1983 Detroit Lions

1983 Detroit Lions Statistics

Passing
Player	Att	Cmp	Pct	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD	TD%	Int	Int%	Sack	Loss	Rating
Eric Hipple	387	204	52.7	2577	6.66	80t	12	3.1	18	4.7	37	274	64.7
Gary Danielson	113	59	52.2	720	6.37	54	7	6.2	4	3.5	8	68	78.0
James Jones	2	0	0.0	0	0.00	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	39.6
Mike Black	1	0	0.0	0	0.00	0	0	0.0	1	100.0	0	0	0.0
TOTALS	503	263	52.3	3297	6.55	80t	19	3.8	23	4.6	0	0	66.5

Receiving Player Rec Yds Avg TD Lg James Jones 46 467 10.2 1 46 Billy Sims 42 419 10.0 0 54 Leonard Thompson 41 752 18.3 3 80t Jeff Chadwick 40 617 15.4 4 45 Mark Nichols 29 437 15.1 1 46 Ulysses Norris 26 291 11.2 7 41 Rob Rubick 10 81 8.1 1 15 Horace King 9 76 8.4 0 14 Dexter Bussey 8 49 6.1 1 14t Freddie Scott 5 71 14.2 1 25 Vince Thompson 4 16 4.0 0 8 Rick Kane 2 15 7.5 0 9 Reese McCall 1 6 6.0 0 6 TOTALS 263 3297 12.5 19 80t

Rushing Player Att Yds Avg TD Lg Billy Sims 220 1040 4.7 7 41 James Jones 135 475 3.5 6 18 Dexter Bussey 57 249 4.4 0 26 Eric Hipple 41 171 4.2 3 27 Vince Thompson 40 138 3.5 1 10 Leonard Thompson 4 72 18.0 1 40t Rick Kane 4 19 4.8 0 9 Mark Nichols 1 13 13.0 0 13 Gary Danielson 6 8 1.3 0 8 Horace King 3 6 2.0 0 4 Mike Black 2 -10 -5.0 0 0 TOTALS 513 2181 4.3 18 41

Kickoff Returns Player Att Yds Avg TD Lg Alvin Hall 23 492 21.4 0 32 Ken Jenkins 22 459 20.9 0 30 Robbie Martin 8 140 17.5 0 51 James Caver 4 71 17.8 0 33 Horace King 1 11 11.0 0 11 Larry Lee 1 11 11.0 0 11 August Curley 1 7 7.0 0 7 Ulysses Norris 1 0 0.0 0 0 TOTALS 61 1191 19.5 0 51

Punt Returns Player Att Yds Avg FC TD Lg Ken Jenkins 23 230 10.0 1 0 43 Robbie Martin 15 183 12.2 3 1 81t Alvin Hall 8 109 13.6 4 0 66 Al Latimer 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 TOTALS 46 522 11.3 9 1 81t

Punting
Player	Punts	Yds	Avg	Lg	TB	In20	Blk	Ret	Yds	Net
Mike Black	71	2911	41.0	60	9	17	1	39	302	33.7
TOTALS	71	2911	41.0	60	9	17	1	39	302	33.7

Kicking
Player	0-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50+	All	Lg	PAT	Pts
Eddie Murray	0/0	6/6	13/15	3/7	3/4	25/32	54	38/38	113
TOTALS	0/0	6/6	13/15	3/7	3/4	25/32	54	38/38	113

Defense
Player	Sacks	Loss	Ints	Yds	Avg	TDs	Lg
Roosevelt Barnes	1.0	--	2	70	35.0	0	70
Garry Cobb	1.0	--	4	19	4.8	0	13
Mike Cofer	4.5	--	0	0	0.0	0	0
Mike Dawson	1.0	--	0	0	0.0	0	0
Doug English	13.0	--	0	0	0.0	0	0
Mike Fanning	1.0	--	0	0	0.0	0	0
Ken Fantetti	1.0	--	2	0	0.0	0	0
William Gay	13.5	--	0	0	0.0	0	0
Curtis Green	4.5	--	0	0	0.0	0	0
Alvin Hall	0.0	--	2	18	9.0	0	18
James Harrell	1.0	--	0	0	0.0	0	0
Al Latimer	0.0	--	1	0	0.0	0	0
Bruce McNorton	0.0	--	7	30	4.3	0	15
Martin Moss	0.5	--	0	0	0.0	0	0
Bobby Watkins	0.0	--	4	48	12.0	0	31
Jimmy Williams	1.0	--	0	0	0.0	0	0
TOTALS	43.0	0.0	22	185	8.4	0	70

FBI: Man threatened to bomb Bengals' stadium
Detroit News | November 22, 2008
CINCINNATI -- FBI officials said Friday they arrested a man who allegedly threatened to blow up the Cincinnati Bengals' stadium and other area landmarks.

Bankruptcy records detail Vick's lavish spending
Detroit News | November 22, 2008
RICHMOND, Va. -- Michael Vick was once the NFL's highest-paid player, and he spent like it.

NFL commish worries economy will sting revenue next season
Detroit News | November 22, 2008
NEW YORK -- As much as NFL teams are feeling a financial squeeze already, commissioner Roger Goodell fears the economic downturn really could hit the league in early 2009, when tickets for next season go on sale.