Week 4, 1979

played in Detroit, MI

77 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Los Angeles Rams	0	7	7	3	3	-	20
Detroit Lions	7	3	7	0	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:05 DET - Ozzie Newsome 8 pass from Bill Demory (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
2Q: 14:37 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 52 field goal
2Q: 02:30 LAS - Danny Fulton 11 pass from Ron Jaworski (Rich Szaro extra point)
3Q: 06:13 DET - Carlos Spencer 5 run (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
3Q: 03:13 LAS - Billy Brooks 45 pass from Ron Jaworski (Rich Szaro extra point)
4Q: 12:03 LAS - Rich Szaro 38 field goal
OT: 10:30 LAS - Rich Szaro 18 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:05 DET - Ozzie Newsome 8 pass from Bill Demory (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
2Q: 14:37 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 52 field goal
2Q: 02:30 LAS - Danny Fulton 11 pass from Ron Jaworski (Rich Szaro extra point)
3Q: 06:13 DET - Carlos Spencer 5 run (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
3Q: 03:13 LAS - Billy Brooks 45 pass from Ron Jaworski (Rich Szaro extra point)
4Q: 12:03 LAS - Rich Szaro 38 field goal
OT: 10:30 LAS - Rich Szaro 18 field goal

Team Statistics LAS DET
Record 2-2 1-3
First Downs 23 15
- by Rushing 2 5
- by Passing 21 10
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 393 306
- Offensive Plays 84 61
- Yards per Play 4.68 5.02
Net Rushing Yards 63 114
- Rushing Attempts 23 26
- Yards per Rush 2.74 4.38
Net Passing Yards 330 192
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 60 - 35 - 0 33 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 335 202
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 5.41 5.49
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/20 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/25 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 4/32 3/16
Kick Returns/Yards 4/94 3/75
Interception Ret./Yards 1/2 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 24
Time of Possession 37:29 27:06

Team Statistics	LAS	DET
Record	2-2	1-3
First Downs	23	15
- by Rushing	2	5
- by Passing	21	10
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	393	306
- Offensive Plays	84	61
- Yards per Play	4.68	5.02
Net Rushing Yards	63	114
- Rushing Attempts	23	26
- Yards per Rush	2.74	4.38
Net Passing Yards	330	192
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	60 - 35 - 0	33 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	335	202
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	5.41	5.49
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/20	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/25	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	4/32	3/16
Kick Returns/Yards	4/94	3/75
Interception Ret./Yards	1/2	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 24
Time of Possession	37:29	27:06

Drive Charts

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:16	OWN 28	6	21	Punt
1	9:26	1:14	OWN 21	3	-3	Punt
1	4:58	2:06	OWN 23	3	9	Punt
2	14:29	5:54	OWN 22	11	31	Punt
2	7:39	2:57	OWN 38	7	20	Punt
2	3:21	0:58	OPP 40	4	40	Touchdown
3	13:41	3:47	OWN 23	7	33	Punt
3	6:03	3:05	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
3	0:26	3:28	OWN 20	9	59	Field Goal
4	9:21	3:26	OWN 17	7	27	Punt
4	4:10	0:55	OPP 44	3	4	Punt
4	2:40	0:37	OWN 47	3	7	Punt
4	0:36	0:35	OWN 13	3	0	Punt
OT1	15:00	4:35	OPP 41	11	40	Field Goal

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:44	1:18	OWN 6	6	23	Punt
1	8:12	3:14	OWN 46	7	54	Touchdown
1	2:52	3:23	OWN 20	8	45	Field Goal
2	8:35	0:56	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
2	4:42	1:21	OWN 9	3	-2	Punt
2	2:23	2:23	OWN 19	4	19	Half
3	15:00	1:19	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	9:54	3:51	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
3	2:58	2:32	OWN 48	3	7	Punt
4	11:58	2:37	OWN 39	3	-4	Punt
4	5:55	1:45	OWN 11	4	23	Interception
4	3:15	0:35	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	2:03	1:27	OWN 20	5	30	Punt
4	0:01	0:01	OWN 45	1	0	Half

Game MVP: Ron Jaworski, Los Angeles Rams

Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Secdrick McIntyre	16	33	2.06	7	0
Lawrence McCutcheon	3	13	4.33	8	0
Tony Galbreath	2	1	0.50	1	0
Ron Jaworski	1	4	4.00	4	0
Roland Harper	1	12	12.00	12	1

