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Detroit Lions
Detroit Lions
@
New Orleans Saints
New Orleans Saints
Date
October 21, 1979
Kickoff
02:00 PM ET
11:00 AM PT
Score
DET 7 — NO 17 F

Stadium

Capacity: 73,208

Inaugurated: 01/01/1975

Broadcast

Announcers

Gary Bender, Sonny Jurgensen

Summary

DET and NO combined for 269 passing yards and 2 passing touchdowns. On the ground, Dexter Bussey led DET with 37 rushing yards while Chuck Muncie paced NO with 76. Through the air, Freddie Scott topped DET with 72 receiving yards while Wes Chandler led NO with 56.

Expected Points Summary

DET
Total-10.00
Off-20.59
Def6.90
ST3.32
NO
Total10.00
Off-6.90
Def20.59
ST-3.32

Team Stats

Stat DET NO
First Downs 13 18
Rush-Yds-TDs 16-80-0 44-159-0
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 14-31-155-1-4 17-22-130-1-3
Sacked-Yards 4-38 1-5
Net Pass Yards 117 125
Total Yards 197 284
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0
Turnovers 4 3
Penalties-Yards 5-37 7-77

Expected Points Detail

DET
Offense
Pass: -20.72
Rush: 0.13
TO: -15.67
Defense
Pass: 2.46
Rush: 3.15
TO: 7.97
Returns
KO: 2.51
KR: -1.35
P: 0.12
PR: 2.01
FG/XP: 0.03
NO
Offense
Pass: -2.46
Rush: -3.15
TO: -7.97
Defense
Pass: 20.72
Rush: -0.13
TO: 15.67
Returns
KO: 1.35
KR: -2.51
P: -2.01
PR: -0.12
FG/XP: -0.03

Officials

Boxscore Team Stats

Stat DET NO
First Downs 13 18
Rush-Yds-TDs 16-80-0 44-159-0
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 14-31-155-1-4 17-22-130-1-3
Sacked-Yards 4-38 1-5
Net Pass Yards 117 125
Total Yards 197 284
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0
Turnovers 4 3
Penalties-Yards 5-37 7-77

Scoring Summary

Q Team Detail Score
1 Saints Wes Chandler 24 yard pass from Archie Manning (Garo Yepremian kick) 0-7
2 Saints Garo Yepremian 21 yard field goal 0-10
3 Saints Tom Myers 52 yard interception return (Garo Yepremian kick) 0-17
Lions David Hill 5 yard pass from Jeff Komlo (Benny Ricardo kick) 7-17

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