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Sunday November 23, 1980
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 11/23/1980:



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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
Detroit LionsOFFENSE181.1  (1)173.1  (23)354.2  (7)25
DEFENSE102.1  (5)207.3  (15)309.4  (9)24
Tampa Bay BuccaneersOFFENSE125.5  (13)190.3  (21)315.8  (19)23
DEFENSE138.4  (23)206.3  (14)344.6  (21)22

Line: Buccaneers by 3

Team1234F
Detroit Lions (7-5-0)0143724
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-7-1)370010

( 0- 3) TB  Garo Yepremian 24 yard field goal
( 0-10) TB  Gordon Jones 12 yard pass from Doug Williams (Garo Yepremian kick)
( 7-10) DET Ray Williams 11 yard rush (Eddie Murray kick)
(14-10) DET Billy Sims 21 yard rush (Eddie Murray kick)
(17-10) DET Eddie Murray 33 yard field goal
(24-10) DET Dexter Bussey 5 yard rush (Eddie Murray kick)
                     DET             TB
First Downs:         19              15
Rushes-yards:        40-129          16-45
Yards/rush:          3.2             2.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     22-29-157-0     18-34-171-1
Sacked-yards:        3-24            2-16
Net pass yards:      133             155
Net yards/pass:      4.2             4.3
Total net yards:     262             200
Total plays:         72 (55% run)    52 (30% run)  
Yards/play:          3.6             3.8
Fumbles-lost:        4-1             3-3
Turnovers:           1               4
Penalties-yards:     7-52            3-25

Attendance: 64,976
Passing:
DET: Gary Danielson, 22 of 29 for 157 yards
TB: Doug Williams, 18 of 34 for 171 yards and 1 TD (1 int)

Rushing:
DET: Billy Sims, 15 for 75 yards and 1 TD; Dexter Bussey, 12 for 28 yards and 1 TD; Rick Kane, 6 for 0 yards; Gary Danielson, 4 for 10 yards; Ray Williams, 1 for 11 yards and 1 TD; Horace King, 1 for 7 yards; Bo Robinson, 1 for -2 yards
TB: Jerry Eckwood, 12 for 27 yards; Doug Williams, 1 for 12 yards; Johnny Davis, 1 for 3 yards; Tony Davis, 1 for 2 yards; Gary Davis, 1 for 1 yard

Receiving:
DET: David Hill, 7 for 31 yards; Freddie Scott, 5 for 74 yards; Billy Sims, 5 for 33 yards; Horace King, 3 for 10 yards; Dexter Bussey, 2 for 9 yards
TB: Jerry Eckwood, 6 for 45 yards; Gordon Jones, 4 for 48 yards and 1 TD; Jimmie Giles, 2 for 17 yards; Gary Davis, 2 for 12 yards; Jim Obradovich, 1 for 21 yards; Isaac Hagins, 1 for 14 yards; Tony Davis, 1 for 9 yards; Kevin House, 1 for 5 yards

Kick returns:
DET: Rick Kane, 2 for 64 yards; Ray Williams, 1 for 6 yards
TB: Gary Davis, 2 for 43 yards; Danny Reece, 2 for 37 yards

Punt returns:
DET: Ray Williams, 4 for 63 yards
TB: Danny Reece, 6 for 53 yards

Interceptions:
DET: Wayne Smith, 1 for 23 yards

Punting:
DET: Tom Skladany, 6 for 273 yards
TB: Tom Blanchard, 7 for 285 yards

Field Goals:
DET: Eddie Murray, 1/2
TB: Garo Yepremian, 1/1




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