| Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: December 19, 1982 Location: Pontiac, MI |
| Venue: Pontiac Silverdome Attendance: 73058 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 7 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 34 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 7 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Leonard Thompson 70 pass from Gary Danielson (Eddie Murray kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Terry LeCount 15 pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Leo Lewis 5 pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Rick Danmeier 20 FG | 17 | 7 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Leo Lewis 39 pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) | 24 | 7 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 24 FG | 24 | 10 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Billy Sims 1 run (Eddie Murray kick) | 24 | 17 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Rick Danmeier 25 FG | 27 | 17 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Charlie Johnson 44 opponents fumble recovery (Rick Danmeier kick) | 34 | 17 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Horace King 7 pass from Gary Danielson (Eddie Murray kick) | 34 | 24 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Leonard Thompson 1 pass from Gary Danielson (Eddie Murray kick) | 34 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Terry LeCount |
| 28 | WR | Ahmad Rashad |
| 78 | LOT | Steve Riley |
| 51 | LOG | Jim Hough |
| 67 | C | Dennis Swilley |
| 61 | ROG | Wes Hamilton |
| 76 | ROT | Tim Irwin |
| 81 | TE | Joe Senser |
| 9 | QB | Tommy Kramer |
| 23 | RB | Ted Brown |
| 32 | RB | Tony Galbreath |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Doug Martin |
| 65 | NT | Charlie Johnson |
| 77 | RDE | Mark Mullaney |
| 59 | LOLB | Matt Blair |
| 55 | LILB | Scott Studwell |
| 52 | RILB | Dennis Johnson |
| 54 | ROLB | Fred McNeill |
| 29 | LCB | John Swain |
| 27 | SS | John Turner |
| 45 | FS | Tom Hannon |
| 37 | RCB | Willie Teal |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Mark Nichols |
| 87 | WR | Freddie Scott |
| 72 | LOT | Chris Dieterich |
| 61 | LOG | Homer Elias |
| 65 | C | Amos Fowler |
| 67 | ROG | Don Greco |
| 70 | ROT | Keith Dorney |
| 81 | TE | David Hill |
| 80 | TE | Ulysses Norris |
| 16 | QB | Gary Danielson |
| 20 | HB | Billy Sims |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Dave Pureifory |
| 79 | LDT | William Gay |
| 78 | RDT | Doug English |
| 60 | RDE | Bubba Baker |
| 51 | LLB | James Harrell |
| 57 | MLB | Ken Fantetti |
| 52 | RLB | Stan White |
| 27 | LCB | Bobby Watkins |
| 26 | SS | Hector Gray |
| 35 | FS | Alvin Hall |
| 28 | RCB | James Hunter |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Ted Brown | 20 | 69 | 3.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Tony Galbreath | 10 | 39 | 3.9 | 12 | 0 |
| Rickey Young | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Tommy Kramer | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Billy Sims | 12 | 22 | 1.8 | 6 | 1 |
| Dexter Bussey | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Gary Danielson | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 6 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Tommy Kramer | 29 | 20 | 69.0 | 0 | 233 | 8.0 | 39t | 3 | 4 | 17 | 127.5 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Gary Danielson | 39 | 20 | 51.3 | 2 | 347 | 8.9 | 70t | 3 | 7 | 43 | 86.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Sam McCullum | 7 | 79 | 11.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Joe Senser | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Leo Lewis | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 39t | 2 |
| Terry LeCount | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 15t | 1 |
| Ted Brown | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Ahmad Rashad | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Tony Galbreath | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Leonard Thompson | 5 | 161 | 32.2 | 70t | 2 |
| David Hill | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 15 | 0 |
| Freddie Scott | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 36 | 0 |
| Dexter Bussey | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 18 | 0 |
| Billy Sims | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Mark Nichols | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Horace King | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Randy Holloway | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Doug Martin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Greg Coleman | 6 | 232 | 38.7 | 52 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Tom Skladany | 5 | 207 | 41.4 | 46 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Eddie Payton | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 35 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Robbie Martin | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Jarvis Redwine | 4 | 124 | 31.0 | 76 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Robbie Martin | 5 | 101 | 20.2 | 27 | 0 | |
| Horace King | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Doug Martin | 3.0 |
| James White | 2.0 |
| Randy Holloway | 1.0 |
| Scott Studwell | 1.0 |
| Detroit Lions | |
| Bubba Baker | 2.0 |
| William Gay | 1.0 |
| Dave Pureifory | 1.0 |
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