2 34 17.0 0 0
Tim Fox NWE 1 25 0 0
Mike Haynes NWE 1 33 0 0
Stanley Morgan NWE 0 0 0 0 3 7 2.3 0 0
Don Westbrook NWE 0 0 0 0 2 26 13.0 0 0

Kicking & Punting

PAT FG Punting
Tm XPM XPA FGM FGA Pnt Yds Y/P Lng
Benny Ricardo DET 2 2 1 1 0 0 0
Larry Swider DET 8 272 34.0 0
PAT FG Punting
Tm XPM XPA FGM FGA Pnt Yds Y/P Lng
Eddie Hare NWE 7 269 38.4 0
John Smith NWE 3 3 1 3 0 0 0