Regular Season Week 7: Blitz at Panthers
October 14, 1979 61° Pontiac Silverdome
Attendance: 64,448 (80%)
Blitz 7 6 3 6 - 22
Panthers 7 7 3 0 - 17
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Blitz: 1-3-MIC 3 (5:12) 34-Bruce Fine ran for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 11-Matthew Eno. MIC 0 CHI 7
(Qtr 1) Panthers: 1-1-CHI 0 (1:37) 16-Jerry Ruiz pass complete to 84-Joseph Durden for 0 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Donald Gary. MIC 7 CHI 7
(Qtr 2) Blitz: 3-3-MIC 23 (11:48) 15-Daniel McKee pass complete to 85-George Allen to MIC 0 for 23 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 2) Panthers: 3-12-CHI 45 (8:13) 16-Jerry Ruiz pass complete to 34-Roy Weeks for 45 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Donald Gary. MIC 14 CHI 13
(Qtr 3) Panthers: 4-17-CHI 26 (4:01) 8-Donald Gary 43 yard field goal is GOOD. MIC 17 CHI 13
(Qtr 3) Blitz: 4-1-MIC 19 (0:52) 11-Matthew Eno 37 yard field goal is GOOD. MIC 17 CHI 16
(Qtr 4) Blitz: 4-12-MIC 12 (3:32) 11-Matthew Eno 30 yard field goal is GOOD. MIC 17 CHI 19
(Qtr 4) Blitz: 4-5-MIC 5 (0:35) 11-Matthew Eno 24 yard field goal is GOOD. MIC 17 CHI 22
Team Statistics
Panthers Blitz
First Downs 18 18
- Rushing 3 7
- Passing 15 11
- Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 396 450
- Offensive Plays 66 64
- Yards Per Play 6.00 7.03
Net Rushing Yards 38 117
- Rushing Attempts 10 29
- Yards Per Rush 3.80 4.03
Net Passing Yards 358 333
- Att/Comp/Int 52 / 31 / 0 33 / 21 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 389 346
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4 / 31 2 / 13
- Yards Per Pass Play 6.39 9.51
- Yards Per Completion 12.55 16.48
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 5 / 13 4 / 13
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 9.4 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0 / 1 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 4 / 28 2 / 15
Punt Returns/Yards 0 / 0 3 / 36
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 31 1 / 34
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 1 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 1 1 / 3
Avg Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 28
Time of Possession 28:14 31:45
Drive Charts
Panthers
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:53 OWN 25 5 22 Punt
1 9:24 0:50 OWN 23 3 0 Punt
1 5:09 3:36 OWN 25 8 75 Touchdown
2 11:42 3:36 OWN 25 7 75 Touchdown
2 2:27 1:11 OWN 20 3 7 Punt
2 0:08 0:08 OWN 3 1 -1 Half
3 12:50 2:27 OWN 21 6 49 Punt
3 8:45 4:48 OWN 26 8 46 Field Goal
3 0:49 3:46 OWN 25 10 34 Punt
4 8:23 3:05 OWN 20 7 45 Punt
4 3:29 1:22 OWN 25 4 3 Downs
4 0:32 0:32 OWN 25 3 13 Game
Blitz
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:07 2:43 OWN 15 4 18 Punt
1 8:33 3:24 OWN 36 6 64 Touchdown
1 1:33 4:51 OWN 25 9 75 Touchdown
2 8:06 5:39 OWN 25 11 66 Interception
2 1:16 1:08 OWN 35 4 10 Punt
3 15:00 2:10 OWN 25 3 6 Punt
3 10:23 1:38 OWN 20 3 7 Punt
3 3:57 3:09 OWN 32 5 48 Field Goal
4 12:02 3:39 OWN 9 6 47 Punt
4 5:18 1:49 OWN 11 6 77 Field Goal
4 2:07 1:35 OPP 28 6 23 Field Goal
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Panthers
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#15 Philip Bell 3 16 5.33 20 1 0
#28 Steven Napier 3 15 5.00 8 0 0
#35 Lonnie Wooding 3 8 2.67 6 0 0
#45 Bryan Salinas 1 -1 -1.00 -1 0 0
Blitz
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#34 Bruce Fine 18 61 3.39 12 4 1
#41 George Keyes 10 57 5.70 21 3 0
#37 Ray Bryant 1 -1 -1.00 -1 0 0
Passing Stats
Panthers
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#16 Jerry Ruiz 52 31 389 4 / 31 2 45 0 95.75
Blitz
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#15 Daniel McKee 33 21 346 2 / 13 1 74 1 96.28
Receiving Stats
Panthers
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#34 Roy Weeks 5 79 15.80 45 1
#28 Steven Napier 4 51 12.75 29 0
#81 Gerald Miller 3 51 17.00 27 0
