NFL game summary for 09/09/1979:

Mark Moseley kicked a 41-yard field goal with eight seconds left to give the Redskins a 27-24 victory. Moseley had missed on a 46-yarder moments before his winning kick, but the Lions were penalized for having 12 men on the field. Detroit trailed 24-3 in the fourth quarter but tied the game at 24 on a two-yard touchdown run by rookie Bo Robinson, a 12-yard run by Rick Kane, and a 24-yard touchdown pass from rookie Jeff Komlo to Freddie Scott. Komlo, making his initial NFL start, directed a 374-yard offensive attack, completing 11 of 22 passes for 162 yards. Washington jumped to a 24-3 lead on Joe Theismann's touchdown passes to Ricky Thompson and Jean Fugett and Benny Malone's short run. A 10-play, 53-yard drive set up Moseley's game-winning field goal.

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

	Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
OFFENSE	142.0 (14)	104.0 (23)	246.0 (21)	3
DEFENSE	199.0 (23)	166.0 (16)	365.0 (21)	3
OFFENSE	? (14)	? (24)	? (25)	0
DEFENSE	? (25)	? (7)	? (15)	0

Line: Even

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Washington Redskins (1-1-0)	0	17	7	3	27
Detroit Lions (0-2-0)	3	0	0	21	24

( 0- 3) DET Benny Ricardo 27 yard field goal ( 7- 3) WAS Ricky Thompson 8 yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) (10- 3) WAS Mark Moseley 35 yard field goal (17- 3) WAS Benny Malone 5 yard rush (Mark Moseley kick) (24- 3) WAS Jean Fugett 3 yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) (24-10) DET Bo Robinson 2 yard rush (Benny Ricardo kick) (24-17) DET Rick Kane 12 yard rush (Benny Ricardo kick) (24-24) DET Freddie Scott 24 yard pass from Jeff Komlo (Benny Ricardo kick) (27-24) WAS Mark Moseley 41 yard field goal

                     WAS             DET
First Downs:         23              20
Rushes-yards:        44-182          39-217
Yards/rush:          4.1             5.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     14-20-146-0     11-22-162-3
Sacked-yards:        2-7             1-5
Net pass yards:      139             157
Net yards/pass:      6.3             6.8
Total net yards:     321             374
Total plays:         66 (66% run)    62 (62% run)  
Yards/play:          4.9             6.0
Fumbles-lost:        2-2             4-3
Turnovers:           2               6
Penalties-yards:     4-35            6-37

Attendance: 54,991

Passing:
WAS: Joe Theismann, 13 of 19 for 116 yards and 2 TDs; Buddy Hardeman, 1 of 1 for 30 yards DET: Jeff Komlo, 11 of 22 for 162 yards and 1 TD (3 int)
Rushing:
WAS: John Riggins, 18 for 80 yards; Benny Malone, 14 for 59 yards and 1 TD; Clarence Harmon, 5 for 25 yards; Buddy Hardeman, 5 for 12 yards; Joe Theismann, 2 for 6 yards DET: Bo Robinson, 15 for 81 yards and 1 TD; Rick Kane, 11 for 74 yards and 1 TD; Dexter Bussey, 9 for 47 yards; Freddie Scott, 1 for 8 yards; Horace King, 1 for 5 yards; Lawrence Gaines, 1 for 2 yards; Jeff Komlo, 1 for 0 yards
Receiving:
WAS: John Riggins, 4 for 29 yards; Ricky Thompson, 3 for 54 yards and 1 TD; Benny Malone, 2 for 17 yards; Jean Fugett, 2 for 14 yards and 1 TD; Buddy Hardeman, 2 for 9 yards; Don Warren, 1 for 23 yards DET: David Hill, 5 for 57 yards; Freddie Scott, 4 for 65 yards and 1 TD; Leonard Thompson, 2 for 40 yards
Kick returns:
WAS: Buddy Hardeman, 3 for 76 yards; Don Harris, 2 for 6 yards DET: Rick Kane, 2 for 49 yards; Ken Callicutt, 1 for 16 yards; Bo Robinson, 1 for 8 yards; William Gay, 1 for 0 yards
Punt returns:
WAS: Buddy Hardeman, 1 for 0 yards
Interceptions:
WAS: Ken Houston, 1 for 20 yards; Lemar Parrish, 1 for 4 yards; Mark Murphy, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
WAS: Mike Bragg, 4 for 157 yards DET: Larry Swider, 2 for 86 yards
Field Goals:
WAS: Mark Moseley, 2/2 DET: Benny Ricardo, 1/1