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Detroit Lions 17 at Minnesota Vikings 20

Sunday, September 25, 1983

Detroit Lions 17, Minnesota Vikings 20

1234Final
Detroit Lions (1-3-0)0710017
Minnesota Vikings (3-1-0)3140320

Scoring

DETMIN
1stMINBenny Ricardo 27 yard field goal03
2ndMINBob Bruer 3 yard pass from Steve Dils (Benny Ricardo kick)010
MINDave Huffman 0 yard fumble return (Benny Ricardo kick)017
DETMark Nichols 41 yard pass from Eric Hipple (Eddie Murray kick)717
3rdDETEddie Murray 24 yard field goal1017
DETEric Hipple 1 yard rush (Eddie Murray kick)1717
4thMINBenny Ricardo 24 yard field goal1720

Team Stats

DETMIN
First downs2414
Rush-yards-TDs36-154-126-40-0
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT18-42-267-1-518-31-147-1-1
Sacked-yards8-501-6
Net pass yards217141
Total yards371181
Fumbles-lost2-12-1
Turnovers62
Penalties-yards10-1155-41

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
James R. Jones DET 0 1 0 0 0 0 23 85 0 17 5 54 0 18
Eric Hipple DET 18 41 267 1 5 41 2 2 1 1
Mark Nichols DET 5 100 1 41
Dexter Bussey DET 11 67 0 26 1 4 0 4
Leonard Thompson DET 3 45 0 19
Jeff Chadwick DET 1 35 0 35
Freddie Scott DET 1 11 0 11
Horace King DET 1 10 0 10
Ulysses Norris DET 1 8 0 8
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Steve Dils MIN 18 31 147 1 1 18 4 -2 0 0
Darrin Nelson MIN 10 19 0 9 3 43 0 17
Ted Brown MIN 11 22 0 5 6 37 0 12
Terry LeCount MIN 2 29 0 18
Rickey Young MIN 1 1 0 1 4 25 0 9
Sammy White MIN 1 5 0 5
Steve Jordan MIN 1 5 0 5
Bob Bruer MIN 1 3 1 3

Defense & Returns

Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Jim Caver DET 0 0 0 0 2 37 18.5 0 0
William Gay DET 1.0 0 0 0 0
Alvin Hall DET 1 18 0 0 3 60 20.0 0 0 3 13 4.3 0 0
Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Rufus Bess MIN 1 13 0 0 1 30 30.0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
Matt Blair MIN 1.0 0 0 0 0
Joey Browner MIN 1 0 0 0
Neil Elshire MIN 2.0 0 0 0 0
Randy Holloway MIN 2.0 0 0 0 0
Charlie Johnson MIN 1.0 1 2 0 0
Mike A. Jones MIN 0 0 0 0 2 31 15.5 0 0
Carl Lee MIN 1 31 0 0
Doug Martin MIN 2.0 0 0 0 0
Jarvis Redwine MIN 0 0 0 0 1 19 19.0 0 0
John Swain MIN 1 11 0 0