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Detroit Lions 28 at Atlanta Falcons 43
Sunday, October 5, 1980
Detroit Lions 28, Atlanta Falcons 43| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions (4-1-0) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 28 |
| Atlanta Falcons (3-2-0) | 17 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 43 |
| DET | ATL | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| DET | Eddie Murray 43 yard field goal | 3 | 0 |
| ATL | Frank Reed 16 yard blocked punt return (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 3 | 7 |
| ATL | Buddy Curry 30 yard fumble return (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 3 | 14 |
| ATL | Tim Mazzetti 26 yard field goal | 3 | 17 |
| ATL | Alfred Jenkins 43 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 3 | 24 |
| ATL | Joel Williams 42 yard fumble return (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 3 | 31 |
| ATL | Tim Mazzetti 33 yard field goal | 3 | 34 |
| DET | Eddie Murray 32 yard field goal | 6 | 34 |
| ATL | Safety, Williams tackled Danielson in end zone | 6 | 36 |
| DET | Freddie Scott 43 yard pass from Gary Danielson (Eddie Murray kick) | 13 | 36 |
| ATL | William Andrews 11 yard rush (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 13 | 43 |
| DET | Leonard Thompson 79 yard pass from Gary Danielson (Eddie Murray kick) | 20 | 43 |
| DET | Freddie Scott 6 yard pass from Gary Danielson (kick failed) | 26 | 43 |
| DET | Safety, Cole tackled R. Smith in end zone | 28 | 43 |
| DET | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 17 | 19 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 27-72-0 | 36-191-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 23-36-348-3-1 | 11-22-183-1-2 |
| Sacked-yards | 5-50 | 2-9 |
| Net pass yards | 298 | 174 |
| Total yards | 370 | 365 |
| Fumbles-lost | 5-3 | 1-0 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 7-63 | 9-118 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Gary Danielson | DET | 23 | 36 | 348 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| Leonard Thompson | DET | 3 | 129 | 1 | ||||||||
| Freddie Scott | DET | 5 | 107 | 2 | ||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Lynn Cain | ATL | 21 | 102 | 0 | ||||||||