| Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 15, 1985 Location: Pontiac, MI Venue: Pontiac Silverdome Attendance: 49379 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay PackersGB | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 26 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 14 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 23 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | GB | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Alvin Moore 1 run (Eddie Murray kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Alvin Moore 1 run (Eddie Murray kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Green Bay PackersGB | Al Del Greco 38 FG | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | Green Bay PackersGB | Al Del Greco 29 FG | 6 | 14 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 19 FG | 6 | 17 |
| 3 | Green Bay PackersGB | Gary Ellerson 37 run (Al Del Greco kick) | 13 | 17 |
| 4 | Green Bay PackersGB | Al Del Greco 25 FG | 16 | 17 |
| 4 | Green Bay PackersGB | Mike Douglass 80 interception return (Al Del Greco kick) | 23 | 17 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Leonard Thompson 30 pass from Joe Ferguson (Eddie Murray kick failed) | 23 | 23 |
| 4 | Green Bay PackersGB | Al Del Greco 27 FG | 26 | 23 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Phil Epps |
| 80 | WR | James Lofton |
| 67 | LOT | Karl Swanke |
| 57 | LOG | Rich Moran |
| 58 | C | Mark Cannon |
| 65 | ROG | Ron Hallstrom |
| 68 | ROT | Greg Koch |
| 82 | TE | Paul Coffman |
| 18 | QB | Jim Zorn |
| 31 | HB | Gerry Ellis |
| 33 | FB | Jessie Clark |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Alphonso Carreker |
| 79 | NT | Donnie Humphrey |
| 90 | RDE | Ezra Johnson |
| 59 | LOLB | John Anderson |
| 55 | LILB | Randy Scott |
| 91 | RILB | Brian Noble |
| 53 | ROLB | Mike Douglass |
| 22 | LCB | Mark Lee |
| 37 | SS | Mark Murphy |
| 41 | FS | Tom Flynn |
| 26 | RCB | Tim Lewis |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Carl Bland |
| 36 | WR | Leonard Thompson |
| 75 | LOT | Lomas Brown |
| 72 | LOG | Chris Dieterich |
| 52 | C | Steve Mott |
| 70 | ROG | Keith Dorney |
| 71 | ROT | Rich Strenger |
| 87 | TE | David Lewis |
| 17 | QB | Eric Hipple |
| 24 | RB | Alvin Moore |
| 30 | FB | James Jones |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | William Gay |
| 62 | NT | Curtis Green |
| 77 | RDE | Keith Ferguson |
| 59 | LOLB | Jimmy Williams |
| 57 | LILB | Ken Fantetti |
| 50 | RILB | August Curley |
| 92 | ROLB | Angelo King |
| 27 | LCB | Bobby Watkins |
| 21 | SS | Demetrious Johnson |
| 33 | FS | Bill Graham |
| 29 | RCB | Bruce McNorton |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Gary Ellerson | 8 | 72 | 9.0 | 37t | 1 |
| Gerry Ellis | 11 | 42 | 3.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Eddie Lee Ivery | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 32 | 0 |
| Jessie Clark | 8 | 26 | 3.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Jim Zorn | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| James Jones | 23 | 104 | 4.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Mike Meade | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Eric Hipple | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Alvin Moore | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 3 | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||||||||
| Jim Zorn | 23 | 10 | 43.5 | 1 | 159 | 6.9 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 49.0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Eric Hipple | 30 | 19 | 63.3 | 3 | 221 | 7.4 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 46.0 |
| Joe Ferguson | 6 | 4 | 66.7 | 1 | 82 | 13.7 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 109.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Gerry Ellis | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 35 | 0 |
| Paul Coffman | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Eddie Lee Ivery | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Jessie Clark | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Preston Dennard | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| James Lofton | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Carl Bland | 7 | 109 | 15.6 | 24 | 0 |
| James Jones | 7 | 43 | 6.1 | 10 | 0 |
| Leonard Thompson | 4 | 88 | 22.0 | 38 | 1 |
| Alvin Moore | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Pete Mandley | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Mike Meade | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Mike Douglass | 1 | 80 | 80.0 | 80t | 1 |
| Mark Lee | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Tim Lewis | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| John Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Bobby Watkins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Don Bracken | 5 | 214 | 42.8 | 54 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Mike Black | 4 | 152 | 38.0 | 39 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | ||||||
| Walter Stanley | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 27 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Pete Mandley | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 14 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | ||||||
| Walter Stanley | 3 | 88 | 29.3 | 33 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Alvin Hall | 4 | 108 | 27.0 | 54 | 0 | |
| A.J. Jones | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Pete Mandley | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |
| Mark Murphy | 2.0 |
| Detroit Lions | |
| Steve Baack | 1.0 |
| Angelo King | 1.0 |
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