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Sunday, September 9, 1979
Scoring
| WAS | DET | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Lions | Benny Ricardo 27 yard field goal | 0 | 3 |
| 2nd | Redskins | Ricky Thompson 8 yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) | 7 | 3 |
| Redskins | Mark Moseley 35 yard field goal | 10 | 3 | |
| Redskins | Benny Malone 5 yard rush (Mark Moseley kick) | 17 | 3 | |
| 3rd | Redskins | Jean Fugett 3 yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) | 24 | 3 |
| 4th | Lions | Bo Robinson 2 yard rush (Benny Ricardo kick) | 24 | 10 |
| Lions | Rick Kane 12 yard rush (Benny Ricardo kick) | 24 | 17 | |
| Lions | Freddie Scott 24 yard pass from Jeff Komlo (Benny Ricardo kick) | 24 | 24 | |
| Redskins | Mark Moseley 41 yard field goal | 27 | 24 |
Team Stats
| WAS | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 23 | 20 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 44-182-1 | 39-217-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 14-20-146-2-0 | 11-22-162-1-3 |
| Sacked-yards | 2-7 | 1-5 |
| Net pass yards | 139 | 157 |
| Total yards | 321 | 374 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-2 | 4-3 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 6 |
| Penalties-yards | 4-35 | 6-37 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng |
| John Riggins | WAS | 18 | 80 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| Benny Malone | WAS | 14 | 59 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 14 | ||||||
| Joe Theismann | WAS | 13 | 19 | 116 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ricky Thompson | WAS | 3 | 54 | 1 | 30 | ||||||||||
| Buddy Hardeman | WAS | 1 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| Clarence Harmon | WAS | 5 | 25 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||
| Don Warren | WAS | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 | ||||||||||
| Jean Fugett | WAS | 2 | 14 | 1 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Jeff Komlo | DET | 11 | 22 | 162 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Bo Robinson | DET | 15 | 81 | 1 | 29 | ||||||||||
| Rick Kane | DET | 11 | 74 | 1 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Freddie Scott | DET | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 65 | 1 | 24 | ||||||
| David Hill | DET | 5 | 57 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Dexter Bussey | DET | 9 | 47 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||||
| Leonard Thompson | DET | 2 | 40 | 0 | 28 | ||||||||||
| Horace King | DET | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Lawrence Gaines | DET | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
Defense & Returns
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | ||
| Buddy Hardeman | WAS | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 76 | 25.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Don Harris | WAS | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Ken Houston | WAS | 0.0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Mark H. Murphy | WAS | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Lemar Parrish | WAS | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Ken Callicutt | DET | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| William Gay | DET | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Rick Kane | DET | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Bo Robinson | DET | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
Kicking & Punting
| Scoring | Punting | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | |
| Mike Bragg | WAS | 4 | 157 | 39.3 | 0 | ||||
| Mark Moseley | WAS | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Benny Ricardo | DET | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Larry Swider | DET | 2 | 86 | 43.0 | 0 | ||||
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