1979 New England Patriots

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

Final

DET

Lions

1-5-0

17

NE

24

1

0

0

2

3

14

3

14

0

4

0

10

Total

17

24

2nd quarter

DET

NE

Patriots

Sam Cunningham 1-yard run (John Smith kick)

0

7

Patriots

Don Calhoun 2-yard run (John Smith kick)

0

14

Lions

Benny Ricardo 26-yard field goal

3

14

3rd quarter

DET

NE

Lions

Scott Hunter 1-yard run (Benny Ricardo kick)

10

14

Lions

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

17

14

4th quarter

DET

NE

Patriots

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

17

21

Patriots

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

12

Turnovers

3

2

Fumbles lost

1

1

Interceptions

2

1

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
S. Hunter
6
16
155
9.7
0
1
47.7
J. Komlo
2
8
18
2.3
0
1
0.0
Team
8
24
156
7.2
0
2
2
25.2

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
D. Bussey
13
34
2.6
0
B. Robinson
5
10
2.0
0
L. Gaines
2
6
3.0
0
J. Komlo
1
6
6.0
0
S. Hunter
2
3
1.5
1
R. Kane
2
3
1.5
0
H. King
1
1
1.0
0
L. Blue
1
-8
-8.0
0
Team
27
55
2.0
1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
L. Thompson
2
98
49.0
0
D. Hill
3
35
11.7
0
L. Blue
2
30
15.0
0
D. Bussey
1
10
10.0
0
Team
8
173
7.2
0
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
B. Ricardo
1
1
2
5
Team
1
1
2
5

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
L. Swider
8
272
34.0
Team
8
272
34.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
K. Callicutt
1
31
31.0
0
L. Thompson
2
18
9.0
0
K. Fantetti
1
17
17.0
0
Team
4
66
16.5
0

Punt Return

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

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
T. Owen
7
13
81
6.2
1
0
98.6
S. Grogan
3
9
45
5.0
0
1
11.1
D. 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
S. Cunningham
20
93
4.7
1
D. Calhoun
20
41
2.1
1
M. Tatupu
2
4
2.0
0
S. Grogan
2
3
1.5
0
T. Owen
1
-1
-1.0
0
Team
45
140
3.1
2

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
H. Jackson
3
59
19.7
0
R. Francis
2
36
18.0
0
S. Cunningham
4
31
7.8
0
S. Morgan
1
22
22.0
0
D. 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
J. Smith
1
3
3
6
Team
1
3
3
6

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
E. Hare
7
269
38.4
Team
7
269
38.4

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
A. Clark
2
34
17.0
0
D. Westbrook
2
26
13.0
0
Team
4
60
15.0
0

Punt Return

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

More Patriots Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

15.7

30th

OPP PPG

24.1

21st

RUSH YDS/G

111.0

24th

PASS YDS/G

177.6

32nd

2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Bills Bills
7
2
0
.778
Jets Jets
3
6
0
.333
Dolphins Dolphins
2
6
0
.250
Patriots Patriots
2
7
0
.222
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
11/10
NE NE
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
11/17
LAR LAR
@
NE NE
1:00 PM
Sun
11/24
NE NE
@
MIA MIA
1:00 PM
Sun
12/1
IND IND
@
NE NE
1:00 PM
Sun
12/15
NE NE
@
ARI ARI
4:25 PM
Last Game
TEN Titans

2-6-0

20

Final

17

NE Patriots

2-7-0

Sun 3 Nov 2024

NFL 2024 Leaders

NFL 2024 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2024

NFL 2024 Betting

NFL 2024 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
7
2
0
.778
Jets Jets
3
6
0
.333
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
6
2
0
.750
Ravens Ravens
6
3
0
.667
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
6
3
0
.667
Colts Colts
4
5
0
.444
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
7
0
0
1.000
Chargers Chargers
5
3
0
.625
NFC East W L T PCT
Commanders Commanders
7
2
0
.778
Eagles Eagles
6
2
0
.750
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
7
1
0
.875
Vikings Vikings
6
2
0
.750
NFC South W L T PCT
Falcons Falcons
6
3
0
.667
Buccaneers Buccaneers
4
4
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
Cardinals Cardinals
5
4
0
.556
Rams Rams
4
4
0
.500

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
11/2
IND IND
@
MIN MIN
13-21
Sat
11/2
LAR LAR
@
SEA SEA
26-20
Sat
11/2
DET DET
@
GB GB
24-14
Sat
11/2
JAX JAX
@
PHI PHI
23-28
Sat
11/2
CHI CHI
@
ARI ARI
9-29

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
11/4
TB TB
@
KC KC
8:15 PM
Thu
11/7
CIN CIN
@
BAL BAL
8:15 PM
Sun
11/10
NYG NYG
@
CAR CAR
9:30 AM
Sun
11/10
SF SF
@
TB TB
1:00 PM
Sun
11/10
ATL ATL
@
NO NO
1:00 PM