| Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 16, 1983 Location: Pontiac, MI Venue: Pontiac Silverdome Attendance: 66709 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Billy Sims 3 run (Eddie Murray kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Dexter Bussey 14 pass from Eric Hipple (Eddie Murray kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bob Thomas 23 FG | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 35 FG | 3 | 17 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Ken Margerum 12 pass from Vince Evans (Bob Thomas kick) | 10 | 17 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Ulysses Norris 20 pass from Gary Danielson (Eddie Murray kick) | 10 | 24 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Matt Suhey 10 pass from Vince Evans (Bob Thomas kick) | 17 | 24 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Eric Hipple 8 run (Eddie Murray kick) | 17 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Willie Gault |
| 82 | WR | Ken Margerum |
| 74 | LOT | Jim Covert |
| 65 | LOG | Noah Jackson |
| 52 | C | Dan Neal |
| 79 | ROG | Kurt Becker |
| 78 | ROT | Keith Van Horne |
| 87 | TE | Emery Moorehead |
| 8 | QB | Vince Evans |
| 34 | RB | Walter Payton |
| 26 | RB | Matt Suhey |
| 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 |
| 53 | RLB | Dan Rains |
| 27 | LCB | Mike Richardson |
| 25 | SS | Todd Bell |
| 45 | FS | Gary Fencik |
| 21 | RCB | Leslie Frazier |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Mark Nichols |
| 39 | WR | Leonard Thompson |
| 72 | LOT | Chris Dieterich |
| 61 | LOG | Homer Elias |
| 52 | C | Steve Mott |
| 67 | ROG | Don Greco |
| 71 | ROT | Rich Strenger |
| 80 | TE | Ulysses Norris |
| 17 | QB | Eric Hipple |
| 24 | HB | Dexter Bussey |
| 20 | FB | James Jones |
| Defense | ||
| 62 | LDE | Curtis Green |
| 74 | LDT | Mike Fanning |
| 78 | RDT | Doug English |
| 79 | RDE | William Gay |
| 53 | LLB | Garry Cobb |
| 57 | MLB | Ken Fantetti |
| 59 | RLB | Jimmy Williams |
| 27 | LCB | Bobby Watkins |
| 33 | LS | Bill Graham |
| 35 | RS | Alvin Hall |
| 43 | RCB | Al Latimer |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIB | 31:17 | 25 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 5/14 | 0/1 | 8 | 70 | 0 | 0 |
| DET | 28:43 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 5/13 | 1/1 | 8 | 81 | 1 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 15 | 86 | 5.7 | 20 | 0 |
| Vince Evans | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Ken Margerum | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Matt Suhey | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 118 | 5.9 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Billy Sims | 15 | 77 | 5.1 | 17 | 1 |
| Dexter Bussey | 9 | 45 | 5.0 | 14 | 0 |
| James Jones | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 15 | 0 |
| Eric Hipple | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 9 | 1 |
| Vince Thompson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 171 | 5.0 | 2 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Vince Evans | 45 | 28 | 62.2 | 0 | 336 | 7.5 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 99.9 |
| Walter Payton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team Totals | 46 | 28 | 60.9 | 0 | 336 | 7.3 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 97.7 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Eric Hipple | 16 | 7 | 43.8 | 0 | 151 | 9.4 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 98.7 |
| Gary Danielson | 12 | 4 | 33.3 | 0 | 51 | 4.3 | 20t | 1 | 1 | 7 | 75.3 |
| Team Totals | 28 | 11 | 39.3 | 0 | 202 | 7.2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 88.7 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Ken Margerum | 6 | 82 | 13.7 | 18 | 1 |
| Pat Dunsmore | 5 | 73 | 14.6 | 24 | 0 |
| Willie Gault | 5 | 62 | 12.4 | 21 | 0 |
| Emery Moorehead | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 24 | 0 |
| Walter Payton | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Dennis McKinnon | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Matt Suhey | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 10t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 28 | 336 | 12.0 | 2 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Leonard Thompson | 4 | 86 | 21.5 | 48 | 0 |
| Dexter Bussey | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 14t | 1 |
| James Jones | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 46 | 0 |
| Ulysses Norris | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20t | 1 |
| Jeff Chadwick | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 202 | 18.4 | 2 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||
| Bob Parsons | 7 | 251 | 35.9 | 49 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 7 | 251 | 35.9 | ||||
| Detroit Lions | |||||||
| Mike Black | 5 | 209 | 41.8 | 48 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 5 | 209 | 41.8 | ||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Willie Gault | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | ||
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Ken Jenkins | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Anthony Hutchison | 3 | 0 | 41 | 13.7 | 22 | 0 |
| Rickey Watts | 2 | 0 | 32 | 16.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Dan Rains | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 0 | 84 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Alvin Hall | 3 | 0 | 66 | 22.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Ken Jenkins | 1 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 96 | 24.0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |
| Mike Hartenstine | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |
| Detroit Lions | |
| Mike Dawson | 1.0 |
| Doug English | 1.0 |
| William Gay | 1.0 |
| Curtis Green | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 4.0 |