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Carlos Spencer	13	60	4.62	17	1	1
Dexter Bussey	11	38	3.45	14	1	0
Bill Demory	2	16	8.00	14	1	0

Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ron Jaworski	60	35	335	1/5	2	45	0	85.0

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Demory	33	15	202	2/10	1	33	1	62.9

Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR John Kimbrough	9	18	87	9.67	17	22	0
WR Freddie Solomon	8	10	71	8.88	6	19	0
WR Billy Brooks	5	7	87	17.40	38	45	1
RB Secdrick McIntyre	5	6	34	6.80	9	10	0
WR Danny Fulton	4	11	33	8.25	0	12	1
TE Charlie Sanders	2	3	14	7.00	7	7	0
FB Tony Galbreath	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Rick Walker	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Daryl Bernstein	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Roland Harper	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Ozzie Newsome	6	9	56	9.33	19	23	1
WR Jack Dolbin	3	6	52	17.33	9	21	0
WR Lamont Marrow	2	5	60	30.00	8	33	0
WR Jim Robinson	2	4	12	6.00	0	11	0
RB Dexter Bussey	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Speedy Thomas	1	5	20	20.00	10	20	0
TE Walter White	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Delles Howell	1	2	2.00	0

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Secdrick McIntyre	1	1	0	0
Reggie Pinkney	0	0	1	0

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jim Robinson	1	0	0
Doug Allen	0	1	0
Carl Barzilauskas	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rickey Jarrell	10	442	44.2	34.6	50	3

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Russell Erxleben	8	371	46.4	39.9	58	4

Kicking Statistics

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rich Szaro	2/2	0/0	0/0	38	2/2

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

Punt Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Kimbrough	4	32	8.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jim Robinson	3	16	5.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Kimbrough	4	94	23.5	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edddie Brown	2	63	31.5	0
Dexter Bussey	1	12	12.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jim Youngblood	6	1	0.0	21	24
ILB Jeff Siemon	5	3	0.0	24	29
S Jerry Anderson	5	3	0.0	18	27
DT Manny Fernandez	5	1	0.0	17	22
DE Jack Youngblood	4	0	2.0	23	30
CB Mark Burke	3	2	0.0	17	25
CB Delles Howell	3	1	0.0	17	24
CB Reggie Pinkney	3	1	0.0	13	17
DE Elvin Bethea	2	1	0.0	19	28
S Ike Thomas	1	1	0.0	21	28
CB Charles Williams	1	1	0.0	6	9
OLB Charlie Hall	1	0	0.0	6	7
S Hurles Scales	1	0	0.0	6	15
CB Dwight Hicks	1	0	0.0	21	27
DT Bob Golic	0	1	0.0	15	13

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Ron Mabra	9	0	0.0	16	51
S Edddie Brown	8	5	0.0	22	57
ILB Shane Nelson	6	2	0.0	20	59
OLB Ed O'Neil	5	1	0.0	16	33
S Johnnie Gray	4	3	0.0	18	50
DT Carl Barzilauskas	4	1	0.0	19	46
OLB Larry Ball	3	2	0.0	13	32
CB Ricky Wesson	3	2	0.0	12	42
CB Maurice Spencer	3	1	0.0	18	49
S Nate Wright	3	0	0.0	13	34
DT Herb Orvis	2	1	1.0	17	48
DT Gary Dunn	2	2	0.0	8	24
DE Dennis Boyd	2	2	0.0	15	45
S Scott Perry	2	0	0.0	7	18
DE Cory Joyner	1	2	0.0	10	22
TE Ozzie Newsome	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Doug Allen	0	2	0.0	4	5
DE Tim Rossovich	0	2	0.0	8	16
DE Barry Bennett	0	1	0.0	15	39

Pass Rush Statistics

Los Angeles	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Jack Youngblood	2.0	0	0	30
DE Elvin Bethea	0.0	2	0	28
DT Manny Fernandez	0.0	0	1	22
OLB Randy Wheaton	0.0	0	1	4
DT Troy Archer	0.0	0	1	19

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Herb Orvis	1.0	2	1	1	48
DE Barry Bennett	0.0	1	2	0	39
DE Dennis Boyd	0.0	0	4	0	45
DT Carl Barzilauskas	0.0	0	1	0	46
DE Cory Joyner	0.0	0	1	0	22
ILB Shane Nelson	0.0	0	1	0	59

