| Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers Game Statistics |
| Date: October 14, 1979 Location: Milwaukee, WI |
| Venue: County Stadium Attendance: 53950 |
| Weather: Partly Cloudy Temp: 57 F Humidty: 36% Wind: 17 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 16 | |
| Green Bay PackersGB | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Benny Ricardo 33 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Walt Williams 36 interception return (Benny Ricardo kick failed) | 9 | 0 |
| 2 | Green Bay PackersGB | David Whitehurst 1 run (Chester Marcol kick) | 9 | 7 |
| 2 | Green Bay PackersGB | Chester Marcol 32 FG | 9 | 10 |
| 3 | Green Bay PackersGB | Paul Coffman 13 pass from David Whitehurst (Chester Marcol kick) | 9 | 17 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Leonard Thompson 38 pass from Jeff Komlo (Benny Ricardo kick) | 16 | 17 |
| 4 | Green Bay PackersGB | Walt Landers 55 pass from David Whitehurst (Chester Marcol kick) | 16 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Defense | ||
| 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 |
| 40 | FS | Jimmy Allen |
| 27 | RCB | Luther Bradley |
| Green Bay Packers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | James Lofton |
| 89 | WR | Aundra Thompson |
| 79 | LOT | Mark Koncar |
| 57 | LOG | Derrel Gofourth |
| 54 | C | Larry McCarren |
| 69 | ROG | Leotis Harris |
| 63 | ROT | Greg Koch |
| 82 | TE | Paul Coffman |
| 17 | QB | David Whitehurst |
| 32 | HB | Steve Atkins |
| 26 | FB | Eric Torkelson |
| Offense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Mike Butler |
| 73 | LDT | Earl Edwards |
| 63 | RDT | Terry Jones |
| 70 | RDE | Bob Barber |
| 52 | LLB | Gary Weaver |
| 50 | MLB | Rich Wingo |
| 53 | RLB | Mike Douglass |
| 38 | LCB | Estus Hood |
| 46 | SS | Steve Luke |
| 24 | FS | Johnnie Gray |
| 29 | RCB | Mike McCoy |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Dexter Bussey | 17 | 73 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| Bo Robinson | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Leonard Thompson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Rick Kane | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Horace King | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Jeff Komlo | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Larry Swider | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawrence Gaines | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | |
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Nate Simpson | 19 | 121 | 6.4 | 0 | |
| Steve Atkins | 11 | 29 | 2.6 | 0 | |
| Eric Torkelson | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Walt Landers | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| David Whitehurst | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Jeff Komlo | 27 | 14 | 51.9 | 1 | 191 | 7.1 | 38t | 1 | 4 | 37 | 71.7 |
| Green Bay Packers | |||||||||||
| David Whitehurst | 17 | 9 | 52.9 | 1 | 132 | 7.8 | 55t | 2 | 3 | 23 | 93.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Freddie Scott | 5 | 63 | 12.6 | 0 | |
| Leonard Thompson | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 1 | |
| Gene Washington | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | |
| Horace King | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| David Hill | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Bo Robinson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Dexter Bussey | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Eric Torkelson | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Paul Coffman | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 1 | |
| Walt Landers | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 1 | |
| Steve Atkins | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Walt Williams | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36t | 1 |
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Mike Douglass | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Larry Swider | 5 | 204 | 40.8 | 45 | 0 |
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| David Beverly | 5 | 202 | 40.4 | 56 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Ken Ellis | 4 | 0 | 19 | 4.8 | 15 | 0 |
| Green Bay Packers | ||||||
| Steve Odom | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2.7 | 8 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Ken Callicutt | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 17 | 0 | |
| Green Bay Packers | ||||||
| Steve Odom | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Howard Sampson | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |
| Bubba Baker | 1.0 |
| Charlie Weaver | 1.0 |
| Doug English | 1.0 |
| Green Bay Packers | |
| Terry Jones | 2.0 |
| Mike Butler | 1.0 |
| Bob Barber | 1.0 |
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