| Detroit Lions at New England Patriots Game Statistics |
| Date: December 8, 1985 Location: Foxborough, MA |
| Venue: Sullivan Stadium Attendance: 59078 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 41 F Humidty: % Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| New England PatriotsNE | 7 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 23 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Tony Eason 16 run (Tony Franklin kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 26 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Derrick Ramsey 6 pass from Tony Eason (Tony Franklin kick) | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Tony Franklin 38 FG | 3 | 17 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 37 FG | 6 | 17 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Tony Franklin 50 FG | 6 | 20 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Tony Franklin 22 FG | 6 | 23 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Mark Nichols |
| 36 | WR | Leonard Thompson |
| 75 | LOT | Lomas Brown |
| 72 | LOG | Chris Dieterich |
| 52 | C | Steve Mott |
| 70 | ROG | Keith Dorney |
| 71 | ROT | Rich Strenger |
| 87 | TE | David Lewis |
| 17 | QB | Eric Hipple |
| 24 | RB | Alvin Moore |
| 30 | FB | James Jones |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | William Gay |
| 62 | NT | Curtis Green |
| 77 | RDE | Keith Ferguson |
| 59 | LOLB | Jimmy Williams |
| 50 | LILB | August Curley |
| 57 | RILB | Ken Fantetti |
| 92 | ROLB | Angelo King |
| 27 | LCB | Bobby Watkins |
| 21 | SS | Demetrious Johnson |
| 33 | FS | Bill Graham |
| 29 | RCB | Bruce McNorton |
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Irving Fryar |
| 86 | WR | Stanley Morgan |
| 76 | LOT | Brian Holloway |
| 73 | LOG | John Hannah |
| 75 | C | Guy Morriss |
| 61 | ROG | Ron Wooten |
| 67 | ROT | Steve Moore |
| 87 | TE | Lin Dawson |
| 11 | QB | Tony Eason |
| 33 | HB | Tony Collins |
| 32 | FB | Craig James |
| Defense | ||
| 60 | LDE | Garin Veris |
| 72 | NT | Lester Williams |
| 85 | RDE | Julius Adams |
| 66 | LOLB | Andre Tippett |
| 57 | LILB | Steve Nelson |
| 50 | RILB | Larry McGrew |
| 55 | ROLB | Don Blackmon |
| 42 | LCB | Ronnie Lippett |
| 38 | SS | Roland James |
| 31 | FS | Fred Marion |
| 26 | RCB | Ray Clayborn |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| James Jones | 16 | 92 | 5.8 | 22 | 0 |
| Eric Hipple | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Alvin Moore | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 6 | 0 |
| A.J. Jones | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Craig James | 26 | 115 | 4.4 | 11 | 0 |
| Tony Collins | 10 | 61 | 6.1 | 28 | 0 |
| Robert Weathers | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Tony Eason | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 16t | 1 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 7 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Eric Hipple | 29 | 14 | 48.3 | 0 | 144 | 5.0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 63.0 |
| Joe Ferguson | 9 | 2 | 22.2 | 1 | 15 | 1.7 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0.0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Tony Eason | 22 | 14 | 63.6 | 1 | 136 | 6.2 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 77.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Alvin Moore | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Mark Nichols | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 22 | 0 |
| Leonard Thompson | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 15 | 0 |
| James Jones | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Pete Mandley | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 19 | 0 |
| David Lewis | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Derrick Ramsey | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 15 | 1 |
| Lin Dawson | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Stanley Morgan | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Irving Fryar | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Craig James | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Tony Collins | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Cedric Jones | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Stephen Starring | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Bobby Watkins | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Ronnie Lippett | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Mike Black | 5 | 211 | 42.2 | 48 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Rich Camarillo | 3 | 109 | 36.3 | 40 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Pete Mandley | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Irving Fryar | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 47 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| A.J. Jones | 4 | 77 | 19.3 | 24 | 0 | |
| Alvin Hall | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 14 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Stephen Starring | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |
| New England Patriots | |
| Andre Tippett | 1.0 |
| Lester Williams | 1.0 |
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