Week 4
Final
DET
MIN1Q
0 - 3
B. Ricardo 27-yard field goal.
FG Made
2Q
0 - 10
B. Bruer 3-yard TD catch from S. Dils.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
0 - 17
D. Huffman 0-yard TD blocked punt return.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
7 - 17
M. Nichols 41-yard TD catch from E. Hipple.
Touchdown
Made XP
3Q
10 - 17
E. Murray 24-yard field goal.
FG Made
3Q
17 - 17
E. Hipple 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
17 - 20
B. Ricardo 24-yard field goal.
FG Made
Top Performers
Pass Yds
267
Hipple
DET
Rush Yds
85
Jones
DET
Rec Yds
100
Nichols
DET
Scrim TD
1
Nichols
DET
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
1983 NFC Central
| Team | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lions | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 |
 Packers | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 |
 Bears | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 |
 Vikings | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 |
 Buccaneers | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 |
Game Summary
The Minnesota Vikings squeaked out a win over the Detroit Lions, 20 to 17, on September 25, 1983.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Hipple #17 | 18/41 | 267 | 6.5 | 1 | 5 | 8-50 | 34.3 |
J. Jones #30 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Dils #8 | 18/31 | 147 | 4.7 | 1 | 1 | 1-6 | 67.5 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Jones #30 | 23 | 85 | 3.7 | 0 | 17 |
D. Bussey #24 | 11 | 67 | 6.1 | 0 | 26 |
E. Hipple #17 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Brown #23 | 11 | 22 | 2.0 | 0 | 5 |
D. Nelson #20 | 10 | 19 | 1.9 | 0 | 9 |
R. Young #34 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
S. Dils #8 | 4 | -2 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Nichols #86 | 0/0 | 100 | 20.0 | 1 | 41 |
J. Jones #30 | 0/0 | 54 | 10.8 | 0 | 18 |
L. Thompson #39 | 0/0 | 45 | 15.0 | 0 | 19 |
J. Chadwick #89 | 0/0 | 35 | 35.0 | 0 | 35 |
F. Scott #87 | 0/0 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
H. King #25 | 0/0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
U. Norris #80 | 0/0 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
D. Bussey #24 | 0/0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Nelson #20 | 0/0 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | 17 |
T. Brown #23 | 0/0 | 37 | 6.2 | 0 | 12 |
T. LeCount #80 | 0/0 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 18 |
R. Young #34 | 0/0 | 25 | 6.3 | 0 | 9 |
S. Jordan #83 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
S. White #85 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
B. Bruer #82 | 0/0 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Gay #79 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Hall #35 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Johnson #65 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
C. Lee #39 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
D. Martin #79 | 0-0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Bess #21 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
M. Blair #59 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Swain #29 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J. Browner #47 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
N. Elshire #73 | 0-0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Holloway #75 | 0-0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Murray #3 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Ricardo #1 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 8 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Black #11 | 4 | 188 | 47.0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Coleman #8 | 7 | 311 | 44.4 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Caver #41 | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | 0 |
A. Hall #35 | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Jones #89 | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 0 |
R. Bess #21 | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Redwine #22 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Hall #35 | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Bess #21 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Hipple #17 | 18/41 | 267 | 6.5 | 1 | 5 | 8-50 | 34.3 |
J. Jones #30 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Jones #30 | 23 | 85 | 3.7 | 0 | 17 |
D. Bussey #24 | 11 | 67 | 6.1 | 0 | 26 |
E. Hipple #17 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Nichols #86 | 0/0 | 100 | 20.0 | 1 | 41 |
J. Jones #30 | 0/0 | 54 | 10.8 | 0 | 18 |
L. Thompson #39 | 0/0 | 45 | 15.0 | 0 | 19 |
J. Chadwick #89 | 0/0 | 35 | 35.0 | 0 | 35 |
F. Scott #87 | 0/0 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
H. King #25 | 0/0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
U. Norris #80 | 0/0 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
D. Bussey #24 | 0/0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Gay #79 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Hall #35 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Murray #3 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Black #11 | 4 | 188 | 47.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Caver #41 | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | 0 |
A. Hall #35 | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Hall #35 | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Dils #8 | 18/31 | 147 | 4.7 | 1 | 1 | 1-6 | 67.5 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Brown #23 | 11 | 22 | 2.0 | 0 | 5 |
D. Nelson #20 | 10 | 19 | 1.9 | 0 | 9 |
R. Young #34 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
S. Dils #8 | 4 | -2 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Nelson #20 | 0/0 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | 17 |
T. Brown #23 | 0/0 | 37 | 6.2 | 0 | 12 |
T. LeCount #80 | 0/0 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 18 |
R. Young #34 | 0/0 | 25 | 6.3 | 0 | 9 |
S. Jordan #83 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
S. White #85 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
B. Bruer #82 | 0/0 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Johnson #65 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
C. Lee #39 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
D. Martin #79 | 0-0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Bess #21 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
M. Blair #59 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Swain #29 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J. Browner #47 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
N. Elshire #73 | 0-0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Holloway #75 | 0-0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Ricardo #1 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 8 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Coleman #8 | 7 | 311 | 44.4 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Jones #89 | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 0 |
R. Bess #21 | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Redwine #22 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Bess #21 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
371
Total Yds
181
217
Pass Yds
141
154
Rush Yds
40
86
Total Plays
58
4.3
Yards Per Play
3.1
4.3
Yards Per Pass
4.4
4.3
Yards Per Rush
1.5
24
1st Downs
14
13
Passing 1st Downs
5
10
Rushing 1st Downs
6
1
1st Downs from Penalties
3
5
Punts
7
6
Turnovers
2
5
Interceptions Thrown
1
1
Fumbles Lost
1
10
Penalties
5
1.0
Sacks
8.0
0
D/ST TD
0
