| NFC Divisional Playoff - Detroit Lions at San Francisco 49ers Game Statistics |
| Date: December 31, 1983 Location: San Francisco, CA |
| Venue: Candlestick Park Attendance: 58286 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 58 F Humidty: 72% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 3 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 23 |
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 37 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Roger Craig 1 run (Ray Wersching kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Wendell Tyler 1 run (Ray Wersching kick) | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 21 FG | 6 | 14 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 54 FG | 9 | 14 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Ray Wersching 19 FG | 9 | 17 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Billy Sims 11 run (Eddie Murray kick) | 16 | 17 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Billy Sims 3 run (Eddie Murray kick) | 23 | 17 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Freddie Solomon 14 pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick) | 23 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Mark Nichols |
| 39 | WR | Leonard Thompson |
| 72 | LOT | Chris Dietrich |
| 61 | LOG | Homer Elias |
| 52 | C | Steve Mott |
| 67 | ROG | Don Greco |
| 70 | ROT | Keith Dorney |
| 80 | TE | Ulysses Norris |
| 16 | QB | Gary Danielson |
| 20 | HB | Billy Sims |
| 20 | FB | James Jones |
| Defense | ||
| 62 | LDE | Curtis Green |
| 79 | LDT | William Gay |
| 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 | SS | Bill Graham |
| 35 | FS | Alvin Hall |
| 29 | RCB | Bruce McNorton |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Freddie Solomon |
| 85 | WR | Mike Wilson |
| 77 | LOT | Bubba Paris |
| 68 | LOG | John Ayers |
| 56 | C | Fred Quillan |
| 51 | ROG | Randy Cross |
| 71 | ROT | Keith Fahnhorst |
| 81 | TE | Russ Francis |
| 16 | QB | Joe Montana |
| 26 | RB | Wendell Tyler |
| 33 | FB | Roger Craig |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Jim Stuckey |
| 67 | NT | Pete Kugler |
| 76 | RDE | Dwaine Board |
| 59 | LOLB | Willie Harper |
| 69 | LILB | Riki Ellison |
| 64 | RILB | Jack Reynolds |
| 58 | ROLB | Keena Turner |
| 42 | LCB | Ronnie Lott |
| 27 | SS | Carlton Williamson |
| 22 | FS | Dwight Hicks |
| 21 | RCB | Eric Wright |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Billy Sims | 20 | 114 | 5.7 | 56 | 2 |
| James Jones | 10 | 33 | 3.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Leonard Thompson | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Gary Danielson | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 6 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Wendell Tyler | 17 | 74 | 4.4 | 11 | 1 |
| Joe Montana | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Roger Craig | 7 | 13 | 1.9 | 3 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Gary Danielson | 38 | 24 | 63.2 | 5 | 236 | 6.2 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 41.0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Joe Montana | 31 | 18 | 58.1 | 1 | 201 | 6.5 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 74.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Leonard Thompson | 6 | 74 | 12.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Jeff Chadwick | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 16 | 0 |
| James Jones | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 17 | 0 |
| Billy Sims | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Freddie Scott | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Ulysses Norris | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Roger Craig | 7 | 61 | 8.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Russ Francis | 4 | 75 | 18.8 | 27 | 0 |
| Freddie Solomon | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 14t | 1 |
| Wendell Tyler | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Mike Wilson | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Jeff Moore | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Eason Ramson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Bobby Watkins | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Riki Ellison | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Dwight Hicks | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Keena Turner | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Ronnie Lott | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Mike Black | 2 | 73 | 36.5 | 51 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Tom Orosz | 5 | 174 | 34.8 | 36 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Robbie Martin | 4 | 1 | 30 | 7.5 | 12 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Alvin Hall | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 24 | 0 | |
| Ken Jenkins | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 24 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Jeff Moore | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Dana McLemore | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| William Gay | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| Curtis Green | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Fred Dean | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Pete Kugler | 1.0 | 4.0 |
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