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1983 Detroit Lions

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Record: 9-7-0, Finished 1st in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 347 points (21.7/g), 15th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 286 points (17.9/g), 2nd.
 Differential of 61 points (3.8/g), 6th.
 Expected W-L: 9.8-6.2.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -2 (-0.1/g), 16th.

Coached by Monte Clark (9-7-0)

1983 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 4 box W 1-0 @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers 11 0 16 313 236 77 2 16 231 171 60 3
2 Sun September 11 box L 1-1 Cleveland Browns 26 31 24 435 329 106 5 21 382 222 160 1
3 Sun September 18 box L 1-2 Atlanta Falcons 14 30 18 280 235 45 2 26 535 350 185
4 Sun September 25 box L 1-3 @ Minnesota Vikings 17 20 24 371 217 154 6 14 181 141 40 2
5 Sun October 2 box L 1-4 @ Los Angeles Rams 10 21 17 265 200 65 1 23 355 116 239 2
6 Sun October 9 box W 2-4 Green Bay Packers 38 14 26 396 225 171 1 20 288 201 87 3
7 Sun October 16 box W 3-4 Chicago Bears 31 17 21 366 195 171 25 427 309 118
8 Sun October 23 box L 3-5 @ Washington Redskins 17 38 12 176 95 81 3 26 441 232 209 1
9 Sun October 30 box W 4-5 @ Chicago Bears 38 17 21 396 204 192 25 382 243 139 4
10 Mon November 7 box W 5-5 New York Giants 15 9 15 275 141 134 2 21 284 108 176 4
11 Sun November 13 box L 5-6 @ Houston Oilers 17 27 24 325 207 118 4 20 310 189 121 1
12 Sun November 20 box W 6-6 @ Green Bay Packers 23 20 23 383 129 254 5 16 239 144 95 4
13 Thu November 24 box W 7-6 Pittsburgh Steelers 45 3 25 328 129 199 1 10 218 84 134 5
14 Mon December 5 box W 8-6 Minnesota Vikings 13 2 14 268 101 167 2 19 224 130 94 2
15 Sun December 11 box L 8-7 @ Cincinnati Bengals 9 17 16 221 105 116 3 21 326 123 203 3
16 Sun December 18 box W 9-7 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23 20 19 338 207 131 2 21 393 349 44 2
Playoffs
Division Sat December 31 box L 9-8 @ San Francisco 49ers 23 24

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 347 5136 1061 4.8 315 263 503 2955 19 23 5.4 156 513 2181 18 4.3 136 39 16 23
Team Defense 286 5216 1061 4.9 515 297 515 3112 21 22 5.6 161 503 2104 11 4.2 324 37 15 30
Lg Rank Offense 15 18 11 14 22 18 15 21 13 12 8 9 15 10
Lg Rank Defense 2 11 19 18 11 13 16 9 13 16 5 17 16 21

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Eric Hipple 26 QB 16 16 9-7-0 204 387 52.7 2577 12 3.1 18 4.7 80 6.7 4.9 12.6 161.1 64.7 37 274 5.4 3.8 8.7
Gary Danielson 32 10 0 59 113 52.2 720 7 6.2 4 3.5 54 6.4 5.4 12.2 72.0 78.0 8 68 5.4 4.5 6.6
James R. Jones 22 FB 14 14 0 2 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mike Black 22 P 16 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0
Team Total 25.8 16 9-7-0 263 503 52.3 3297 19 3.8 23 4.6 80 6.6 4.9 12.5 206.1 66.5 45 342 5.4 3.9 8.2
Opp Total 16 297 515 57.7 3112 21 4.1 22 4.3 6.0 4.5 10.5 194.5 71.1 43 289 5.6 3.7

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Billy Sims 28 RB 13 12 220 1040 7 41 4.7 80.0 16.9 42 419 10.0 0 54 3.2 32.2 1459 7 6
James R. Jones 22 FB 14 14 135 475 6 18 3.5 33.9 9.6 46 467 10.2 1 46 3.3 33.4 942 7 4
Dexter Bussey 31 15 3 57 249 0 26 4.4 16.6 3.8 8 49 6.1 1 14 0.5 3.3 298 1 1
Eric Hipple 26 QB 16 16 41 171 3 27 4.2 10.7 2.6 171 3 12
Vince Thompson 26 10 2 40 138 1 10 3.5 13.8 4.0 4 16 4.0 0 8 0.4 1.6 154 1 1
Gary Danielson 32 10 0 6 8 0 8 1.3 0.8 0.6 8 0 2
Leonard Thompson 31 WR 13 12 4 72 1 40 18.0 5.5 0.3 41 752 18.3 3 80 3.2 57.8 824 4 2
Rick Kane 29 14 0 4 19 0 9 4.8 1.4 0.3 2 15 7.5 0 9 0.1 1.1 34 0 0
Horace King 30 16 1 3 6 0 4 2.0 0.4 0.2 9 76 8.4 0 14 0.6 4.8 82 0 0
Mike Black 22 P 16 0 2 -10 0 0 -5.0 -0.6 0.1 -10 0 1
Mark Nichols 24 WR 16 11 1 13 0 13 13.0 0.8 0.1 29 437 15.1 1 46 1.8 27.3 450 1 2
Jeff Chadwick 23 16 4 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 40 617 15.4 4 45 2.5 38.6 617 4 0
Ulysses Norris 26 TE 15 15 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 26 291 11.2 7 41 1.7 19.4 291 7 0
Rob Rubick 23 16 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 10 81 8.1 1 15 0.6 5.1 81 1 0
Freddie Scott 31 15 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 5 71 14.2 1 25 0.3 4.7 71 1 1
Reese McCall 27 te 16 5 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 6 6.0 0 6 0.1 0.4 6 0 0
Team Total 25.8 16 513 2181 18 41 4.3 136.3 32.1 263 3297 12.5 19 80 16.4 206.1 5478 37 41
Opp Total 16 503 2104 11 4.2 131.5 31.4 297 3112 10.5 21 18.6 194.5 5216 32 33

