| Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers Game Statistics |
| Date: October 23, 1983 Location: Green Bay, WI |
| Venue: Lambeau Field Attendance: 55236 |
| Weather: Light Drizzle Temp: 46 F Humidty: 93% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| Green Bay PackersGB | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Sammy White 13 pass from Steve Dils (Benny Ricardo kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Benny Ricardo 44 FG | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Green Bay PackersGB | Jan Stenerud 48 FG | 10 | 3 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Ted Brown 1 run (Benny Ricardo kick) | 17 | 3 |
| 4 | Green Bay PackersGB | John Jefferson 5 pass from Lynn Dickey (Jan Stenerud kick) | 17 | 10 |
| 4 | Green Bay PackersGB | Mike Meade 4 pass from Lynn Dickey (Jan Stenerud kick) | 17 | 17 |
| 5 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Benny Ricardo 32 FG | 20 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 44 | TE | Dave Casper |
| 12 | QB | Steve Dils |
| 23 | RB | Ted Brown |
| 34 | RB | Rickey Young |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Doug Martin |
| 65 | NT | Charlie Johnson |
| 73 | RDE | Neil Elshire |
| 59 | LOLB | Matt Blair |
| 55 | LILB | Scott Studwell |
| 52 | RILB | Dennis Johnson |
| 54 | ROLB | Fred McNeill |
| 21 | LCB | Rufus Bess |
| 45 | LS | Tom Hannon |
| 27 | RS | John Turner |
| 37 | RCB | Willie Teal |
| Green Bay Packers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | John Jefferson |
| 80 | WR | James Lofton |
| 67 | LOT | Karl Swanke |
| 61 | LOG | Dave Drechsler |
| 54 | C | Larry McCarren |
| 68 | ROG | Greg Koch |
| 77 | ROT | Charlie Getty |
| 82 | TE | Paul Coffman |
| 12 | QB | Lynn Dickey |
| 40 | HB | Eddie Lee Ivery |
| 31 | FB | Gerry Ellis |
| Defense | ||
| 73 | LDE | Byron Braggs |
| 99 | NT | Charles Johnson |
| 90 | RDE | Ezra Johnson |
| 59 | LOLB | John Anderson |
| 50 | LILB | Rich Wingo |
| 52 | RILB | George Cumby |
| 53 | ROLB | Mike Douglass |
| 22 | LCB | Mark Lee |
| 24 | SS | Johnnie Gray |
| 37 | FS | Mark Murphy |
| 29 | RCB | Mike McCoy |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Ted Brown | 29 | 179 | 6.2 | 43 | 1 |
| Darrin Nelson | 11 | 28 | 2.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Steve Dils | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Leo Lewis | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Eddie Lee Ivery | 14 | 46 | 3.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Gerry Ellis | 9 | 23 | 2.6 | 12 | 0 |
| Mike Meade | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 13 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Steve Dils | 27 | 16 | 59.3 | 0 | 205 | 7.6 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 95.4 |
| Green Bay Packers | |||||||||||
| Lynn Dickey | 41 | 23 | 56.1 | 3 | 383 | 9.3 | 53 | 2 | 7 | 56 | 73.5 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Sammy White | 5 | 76 | 15.2 | 21 | 1 |
| Darrin Nelson | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Sam McCullum | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Ted Brown | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Dave Casper | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Bob Bruer | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Gerry Ellis | 6 | 81 | 13.5 | 28 | 0 |
| Phil Epps | 4 | 69 | 17.3 | 25 | 0 |
| John Jefferson | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 23 | 1 |
| Paul Coffman | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 25 | 0 |
| James Lofton | 2 | 95 | 47.5 | 53 | 0 |
| Eddie Lee Ivery | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Syd Kitson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Mike Meade | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| John Swain | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Teal | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Greg Coleman | 6 | 253 | 42.2 | 50 | 0 |
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Bucky Scribner | 4 | 125 | 31.3 | 34 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Darrin Nelson | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Jarvis Redwine | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Green Bay Packers | ||||||
| Harlan Huckleby | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 21 | 0 | |
| Johnnie Gray | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Doug Martin | 4.0 |
| Joey Browner | 1.0 |
| Neil Elshire | 1.0 |
| Scott Studwell | 1.0 |
| Green Bay Packers | |
| Mike Douglass | 1.0 |
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