The Detroit Lions couldn't pull it off against the Minnesota Vikings, 13 to 10, on September 30, 1979.

1979 Detroit Lions

Final

MIN

Vikings

3-2-0

13

DET

Lions

1-4-0

10

1

0

0

2

3

0

3

7

3

4

3

7

Total

13

10

2nd quarter

MIN

DET

Vikings

Rick Danmeier 40-yard field goal

3

0

3rd quarter

MIN

DET

Lions

Benny Ricardo 33-yard field goal

3

3

Vikings

Chuck Foreman 2-yard run (Rick Danmeier kick)

10

3

4th quarter

MIN

DET

Vikings

Rick Danmeier 31-yard field goal

13

3

Lions

Rick Kane 10-yard pass from Jeff Komlo (Benny Ricardo kick)

13

10

Vikings

Lions

1st Downs

18

11

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

66

54

Total Yards

287

193

Yards per play

4.3

3.6

Passing

150

97

Comp - Att

13 - 23

13 - 25

Yards per pass

5.8

3.3

Interceptions thrown

2

2

Sacks - Yards lost

3 - 17

4 - 29

Rushing

137

96

Rushing Attempts

40

25

Yards per rush

3.4

3.8

Penalties

4

2

Turnovers

2

2

Fumbles lost

0

0

Interceptions

2

2

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Tommy Kramer 13 23 167 7.3 0 2 43.2
Team 13 23 150 7.3 0 2 3 43.2

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Ted Brown 14 61 4.4 0
Chuck Foreman 11 40 3.6 1
Rickey Young 13 30 2.3 0
Tommy Kramer 2 6 3.0 0
Team 40 137 3.4 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Sammy White 6 100 16.7 0
Ahmad Rashad 2 24 12.0 0
Chuck Foreman 1 22 22.0 0
Brent McClanahan 1 8 8.0 0
Rickey Young 2 7 3.5 0
Bob Tucker 1 6 6.0 0
Team 13 167 7.3 0 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 3 0 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 4.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Rick Danmeier 2 2 1 7
Team 2 2 1 7

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Greg Coleman 6 265 44.2
Team 6 265 44.2

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Jimmy Edwards 2 34 17.0 0
Brent McClanahan 1 20 20.0 0
Team 3 54 18.0 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Jimmy Edwards 5 29 5.8 0
Team 5 29 5.8 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Jeff Komlo 13 25 126 5.0 1 2 46.4
Team 13 25 97 5.0 1 2 4 46.4

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Dexter Bussey 11 45 4.1 0
Leonard Thompson 1 16 16.0 0
Bo Robinson 4 15 3.8 0
Lawrence Gaines 2 11 5.5 0
Horace King 4 8 2.0 0
Rick Kane 2 1 0.5 0
Jeff Komlo 1 0 0.0 0
Team 25 96 3.8 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Horace King 3 40 13.3 0
Leonard Thompson 4 34 8.5 0
Gene Washington 1 17 17.0 0
Dexter Bussey 2 13 6.5 0
Luther Blue 2 12 6.0 0
Rick Kane 1 10 10.0 1
Team 13 126 5.0 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 0 0 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 3.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Benny Ricardo 1 1 1 4
Team 1 1 1 4

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Larry Swider 7 318 45.4
Team 7 318 45.4

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Rick Kane 2 38 19.0 0
Leonard Thompson 1 19 19.0 0
Team 3 57 19.0 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Ken Ellis 3 16 5.3 0
Ken Callicutt 1 4 4.0 0
Team 4 20 5.0 0

Explore

More Lions Stats

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