The Baltimore Colts couldn't keep up with the Detroit Lions, 27 to 17, on October 3, 1953.

1953 Baltimore Colts

Final

DET

Lions

2-0-0

27

BAL

Colts

1-1-0

17

1

7

7

2

3

10

3

17

0

4

0

0

Total

27

17

1st quarter

DET

BAL

Lions

Bob Hoernschemeyer 49-yard run (Doak Walker kick)

7

0

Colts

Tom Kalmanir 22-yard pass from Fred Enke (Buck McPhail kick)

7

7

2nd quarter

DET

BAL

Lions

Doak Walker 23-yard field goal

10

7

Colts

George Taliaferro 21-yard pass from Fred Enke (Buck McPhail kick)

10

14

Colts

Buck McPhail 45-yard field goal

10

17

3rd quarter

DET

BAL

Lions

Yale Lary 74-yard punt return (Doak Walker kick)

17

17

Lions

Doak Walker 26-yard field goal

20

17

Lions

Bob Hoernschemeyer 1-yard run (Doak Walker kick)

27

17

Lions

Colts

1st Downs

14

14

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

59

60

Total Yards

271

286

Yards per play

4.6

4.8

Passing

74

203

Comp - Att

6 - 17

14 - 32

Yards per pass

3.5

5.8

Interceptions thrown

5

2

Sacks - Yards lost

4 - 32

3 - 31

Rushing

197

83

Rushing Attempts

38

25

Yards per rush

5.2

3.3

Penalties

4

4

Turnovers

7

5

Fumbles lost

2

3

Interceptions

5

2

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Bobby Layne 3 8 65 8.1 0 3 27.6
Tom Dublinski 3 5 41 8.2 0 1 46.7
Bob Hoernschemeyer 0 1 0 0.0 0 1 0.0
Doak Walker 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 39.6
Team 6 17 74 6.2 0 5 4 17.9

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Bob Hoernschemeyer 10 63 6.3 2
Doak Walker 9 45 5.0 0
Tom Dublinski 4 42 10.5 0
Gene Gedman 6 20 3.3 0
Bobby Layne 3 16 5.3 0
Ollie Cline 6 11 1.8 0
Team 38 197 5.2 2

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Doak Walker 2 77 38.5 0
Ollie Cline 2 15 7.5 0
Leon Hart 2 14 7.0 0
Team 6 106 6.2 0 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 3 2 3

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 3.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Team 2 3 9

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Team 3 136 45.3

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Team 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Team 1

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Fred Enke 13 29 189 6.5 2 1 75.2
George Taliaferro 1 3 45 15.0 0 1 42.4
Team 14 32 203 7.3 2 2 3 63.8

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
George Taliaferro 8 46 5.8 0
Fred Enke 5 23 4.6 0
John Huzvar 2 10 5.0 0
Tom Kalmanir 4 10 2.5 0
Buck McPhail 6 -6 -1.0 0
Team 25 83 3.3 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
George Taliaferro 3 66 22.0 1
Tom Keane 2 48 24.0 0
Buck McPhail 2 46 23.0 0
Dan Edwards 3 27 9.0 0
Mel Embree 3 25 8.3 0
Tom Kalmanir 1 22 22.0 1
Team 14 234 7.3 2 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 5 3 2

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 4.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Team 1 2 5

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Team 7 266 38.0

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

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PASS

3,305

Minshew

Gardner Minshew

RUSH

794

Moss

Zack Moss

REC

1,152

Pittman

Michael Pittman

Team Rankings

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PPG

23.3

10th

OPP PPG

24.4

28th

RUSH YDS/G

121.1

10th

PASS YDS/G

228.4

20th

2023 Division Standings

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TEAM W L T PCT
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
Colts Colts
9 8 0 .529
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
Titans Titans
6 11 0 .353

Last Game

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IND Colts

9-8-0

19

Final

23

HOU Texans

10-7-0

Sat 6 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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

Schedule

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