 In the following season, the Lions won 9 games in to capture the NFL Central division championship.On December 31, 1983, the Lions faced the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Divisional Round.After the 49ers took a 14–3 in the first quarter, the Lions were able to trim the deficit to 14–9 by halftime on couple of field goals by kicker Eddie Murray, who made what was then a postseason record 54-yard kick in the closing seconds of the first half.