| New Orleans Saints at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: September 25, 1977 Location: Pontiac, MI |
| Venue: Pontiac Silverdome Attendance: 51458 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 0 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 19 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 7 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 23 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NO | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | J.D. Hill 23 pass from Greg Landry (Steve Mike-Mayer kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Chuck Muncie 31 run (Rich Szaro kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Tommy Myers EZ blocked punt recovery (Rich Szaro kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Steve Mike-Mayer 43 FG | 14 | 10 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Charlie Sanders 20 pass from Greg Landry (Steve Mike-Mayer kick) | 14 | 17 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Horace King 2 run (Steve Mike-Mayer kick failed) | 14 | 23 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Safety, Mark Markovich snapped ball out of end zone | 16 | 23 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Rich Szaro 26 FG | 19 | 23 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Larry Burton |
| 87 | WR | Don Herrmann |
| 77 | LOT | Marv Montgomery |
| 71 | LOG | Kurt Schumacher |
| 62 | C | John Hill |
| 79 | ROG | Emanuel Zanders |
| 76 | ROT | Don Morrison |
| 86 | TE | Jim Thaxton |
| 8 | QB | Archie Manning |
| 34 | RB | Tony Galbreath |
| 42 | RB | Chuck Muncie |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Bob Pollard |
| 75 | LDT | Elex Price |
| 74 | RDT | Derland Moore |
| 78 | RDE | Elois Grooms |
| 57 | LLB | Jim Merlo |
| 58 | MLB | Joe Federspiel |
| 60 | RLB | Greg Westbrooks |
| 30 | LCB | Ernie Jackson |
| 44 | SS | Chuck Crist |
| 37 | FS | Tommy Myers |
| 24 | RCB | Clarence Chapman |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | J.D. Hill |
| 71 | LOT | Craig Hertwig |
| 73 | LOG | Russ Bolinger |
| 63 | C | Jon Morris |
| 68 | ROG | Mark Markovich |
| 76 | ROT | Rocky Freitas |
| 81 | TE | David Hill |
| 88 | TE | Charlie Sanders |
| 11 | QB | Greg Landry |
| 24 | RB | Dexter Bussey |
| 25 | RB | Horace King |
| Offense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Ken Sanders |
| 80 | LDT | Herb Orvis |
| 78 | RDT | Doug English |
| 77 | RDE | John Woodcock |
| 50 | LLB | Paul Naumoff |
| 52 | MLB | Jim Laslavic |
| 59 | RLB | Charlie Weaver |
| 28 | LCB | James Hunter |
| 40 | SS | Charlie West |
| 23 | FS | Levi Johnson |
| 21 | RCB | Walt Williams |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Chuck Muncie | 11 | 52 | 4.7 | 31 | 1 |
| Tony Galbreath | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | |
| Archie Manning | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Dexter Bussey | 24 | 150 | 6.3 | 0 | |
| Horace King | 14 | 87 | 6.2 | 1 | |
| Rick Kane | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 0 | |
| Marv Hubbard | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| Greg Landry | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | |
| David Hill | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Archie Manning | 22 | 10 | 45.5 | 1 | 85 | 3.9 | 0 | 37.1 | |||
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Greg Landry | 28 | 13 | 46.4 | 0 | 183 | 6.5 | 2 | 91.8 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Jim Thaxton | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| Tony Galbreath | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | |
| Larry Burton | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Don Herrmann | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Joel Parker | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Chuck Muncie | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Ray Jarvis | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | |
| Horace King | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| David Hill | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | |
| Charlie Sanders | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 1 | |
| J.D. Hill | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23t | 1 |
| Dexter Bussey | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Luther Blue | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Levi Johnson | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Tom Blanchard | 8 | 402 | 50.3 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Wilbur Summers | 4 | 134 | 33.5 | 1 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Rich Mauti | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Dick Jauron | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Greg Boykin | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | ||
| Jimmy Stewart | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| James Hunter | 3 | 77 | 25.7 | 0 | ||
| Randy Rich | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Bob Pollard | 3.0 |
| Elex Price | 2.0 |
| Detroit Lions | |
| Charlie Sanders | 2.0 |
| Doug English | 1.0 |
| Paul Naumoff | 1.0 |
| Herb Orvis | 1.0 |
| John Woodcock | 1.0 |
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