Week 4, 1979

played in Detroit, MI

77 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Los Angeles Rams07733-20
Detroit Lions73700-17

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

Team StatisticsLASDET
Record2-21-3
First Downs2315
- by Rushing25
- by Passing2110
- by Penalty00
Total Net Yards393306
- Offensive Plays8461
- Yards per Play4.685.02
Net Rushing Yards63114
- Rushing Attempts2326
- Yards per Rush2.744.38
Net Passing Yards330192
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt60 - 35 - 033 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards335202
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/52/10
- Yards per Pass Play5.415.49
Fumbles/Lost1/01/0
3rd Down Conversions8/205/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.77.6
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards4/254/25
Punt Returns/Yards4/323/16
Kick Returns/Yards4/943/75
Interception Ret./Yards1/20/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits22
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/12/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 29OWN 24
Time of Possession37:2927:06

Drive Charts

Los Angeles Rams
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:004:16OWN 28621Punt
19:261:14OWN 213-3Punt
14:582:06OWN 2339Punt
214:295:54OWN 221131Punt
27:392:57OWN 38720Punt
23:210:58OPP 40440Touchdown
313:413:47OWN 23733Punt
36:033:05OWN 20780Touchdown
30:263:28OWN 20959Field Goal
49:213:26OWN 17727Punt
44:100:55OPP 4434Punt
42:400:37OWN 4737Punt
40:360:35OWN 1330Punt
OT115:004:35OPP 411140Field Goal
Detroit Lions
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
110:441:18OWN 6623Punt
18:123:14OWN 46754Touchdown
12:523:23OWN 20845Field Goal
28:350:56OWN 203-2Punt
24:421:21OWN 93-2Punt
22:232:23OWN 19419Half
315:001:19OWN 2038Punt
39:543:51OWN 20880Touchdown
32:582:32OWN 4837Punt
411:582:37OWN 393-4Punt
45:551:45OWN 11423Interception
43:150:35OWN 2030Punt
42:031:27OWN 20530Punt
40:010:01OWN 4510Half

Game MVP: Ron Jaworski, Los Angeles Rams

Rushing Statistics

Los AngelesAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Secdrick McIntyre16332.06700
Lawrence McCutcheon3134.33800
Tony Galbreath210.50100
Ron Jaworski144.00400
Roland Harper11212.001210
DetroitAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Carlos Spencer13604.621711
Dexter Bussey11383.451410
Bill Demory2168.001410

Passing Statistics

Los AngelesAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Ron Jaworski60353351/5245085.0
DetroitAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Bill Demory33152022/10133162.9

Receiving Statistics

Los AngelesCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR John Kimbrough918879.6717220
WR Freddie Solomon810718.886190
WR Billy Brooks578717.4038451
RB Secdrick McIntyre56346.809100
WR Danny Fulton411338.250121
TE Charlie Sanders23147.00770
FB Tony Galbreath1155.00050
TE Rick Walker1144.00040
WR Daryl Bernstein0100.00000
FB Roland Harper0200.00000
DetroitCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Ozzie Newsome69569.3319231
WR Jack Dolbin365217.339210
WR Lamont Marrow256030.008330
WR Jim Robinson24126.000110
RB Dexter Bussey1122.00020
WR Speedy Thomas152020.0010200
TE Walter White0300.00000

Interception Statistics

Los AngelesIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Delles Howell122.000
DetroitIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

Los AngelesFumbRecovForceTD
Secdrick McIntyre1100
Reggie Pinkney0010
DetroitFumbRecovForceTD
Jim Robinson1000
Doug Allen0100
Carl Barzilauskas0010

Punting Statistics

Los AngelesPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Rickey Jarrell1044244.234.6503
DetroitPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Russell Erxleben837146.439.9584

Kicking Statistics

Los AngelesFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Rich Szaro2/20/00/0382/2
DetroitFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Uwe Von Schamann1/11/11/1522/2

Punt Return Statistics

Los AngelesRetYardsAvgTD
John Kimbrough4328.00
DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
Jim Robinson3165.30

Kick Return Statistics

Los AngelesRetYardsAvgTD
John Kimbrough49423.50
DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
Edddie Brown26331.50
Dexter Bussey11212.00

