| Atlanta Falcons at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: September 23, 1979 Location: Pontiac, MI |
| Venue: Pontiac Silverdome Attendance: 56249 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 0 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 23 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Freddie Scott 15 pass from Jeff Komlo (Benny Ricardo kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Tim Mazzetti 24 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Benny Ricardo 20 FG | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Steve Bartkowski 1 run (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Tim Mazzetti 26 FG | 13 | 10 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Tim Mazzetti 22 FG | 16 | 10 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Luther Blue 13 pass from Jeff Komlo (Benny Ricardo kick) | 16 | 17 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Rick Kane 26 run (Benny Ricardo kick) | 16 | 24 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Haskel Stanback 55 run (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 23 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Wallace Francis |
| 84 | WR | Alfred Jenkins |
| 78 | LOT | Mike Kenn |
| 70 | LOG | Dave Scott |
| 57 | C | Jeff Van Note |
| 64 | ROG | Pat Howell |
| 66 | ROT | Warren Bryant |
| 86 | TE | Jim Mitchell |
| 10 | QB | Steve Bartkowski |
| 44 | HB | Bubba Bean |
| 31 | FB | William Andrews |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Jeff Yeates |
| 77 | LDT | Edgar Fields |
| 69 | RDT | Mike Lewis |
| 65 | RDE | Don Smith |
| 54 | LLB | Fulton Kuykendall |
| 59 | MLB | Robert Pennywell |
| 50 | RLB | Greg Brezina |
| 22 | LCB | Rolland Lawrence |
| 28 | SS | Frank Reed |
| 32 | FS | Ray Easterling |
| 38 | RCB | Rick Byas |
| 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 |
| 82 | LDT | Ken Sanders |
| 78 | RDT | Doug English |
| 60 | RDE | Bubba Baker |
| 53 | LLB | Jon Brooks |
| 55 | MLB | Ed O'Neil |
| 59 | RLB | Charlie Weaver |
| 21 | LCB | Walt Williams |
| 46 | SS | Doug Jones |
| 28 | FS | James Hunter |
| 27 | RCB | Luther Bradley |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Haskel Stanback | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 1 | |
| Lynn Cain | 11 | 36 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| William Andrews | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | 10 | 0 |
| James Mayberry | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Steve Bartkowski | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Bubba Bean | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Dexter Bussey | 15 | 64 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| Rick Kane | 6 | 35 | 5.8 | 1 | |
| Bo Robinson | 9 | 25 | 2.8 | 0 | |
| David Hill | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Jeff Komlo | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Lawrence Gaines | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Horace King | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | 25 | 12 | 48.0 | 1 | 158 | 6.3 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 51.7 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Jeff Komlo | 35 | 19 | 54.3 | 0 | 289 | 8.3 | 40 | 2 | 4 | 40 | 100.8 |
| Scott Hunter | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Wallace Francis | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 0 | |
| Alfred Jenkins | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | |
| Haskel Stanback | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| William Andrews | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Dennis Pearson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| James Mayberry | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Lynn Cain | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Bubba Bean | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Leonard Thompson | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 0 | |
| David Hill | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 0 | |
| Freddie Scott | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 1 | |
| Luther Blue | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 1 | |
| Gene Washington | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | |
| Dexter Bussey | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | |
| Bo Robinson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Luther Bradley | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| John James | 8 | 357 | 44.6 | 53 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Larry Swider | 8 | 307 | 38.4 | 44 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Dennis Pearson | 1 | 3 | 60 | 60.0 | 60 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Leonard Thompson | 3 | 0 | 65 | 21.7 | 31 | 0 |
| Ken Ellis | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Tom Pridemore | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 20 | 0 | |
| Dennis Pearson | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 27 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Rick Kane | 4 | 84 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Leonard Thompson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Edgar Fields | 1.5 |
| Frank Reed | 1.0 |
| Don Smith | 1.0 |
| Ray Easterling | 0.5 |
| Detroit Lions | |
| Dave Pureifory | 1.0 |
| Dave Washington | 1.0 |
| Bubba Baker | 0.5 |
| Ken Sanders | 0.5 |
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