The Detroit Lions lost to the Buffalo Bills, 20 to 17, on October 28, 1979.

Final

Bills

4-5-0

20

Lions

1-8-0

17

Team

BUF

DET

1

0

14

2

0

3

6

3

4

14

0

Total

20

17

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

BUF

DET

Freddie Scott 5-yard pass from Jeff Komlo (Benny Ricardo kick)

0

7

Horace King 11-yard run (Benny Ricardo kick)

0

14

3rd quarter

BUF

DET

Nick Mike-Mayer 23-yard field goal

3

14

Benny Ricardo 40-yard field goal

3

17

Nick Mike-Mayer 42-yard field goal

6

17

4th quarter

BUF

DET

Curtis Brown 3-yard run (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)

13

17

Reuben Gant 7-yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)

20

17

Bills

Lions

1st Downs

18

20

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

59

60

Total Yards

424

377

Yards per play

7.2

6.3

Passing

319

169

Comp - Att

17 - 35

14 - 18

Yards per pass

8.2

8.9

Interceptions thrown

2

0

Sacks - Yards lost

4 - 20

1 - 5

Rushing

105

208

Rushing Attempts

20

41

Yards per rush

5.3

5.1

Penalties

9

5

Turnovers

3

1

Fumbles lost

1

Interceptions

2

0

Possession

Bills

Lions

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Joe Ferguson	17	35	339	9.7	1	2		68.6
Team	17	35	319	9.7	1	2	4	68.6

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Curtis Brown	10	52	5.2	1
Roland Hooks	5	31	6.2	0
Terry Miller	5	22	4.4	0
Team	20	105	5.3	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Frank Lewis	7	190	27.1	0
Lou Piccone	2	66	33.0	0
Jerry Butler	3	41	13.7	0
Curtis Brown	3	20	6.7	0
Roland Hooks	1	15	15.0	0
Reuben Gant	1	7	7.0	1
Team	17	339	9.7	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	2	1	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Nick Mike-Mayer	2	2		2	8
Team	2	2		2	8

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Rusty Jackson	3	130	43.3
Team	3	130	43.3

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Lou Piccone	3	41	13.7
Steve Powell	1	14	14.0
Team	4	55	13.8

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Keith Moody	3	23	7.7	0
Team	3	23	7.7	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	SCK	RATE
Jeff Komlo	13	17	138	8.1	1		119.2
Larry Swider	1	1	36	36.0	0		118.8
Team	14	18	169	9.7	1	1	125.5

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Dexter Bussey	26	139	5.3	0
Jeff Komlo	3	26	8.7	0
Gene Washington	1	24	24.0	0
Lawrence Gaines	4	12	3.0	0
Horace King	4	10	2.5	1
Leonard Thompson	1	-1	-1.0	0
Rick Kane	2	-2	-1.0	0
Team	41	208	5.1	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Freddie Scott	4	55	13.8	1
David Hill	3	49	16.3	0
Leonard Thompson	1	36	36.0	0
Dexter Bussey	4	23	5.8	0
Gene Washington	1	10	10.0	0
Horace King	1	1	1.0	0
Team	14	174	9.7	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	2	1	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			4.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Benny Ricardo	1	2		2	5
Team	1	2		2	5

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Larry Swider	5	228	45.6
Team	5	228	45.6

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Ken Callicutt	3	63	21.0
Robert Woods	2	34	17.0
Team	5	97	19.4

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Robert Woods	2	12	6.0	0
Team	2	12	6.0	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

4,575

Goff

RUSH

1,015

Montgomery

REC

1,515

Brown

Team Rankings

PPG

27.1

5th

OPP PPG

23.2

23rd

RUSH YDS/G

135.9

5th

PASS YDS/G

270.9

4th

2023 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Lions	12	5	.706
Packers	9	8	.529
Bears	7	10	.412
Vikings	7	10	.412

Last Game

49ers

2-0-0

34

Final

31

Lions

2-1-0

Sun 28 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

1,051

Mahomes

837

Goff

774

Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

313

Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

226

Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

355

Kelce

274

Brown

262

Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

6

Mayfield

6

Mahomes

5

Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

4

McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

3

Ferguson

3

Kelce

2

Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

120.9

Stafford

109.3

Stroud

108.6

Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

3.0

Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

34.5

32.0

28.7

27.5

27.5

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

13.5

15.8

20.0

22.0

24.0

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

510.0

425.0

417.0

389.0

386.0

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

180.5

155.0

139.5

128.0

125.3

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

403.0

367.0

343.0

307.0

279.0

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

14-6

13-7-1

11-6-1

12-7

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-11-1

5-11-1

6-11

6-10-1

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

	AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Ravens	13	4	0	.765
2	Browns	11	6	0	.647
	AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Bills	11	6	0	.647
2	Dolphins	11	6	0	.647
	AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	Chiefs	11	6	0	.647
2	Raiders	8	9	0	.471
	AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Texans	10	7	0	.588
2	Jaguars	9	8	0	.529

	NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Lions	12	5	0	.706
2	Packers	9	8	0	.529
	NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	49ers	12	5	0	.706
2	Rams	10	7	0	.588
	NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Cowboys	12	5	0	.706
2	Eagles	11	6	0	.647
	NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Buccaneers	9	8	0	.529
2	Saints	9	8	0	.529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 2/10	SF	@	KC	22-25
Sat 1/27	KC	@	BAL	17-10
Sat 1/27	DET	@	SF	31-34
Sat 1/20	TB	@	DET	23-31
Sat 1/20	KC	@	BUF	27-24

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 9/6	GB	@	PHI	1:00 PM

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The Detroit Lions lost to the Buffalo Bills, 20 to 17, on October 28, 1979.

Final

Bills

20

Lions

17

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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More Lions Stats

4,575

1,015

1,515

NFL 2023 Leaders

1,051

837

774

313

268

226

355

274

262

6

6

5

4

3

3

3

3

2

120.9

109.3

108.6

3.0

3.0

2.0

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule