The Detroit Lions spanked the Minnesota Vikings, 45 to 7, on December 12, 1981.

1981 Detroit Lions

Final

MIN

Vikings

7-8-0

7

DET

Lions

8-7-0

45

1

0

14

2

7

17

3

0

7

4

0

7

Total

7

45

1st quarter

MIN

DET

Lions

Billy Sims 14-yard run (Eddie Murray kick)

0

7

Lions

Robbie Martin 45-yard punt return (Eddie Murray kick)

0

14

2nd quarter

MIN

DET

Vikings

Joe Senser 3-yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick)

7

14

Lions

Eddie Murray 26-yard field goal

7

17

Lions

Freddie Scott 7-yard pass from Eric Hipple (Eddie Murray kick)

7

24

Lions

Leonard Thompson 10-yard pass from Eric Hipple (Eddie Murray kick)

7

31

3rd quarter

MIN

DET

Lions

Leonard Thompson 1-yard run (Eddie Murray kick)

7

38

4th quarter

MIN

DET

Lions

Tracy Porter 27-yard pass from Gary Danielson (Eddie Murray kick)

7

45

Vikings

Lions

1st Downs

16

29

Passing 1st Downs

9

16

Rushing 1st Downs

5

11

1st downs from penalties

2

2

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

69

67

Total Yards

216

476

Yards per play

3.1

7.1

Passing

144

271

Comp - Att

17 - 44

18 - 29

Yards per pass

3.1

8.5

Interceptions thrown

4

1

Sacks - Yards lost

3 - 11

3 - 24

Rushing

72

205

Rushing Attempts

22

35

Yards per rush

3.3

5.9

Penalties

7

10

Turnovers

4

4

Fumbles lost

0

3

Interceptions

4

1

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Tommy Kramer 17 42 155 3.7 1 2 3 39.3
Wade Wilson 0 2 0 0.0 0 2 0 0.0
Team 17 44 144 3.5 1 4 3 18.7

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Ted Brown 15 55 3.7 0
Rickey Young 6 21 3.5 0
Terry LeCount 1 -4 -4.0 0
Team 22 72 3.3 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Sammy White 5 66 13.2 0
Ahmad Rashad 3 52 17.3 0
Joe Senser 5 41 8.2 1
Rickey Young 1 -1 -1.0 0
Ted Brown 3 -3 -1.0 0
Team 17 155 3.5 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 1 0 3

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 3.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Rick Danmeier 0 1 1 1
Team 0 1 1 1

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Greg Coleman 4 170 42.5
Team 4 170 42.5

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Eddie Payton 4 108 27.0 0
Keith Nord 1 27 27.0 0
Tony Galbreath 1 16 16.0 0
Matt Blair 1 0 0.0 0
Team 7 151 21.6 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Eddie Payton 1 6 6.0 0
Team 1 6 6.0 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Eric Hipple 13 21 188 9.0 2 1 1 102.9
Gary Danielson 5 7 107 15.3 1 0 2 153.3
Freddie Scott 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 39.6
Team 18 29 271 10.2 3 1 3 116.3

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Billy Sims 13 110 8.5 1
Rick Kane 8 36 4.5 0
Dexter Bussey 6 30 5.0 0
Vince Thompson 4 19 4.8 0
Eric Hipple 1 9 9.0 0
Freddie Scott 1 2 2.0 0
Leonard Thompson 1 1 1.0 1
Gary Danielson 1 -2 -2.0 0
Team 35 205 5.9 2

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Leonard Thompson 4 69 17.3 1
Tracy Porter 3 63 21.0 1
Horace King 3 59 19.7 0
Billy Sims 3 37 12.3 0
Ulysses Norris 1 34 34.0 0
Vince Thompson 2 18 9.0 0
Rick Kane 1 8 8.0 0
Freddie Scott 1 7 7.0 1
Team 18 295 10.2 3 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 3 3 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 3.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Eddie Murray 1 1 6 9
Team 1 1 6 9

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Tom Skladany 1 36 36.0
Team 1 36 36.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Alvin Hall 1 23 23.0 0
Team 1 23 23.0 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Robbie Martin 3 47 15.7 1
Team 3 47 15.7 1

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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