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Ken Jenkins 24 RET 12 0 23 230 0 43 10.0 22 459 0 30 20.9 689
Alvin Hall 25 SS 16 16 8 109 0 66 13.6 23 492 0 32 21.4 601
Robbie Martin 25 10 0 15 183 1 81 12.2 8 140 0 51 17.5 323
Jim Caver 23 2 0 4 71 0 33 17.8 71
August Curley 23 10 0 1 7 0 7 7.0 7
Horace King 30 16 1 1 11 0 11 11.0 93
Larry Lee 24 rg 16 6 1 11 0 11 11.0 11
Ulysses Norris 26 TE 15 15 1 0 0 0 0.0 291
Team Total 25.8 16 46 522 1 81 11.3 61 1191 0 51 19.5 7191
Opp Total 16 39 0 71 1146 0 16.1

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Mike Black 22 P 16 0 71 2911 60 1 41.0
Eddie Murray 27 K 16 0 6 6 15 13 7 3 4 3 32 25 78.1% 38 38 100.0%
Team Total 25.8 16 6 6 15 13 7 3 4 3 32 25 78.1% 38 38 100.0% 71 2911 60 1 41.0
Opp Total 16 26 18 69.2% 33 32 97.0% 79 3168 40.1

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Eric Hipple 26 QB 16 16 12 6 0 0
William Gay 28 RDE/ldt 15 15 13.5 0 1 11 0
Doug English* 30 RDT 15 15 13.0 2
Billy Sims 28 RB 13 12 6 4 0 0
Bobby Watkins 23 LCB 16 16 4 48 0 31 1 3 6 0
Garry Cobb 26 LLB 15 15 1.0 4 19 0 13 0 2 0 0
Bruce McNorton 24 rcb 16 8 7 30 0 15
Mike L. Cofer 23 rde 16 6 4.5 0 1 0 0
Alvin Hall 25 SS 16 16 2 18 0 18 1 2 0 0
James R. Jones 22 FB 14 14 4 1 0 0
Curtis Green 26 LDE 16 16 4.5
Roosevelt Barnes 25 16 1 1.0 2 70 0 70 0 1 0 0
Ken Fantetti 26 MLB 16 16 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Robbie Martin 25 10 0 3 1 0 0
Gary Danielson 32 10 0 2 1 0 0
William Graham 24 FS 14 14 0 3 0 0
Ken Jenkins 24 RET 12 0 2 1 0 0
Leonard Thompson 31 WR 13 12 2 1 0 0
Mark Nichols 24 WR 16 11 2 0 0 0
Jimmy Williams 23 RLB 16 16 1.0 0 1 0 0
Mike Black 22 P 16 0 1 0 0 0
Dexter Bussey 31 15 3 1 0 0 0
Jim Caver 23 2 0 1 0 0 0
Mike Dawson 30 LDT 16 7 1.0
Chris Dieterich 25 LT 16 16 0 1 0 0
Homer Elias 28 LG 14 14 0 1 0 0
Mike Fanning 30 ldt 14 5 1.0 1
Don Greco 24 RG 12 12 0 1 0 0
James Harrell 26 16 0 1.0
Demetrious Johnson 22 14 2 0 1 0 0
Horace King 30 16 1 0 1 0 0
Al Latimer 26 RCB 8 8 1 0 0 0
Steve Mott 22 C 13 12 1 0 0 0
Ulysses Norris 26 TE 15 15 0 1 0 0
Freddie Scott 31 15 0 1 0 0 0
Vince Thompson 26 10 2 1 0 0 0
Martin Moss 25 15 0 0.5
Team Total 25.8 16 43.0 22 185 0 70 41 36 17 0 3
Opp Total 16 45 33 18 1

Scoring Summary

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Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Eddie Murray 27 K 16 0 38 25 113
James R. Jones 22 FB 14 14 6 1 42
Ulysses Norris 26 TE 15 15 7 42
Billy Sims 28 RB 13 12 7 42
Jeff Chadwick 23 16 4 4 24
Leonard Thompson 31 WR 13 12 1 3 24
Eric Hipple 26 QB 16 16 3 18
Dexter Bussey 31 15 3 1 6
Robbie Martin 25 10 0 1 6
Mark Nichols 24 WR 16 11 1 6
Rob Rubick 23 16 1 1 6
Freddie Scott 31 15 0 1 6
Vince Thompson 26 10 2 1 6
Doug English* 30 RDT 15 15 2 4
Mike Fanning 30 ldt 14 5 1 2
Team Total 25.8 16 18 19 1 38 25 3 347
Opp Total 16 11 21 32 18 1 286