The Detroit Lions came up just a bit short against the Green Bay Packers, 26 to 23, on December 15, 1985.

1985 Detroit Lions

Final

GB

Packers

7-8-0

26

DET

Lions

7-8-0

23

1

0

14

2

6

3

3

7

0

4

13

6

Total

26

23

1st quarter

GB

DET

Lions

Alvin Moore 1-yard run (Eddie Murray kick)

0

7

Lions

Alvin Moore 1-yard run (Eddie Murray kick)

0

14

2nd quarter

GB

DET

Packers

Al Del Greco 38-yard field goal

3

14

Packers

Al Del Greco 29-yard field goal

6

14

Lions

Eddie Murray 19-yard field goal

6

17

3rd quarter

GB

DET

Packers

Gary Ellerson 37-yard run (Al Del Greco kick)

13

17

4th quarter

GB

DET

Packers

Al Del Greco 25-yard field goal

16

17

Packers

Mike Douglass 80-yard interception return (Al Del Greco kick)

23

17

Lions

Leonard Thompson 30-yard pass from Joe Ferguson (kick failed)

23

23

Packers

Al Del Greco 27-yard field goal

26

23

Packers

Lions

1st Downs

17

25

Passing 1st Downs

7

14

Rushing 1st Downs

7

9

1st downs from penalties

3

2

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

56

70

Total Yards

306

426

Yards per play

5.5

6.1

Passing

133

289

Comp - Att

10 - 23

23 - 36

Yards per pass

5.3

7.6

Interceptions thrown

1

4

Sacks - Yards lost

2 - 26

2 - 14

Rushing

173

137

Rushing Attempts

31

32

Yards per rush

5.6

4.3

Penalties

9

10

Turnovers

2

5

Fumbles lost

1

1

Interceptions

1

4

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Jim Zorn 10 23 159 6.9 0 1 2 49.0
Team 10 23 133 6.9 0 1 2 49.0

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Gary Ellerson 8 72 9.0 1
Gerry Ellis 11 42 3.8 0
Eddie Lee Ivery 2 35 17.5 0
Jessie Clark 8 26 3.3 0
Jim Zorn 2 -2 -1.0 0
Team 31 173 5.6 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Gerry Ellis 3 52 17.3 0
Paul Coffman 3 39 13.0 0
Eddie Lee Ivery 1 20 20.0 0
Jessie Clark 1 19 19.0 0
Preston Dennard 1 16 16.0 0
James Lofton 1 13 13.0 0
Team 10 159 6.9 0 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 3 1 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Mark Murphy 2.0
Team 2.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Al Del Greco 4 4 2 14
Team 4 4 2 14

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Don Bracken 5 214 42.8
Team 5 214 42.8

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Walter Stanley 3 88 29.3 0
Team 3 88 29.3 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Walter Stanley 2 39 19.5 0
Team 2 39 19.5 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Eric Hipple 19 30 221 7.4 0 3 2 46.0
Joe Ferguson 4 6 82 13.7 1 1 0 109.7
Team 23 36 289 8.4 1 4 2 60.1

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
James Jones 23 104 4.5 0
Mike Meade 3 18 6.0 0
Eric Hipple 2 10 5.0 0
Alvin Moore 4 5 1.3 2
Team 32 137 4.3 2

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Carl Bland 7 109 15.6 0
Leonard Thompson 4 88 22.0 1
James Jones 7 43 6.1 0
Alvin Moore 3 26 8.7 0
Pete Mandley 1 23 23.0 0
Mike Meade 1 14 14.0 0
Team 23 303 8.4 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 4 1 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Steve Baack 1.0
Angelo King 1.0
Team 2.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Eddie Murray 1 1 2 5
Team 1 1 2 5

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Mike Black 4 152 38.0
Team 4 152 38.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Alvin Hall 4 108 27.0 0
A.J. Jones 1 21 21.0 0
Pete Mandley 1 18 18.0 0
Team 6 147 24.5 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Pete Mandley 5 33 6.6 0
Team 5 33 6.6 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