NFL game summary for 09/17/1972:
Three touchdown passes by Greg Landry, a trio of field goals by Errol Mann and Steve Owens' 113 rushing yards highlighted the Detroit offense that broke away from a 13-10 halftime lead. New Lions' tight end John Hilton, filling for injured Charlie Sanders, caught three passes for 120 yards, including a 66-yard TD play.
Line: Lions by 9
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Giants (0-1-0) | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
 Detroit Lions (1-0-0) | 0 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 30 |
( 0- 3) DET Errol Mann 26 yard field goal
( 0-10) DET John Hilton 66 yard pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick)
( 3-10) NYG Pete Gogolak 42 yard field goal
( 3-13) DET Errol Mann 20 yard field goal
(10-13) NYG Rocky Thompson 92 yard kickoff return (Pete Gogolak kick)
(10-20) DET Al Barnes 8 yard pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick)
(10-27) DET Ron Jessie 11 yard pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick)
(16-27) NYG Bob Tucker 2 yard pass from Norm Snead (kick failed)
(16-30) DET Errol Mann 38 yard field goal
NYG DET
First Downs: 14 18
Rushes-yards: 27-112 37-192
Yards/rush: 4.1 5.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 16-25-137-1 9-17-207-0
Sacked-yards: 1-4 2-7
Net pass yards: 133 200
Net yards/pass: 5.1 10.5
Total net yards: 245 392
Total plays: 53 (50% run) 56 (66% run)
Yards/play: 4.6 7.0
Fumbles-lost: 3-1 0-0
Turnovers: 2 0
Penalties-yards: 6-68 8-76
Attendance: 54,418
Passing:
NYG: Norm Snead, 16 of 25 for 137 yards and 1 TD (1 int) DET: Greg Landry, 9 of 17 for 207 yards and 3 TDs
Rushing:
NYG: Charlie Evans, 14 for 57 yards; Ron Johnson, 12 for 54 yards; Don Herrmann, 1 for 1 yard DET: Steve Owens, 20 for 113 yards; Altie Taylor, 13 for 46 yards; Greg Landry, 4 for 33 yards
Receiving:
NYG: Bob Tucker, 5 for 69 yards and 1 TD; Charlie Evans, 5 for 38 yards; Don Herrmann, 4 for 24 yards; Ron Johnson, 2 for 6 yards DET: John Hilton, 3 for 120 yards and 1 TD; Ron Jessie, 2 for 29 yards and 1 TD; Al Barnes, 2 for 24 yards and 1 TD; Craig Cotton, 1 for 32 yards; Altie Taylor, 1 for 2 yards
Kick returns:
NYG: Rocky Thompson, 4 for 198 yards and 1 TD; Bobby Duhon, 1 for 26 yards; John Douglas, 1 for 10 yards DET: Ron Jessie, 3 for 86 yards; Mickey Zofko, 1 for 44 yards
Punt returns:
NYG: Bobby Duhon, 2 for 20 yards DET: Lem Barney, 3 for 26 yards
Interceptions:
DET: Mike Lucci, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
NYG: Tom Blanchard, 4 for 171 yards DET: Herman Weaver, 3 for 113 yards
Field Goals:
NYG: Pete Gogolak, 1/2 DET: Errol Mann, 3/3
NYG: Norm Snead, 16 of 25 for 137 yards and 1 TD (1 int) DET: Greg Landry, 9 of 17 for 207 yards and 3 TDs
Rushing:
NYG: Charlie Evans, 14 for 57 yards; Ron Johnson, 12 for 54 yards; Don Herrmann, 1 for 1 yard DET: Steve Owens, 20 for 113 yards; Altie Taylor, 13 for 46 yards; Greg Landry, 4 for 33 yards
Receiving:
NYG: Bob Tucker, 5 for 69 yards and 1 TD; Charlie Evans, 5 for 38 yards; Don Herrmann, 4 for 24 yards; Ron Johnson, 2 for 6 yards DET: John Hilton, 3 for 120 yards and 1 TD; Ron Jessie, 2 for 29 yards and 1 TD; Al Barnes, 2 for 24 yards and 1 TD; Craig Cotton, 1 for 32 yards; Altie Taylor, 1 for 2 yards
Kick returns:
NYG: Rocky Thompson, 4 for 198 yards and 1 TD; Bobby Duhon, 1 for 26 yards; John Douglas, 1 for 10 yards DET: Ron Jessie, 3 for 86 yards; Mickey Zofko, 1 for 44 yards
Punt returns:
NYG: Bobby Duhon, 2 for 20 yards DET: Lem Barney, 3 for 26 yards
Interceptions:
DET: Mike Lucci, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
NYG: Tom Blanchard, 4 for 171 yards DET: Herman Weaver, 3 for 113 yards
Field Goals:
NYG: Pete Gogolak, 1/2 DET: Errol Mann, 3/3