Week 3
Final
LA
DET1Q
3 - 0
B. Waterfield 37-yard field goal.
FG Made
1Q
10 - 0
E. Hirsch 70-yard TD catch from B. Waterfield.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
17 - 0
T. Fears 43-yard TD catch from N. Van Brocklin.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
17 - 7
D. Dibble 36-yard TD catch from B. Layne.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
17 - 14
J. Christiansen 69-yard TD punt return.
Touchdown
Made XP
3Q
24 - 14
N. Hecker 20-yard TD catch from B. Waterfield.
Touchdown
Made XP
3Q
27 - 14
B. Waterfield 47-yard field goal.
FG Made
4Q
27 - 21
J. Christiansen 47-yard TD punt return.
Touchdown
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
198
Waterfield
LA
Rush Yds
58
Towler
LA
Rec Yds
147
Hirsch
LA
Scrim TD
1
Fears
LA
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
1951 AFL
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YanksGame Summary
The Detroit Lions fell to the Los Angeles Rams, 27 to 21, on October 14, 1951.
Game Info
October 13, 1951
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Waterfield #7 | 12/23 | 198 | 8.6 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 110.4 |
N. Van Brocklin #25 | 4/9 | 74 | 8.2 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 70.8 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Layne #22 | 5/19 | 63 | 3.3 | 1 | 4 | 0-0 | 18.9 |
D. Walker #37 | 1/1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 95.8 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Towler #32 | 7 | 58 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 |
G. Davis #41 | 11 | 41 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 |
D. Hoerner #31 | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 |
V. Smith #77 | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Kalmanir #24 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Williams #33 | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 |
T. Younger #13 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Hoernschemeyer #14 | 15 | 52 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
D. Walker #37 | 9 | 39 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 |
P. Harder | 10 | 28 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 |
B. Layne #22 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
J. Doran #83 | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Hirsch #40 | 0/0 | 147 | 21.0 | 1 | 0 |
T. Fears #55 | 0/0 | 77 | 19.3 | 1 | 0 |
V. Smith #77 | 0/0 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Hecker #48 | 0/0 | 20 | 20.0 | 1 | 0 |
G. Davis #41 | 0/0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Towler #32 | 0/0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Dibble #87 | 0/0 | 49 | 24.5 | 1 | 0 |
J. Doran #83 | 0/0 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Hoernschemeyer #14 | 0/0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Waterfield #7 | 12/23 | 198 | 8.6 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 110.4 |
N. Van Brocklin #25 | 4/9 | 74 | 8.2 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 70.8 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Towler #32 | 7 | 58 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 |
G. Davis #41 | 11 | 41 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 |
D. Hoerner #31 | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 |
V. Smith #77 | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Kalmanir #24 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Williams #33 | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 |
T. Younger #13 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Hirsch #40 | 0/0 | 147 | 21.0 | 1 | 0 |
T. Fears #55 | 0/0 | 77 | 19.3 | 1 | 0 |
V. Smith #77 | 0/0 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Hecker #48 | 0/0 | 20 | 20.0 | 1 | 0 |
G. Davis #41 | 0/0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Towler #32 | 0/0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Layne #22 | 5/19 | 63 | 3.3 | 1 | 4 | 0-0 | 18.9 |
D. Walker #37 | 1/1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 95.8 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Hoernschemeyer #14 | 15 | 52 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
D. Walker #37 | 9 | 39 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 |
P. Harder | 10 | 28 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 |
B. Layne #22 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
J. Doran #83 | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Dibble #87 | 0/0 | 49 | 24.5 | 1 | 0 |
J. Doran #83 | 0/0 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Hoernschemeyer #14 | 0/0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
422
Total Yds
197
272
Pass Yds
70
150
Rush Yds
127
64
Total Plays
59
6.6
Yards Per Play
3.3
8.5
Yards Per Pass
3.5
4.7
Yards Per Rush
3.3
20
1st Downs
14
7
Punts
7
3
Turnovers
4
1
Interceptions Thrown
4
2
Fumbles Lost
0
13
Penalties
10
0.0
Sacks
0.0
0
D/ST TD
2
