The Detroit Lions beat the Kansas City Chiefs, 27 to 10, on November 26, 1981.

1981 Detroit Lions

Final

KC

Chiefs

8-5-0

10

DET

Lions

7-6-0

27

1

7

7

2

0

10

3

3

3

4

0

7

Total

10

27

1st quarter

KC

DET

Lions

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

0

7

Chiefs

Billy Jackson 4-yard run (Nick Lowery kick)

7

7

2nd quarter

KC

DET

Lions

Eddie Murray 34-yard field goal

7

10

Lions

Freddie Scott 40-yard pass from Eric Hipple (Eddie Murray kick)

7

17

3rd quarter

KC

DET

Chiefs

Nick Lowery 33-yard field goal

10

17

Lions

Eddie Murray 46-yard field goal

10

20

4th quarter

KC

DET

Lions

Billy Sims 4-yard run (Eddie Murray kick)

10

27

Chiefs

Lions

1st Downs

14

21

Passing 1st Downs

7

6

Rushing 1st Downs

6

12

1st downs from penalties

1

3

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

58

66

Total Yards

245

285

Yards per play

4.2

4.3

Passing

129

114

Comp - Att

14 - 25

10 - 22

Yards per pass

4.3

4.6

Interceptions thrown

2

0

Sacks - Yards lost

5 - 40

3 - 18

Rushing

116

171

Rushing Attempts

28

41

Yards per rush

4.1

4.2

Penalties

5

4

Turnovers

3

1

Fumbles lost

1

1

Interceptions

2

0

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Steve Fuller 10 17 131 7.7 0 0 3 83.2
Bill Kenney 4 8 38 4.8 0 2 2 24.0
Team 14 25 129 6.8 0 2 5 43.6

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Joe Delaney 17 77 4.5 0
Steve Fuller 2 19 9.5 0
Jim Hadnot 5 16 3.2 0
Billy Jackson 4 4 1.0 1
Team 28 116 4.1 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
J.T. Smith 5 61 12.2 0
Stan Rome 3 32 10.7 0
Jim Hadnot 2 24 12.0 0
James Murphy 1 22 22.0 0
Al Dixon 1 18 18.0 0
Joe Delaney 2 12 6.0 0
Team 14 169 6.8 0 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 1 1 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 3.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Nick Lowery 1 1 1 4
Team 1 1 1 4

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Jeff Gossett 5 187 37.4
Team 5 187 37.4

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
James Murphy 4 97 24.3 0
Deron Cherry 1 22 22.0 0
Team 5 119 23.8 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
J.T. Smith 3 22 7.3 0
Team 3 22 7.3 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Eric Hipple 10 22 132 6.0 2 0 3 95.3
Team 10 22 114 6.0 2 0 3 95.3

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Billy Sims 20 64 3.2 1
Vince Thompson 8 40 5.0 0
Dexter Bussey 5 31 6.2 0
Eric Hipple 3 22 7.3 0
Leonard Thompson 1 9 9.0 0
Rick Kane 2 5 2.5 0
Horace King 1 1 1.0 0
Freddie Scott 1 -1 -1.0 0
Team 41 171 4.2 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Freddie Scott 3 71 23.7 1
Mark Nichols 2 19 9.5 0
Billy Sims 1 11 11.0 0
David Hill 1 10 10.0 1
Dexter Bussey 1 9 9.0 0
Horace King 1 6 6.0 0
Leonard Thompson 1 6 6.0 0
Team 10 132 6.0 2 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 3 1 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 5.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Eddie Murray 2 3 3 9
Team 2 3 3 9

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Tom Skladany 4 170 42.5
Team 4 170 42.5

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Mark Nichols 2 43 21.5 0
Robbie Martin 1 21 21.0 0
Team 3 64 21.3 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Robbie Martin 4 20 5.0 0
Team 4 20 5.0 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