Miami Dolphins at Detroit Lions (October 27, 1985)

Game Recap

In a October 27 week 8 collision, the Lions scored a 31-21 victory over the Dolphins. Lions took the heading into the half 24-14 and hung on in the final 30 minutes.

The Lions were guided by Eric Hipple who had 239 pass yards, 3 TDs, 0 interceptions, was 14 of 19 passing. James Jones had 114 rush yards, 1 TD. Leonard Thompson had 133 receiving yards, 1 TD.

For the Dolphins, Dan Marino had 247 passing yards, 2 touchdowns. Mark Clayton had 72 yards receiving.

The Lions finished with 355 total yards, 21 first downs, 1 turnovers and 4 penalties. They were of on third downs. The Dolphins tallied 341 total yards, 20 first downs, 3 turnovers and 4 penalties. They were of on third downs.

Notes

• Score: Detroit LionsDET defeat Miami DolphinsMIA 31-21
• Date: Sunday, October 27, 1985
• Game Time Kickoff: 1:00PM
• Detroit Lions Stats - Yards: 355, Turnovers: 1
• Miami Dolphins Stats - Yards: 341, Turnovers: 3

Box Score

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	TOT
MIA	0	14	7	0	21
DET	10	14	0	7	31

Passing Leaders

PLAYER		C-A	YDS	TD	INT	LNG
Dan Marino	MIA	23-44	247	2	2	22
Eric Hipple	DET	14-19	239	3	0	50
James Jones	DET	0-1	0	0	0	0
Alvin Moore	DET	0-1	0	0	0	0

Rushing Leaders

PLAYER		ATT	YDS	TD	LNG
James Jones	DET	36	114	1	8
Tony Nathan	MIA	7	53	0	20
Alvin Moore	DET	11	40	0	6
Woody Bennett	MIA	5	32	0	17
Lorenzo Hampton	MIA	3	9	0	4
Ron Davenport	MIA	2	8	0	7
Eric Hipple	DET	2	-2	0	-1

Receiving Leaders

PLAYER		REC	YDS	TD	LNG
Leonard Thompson	DET	6	133	1	48
Mark Clayton	MIA	7	72	0	22
Nat Moore	MIA	6	69	1	21
Mark Nichols	DET	4	66	1	30
Joe Rose	MIA	2	40	1	21
Tony Nathan	MIA	4	33	0	12
David Lewis	DET	2	31	0	20
Bruce Hardy	MIA	3	26	0	15

Team Total Rushing

TM	ATT	YDS	TD
DET	49	152	1
MIA	17	102	0

Team Total Passing

TM	C-A	YDS	TD	INT	SCK
DET	14-21	239	3	0	4
MIA	23-44	247	2	2	1

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