The Detroit Lions defeated the Los Angeles Rams, 24 to 21, on October 14, 1956.

Final

Rams

1-2-0

21

Lions

3-0-0

24

Team

LA

DET

1

0

10

2

0

7

3

7

0

4

14

7

Total

21

24

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

LA

DET

Gene Gedman 1-yard run (Bobby Layne kick)

0

7

Jim Martin 33-yard field goal

0

10

2nd quarter

LA

DET

Don McIlhenny 2-yard pass from Bobby Layne (Bobby Layne kick)

0

17

3rd quarter

LA

DET

Leon Clarke 60-yard pass from Billy Wade (Les Richter kick)

7

17

4th quarter

LA

DET

Don McIlhenny 3-yard run (Bobby Layne kick)

7

24

Elroy Hirsch 29-yard pass from Billy Wade (Les Richter kick)

14

24

Elroy Hirsch 76-yard pass from Billy Wade (Les Richter kick)

21

24

Rams

Lions

1st Downs

14

23

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

47

75

Total Yards

381

368

Yards per play

8.1

4.9

Passing

253

193

Comp - Att

14 - 30

14 - 27

Yards per pass

8.4

6.9

Interceptions thrown

2

Sacks - Yards lost

0 - 0

1 - 12

Rushing

128

175

Rushing Attempts

17

47

Yards per rush

7.5

3.7

Penalties

4

5

Turnovers

3

2

Fumbles lost

1

0

Interceptions

2

Possession

Rams

Lions

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Billy Wade	12	24	240	10.0	3	0		125.0
Norm Van Brocklin	2	6	13	2.2	0	2		2.8
Team	14	30	253	8.4	3	2	0	81.7

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
Tommy Wilson	2	44	22.0
Ron Waller	8	42	5.3
Tank Younger	5	33	6.6
Brad Myers	1	7	7.0
Joe Marconi	1	2	2.0
Team	17	128	7.5

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Elroy Hirsch	3	107	35.7	2
Leon Clarke	3	96	32.0	1
Ron Miller	2	21	10.5	0
Bob Boyd	1	17	17.0	0
Tank Younger	2	13	6.5	0
Joe Marconi	1	4	4.0	0
Ron Waller	1	-1	-1.0	0
Tommy Wilson	1	-4	-4.0	0
Team	14	253	8.4	3	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	1	1	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Team	0			3	3

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Team	5	252	50.4

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	14	27	205	7.6	1	2		58.4
Team	14	27	193	7.6	1	2	1	58.4

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Don McIlhenny	22	77	3.5	1
Gene Gedman	16	65	4.1	1
Bobby Layne	4	16	4.0	0
Howard Cassady	4	15	3.8	0
Jug Girard	1	2	2.0	0
Team	47	175	3.7	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Gene Gedman	3	63	21.0	0
Dorne Dibble	3	54	18.0	0
Dave Middleton	4	41	10.3	0
Don McIlhenny	3	39	13.0	1
Jim Doran	1	8	8.0	0
Team	14	205	7.6	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	0	0	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			0.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Team	1			3	6

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Team	6	264	44.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Team				0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Team				0

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Team Leaders

PASS

4,575

Goff

RUSH

1,015

Montgomery

REC

1,515

Brown

Team Rankings

PPG

27.1

5th

OPP PPG

23.2

23rd

RUSH YDS/G

135.9

5th

PASS YDS/G

270.9

4th

2023 Division Standings

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

Last Game

49ers

2-0-0

34

Final

31

Lions

2-1-0

Sun 28 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

1,051

Mahomes

837

Goff

774

Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

313

Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

226

Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

355

Kelce

274

Brown

262

Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

6

Mayfield

6

Mahomes

5

Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

4

McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

3

Ferguson

3

Kelce

2

Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

120.9

Stafford

109.3

Stroud

108.6

Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

3.0

Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

34.5

32.0

28.7

27.5

27.5

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

13.5

15.8

20.0

22.0

24.0

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

510.0

425.0

417.0

389.0

386.0

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

180.5

155.0

139.5

128.0

125.3

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

403.0

367.0

343.0

307.0

279.0

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

14-6

13-7-1

11-6-1

12-7

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-11-1

5-11-1

6-11

6-10-1

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

	AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Ravens	13	4	0	.765
2	Browns	11	6	0	.647
	AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Bills	11	6	0	.647
2	Dolphins	11	6	0	.647
	AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	Chiefs	11	6	0	.647
2	Raiders	8	9	0	.471
	AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Texans	10	7	0	.588
2	Jaguars	9	8	0	.529

	NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Lions	12	5	0	.706
2	Packers	9	8	0	.529
	NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	49ers	12	5	0	.706
2	Rams	10	7	0	.588
	NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Cowboys	12	5	0	.706
2	Eagles	11	6	0	.647
	NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Buccaneers	9	8	0	.529
2	Saints	9	8	0	.529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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

Schedule

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

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The Detroit Lions defeated the Los Angeles Rams, 24 to 21, on October 14, 1956.

Final

Rams

21

Lions

24

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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More Lions Stats

4,575

1,015

1,515

NFL 2023 Leaders

1,051

837

774

313

268

226

355

274

262

6

6

5

4

3

3

3

3

2

120.9

109.3

108.6

3.0

3.0

2.0

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule