detroit lions vs. st. louis rams the season begins consistency up front ...
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1983<br />
Record: 9-7, 1<strong>st</strong> NFC Central<br />
Date W/L Score Opponent Att<br />
9/4 W 11-0 at Tampa Bay 62,154<br />
9/11 L 26-31 Cleveland 60,095<br />
9/18 L 14-30 Atlanta 54,622<br />
9/25 L 17-20 at Minnesota 56,254<br />
10/2 L 10-21 at L.A. Rams 49,403<br />
10/9 W 38-14 Green Bay 67,738<br />
10/16 W 31-17 Chicago 66,709<br />
10/23 L 17-38 at Washington 43,189<br />
10/30 W 38-17 at Chicago 58,764<br />
11/7 W 15-9 NY Giants 68,985<br />
11/13 L 17-27 at Hou<strong>st</strong>on 40,060<br />
11/20 W 23-20ot at Green Bay (Mil) 50,050<br />
11/24 W 45-3 Pittsburgh 77,724*<br />
12/5 W 13-2 Minnesota 79,169*<br />
12/11 L 9-17 at Cincinnati 45,728<br />
12/18 W 23-20 Tampa Bay 78,553*<br />
NFC Playoff s<br />
12/31 L 23-24 at San Francisco 58,286<br />
* Silverdome sellout<br />
Usual Starters<br />
Off ense<br />
WR 86 Mark Nichols<br />
LT 72 Chris Dietrich<br />
LG 61 Homer Elias<br />
C 52 Steve Mott<br />
RG 67 Don Greco<br />
RT 70 Keith Dorney<br />
TE 80 Ulysses Norris<br />
WR 39 Leonard Thompson<br />
QB 17 Eric Hipple<br />
RB 20 Billy Sims<br />
RB 30 James Jones<br />
Pro Bowl Selections: Doug English (DT), William Gay (DE)<br />
Team Stati<strong>st</strong>ics Det Opp<br />
Total Fir<strong>st</strong> Downs 315 324<br />
Rushing 136 133<br />
Passing 156 161<br />
Penalty 23 30<br />
3rd Down: Made/Att 97/224 80/213<br />
3rd Down Pct. 43.3 37.6<br />
Possession Avg. 30:08 29:52<br />
Total Net Yards 5136 5216<br />
Avg. Per Game 321.0 326.0<br />
Total Plays 1061 1061<br />
Avg. Per Play 4.8 4.9<br />
Net Yards Rushing 2181 2104<br />
Avg. Per Game 136.3 131.5<br />
Total Rushes 513 503<br />
Net Yards Passing 2955 3112<br />
Avg. Per Game 184.7 194.5<br />
Sacked/Yards Lo<strong>st</strong> 45/342 43/289<br />
Gross Yards 3297 3401<br />
Att./Completions 503/263 515/297<br />
Completion Pct. 52.3 57.7<br />
Had Intercepted 23 22<br />
Punts/Average 72/40.4 79/40.1<br />
Net Punting Avg. N/A 31.2<br />
Penalties/Yards 118/988 117/1062<br />
Fumbles/Ball Lo<strong>st</strong> 41/16 33/15<br />
Touchdowns 38 33<br />
Rushing 18 11<br />
Passing 19 21<br />
Returns 1 1<br />
Defense<br />
LE 62 Curtis Green<br />
LT 73 Mike Dawson<br />
RT 78 Doug English<br />
RE 79 William Gay<br />
LLB 53 Garry Cobb<br />
MLB 57 Ken Fantetti<br />
RLB 59 Jimmy Williams<br />
LCB 27 Bobby Watkins<br />
RCB 43 Al Latimer (8); 29 Bruce McNorton (8)<br />
LS 35 Alvin Hall<br />
RS 33 William Graham<br />
PoInts ored Sc<br />
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT Pts<br />
Lions 73 109 88 74 3 347<br />
Opponents 54 122 37 73 0 286<br />
Scoring<br />
Murray<br />
Jones<br />
Norris<br />
Sims<br />
Chadwick<br />
L. Thompson<br />
Hipple<br />
Bussey<br />
Martin<br />
Nichols<br />
Rubick<br />
Scott<br />
V. Thompson<br />
English<br />
Fanning<br />
Lions<br />
Opponents<br />
TD<br />
0<br />
7<br />
7<br />
7<br />
4<br />
4<br />
3<br />
1<br />
1<br />
1<br />
1<br />
1<br />
1<br />
0<br />
0<br />
38<br />
33<br />
Ru<br />
0<br />
6<br />
0<br />
7<br />
0<br />
1<br />
3<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
1<br />
0<br />
0<br />
18<br />
11<br />
Pa<br />
0<br />
1<br />
7<br />
0<br />
4<br />
3<br />
0<br />
1<br />
0<br />
1<br />
1<br />
1<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
19<br />
21<br />
Rt<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
1<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
1<br />
1<br />
PAT<br />
38/38<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
38/38<br />
32/33<br />
FG<br />
