Week 7
Final
CHI
DET1Q
0 - 7
B. Sims 3-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
0 - 14
D. Bussey 14-yard TD catch from E. Hipple.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
3 - 14
B. Thomas 23-yard field goal.
FG Made
2Q
3 - 17
E. Murray 35-yard field goal.
FG Made
2Q
10 - 17
K. Margerum 12-yard TD catch from V. Evans.
Touchdown
Made XP
3Q
10 - 24
U. Norris 20-yard TD catch from G. Danielson.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
17 - 24
M. Suhey 10-yard TD catch from V. Evans.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
17 - 31
E. Hipple 8-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
336
Evans
CHI
Rush Yds
86
Payton
CHI
Rec Yds
86
Thompson
DET
Scrim TD
1
Margerum
CHI
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
1983 NFC Central
| Team | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | |
8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | |
8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | |
8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 14 | 0 | .125 |
Lions
Packers
Bears
Vikings
BuccaneersGame Summary
The Detroit Lions decisively defeated the Chicago Bears, 31 to 17, on October 16, 1983.
Game Info
October 15, 1983
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. Evans #8 | 28/45 | 336 | 7.5 | 2 | 0 | 4-27 | 99.9 |
W. Payton #34 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Hipple #17 | 7/16 | 151 | 9.4 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 98.7 |
G. Danielson #16 | 4/12 | 51 | 4.3 | 1 | 0 | 1-7 | 75.3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Payton #34 | 15 | 86 | 5.7 | 0 | 20 |
V. Evans #8 | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 |
K. Margerum #82 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
M. Suhey #26 | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Sims #20 | 15 | 77 | 5.1 | 1 | 17 |
D. Bussey #24 | 9 | 45 | 5.0 | 0 | 14 |
J. Jones #30 | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 0 | 15 |
E. Hipple #17 | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 1 | 0 |
V. Thompson #38 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Margerum #82 | 0/0 | 82 | 13.7 | 1 | 18 |
P. Dunsmore #88 | 0/0 | 73 | 14.6 | 0 | 24 |
W. Gault #83 | 0/0 | 62 | 12.4 | 0 | 21 |
E. Moorehead #87 | 0/0 | 53 | 13.3 | 0 | 24 |
D. McKinnon #85 | 0/0 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | 34 |
W. Payton #34 | 0/0 | 25 | 6.3 | 0 | 9 |
M. Suhey #26 | 0/0 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 10 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Thompson #39 | 0/0 | 86 | 21.5 | 0 | 48 |
J. Jones #30 | 0/0 | 56 | 28.0 | 0 | 46 |
D. Bussey #24 | 0/0 | 24 | 8.0 | 1 | 14 |
U. Norris #80 | 0/0 | 20 | 20.0 | 1 | 20 |
J. Chadwick #89 | 0/0 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Hartenstine #73 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Dawson #73 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. English #78 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Gay #79 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Green #62 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Thomas #16 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Murray #3 | 1/2 | 4/4 | 7 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Parsons #86 | 7 | 251 | 35.9 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Black #11 | 5 | 209 | 41.8 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Rains #53 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Watts #80 | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Hutchison #32 | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Jenkins #31 | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Hall #35 | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Gault #83 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Jenkins #31 | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. Evans #8 | 28/45 | 336 | 7.5 | 2 | 0 | 4-27 | 99.9 |
W. Payton #34 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Payton #34 | 15 | 86 | 5.7 | 0 | 20 |
V. Evans #8 | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 |
K. Margerum #82 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
M. Suhey #26 | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Margerum #82 | 0/0 | 82 | 13.7 | 1 | 18 |
P. Dunsmore #88 | 0/0 | 73 | 14.6 | 0 | 24 |
W. Gault #83 | 0/0 | 62 | 12.4 | 0 | 21 |
E. Moorehead #87 | 0/0 | 53 | 13.3 | 0 | 24 |
D. McKinnon #85 | 0/0 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | 34 |
W. Payton #34 | 0/0 | 25 | 6.3 | 0 | 9 |
M. Suhey #26 | 0/0 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 10 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Hartenstine #73 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Thomas #16 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Parsons #86 | 7 | 251 | 35.9 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Rains #53 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Watts #80 | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Hutchison #32 | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Gault #83 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Hipple #17 | 7/16 | 151 | 9.4 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 98.7 |
G. Danielson #16 | 4/12 | 51 | 4.3 | 1 | 0 | 1-7 | 75.3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Sims #20 | 15 | 77 | 5.1 | 1 | 17 |
D. Bussey #24 | 9 | 45 | 5.0 | 0 | 14 |
J. Jones #30 | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 0 | 15 |
E. Hipple #17 | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 1 | 0 |
V. Thompson #38 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Thompson #39 | 0/0 | 86 | 21.5 | 0 | 48 |
J. Jones #30 | 0/0 | 56 | 28.0 | 0 | 46 |
D. Bussey #24 | 0/0 | 24 | 8.0 | 1 | 14 |
U. Norris #80 | 0/0 | 20 | 20.0 | 1 | 20 |
J. Chadwick #89 | 0/0 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Dawson #73 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. English #78 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Gay #79 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Green #62 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Murray #3 | 1/2 | 4/4 | 7 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Black #11 | 5 | 209 | 41.8 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Jenkins #31 | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Hall #35 | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Jenkins #31 | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 |
427
Total Yds
366
309
Pass Yds
195
118
Rush Yds
171
70
Total Plays
63
6.1
Yards Per Play
5.8
6.2
Yards Per Pass
6.7
5.9
Yards Per Rush
5.0
25
1st Downs
21
15
Passing 1st Downs
9
7
Rushing 1st Downs
11
3
1st Downs from Penalties
1
7
Punts
5
0
Turnovers
0
0
Interceptions Thrown
0
0
Fumbles Lost
0
8
Penalties
8
1.0
Sacks
4.0
0
D/ST TD
0
