| New York Jets at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: November 28, 1985 Location: Pontiac, MI |
| Venue: Pontiac Silverdome Attendance: 65531 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York JetsNYJ | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYJ | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 19 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Leonard Thompson 25 pass from Eric Hipple (Eddie Murray kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Pat Leahy 29 FG | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Mark Nichols 38 pass from Eric Hipple (Eddie Murray kick) | 3 | 17 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Leonard Thompson 8 pass from Eric Hipple (Eddie Murray kick) | 3 | 24 |
| 3 | New York JetsNYJ | Al Toon 35 pass from Ken O'Brien (Pat Leahy kick) | 10 | 24 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Pat Leahy 27 FG | 13 | 24 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Leonard Thompson 44 pass from Eric Hipple (Eddie Murray kick) | 13 | 31 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Mickey Shuler 8 pass from Ken O'Brien (Pat Leahy kick) | 20 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Al Toon |
| 85 | WR | Wesley Walker |
| 68 | LOT | Reggie McElroy |
| 53 | LOG | Jim Sweeney |
| 65 | C | Joe Fields |
| 60 | ROG | Dan Alexander |
| 79 | ROT | Marvin Powell |
| 82 | TE | Mickey Shuler |
| 7 | QB | Ken O'Brien |
| 34 | RB | Johnny Hector |
| 49 | FB | Tony Paige |
| Defense | ||
| 99 | LDE | Mark Gastineau |
| 73 | NT | Joe Klecko |
| 78 | RDE | Barry Bennett |
| 55 | LOLB | Charles Jackson |
| 59 | LILB | Kyle Clifton |
| 56 | RILB | Lance Mehl |
| 94 | ROLB | Rusty Guilbeau |
| 40 | LCB | Bobby Jackson |
| 21 | SS | Kirk Springs |
| 39 | FS | Harry Hamilton |
| 29 | RCB | Johnny Lynn |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Mark Nichols |
| 36 | WR | Leonard Thompson |
| 75 | LOT | Lomas Brown |
| 72 | LOG | Chris Dieterich |
| 52 | C | Steve Mott |
| 70 | ROG | Keith Dorney |
| 71 | ROT | Rich Strenger |
| 87 | TE | David Lewis |
| 17 | QB | Eric Hipple |
| 24 | RB | Alvin Moore |
| 30 | FB | James Jones |
| Defense | ||
| 62 | LDE | Curtis Green |
| 76 | NT | Eric Williams |
| 79 | RDE | William Gay |
| 59 | LOLB | Jimmy Williams |
| 95 | LILB | Kurt Allerman |
| 77 | RILB | Keith Ferguson |
| 92 | ROLB | Angelo King |
| 27 | LCB | Bobby Watkins |
| 21 | SS | Demetrious Johnson |
| 33 | FS | Bill Graham |
| 29 | RCB | Bruce McNorton |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Johnny Hector | 23 | 114 | 5.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Tony Paige | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| James Jones | 24 | 53 | 2.2 | 8 | 0 |
| Alvin Moore | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Eric Hipple | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Ken O'Brien | 35 | 23 | 65.7 | 0 | 281 | 8.0 | 48 | 2 | 7 | 42 | 109.3 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Eric Hipple | 29 | 19 | 65.5 | 1 | 269 | 9.3 | 44t | 4 | 1 | 5 | 120.5 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Mickey Shuler | 8 | 83 | 10.4 | 18 | 1 |
| Al Toon | 5 | 74 | 14.8 | 35t | 1 |
| Dennis Bligen | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Tony Paige | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Johnny Hector | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Wesley Walker | 1 | 48 | 48.0 | 48 | 0 |
| Rocky Klever | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Kurt Sohn | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Leonard Thompson | 7 | 115 | 16.4 | 44t | 3 |
| Mark Nichols | 4 | 75 | 18.8 | 38t | 1 |
| David Lewis | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Pete Mandley | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 20 | 0 |
| James Jones | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Alvin Moore | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Davlin Mullen | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Dave Jennings | 5 | 204 | 40.8 | 50 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Mike Black | 5 | 195 | 39.0 | 49 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Kurt Sohn | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 16 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Pete Mandley | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 20 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Johnny Hector | 3 | 85 | 28.3 | 46 | 0 | |
| Bobby Humphery | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 29 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| A.J. Jones | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Pete Mandley | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Alvin Hall | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New York Jets | |
| Mark Gastineau | 1.0 |
| Detroit Lions | |
| William Gay | 3.0 |
| Curtis Green | 1.5 |
| Steve Baack | 1.0 |
| Eric Williams | 1.0 |
| Jimmy Williams | 0.5 |
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