| Detroit Lions at Atlanta Falcons Game Statistics |
| Date: October 15, 1978 Location: Atlanta, GA |
| Venue: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Attendance: 51172 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 58 F Humidty: 37% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Billy Ryckman 24 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Bubba Bean 25 run (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 0 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Luther Blue |
| 47 | WR | Freddie Scott |
| 76 | LOT | Karl Baldischwiler |
| 61 | LOG | Homer Elias |
| 54 | C | Larry Tearry |
| 62 | ROG | Lynn Boden |
| 74 | ROT | Brad Oates |
| 81 | TE | David Hill |
| 16 | QB | Gary Danielson |
| 24 | RB | Dexter Bussey |
| 25 | FB | Horace King |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Ken Sanders |
| 77 | LDT | John Woodcock |
| 72 | RDT | Bill Cooke |
| 60 | RDE | Bubba Baker |
| 50 | LLB | Paul Naumoff |
| 55 | MLB | Ed O'Neil |
| 59 | RLB | Charlie Weaver |
| 21 | LCB | Walt Williams |
| 33 | SS | Bruce Rhodes |
| 29 | FS | Mike Burns |
| 27 | RCB | Luther Bradley |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Wallace Francis |
| 82 | WR | Billy Ryckman |
| 78 | LOT | Mike Kenn |
| 70 | LOG | Dave Scott |
| 57 | C | Jeff Van Note |
| 68 | ROG | R.C. Thielemann |
| 66 | ROT | Warren Bryant |
| 86 | TE | Jim Mitchell |
| 10 | QB | Steve Bartkowski |
| 24 | HB | Haskel Stanback |
| 44 | FB | Bubba Bean |
| Offense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Jeff Yeates |
| 72 | LDT | Jim Bailey |
| 69 | RDT | Mike Lewis |
| 75 | RDE | Jeff Merrow |
| 54 | LLB | Fulton Kuykendall |
| 59 | MLB | Robert Pennywell |
| 59 | RLB | Greg Brezina |
| 22 | LCB | Rolland Lawrence |
| 28 | SS | Frank Reed |
| 27 | FS | Tom Pridemore |
| 38 | RCB | Rick Byas |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Horace King | 11 | 20 | 1.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Gary Danielson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dexter Bussey | 14 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Bubba Bean | 15 | 78 | 5.2 | 25t | 1 |
| Haskel Stanback | 10 | 25 | 2.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Ricky Patton | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 11 | 0 |
| Steve Bartkowski | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Wallace Francis | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Gary Danielson | 29 | 14 | 48.3 | 2 | 195 | 6.7 | 47 | 0 | 4 | 48 | 41.6 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | 17 | 11 | 64.7 | 0 | 162 | 9.5 | 32 | 1 | 5 | 40 | 115.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Freddie Scott | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 47 | 0 |
| Jesse Thompson | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 21 | 0 |
| David Hill | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Dexter Bussey | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Horace King | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Luther Blue | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Billy Ryckman | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 24t | 1 |
| Wallace Francis | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Bubba Bean | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Ricky Patton | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Dennis Pearson | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Haskel Stanback | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Rolland Lawrence | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Pridemore | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Tom Skladany | 6 | 289 | 48.2 | 63 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| John James | 8 | 322 | 40.3 | 51 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Freddie Scott | 5 | 0 | 29 | 5.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Billy Ryckman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Jesse Thompson | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Freddie Scott | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Dennis Pearson | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |
| Bubba Baker | 2.0 |
| John Woodcock | 2.0 |
| Ed O'Neil | 0.5 |
| Ken Sanders | 0.5 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Jeff Yeates | 1.0 |
| Jeff Merrow | 1.0 |
| Robert Pennywell | 1.0 |
| Tom Pridemore | 1.0 |
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