| New York Giants at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: November 7, 1983 Location: Pontiac, MI |
| Venue: Pontiac Silverdome Attendance: 68985 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York GiantsNYG | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYG | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York GiantsNYG | Ali Haji-Sheikh 27 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Billy Sims 2 run (Eddie Murray kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 35 FG | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Safety, Rich Umphrey tackled in end zone by Mike Fanning | 3 | 12 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Ali Haji-Sheikh 56 FG | 6 | 12 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Ali Haji-Sheikh 35 FG | 9 | 12 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 32 FG | 9 | 15 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Floyd Eddings |
| 83 | WR | Earnest Gray |
| 60 | LOT | Brad Benson |
| 67 | LOG | Billy Ard |
| 59 | C | Rich Umphrey |
| 68 | ROG | J.T. Turner |
| 72 | ROT | Gordon King |
| 84 | TE | Zeke Mowatt |
| 12 | QB | Scott Brunner |
| 26 | RB | Rob Carpenter |
| 25 | RB | Butch Woolfolk |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Dee Hardison |
| 78 | NT | Jerome Sally |
| 70 | RDE | Leonard Marshall |
| 10 | LOLB | Brad Van Pelt |
| 55 | LILB | Brian Kelley |
| 53 | RILB | Harry Carson |
| 56 | ROLB | Lawrence Taylor |
| 36 | LCB | Mark Haynes |
| 29 | SS | Bill Currier |
| 43 | FS | Terry Kinard |
| 24 | RCB | Terry Jackson |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 39 | WR | Leonard Thompson |
| 72 | LOT | Chris Dieterich |
| 61 | LOG | Homer Elias |
| 52 | C | Steve Mott |
| 67 | ROG | Don Greco |
| 70 | ROT | Keith Dorney |
| 81 | TE | Reese McCall |
| 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 |
| 66 | RDE | Mike Cofer |
| 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 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Rob Carpenter | 16 | 64 | 4.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Butch Woolfolk | 16 | 61 | 3.8 | 22 | 0 |
| Joe Morris | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 14 | 0 |
| John Tuggle | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Scott Brunner | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 3 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Billy Sims | 14 | 86 | 6.1 | 37 | 1 |
| Eric Hipple | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 14 | 0 |
| James Jones | 11 | 15 | 1.4 | 4 | 0 |
| Dexter Bussey | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Scott Brunner | 26 | 13 | 50.0 | 3 | 117 | 4.5 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 22.9 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Eric Hipple | 24 | 15 | 62.5 | 2 | 152 | 6.3 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 45.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Earnest Gray | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Rob Carpenter | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Mike Miller | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Zeke Mowatt | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Butch Woolfolk | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Floyd Eddings | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jeff Chadwick | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 18 | 0 |
| James Jones | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Billy Sims | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Mark Nichols | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Vince Thompson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Ulysses Norris | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Terry Jackson | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Bruce McNorton | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Bobby Watkins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Dave Jennings | 3 | 129 | 43.0 | 46 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Mike Black | 5 | 195 | 39.0 | 44 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Leon Bright | 2 | 0 | 20 | 10.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Ken Jenkins | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| John Tuggle | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 25 | 0 | |
| Leon Bright | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Ken Jenkins | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 20 | 0 | |
| Robbie Martin | 2 | 72 | 36.0 | 51 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New York Giants | |
| Dee Hardison | 1.0 |
| Brad Van Pelt | 1.0 |
| Detroit Lions | |
| Mike Cofer | 1.0 |
| Doug English | 1.0 |
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