detroit lions vs. st. louis rams the season begins consistency up front ...
detroit lions vs. st. louis rams the season begins consistency up front ...
detroit lions vs. st. louis rams the season begins consistency up front ...
You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles
YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.
1982<br />
Record: 4-5, 4th NFC Central<br />
Date W/L Score Opponent Att<br />
9/12 W 17-10 Chicago 71,337<br />
9/19 W 19-14 at L.A. Rams 59,470<br />
11/21 L 17-20 at Chicago 46,783<br />
11/25 L 6-13 NY Giants 64,348<br />
12/6 L 13-28 NY Jets 79,361<br />
12/12 W 30-10 at Green Bay 51,875<br />
12/19 L 31-34 Minnesota 73,058<br />
12/26 L 21-23 at Tampa Bay 65,997<br />
1/2 W 27-24 Green Bay 64,377<br />
NFC Playoff s<br />
1/8 L 7-31 at Washington 55,045<br />
Usual Starters<br />
Off ense<br />
WR 87 Fred Scott<br />
LT 72 Chris Dietrich<br />
LG 61 Homer Elias<br />
C 65 Amas Fowler<br />
RG 67 Don Greco<br />
RT 70 Keith Dorney<br />
TE 80 Ulysses Norris<br />
WR 39 Leonard Thompson<br />
QB 16 Gary Danielson<br />
RB 20 Billy Sims<br />
RB 24 Dexter Bussey<br />
Defense<br />
LE 75 Dave Pureifory<br />
LT 79 William Gay<br />
RT 78 Doug English<br />
RE 60 Al Baker<br />
LLB 53 Garry Cobb<br />
MLB 57 Ken Fantetti<br />
RLB 52 Stan White<br />
LCB 27 Bobby Watkins<br />
RCB 28 James Hunter<br />
FS 35 Alvin Hall<br />
SS 23 Ray Oldham<br />
Pro Bowl Selections: Keith Dorney (T), Doug English (DT), Billy Sims (RB)<br />
Team Stati<strong>st</strong>ics Det Opp<br />
Total Fir<strong>st</strong> Downs 160 162<br />
Rushing 60 54<br />
Passing 83 96<br />
Penalty 17 12<br />
3rd Down: Made/Att 42/126 50/129<br />
3rd Down Pct. 33.3 38.8<br />
Possession Avg. 30:12 29:48<br />
Total Net Yards 2534 2722<br />
Avg. Per Game 281.6 302.4<br />
Total Plays 598 591<br />
Avg. Per Play 4.2 4.6<br />
Net Yards Rushing 1022 854<br />
Avg. Per Game 113.6 94.9<br />
Total Rushes 283 371<br />
Net Yards Passing 1512 1868<br />
Avg. Per Game 168.0 207.6<br />
Sacked/Yards Lo<strong>st</strong> 30/242 32/230<br />
Gross Yards 1754 2098<br />
Att./Completions 285/136 288/155<br />
Completion Pct. 47.7 53.8<br />
Had Intercepted 18 18<br />
Punts/Average 48/40.9 46/39.8<br />
Net Punting Avg. 33.9 32.5<br />
Penalties/Yards 58/548 74/605<br />
Fumbles/Ball Lo<strong>st</strong> 23/8 21/8<br />
Touchdowns 19 20<br />
Rushing 5 6<br />
Passing 12 11<br />
Returns 2 3<br />
PoInts ored Sc<br />
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT Pts<br />
Lions 72 31 37 41 - 181<br />
Opponents 24 58 33 61 - 176<br />
Scoring<br />
Murray<br />
Hill<br />
Sims<br />
L. Thompson<br />
Thomas<br />
Nichols<br />
Hall<br />
King<br />
Oldham<br />
Rubick<br />
Scott<br />
Lions<br />
Opponents<br />
TD<br />
0<br />
4<br />
4<br />
4<br />
0<br />
2<br />
1<br />
1<br />
1<br />
1<br />
1<br />
19<br />
20<br />
Ru<br />
0<br />
0<br />
4<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
1<br />
0<br />
5<br />
6<br />
Pa<br />
0<br />
4<br />
0<br />
4<br />
0<br />
2<br />
0<br />
1<br />
0<br />
0<br />
1<br />
12<br />
11<br />
Rt<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
1<br />
0<br />
1<br />
0<br />
0<br />
2<br />
3<br />
PAT<br />
16/16<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
3/3<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
19/19<br />
20/20<br />
FG<br />
11/12<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
5/5<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