25/32<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
25/32<br />
18/26<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 />
2<br />
1<br />
3<br />
1<br />
Pts<br />
113<br />
42<br />
42<br />
42<br />
24<br />
24<br />
18<br />
6<br />
6<br />
6<br />
6<br />
6<br />
6<br />
4<br />
2<br />
347<br />
286<br />
Rushing<br />
Sims<br />
Jones<br />
Bussey<br />
Hipple<br />
V. Thompson<br />
L. Thompson<br />
Kane<br />
Nichols<br />
Danielson<br />
King<br />
Black<br />
Lions<br />
Opponents<br />
Att<br />
220<br />
135<br />
57<br />
41<br />
40<br />
4<br />
4<br />
1<br />
6<br />
3<br />
2<br />
513<br />
503<br />
Yds<br />
1040<br />
475<br />
249<br />
171<br />
138<br />
72<br />
19<br />
13<br />
8<br />
6<br />
-10<br />
2181<br />
2104<br />
Avg<br />
4.7<br />
3.5<br />
4.4<br />
4.2<br />
3.5<br />
18.0<br />
4.8<br />
13.0<br />
1.3<br />
2.0<br />
-5.0<br />
4.3<br />
4.2<br />
Lg<br />
41<br />
18<br />
26<br />
27<br />
10<br />
40t<br />
9<br />
13<br />
8<br />
4<br />
0<br />
41<br />
42<br />
TD<br />
7<br />
6<br />
0<br />
3<br />
1<br />
1<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
18<br />
11<br />
Receiving<br />
Jones<br />
Sims<br />
L. Thompson<br />
Rec<br />
46<br />
42<br />
41<br />
Yds<br />
467<br />
419<br />
752<br />
Avg<br />
10.2<br />
10.0<br />
18.3<br />
Lg<br />
46<br />
54<br />
80t<br />
TD<br />
1<br />
0<br />
3<br />
YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS<br />
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Chadwick<br />
Nichols<br />
Norris<br />
Rubick<br />
King<br />
Bussey<br />
Scott<br />
V. Thompson<br />
Kane<br />
McCall<br />
Lions<br />
Opponents<br />
40<br />
29<br />
26<br />
10<br />
9<br />
8<br />
5<br />
4<br />
2<br />
1<br />
263<br />
297<br />
617<br />
427<br />
291<br />
81<br />
76<br />
49<br />
71<br />
16<br />
15<br />
6<br />
3297<br />
3401<br />
15.4<br />
15.1<br />
11.2<br />
8.1<br />
8.4<br />
6.1<br />
14.2<br />
4.0<br />
7.5<br />
6.0<br />
12.5<br />
11.5<br />
45<br />
46<br />
41<br />
15<br />
14<br />
14t<br />
25<br />
8<br />
9<br />
6<br />
80t<br />
84<br />
4<br />
1<br />
7<br />
1<br />
0<br />
1<br />
1<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
19<br />
21<br />
Passing<br />
Hipple<br />
Danielson<br />
Jones<br />
Black<br />
Lions<br />
Opponents<br />
Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Avg TD TD% Int Int% Lg Sk/Y Rtg<br />
387 204 2577 52.7 6.66 12 3.1 18 4.7 80t 37/274 64.7<br />
113 59 720 52.2 6.37 7 6.2 4 3.5 54 8/68 78.0<br />
2 0 0 0.0 0.00 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0/0 39.6<br />
1 0 0 0.0 0.00 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0/0 -<br />
503 263 3297 52.3 6.36 19 3.8 23 3.8 80t 45/342 66.5<br />
515 297 3401 57.7 4.40 21 4.1 22 4.1 84 43/289 73.5<br />
Interceptions<br />
McNorton<br />
Watkins<br />
Cobb<br />
Barnes<br />
Hall<br />
Fantetti<br />
Latimer<br />
Lions<br />
Opponents<br />
Int<br />
7<br />
4<br />
4<br />
2<br />
2<br />
2<br />
1<br />
22<br />
23<br />
Yds<br />
30<br />
48<br />
19<br />
70<br />
18<br />
0<br />
0<br />
185<br />
241<br />
Avg<br />
4.3<br />
12.0<br />
4.8<br />
35.0<br />
9.0<br />
0.0<br />
0.0<br />
8.4<br />
10.5<br />
Lg<br />
15<br />
31<br />
13<br />
70<br />
18<br />
0<br />
0<br />
70<br />
31<br />
TD<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
Punting<br />
Black<br />
Lions<br />
Opponents<br />
Pnt<br />
71<br />
72<br />
79<br />
Yds<br />
2911<br />
2911<br />
3167<br />
Avg<br />
41.0<br />
40.4<br />
40.1<br />
Net<br />
34.2<br />
33.7<br />
31.2<br />
TB<br />
9<br />
9<br />
9<br />
In<br />
17<br />
17<br />
14<br />
