Week 4
Final1Q
7 - 0
T. Younger 1-yard TD run.
Made XP
2Q
7 - 6
L. Hart 16-yard TD catch from B. Layne.
Missed XP
2Q
14 - 6
E. Hirsch 40-yard TD catch from N. Van Brocklin.
Made XP
2Q
17 - 6
B. Agajanian 12-yard field goal.
2Q
17 - 9
D. Walker 40-yard field goal.
3Q
24 - 9
W. Lewis 78-yard TD punt return.
Made XP
3Q
24 - 12
D. Walker 35-yard field goal.
3Q
24 - 19
D. Dibble 36-yard TD catch from B. Layne.
Made XP
4Q
31 - 19
B. Boyd 45-yard TD catch from N. Van Brocklin.
Made XP
Pass Yds
255
Layne
DET

Rush Yds
82
Quinlan
LA

Rec Yds
103
Hirsch
LA

Scrim TD
1
Boyd
LA

The Detroit Lions were decisively beaten by the Los Angeles Rams, 31 to 19, on October 18, 1953.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Van Brocklin #25 | 12/27 | 208 | 7.7 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 | 80.5 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Layne #22 | 14/30 | 255 | 8.5 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 | 70.8 |
T. Dublinski #19 | 2/3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 109.7 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Quinlan #21 | 9 | 82 | 9.1 | 0 | 0 |
T. Younger #13 | 10 | 52 | 5.2 | 1 | 0 |
B. Myers #28 | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 |
D. Towler #32 | 15 | 23 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Layne #22 | 7 | 47 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 |
G. Gedman #26 | 9 | 41 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 |
B. Hoernschemeyer #14 | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 |
J. Girard #23 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Carpenter #33 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Harder | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 |
O. Cline #33 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Walker #37 | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Hirsch #40 | 0/0 | 103 | 17.2 | 1 | 0 |
B. Boyd #80 | 0/0 | 50 | 25.0 | 1 | 0 |
T. Fears #55 | 0/0 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Towler #32 | 0/0 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Younger #13 | 0/0 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Hart #82 | 0/0 | 90 | 22.5 | 1 | 0 |
D. Dibble #87 | 0/0 | 69 | 23.0 | 1 | 0 |
D. Walker #37 | 0/0 | 52 | 17.3 | 0 | 0 |
G. Gedman #26 | 0/0 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | 0 |
O. Cline #33 | 0/0 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Box #80 | 0/0 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Hoernschemeyer #14 | 0/0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Van Brocklin #25 | 12/27 | 208 | 7.7 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 | 80.5 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Quinlan #21 | 9 | 82 | 9.1 | 0 | 0 |
T. Younger #13 | 10 | 52 | 5.2 | 1 | 0 |
B. Myers #28 | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 |
D. Towler #32 | 15 | 23 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Hirsch #40 | 0/0 | 103 | 17.2 | 1 | 0 |
B. Boyd #80 | 0/0 | 50 | 25.0 | 1 | 0 |
T. Fears #55 | 0/0 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Towler #32 | 0/0 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Younger #13 | 0/0 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Layne #22 | 14/30 | 255 | 8.5 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 | 70.8 |
T. Dublinski #19 | 2/3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 109.7 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Layne #22 | 7 | 47 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 |
G. Gedman #26 | 9 | 41 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 |
B. Hoernschemeyer #14 | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 |
J. Girard #23 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Carpenter #33 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Harder | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 |
O. Cline #33 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Walker #37 | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Hart #82 | 0/0 | 90 | 22.5 | 1 | 0 |
D. Dibble #87 | 0/0 | 69 | 23.0 | 1 | 0 |
D. Walker #37 | 0/0 | 52 | 17.3 | 0 | 0 |
G. Gedman #26 | 0/0 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | 0 |
O. Cline #33 | 0/0 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Box #80 | 0/0 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Hoernschemeyer #14 | 0/0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
391
Total Yds
426
208
Pass Yds
263
183
Rush Yds
163
65
Total Plays
68
6.0
Yards Per Play
6.3
7.7
Yards Per Pass
7.1
4.8
Yards Per Rush
5.3
18
1st Downs
23
4
Punts
6
1
Turnovers
4
1
Interceptions Thrown
2
0
Fumbles Lost
2
8
Penalties
2
59
Penalty Yards
20
4
Sacks
0
35
Sack Yards
0
1
D/ST TD
0