| Detroit Lions at New York Jets Game Statistics |
| Date: September 16, 1979 Location: New York, NY |
| Venue: Shea Stadium Attendance: 49612 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 70 F Humidty: 57% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| New York JetsNYJ | 0 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | NYJ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | David Hill 12 pass from Jeff Komlo (Benny Ricardo kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Kevin Long 4 run (Pat Leahy kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Kevin Long 7 run (Pat Leahy kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | New York JetsNYJ | Pat Leahy 30 FG | 7 | 17 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Benny Ricardo 36 FG | 10 | 17 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Scott Dierking 2 run (Pat Leahy kick) | 10 | 24 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Kevin Long 5 run (Pat Leahy kick) | 10 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Freddie Scott |
| 39 | WR | Leonard Thompson |
| 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 |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | William Gay |
| 75 | LDT | Dave Pureifory |
| 78 | RDT | Doug English |
| 60 | RDE | Bubba Baker |
| 53 | LLB | Jon Brooks |
| 50 | MLB | Eddie Cole |
| 59 | RLB | Charlie Weaver |
| 28 | LCB | James Hunter |
| 40 | SS | Jimmy Allen |
| 46 | FS | Doug Jones |
| 27 | RCB | Luther Bradley |
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Derrick Gaffney |
| 85 | WR | Wesley Walker |
| 72 | LOT | Chris Ward |
| 66 | LOG | Randy Rasmussen |
| 65 | C | Joe Fields |
| 60 | ROG | Dan Alexander |
| 79 | ROT | Marvin Powell |
| 82 | TE | Mickey Shuler |
| 14 | QB | Richard Todd |
| 25 | RB | Scott Dierking |
| 33 | FB | Kevin Long |
| Offense | ||
| 99 | LDE | Mark Gastineau |
| 77 | LDT | Joe Pellegrini |
| 73 | RDT | Joe Klecko |
| 93 | RDE | Marty Lyons |
| 51 | LLB | Greg Buttle |
| 54 | MLB | Stan Blinka |
| 58 | RLB | Mark Merrill |
| 40 | LCB | Bobby Jackson |
| 23 | SS | Shafer Suggs |
| 22 | FS | Burgess Owens |
| 29 | RCB | Johnny Lynn |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Bo Robinson | 11 | 23 | 2.1 | 0 | |
| Jeff Komlo | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | |
| Leonard Thompson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Lawrence Gaines | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Freddie Scott | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Horace King | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dexter Bussey | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Rick Kane | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Kevin Long | 19 | 76 | 4.0 | 3 | |
| Scott Dierking | 15 | 57 | 3.8 | 1 | |
| Clark Gaines | 6 | 41 | 6.8 | 0 | |
| Bruce Harper | 7 | 33 | 4.7 | 0 | |
| Richard Todd | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Jeff Komlo | 30 | 19 | 63.3 | 1 | 178 | 5.9 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 76.8 |
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Richard Todd | 13 | 9 | 69.2 | 0 | 208 | 16.0 | 47 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 111.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Freddie Scott | 7 | 84 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| David Hill | 5 | 50 | 10.0 | 1 | |
| Bo Robinson | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Rick Kane | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Horace King | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Wesley Walker | 6 | 177 | 29.5 | 0 | |
| Bruce Harper | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | |
| Mickey Shuler | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| New York Jets | |||||
| Stan Blinka | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Larry Swider | 6 | 226 | 37.7 | 43 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Chuck Ramsey | 4 | 157 | 39.3 | 47 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Leonard Thompson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Bruce Harper | 5 | 0 | 41 | 8.2 | 17 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Rick Kane | 5 | 110 | 22.0 | 37 | 0 | |
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Ken Schroy | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 32 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |
| Bubba Baker | 2.0 |
| Dave Pureifory | 1.0 |
| New York Jets | |
| Mark Merrill | 1.0 |
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