The Detroit Lions lost to the Baltimore Colts, 31 to 24, on October 11, 1959.

1959 Detroit Lions

Final

BAL

Colts

2-1-0

31

DET

Lions

0-3-0

24

1

7

3

2

7

14

3

7

7

4

10

0

Total

31

24

1st quarter

BAL

DET

Colts

Lenny Moore 68-yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Steve Myhra kick)

7

0

Lions

Jim Martin 47-yard field goal

7

3

2nd quarter

BAL

DET

Colts

Jim Mutscheller 39-yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Steve Myhra kick)

14

3

Lions

Howard Cassady 14-yard pass from Tobin Rote (Wayne Walker kick)

14

10

Lions

Howard Cassady 18-yard pass from Tobin Rote (Wayne Walker kick)

14

17

3rd quarter

BAL

DET

Lions

Howard Cassady 4-yard pass from Tobin Rote (Wayne Walker kick)

14

24

Colts

Andy Nelson 33-yard interception return (Steve Myhra kick)

21

24

4th quarter

BAL

DET

Colts

Steve Myhra 16-yard field goal

24

24

Colts

Raymond Berry 53-yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Steve Myhra kick)

31

24

Colts

Lions

1st Downs

20

16

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

66

59

Total Yards

409

292

Yards per play

6.2

4.9

Passing

245

102

Comp - Att

13 - 26

10 - 30

Yards per pass

9.1

3.3

Interceptions thrown

2

4

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 12

1 - 13

Rushing

164

190

Rushing Attempts

39

28

Yards per rush

4.2

6.8

Penalties

3

6

Turnovers

3

5

Fumbles lost

1

1

Interceptions

2

4

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Johnny Unitas 13 25 257 10.3 3 2 94.5
L.G. Dupre 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 39.6
Team 13 26 245 9.9 3 2 1 91.3

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Alan Ameche 17 65 3.8 0
Lenny Moore 11 53 4.8 0
L.G. Dupre 7 36 5.1 0
Johnny Unitas 4 10 2.5 0
Team 39 164 4.2 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Raymond Berry 6 96 16.0 1
Lenny Moore 2 78 39.0 1
Jim Mutscheller 3 64 21.3 1
Alan Ameche 1 21 21.0 0
L.G. Dupre 1 -2 -2.0 0
Team 13 257 9.9 3 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 3 1 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Team 1 4 7

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Team 3 150 50.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Team 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Team 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Tobin Rote 9 25 102 4.1 3 3 49.1
Jerry Reichow 1 5 13 2.6 0 1 0.0
Team 10 30 102 3.8 3 4 1 39.6

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Jerry Reichow 4 73 18.3 0
Nick Pietrosante 5 40 8.0 0
John Henry Johnson 8 38 4.8 0
Tobin Rote 5 21 4.2 0
Dan Lewis 2 10 5.0 0
Ken Webb 4 8 2.0 0
Team 28 190 6.8 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Jim Doran 4 47 11.8 0
Howard Cassady 3 36 12.0 3
Dan Lewis 1 13 13.0 0
John Henry Johnson 1 10 10.0 0
Nick Pietrosante 1 9 9.0 0
Team 10 115 3.8 3 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 1 1 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Team 1 3 6

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Team 2 86 43.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Team 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Team 0

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More Lions Stats

Team Leaders

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PASS

4,575

Goff

Jared Goff

RUSH

1,015

Montgomery

David Montgomery

REC

1,515

Brown

Amon-Ra St. Brown

Team Rankings

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PPG

27.1

5th

OPP PPG

23.2

23rd

RUSH YDS/G

135.9

5th

PASS YDS/G

270.9

4th

2023 Division Standings

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TEAM W L T PCT
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
Bears Bears
7 10 0 .412
Vikings Vikings
7 10 0 .412

Last Game

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SF 49ers

2-0-0

34

Final

31

DET Lions

2-1-0

Sun 28 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
2/10
SF SF
@
KC KC
22-25
Sat
1/27
KC KC
@
BAL BAL
17-10
Sat
1/27
DET DET
@
SF SF
31-34
Sat
1/20
TB TB
@
DET DET
23-31
Sat
1/20
KC KC
@
BUF BUF
27-24

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
9/6
GB GB
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM