The Detroit Lions eked out a victory over the Green Bay Packers, 31 to 27, on October 25, 1981.

1981 Detroit Lions

Final

GB

Packers

2-6-0

27

DET

Lions

4-4-0

31

1

7

7

2

3

10

3

10

7

4

7

7

Total

27

31

1st quarter

GB

DET

Lions

Eric Hipple 6-yard run (Eddie Murray kick)

0

7

Packers

James Lofton 75-yard pass from Lynn Dickey (Jan Stenerud kick)

7

7

2nd quarter

GB

DET

Packers

Jan Stenerud 27-yard field goal

10

7

Lions

Eddie Murray 37-yard field goal

10

10

Lions

David Hill 1-yard pass from Eric Hipple (Eddie Murray kick)

10

17

3rd quarter

GB

DET

Packers

Jan Stenerud 39-yard field goal

13

17

Lions

Rick Kane 2-yard run (Eddie Murray kick)

13

24

Packers

Gerry Ellis 46-yard pass from David Whitehurst (Jan Stenerud kick)

20

24

4th quarter

GB

DET

Packers

Gerry Ellis 1-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick)

27

24

Lions

Eric Hipple 5-yard run (Eddie Murray kick)

27

31

Packers

Lions

1st Downs

23

24

Passing 1st Downs

15

12

Rushing 1st Downs

5

12

1st downs from penalties

3

0

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

67

78

Total Yards

382

409

Yards per play

5.7

5.2

Passing

307

238

Comp - Att

24 - 43

20 - 36

Yards per pass

6.7

6

Interceptions thrown

1

1

Sacks - Yards lost

3 - 33

4 - 33

Rushing

75

171

Rushing Attempts

21

38

Yards per rush

3.6

4.5

Penalties

5

9

Turnovers

3

2

Fumbles lost

2

1

Interceptions

1

1

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
David Whitehurst 20 36 243 6.8 1 1 3 74.2
Lynn Dickey 4 7 97 13.9 1 0 0 141.4
Team 24 43 307 7.9 2 1 3 87.4

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Gerry Ellis 11 32 2.9 1
David Whitehurst 2 21 10.5 0
Terdell Middleton 4 14 3.5 0
Harlan Huckleby 4 8 2.0 0
Team 21 75 3.6 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
James Lofton 2 98 49.0 1
Gerry Ellis 7 89 12.7 1
Paul Coffman 5 73 14.6 0
Harlan Huckleby 6 41 6.8 0
John Jefferson 2 26 13.0 0
Terdell Middleton 1 7 7.0 0
Ron Cassidy 1 6 6.0 0
Team 24 340 7.9 2 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 2 2 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 4.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Jan Stenerud 2 2 3 9
Team 2 2 3 9

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Ray Stachowicz 3 126 42.0
Team 3 126 42.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Mark Lee 4 74 18.5 0
Johnnie Gray 2 24 12.0 0
Team 6 98 16.3 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Mark Lee 2 4 2.0 0
Team 2 4 2.0 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Eric Hipple 20 36 271 7.5 1 1 4 77.4
Team 20 36 238 7.5 1 1 4 77.4

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Rick Kane 21 80 3.8 1
Vince Thompson 6 44 7.3 0
Dexter Bussey 5 20 4.0 0
Eric Hipple 5 20 4.0 2
Mark Nichols 1 7 7.0 0
Team 38 171 4.5 3

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
David Hill 9 98 10.9 1
Leonard Thompson 2 65 32.5 0
Freddie Scott 2 45 22.5 0
Dexter Bussey 2 18 9.0 0
Vince Thompson 1 17 17.0 0
Rick Kane 2 16 8.0 0
Horace King 2 12 6.0 0
Team 20 271 7.5 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 4 1 2

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 3.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Eddie Murray 1 3 4 7
Team 1 3 4 7

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Tom Skladany 3 140 46.7
Team 3 140 46.7

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Alvin Hall 4 92 23.0 0
Robbie Martin 2 24 12.0 0
Team 6 116 19.3 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Robbie Martin 3 -2 -0.7 0
Team 3 -2 -0.7 0

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More Lions Stats

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