The Detroit Lions managed to stay ahead of the Atlanta Falcons, 24 to 23, on September 23, 1979.

Final

Falcons

2-2-0

23

Lions

1-3-0

24

Team

ATL

DET

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

ATL

DET

Freddie Scott 15-yard pass from Jeff Komlo (Benny Ricardo kick)

2nd quarter

ATL

DET

Tim Mazzetti 24-yard field goal

Benny Ricardo 20-yard field goal

3rd quarter

ATL

DET

Steve Bartkowski 1-yard run (Tim Mazzetti kick)

Tim Mazzetti 26-yard field goal

Tim Mazzetti 22-yard field goal

4th quarter

ATL

DET

Luther Blue 13-yard pass from Jeff Komlo (Benny Ricardo kick)

Rick Kane 26-yard run (Benny Ricardo kick)

Haskel Stanback 55-yard run (Tim Mazzetti kick)

Falcons

Lions

1st Downs

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

4th down efficiency

Total Plays

Total Yards

270

400

Yards per play

4.8

5.3

Passing

126

249

Comp - Att

12 - 25

19 - 36

Yards per pass

4.5

6.2

Interceptions thrown

Sacks - Yards lost

3 - 32

4 - 40

Rushing

144

151

Rushing Attempts

Yards per rush

5.1

4.2

Penalties

Turnovers

Fumbles lost

Interceptions

Possession

Falcons

Lions

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RTG
Steve Bartkowski S. Bartkowski	12	25	158	6.3	0	1		51.8
Team	12	25	126	6.3	0	1	3	51.8

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Haskel Stanback H. Stanback	3	64	21.3	1
Lynn Cain L. Cain	11	36	3.3	0
William Andrews W. Andrews	7	22	3.1	0
James Mayberry J. Mayberry	5	20	4.0	0
Steve Bartkowski S. Bartkowski	1	1	1.0	1
Bubba Bean B. Bean	1	1	1.0	0
Team	28	144	5.1	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Wally Francis W. Francis	3	50	16.7
Alfred Jenkins A. Jenkins	2	37	18.5
William Andrews W. Andrews	1	34	34.0
Dennis Pearson D. Pearson	1	13	13.0
James Mayberry J. Mayberry	1	9	9.0
Lynn Cain L. Cain	1	6	6.0
Bubba Bean B. Bean	1	5	5.0
Haskel Stanback H. Stanback	2	4	2.0
Team	12	158	6.3	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	0	0	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			4.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Tim Mazzetti T. Mazzetti	3	4		2	11
Team	3	4		2	11

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
John James J. James	8	357	44.6
Team	8	357	44.6

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Tom Pridemore T. Pridemore	3	53	17.7
Dennis Pearson D. Pearson	2	43	21.5
Team	5	96	19.2

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Dennis Pearson D. Pearson	1	60	60.0	0
Team	1	60	60.0	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	SCK	RTG
Jeff Komlo J. Komlo	19	35	289	8.3	2		100.8
Scott Hunter S. Hunter	0	1	0	0.0	0		39.6
Team	19	36	249	8.0	2	4	98.0

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Dexter Bussey D. Bussey	15	64	4.3	0
Rick Kane R. Kane	6	35	5.8	1
Bo Robinson B. Robinson	9	25	2.8	0
David Hill D. Hill	1	15	15.0	0
Jeff Komlo J. Komlo	3	12	4.0	0
Lawrence Gaines L. Gaines	1	2	2.0	0
Horace King H. King	1	-2	-2.0	0
Team	36	151	4.2	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
David Hill D. Hill	3	61	20.3	0
Freddie Scott F. Scott	3	55	18.3	1
Leonard Thompson L. Thompson	4	55	13.8	0
Luther Blue L. Blue	3	54	18.0	1
Gene Washington G. Washington	3	28	9.3	0
Dexter Bussey D. Bussey	2	23	11.5	0
Bo Robinson B. Robinson	1	13	13.0	0
Team	19	289	8.0	2	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	1	1	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			3.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Benny Ricardo B. Ricardo	1	3		3	6
Team	1	3		3	6

