1983 Detroit Lions (NFL) |
| 1st place • National Football Conference • Central Division • 9-7-0 .553 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| NFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 12/31/1983 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 23-24 | L | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 58286 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Roosevelt Barnes | 54 | LB | 6-2 | 226 | 25 | Purdue | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Black | 11 | P | 6-2 | 197 | 22 | Arizona State | 1 | 0 |
| Dexter Bussey | 24 | RB | 6-1 | 205 | 31 | Oklahoma; Texas-Arlington | 1 | 0 |
| Jeff Chadwick | 89 | WR | 6-3 | 190 | 23 | Grand Valley State | 1 | 0 |
| Garry Cobb | 53 | LLB | 6-2 | 231 | 26 | Southern California | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Cofer | 66 | RDE | 6-5 | 245 | 23 | Tennessee | 1 | 1 |
| Gary Danielson | 16 | QB | 6-2 | 195 | 32 | Purdue | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Dawson | 73 | DT | 6-3 | 262 | 30 | Arizona | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Dieterich | 72 | LOT | 6-3 | 275 | 25 | North Carolina State | 1 | 1 |
| Keith Dorney | 70 | ROT | 6-5 | 285 | 26 | Penn State | 1 | 1 |
| Homer Elias | 61 | LOG | 6-3 | 255 | 28 | Tennessee State | 1 | 1 |
| Doug English | 78 | RDT | 6-5 | 256 | 30 | Texas | 1 | 1 |
| Ken Fantetti | 57 | MLB | 6-2 | 230 | 26 | Wyoming | 1 | 1 |
| Amos Fowler | 65 | C | 6-3 | 253 | 27 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 0 |
| William Gay | 79 | LDT | 6-5 | 260 | 28 | San Diego CC; Southern California | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Graham | 33 | SS | 5-11 | 191 | 24 | Texas | 1 | 1 |
| Don Greco | 67 | ROG | 6-3 | 260 | 24 | Western Illinois | 1 | 1 |
| Curtis Green | 62 | LDE | 6-3 | 267 | 26 | Alabama State | 1 | 1 |
| Alvin Hall | 35 | FS | 5-10 | 193 | 25 | Miami (Ohio) | 1 | 1 |
| James Harrell | 51 | LB | 6-1 | 222 | 26 | Florida | 1 | 0 |
| Maurice Harvey | 23 | S | 5-10 | 189 | 27 | Ball State | 1 | 0 |
| Ken Jenkins | 31 | RB | 5-8 | 184 | 24 | Bucknell | 1 | 0 |
| Demetrious Johnson | 21 | DB | 5-11 | 190 | 22 | Missouri | 1 | 0 |
| James Jones | 20 | FB | 6-2 | 230 | 22 | Florida | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Kane | 32 | RB | 6-0 | 200 | 29 | Oregon; San Jose State | 1 | 0 |
| Horace King | 25 | RB | 5-10 | 205 | 30 | Georgia | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Lee | 64 | OG | 6-2 | 263 | 24 | UCLA | 1 | 0 |
| Robbie Martin | 83 | WR | 5-8 | 187 | 25 | Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo) | 1 | 0 |
| Reese McCall | 81 | TE | 6-6 | 238 | 27 | Auburn | 1 | 0 |
| Bruce McNorton | 29 | RCB | 5-11 | 175 | 24 | Georgetown (Kentucky) | 1 | 1 |
| Martin Moss | 63 | DT | 6-4 | 252 | 25 | UCLA | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Mott | 52 | C | 6-3 | 270 | 22 | Alabama | 1 | 1 |
| Eddie Murray | 3 | K | 5-11 | 188 | 27 | Tulane | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Nichols | 89 | WR | 6-2 | 208 | 24 | Bakersfield CC; San Jose State | 1 | 1 |
| Ulysses Norris | 80 | TE | 6-4 | 232 | 26 | Georgia | 1 | 1 |
| Rob Rubick | 84 | TE | 6-3 | 234 | 23 | Grand Valley State | 1 | 0 |
| Freddie Scott | 87 | WR | 6-2 | 175 | 31 | Amherst | 1 | 0 |
| Billy Sims | 20 | HB | 5-11 | 212 | 28 | Oklahoma | 1 | 1 |
| Rich Strenger | 71 | OT | 6-7 | 285 | 23 | Michigan | 1 | 0 |
| Leonard Thompson | 39 | WR | 5-11 | 190 | 31 | Arizona Western JC; Oklahoma State | 1 | 1 |
| Tom Turnure | 55 | C | 6-4 | 253 | 26 | Washington | 1 | 0 |
| Danny Wagoner | 34 | DB | 5-10 | 180 | 24 | Kansas | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Watkins | 27 | LCB | 5-10 | 184 | 23 | Texas State | 1 | 1 |
| Jimmy Williams | 59 | RLB | 6-3 | 230 | 23 | Nebraska | 1 | 1 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 3 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 23 |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 33:53 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 11/18 61.1% | 0/0 % | 7 | 63 |
| Opponents Totals | 26:07 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 2/10 20.0% | 0/0 % | 5 | 25 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Sims | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Eddie Murray | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 0 | 23 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 24 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Murray | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/2 | 1/1 |
| OWN | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/2 | 1/1 |
| OPP | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/2 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Sims | 20 | 114 | 5.7 | 56 | 2 |
| James Jones | 10 | 33 | 3.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Leonard Thompson | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Gary Danielson | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 188 | 5.4 | 56 | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 27 | 103 | 3.8 | 15 | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Danielson | 38 | 24 | 63.2 | 9 | 236 | 6.2 | 9.8 | 20 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 13.2 | 2 | 12 | 224 | 41.0 |
| Team Totals | 38 | 24 | 63.2 | 9 | 236 | 6.2 | 9.8 | 20 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 13.2 | 2 | 12 | 224 | 41.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 31 | 18 | 58.1 | 12 | 201 | 6.5 | 11.2 | 27 | 1 | 3.2 | 1 | 3.2 | 2 | 13 | 188 | 74.8 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard Thompson | 6 | 74 | 12.3 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Jeff Chadwick | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 16 | 0 | ||
| James Jones | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Billy Sims | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Freddie Scott | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Ulysses Norris | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 24 | 236 | 9.8 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 18 | 201 | 11.2 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Watkins | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 22 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Black | 2 | 73 | 36.5 | 51 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 26.5 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 73 | 36.5 | 51 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 26.5 |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 174 | 34.8 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 144 | 28.8 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robbie Martin | 4 | 1 | 30 | 7.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 1 | 30 | 7.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvin Hall | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 24 | 0 | |
| Ken Jenkins | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 24 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 88 | 22.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 92 | 18.4 | 29 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| William Gay | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| Curtis Green | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 | 13.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2.0 | 12.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garry Cobb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Graham | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| James Jones | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Watkins | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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