Week 2
Final1Q
7 - 0
D. McIlhenny 11-yard TD catch from B. Layne.
Made XP
1Q
14 - 0
D. Dibble 56-yard TD catch from B. Layne.
Made XP
1Q
14 - 7
L.G. Dupre 3-yard TD run.
Made XP
2Q
21 - 7
B. Layne 7-yard TD run.
Made XP
3Q
21 - 14
L.G. Dupre 49-yard TD catch from G. Shaw.
Made XP
4Q
28 - 14
G. Gedman 1-yard TD run.
Made XP
4Q
31 - 14
J. Martin 36-yard field goal.
Pass Yds
236
Layne
DET

Rush Yds
92
Cassady
DET

Rec Yds
106
Dibble
DET

Scrim TD
2
Dupre
BAL

The Baltimore Colts were easily defeated by the Detroit Lions, 31 to 14, on October 6, 1956.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Layne #22 | 15/22 | 236 | 10.7 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 133.9 |
H. Gilmer #12 | 1/2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 66.7 |
H. Cassady #40 | 0/2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Shaw #14 | 8/18 | 167 | 9.3 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 | 56.7 |
J. Unitas #19 | 0/2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Cassady #40 | 17 | 92 | 5.4 | 0 | 0 |
D. McIlhenny #42 | 11 | 60 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 |
G. Gedman #26 | 15 | 44 | 2.9 | 1 | 0 |
B. Layne #22 | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 1 | 0 |
B. Stits #20 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Hart #82 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Girard #23 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Unitas #19 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Shaw #14 | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 |
L. Moore #24 | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 |
A. Ameche #35 | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 |
L.G. Dupre #45 | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 1 | 0 |
B. Vessels #21 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Dibble #87 | 0/0 | 106 | 35.3 | 1 | 0 |
D. Middleton #84 | 0/0 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 |
J. Doran #83 | 0/0 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | 0 |
D. McIlhenny #42 | 0/0 | 22 | 11.0 | 1 | 0 |
G. Gedman #26 | 0/0 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 |
B. Stits #20 | 0/0 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Girard #23 | 0/0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L.G. Dupre #45 | 0/0 | 81 | 27.0 | 1 | 0 |
R. Berry #82 | 0/0 | 69 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Ameche #35 | 0/0 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Layne #22 | 15/22 | 236 | 10.7 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 133.9 |
H. Gilmer #12 | 1/2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 66.7 |
H. Cassady #40 | 0/2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Cassady #40 | 17 | 92 | 5.4 | 0 | 0 |
D. McIlhenny #42 | 11 | 60 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 |
G. Gedman #26 | 15 | 44 | 2.9 | 1 | 0 |
B. Layne #22 | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 1 | 0 |
B. Stits #20 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Hart #82 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Girard #23 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Dibble #87 | 0/0 | 106 | 35.3 | 1 | 0 |
D. Middleton #84 | 0/0 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 |
J. Doran #83 | 0/0 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | 0 |
D. McIlhenny #42 | 0/0 | 22 | 11.0 | 1 | 0 |
G. Gedman #26 | 0/0 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 |
B. Stits #20 | 0/0 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Girard #23 | 0/0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Shaw #14 | 8/18 | 167 | 9.3 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 | 56.7 |
J. Unitas #19 | 0/2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Unitas #19 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Shaw #14 | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 |
L. Moore #24 | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 |
A. Ameche #35 | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 |
L.G. Dupre #45 | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 1 | 0 |
B. Vessels #21 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L.G. Dupre #45 | 0/0 | 81 | 27.0 | 1 | 0 |
R. Berry #82 | 0/0 | 69 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Ameche #35 | 0/0 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
465
Total Yds
206
247
Pass Yds
138
218
Rush Yds
68
75
Total Plays
44
6.2
Yards Per Play
4.7
9.5
Yards Per Pass
6.0
4.4
Yards Per Rush
3.2
25
1st Downs
10
4
Punts
7
2
Turnovers
4
1
Interceptions Thrown
4
1
Fumbles Lost
0
5
Penalties
4
35
Penalty Yards
40
3
Sacks
0
29
Sack Yards
0
0
D/ST TD
0