Week 4
Final
SF
DET1Q
0 - 3
B. Layne 27-yard field goal.
FG Made
1Q
7 - 3
J. Henry Johnson 2-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
7 - 10
D. McIlhenny 3-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
10 - 10
G. Soltau 20-yard field goal.
FG Made
3Q
17 - 10
J. Henry Johnson 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
3Q
17 - 17
B. Layne 2-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
17 - 20
B. Layne 17-yard field goal.
FG Made
Top Performers
Pass Yds
155
Layne
DET
Rush Yds
119
McElhenny
SF
Rec Yds
66
Dibble
DET
Scrim TD
2
Henry Johnson
SF
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
1956 AFL
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EaglesGame Summary
The Detroit Lions squeaked out a win over the San Francisco 49ers, 20 to 17, on October 21, 1956.
Game Info
October 20, 1956
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Y.A. Tittle #14 | 6/13 | 60 | 4.6 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 27.7 |
E. Morrall #14 | 2/6 | 28 | 4.7 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 9.7 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Layne #22 | 15/27 | 155 | 5.7 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 56.9 |
D. McIlhenny #42 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. McElhenny #39 | 14 | 119 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 |
J. Perry #34 | 6 | 37 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 |
J. Henry Johnson #35 | 8 | 34 | 4.3 | 2 | 0 |
Y.A. Tittle #14 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. McIlhenny #42 | 13 | 104 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 |
H. Cassady #40 | 15 | 70 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 |
B. Layne #22 | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 |
T. Tracy #30 | 9 | 26 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 |
G. Gedman #26 | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Wilson #84 | 0/0 | 44 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Arenas #22 | 0/0 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 |
H. McElhenny #39 | 0/0 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Soltau #82 | 0/0 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Dibble #87 | 0/0 | 66 | 16.5 | 0 | 0 |
D. Middleton #84 | 0/0 | 47 | 11.8 | 0 | 0 |
D. McIlhenny #42 | 0/0 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Girard #23 | 0/0 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Tracy #30 | 0/0 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
H. Cassady #40 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Y.A. Tittle #14 | 6/13 | 60 | 4.6 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 27.7 |
E. Morrall #14 | 2/6 | 28 | 4.7 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 9.7 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. McElhenny #39 | 14 | 119 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 |
J. Perry #34 | 6 | 37 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 |
J. Henry Johnson #35 | 8 | 34 | 4.3 | 2 | 0 |
Y.A. Tittle #14 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Wilson #84 | 0/0 | 44 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Arenas #22 | 0/0 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 |
H. McElhenny #39 | 0/0 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Soltau #82 | 0/0 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Layne #22 | 15/27 | 155 | 5.7 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 56.9 |
D. McIlhenny #42 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. McIlhenny #42 | 13 | 104 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 |
H. Cassady #40 | 15 | 70 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 |
B. Layne #22 | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 |
T. Tracy #30 | 9 | 26 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 |
G. Gedman #26 | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Dibble #87 | 0/0 | 66 | 16.5 | 0 | 0 |
D. Middleton #84 | 0/0 | 47 | 11.8 | 0 | 0 |
D. McIlhenny #42 | 0/0 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Girard #23 | 0/0 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Tracy #30 | 0/0 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
H. Cassady #40 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
257
Total Yds
393
67
Pass Yds
149
190
Rush Yds
244
52
Total Plays
75
4.9
Yards Per Play
5.2
3.2
Yards Per Pass
5.1
6.1
Yards Per Rush
5.3
15
1st Downs
25
4
Punts
5
2
Turnovers
1
2
Interceptions Thrown
1
0
Fumbles Lost
0
3
Penalties
4
1.0
Sacks
2.0
0
D/ST TD
0
