The New England Patriots emerged victorious over the Detroit Lions, 24 to 17, on October 7, 1979.

Final

Lions

1-5-0

17

Patriots

4-2-0

24

Team

DET

NE

1

0

2

3

14

3

14

0

4

0

10

Total

17

24

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

2nd quarter

DET

NE

Sam Cunningham 1-yard run (John Smith kick)

0

7

Don Calhoun 2-yard run (John Smith kick)

0

14

Benny Ricardo 26-yard field goal

3

14

3rd quarter

DET

NE

Scott Hunter 1-yard run (Benny Ricardo kick)

10

14

Bill Gay 0-yard fumble return (Benny Ricardo kick)

17

14

4th quarter

DET

NE

Don Calhoun 6-yard pass from Tom Owen (John Smith kick)

17

21

John Smith 29-yard field goal

17

24

Lions

Patriots

1st Downs

9

22

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

53

73

Total Yards

211

251

Yards per play

4.0

3.4

Passing

156

111

Comp - Att

8 - 24

11 - 23

Yards per pass

6

4

Interceptions thrown

2

1

Sacks - Yards lost

2 - 17

5 - 43

Rushing

55

140

Rushing Attempts

27

45

Yards per rush

2.0

3.1

Penalties

12

Turnovers

3

2

Fumbles lost

1

Interceptions

2

1

Possession

Lions

Patriots

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	INT	SCK	RATE
Scott Hunter	6	16	155	9.7	1		47.7
Jeff Komlo	2	8	18	2.3	1		0.0
Team	8	24	156	7.2	2	2	25.2

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Dexter Bussey	13	34	2.6	0
Bo Robinson	5	10	2.0	0
Lawrence Gaines	2	6	3.0	0
Jeff Komlo	1	6	6.0	0
Scott Hunter	2	3	1.5	1
Rick Kane	2	3	1.5	0
Horace King	1	1	1.0	0
Luther Blue	1	-8	-8.0	0
Team	27	55	2.0	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Leonard Thompson	2	98	49.0
David Hill	3	35	11.7
Luther Blue	2	30	15.0
Dexter Bussey	1	10	10.0
Team	8	173	7.2	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	1	1	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			5.0

Kicking

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

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Larry Swider	8	272	34.0
Team	8	272	34.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Ken Callicutt	1	31	31.0
Leonard Thompson	2	18	9.0
Ken Fantetti	1	17	17.0
Team	4	66	16.5

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Leonard Thompson	2	25	12.5	0
Team	2	25	12.5	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Tom Owen	7	13	81	6.2	1	0		98.6
Steve Grogan	3	9	45	5.0	0	1		11.1
Donald Westbrook	1	1	28	28.0	0	0		118.8
Team	11	23	111	6.7	1	1	5	66.2

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Sam Cunningham	20	93	4.7	1
Don Calhoun	20	41	2.1	1
Mosi Tatupu	2	4	2.0	0
Steve Grogan	2	3	1.5	0
Tom Owen	1	-1	-1.0	0
Team	45	140	3.1	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Harold Jackson	3	59	19.7	0
Russ Francis	2	36	18.0	0
Sam Cunningham	4	31	7.8	0
Stanley Morgan	1	22	22.0	0
Don Calhoun	1	6	6.0	1
Team	11	154	6.7	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	2	1	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			2.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
John Smith	1	3		3	6
Team	1	3		3	6

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Eddie Hare	7	269	38.4
Team	7	269	38.4

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Allan Clark	2	34	17.0
Donald Westbrook	2	26	13.0
Team	4	60	15.0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Stanley Morgan	3	7	2.3	0
Team	3	7	2.3	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

2,120

Jones

RUSH

642

Elliott

REC

561

Douglas

Team Rankings

PPG

13.9

31st

OPP PPG

21.5

15th

RUSH YDS/G

95.7

26th

PASS YDS/G

199.5

29th

2023 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Bills	11	6	.647
Dolphins	11	6	.647
Jets	7	10	.412
Patriots	4	13	.235

Last Game

Patriots

4-13-0

3

Final

17

Jets

7-10-0

Sun 7 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 New England Patriots emerged victorious over the Detroit Lions, 24 to 17, on October 7, 1979.

Final

Lions

17

Patriots

24

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 Patriots Stats

2,120

642

561

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