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Larry Swider L. Swider	8	307	38.4
Team	8	307	38.4

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Rick Kane R. Kane	4	84	21.0
Leonard Thompson L. Thompson	1	11	11.0
Team	5	95	19.0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG
Leonard Thompson L. Thompson	3	65	21.7
Ken Ellis K. Ellis	1	8	8.0
Team	4	73	18.3

More Lions Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,840

Goff

RUSH

656

Gibbs

REC

464

St. Brown

Team Rankings

PPG

32.3

1st

OPP PPG

18.5

5th

RUSH YDS/G

152.6

6th

PASS YDS/G

236.5

15th

2024 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Lions	7	1	.875
Vikings	6	2	.750
Packers	6	3	.667
Bears	4	4	.500

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/10	DET	@	HOU	8:20 PM
Sun 11/17	JAX	@	DET	1:00 PM
Sun 11/24	DET	@	IND	1:00 PM
Thu 11/28	CHI	@	DET	12:30 PM
Thu 12/5	GB	@	DET	8:15 PM

Last Game

Packers

6-3-0

Final

Lions

7-1-0

Sun 3 Nov 2024

NFL 2024 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,560

Smith

2,389

Mayfield

2,379

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

1,052

Henry

925

Barkley

762

Jacobs

Rec Yards Leaders

783

Jefferson

717

Chase

663

Wilson

Pass TD Leaders

23

Mayfield

20

Burrow

20

Jackson

Rush TD Leaders

11

Henry

8

Williams

8

Hurts

Rec TD Leaders

7

Chase

6

London

6

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

120.7

Jackson

115.0

Goff

108.1

Burrow

Sack Leaders

11.0

Hendrickson

9.0

Lawrence

8.0

McDonald

NFL 2024 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.3

31.4

29.2

28.9

28.8

26.3

Opp PPG Rankings

12.6

14.9

17.9

18.4

18.5

Total Yards Rankings

445.9

412.4

392.0

390.6

377.8

377.1

Rush Yards Rankings

191.9

174.8

163.9

159.0

154.8

152.6

Pass Yards Rankings

288.3

268.1

265.4

264.4

262.6

260.2

Sack Leaders

35.0

31.0

29.0

28.0

27.0

NFL Fantasy 2024

Fantasy RB Rankings

192.5

Henry

157.1

Barkley

144.7

Kamara

Fantasy WR Rankings

114.8

Chase

109.5

Jefferson

97

Reed

Fantasy TE Rankings

86.3

Kittle

71.2

Bowers

68

Kraft

Fantasy K Rankings

106

Seibert

104

Fairbairn

102

Boswell

NFL 2024 Betting

Best Record ATS

7-1

7-1-1

7-2

6-2

5-2-1

Worst Record ATS

1-7

2-7

2-6

2-6-1

3-6

NFL 2024 Division Standings

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	7	2	0	.778
Jets	3	6	0	.333
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	6	2	0	.750
Ravens	6	3	0	.667
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Texans	6	3	0	.667
Colts	4	5	0	.444
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	8	0	0	1.000
Chargers	5	3	0	.625

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Commanders	7	2	0	.778
Eagles	6	2	0	.750
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Lions	7	1	0	.875
Vikings	6	2	0	.750
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Falcons	6	3	0	.667
Buccaneers	4	5	0	.444
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Cardinals	5	4	0	.556
Rams	4	4	0	.500

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 11/3	TB	@	KC	24-30
Sat 11/2	IND	@	MIN	13-21
Sat 11/2	LAR	@	SEA	26-20
Sat 11/2	DET	@	GB	24-14
Sat 11/2	JAX	@	PHI	23-28

Schedule

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

The Detroit Lions managed to stay ahead of the Atlanta Falcons, 24 to 23, on September 23, 1979.

Final

Falcons

23

Lions

24

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

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Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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Fumbles

Defense

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Kick Return

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