Lg<br />
60<br />
60<br />
64<br />
B<br />
1<br />
1<br />
2<br />
Punt Returns<br />
Jenkins<br />
Martin<br />
Hall<br />
Latimer<br />
Lions<br />
Opponents<br />
PR<br />
23<br />
15<br />
8<br />
0<br />
46<br />
39<br />
FC<br />
1<br />
3<br />
4<br />
1<br />
9<br />
4<br />
Yds<br />
230<br />
183<br />
109<br />
0<br />
522<br />
302<br />
Avg<br />
10.0<br />
12.2<br />
13.6<br />
-<br />
11.3<br />
7.7<br />
Lg<br />
43<br />
81t<br />
66<br />
0<br />
81t<br />
33<br />
TD<br />
0<br />
1<br />
0<br />
0<br />
1<br />
0<br />
Kickoff Returns<br />
Hall<br />
Jenkins<br />
Martin<br />
Caver<br />
Curley 1-7; King 1-11; E. Lee 1-11 Norris 1-0<br />
Lions<br />
Opponents<br />
KR<br />
23<br />
22<br />
8<br />
4<br />
61<br />
71<br />
Yds<br />
492<br />
459<br />
140<br />
71<br />
1191<br />
1146<br />
Avg<br />
21.4<br />
20.9<br />
17.5<br />
17.8<br />
19.5<br />
16.1<br />
Lg<br />
32<br />
30<br />
51<br />
33<br />
51<br />
49<br />
TD<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
Field Goals 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+<br />
Murray 0/0 6/6 13/14 3/7 3/4<br />
Lions 0/0 6/6 13/14 3/7 3/4<br />
Opponents 0/0 9/10 4/6 4/8 1/2<br />
Defense TT ST AT Sk Yds PD FF FR<br />
Fantetti 132 82 50 1 9 3 0 1<br />
Graham 111 52 59 0 0 7 0 3<br />
Hall 111 68 43 0 0 5 0 2<br />
Cobb 109 68 41 1 7 4 3 2<br />
Williams, J 101 59 42 1 8 3 0 1<br />
Watkins 85 61 24 0 0 6 0 2<br />
English 62 35 27 13 89 2 2 0<br />
Green 51 31 20 4.5 45 0 1 0<br />
McNorton 59 44 15 0 0 11 0 0<br />
Gay 59 46 13 13.5 103.5 2 2 1<br />
Cofer 40 21 19 4.5 29 1 1 0<br />
Barnes 28 21 7 1 0 2 1 1<br />
Dawson 25 17 8 1 6 0 0 0<br />
Latimer 26 21 5 0 0 2 0 0<br />
Fanning 19 13 6 1 4 0 0 0<br />
Johnson, D 13 10 3 0 0 1 0 1<br />
Moss 9 6 3 0.5 0.5 0 0 0<br />
Harrell 8 6 2 1 1 0 0 0<br />
Doig 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 0<br />
Harvey 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 0<br />
Lions 1058 669 389 43 302 50 10 14<br />
NFL Standings<br />
NFC Central W L T Pct<br />
DETROIT 9 7 0 .563<br />
Green Bay 8 8 0 .500<br />
Chicago 8 8 0 .500<br />
Minnesota 8 8 0 .500<br />
Tampa Bay 2 14 0 .125<br />
NFC Ea<strong>st</strong><br />
Washington 14 2 0 .875<br />
Dallas 12 4 0 .750<br />
St. Louis 8 7 1 .531<br />
Philadelphia 5 11 0 .313<br />
NY Giants 3 12 1 .219<br />
NFC We<strong>st</strong><br />
San Francisco 10 6 0 .625<br />
L.A. Rams 9 7 0 .563<br />
New Orleans 8 8 0 .500<br />
Atlanta 7 9 0 .438<br />
AFC Central W L T Pct<br />
Pittsburgh 10 6 0 .625<br />
Cleveland 9 7 0 .563<br />
Cincinnati 7 9 0 .438<br />
Hou<strong>st</strong>on 2 14 0 .125<br />
AFC Ea<strong>st</strong><br />
Miami 12 4 0 .750<br />
New England 8 8 0 .500<br />
Buff alo 8 8 0 .500<br />
Baltimore 7 9 0 .436<br />
NY Jets 7 9 0 .436<br />
AFC We<strong>st</strong><br />
L.A. Raiders 12 4 0 .750<br />
Seattle 9 7 0 .563<br />
Denver 9 7 0 .563<br />
San Diego 6 10 0 .375<br />
Kansas City 6 10 0 .375<br />
LARm defeated Dal, 24-17, in NFC wild card. SF defeated DET, 24-23, and Was defeated <strong>the</strong> LARm, 51-7, in<br />
NFC playoff s. Was defeated SF, 24-17, for NFC title. Sea defeated Den, 31-7, in AFC wild card. Sea defeated<br />
Mia, 27-20, and LARd defeated Pit, 38-10, in AFC playoff s. LARd defeated Sea, 30-14, for AFC title. LARd<br />
defeated Was, 38-9, for NFL title in SB XVIII.<br />
IN 1983: More than 70 years a er winning <strong>the</strong> decathlon and pentathlon at Stockholm, Jim Thorpe’s<br />
gold medals were returned to him po<strong>st</strong>humously by <strong>the</strong> International Olympic Committee.
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