Week 8, 1979

played in Seattle, OR

71 degrees, rain, 14 mph wind

Detroit Lions	0	7	7	3	-	17
Seattle Seahawks	0	10	3	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
2Q: 15:00 SEA - Marco King 15 run (Errol Mann extra point)
2Q: 10:57 DET - Jack Dolbin 9 pass from Bill Demory (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
2Q: 00:07 SEA - Errol Mann 54 field goal
3Q: 11:49 DET - Van Harmon 37 fumble return (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
3Q: 00:16 SEA - Errol Mann 32 field goal
4Q: 09:15 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 52 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 15:00 SEA - Marco King 15 run (Errol Mann extra point)
2Q: 10:57 DET - Jack Dolbin 9 pass from Bill Demory (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
2Q: 00:07 SEA - Errol Mann 54 field goal
3Q: 11:49 DET - Van Harmon 37 fumble return (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
3Q: 00:16 SEA - Errol Mann 32 field goal
4Q: 09:15 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 52 field goal

Team Statistics DET SEA
Record 3-4 3-4
First Downs 15 18
- by Rushing 5 7
- by Passing 10 11
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 276 380
- Offensive Plays 57 69
- Yards per Play 4.84 5.51
Net Rushing Yards 82 134
- Rushing Attempts 25 28
- Yards per Rush 3.28 4.79
Net Passing Yards 194 246
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 16 - 2 38 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 200 262
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 3/16
- Yards per Pass Play 6.06 6.00
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 5/3
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 9/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.3 5.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 8/55 5/24
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 3/49
Kick Returns/Yards 3/79 4/102
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 34
Time of Possession 30:00 30:00

Team Statistics	DET	SEA
Record	3-4	3-4
First Downs	15	18
- by Rushing	5	7
- by Passing	10	11
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	276	380
- Offensive Plays	57	69
- Yards per Play	4.84	5.51
Net Rushing Yards	82	134
- Rushing Attempts	25	28
- Yards per Rush	3.28	4.79
Net Passing Yards	194	246
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 16 - 2	38 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	200	262
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	3/16
- Yards per Pass Play	6.06	6.00
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	5/3
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	9/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.3	5.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	8/55	5/24
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	3/49
Kick Returns/Yards	3/79	4/102
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 34
Time of Possession	30:00	30:00

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:25	OWN 44	3	-7	Interception
1	10:02	4:18	OWN 3	8	40	Punt
2	14:53	4:02	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	9:28	1:48	OPP 31	3	6	Missed FG
2	5:52	2:05	OWN 22	4	15	Interception
2	1:47	1:12	OWN 3	3	-1	Punt
3	13:32	1:53	OWN 3	5	20	Punt
3	6:08	2:35	OWN 35	5	14	Punt
3	0:11	6:04	OWN 18	11	47	Field Goal
4	7:00	2:37	OWN 21	4	22	Punt
4	0:53	0:38	OWN 8	3	5	Punt

Seattle Seahawks
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:35	3:33	OPP 45	7	29	Interception
1	5:44	5:51	OWN 7	11	93	Touchdown
2	10:51	1:23	OWN 22	2	0	Interception
2	7:40	1:48	OWN 32	3	7	Punt
2	3:47	2:00	OPP 47	7	44	Fumble
2	0:35	0:33	OPP 41	3	4	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:28	OWN 45	3	7	Punt
3	11:39	5:31	OWN 29	9	36	Fumble
3	3:33	3:22	OWN 20	7	65	Field Goal
4	9:07	2:07	OWN 21	3	-5	Punt
4	4:23	3:30	OWN 9	12	83	Downs
4	0:15	0:15	OPP 34	2	3	Game

Game MVP: Ed O'Neil, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Carlos Spencer	16	54	3.38	13	1
Dexter Bussey	8	26	3.25	8	0
Mike Nott	1	2	2.00	2	0

Seattle	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Duane Thomas	12	68	5.67	40	1	0
Marco King	11	50	4.55	15	3	1
Mike Phipps	4	10	2.50	5	0	0
Ed Podolak	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Demory	18	10	116	0/0	1	42	2	54.1
Mike Nott	13	6	84	1/6	0	23	0	67.5

Seattle	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mike Phipps	38	23	262	3/16	0	27	2	59.3

