| First Round Playoff - Detroit Lions at Washington Redskins Game Statistics |
| Date: January 8, 1983 Location: Washington, DC |
| Venue: RFK Stadium Attendance: 55045 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 47 F Humidty: 38% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 10 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | WAS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Jeris White 77 interception return (Mark Moseley kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Mark Moseley 26 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Alvin Garrett 21 pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Alvin Garrett 21 pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) | 0 | 24 |
| 3 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Alvin Garrett 27 pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) | 0 | 31 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | David Hill 15 pass from Eric Hipple (Eddie Murray kick) | 7 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Tracy Porter |
| 39 | WR | Leonard Thompson |
| 72 | LOT | Chris Dietrich |
| 61 | LOG | Homer Elias |
| 65 | C | Amos Fowler |
| 67 | ROG | Don Greco |
| 70 | ROT | Keith Dorney |
| 81 | TE | David Hill |
| 17 | QB | Eric Hipple |
| 20 | HB | Billy Sims |
| 24 | FB | Dexter Bussey |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Dave Pureifory |
| 79 | LDT | William Gay |
| 78 | RDT | Doug English |
| 62 | RDE | Curtis Green |
| 53 | LLB | Garry Cobb |
| 57 | MLB | Ken Fantetti |
| 52 | RLB | Stan White |
| 27 | LCB | Bobby Watkins |
| 33 | SS | Bill Graham |
| 35 | FS | Alvin Hall |
| 43 | RCB | Al Latimer |
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Charlie Brown |
| 89 | WR | Alvin Garrett |
| 66 | LOT | Joe Jacoby |
| 68 | LOG | Russ Grimm |
| 53 | C | Jeff Bostic |
| 63 | ROG | Fred Dean |
| 74 | ROT | George Starke |
| 88 | TE | Rick Walker |
| 85 | TE | Don Warren |
| 7 | QB | Joe Theismann |
| 44 | RB | John Riggins |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Mat Mendenhall |
| 65 | LDT | Dave Butz |
| 77 | RDT | Darryl Grant |
| 72 | RDE | Dexter Manley |
| 55 | LLB | Mel Kaufman |
| 52 | MLB | Neal Olkewicz |
| 57 | RLB | Rich Milot |
| 45 | LCB | Jeris White |
| 23 | SS | Tony Peters |
| 29 | FS | Mark Muprhy |
| 32 | RCB | Vernon Dean |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Eric Hipple | 6 | 47 | 7.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Billy Sims | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 8 | 0 |
| Dexter Bussey | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Horace King | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| John Riggins | 25 | 119 | 4.8 | 25 | 0 |
| Wilbur Jackson | 8 | 27 | 3.4 | 7 | 0 |
| Rick Walker | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Joe Washington | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Joe Theismann | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 9 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Eric Hipple | 38 | 22 | 57.9 | 2 | 298 | 7.8 | 48 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 69.8 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Joe Theismann | 19 | 14 | 73.7 | 0 | 210 | 11.1 | 45 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 149.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Leonard Thompson | 7 | 150 | 21.4 | 48 | 0 |
| Billy Sims | 6 | 68 | 11.3 | 35 | 0 |
| David Hill | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 15 | 1 |
| Tracy Porter | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Horace King | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Freddie Scott | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Dexter Bussey | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Alvin Garrett | 6 | 110 | 18.3 | 27 | 3 |
| Rick Walker | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Charlie Brown | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 45 | 0 |
| Joe Washington | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Jeris White | 2 | 77 | 38.5 | 77t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Tom Skladany | 3 | 115 | 38.3 | 45 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Jeff Hayes | 4 | 125 | 31.3 | 35 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Robbie Martin | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Mike Nelms | 3 | 0 | 60 | 20.0 | 39 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Alvin Hall | 6 | 123 | 20.5 | 33 | 0 | |
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Mike Nelms | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 20 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Doug English | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| William Gay | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| Dave Pureifory | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Monte Coleman | 1.0 | |
| Vernon Dean | 1.0 | |
| Dexter Manley | 1.0 | |
| Mark Murphy | 1.0 | |
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