#11 Julio Prince 2 47 23.50 32 0
#36 Darrell Trotter 5 31 6.20 14 0
#80 Anthony Toler 1 26 26.00 26 0
#35 Lonnie Wooding 3 23 7.67 9 0
#45 Bryan Salinas 2 23 11.50 14 0
#86 Cristobal Robinson 2 18 9.00 14 0
#41 Elvis Thomas 1 16 16.00 16 0
#15 Philip Bell 1 12 12.00 12 0
#87 George Berndt 1 12 12.00 12 0
#84 Joseph Durden 1 0 0.00 0 1
Blitz
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#87 George Allen 4 146 36.50 74 1
#16 Chester Landes 6 76 12.67 29 0
#86 John Ayala 5 61 12.20 21 0
#89 Wendell Pinegar 4 45 11.25 15 0
#34 Eric Wilkinson 1 10 10.00 10 0
#89 Joey Walker 1 8 8.00 8 0
Blocking Stats
Panthers
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#54 Arturo James 64 23 1 2
#35 Lonnie Wooding 9 1 1 1
#59 Richard Robinson 63 24 0 0
#88 David Billy 13 3 0 0
#79 David Rodman 65 16 0 2
#67 Jason Graf 59 24 0 3
#45 Bryan Salinas 19 8 0 1
#36 Darrell Trotter 7 14 0 1
#72 Marion Long 53 18 0 1
#34 Roy Weeks 0 11 0 0
#60 Timothy Gates 9 2 0 0
#41 Elvis Thomas 9 0 0 0
#11 Julio Prince 0 11 0 1
#81 Gerald Miller 0 10 0 1
#69 Jamie Westbury 5 0 0 0
#61 Jason Derosa 6 2 0 0
#28 Steven Napier 6 1 0 0
#36 Michael Ellis 0 1 0 0
#98 Paul Funchess 0 1 0 0
#76 Douglas Couey 0 1 0 0
#56 Alton Pastor 0 2 0 0
#35 Juan Jacobson 0 1 0 1
#15 Philip Bell 3 4 0 1
#80 Anthony Toler 0 2 0 0
#94 Arthur Bowie 1 1 0 0
#86 Cristobal Robinson 0 1 0 0
#66 William Downing 0 1 0 1
Blitz
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#34 Bruce Fine 5 3 1 1
#52 Jeff Melton 0 4 0 1
#99 Kenneth Flowers 1 2 0 0
#86 John Ayala 0 17 0 1
#65 Dale Smith 42 35 0 5
#60 Peter Mays 40 33 0 2
#61 Brian Buckley 42 36 0 4
#89 Wendell Pinegar 0 17 0 0
#79 John Jackson 44 42 0 0
#16 Chester Landes 0 19 0 0
#87 George Allen 11 26 0 1
#83 Mario Graham 0 8 0 1
#58 Willie Salisbury 42 32 0 3
#37 Ray Bryant 10 7 0 0
#34 Eric Wilkinson 21 18 0 0
#77 John Johns 1 2 0 0
#67 Aaron Dutton 13 4 0 0
#92 Elton Engler 6 3 0 0
#44 David Feng 0 2 0 0
#95 William Kennedy 0 1 0 0
#89 Joey Walker 0 2 0 0
#41 George Keyes 4 6 0 1
#94 Cesar Collins 0 1 0 0
#50 Jerry Shen 0 1 0 0
#80 David Mackey 0 2 0 0
#65 Gordon Bretz 1 1 0 0
#69 Harry Nelson 1 1 0 1
Interception Stats
Panthers
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#44 David Oxford 1 1 1.00 0
Blitz
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Panthers
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Blitz
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Punting
Panthers
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#14 Cruz Townsend 6 238 39.67 30.33 52 1
Blitz
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#2 Simon Jones 5 238 47.60 42.60 51 1
Kicking
Panthers
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#9 Donald Gary 1 / 1 1 / 1 0 / 0 43 2 / 2
Blitz
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#11 Matthew Eno 3 / 3 0 / 0 0 / 0 37 1 / 2
Punt Return
Panthers
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Blitz
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#89 Joey Walker 3 36 12.0 14 0
Kick Return
Panthers
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#87 George Berndt 1 31 31.0 0
Blitz
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#89 Joey Walker 1 34 34.0 0
Defensive Stats
Panthers
Name Tackles Sacks
#20 Christopher Chen 8 1
#36 Michael Ellis 8 0
#44 David Oxford 6 0
#76 Douglas Couey 4 0
#22 Charles Stanfield 3 0
#35 Juan Jacobson 3 1
#73 Michael Kay 3 0
#96 William Puckett 3 0
#49 Walter Daniels 3 0
#94 Arthur Bowie 2 0
#56 Alton Pastor 2 0
#93 Samuel Heard 2 0
#90 Tomas Hypes 2 0
#99 Dwayne Walker 1 0
#57 Carl Shank 1 0
#70 Henry Crenshaw 1 0
Blitz
Name Tackles Sacks
#43 Dennis Canning 8 0
#52 Jeff Melton 7 0
#95 William Kennedy 4 0
#44 David Feng 4 0
#79 Dustin Hoy 4 0
#99 Kenneth Flowers 4 3
#35 Anthony Crow 4 0
#94 Willard Clark 3 0
#53 Leroy Obrien 2 0
#92 Elton Engler 2 1
#89 Wendell Pinegar 1 0
#26 Rodolfo Madden 1 0
#54 Brad Meriwether 1 0