Pass Defense Statistics

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Mark Burke	3	1	0	25
CB Delles Howell	2	1	1	24
ILB Jeff Siemon	2	0	0	29
OLB Jim Youngblood	2	0	0	24
S Jerry Anderson	2	0	0	27
CB Dwight Hicks	1	2	0	27
CB Charles Williams	1	1	0	9
OLB Charlie Hall	1	0	0	7
CB Reggie Pinkney	1	0	0	17
S Hurles Scales	0	1	0	15

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ron Mabra	9	1	51
S Edddie Brown	7	2	57
CB Maurice Spencer	3	1	49
S Johnnie Gray	3	1	50
S Nate Wright	3	0	34
CB Ricky Wesson	3	0	42
ILB Shane Nelson	2	1	59
OLB Ed O'Neil	2	0	33
OLB Larry Ball	1	1	32
DT Gary Dunn	1	0	24
S Scott Perry	1	0	18

Blocking Statistics

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dan Medlin	2	6	21	0	49
Andy Frederick	1	6	21	0	54
Bob McKay	1	1	2	0	8
Jim Sexton	0	3	16	0	50
Hardy Dillon	0	2	20	0	51
Bob Rush	0	2	7	0	11
Roland Harper	0	1	10	0	23
Max Montoya	0	1	5	0	21
Bob Van Duyne	0	0	20	1	51

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Charley Hannah	4	8	0	24	0	25
Dan Neal	2	6	2	23	1	31
Mosi Tatupu	1	3	0	16	0	22
Paul Fersen	1	2	0	18	1	27
Cody Risien	1	2	0	8	0	8
Jesse Burgess	1	1	0	8	0	12
Steve August	0	1	0	22	0	25
Ozzie Newsome	0	1	0	20	0	28

Special Teams Tackles

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Secdrick McIntyre	2	21
Reggie Pinkney	2	18
Billy Brooks	1	26
Rick Walker	1	21

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Ozzie Newsome	3	12
Dexter Bussey	1	28
Edddie Brown	1	19
Walter White	1	17
Tom Sullivan	1	10
Burt Prince	1	9

Participation

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Secdrick McIntyre	18	52	---	---	21	91
Ron Jaworski	23	61	---	---	---	84
Dan Medlin	21	49	---	---	11	81
John Kimbrough	19	49	---	---	13	81
Andy Frederick	21	54	---	---	---	75
Bob Van Duyne	20	51	---	---	3	74
Freddie Solomon	17	48	---	---	9	74
Hardy Dillon	20	51	---	---	---	71
Jim Sexton	16	50	---	---	4	70
Elvin Bethea	---	---	19	28	16	63
Charlie Sanders	16	30	---	---	15	61
Billy Brooks	7	25	---	---	26	58
Jack Youngblood	---	---	23	30	3	56
Jeff Siemon	---	---	24	29	1	54
Roland Harper	10	23	---	---	19	52
Ike Thomas	---	---	21	28	---	49
Dwight Hicks	---	---	21	27	1	49
Reggie Pinkney	---	---	13	17	18	48
Danny Fulton	10	38	---	---	---	48
Jim Youngblood	---	---	21	24	1	46
Jerry Anderson	---	---	18	27	1	46
Mark Burke	---	---	17	25	2	44
Delles Howell	---	---	17	24	2	43
Manny Fernandez	---	---	17	22	---	39
Rick Walker	6	11	---	---	21	38
Max Montoya	5	21	---	---	12	38
Hurles Scales	---	---	6	15	14	35
Charles Williams	---	---	6	9	20	35
Bob Golic	---	---	15	13	7	35
Bill Belk	---	---	13	15	6	34
Troy Archer	---	---	12	19	3	34
Tony Galbreath	5	14	---	---	10	29
Bob Rush	7	11	---	---	11	29
Tom Hicks	---	---	4	13	9	26
Daryl Bernstein	2	12	---	---	11	25
Frank Myers	3	10	---	---	12	25
Charlie Hall	---	---	6	7	5	18
Sean Clark	---	---	7	9	1	17
Randy Wheaton	---	---	6	4	4	14
Bob McKay	2	8	---	---	---	10
Rickey Jarrell	0	0	---	---	10	10
Lawrence McCutcheon	5	3	---	---	---	8
Rich Szaro	0	0	---	---	6	6
Parnell Dickinson	0	0	---	---	2	2
Ted Fargas	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Edddie Brown	---	---	22	57	19	98
Shane Nelson	---	---	20	59	2	81
Johnnie Gray	---	---	18	50	2	70
Carl Barzilauskas	---	---	19	46	4	69
Maurice Spencer	---	---	18	49	2	69
Larry Ball	---	---	13	32	23	68
Herb Orvis	---	---	17	48	3	68
Ron Mabra	---	---	16	51	1	68
Nate Wright	---	---	13	34	17	64
Ricky Wesson	---	---	12	42	9	63
Bill Demory	26	35	---	---	---	61
Dennis Boyd	---	---	15	45	1	61
Mosi Tatupu	16	22	---	---	23	61
Ozzie Newsome	20	28	---	---	12	60
Dan Neal	23	31	---	---	4	58
Paul Howard	21	27	---	---	9	57
Barry Bennett	---	---	15	39	2	56
Dexter Bussey	12	14	---	---	28	54
Speedy Thomas	12	22	---	---	19	53
Ed O'Neil	---	---	16	33	---	49
Charley Hannah	24	25	---	---	---	49
Steve August	22	25	---	---	---	47
Paul Fersen	18	27	---	---	---	45
Cory Joyner	---	---	10	22	10	42
Jim Robinson	11	20	---	---	10	41
Carlos Spencer	14	21	---	---	1	36
Lamont Marrow	17	17	---	---	---	34
Gary Dunn	---	---	8	24	2	34
Walter White	9	7	---	---	17	33
Scott Perry	---	---	7	18	8	33
Tim Rossovich	---	---	8	16	6	30
Jack Dolbin	12	16	---	---	2	30
Jesse Burgess	8	12	---	---	7	27
Van Harmon	3	6	---	---	14	23
Burt Prince	4	10	---	---	9	23
Ken Long	2	10	---	---	9	21
Doug Allen	---	---	4	5	11	20
Cody Risien	8	8	---	---	2	18
Tom Sullivan	4	2	---	---	10	16
Drew Mahalic	---	---	0	1	8	9
Russell Erxleben	0	0	---	---	8	8
Bob Horn	---	---	2	0	5	7
Uwe Von Schamann	0	0	---	---	6	6
Randy Coffield	---	---	0	0	4	4
Buddy Ursino	0	0	---	---	1	1
Mike Nott	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	7	1.8
Middle	15	40	2.7
Right	4	16	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	22	11.0
Middle	21	94	4.5
Right	3	-2	-0.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ron Jaworski	60	35	2	0	5	7	10	1	0