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Ozzie Newsome	4	6	80	20.00	36	42	0
WR Lamont Marrow	3	8	20	6.67	8	13	0
WR Jim Robinson	3	6	41	13.67	22	23	0
WR Jack Dolbin	2	5	32	16.00	5	23	1
WR Speedy Thomas	1	1	14	14.00	0	14	0
WR Van Harmon	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Carlos Spencer	1	2	4	4.00	6	4	0
FB Mosi Tatupu	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Dexter Bussey	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Seattle	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Earnest Gray	6	8	54	9.00	13	20
WR Charlie Joiner	5	7	84	16.80	21	26
FB Hugh McKinnis	4	4	29	7.25	12	11
WR Barry Pearson	2	5	21	10.50	0	11
TE Bob Tucker	2	4	10	5.00	0	5
RB Ed Podolak	1	1	24	24.00	18	24
WR Vince Papale	1	1	10	10.00	4	10
WR Wesley Walker	1	4	27	27.00	0	27
TE Mickey Shuler	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
RB Duane Thomas	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Ed O'Neil	2	0	0.00	0

Seattle	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Dick Anderson	1	0	0.00	0
CB Lenny Dunlap	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Recov	Force	TD
Ed O'Neil	1	1	0
Van Harmon	1	0	1
Ricky Wesson	1	0	0
Paul Howard	0	1	0
Maurice Spencer	0	1	0
Dennis Boyd	0	1	0
Shane Nelson	0	1	0

Seattle	Fumb	Recov
Lenny Dunlap	1	0
Hugh McKinnis	1	0
Mike Phipps	1	0
Mickey Shuler	1	0
Earnest Gray	1	0
Wayne Moore	0	1
Bob Tucker	0	1

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Russell Erxleben	6	298	49.7	38.2	53	2

Seattle	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bob Parsons	3	137	45.7	45.7	53	1

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Uwe Von Schamann	1/2	1/2	1/1	52	2/2

Seattle	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Errol Mann	2/2	1/1	1/1	54	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Seattle	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lenny Dunlap	3	49	16.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edddie Brown	3	79	26.3	0

Seattle	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jon Staggers	3	80	26.7	0
Eldridge Small	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Dennis Boyd	7	0	1.5	20	31
S Johnnie Gray	7	3	0.0	25	33
CB Maurice Spencer	6	1	1.0	19	29
ILB Shane Nelson	6	0	0.0	18	36
CB Ricky Wesson	5	3	0.0	20	31
S Edddie Brown	4	0	0.0	23	27
OLB Ed O'Neil	3	1	0.0	26	38
CB Dale Lucas	2	1	0.0	20	27
OLB Drew Mahalic	2	0	0.0	6	7
OLB Bob Horn	2	0	0.0	4	6
DT Herb Orvis	1	4	0.5	22	26
DE Barry Bennett	1	2	0.0	18	30
S Nate Wright	1	1	0.0	11	19
CB Ron Mabra	1	1	0.0	10	13
DE Tim Rossovich	1	0	0.0	8	10
WR Lamont Marrow	1	0	---	---	---
DT Donnell Erofeev	1	0	0.0	18	28
WR Jack Dolbin	1	0	---	---	---
DT Gary Dunn	1	0	0.0	11	24
DE Cory Joyner	0	1	0.0	10	12

Seattle	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Carl Gersbach	12	2	0.0	15	22
ILB Dallas Hickman	5	1	0.0	19	26
OLB Doug Adams	4	1	0.0	9	8
DT Bill Brundige	3	2	0.5	20	23
S Dick Anderson	3	2	0.0	12	22
CB Lenny Dunlap	3	0	0.0	9	15
DE Dave Butz	2	0	0.0	10	12
S Neal Craig	2	0	0.0	10	18
S Nolan Cromwell	2	0	0.0	21	28
DE Reggie Doss	1	0	0.5	17	22
FB Hugh McKinnis	1	0	---	---	---
CB Eldridge Small	1	0	0.0	9	14
OLB Doug Swift	1	0	0.0	8	3
CB Mark Mitchell	1	0	0.0	16	17
WR Wesley Walker	1	0	---	---	---
DE Dave Browning	1	0	0.0	13	15
OLB John Skorupan	0	2	0.0	15	19
S Rick Sanford	0	2	0.0	10	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Dennis Boyd	1.5	0	31
CB Maurice Spencer	1.0	0	29
DT Herb Orvis	0.5	1	26
DE Barry Bennett	0.0	3	30
DT Gary Dunn	0.0	1	24

Seattle	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Bill Brundige	0.5	0	2	0	23
DE Reggie Doss	0.5	0	2	0	22
S Nolan Cromwell	0.0	1	0	0	28
DE Dave Browning	0.0	0	1	1	15
ILB Dallas Hickman	0.0	0	1	0	26
DT Stan Johnson	0.0	0	1	0	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ricky Wesson	5	0	0	31
ILB Shane Nelson	4	1	0	36
CB Maurice Spencer	3	1	0	29
S Johnnie Gray	3	0	0	33
OLB Ed O'Neil	2	1	2	38
S Edddie Brown	2	0	0	27
OLB Bob Horn	2	0	0	6
CB Ron Mabra	1	0	0	13
OLB Drew Mahalic	1	0	0	7
CB Danny Colbert	0	1	0	16
CB Dale Lucas	0	1	0	27

