| Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 25, 1983 Location: Minneapolis, MN Venue: Metrodome Attendance: 58254 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 3 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Benny Ricardo 27 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Bob Bruer 3 pass from Steve Dils (Benny Ricardo kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Dave Huffman blocked punt recovery in end zone (Benny Ricardo kick) | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Mark Nichols 41 pass from Eric Hipple (Eddie Murray kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 24 FG | 10 | 17 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Eric Hipple 1 run (Eddie Murray kick) | 17 | 17 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Benny Ricardo 24 FG | 17 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Mark Nichols |
| 39 | WR | Leonard Thompson |
| 72 | LOT | Chris Dieterich |
| 64 | LOG | Larry Lee |
| 65 | C | Amos Fowler |
| 67 | ROG | Don Greco |
| 70 | ROT | Keith Dorney |
| 80 | TE | Ulysses Norris |
| 17 | QB | Eric Hipple |
| 25 | HB | Horace King |
| 20 | FB | James Jones |
| Defense | ||
| 62 | LDE | Curtis Green |
| 73 | LDT | Mike Dawson |
| 78 | RDT | Doug English |
| 79 | RDE | William Gay |
| 53 | LLB | Garry Cobb |
| 57 | MLB | Ken Fantetti |
| 59 | RLB | Jimmy Williams |
| 27 | LCB | Bobby Watkins |
| 33 | LS | Bill Graham |
| 35 | RS | Alvin Hall |
| 43 | RCB | Al Latimer |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Terry LeCount |
| 85 | WR | Sammy White |
| 78 | LOT | Steve Riley |
| 51 | LOG | Jim Hough |
| 67 | C | Dennis Swilley |
| 61 | ROG | Wes Hamilton |
| 76 | ROT | Tim Irwin |
| 82 | TE | Bob Bruer |
| 12 | QB | Steve Dils |
| 23 | RB | Ted Brown |
| 20 | RB | Darrin Nelson |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Doug Martin |
| 65 | NT | Charlie Johnson |
| 77 | RDE | Mark Mullaney |
| 59 | LOLB | Matt Blair |
| 55 | LILB | Scott Studwell |
| 52 | RILB | Dennis Johnson |
| 54 | ROLB | Fred McNeill |
| 29 | LCB | John Swain |
| 45 | LS | Tom Hannon |
| 27 | RS | John Turner |
| 37 | RCB | Willie Teal |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 33:59 | 24 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 10/19 | 0/1 | 10 | 115 | 2 | 1 |
| MIN | 26:01 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3/13 | 0/0 | 5 | 41 | 2 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| James Jones | 23 | 85 | 3.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Dexter Bussey | 11 | 67 | 6.1 | 26 | 0 |
| Eric Hipple | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 154 | 4.3 | 1 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Ted Brown | 11 | 22 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Darrin Nelson | 10 | 19 | 1.9 | 9 | 0 |
| Rickey Young | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Dils | 4 | -2 | -0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 40 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Eric Hipple | 41 | 18 | 43.9 | 5 | 267 | 6.5 | 41t | 1 | 8 | 50 | 34.3 |
| James Jones | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team Totals | 42 | 18 | 42.9 | 5 | 267 | 6.4 | 1 | 8 | 50 | 32.6 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Steve Dils | 31 | 18 | 58.1 | 1 | 147 | 4.7 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 67.5 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 18 | 58.1 | 1 | 147 | 4.7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 67.5 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Mark Nichols | 5 | 100 | 20.0 | 41t | 1 |
| James Jones | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 18 | 0 |
| Leonard Thompson | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Jeff Chadwick | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Freddie Scott | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Horace King | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Ulysses Norris | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Dexter Bussey | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 267 | 14.8 | 1 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Ted Brown | 6 | 37 | 6.2 | 12 | 0 |
| Rickey Young | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Darrin Nelson | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Terry LeCount | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Steve Jordan | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Sammy White | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Bob Bruer | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 147 | 8.2 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Alvin Hall | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Carl Lee | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Rufus Bess | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| John Swain | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Charlie Johnson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Joey Browner | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||
| Mike Black | 4 | 188 | 47.0 | 51 | 1 | ||
| Team Totals | 4 | 188 | 47.0 | 0 | |||
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||
| Greg Coleman | 7 | 311 | 44.4 | 58 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 7 | 311 | 44.4 | 1 | |||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Alvin Hall | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 10 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | ||
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Rufus Bess | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Alvin Hall | 3 | 0 | 60 | 20.0 | 22 | 0 |
| James Caver | 2 | 0 | 37 | 18.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 0 | 97 | 19.4 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Mike Jones | 2 | 0 | 31 | 15.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Rufus Bess | 1 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Jarvis Redwine | 1 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 80 | 20.0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |
| William Gay | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Neil Elshire | 2.0 |
| Randy Holloway | 2.0 |
| Doug Martin | 2.0 |
| Matt Blair | 1.0 |
| Charlie Johnson | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 8.0 |