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Detroit Lions
Detroit Lions
@
New England Patriots
New England Patriots
Date
December 8, 1985
Kickoff
01:00 PM ET
10:00 AM PT
Score
DET 6 — NE 23 F

Stadium

Capacity: 66,829

Inaugurated: 01/01/1971

Broadcast

Announcers

Jim Hill, John Dockery

Summary

DET and NE combined for 280 passing yards and 1 passing touchdowns. On the ground, James Jones led DET with 92 rushing yards while Craig James paced NE with 115. Through the air, Mark Nichols topped DET with 44 receiving yards while Derrick Ramsey led NE with 25.

Expected Points Summary

DET
Total-12.29
Off-16.55
Def-0.97
ST5.06
NE
Total12.29
Off0.97
Def16.55
ST-5.06

Team Stats

Stat DET NE
First Downs 15 23
Rush-Yds-TDs 21-105-0 45-216-1
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 16-38-159-0-1 14-22-136-1-1
Sacked-Yards 2-18 0-0
Net Pass Yards 141 136
Total Yards 246 352
Fumbles-Lost 2-2 1-0
Turnovers 3 1
Penalties-Yards 6-60 9-65
Time of Possession 24:52 35:08

Expected Points Detail

DET
Offense
Pass: -20.63
Rush: 2.38
TO: -5.46
Defense
Pass: -2.90
Rush: 2.63
TO: 2.79
Returns
KO: 5.63
KR: -0.38
P: -0.83
PR: 0.08
FG/XP: 0.56
NE
Offense
Pass: 2.90
Rush: -2.63
TO: -2.79
Defense
Pass: 20.63
Rush: -2.38
TO: 5.46
Returns
KO: 0.38
KR: -5.63
P: -0.08
PR: 0.83
FG/XP: -0.56

Officials

Boxscore Team Stats

Stat DET NE
First Downs 15 23
Rush-Yds-TDs 21-105-0 45-216-1
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 16-38-159-0-1 14-22-136-1-1
Sacked-Yards 2-18 0-0
Net Pass Yards 141 136
Total Yards 246 352
Fumbles-Lost 2-2 1-0
Turnovers 3 1
Penalties-Yards 6-60 9-65
Time of Possession 24:52 35:08

Scoring Summary

Q Team Detail Score
1 Patriots Tony Eason 16 yard rush (Tony Franklin kick) 0-7
Lions Eddie Murray 26 yard field goal 3-7
2 Patriots Derrick Ramsey 6 yard pass from Tony Eason (Tony Franklin kick) 3-14
Patriots Tony Franklin 38 yard field goal 3-17
3 Lions Eddie Murray 37 yard field goal 6-17
4 Patriots Tony Franklin 50 yard field goal 6-20
Patriots Tony Franklin 22 yard field goal 6-23

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