Detroit Lions at Atlanta Falcons - October 5th, 1980
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | 3 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 28 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | 17 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 43 |
Scoring
| Quarter | Time | Tm | Detail | DET | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lions | Eddie Murray 43 yard field goal | 3 | 0 | |
| Falcons | Frank Reed 16 yard blocked punt return (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 3 | 7 | ||
| Falcons | Buddy Curry 30 yard defensive fumble return (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 3 | 14 | ||
| Falcons | Tim Mazzetti 26 yard field goal | 3 | 17 | ||
| 2 | Falcons | Alfred Jenkins 43 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 3 | 24 | |
| Falcons | Joel Williams 42 yard defensive fumble return (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 3 | 31 | ||
| Falcons | Tim Mazzetti 33 yard field goal | 3 | 34 | ||
| Lions | Eddie Murray 32 yard field goal | 6 | 34 | ||
| 3 | Falcons | Safety, Williams tackled Danielson in end zone | 6 | 36 | |
| 4 | Lions | Freddie Scott 43 yard pass from Gary Danielson (Eddie Murray kick) | 13 | 36 | |
| Falcons | William Andrews 11 yard rush (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 13 | 43 | ||
| Lions | Leonard Thompson 79 yard pass from Gary Danielson (Eddie Murray kick) | 20 | 43 | ||
| Lions | Freddie Scott 6 yard pass from Gary Danielson | 26 | 43 | ||
| Lions | Safety, Cole tackled R. Smith in end zone | 28 | 43 |
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 | |
| Gary Danielson | DET | 23 | 36 | 348 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 50 | 79 | 111.8 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 25 | |||||
| Billy Sims | DET | 14 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | -5 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| Dexter Bussey | DET | 5 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 10 | |||||||||
| Horace King | DET | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 8 | |||||||||
| Rick Kane | DET | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 8 | |||||||||
| Leonard Thompson | DET | 4 | 3 | 129 | 1 | 79 | |||||||||||||
| Freddie Scott | DET | 11 | 5 | 107 | 2 | 43 | |||||||||||||
| Jesse Thompson | DET | 3 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 16 | |||||||||||||
| David Hill | DET | 5 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 16 | |||||||||||||
| 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 | 11 | 22 | 183 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 43 | 55.7 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 11 | |||||
| Lynn Cain | ATL | 21 | 102 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||||||
| William Andrews | ATL | 13 | 78 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | |||||||||
| Alfred Jenkins | ATL | 5 | 3 | 66 | 1 | 43 | |||||||||||||
| Junior Miller | ATL | 4 | 4 | 54 | 0 | 34 | |||||||||||||
| Wallace Francis | ATL | 10 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 23 | |||||||||||||
Defense
Kick/Punt Returns
Kicking & Punting
Falcons Starters
Lions Starters
Full Play-By-Play
- Play-by-Play for this game courtesy of Aaron Schatz and Jeremy Snyder
