The Detroit Lions lost to the Green Bay Packers, 18 to 13, on December 15, 1979.

1979 Detroit Lions

Final

GB

Packers

5-11-0

18

DET

Lions

2-14-0

13

1

6

7

2

3

0

3

9

0

4

0

6

Total

18

13

1st quarter

GB

DET

Packers

Tom Birney 27-yard field goal

3

0

Lions

Jeff Komlo 9-yard run (Benny Ricardo kick)

3

7

Packers

Tom Birney 25-yard field goal

6

7

2nd quarter

GB

DET

Packers

Tom Birney 47-yard field goal

9

7

3rd quarter

GB

DET

Packers

Eric Torkelson 1-yard run (kick failed)

15

7

Packers

Tom Birney 41-yard field goal

18

7

4th quarter

GB

DET

Lions

Dexter Bussey 4-yard run (kick failed)

18

13

Packers

Lions

1st Downs

20

18

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

73

64

Total Yards

287

228

Yards per play

3.9

3.6

Passing

92

72

Comp - Att

11 - 24

13 - 29

Yards per pass

3.2

2

Interceptions thrown

0

1

Sacks - Yards lost

5 - 39

7 - 70

Rushing

195

156

Rushing Attempts

44

28

Yards per rush

4.4

5.6

Penalties

5

1

Turnovers

0

3

Fumbles lost

0

2

Interceptions

0

1

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Lynn Dickey 11 24 131 5.5 0 0 63.0
Team 11 24 92 5.5 0 0 5 63.0

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Ricky Patton 19 99 5.2 0
Eric Torkelson 13 53 4.1 1
Walt Landers 6 24 4.0 0
Steve Wagner 1 16 16.0 0
Terdell Middleton 4 6 1.5 0
Lynn Dickey 1 -3 -3.0 0
Team 44 195 4.4 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
James Lofton 3 48 16.0 0
Paul Coffman 2 26 13.0 0
Ron Cassidy 1 23 23.0 0
Aundra Thompson 1 19 19.0 0
Ricky Patton 1 6 6.0 0
Walt Landers 1 5 5.0 0
Terdell Middleton 1 5 5.0 0
Eric Torkelson 1 -1 -1.0 0
Team 11 131 5.5 0 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 3 0 2

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 7.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Tom Birney 4 5 0 12
Team 4 5 0 12

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
David Beverly 4 190 47.5
Team 4 190 47.5

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Mike McCoy 2 33 16.5 0
Team 2 33 16.5 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Johnnie Gray 2 4 2.0 0
Team 2 4 2.0 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Scott Hunter 8 16 84 5.3 0 0 65.6
Jeff Komlo 5 13 58 4.5 0 1 20.7
Team 13 29 72 4.9 0 1 7 45.5

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Dexter Bussey 10 64 6.4 1
Bo Robinson 10 45 4.5 0
Rick Kane 6 28 4.7 0
Jeff Komlo 2 19 9.5 1
Team 28 156 5.6 2

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Freddie Scott 5 80 16.0 0
Bo Robinson 2 18 9.0 0
Gene Washington 1 13 13.0 0
David Hill 2 10 5.0 0
Rick Kane 1 8 8.0 0
Horace King 1 8 8.0 0
Dexter Bussey 1 5 5.0 0
Team 13 142 4.9 0 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 2 2 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 5.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Benny Ricardo 0 0 1 1
Team 0 0 1 1

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Tom Skladany 4 165 41.3
Team 4 165 41.3

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
John Arnold 5 160 32.0 0
Ken Callicutt 1 20 20.0 0
Team 6 180 30.0 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
John Arnold 4 37 9.3 0
Team 4 37 9.3 0

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Team Leaders

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PASS

4,575

Goff

Jared Goff

RUSH

1,015

Montgomery

David Montgomery

REC

1,515

Brown

Amon-Ra St. Brown

Team Rankings

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PPG

27.1

5th

OPP PPG

23.2

23rd

RUSH YDS/G

135.9

5th

PASS YDS/G

270.9

4th

2023 Division Standings

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TEAM W L T PCT
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
Bears Bears
7 10 0 .412
Vikings Vikings
7 10 0 .412

Last Game

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SF 49ers

2-0-0

34

Final

31

DET Lions

2-1-0

Sun 28 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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

Schedule

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