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Demory	33	15	5	4	2	6	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	31	4.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	26	19	129	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	22	10	153	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	22	4.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	64	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	6	78	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	60	8.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR John Kimbrough	18	9	2	87	1	49
WR Danny Fulton	11	4	1	33	0	38
WR Freddie Solomon	10	8	0	71	0	48
WR Billy Brooks	7	5	1	87	1	25
RB Secdrick McIntyre	6	5	0	34	0	52
TE Charlie Sanders	3	2	0	14	0	30
FB Roland Harper	2	0	0	0	0	23
WR Daryl Bernstein	1	0	1	0	0	12
FB Tony Galbreath	1	1	0	5	0	14
TE Rick Walker	1	1	0	4	0	11

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Ozzie Newsome	9	6	1	56	1	28
WR Jack Dolbin	6	3	0	52	1	16
WR Speedy Thomas	5	1	0	20	1	22
WR Lamont Marrow	5	2	1	60	2	17
WR Jim Robinson	4	2	0	12	0	20
TE Walter White	3	0	0	0	0	7
RB Dexter Bussey	1	1	0	2	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Secdrick McIntyre	2	-1	-0.50	2.06
Ron Jaworski	1	4	4.00	4.00

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dexter Bussey	3	16	5.33	3.45
Carlos Spencer	2	11	5.50	4.62

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ron Jaworski	5	3	26	5.20	5.58

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Demory	1	1	8	8.00	6.12

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Charlie Sanders	2	1	7	3.50	4.67
WR John Kimbrough	1	0	0	0.00	4.83
RB Secdrick McIntyre	1	1	8	8.00	5.67
WR Danny Fulton	1	1	11	11.00	3.00

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Ozzie Newsome	1	1	8	8.00	6.22

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Roland Harper	1	0
Tony Galbreath	1	0
Secdrick McIntyre	1	0

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Dexter Bussey	1	1
Bill Demory	1	1
Carlos Spencer	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ron Jaworski	17	9	8

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Demory	11	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR John Kimbrough	6	2	1
WR Danny Fulton	5	2	2
WR Freddie Solomon	4	3	3
RB Secdrick McIntyre	2	2	2

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

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,600 (21,400)
End Zone 14,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,600 (21,400)
End Zone	14,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)