Английская Википедия:1983 Detroit Lions season

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The 1983 Detroit Lions season was the 54th season in franchise history. Despite a 1–4 start, the Lions rallied to finish with a 9–7 record. They were able to rise to the top of a weak NFC Central (three of the other four teams went 8–8, and Tampa Bay tied for the NFL's worst record at 2–14), to claim their first division championship since 1957, made the playoffs in a non-strike season for the first time since 1970, and the first time they would make the playoffs in consecutive seasons for the first time since playing for the NFL championship in 1952, 1953 and 1954. The Lions would not return to the postseason for another eight years and not do so in consecutive seasons until doing it three straight years from 1993 to 1995.

The offense ranked 15th in the NFL in points scored, leaving the defense to carry the load. The Lions’ defense turned out to be the second-best in the league in points allowed, keyed defensive tackle Doug English and his 13 sacks. English was the team's only Pro Bowler, though he also got some help from defensive end William Gay, who registered 13½ sacks of his own. In the NFC playoffs, the Lions lead the San Francisco 49ers late into the fourth quarter, until Joe Montana drove the 49ers down the field for a 14-yard touchdown pass to Freddie Solomon to give the 49ers a 24–23 lead. The Lions would have a chance to win the game, as Gary Danielson drove them into field goal range, but placekicker Eddie Murray missed a 44-yard field goal with five seconds remaining.

Offseason

NFL draft

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1	13	James Jones	FB	Florida
2	40	Rich Strenger	OT	Michigan
3	67	Mike Cofer	LB	Tennessee
4	94	August Curley	LB	USC
5	115	Demetrious Johnson	S	Missouri
5	121	Steve Mott	C	Alabama
6	154	Todd Brown	WR	Nebraska
7	181	Mike Black	P	Arizona State
8	208	Bill Stapleton	DB	Washington
10	261	Dave Laube	G	Penn State
11	287	Ben Tate	RB	North Carolina Central
12	321	Jim Lane	C	Idaho State

Regular season

Schedule

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1	September 4	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 11–0	1–0	62,154
2	September 11	Cleveland Browns	L 31–26	1–1	60,095
3	September 18	Atlanta Falcons	L 30–14	1–2	54,622
4	September 25	at Minnesota Vikings	L 20–17	1–3	58,254
5	October 2	at Los Angeles Rams	L 21–10	1–4	49,403
6	October 9	Green Bay Packers	W 38–14	2–4	67,738
7	October 16	Chicago Bears	W 31–17	3–4	66,709
8	October 23	at Washington Redskins	L 38–17	3–5	43,189
9	October 30	at Chicago Bears	W 38–17	4–5	58,764
10	November 7	New York Giants	W 15–9	5–5	68,985
11	November 13	at Houston Oilers	L 27–17	5–6	40,660
12	November 20	at Green Bay Packers	W 23–20(OT)	6–6	50,050
13	November 24	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 45–3	7–6	77,724
14	December 5	Minnesota Vikings	W 13–2	8–6	79,169
15	December 11	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 17–9	8–7	45,728
16	December 18	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 23–20	9–7	78,392
Note: Intra-divisional opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1

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Week 11 at Oilers

Billy Sims, rather than be tackled during a rushing attempt, ran at, jumped, and, while fully airborne, kicked Oilers cornerback Steve Brown in the head.

References

• Detroit Lions on Pro Football Reference
• Detroit Lions on jt-sw.com
• Detroit Lions on The Football Database