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1983 Green Bay Packers

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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 2nd in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 429 points (26.8/g), 5th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 439 points (27.4/g), 26th.
 Differential of -10 points (-0.6/g), 14th.
 Expected W-L: 7.8-8.2.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -19 (-1.2/g), 26th.

Coached by Bart Starr (8-8-0)

1983 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

Glossary · CSV · PRE
Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 4 box W 1-0 @ Houston Oilers 41 38 22 479 344 135 2 28 498 348 150 2
2 Sun September 11 box L 1-1 Pittsburgh Steelers 21 25 17 363 276 87 1 27 471 186 285
3 Sun September 18 box W 2-1 Los Angeles Rams 27 24 23 363 253 110 4 15 338 245 93 2
4 Mon September 26 box L 2-2 @ New York Giants 3 27 15 325 272 53 4 19 312 104 208 1
5 Sun October 2 box W 3-2 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 55 14 23 519 355 164 1 18 293 273 20 3
6 Sun October 9 box L 3-3 @ Detroit Lions 14 38 20 288 201 87 3 26 396 225 171 1
7 Mon October 17 box W 4-3 Washington Redskins 48 47 23 473 403 70 1 33 552 368 184 1
8 Sun October 23 box L 4-4 Minnesota Vikings 17 20 27 414 327 87 4 24 410 199 211
9 Sun October 30 box L 4-5 @ Cincinnati Bengals 14 34 17 283 210 73 3 30 464 241 223 1
10 Sun November 6 box W 5-5 Cleveland Browns 35 21 26 370 216 154 4 24 456 337 119 3
11 Sun November 13 box W 6-5 @ Minnesota Vikings 29 21 20 343 180 163 1 23 419 261 158 3
12 Sun November 20 box L 6-6 Detroit Lions 20 23 16 239 144 95 4 23 383 129 254 5
13 Sun November 27 box L 6-7 @ Atlanta Falcons 41 47 32 500 366 134 3 25 445 293 152 1
14 Sun December 4 box W 7-7 Chicago Bears 31 28 20 512 328 184 4 16 358 274 84 2
15 Mon December 12 box W 8-7 @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers 12 9 21 363 268 95 4 12 239 146 93 3
16 Sun December 18 box L 8-8 @ Chicago Bears 21 23 18 338 222 116 7 23 369 133 236 3

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 429 6172 1007 6.1 340 311 526 4365 33 32 7.7 214 439 1807 15 4.1 99 50 18 27
Team Defense 439 6403 1156 5.5 561 300 518 3762 20 19 6.7 187 597 2641 28 4.4 366 31 12 8
Lg Rank Offense 5 2 6 11 2 1 27 1 23 21 17 16 26 12
Lg Rank Defense 26 28 27 19 24 9 22 27 27 26 28 24 24 27

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Lynn Dickey 34 QB 16 16 8-8-0 289 484 59.7 4458 32 6.6 29 6.0 75 9.2 7.2 15.4 278.6 87.3 40 307 7.9 6.0 7.6
David Whitehurst 28 4 0 18 35 51.4 149 0 0.0 2 5.7 19 4.3 1.7 8.3 37.3 38.9 2 16 3.6 1.2 5.4
Gerry Ellis 26 FB/rb 15 14 2 5 40.0 31 1 20.0 1 20.0 20 6.2 -0.8 15.5 2.1 61.2 0 0 6.2 -0.8 0.0
Eddie Lee Ivery 26 RB 8 8 2 2 100.0 50 0 0.0 0 0.0 35 25.0 25.0 25.0 6.3 118.7 0 0 25.0 25.0 0.0
Team Total 26.2 16 8-8-0 311 526 59.1 4688 33 6.3 32 6.1 75 8.9 6.8 15.1 293.0 84.1 42 323 7.7 5.7 7.4
Opp Total 16 300 518 57.9 3762 20 3.9 19 3.7 7.3 6.0 12.5 235.1 78.2 41 271 6.7 5.1

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Gerry Ellis 26 FB/rb 15 14 141 696 4 71 4.9 46.4 9.4 52 603 11.6 2 56 3.5 40.2 1299 6 7
Eddie Lee Ivery 26 RB 8 8 86 340 2 21 4.0 42.5 10.8 16 139 8.7 1 17 2.0 17.4 479 3 1
Jessie Clark 23 16 0 71 328 0 42 4.6 20.5 4.4 18 279 15.5 1 75 1.1 17.4 607 1 2
Mike Meade 23 fb 16 7 55 201 1 15 3.7 12.6 3.4 16 110 6.9 2 31 1.0 6.9 311 3 2
Harlan Huckleby 26 RET 16 2 50 182 4 20 3.6 11.4 3.1 10 87 8.7 0 14 0.6 5.4 269 4 4
Lynn Dickey 34 QB 16 16 21 12 3 4 0.6 0.8 1.3 12 3 9
James Lofton* 27 WR 16 16 9 36 0 13 4.0 2.3 0.6 58 1300 22.4 8 74 3.6 81.3 1336 8 0
Gary Lewis 25 16 1 4 16 1 15 4.0 1.0 0.3 11 204 18.5 1 49 0.7 12.8 220 2 0
David Whitehurst 28 4 0 2 -4 0 0 -2.0 -1.0 0.5 -4 0 2
John Jefferson 27 WR 16 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 57 830 14.6 7 36 3.6 51.9 830 7 1
Paul Coffman* 27 TE 16 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 54 814 15.1 11 74 3.4 50.9 814 11 1
Phil Epps 25 RET 16 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 18 313 17.4 0 45 1.1 19.6 313 0 2
Syd Kitson 25 RG 16 9 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 9 9.0 0 9 0.1 0.6 9 0 0
Team Total 26.2 16 439 1807 15 71 4.1 112.9 27.4 311 4688 15.1 33 75 19.4 293.0 6495 48 37
Opp Total 16 597 2641 28 4.4 165.1 37.3 300 3762 12.5 20 18.8 235.1 6403 48 32