Defensive Statistics

Los AngelesTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Jim Youngblood610.02124
ILB Jeff Siemon530.02429
S Jerry Anderson530.01827
DT Manny Fernandez510.01722
DE Jack Youngblood402.02330
CB Mark Burke320.01725
CB Delles Howell310.01724
CB Reggie Pinkney310.01317
DE Elvin Bethea210.01928
S Ike Thomas110.02128
CB Charles Williams110.069
OLB Charlie Hall100.067
S Hurles Scales100.0615
CB Dwight Hicks100.02127
DT Bob Golic010.01513
DetroitTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Ron Mabra900.01651
S Edddie Brown850.02257
ILB Shane Nelson620.02059
OLB Ed O'Neil510.01633
S Johnnie Gray430.01850
DT Carl Barzilauskas410.01946
OLB Larry Ball320.01332
CB Ricky Wesson320.01242
CB Maurice Spencer310.01849
S Nate Wright300.01334
DT Herb Orvis211.01748
DT Gary Dunn220.0824
DE Dennis Boyd220.01545
S Scott Perry200.0718
DE Cory Joyner120.01022
TE Ozzie Newsome10---------
ILB Doug Allen020.045
DE Tim Rossovich020.0816
DE Barry Bennett010.01539

Pass Rush Statistics

Los AngelesSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Jack Youngblood2.000030
DE Elvin Bethea0.020028
DT Manny Fernandez0.001022
OLB Randy Wheaton0.00104
DT Troy Archer0.001019
DetroitSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Herb Orvis1.021148
DE Barry Bennett0.012039
DE Dennis Boyd0.004045
DT Carl Barzilauskas0.001046
DE Cory Joyner0.001022
ILB Shane Nelson0.001059

Pass Defense Statistics

Los AngelesCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Mark Burke31025
CB Delles Howell21124
ILB Jeff Siemon20029
OLB Jim Youngblood20024
S Jerry Anderson20027
CB Dwight Hicks12027
CB Charles Williams1109
OLB Charlie Hall1007
CB Reggie Pinkney10017
S Hurles Scales01015
DetroitCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Ron Mabra91051
S Edddie Brown72057
CB Maurice Spencer31049
S Johnnie Gray31050
S Nate Wright30034
CB Ricky Wesson30042
ILB Shane Nelson21059
OLB Ed O'Neil20033
OLB Larry Ball11032
DT Gary Dunn10024
S Scott Perry10018

Blocking Statistics

Los AngelesKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Dan Medlin26021049
Andy Frederick16021054
Bob McKay110208
Jim Sexton03016050
Hardy Dillon02020051
Bob Rush0207011
Roland Harper01010023
Max Montoya0105021
Bob Van Duyne00020151
DetroitKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Charley Hannah48024025
Dan Neal26223131
Mosi Tatupu13016022
Paul Fersen12018127
Cody Risien120808
Jesse Burgess1108012
Steve August01022025
Ozzie Newsome01020028

Special Teams Tackles

Los AngelesTacklesSTPlays
Secdrick McIntyre221
Reggie Pinkney218
Billy Brooks126
Rick Walker121
DetroitTacklesSTPlays
Ozzie Newsome312
Dexter Bussey128
Edddie Brown119
Walter White117
Tom Sullivan110
Burt Prince19