16/17<br />
12/21<br />
S<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
Pts<br />
49<br />
24<br />
24<br />
24<br />
18<br />
12<br />
6<br />
6<br />
6<br />
6<br />
6<br />
181<br />
176<br />
Rushing<br />
Sims<br />
Bussey<br />
Danielson<br />
King<br />
Hipple<br />
Kane<br />
L. Thompson<br />
Nichols<br />
Rubick<br />
Scott<br />
Lions<br />
Opponents<br />
Att<br />
172<br />
48<br />
23<br />
18<br />
10<br />
7<br />
2<br />
1<br />
1<br />
1<br />
283<br />
271<br />
Yds<br />
639<br />
136<br />
92<br />
67<br />
57<br />
17<br />
16<br />
3<br />
1<br />
-6<br />
1022<br />
854<br />
Avg<br />
3.7<br />
2.8<br />
4.0<br />
3.7<br />
5.7<br />
2.4<br />
8.0<br />
3.0<br />
1.0<br />
-6.0<br />
3.6<br />
3.2<br />
Lg<br />
29<br />
10<br />
16<br />
25<br />
20<br />
6<br />
13<br />
3<br />
1t<br />
-6<br />
29<br />
18<br />
TD<br />
4<br />
0<br />
0<br />
3<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
1<br />
0<br />
5<br />
6<br />
Receiving<br />
Sims<br />
Hill<br />
L. Thompson<br />
Bussey<br />
Scott<br />
T. Porter<br />
King<br />
Nichols<br />
Norris<br />
Kane<br />
Cobb<br />
Martin<br />
Lions<br />
Opponents<br />
Rec<br />
34<br />
22<br />
17<br />
16<br />
13<br />
9<br />
9<br />
8<br />
3<br />
3<br />
1<br />
1<br />
136<br />
155<br />
Yds<br />
342<br />
252<br />
328<br />
138<br />
231<br />
124<br />
74<br />
146<br />
51<br />
25<br />
25<br />
18<br />
1754<br />
2098<br />
Avg<br />
10.1<br />
11.5<br />
19.3<br />
8.6<br />
17.8<br />
13.8<br />
8.2<br />
18.3<br />
17.0<br />
8.3<br />
25.0<br />
18.0<br />
12.9<br />
13.5<br />
Lg<br />
52<br />
27<br />
70t<br />
21<br />
36<br />
23<br />
14<br />
48t<br />
30<br />
12<br />
25<br />
18<br />
70t<br />
85t<br />
TD<br />
0<br />
4<br />
4<br />
0<br />
1<br />
0<br />
1<br />
2<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
12<br />
11<br />
YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS<br />
Detroit<<strong>st</strong>rong>lions</<strong>st</strong>rong>.com<br />
Media.Detroit<<strong>st</strong>rong>lions</<strong>st</strong>rong>.com<br />
Passing<br />
Danielson<br />
Hipple<br />
T. Porter<br />
Skladany<br />
Lions<br />
Opponents<br />
Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Avg TD TD% Int Int% Lg Sk/Y Rtg<br />
197 100 1343 50.8 6.82 10 5.1 14 7.1 70t 19/145 60.3<br />
86 36 411 41.9 4.78 2 2.3 4 4.7 52 11/97 45.0<br />
1 0 0 0.0 0.00 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0/0 39.5<br />
1 0 0 0.0 0.00 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0/0 39.5<br />
285 136 1754 47.7 6.15 12 4.2 18 6.3 70t 30/242 55.5<br />
288 155 2098 53.8 7.29 11 3.8 18 6.3 85t 32/230 63.7<br />
Interceptions<br />
Watkins<br />
White<br />
Hunter<br />
Cobb<br />
Oldham<br />
Smith<br />
Gay<br />
Gray<br />
Williams<br />
Hall<br />
Lions<br />
Opponents<br />
Int<br />
5<br />
3<br />
2<br />
2<br />
1<br />
1<br />
1<br />
1<br />
1<br />
1<br />
10<br />
25<br />
Yds<br />
22<br />
21<br />
36<br />
12<br />
35<br />
10<br />
7<br />
5<br />
4<br />
2<br />
173<br />
316<br />
Avg<br />
4.4<br />
7.0<br />
18.0<br />
6.0<br />
35.0<br />
10.0<br />
7.0<br />
5.0<br />
4.0<br />
2.0<br />
17.3<br />
12.6<br />
Lg<br />
20<br />
18<br />
36<br />
12<br />
35t<br />
10<br />
7<br />
5<br />
4<br />
2<br />
49<br />
78t<br />
TD<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
1<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
1<br />
5<br />
Punting<br />
