The Detroit Lions humiliated the Chicago Bears, 48 to 17, on October 19, 1981.

1981 Detroit Lions

Final

CHI

Bears

1-6-0

17

DET

Lions

3-4-0

48

1

7

10

2

7

17

3

0

7

4

3

14

Total

17

48

1st quarter

CHI

DET

Lions

Eric Hipple 1-yard run (Eddie Murray kick)

0

7

Bears

Marcus Anderson 85-yard pass from Vince Evans (John Roveto kick)

7

7

Lions

Eddie Murray 49-yard field goal

7

10

2nd quarter

CHI

DET

Lions

Eric Hipple 4-yard run (Eddie Murray kick)

7

17

Bears

Walter Payton 1-yard run (John Roveto kick)

14

17

Lions

Rick Kane 2-yard pass from Eric Hipple (Eddie Murray kick)

14

24

Lions

Eddie Murray 53-yard field goal

14

27

3rd quarter

CHI

DET

Lions

David Hill 10-yard pass from Eric Hipple (Eddie Murray kick)

14

34

4th quarter

CHI

DET

Bears

John Roveto 22-yard field goal

17

34

Lions

Freddie Scott 44-yard pass from Eric Hipple (Eddie Murray kick)

17

41

Lions

Leonard Thompson 94-yard pass from Eric Hipple (Eddie Murray kick)

17

48

Bears

Lions

1st Downs

24

23

Passing 1st Downs

11

11

Rushing 1st Downs

9

10

1st downs from penalties

4

2

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

71

58

Total Yards

449

485

Yards per play

6.3

8.4

Passing

316

326

Comp - Att

20 - 33

14 - 25

Yards per pass

9.3

12.5

Interceptions thrown

1

0

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 10

1 - 10

Rushing

133

159

Rushing Attempts

37

32

Yards per rush

3.6

5.0

Penalties

12

7

Turnovers

4

1

Fumbles lost

3

1

Interceptions

1

0

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Vince Evans 18 31 298 9.6 1 1 1 87.8
Bob Avellini 1 1 17 17.0 0 0 0 118.8
Mike Phipps 1 1 11 11.0 0 0 0 112.5
Team 20 33 316 9.9 1 1 1 91.2

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Walter Payton 19 89 4.7 1
Matt Suhey 14 45 3.2 0
Vince Evans 2 3 1.5 0
Mike Phipps 1 0 0.0 0
Willie McClendon 1 -4 -4.0 0
Team 37 133 3.6 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Marcus Anderson 6 176 29.3 1
Brian Baschnagel 3 47 15.7 0
Walter Payton 3 39 13.0 0
Ken Margerum 3 36 12.0 0
Matt Suhey 4 16 4.0 0
Robin Earl 1 12 12.0 0
Team 20 326 9.9 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 3 3 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
John Roveto 1 1 2 5
Team 1 1 2 5

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Bob Parsons 3 141 47.0
Team 3 141 47.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Dave Williams 2 37 18.5 0
Leslie Frazier 2 28 14.0 0
Jeff Fisher 1 17 17.0 0
Team 5 82 16.4 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Jeff Fisher 2 12 6.0 0
Team 2 12 6.0 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Eric Hipple 14 25 336 13.4 4 0 1 140.4
Team 14 25 326 13.4 4 0 1 140.4

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Rick Kane 20 101 5.1 0
Leonard Thompson 1 21 21.0 0
Eric Hipple 4 13 3.3 2
Freddie Scott 1 9 9.0 0
Vince Thompson 1 8 8.0 0
Dexter Bussey 5 7 1.4 0
Team 32 159 5.0 2

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Leonard Thompson 3 118 39.3 1
Freddie Scott 3 110 36.7 1
Ulysses Norris 1 31 31.0 0
David Hill 3 29 9.7 1
Rick Kane 2 27 13.5 1
Horace King 1 21 21.0 0
Dexter Bussey 1 0 0.0 0
Team 14 336 13.4 4 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 1 1 3

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Eddie Murray 2 2 6 12
Team 2 2 6 12

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Tom Skladany 3 129 43.0
Team 3 129 43.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Robbie Martin 2 52 26.0 0
Alvin Hall 1 36 36.0 0
Team 3 88 29.3 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Robbie Martin 2 13 6.5 0
Team 2 13 6.5 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