1979 Detroit Lions Game Log

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Record: 2-14-0, 5th in NFC Central Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Monte Clark (2-14-0)

Points For: 219 (13.7/g) 28th of 28

Points Against: 365 (22.8/g) 23rd of 28

Expected W-L: 3.7-12.3

SRS: -11.05 (28th of 28), SOS: -1.92

Offensive Coordinator: Bob Schnelker

Other Notable Asst.: Don Doll (Assistant), Floyd Peters (Defensive Line), Jimmy Raye (Running Backs) and Marty Schottenheimer (Linebackers Coach)

Stadium: Pontiac Silverdome

Principal Owner/Chairman: William Clay Ford Sr.

General Manager: Russ Thomas

Defensive Alignment: 4-3

Preseason Odds: Super Bowl +3500

Training Camp: Oakland University (Rochester, Michigan)

Game Logs

Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
1	Sat	September 1	boxscore	L		@	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	16	31	13	36	89	1	0	2	17	2.9	2.3	36.1	53.9	32	142	4.4	1	0	1	2	2	8	346
2	Sun	September 9	boxscore	L			Washington Redskins	24	27	11	22	157	1	3	1	5	7.4	6.8	50.0	49.1	39	217	5.6	2	1	1	3	3	2	86
3	Sun	September 16	boxscore	L		@	New York Jets	10	31	19	30	176	1	1	1	2	5.9	5.7	63.3	76.5	23	53	2.3	0	1	1	1	1	6	226
4	Sun	September 23	boxscore	W			Atlanta Falcons	24	23	19	36	249	2	0	4	40	8.0	6.2	52.8	93.4	36	151	4.2	1	1	3	3	3	8	307
5	Sun	September 30	boxscore	L			Minnesota Vikings	10	13	13	25	97	1	2	4	29	5.0	3.3	52.0	41.6	25	96	3.8	0	1	1	1	1	7	318
6	Sun	October 7	boxscore	L		@	New England Patriots	17	24	8	24	156	0	2	2	17	7.2	6.0	33.3	22.2	27	55	2.0	1	1	1	2	2	8	272
7	Sun	October 14	boxscore	L		@	Green Bay Packers	16	24	14	27	154	1	1	4	37	7.1	5.0	51.9	66.0	31	93	3.0	0	1	1	1	2	5	204
8	Sun	October 21	boxscore	L		@	New Orleans Saints	7	17	14	31	117	1	4	4	38	5.0	3.3	45.2	26.6	16	80	5.0	0	0	0	1	1	6	248
9	Sun	October 28	boxscore	L			Buffalo Bills	17	20	14	18	169	1	0	1	5	9.7	8.9	77.8	124.3	41	208	5.1	1	1	2	2	2	5	228
10	Sun	November 4	boxscore	L		@	Chicago Bears	7	35	11	27	117	1	4	5	44	6.0	3.7	40.7	26.9	25	82	3.3	0	0	0	1	1	7	270
11	Sun	November 11	boxscore	L			Tampa Bay Buccaneers	14	16	19	32	229	1	1	2	13	7.6	6.7	59.4	78.8	27	38	1.4	1	0	0	2	2	6	189
12	Sun	November 18	boxscore	L		@	Minnesota Vikings	7	14	14	32	102	0	2	4	44	4.6	2.8	43.8	25.8	19	65	3.4	1	0	2	1	1	7	315
13	Thu	November 22	boxscore	W			Chicago Bears	20	0	16	30	225	1	3	2	19	8.1	7.0	53.3	49.3	34	106	3.1	1	2	2	2	2	5	231
14	Sun	December 2	boxscore	L		@	Philadelphia Eagles	7	44	11	28	127	1	1	4	18	5.2	4.0	39.3	50.7	18	53	2.9	0	0	2	1	1	8	283
15	Sun	December 9	boxscore	L			Miami Dolphins	10	28	9	25	100	1	2	4	41	5.6	3.4	36.0	28.7	20	82	4.1	0	1	1	1	1	6	241
16	Sat	December 15	boxscore	L			Green Bay Packers	13	18	13	29	72	0	1	7	70	4.9	2.0	44.8	37.6	28	156	5.6	2	0	0	1	1	4	165

Opponent Game Logs

Opponent Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
1	Sat	September 1	boxscore	L		@	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	16	31	5	20	105	2	0	2	6	5.6	4.8	25.0	82.3	48	229	4.8	1	1	2	4	4	5	88
2	Sun	September 9	boxscore	L			Washington Redskins	24	27	14	20	139	2	0	2	7	7.3	6.3	70.0	122.7	44	182	4.1	1	2	2	3	3	4	63
3	Sun	September 16	boxscore	L		@	New York Jets	10	31	9	13	178	0	0	3	30	16.0	11.1	69.2	111.9	48	209	4.4	4	1	2	4	4	4	63
4	Sun	September 23	boxscore	W			Atlanta Falcons	24	23	12	25	126	0	1	3	32	6.3	4.5	48.0	46.4	28	144	5.1	2	3	4	2	2	8	286
5	Sun	September 30	boxscore	L			Minnesota Vikings	10	13	13	23	150	0	2	3	17	7.3	5.8	56.5	40.1	40	137	3.4	1	2	2	1	1	6	159
6	Sun	October 7	boxscore	L		@	New England Patriots	17	24	11	23	111	1	1	5	43	6.7	4.0	47.8	58.4	45	140	3.1	2	1	3	3	3	7	188
7	Sun	October 14	boxscore	L		@	Green Bay Packers	16	24	9	17	109	2	1	3	23	7.8	5.5	52.9	87.6	42	189	4.5	1	1	2	3	3	5	101
8	Sun	October 21	boxscore	L		@	New Orleans Saints	7	17	17	22	125	1	3	1	5	5.9	5.4	77.3	65.7	44	159	3.6	0	1	1	2	2	5	96
9	Sun	October 28	boxscore	L			Buffalo Bills	17	20	17	35	319	1	2	4	20	9.7	8.2	48.6	66.2	20	105	5.3	1	2	2	2	2	3	39
10	Sun	November 4	boxscore	L		@	Chicago Bears	7	35	18	28	147	1	0	0	0	5.3	5.3	64.3	89.4	45	161	3.6	2	0	2	5	5	6	137
11	Sun	November 11	boxscore	L			Tampa Bay Buccaneers	14	16	17	34	182	1	1	0	0	5.4	5.4	50.0	63.6	34	104	3.1	0	3	3	1	1	6	148
12	Sun	November 18	boxscore	L		@	Minnesota Vikings	7	14	14	30	121	0	0	1	14	4.5	3.9	46.7	57.8	49	174	3.6	2	0	1	2	2	7	191
13	Thu	November 22	boxscore	W			Chicago Bears	20	0	19	39	142	0	2	5	39	4.6	3.2	48.7	36.5	23	78	3.4	0	0	1	0	0	7	181
14	Sun	December 2	boxscore	L		@	Philadelphia Eagles	7	44	16	26	217	2	0	2	16	9.0	7.8	61.5	113.8	43	167	3.9	2	3	4	5	5	1	33
15	Sun	December 9	boxscore	L			Miami Dolphins	10	28	18	23	179	2	1	6	54	10.1	6.2	78.3	110.0	41	142	3.5	2	0	0	4	4	5	92
16	Sat	December 15	boxscore	L			Green Bay Packers	13	18	11	24	92	0	0	5	39	5.5	3.2	45.8	56.2	44	195	4.4	1	4	5	0	0	4	76

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