Skladany<br />
James<br />
Lions<br />
Opponents<br />
Pnt<br />
36<br />
12<br />
48<br />
46<br />
Yds<br />
1483<br />
481<br />
1964<br />
1830<br />
Avg<br />
41.2<br />
40.1<br />
40.9<br />
39.8<br />
Net<br />
-<br />
-<br />
33.9<br />
32.5<br />
TB<br />
3<br />
2<br />
5<br />
3<br />
In<br />
6<br />
3<br />
9<br />
7<br />
Lg<br />
59<br />
50<br />
59<br />
53<br />
B<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
Punt Returns<br />
Martin<br />
Lions<br />
Opponents<br />
PR<br />
26<br />
26<br />
26<br />
FC<br />
5<br />
5<br />
4<br />
Yds<br />
275<br />
275<br />
237<br />
Avg<br />
10.6<br />
10.6<br />
9.1<br />
Lg<br />
58<br />
58<br />
35<br />
TD<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
Kickoff Returns<br />
Hall<br />
Martin<br />
King<br />
Kane<br />
L. Lee<br />
Lions<br />
Opponents<br />
KR<br />
16<br />
16<br />
2<br />
1<br />
1<br />
36<br />
38<br />
Yds<br />
426<br />
268<br />
23<br />
19<br />
14<br />
750<br />
755<br />
Avg<br />
26.6<br />
16.8<br />
11.5<br />
19.0<br />
14.0<br />
20.8<br />
19.9<br />
Lg<br />
96t<br />
27<br />
12<br />
19<br />
14<br />
96t<br />
76<br />
TD<br />
1<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
1<br />
0<br />
Field Goals<br />
Murray<br />
Thomas<br />
Lions<br />
Opponents<br />
1-19<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
1/1<br />
20-29<br />
6/6<br />
0/0<br />
6/6<br />
4/5<br />
30-39<br />
2/2<br />
3/3<br />
5/5<br />
3/7<br />
40-49<br />
3/4<br />
2/2<br />
5/6<br />
3/7<br />
50+<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
1/1<br />
NFL Standings<br />
NFC W L T Pct Pts OP<br />
Washington 8 1 0 .889 190 128<br />
Dallas 6 3 0 .667 226 145<br />
Green Bay 5 3 1 .611 226 169<br />
Minnesota 5 4 0 .556 187 198<br />
Atlanta 5 4 0 .556 183 199<br />
St. Louis 5 4 0 .556 135 170<br />
Tampa Bay 5 4 0 .556 158 178<br />
DETROIT 4 5 0 .444 181 176<br />
New Orleans 4 5 0 .444 129 160<br />
NY Giants 4 5 0 .444 164 160<br />
San Francisco 3 6 0 .333 209 206<br />
Chicago 3 6 0 .333 141 171<br />
Philadelphia 3 6 0 .333 191 195<br />
L.A. Rams 2 7 0 .222 200 250<br />
AFC W L T Pct Pts OP<br />
L.A. Raiders 8 1 0 .889 260 200<br />
Miami 7 2 0 .778 198 131<br />
Cincinnati 7 2 0 .778 232 177<br />
Pittsburgh 6 3 0 .667 204 146<br />
San Diego 6 3 0 .667 288 221<br />
NY Jets 6 3 0 .667 245 166<br />
New England 5 4 0 .556 143 157<br />
Cleveland 4 5 0 .444 140 182<br />
Buff alo 4 5 0 .444 150 154<br />
Seattle 4 5 0 .444 127 147<br />
Kansas City 3 6 0 .333 176 184<br />
Denver 2 7 0 .222 148 226<br />
Hou<strong>st</strong>on 1 8 0 .111 136 245<br />
Baltimore 0 8 1 .056 113 236<br />
Was defeated DET, 31-7, GB defeated StL, 41-16, Min defeated Atl, 30-24, and Dal defeated TB 30-17,<br />
in NFC fi r<strong>st</strong> round playoff s. Was defeated Min, 21-7, and Dal defeated GB, 37-26, in NFC second round<br />
playoff s. Was defeated Dal, 31-17, for NFC title. Mia defeated NE, 28-13, LARd defeated Cle, 27-10, NYJ<br />
defeated Cin, 44-17, and SD defeated Pit, 31-28, in AFC fi r<strong>st</strong> round playoff s. NYJ defeated LARd, 17-14, and<br />
Mia defeated SD, 34-13, in AFC second round playoff s. Mia defeated NYJ, 14-0, for AFC title. Was defeated<br />
Mia, 27-17, for NFL title in SB XVII.<br />
IN 1982: Artifi cial heart implanted for <strong>the</strong> fi r<strong>st</strong> time in Dr. Barney Clark at <strong>the</strong> University of Utah<br />
Medical Center.
Change language