| Washington Redskins at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: September 9, 1979 Location: Pontiac, MI |
| Venue: Pontiac Silverdome Attendance: 54991 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 0 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | WAS | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Benny Ricardo 27 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Ricky Thompson 8 pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Mark Moseley 35 FG | 10 | 3 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Benny Malone 5 run (Mark Moseley kick) | 17 | 3 |
| 3 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Jean Fugett 3 pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) | 24 | 3 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Bo Robinson 2 run (Benny Ricardo kick) | 24 | 10 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Rick Kane 12 run (Benny Ricardo kick) | 24 | 17 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Freddie Scott 24 pass from Jeff Komlo (Benny Ricardo kick) | 24 | 24 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Mark Moseley 41 FG | 27 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Danny Buggs |
| 83 | WR | Ricky Thompson |
| 75 | LOT | Terry Hermeling |
| 64 | LOG | Ron Saul |
| 54 | C | Bob Kuziel |
| 73 | ROG | Jeff Williams |
| 74 | ROT | George Starke |
| 84 | TE | Jean Fugett |
| 7 | QB | Joe Theismann |
| 25 | HB | Benny Malone |
| 44 | FB | John Riggins |
| Defense | ||
| 71 | LDE | Karl Lorch |
| 65 | LDT | Dave Butz |
| 72 | RDT | Diron Talbert |
| 79 | RDE | Coy Bacon |
| 59 | LLB | Brad Dusek |
| 58 | MLB | Don Hover |
| 57 | RLB | Rich Milot |
| 24 | LCB | Lemar Parrish |
| 27 | SS | Ken Houston |
| 29 | FS | Mark Murphy |
| 20 | RCB | Joe Lavender |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Freddie Scott |
| 18 | WR | Gene Washington |
| 76 | LOT | Karl Baldischwiler |
| 61 | LOG | Homer Elias |
| 54 | C | Larry Tearry |
| 73 | ROG | Russ Bolinger |
| 70 | ROT | Keith Dorney |
| 81 | TE | David Hill |
| 19 | QB | Jeff Komlo |
| 24 | HB | Dexter Bussey |
| 36 | FB | Bo Robinson |
| Offense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Dave Pureifory |
| 71 | LDT | Dave Gallagher |
| 78 | RDT | Doug English |
| 60 | RDE | Bubba Baker |
| 53 | LLB | Jon Brooks |
| 50 | MLB | Eddie Cole |
| 59 | RLB | Charlie Weaver |
| 48 | LCB | Ken Ellis |
| 46 | SS | Doug Jones |
| 28 | FS | James Hunter |
| 27 | RCB | Luther Bradley |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| John Riggins | 18 | 80 | 4.4 | 17 | 0 |
| Benny Malone | 14 | 59 | 4.2 | 1 | |
| Clarence Harmon | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Buddy Hardeman | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | |
| Joe Theismann | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Bo Robinson | 15 | 81 | 5.4 | 1 | |
| Rick Kane | 11 | 74 | 6.7 | 1 | |
| Dexter Bussey | 9 | 47 | 5.2 | 0 | |
| Freddie Scott | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Horace King | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Lawrence Gaines | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jeff Komlo | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Joe Theismann | 19 | 13 | 68.4 | 0 | 116 | 6.1 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 119.6 |
| Buddy Hardeman | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Jeff Komlo | 22 | 11 | 50.0 | 3 | 162 | 7.4 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 50.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| John Riggins | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Ricky Thompson | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 1 | |
| Benny Malone | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| Jean Fugett | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 1 | |
| Buddy Hardeman | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Don Warren | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| David Hill | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 0 | |
| Freddie Scott | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 1 | |
| Leonard Thompson | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Ken Houston | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Lemar Parrish | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Mark Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Mike Bragg | 4 | 157 | 39.3 | 52 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Larry Swider | 2 | 86 | 43.0 | 52 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Buddy Hardeman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Buddy Hardeman | 3 | 76 | 25.3 | 30 | 0 | |
| Donnie Harris | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Rick Kane | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 29 | 0 | |
| Ken Callicutt | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Bo Robinson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| William Gay | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |
| Karl Lorch | 1.0 |
| Detroit Lions | |
| Jon Brooks | 1.0 |
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