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Harlan Huckleby 26 RET 16 2 41 757 0 57 18.5 1026
Phil Epps 25 RET 16 0 36 324 1 90 9.0 637
Tim Lewis 22 rcb 16 7 20 358 0 30 17.9 358
Johnnie Gray 30 SS 16 16 2 9 0 5 4.5 11 178 0 26 16.2 187
Chet Winters 23 4 0 3 28 0 12 9.3 28
Mark Lee 25 LCB 16 16 1 -4 0 -4 -4.0 1 0 0 0 0.0 -4
Dave Drechsler 23 LG 16 12 1 1 0 1 1.0 1
Estus Hood 28 16 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Eddie Lee Ivery 26 RB 8 8 1 17 0 17 17.0 496
Syd Kitson 25 RG 16 9 1 0 0 0 0.0 9
Cliff Lewis 24 16 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Team Total 26.2 16 41 329 1 90 8.0 79 1339 0 57 16.9 8163
Opp Total 16 43 1 78 1429 0 18.3

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Jan Stenerud 41 K 16 0 2 2 6 6 9 7 9 6 26 21 80.8% 52 52 100.0%
Bucky Scribner 23 P 16 0 69 2869 70 1 41.6
Team Total 26.2 16 2 2 6 6 9 7 9 6 26 21 80.8% 52 52 100.0% 69 2869 70 1 41.6
Opp Total 16 29 19 65.5% 54 50 92.6% 78 3050 39.1

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Ezra Johnson 28 RDE 16 16 14.5 0 2 0 0
Lynn Dickey 34 QB 16 16 9 6 0 0
John Anderson 27 LOLB 16 16 4.5 5 54 1 27 0 1 0 0
Mike Douglass 28 ROLB 15 15 5.5 0 4 57 2
Tim Lewis 22 rcb 16 7 5 111 0 46 3 1 0 0
Gerry Ellis 26 FB/rb 15 14 7 1 0 0
Byron Braggs 24 LDE 16 14 5.5 0 2 0 0
Mark Lee 25 LCB 16 16 4 23 0 15 1 1 15 0
Johnnie Gray 30 SS 16 16 2 5 0 5 2 1 0 0
Harlan Huckleby 26 RET 16 2 4 1 0 0
Charles A. Johnson 26 NT 14 7 3.5
Jessie Clark 23 16 0 2 1 0 0
Mike Meade 23 fb 16 7 2 1 0 0
David Whitehurst 28 4 0 2 1 0 0
Greg Boyd 31 12 1 2.0 1
George Cumby 27 RILB 15 14 2.0
Phil Epps 25 RET 16 0 2 0 0 0
Cliff Lewis 24 16 1 2.0
Karl Swanke 26 LT 16 16 0 2 0 0
Paul Coffman* 27 TE 16 16 1 0 0 0
Eddie Lee Ivery 26 RB 8 8 1 0 0 0
John Jefferson 27 WR 16 16 1 0 0 0
Mike Jolly 25 12 0 1 0 0 0
Jim Laughlin 25 15 1 1 22 0 22
Gary Lewis 25 16 1 0 1 0 0
Mark Murphy 25 FS 16 12 0 1 0 0
Larry Rubens 24 16 0 0 1 0 0
Randy Scott 24 lilb 6 5 1 12 0 12
Richard Turner 24 nt 6 5 1.0
Ron Spears 24 13 1 0.5
Team Total 26.2 16 41.0 19 227 1 46 37 28 72 2 1
Opp Total 16 42 32 20 1

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Jan Stenerud 41 K 16 0 52 21 115
Paul Coffman* 27 TE 16 16 11 66
James Lofton* 27 WR 16 16 8 48
John Jefferson 27 WR 16 16 7 42
Gerry Ellis 26 FB/rb 15 14 4 2 36
Harlan Huckleby 26 RET 16 2 4 24
Lynn Dickey 34 QB 16 16 3 18
Eddie Lee Ivery 26 RB 8 8 2 1 18
Mike Meade 23 fb 16 7 1 2 18
Mike Douglass 28 ROLB 15 15 2 12
Gary Lewis 25 16 1 1 1 12
John Anderson 27 LOLB 16 16 1 6
Jessie Clark 23 16 0 1 6
Phil Epps 25 RET 16 0 1 6
Greg Boyd 31 12 1 1 2
Team Total 26.2 16 15 33 1 2 1 52 21 1 429
Opp Total 16 28 20 1 50 19 1 439