WAS 27 @ DET 24 - 1979 NFL

1979 Week 2

Washington RedskinsWAS

27-24

Detroit LionsDET

Sun, September 9, 1979 · 2:00PM · Pontiac Silverdome

Surface: astroturfRoof: domeLine: PickO/U: 35.5 (over)

WAS: Jack Pardee · DET: Monte Clark

WAS

Team Stats

DET

1st Downs

44-182

Rushing

39-217

14-20-146

Passing

11-22-162

321

Scoring

1st Quarter

Benny Ricardo 27 yard field goal

2nd Quarter

Ricky Thompson 8 yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick)

Mark Moseley 35 yard field goal

10-

Offensive Stats

Player	C/A	YDS	TD	INT	SK	RTG
WAS
Passing
Joe Theismann	13/19	116	2	0	2	119.6
Buddy Hardeman	1/1	30	0	0	0	118.7
Rushing
Player	ATT	YDS	TD	LNG	FUM
Joe Theismann	2	6	0	9	0
Buddy Hardeman	5	12	0	9	0
John Riggins	18	80	0	17	0
Benny Malone	14	59	1	13	0
Clarence Harmon	5	25	0	13	0
Receiving
Player	TGT	REC	YDS	TD	LNG
Buddy Hardeman	2	2	9	0	5
John Riggins	4	4	29	0	12
Benny Malone	3	2	17	0	14
Ricky Thompson	4	3	54	1	30
Don Warren	1	1	23	0	23
Jean Fugett	4	2	14	1	11
Danny Buggs	2
DET
Passing
Player	C/A	YDS	TD	INT	SK	RTG
Jeff Komlo	11/22	162	1	3	1	50.0
Rushing
Player	ATT	YDS	TD	LNG	FUM
Jeff Komlo	1	0	0	0	0
Bo Robinson	15	81	1	29	0
Rick Kane	11	74	1	12	0
Dexter Bussey	9	47	0	20	0
Freddie Scott	1	8	0	8	0
Horace King	1	5	0	5	0
Lawrence Gaines	1	2	0	2	0
Receiving
Player	TGT	REC	YDS	TD	LNG
Ulysses Norris	1
Gene Washington	1
Dexter Bussey	1
Freddie Scott	4	4	65	1	24
David Hill	9	5	57	0	18
Leonard Thompson	5	2	40	0	28

Defensive Stats

Player	TCK	SOLO	SK	INT	PD	QBH	FF	FR
WAS
Ken Houston			0	1			0	0
Mark Murphy			0	1			0	0
Lemar Parrish			0	1			0	0
Don Harris			0	0			0	1
Coy Bacon			0				2
Karl Lorch			0					1
DET
Player	TCK	SOLO	SK	INT	PD	QBH	FF	FR
Dexter Bussey			0	0			0	2
Eddie Cole			0				1	1
Dave Pureifory			0				1
Charlie Weaver			0					1

Kicking & Punting

Player	XP	FG	PNT	PNT YDS	AVG	LNG
WAS
Mark Moseley	3/3	2/2	0	0	-	-
Mike Bragg	-	-	4	157	39.3	-
DET
Player	XP	FG	PNT	PNT YDS	AVG	LNG
Benny Ricardo	3/3	1/1	0	0	-	-
Larry Swider	-	-	2	86	43.0	-

Return Stats

Player	KR	KR YDS	KR TD	PR	PR YDS	PR TD
WAS
Buddy Hardeman	3	76	0	1	0	0
Don Harris	2	6	0	0	0	0
DET
Player	KR	KR YDS	KR TD	PR	PR YDS	PR TD
Rick Kane	2	49	0	0	0	0
Ken Callicutt	1	16	0	0	0	0
William Gay	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bo Robinson	1	8	0	0	0	0

WAS

Expected Points Added

DET

0.6Total-0.6

3.9Off Total1.3

4.2Off Pass-2.7

-4.7Off Rush3.7

-1.3Def Total-3.9

2.7Def Pass-4.2

-3.7Def Rush4.7

0.4

Starting Lineups

WAS

QBJoe Theismann

RBBenny Malone

FBJohn Riggins

WRDanny Buggs

WRRicky Thompson

TEJean Fugett

LTTerry Hermeling

LGRon Saul

CBob Kuziel

RGJeff Williams

RTGeorge Starke

WAS at DET, 1979 NFL game