| Green Bay Packers at Houston Oilers Game Statistics |
| Date: September 4, 1983 Location: Houston, TX |
| Venue: Astrodome Attendance: 44073 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay PackersGB | 7 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 41 |
| Houston OilersHOU | 10 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 38 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | GB | HOU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Green Bay PackersGB | Paul Coffman 25 pass from Lynn Dickey (Jan Stenerud kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Florian Kempf 49 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Tim Smith 47 pass from Archie Manning (Florian Kempf kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Green Bay PackersGB | John Jefferson 5 pass from Lynn Dickey (Jan Stenerud kick) | 14 | 10 |
| 2 | Green Bay PackersGB | John Jefferson 13 pass from Lynn Dickey (Jan Stenerud kick) | 21 | 10 |
| 2 | Green Bay PackersGB | Gerry Ellis 11 pass from Lynn Dickey (Jan Stenerud kick) | 28 | 10 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Earl Campbell 7 run (Florian Kempf kick) | 28 | 17 |
| 3 | Green Bay PackersGB | Jan Stenerud 46 FG | 31 | 17 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Earl Campbell 8 run (Florian Kempf kick) | 31 | 24 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Earl Campbell 1 run (Florian Kempf kick) | 31 | 31 |
| 4 | Green Bay PackersGB | James Lofton 74 pass from Lynn Dickey (Jan Stenerud kick) | 38 | 31 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Larry Moriarty 2 run (Florian Kempf kick) | 38 | 38 |
| 5 | Green Bay PackersGB | Jan Stenerud 42 FG | 41 | 38 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | John Jefferson |
| 80 | WR | James Lofton |
| 67 | LOT | Karl Swanke |
| 64 | LOG | Syd Kitson |
| 54 | C | Larry McCarren |
| 74 | ROG | Tim Huffman |
| 68 | ROT | Greg Koch |
| 82 | TE | Paul Coffman |
| 12 | QB | Lynn Dickey |
| 40 | HB | Eddie Lee Ivery |
| 31 | FB | Gerry Ellis |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Casey Merrill |
| 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 | SS | Johnnie Gray |
| 23 | FS | Maurice Harvey |
| 29 | RCB | Mike McCoy |
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Steve Bryant |
| 83 | WR | Tim Smith |
| 77 | LOT | Doug France |
| 63 | LOG | Mike Munchak |
| 58 | C | David Carter |
| 62 | ROG | John Schuhmacher |
| 73 | ROT | Harvey Salem |
| 87 | TE | Dave Casper |
| 8 | QB | Archie Manning |
| 34 | RB | Earl Campbell |
| 35 | RB | Stan Edwards |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Jerome Foster |
| 67 | MG | Mike Stensrud |
| 75 | RDE | Jesse Baker |
| 53 | LOLB | Avon Riley |
| 54 | LILB | Gregg Bingham |
| 50 | RILB | Daryl Hunt |
| 52 | ROLB | Robert Brazile |
| 24 | LCB | Steve Brown |
| 36 | SS | Carter Hartwig |
| 37 | FS | Mike Reinfeldt |
| 20 | RCB | Willie Tullis |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Eddie Lee Ivery | 12 | 71 | 5.9 | 21 | 0 |
| Gerry Ellis | 9 | 41 | 4.6 | 13 | 0 |
| James Lofton | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Harlan Huckleby | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Mike Meade | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Lynn Dickey | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Earl Campbell | 27 | 123 | 4.6 | 11 | 3 |
| Larry Moriarty | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 16 | 1 |
| Gary Allen | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Stan Edwards | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||||||||
| Lynn Dickey | 31 | 27 | 87.1 | 1 | 333 | 10.7 | 74t | 5 | 1 | 8 | 137.6 |
| David Whitehurst | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 19 | 6.3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93.1 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Archie Manning | 34 | 22 | 64.7 | 2 | 348 | 10.2 | 47t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 83.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| James Lofton | 8 | 154 | 19.3 | 74t | 1 |
| John Jefferson | 6 | 60 | 10.0 | 16 | 2 |
| Gerry Ellis | 6 | 39 | 6.5 | 11t | 1 |
| Paul Coffman | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 25t | 1 |
| Eddie Lee Ivery | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Phil Epps | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Harlan Huckleby | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Gary Lewis | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Mike Meade | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Tim Smith | 8 | 197 | 24.6 | 47t | 1 |
| Chris Dressel | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Dave Casper | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Mike Holston | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Steve Bryant | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Stan Edwards | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Earl Campbell | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Mike McCloskey | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| John Anderson | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Johnnie Gray | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Robert Abraham | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Bucky Scribner | 3 | 106 | 35.3 | 42 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| John James | 3 | 112 | 37.3 | 42 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | ||||||
| Johnnie Gray | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 5 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Carl Roaches | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | ||||||
| Tim Lewis | 6 | 116 | 19.3 | 22 | 0 | |
| Harlan Huckleby | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Dave Drechsler | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Herkie Walls | 5 | 74 | 14.8 | 25 | 0 | |
| Carl Roaches | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |
| Houston Oilers | |
| Daryl Hunt | 1.0 |
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