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Buffalo Bills
Buffalo Bills
@
Detroit Lions
Detroit Lions
Date
October 28, 1979
Kickoff
01:00 PM ET
10:00 AM PT
Score
BUF 20 — DET 17 F

Stadium

Capacity: 65,000

Inaugurated: 01/01/1975

Broadcast

Announcers

Jay Randolph, Paul Maguire

Summary

BUF and DET combined for 477 passing yards and 2 passing touchdowns. On the ground, Curtis Brown led BUF with 52 rushing yards while Dexter Bussey paced DET with 139. Through the air, Frank Lewis topped BUF with 190 receiving yards while Freddie Scott led DET with 55.

Expected Points Summary

BUF
Total3.00
Off8.45
Def-10.55
ST3.36
DET
Total-3.00
Off10.55
Def-8.45
ST-3.36

Team Stats

Stat BUF DET
First Downs 18 20
Rush-Yds-TDs 20-105-1 41-208-1
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 17-35-339-1-2 14-18-174-1-0
Sacked-Yards 4-20 1-5
Net Pass Yards 319 169
Total Yards 424 377
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-1
Turnovers 3 1
Penalties-Yards 9-87 5-39

Expected Points Detail

BUF
Offense
Pass: 6.62
Rush: 3.63
TO: -5.00
Defense
Pass: -13.93
Rush: 4.77
TO: 0.00
Returns
KO: 1.78
KR: -1.43
P: 0.08
PR: 0.23
FG/XP: 2.70
DET
Offense
Pass: 13.93
Rush: -4.77
TO: 0.00
Defense
Pass: -6.62
Rush: -3.63
TO: 5.00
Returns
KO: 1.43
KR: -1.78
P: -0.23
PR: -0.08
FG/XP: -2.70

Officials

Boxscore Team Stats

Stat BUF DET
First Downs 18 20
Rush-Yds-TDs 20-105-1 41-208-1
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 17-35-339-1-2 14-18-174-1-0
Sacked-Yards 4-20 1-5
Net Pass Yards 319 169
Total Yards 424 377
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-1
Turnovers 3 1
Penalties-Yards 9-87 5-39

Scoring Summary

Q Team Detail Score
1 Lions Freddie Scott 5 yard pass from Jeff Komlo (Benny Ricardo kick) 0-7
Lions Horace King 11 yard rush (Benny Ricardo kick) 0-14
3 Bills Nick Mike-Mayer 23 yard field goal 3-14
Lions Benny Ricardo 40 yard field goal 3-17
Bills Nick Mike-Mayer 42 yard field goal 6-17
4 Bills Curtis Brown 3 yard rush (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) 13-17
Bills Reuben Gant 7 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) 20-17

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