Seattle	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Carl Gersbach	3	0	0	22
CB Lenny Dunlap	2	0	1	15
ILB Dallas Hickman	2	0	0	26
S Nolan Cromwell	2	0	0	28
S Dick Anderson	1	1	1	22
CB Eldridge Small	1	1	0	14
OLB Doug Adams	1	0	0	8
S Neal Craig	1	0	0	18
OLB Doug Swift	1	0	0	3
CB Mark Mitchell	1	0	0	17
DE Dave Browning	1	0	0	15

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Steve August	2	8	22	0	27
Paul Howard	2	4	23	1	27
Paul Fersen	2	4	19	0	26
Jesse Burgess	1	4	24	0	27
Charley Hannah	1	2	21	0	28
Burt Prince	0	1	3	0	5
Cody Risien	0	1	8	0	9

Seattle	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Wayne Moore	4	8	26	0	35
Burgess Robinson	1	3	27	2	36
Dave Dalby	1	3	24	0	30
Doug Wilkerson	1	3	17	0	31
Jim Arneson	1	2	12	0	16
Mickey Shuler	1	1	17	0	13
Hugh McKinnis	0	3	18	0	24
Bill Story	0	2	22	1	35

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Jack Dolbin	3	7
Ozzie Newsome	1	13
Ken Long	1	8
Paul Howard	1	7
Ron Mabra	1	7

Seattle	Tackles	STPlays
Mark Mitchell	3	9

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ed O'Neil	---	---	26	38	2	66
Mosi Tatupu	20	27	---	---	19	66
Ozzie Newsome	23	28	---	---	13	64
Johnnie Gray	---	---	25	33	3	61
Jesse Burgess	24	27	---	---	8	59
Paul Howard	23	27	---	---	7	57
Ricky Wesson	---	---	20	31	6	57
Edddie Brown	---	---	23	27	6	56
Shane Nelson	---	---	18	36	2	56
Maurice Spencer	---	---	19	29	6	54
Dennis Boyd	---	---	20	31	1	52
Herb Orvis	---	---	22	26	2	50
Steve August	22	27	---	---	1	50
Charley Hannah	21	28	---	---	---	49
Barry Bennett	---	---	18	30	1	49
Dale Lucas	---	---	20	27	1	48
Donnell Erofeev	---	---	18	28	1	47
Paul Fersen	19	26	---	---	---	45
Dexter Bussey	9	17	---	---	16	42
Lamont Marrow	19	22	---	---	---	41
Danny Colbert	---	---	7	16	15	38
Jim Robinson	15	22	---	---	---	37
Gary Dunn	---	---	11	24	2	37
Speedy Thomas	10	14	---	---	11	35
Carlos Spencer	16	15	---	---	3	34
Nate Wright	---	---	11	19	1	31
Bill Demory	12	18	---	---	---	30
Ron Mabra	---	---	10	13	7	30
Mike Nott	13	14	---	---	---	27
Cory Joyner	---	---	10	12	4	26
Cody Risien	8	9	---	---	8	25
Jack Dolbin	8	9	---	---	7	24
Ken Long	5	11	---	---	8	24
Tim Rossovich	---	---	8	10	3	21
Bob Adams	5	3	---	---	10	18
Drew Mahalic	---	---	6	7	4	17
Randy Coffield	---	---	10	5	2	17
Burt Prince	3	5	---	---	8	16
Van Harmon	0	3	---	---	12	15
Bob Horn	---	---	4	6	3	13
Larry Ball	---	---	2	3	5	10
Doug Allen	---	---	0	0	8	8
Russell Erxleben	0	0	---	---	6	6
Uwe Von Schamann	0	0	---	---	6	6
Buddy Ursino	0	0	---	---	2	2
Walter White	0	0	---	---	1	1

