| Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: September 12, 1982 Location: Pontiac, MI |
| Venue: Pontiac Silverdome Attendance: 71337 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | David Hill 5 pass from Eric Hipple (Bob Thomas kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Matt Suhey 2 run (John Roveto kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Bob Thomas 38 FG | 7 | 10 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Billy Sims 3 run (Bob Thomas kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | John Roveto 42 FG | 10 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Brian Baschnagel |
| 82 | WR | Ken Margerum |
| 62 | LOT | Dan Jiggetts |
| 65 | LOG | Noah Jackson |
| 52 | C | Dan Neal |
| 74 | ROG | Jeff Williams |
| 78 | ROT | Keith Van Horne |
| 81 | TE | Robin Earl |
| 87 | TE | Emery Moorehead |
| 7 | QB | Bob Avellini |
| 34 | HB | Walter Payton |
| Defense | ||
| 73 | LDE | Mike Hartenstine |
| 68 | LDT | Jim Osborne |
| 99 | RDT | Dan Hampton |
| 90 | RDE | Al Harris |
| 55 | LLB | Otis Wilson |
| 50 | MLB | Mike Singletary |
| 59 | RLB | Gary Campbell |
| 44 | LCB | Terry Schmidt |
| 45 | SS | Gary Fencik |
| 46 | FS | Doug Plank |
| 30 | RCB | Reuben Henderson |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Freddie Scott |
| 39 | WR | Leonard Thompson |
| 76 | LOT | Karl Baldischwiler |
| 61 | LOG | Homer Elias |
| 65 | C | Amos Fowler |
| 73 | ROG | Russ Bolinger |
| 70 | ROT | Keith Dorney |
| 81 | TE | David Hill |
| 17 | QB | Eric Hipple |
| 25 | HB | Horace King |
| 24 | FB | Dexter Bussey |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Dave Pureifory |
| 74 | LDT | Joe Ehrmann |
| 78 | RDT | Doug English |
| 62 | RDE | Curtis Green |
| 53 | LLB | Garry Cobb |
| 57 | MLB | Ken Fantetti |
| 52 | RLB | Stan White |
| 44 | LCB | Wayne Smith |
| 23 | SS | Ray Oldham |
| 35 | FS | Alvin Hall |
| 28 | RCB | James Hunter |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 14 | 26 | 1.9 | 5 | 0 |
| Matt Suhey | 9 | 22 | 2.4 | 10 | 1 |
| Willie McClendon | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Vince Evans | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Billy Sims | 13 | 33 | 2.5 | 8 | 1 |
| Dexter Bussey | 11 | 14 | 1.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Gary Danielson | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Eric Hipple | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Horace King | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Vince Evans | 15 | 7 | 46.7 | 0 | 89 | 5.9 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 65.7 |
| Bob Avellini | 11 | 5 | 45.5 | 0 | 51 | 4.6 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 59.3 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Eric Hipple | 23 | 9 | 39.1 | 1 | 105 | 4.6 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 50.1 |
| Gary Danielson | 5 | 4 | 80.0 | 0 | 63 | 12.6 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Emery Moorehead | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 19 | 0 |
| Ken Margerum | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Walter Payton | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Robin Earl | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 15 | 0 |
| James Scott | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Brian Baschnagel | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| David Hill | 5 | 55 | 11.0 | 17 | 1 |
| Billy Sims | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Leonard Thompson | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Garry Cobb | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Tracy Porter | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Horace King | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Otis Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bob Parsons | 7 | 296 | 42.3 | 50 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| John James | 7 | 298 | 42.6 | 50 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Dennis Gentry | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 10 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Robbie Martin | 6 | 77 | 12.8 | 17 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Jeff Fisher | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 20 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Robbie Martin | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Alvin Hall | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |
| Al Harris | 2.0 |
| Dan Hampton | 1.0 |
| Detroit Lions | |
| Bubba Baker | 2.0 |
| James Hunter | 1.0 |
| Dave Pureifory | 1.0 |
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