The Detroit Lions took a loss to the Los Angeles Rams, 27 to 21, on October 14, 1951.

1951 Detroit Lions

Final

LA

Rams

2-1-0

27

DET

Lions

2-1-0

21

1

10

0

2

7

14

3

10

0

4

0

7

Total

27

21

1st quarter

LA

DET

Rams

Bob Waterfield 37-yard field goal

3

0

Rams

Elroy Hirsch 70-yard pass from Bob Waterfield (Bob Waterfield kick)

10

0

2nd quarter

LA

DET

Rams

Tom Fears 43-yard pass from Norm Van Brocklin (Bob Waterfield kick)

17

0

Lions

Dorne Dibble 36-yard pass from Bobby Layne (Doak Walker kick)

17

7

Lions

Jack Christiansen 69-yard punt return (Doak Walker kick)

17

14

3rd quarter

LA

DET

Rams

Norb Hecker 20-yard pass from Bob Waterfield (Bob Waterfield kick)

24

14

Rams

Bob Waterfield 47-yard field goal

27

14

4th quarter

LA

DET

Lions

Jack Christiansen 47-yard punt return (Doak Walker kick)

27

21

Rams

Lions

1st Downs

20

14

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

64

59

Total Yards

422

197

Yards per play

6.6

3.3

Passing

272

70

Comp - Att

16 - 32

6 - 20

Yards per pass

8.5

3.5

Interceptions thrown

1

4

Sacks - Yards lost

0 - 0

0 - 0

Rushing

150

127

Rushing Attempts

32

39

Yards per rush

4.7

3.3

Penalties

13

10

Turnovers

3

4

Fumbles lost

2

0

Interceptions

1

4

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Bob Waterfield 12 23 198 8.6 2 0 110.4
Norm Van Brocklin 4 9 74 8.2 1 1 70.8
Team 16 32 272 8.5 3 1 0 97.4

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Dan Towler 7 58 8.3 0
Glenn Davis 11 41 3.7 0
Dick Hoerner 6 32 5.3 0
Vitamin Smith 3 9 3.0 0
Tom Kalmanir 1 4 4.0 0
Jerry Williams 3 4 1.3 0
Tank Younger 1 2 2.0 0
Team 32 150 4.7 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Elroy Hirsch 7 147 21.0 1
Tom Fears 4 77 19.3 1
Vitamin Smith 2 22 11.0 0
Norb Hecker 1 20 20.0 1
Glenn Davis 1 4 4.0 0
Dan Towler 1 2 2.0 0
Team 16 272 8.5 3 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 3 2 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 0.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Team 2 3 9

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Team 7 301 43.0

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
Bobby Layne 5 19 63 3.3 1 4 18.9
Doak Walker 1 1 7 7.0 0 0 95.8
Team 6 20 70 3.5 1 4 0 18.8

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Bob Hoernschemeyer 15 52 3.5 0
Doak Walker 9 39 4.3 0
Pat Harder 10 28 2.8 0
Bobby Layne 4 10 2.5 0
Jim Doran 1 -2 -2.0 0
Team 39 127 3.3 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Dorne Dibble 2 49 24.5 1
Jim Doran 2 14 7.0 0
Bob Hoernschemeyer 1 7 7.0 0
Leon Hart 1 0 0.0 0
Team 6 70 3.5 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 0 0 2

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 0.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Team 0 3 3

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Team 7 329 47.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Team 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Team 2

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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