The Chicago Bears were defeated by the Detroit Lions, 38 to 17, on October 30, 1983.

1983 Chicago Bears

Final

DET

Lions

4-5-0

38

CHI

Bears

3-6-0

17

1

14

0

2

3

3

3

14

0

4

7

14

Total

38

17

1st quarter

DET

CHI

Lions

Vince Thompson 1-yard run (Eddie Murray kick)

7

0

Lions

Jeff Chadwick 21-yard pass from Eric Hipple (Eddie Murray kick)

14

0

2nd quarter

DET

CHI

Bears

Bob Thomas 45-yard field goal

14

3

Lions

Eddie Murray 29-yard field goal

17

3

3rd quarter

DET

CHI

Lions

James Jones 8-yard run (Eddie Murray kick)

24

3

Lions

Leonard Thompson 40-yard run (Eddie Murray kick)

31

3

4th quarter

DET

CHI

Bears

Walter Payton 1-yard run (Bob Thomas kick)

31

10

Bears

Emery Moorehead 18-yard pass from Jim McMahon (Bob Thomas kick)

31

17

Lions

James Jones 1-yard run (Eddie Murray kick)

38

17

Lions

Bears

1st Downs

21

25

Passing 1st Downs

9

13

Rushing 1st Downs

10

10

1st downs from penalties

2

2

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

57

71

Total Yards

396

382

Yards per play

6.9

5.4

Passing

204

243

Comp - Att

12 - 19

22 - 39

Yards per pass

10.2

6.1

Interceptions thrown

0

2

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 12

1 - 14

Rushing

192

139

Rushing Attempts

37

31

Yards per rush

5.2

4.5

Penalties

8

12

Turnovers

0

4

Fumbles lost

0

2

Interceptions

0

2

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Eric Hipple 12 19 216 11.4 1 0 1 119.6
Team 12 19 204 11.4 1 0 1 119.6

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Billy Sims 19 91 4.8 0
Leonard Thompson 1 40 40.0 1
Eric Hipple 5 29 5.8 0
James Jones 7 25 3.6 2
Vince Thompson 2 4 2.0 1
Dexter Bussey 3 3 1.0 0
Team 37 192 5.2 4

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Jeff Chadwick 3 68 22.7 1
Leonard Thompson 2 57 28.5 0
Mark Nichols 1 46 46.0 0
Billy Sims 3 24 8.0 0
James Jones 2 20 10.0 0
Ulysses Norris 1 1 1.0 0
Team 12 216 11.4 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 1 0 2

Defense

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

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Eddie Murray 1 1 5 8
Team 1 1 5 8

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Mike Black 4 176 44.0
Team 4 176 44.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Ken Jenkins 2 35 17.5 0
Robbie Martin 1 0 0.0 0
Team 3 35 11.7 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Ken Jenkins 2 13 6.5 0
Team 2 13 6.5 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Vince Evans 11 23 131 5.7 0 2 1 29.4
Jim McMahon 11 16 126 7.9 1 0 0 113.0
Team 22 39 243 6.6 1 2 1 63.7

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Walter Payton 20 80 4.0 1
Matt Suhey 5 23 4.6 0
Jim McMahon 3 22 7.3 0
Vince Evans 3 14 4.7 0
Team 31 139 4.5 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Emery Moorehead 6 74 12.3 1
Willie Gault 4 58 14.5 0
Matt Suhey 5 44 8.8 0
Dennis McKinnon 3 42 14.0 0
Ken Margerum 2 24 12.0 0
Walter Payton 1 9 9.0 0
Jay Saldi 1 6 6.0 0
Team 22 257 6.6 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 3 2 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Al Harris 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 2 88 44.0
Team 2 88 44.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Anthony Hutchison 2 41 20.5 0
Rickey Watts 2 34 17.0 0
Dennis Gentry 1 28 28.0 0
Brian Cabral 1 5 5.0 0
John Janata 1 2 2.0 0
Team 7 110 15.7 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Dennis McKinnon 3 64 21.3 0
Team 3 64 21.3 0

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Team Leaders

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PASS

2,562

Fields

Justin Fields

RUSH

657

Fields

Justin Fields

REC

1,364

Moore

DJ Moore

Team Rankings

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PPG

21.2

18th

OPP PPG

22.3

20th

RUSH YDS/G

141.1

2nd

PASS YDS/G

201.2

27th

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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GB Packers

9-8-0

17

Final

9

CHI Bears

7-10-0

Sun 7 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