| Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears Game Statistics |
| Date: October 30, 1983 Location: Chicago, IL |
| Venue: Soldier Field Attendance: 58764 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 52 F Humidty: 56% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 14 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Vince Thompson 1 run (Eddie Murray kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Jeff Chadwick 21 pass from Eric Hipple (Eddie Murray kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bob Thomas 45 FG | 14 | 3 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 29 FG | 17 | 3 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | James Jones 8 run (Eddie Murray kick) | 24 | 3 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Leonard Thompson 40 run (Eddie Murray kick) | 31 | 3 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Walter Payton 1 run (Bob Thomas kick) | 31 | 10 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Emery Moorehead 18 pass from Jim McMahon (Bob Thomas kick) | 31 | 17 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | James Jones 1 run (Eddie Murray kick) | 38 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Mark Nichols |
| 39 | WR | Leonard Thompson |
| 72 | LOT | Chris Dieterich |
| 61 | LOG | Homer Elias |
| 52 | C | Steve Mott |
| 67 | ROG | Don Greco |
| 70 | ROT | Keith Dorney |
| 80 | TE | Ulysses Norris |
| 17 | QB | Eric Hipple |
| 20 | HB | Billy Sims |
| 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 |
| 29 | RCB | Bruce McNorton |
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Willie Gault |
| 82 | WR | Ken Margerum |
| 74 | LOT | Jim Covert |
| 65 | LOG | Noah Jackson |
| 63 | C | Jay Hilgenberg |
| 79 | ROG | Kurt Becker |
| 78 | ROT | Keith Van Horne |
| 81 | TE | Jay Saldi |
| 8 | QB | Vince Evans |
| 34 | RB | Walter Payton |
| 26 | RB | Matt Suhey |
| Defense | ||
| 73 | LDE | Mike Hartenstine |
| 76 | LDT | Steve McMichael |
| 68 | RDT | Jim Osborne |
| 90 | RDE | Al Harris |
| 55 | LLB | Otis Wilson |
| 50 | MLB | Mike Singletary |
| 53 | RLB | Dan Rains |
| 27 | LCB | Mike Richardson |
| 25 | SS | Todd Bell |
| 44 | FS | Terry Schmidt |
| 21 | RCB | Leslie Frazier |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Billy Sims | 19 | 91 | 4.8 | 18 | 0 |
| Leonard Thompson | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40t | 1 |
| Eric Hipple | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 27 | 0 |
| James Jones | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 8t | 2 |
| Vince Thompson | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 1 |
| Dexter Bussey | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 20 | 80 | 4.0 | 16 | 1 |
| Matt Suhey | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 7 | 0 |
| Jim McMahon | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Vince Evans | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 7 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Eric Hipple | 19 | 12 | 63.2 | 0 | 216 | 11.4 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 119.6 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Vince Evans | 23 | 11 | 47.8 | 2 | 131 | 5.7 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 29.4 |
| Jim McMahon | 16 | 11 | 68.8 | 0 | 126 | 7.9 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 113.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jeff Chadwick | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 37 | 1 |
| Billy Sims | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Leonard Thompson | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 39 | 0 |
| James Jones | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Mark Nichols | 1 | 46 | 46.0 | 46 | 0 |
| Ulysses Norris | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Emery Moorehead | 6 | 74 | 12.3 | 18t | 1 |
| Matt Suhey | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 21 | 0 |
| Willie Gault | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Dennis McKinnon | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Ken Margerum | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Walter Payton | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Jay Saldi | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Bobby Watkins | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Bruce McNorton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Mike Black | 4 | 176 | 44.0 | 50 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bob Parsons | 2 | 88 | 44.0 | 47 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Ken Jenkins | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 7 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Dennis McKinnon | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 33 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Ken Jenkins | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 19 | 0 | |
| Robbie Martin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Anthony Hutchison | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 25 | 0 | |
| Rickey Watts | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Dennis Gentry | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Brian Cabral | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| John Janata | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |
| Mike Cofer | 1.0 |
| Chicago Bears | |
| Dan Hampton | 1.5 |
| Al Harris | 1.0 |
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