NFL game summary for 09/25/1977:

Dexter Bussey accounted for 150 of the Lions' 306 rushing yards, most by the team since 1952, and Charlie Sanders broke Gail Cogdill's club reception record as Detroit evened its record at 1-1. Greg Landry, guiding a 429-yard offensive attack, gave the Lions a 7-0 first quarter lead on a 23-yard touchdown pass to J. D. Hill. The Saints came back to take a 14-10 halftime edge after Tom Myers blocked a Detroit punt and recovered it in the end zone. Landry drove the Lions 78 yards on 12 plays after the second half kickoff for the go-ahead score, a 20-yard pass to Sanders. It was Sanders' 326th career catch at Detroit.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

	Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
OFFENSE	153.0 (10)	162.0 (8)	315.0 (7)	2
DEFENSE	81.0 (4)	123.0 (12)	204.0 (7)	1
OFFENSE	168.0 (7)	195.0 (4)	363.0 (3)	1
DEFENSE	260.0 (28)	40.0 (3)	300.0 (20)	0

Line: Lions by 8

Team	1	2	3	4	F
New Orleans Saints (0-2-0)	0	14	0	5	19
Detroit Lions (1-1-0)	7	3	13	0	23

( 0- 7) DET J.D. Hill 23 yard pass from Greg Landry (Steve Mike-Mayer kick)
( 7- 7) NO  Chuck Muncie 31 yard rush (Rich Szaro kick)
(14- 7) NO  Tom Myers 0 yard fumble return (Rich Szaro kick)
(14-10) DET Steve Mike-Mayer 43 yard field goal
(14-17) DET Charlie Sanders 20 yard pass from Greg Landry (Steve Mike-Mayer kick)
(14-23) DET Horace King 2 yard rush (kick failed)
(16-23) NO  Safety, punt snap out of end zone
(19-23) NO  Rich Szaro 26 yard field goal

                     NO              DET
First Downs:         9               26
Rushes-yards:        17-39           53-306
Yards/rush:          2.3             5.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     10-22-85-1      13-28-183-0
Sacked-yards:        6-32            5-60
Net pass yards:      53              123
Net yards/pass:      1.9             3.7
Total net yards:     92              429
Total plays:         45 (37% run)    86 (61% run)  
Yards/play:          2.0             5.0
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             2-1
Turnovers:           1               1
Penalties-yards:     7-61            10-84

Attendance: 51,458

Passing:
NO: Archie Manning, 10 of 22 for 85 yards (1 int) DET: Greg Landry, 13 of 28 for 183 yards and 2 TDs
Rushing:
NO: Chuck Muncie, 11 for 52 yards and 1 TD; Tony Galbreath, 3 for 4 yards; Archie Manning, 2 for 0 yards; Don Herrmann, 1 for -17 yards DET: Dexter Bussey, 24 for 150 yards; Horace King, 14 for 87 yards and 1 TD; Rick Kane, 5 for 42 yards; Greg Landry, 5 for 12 yards; Marv Hubbard, 4 for 22 yards; David Hill, 1 for -7 yards
Receiving:
NO: Jim Thaxton, 3 for 42 yards; Tony Galbreath, 3 for 4 yards; Larry Burton, 1 for 13 yards; Don Herrmann, 1 for 13 yards; Joel Parker, 1 for 7 yards; Chuck Muncie, 1 for 6 yards DET: Ray Jarvis, 3 for 46 yards; Horace King, 3 for 18 yards; David Hill, 2 for 27 yards; Charlie Sanders, 2 for 26 yards and 1 TD; J.D. Hill, 1 for 23 yards and 1 TD; Dexter Bussey, 1 for 22 yards; Luther Blue, 1 for 21 yards
Kick returns:
NO: Greg Boykin, 2 for 42 yards; Jimmy Stewart, 1 for 33 yards DET: James Hunter, 3 for 77 yards; Randy Rich, 1 for 9 yards
Punt returns:
NO: Rich Mauti, 1 for 0 yards DET: Dick Jauron, 4 for 10 yards
Interceptions:
DET: Levi Johnson, 1 for 19 yards
Punting:
NO: Tom Blanchard, 8 for 402 yards DET: Wilbur Summers, 4 for 134 yards
Field Goals:
NO: Rich Szaro, 1/1 DET: Steve Mike-Mayer, 1/2