Seattle	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mike Phipps	28	41	---	---	---	69
Burgess Robinson	27	36	---	---	5	68
Hugh McKinnis	18	24	---	---	19	61
Wayne Moore	26	35	---	---	---	61
Bill Story	22	35	---	---	---	57
Wesley Walker	17	24	---	---	16	57
Dave Dalby	24	30	---	---	2	56
Doug Wilkerson	17	31	---	---	3	51
Nolan Cromwell	---	---	21	28	2	51
Pat Toomay	---	---	22	27	1	50
Charlie Joiner	19	27	---	---	1	47
Dave Brown	---	---	21	24	2	47
Dallas Hickman	---	---	19	26	1	46
Bill Brundige	---	---	20	23	2	45
Bob Tucker	14	22	---	---	7	43
Carl Gersbach	---	---	15	22	5	42
Mark Mitchell	---	---	16	17	9	42
Mickey Shuler	17	13	---	---	12	42
Marco King	13	15	---	---	13	41
Reggie Doss	---	---	17	22	2	41
Neal Craig	---	---	10	18	12	40
Lenny Dunlap	---	---	9	15	16	40
Dick Anderson	---	---	12	22	3	37
Stan Johnson	---	---	15	19	2	36
John Skorupan	---	---	15	19	1	35
Duane Thomas	14	20	---	---	---	34
Dave Browning	---	---	13	15	6	34
Earnest Gray	13	16	---	---	5	34
Jim Arneson	12	16	---	---	5	33
Barry Pearson	10	21	---	---	---	31
Eldridge Small	---	---	9	14	7	30
Doug Swift	---	---	8	3	16	27
Doug Adams	---	---	9	8	8	25
Dave Butz	---	---	10	12	3	25
Vince Papale	2	13	---	---	10	25
Len Gotshalk	8	11	---	---	5	24
Wade Manning	---	---	4	12	6	22
Montique Anderson	4	11	---	---	5	20
Rick Sanford	---	---	10	6	1	17
Ed Podolak	3	10	---	---	---	13
Errol Mann	0	0	---	---	6	6
Otis Sistrunk	---	---	0	0	4	4
Bob Parsons	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jon Staggers	0	0	---	---	3	3
Tony Adams	0	0	---	---	2	2
Brian Sipe	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	32	6.4
Middle	14	28	2.0
Right	6	22	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	38	6.3
Middle	17	87	5.1
Right	5	9	1.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Demory	18	10	1	0	0	1	4	0	2
Mike Nott	13	6	3	2	1	1	3	1	0

Seattle	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mike Phipps	38	23	5	2	1	5	5	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	6	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	87	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	3	63	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	44	8.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	8	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	105	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	8	99	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	50	10.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lamont Marrow	8	3	0	20	0	22
WR Jim Robinson	6	3	1	41	1	22
TE Ozzie Newsome	6	4	0	80	2	28
WR Jack Dolbin	5	2	0	32	1	9
RB Carlos Spencer	2	1	0	4	0	15
RB Dexter Bussey	1	0	0	0	0	17
WR Speedy Thomas	1	1	0	14	0	14
WR Van Harmon	1	1	0	3	0	3
FB Mosi Tatupu	1	1	0	6	0	27

Seattle	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Earnest Gray	8	6	0	54	1	16
WR Charlie Joiner	7	5	0	84	2	27
WR Barry Pearson	5	2	1	21	0	21
FB Hugh McKinnis	4	4	0	29	0	24
TE Bob Tucker	4	2	0	10	0	22
WR Wesley Walker	4	1	0	27	1	24
RB Duane Thomas	3	0	0	0	0	20
RB Ed Podolak	1	1	0	24	1	10
WR Vince Papale	1	1	0	10	0	13
TE Mickey Shuler	1	1	0	3	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dexter Bussey	1	1	1.00	3.25
Carlos Spencer	1	5	5.00	3.38

Seattle	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Duane Thomas	2	4	2.00	5.67
Marco King	2	15	7.50	4.55

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Demory	2	2	14	7.00	6.44

Seattle	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mike Phipps	9	2	12	1.33	6.89

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Lamont Marrow	1	1	5	5.00	2.50
WR Jack Dolbin	1	1	9	9.00	6.40

Seattle	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Earnest Gray	3	2	12	4.00	6.75
TE Bob Tucker	2	0	0	0.00	2.50
WR Wesley Walker	2	0	0	0.00	6.75
WR Barry Pearson	1	0	0	0.00	4.20
RB Duane Thomas	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Dexter Bussey	1	0

Seattle	Rushes	Conversions
Marco King	2	2
Mike Phipps	1	1
Ed Podolak	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Demory	7	4	3
Mike Nott	3	0	0

Seattle	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mike Phipps	10	9	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jim Robinson	3	1	1
TE Ozzie Newsome	3	2	1
WR Jack Dolbin	2	1	1
RB Dexter Bussey	1	0	0
WR Lamont Marrow	1	0	0

Seattle	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Barry Pearson	3	2	1
WR Charlie Joiner	2	2	2
FB Hugh McKinnis	2	2	2
WR Earnest Gray	2	2	1
TE Mickey Shuler	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,500 (21,400)
End Zone 15,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,500 (21,400)
End Zone	15,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)