Week 8
Final1Q
0 - 6
B. Howton 39-yard TD catch from B. Starr.
Touchdown
Missed XP
2Q
0 - 9
F. Cone 20-yard field goal.
FG Made
2Q
7 - 9
Y.A. Tittle 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
3Q
14 - 9
H. McElhenny 86-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
17 - 9
G. Soltau 32-yard field goal.
FG Made
4Q
17 - 16
T. Rote 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
147
Rote
GB

Rush Yds
140
McElhenny
SF

Rec Yds
121
Howton
GB

Scrim TD
1
McElhenny
SF

1956 Western Conference
Game Summary
The Green Bay Packers couldn't pull it off against the San Francisco 49ers, 17 to 16, on November 18, 1956.
Game Info
November 17, 1956
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Y.A. Tittle #14 | 14/20 | 133 | 6.7 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 67.3 |
E. Morrall #14 | 1/4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 43.8 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Rote #18 | 6/10 | 147 | 14.7 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 104.2 |
B. Starr #15 | 3/6 | 63 | 10.5 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 87.5 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. McElhenny #39 | 18 | 140 | 7.8 | 1 | 0 |
J. Perry #34 | 12 | 56 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 |
J. Henry Johnson #35 | 7 | 31 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 |
Y.A. Tittle #14 | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
E. Morrall #14 | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Losch #25 | 13 | 45 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
T. Rote #18 | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 |
H. Ferguson #37 | 11 | 31 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 |
J. Johnson #40 | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 |
B. Starr #15 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Wilson #84 | 0/0 | 59 | 11.8 | 0 | 0 |
C. Conner #88 | 0/0 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Soltau #82 | 0/0 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Henry Johnson #35 | 0/0 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Arenas #22 | 0/0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Perry #34 | 0/0 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Howton #86 | 0/0 | 121 | 40.3 | 1 | 0 |
G. Knafelc #84 | 0/0 | 48 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Carmichael #48 | 0/0 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
F. Cone #31 | 0/0 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Losch #25 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Y.A. Tittle #14 | 14/20 | 133 | 6.7 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 67.3 |
E. Morrall #14 | 1/4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 43.8 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. McElhenny #39 | 18 | 140 | 7.8 | 1 | 0 |
J. Perry #34 | 12 | 56 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 |
J. Henry Johnson #35 | 7 | 31 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 |
Y.A. Tittle #14 | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
E. Morrall #14 | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Wilson #84 | 0/0 | 59 | 11.8 | 0 | 0 |
C. Conner #88 | 0/0 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Soltau #82 | 0/0 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Henry Johnson #35 | 0/0 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Arenas #22 | 0/0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Perry #34 | 0/0 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Rote #18 | 6/10 | 147 | 14.7 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 104.2 |
B. Starr #15 | 3/6 | 63 | 10.5 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 87.5 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Losch #25 | 13 | 45 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
T. Rote #18 | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 |
H. Ferguson #37 | 11 | 31 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 |
J. Johnson #40 | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 |
B. Starr #15 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Howton #86 | 0/0 | 121 | 40.3 | 1 | 0 |
G. Knafelc #84 | 0/0 | 48 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Carmichael #48 | 0/0 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
F. Cone #31 | 0/0 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Losch #25 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
375
Total Yds
319
149
Pass Yds
181
226
Rush Yds
138
65
Total Plays
53
5.8
Yards Per Play
6.0
6.2
Yards Per Pass
9.5
5.5
Yards Per Rush
4.1
24
1st Downs
16
6
Punts
5
2
Turnovers
4
1
Interceptions Thrown
1
1
Fumbles Lost
3
3
Penalties
4
25
Penalty Yards
21
3
Sacks
0
29
Sack Yards
0
0
D/ST TD
0
SF
GB