The Green Bay Packers came up just a bit short against the San Francisco 49ers, 17 to 16, on November 18, 1956.
Final
1st quarter
SF
GB
Billy Howton 39-yard pass from Bart Starr (kick failed)
0
6
2nd quarter
SF
GB
Fred Cone 20-yard field goal
0
9
Y.A. Tittle 1-yard run (Gordie Soltau kick)
7
9
3rd quarter
SF
GB
Hugh McElhenny 86-yard run (Gordie Soltau kick)
14
9
4th quarter
SF
GB
Gordie Soltau 32-yard field goal
17
9
Tobin Rote 1-yard run (Fred Cone kick)
17
16
49ers
Packers
1st Downs
24
16
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
65
53
Total Yards
375
319
Yards per play
5.8
6.0
Passing
149
181
Comp - Att
15 - 24
9 - 16
Yards per pass
6.2
9.5
Interceptions thrown
1
1
Sacks - Yards lost
0 - 0
3 - 29
Rushing
226
138
Rushing Attempts
41
34
Yards per rush
5.5
4.1
Penalties
3
4
Turnovers
2
4
Fumbles lost
1
3
Interceptions
1
1
Possession
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y.A. Tittle | 14 | 20 | 133 | 6.7 | 0 | 1 | 67.3 | |
| Earl Morrall E. Morrall | 1 | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 43.8 | |
| Team | 15 | 24 | 149 | 6.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 62.7 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh McElhenny H. McElhenny | 18 | 140 | 7.8 | 1 |
| Joe Perry J. Perry | 12 | 56 | 4.7 | 0 |
| John Henry Johnson J. Henry Johnson | 7 | 31 | 4.4 | 0 |
| Y.A. Tittle | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1 |
| Earl Morrall E. Morrall | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 |
| Team | 41 | 226 | 5.5 | 2 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Wilson B. Wilson | 5 | 59 | 11.8 | 0 | |
| Clyde Conner C. Conner | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Gordie Soltau G. Soltau | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | |
| John Henry Johnson J. Henry Johnson | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | |
| Joe Arenas J. Arenas | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Joe Perry J. Perry | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| Hugh McElhenny H. McElhenny | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 15 | 149 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 3.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 6 | 202 | 33.7 |
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 | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tobin Rote T. Rote | 6 | 10 | 147 | 14.7 | 0 | 0 | 104.2 | |
| Bart Starr B. Starr | 3 | 6 | 63 | 10.5 | 1 | 1 | 87.5 | |
| Team | 9 | 16 | 181 | 13.1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 95.8 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Losch J. Losch | 13 | 45 | 3.5 | 0 |
| Tobin Rote T. Rote | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 1 |
| Howie Ferguson H. Ferguson | 11 | 31 | 2.8 | 0 |
| Joe Johnson J. Johnson | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 |
| Bart Starr B. Starr | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Team | 34 | 138 | 4.1 | 1 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Howton B. Howton | 3 | 121 | 40.3 | 1 | |
| Gary Knafelc G. Knafelc | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 0 | |
| Al Carmichael A. Carmichael | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | |
| Fred Cone F. Cone | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | |
| Jack Losch J. Losch | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 9 | 210 | 13.1 | 1 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 0.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 5 | 175 | 35.0 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 0 |
More Packers Stats
PPG
22.5
12th
OPP PPG
20.6
10th
RUSH YDS/G
112.1
15th
PASS YDS/G
247.6
14th
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