Week 4
Final1Q
7 - 0
J.D. Smith 18-yard TD run.
Made XP
2Q
14 - 0
C. Conner 37-yard TD catch from Y.A. Tittle.
Made XP
2Q
17 - 0
T. Davis 13-yard field goal.
2Q
20 - 0
T. Davis 21-yard field goal.
3Q
20 - 7
H. Cassady 59-yard TD catch from T. Rote.
Made XP
3Q
27 - 7
M. Hazeltine 40-yard TD fumble return.
Made XP
4Q
27 - 13
N. Pietrosante 4-yard TD run.
Missed XP
4Q
34 - 13
J.D. Smith 1-yard TD run.
Made XP
Pass Yds
125
Rote
DET

Rush Yds
152
Smith
SF

Rec Yds
99
Cassady
DET

Scrim TD
2
Smith
SF

The Detroit Lions were easily defeated by the San Francisco 49ers, 34 to 13, on October 18, 1959.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Y.A. Tittle #14 | 7/18 | 108 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 78.0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Rote #18 | 7/18 | 125 | 6.9 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 58.8 |
E. Morrall #14 | 4/6 | 117 | 19.5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 109.7 |
J. Reichow #89 | 1/2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 58.3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J.D. Smith #24 | 23 | 152 | 6.6 | 2 | 0 |
J. Perry #34 | 15 | 145 | 9.7 | 0 | 0 |
L. Lyles #43 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
Y.A. Tittle #14 | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Lewis #45 | 8 | 56 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Pietrosante #33 | 11 | 31 | 2.8 | 1 | 0 |
T. Rote #18 | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 |
J. Henry Johnson #35 | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 |
J. Reichow #89 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Webb #34 | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Wilson #84 | 0/0 | 47 | 15.7 | 0 | 0 |
C. Conner #88 | 0/0 | 45 | 22.5 | 1 | 0 |
F. Dugan #87 | 0/0 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Perry #34 | 0/0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Cassady #40 | 0/0 | 99 | 24.8 | 1 | 0 |
K. Webb #34 | 0/0 | 67 | 67.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Lewis #45 | 0/0 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Pietrosante #33 | 0/0 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 |
J. Doran #83 | 0/0 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Henry Johnson #35 | 0/0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Y.A. Tittle #14 | 7/18 | 108 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 78.0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J.D. Smith #24 | 23 | 152 | 6.6 | 2 | 0 |
J. Perry #34 | 15 | 145 | 9.7 | 0 | 0 |
L. Lyles #43 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
Y.A. Tittle #14 | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Wilson #84 | 0/0 | 47 | 15.7 | 0 | 0 |
C. Conner #88 | 0/0 | 45 | 22.5 | 1 | 0 |
F. Dugan #87 | 0/0 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Perry #34 | 0/0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Rote #18 | 7/18 | 125 | 6.9 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 58.8 |
E. Morrall #14 | 4/6 | 117 | 19.5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 109.7 |
J. Reichow #89 | 1/2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 58.3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Lewis #45 | 8 | 56 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Pietrosante #33 | 11 | 31 | 2.8 | 1 | 0 |
T. Rote #18 | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 |
J. Henry Johnson #35 | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 |
J. Reichow #89 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Webb #34 | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Cassady #40 | 0/0 | 99 | 24.8 | 1 | 0 |
K. Webb #34 | 0/0 | 67 | 67.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Lewis #45 | 0/0 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Pietrosante #33 | 0/0 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 |
J. Doran #83 | 0/0 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Henry Johnson #35 | 0/0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
404
Total Yds
302
108
Pass Yds
185
296
Rush Yds
117
57
Total Plays
61
7.1
Yards Per Play
5.0
6.0
Yards Per Pass
5.6
7.6
Yards Per Rush
4.2
20
1st Downs
14
6
Punts
5
1
Turnovers
4
0
Interceptions Thrown
1
1
Fumbles Lost
3
8
Penalties
1
78
Penalty Yards
15
7
Sacks
0
64
Sack Yards
0
0
D/ST TD
0