The Detroit Lions won against the Chicago Bears, 31 to 17, on October 16, 1983.

1983 Detroit Lions

Final

CHI

Bears

2-5-0

17

DET

Lions

3-4-0

31

1

0

7

2

10

10

3

0

7

4

7

7

Total

17

31

1st quarter

CHI

DET

Lions

Billy Sims 3-yard run (Eddie Murray kick)

0

7

2nd quarter

CHI

DET

Lions

Dexter Bussey 14-yard pass from Eric Hipple (Eddie Murray kick)

0

14

Bears

Bob Thomas 23-yard field goal

3

14

Lions

Eddie Murray 35-yard field goal

3

17

Bears

Ken Margerum 12-yard pass from Vince Evans (Bob Thomas kick)

10

17

3rd quarter

CHI

DET

Lions

Ulysses Norris 20-yard pass from Gary Danielson (Eddie Murray kick)

10

24

4th quarter

CHI

DET

Bears

Matt Suhey 10-yard pass from Vince Evans (Bob Thomas kick)

17

24

Lions

Eric Hipple 8-yard run (Eddie Murray kick)

17

31

Bears

Lions

1st Downs

25

21

Passing 1st Downs

15

9

Rushing 1st Downs

7

11

1st downs from penalties

3

1

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

70

63

Total Yards

427

366

Yards per play

6.1

5.8

Passing

309

195

Comp - Att

28 - 46

11 - 28

Yards per pass

6.2

6.7

Interceptions thrown

0

0

Sacks - Yards lost

4 - 27

1 - 7

Rushing

118

171

Rushing Attempts

20

34

Yards per rush

5.9

5.0

Penalties

8

8

Turnovers

0

0

Fumbles lost

0

0

Interceptions

0

0

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Vince Evans 28 45 336 7.5 2 0 4 99.9
Walter Payton 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 39.6
Team 28 46 309 7.3 2 0 4 97.7

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Walter Payton 15 86 5.7 0
Vince Evans 2 19 9.5 0
Ken Margerum 1 7 7.0 0
Matt Suhey 2 6 3.0 0
Team 20 118 5.9 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Ken Margerum 6 82 13.7 1
Pat Dunsmore 5 73 14.6 0
Willie Gault 5 62 12.4 0
Emery Moorehead 4 53 13.3 0
Dennis McKinnon 2 38 19.0 0
Walter Payton 4 25 6.3 0
Matt Suhey 2 3 1.5 1
Team 28 336 7.3 2 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 0 0 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Mike Hartenstine 1.0
Team 1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Bob Thomas 1 1 2 5
Team 1 1 2 5

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Bob Parsons 7 251 35.9
Team 7 251 35.9

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Anthony Hutchison 3 41 13.7 0
Rickey Watts 2 32 16.0 0
Dan Rains 1 11 11.0 0
Team 6 84 14.0 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Willie Gault 2 10 5.0 0
Team 2 10 5.0 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Eric Hipple 7 16 151 9.4 1 0 0 98.7
Gary Danielson 4 12 51 4.3 1 0 1 75.3
Team 11 28 195 7.2 2 0 1 88.7

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Billy Sims 15 77 5.1 1
Dexter Bussey 9 45 5.0 0
James Jones 5 24 4.8 0
Eric Hipple 4 22 5.5 1
Vince Thompson 1 3 3.0 0
Team 34 171 5.0 2

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Leonard Thompson 4 86 21.5 0
James Jones 2 56 28.0 0
Dexter Bussey 3 24 8.0 1
Ulysses Norris 1 20 20.0 1
Jeff Chadwick 1 16 16.0 0
Team 11 202 7.2 2 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 1 0 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Mike Dawson 1.0
Doug English 1.0
Bill Gay 1.0
Curtis Green 1.0
Team 4.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Eddie Murray 1 2 4 7
Team 1 2 4 7

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Mike Black 5 209 41.8
Team 5 209 41.8

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Alvin Hall 3 66 22.0 0
Ken Jenkins 1 30 30.0 0
Team 4 96 24.0 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Ken Jenkins 4 56 14.0 0
Team 4 56 14.0 0

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Team Leaders

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PASS

4,575

Goff

Jared Goff

RUSH

1,015

Montgomery

David Montgomery

REC

1,515

Brown

Amon-Ra St. Brown

Team Rankings

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PPG

27.1

5th

OPP PPG

23.2

23rd

RUSH YDS/G

135.9

5th

PASS YDS/G

270.9

4th

2023 Division Standings

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TEAM W L T PCT
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
Bears Bears
7 10 0 .412
Vikings Vikings
7 10 0 .412

Last Game

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SF 49ers

2-0-0

34

Final

31

DET Lions

2-1-0

Sun 28 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
2/10
SF SF
@
KC KC
22-25
Sat
1/27
KC KC
@
BAL BAL
17-10
Sat
1/27
DET DET
@
SF SF
31-34
Sat
1/20
TB TB
@
DET DET
23-31
Sat
1/20
KC KC
@
BUF BUF
27-24

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
9/6
GB GB
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM