| Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: December 5, 1983 Location: Pontiac, MI |
| Venue: Pontiac Silverdome Attendance: 79169 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 50 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Jeff Chadwick 10 pass from Eric Hipple (Eddie Murray kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 42 FG | 0 | 13 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Safety, Mike Black ran out of end zone | 2 | 13 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Sam McCullum |
| 88 | WR | Mardye McDole |
| 78 | LOT | Steve Riley |
| 51 | LOG | Jim Hough |
| 67 | C | Dennis Swilley |
| 61 | ROG | Wes Hamilton |
| 76 | ROT | Tim Irwin |
| 82 | TE | Bob Bruer |
| 12 | QB | Steve Dils |
| 20 | RB | Darrin Nelson |
| 34 | RB | Rickey Young |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Doug Martin |
| 65 | NT | Charlie Johnson |
| 73 | RDE | Neil Elshire |
| 59 | LOLB | Matt Blair |
| 55 | LILB | Scott Studwell |
| 52 | RILB | Dennis Johnson |
| 54 | ROLB | Fred McNeill |
| 39 | LCB | Carl Lee |
| 45 | LS | Tom Hannon |
| 27 | RS | John Turner |
| 37 | RCB | Willie Teal |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Jeff Chadwick |
| 72 | LOT | Chris Dieterich |
| 61 | LOG | Homer Elias |
| 52 | C | Steve Mott |
| 64 | ROG | Larry Lee |
| 70 | ROT | Keith Dorney |
| 81 | TE | Reese McCall |
| 80 | TE | Ulysses Norris |
| 17 | QB | Eric Hipple |
| 20 | HB | Billy Sims |
| 38 | FB | Vince Thompson |
| Defense | ||
| 62 | LDE | Curtis Green |
| 79 | LDT | William Gay |
| 78 | RDT | Doug English |
| 66 | RDE | Mike Cofer |
| 53 | LLB | Garry Cobb |
| 57 | MLB | Ken Fantetti |
| 59 | RLB | Jimmy Williams |
| 27 | LCB | Bobby Watkins |
| 33 | LS | Bill Graham |
| 35 | RS | Alvin Hall |
| 29 | RCB | Bruce McNorton |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Darrin Nelson | 12 | 32 | 2.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Tony Galbreath | 10 | 31 | 3.1 | 9 | 0 |
| Steve Dils | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 6 | 0 |
| Jarvis Redwine | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Rickey Young | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Greg Coleman | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | -9 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Billy Sims | 23 | 137 | 6.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Vince Thompson | 9 | 38 | 4.2 | 10 | 0 |
| Dexter Bussey | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Black | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | -10 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Steve Dils | 33 | 20 | 60.6 | 1 | 177 | 5.4 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 47 | 62.3 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Eric Hipple | 17 | 9 | 52.9 | 0 | 120 | 7.1 | 45 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 95.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Darrin Nelson | 6 | 58 | 9.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Steve Jordan | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Tony Galbreath | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Rickey Young | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Mike Jones | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Leo Lewis | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Terry LeCount | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jeff Chadwick | 5 | 89 | 17.8 | 45 | 1 |
| Mark Nichols | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Rob Rubick | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Vince Thompson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Bruce McNorton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Greg Coleman | 5 | 203 | 40.6 | 47 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Mike Black | 3 | 86 | 28.7 | 33 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Robbie Martin | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Jarvis Redwine | 4 | 75 | 18.8 | 23 | 0 | |
| Rick Bell | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Robbie Martin | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Doug Martin | 1.5 |
| Scott Studwell | 1.0 |
| Mark Mullaney | 0.5 |
| Detroit Lions | |
| Doug English | 2.0 |
| Roosevelt Barnes | 1.0 |
| Mike Cofer | 1.0 |
| Mike Fanning | 1.0 |
| William Gay | 1.0 |
| Curtis Green | 1.0 |
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