The Detroit Lions defeated the San Francisco 49ers, 20 to 17, on October 21, 1956.

Final

49ers

1-3-0

17

Lions

4-0-0

20

Team

SF

DET

1

7

3

2

3

7

3

7

4

0

3

Total

17

20

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

SF

DET

Bobby Layne 27-yard field goal

0

3

John Henry Johnson 2-yard run (Gordie Soltau kick)

7

3

2nd quarter

SF

DET

Don McIlhenny 3-yard run (Bobby Layne kick)

7

10

Gordie Soltau 20-yard field goal

10

3rd quarter

SF

DET

John Henry Johnson 1-yard run (Gordie Soltau kick)

17

10

Bobby Layne 2-yard run (Bobby Layne kick)

17

4th quarter

SF

DET

Bobby Layne 17-yard field goal

17

20

49ers

Lions

1st Downs

15

25

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

52

75

Total Yards

257

393

Yards per play

4.9

5.2

Passing

67

149

Comp - Att

8 - 19

15 - 28

Yards per pass

3.2

5.1

Interceptions thrown

2

1

Sacks - Yards lost

2 - 21

1 - 6

Rushing

190

244

Rushing Attempts

31

46

Yards per rush

6.1

5.3

Penalties

3

4

Turnovers

2

1

Fumbles lost

0

Interceptions

2

1

Possession

49ers

Lions

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	INT	SCK	RATE
Y.A. Tittle	6	13	60	4.6	1		27.7
Earl Morrall	2	6	28	4.7	1		9.7
Team	8	19	67	4.6	2	2	16.9

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Hugh McElhenny	14	119	8.5	0
Joe Perry	6	37	6.2	0
John Henry Johnson	8	34	4.3	2
Y.A. Tittle	3	0	0.0	0
Team	31	190	6.1	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Billy Wilson	4	44	11.0
Joe Arenas	2	19	9.5
Hugh McElhenny	1	13	13.0
Gordie Soltau	1	12	12.0
Team	8	88	4.6	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	0	0	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Team	1			2	5

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Team	4	152	38.0

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	INT	SCK	RATE
Bobby Layne	15	27	155	5.7	1		56.9
Don McIlhenny	0	1	0	0.0	0		39.6
Team	15	28	149	5.5	1	1	54.9

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Don McIlhenny	13	104	8.0	1
Howard Cassady	15	70	4.7	0
Bobby Layne	6	30	5.0	1
Tom Tracy	9	26	2.9	0
Gene Gedman	3	14	4.7	0
Team	46	244	5.3	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Dorne Dibble	4	66	16.5
Dave Middleton	4	47	11.8
Don McIlhenny	1	21	21.0
Jug Girard	1	16	16.0
Howard Cassady	1	5	5.0
Tom Tracy	2	5	2.5
Gene Gedman	2	-5	-2.5
Team	15	155	5.5	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	0	0	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			2.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Team	2			2	8

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Team	5	205	41.0

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 San Francisco 49ers, 20 to 17, on October 21, 1956.

Final

49ers

17

Lions

20

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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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