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New York Giants
New York Giants
@
Detroit Lions
Detroit Lions
Date
September 17, 1972
Kickoff
02:00 PM ET
11:00 AM PT
Score
NYG 16 — DET 30 F

Stadium

Capacity: 65,000

Inaugurated: 01/01/1912

Broadcast

Announcers

Ray Scott, Pat Summerall, Dick Stockton

Summary

NYG and DET combined for 344 passing yards and 4 passing touchdowns. On the ground, Charlie Evans led NYG with 57 rushing yards while Steve Owens paced DET with 113. Through the air, Bob Tucker topped NYG with 69 receiving yards while John Hilton led DET with 120.

Expected Points Summary

Team Stats

Stat NYG DET
First Downs 14 18
Rush-Yds-TDs 27-112-0 37-192-0
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 16-25-137-1-1 9-17-207-3-0
Sacked-Yards 1-4 2-7
Net Pass Yards 133 200
Total Yards 245 392
Fumbles-Lost 3-1 0-0
Turnovers 2 0
Penalties-Yards 6-68 8-76

Expected Points Detail

Officials

Boxscore Team Stats

Stat NYG DET
First Downs 14 18
Rush-Yds-TDs 27-112-0 37-192-0
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 16-25-137-1-1 9-17-207-3-0
Sacked-Yards 1-4 2-7
Net Pass Yards 133 200
Total Yards 245 392
Fumbles-Lost 3-1 0-0
Turnovers 2 0
Penalties-Yards 6-68 8-76

Scoring Summary

Q Team Detail Score
2 Lions Errol Mann 26 yard field goal 0-3
Lions John Hilton 66 yard pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick) 0-10
Giants Pete Gogolak 42 yard field goal 3-10
Lions Errol Mann 20 yard field goal 3-13
Giants Rocky Thompson 92 yard kickoff return (Pete Gogolak kick) 10-13
3 Lions Al Barnes 8 yard pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick) 10-20
4 Lions Ron Jessie 11 yard pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick) 10-27
Giants Bob Tucker 2 yard pass from Norm Snead 16-27
Lions Errol Mann 38 yard field goal 16-30

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