| Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: January 2, 1983 Location: Pontiac, MI Venue: Pontiac Silverdome Attendance: 64377 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay PackersGB | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 14 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | GB | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | David Hill 9 pass from Gary Danielson (Eddie Murray kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Green Bay PackersGB | James Lofton 17 pass from Lynn Dickey (Jan Stenerud kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Leonard Thompson 25 pass from Gary Danielson (Eddie Murray kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 49 FG | 7 | 17 |
| 2 | Green Bay PackersGB | Eddie Lee Ivery 11 run (Jan Stenerud kick) | 14 | 17 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 28 FG | 14 | 20 |
| 3 | Green Bay PackersGB | Jan Stenerud 48 FG | 17 | 20 |
| 3 | Green Bay PackersGB | Del Rodgers EZ opponents fumble recovery (Jan Stenerud kick) | 24 | 20 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Rob Rubick 1 run (Eddie Murray kick) | 24 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | John Jefferson |
| 80 | WR | James Lofton |
| 76 | LOT | Tim Stokes |
| 57 | LOG | Derrel Gofourth |
| 54 | C | Larry McCarren |
| 69 | ROG | Leotis Harris |
| 68 | ROT | Greg Koch |
| 82 | TE | Paul Coffman |
| 12 | QB | Lynn Dickey |
| 40 | HB | Eddie Lee Ivery |
| 31 | FB | Gerry Ellis |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Mike Butler |
| 63 | NT | Terry Jones |
| 90 | RDE | Ezra Johnson |
| 59 | LOLB | John Anderson |
| 55 | LILB | Randy Scott |
| 52 | RILB | George Cumby |
| 53 | ROLB | Mike Douglass |
| 22 | LCB | Mark Lee |
| 24 | LS | Johnnie Gray |
| 23 | RS | Maurice Harvey |
| 29 | RCB | Mike McCoy |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 39 | WR | Leonard Thompson |
| 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 |
| 24 | FB | Dexter Bussey |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Dave Pureifory |
| 79 | LDT | William Gay |
| 78 | RDT | Doug English |
| 60 | RDE | Bubba Baker |
| 53 | LLB | Garry Cobb |
| 57 | MLB | Ken Fantetti |
| 52 | RLB | Stan White |
| 27 | LCB | Bobby Watkins |
| 33 | SS | Bill Graham |
| 35 | FS | Alvin Hall |
| 43 | RCB | Al Latimer |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Eddie Lee Ivery | 12 | 35 | 2.9 | 11t | 1 |
| Gerry Ellis | 9 | 28 | 3.1 | 8 | 0 |
| Lynn Dickey | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Del Rodgers | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Billy Sims | 14 | 64 | 4.6 | 10 | 0 |
| Eric Hipple | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Horace King | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 9 | 0 |
| Leonard Thompson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Gary Danielson | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Dexter Bussey | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Rob Rubick | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Freddie Scott | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||||||||
| Lynn Dickey | 26 | 13 | 50.0 | 4 | 188 | 7.2 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 47.1 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Gary Danielson | 31 | 16 | 51.6 | 1 | 199 | 6.4 | 25t | 2 | 2 | 11 | 79.9 |
| Eric Hipple | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 0 | 53 | 13.3 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| James Lofton | 7 | 128 | 18.3 | 30 | 1 |
| Paul Coffman | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Eddie Lee Ivery | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| John Jefferson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Gerry Ellis | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Billy Sims | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 14 | 0 |
| David Hill | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 18 | 1 |
| Freddie Scott | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Horace King | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Leonard Thompson | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 25t | 1 |
| Tracy Porter | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Robbie Martin | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Rick Kane | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| John Anderson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Bobby Watkins | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 20 | 0 |
| Stan White | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Ray Stachowicz | 4 | 157 | 39.3 | 48 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Tom Skladany | 2 | 70 | 35.0 | 39 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | ||||||
| Phil Epps | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Robbie Martin | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 17 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | ||||||
| Del Rodgers | 5 | 104 | 20.8 | 28 | 0 | |
| Allan Clark | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Alvin Hall | 4 | 115 | 28.8 | 69 | 0 | |
| Robbie Martin | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |
| Mike Butler | 1.0 |
| Casey Merrill | 1.0 |
| Detroit Lions | |
| Doug English | 1.0 |
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