The 1983 roster for the Lions included Eric Hipple at quarterback, James Jones at running back, Leonard Thompson at wide receiver, Ulysses Norris at tight end and Chris Dieterich at offensive lineman.

	NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	DOB	AGE	COLLEGE
1	54	Roosevelt Barnes R. Barnes	LB	6'2"	224	8/3/1958	25	Purdue
2	11	Mike Black M. Black	P	6'1"	197	1/18/1961	22	Arizona State
3	24	Dexter Bussey D. Bussey	RB	6'1"	195	3/11/1952	31	Texas-Arlington
4	41	James Caver J. Caver	WR	5'9"	175	9/28/1960	23	Missouri
5	89	Jeff Chadwick J. Chadwick	WR	6'3"	190	12/16/1960	23	Grand Valley State
6	53	Garry Cobb G. Cobb	LB	6'2"	227	3/16/1957	26	Southern California
7	66	Mike Cofer M. Cofer	DL	6'5"	245	4/7/1960	23	Tennessee
8	50	August Curley A. Curley	LB	6'3"	226	1/24/1960	23	Southern California
9	16	Gary Danielson G. Danielson	QB	6'2"	195	9/10/1951	32	Purdue
10	73	Mike Dawson M. Dawson	DL	6'4"	270	10/16/1953	30	Arizona
11	72	Chris Dieterich C. Dieterich	OL	6'3"	262	7/27/1958	25	North Carolina State
12	58	Steve Doig S. Doig	LB	6'2"	240	3/28/1960	23	New Hampshire
13	70	Keith Dorney K. Dorney	OL	6'5"	268	12/3/1957	26	Penn State
14	61	Homer Elias H. Elias	OL	6'3"	255	5/1/1955	28	Tennessee State
15	78	Doug English D. English	DL	6'5"	255	8/25/1953	30	Texas
16	74	Mike Fanning M. Fanning	DL	6'6"	255	2/2/1953	30	Notre Dame
17	57	Ken Fantetti K. Fantetti	LB	6'2"	230	4/7/1957	26	Wyoming
18	65	Amos Fowler A. Fowler	OL	6'3"	250	2/11/1956	27	Southern Mississippi
19	79	Bill Gay B. Gay	DL	6'5"	250	5/28/1955	28	Southern California
20	33	William Graham W. Graham	DB	5'11"	191	9/27/1959	24	Texas
21	26	Hector Gray H. Gray	DB	6'1"	192	1/2/1957	26	Florida State
22	67	Don Greco D. Greco	OL	6'3"	260	4/1/1959	24	Western Illinois
23	62	Curtis Green C. Green	DL	6'3"	256	6/3/1957	26	Alabama State
24	35	Alvin Hall A. Hall	DB	5'10"	193	8/12/1958	25	Miami (OH)
25	51	James Harrell J. Harrell	LB	6'1"	224	7/19/1957	26	Florida

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PASS

1,214

Goff

RUSH

353

Gibbs

REC

303

St. Brown

Team Rankings

PPG

29.8

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OPP PPG

31.8

32nd

RUSH YDS/G

102.0

20th

PASS YDS/G

303.5

3rd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	4	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	.750
Packers	2	2	.500
Lions	2	2	.500

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	DET	@	ARI	4:25 PM
Sun 10/25	GB	@	DET	4:25 PM
Sun 11/1	MIN	@	DET	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	DET	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	NE	@	DET	9:30 AM

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Pass Yards Leaders

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

1,189

Stafford

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

421

Cook

374

Henry

Rec Yards Leaders

498

Lamb

481

Smith-Njigba

401

Higgins

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Young

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Taylor

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

173.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

305.7

303.5

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

83.8

Henry

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

75.2

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

36.6

Kelce

36.2

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Fantasy K Rankings

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	2	0	.500
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	4	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000