Participation

Los AngelesRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Secdrick McIntyre1852------2191
Ron Jaworski2361---------84
Dan Medlin2149------1181
John Kimbrough1949------1381
Andy Frederick2154---------75
Bob Van Duyne2051------374
Freddie Solomon1748------974
Hardy Dillon2051---------71
Jim Sexton1650------470
Elvin Bethea------19281663
Charlie Sanders1630------1561
Billy Brooks725------2658
Jack Youngblood------2330356
Jeff Siemon------2429154
Roland Harper1023------1952
Ike Thomas------2128---49
Dwight Hicks------2127149
Reggie Pinkney------13171848
Danny Fulton1038---------48
Jim Youngblood------2124146
Jerry Anderson------1827146
Mark Burke------1725244
Delles Howell------1724243
Manny Fernandez------1722---39
Rick Walker611------2138
Max Montoya521------1238
Hurles Scales------6151435
Charles Williams------692035
Bob Golic------1513735
Bill Belk------1315634
Troy Archer------1219334
Tony Galbreath514------1029
Bob Rush711------1129
Tom Hicks------413926
Daryl Bernstein212------1125
Frank Myers310------1225
Charlie Hall------67518
Sean Clark------79117
Randy Wheaton------64414
Bob McKay28---------10
Rickey Jarrell00------1010
Lawrence McCutcheon53---------8
Rich Szaro00------66
Parnell Dickinson00------22
Ted Fargas00---------0
DetroitRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Edddie Brown------22571998
Shane Nelson------2059281
Johnnie Gray------1850270
Carl Barzilauskas------1946469
Maurice Spencer------1849269
Larry Ball------13322368
Herb Orvis------1748368
Ron Mabra------1651168
Nate Wright------13341764
Ricky Wesson------1242963
Bill Demory2635---------61
Dennis Boyd------1545161
Mosi Tatupu1622------2361
Ozzie Newsome2028------1260
Dan Neal2331------458
Paul Howard2127------957
Barry Bennett------1539256
Dexter Bussey1214------2854
Speedy Thomas1222------1953
Ed O'Neil------1633---49
Charley Hannah2425---------49
Steve August2225---------47
Paul Fersen1827---------45
Cory Joyner------10221042
Jim Robinson1120------1041
Carlos Spencer1421------136
Lamont Marrow1717---------34
Gary Dunn------824234
Walter White97------1733
Scott Perry------718833
Tim Rossovich------816630
Jack Dolbin1216------230
Jesse Burgess812------727
Van Harmon36------1423
Burt Prince410------923
Ken Long210------921
Doug Allen------451120
Cody Risien88------218
Tom Sullivan42------1016
Drew Mahalic------0189
Russell Erxleben00------88
Bob Horn------2057
Uwe Von Schamann00------66
Randy Coffield------0044
Buddy Ursino00------11
Mike Nott00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left471.8
Middle15402.7
Right4164.0
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left22211.0
Middle21944.5
Right3-2-0.7
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Los AngelesAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Ron Jaworski603520571010
DetroitAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Bill Demory33155426301

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen75314.4
Short (0-8 Yds)26191295.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)22101537.0
Long (19+ Yds)51224.4
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen1000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)117645.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)146785.6
Long (19+ Yds)72608.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Los AngelesTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR John Kimbrough189287149
WR Danny Fulton114133038
WR Freddie Solomon108071048
WR Billy Brooks75187125
RB Secdrick McIntyre65034052
TE Charlie Sanders32014030
FB Roland Harper2000023
WR Daryl Bernstein1010012
FB Tony Galbreath1105014
TE Rick Walker1104011
DetroitTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
TE Ozzie Newsome96156128
WR Jack Dolbin63052116
WR Speedy Thomas51020122
WR Lamont Marrow52160217
WR Jim Robinson42012020
TE Walter White300007
RB Dexter Bussey1102014

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Los AngelesAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Secdrick McIntyre2-1-0.502.06
Ron Jaworski144.004.00
DetroitAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Dexter Bussey3165.333.45
Carlos Spencer2115.504.62

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Los AngelesAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Ron Jaworski53265.205.58
DetroitAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Bill Demory1188.006.12

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Los AngelesTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Charlie Sanders2173.504.67
WR John Kimbrough1000.004.83
RB Secdrick McIntyre1188.005.67
WR Danny Fulton111111.003.00
DetroitTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Ozzie Newsome1188.006.22

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Los AngelesRushesConversions
Roland Harper10
Tony Galbreath10
Secdrick McIntyre10
DetroitRushesConversions
Dexter Bussey11
Bill Demory11
Carlos Spencer11

Third Down Passing Statistics

Los AngelesAttCompConversions
Ron Jaworski1798
DetroitAttCompConversions
Bill Demory1142

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Los AngelesTargCatchConversions
WR John Kimbrough621
WR Danny Fulton522
WR Freddie Solomon433
RB Secdrick McIntyre222
DetroitTargCatchConversions
WR Speedy Thomas200
WR Jim Robinson210
TE Walter White200
TE Ozzie Newsome211
RB Dexter Bussey111
WR Lamont Marrow100
WR Jack Dolbin110

SectionAttendance
Stadium64,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck19,600 (21,400)
End Zone14,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,100 (3,300)