The Detroit Lions were defeated by the Green Bay Packers, 24 to 20, on November 22, 1956.

1956 Detroit Lions

Final

GB

Packers

3-6-0

24

DET

Lions

7-2-0

20

1

3

7

2

0

0

3

0

6

4

21

7

Total

24

20

1st quarter

GB

DET

Lions

Leon Hart 5-yard run (Bobby Layne kick)

0

7

Packers

Fred Cone 12-yard field goal

3

7

3rd quarter

GB

DET

Lions

Bobby Layne 22-yard field goal

3

10

Lions

Bobby Layne 15-yard field goal

3

13

4th quarter

GB

DET

Packers

Tobin Rote 2-yard run (Fred Cone kick)

10

13

Lions

Dave Middleton 56-yard pass from Bobby Layne (Bobby Layne kick)

10

20

Packers

Fred Cone 14-yard pass from Tobin Rote (Fred Cone kick)

17

20

Packers

Billy Howton 13-yard pass from Tobin Rote (Fred Cone kick)

24

20

Packers

Lions

1st Downs

21

17

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

65

64

Total Yards

373

352

Yards per play

5.7

5.5

Passing

289

146

Comp - Att

21 - 40

9 - 22

Yards per pass

7

6.6

Interceptions thrown

3

3

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 12

0 - 1

Rushing

84

206

Rushing Attempts

24

42

Yards per rush

3.5

4.9

Penalties

5

6

Turnovers

3

3

Fumbles lost

0

0

Interceptions

3

3

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Tobin Rote 21 40 301 7.5 2 3 62.6
Team 21 40 289 7.5 2 3 1 62.6

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Tobin Rote 8 45 5.6 1
Fred Cone 10 25 2.5 0
Howie Ferguson 6 14 2.3 0
Team 24 84 3.5 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Howie Ferguson 7 106 15.1 0
Billy Howton 4 53 13.3 1
Gary Knafelc 5 52 10.4 0
Jack Losch 1 43 43.0 0
Joe Johnson 3 33 11.0 0
Fred Cone 1 14 14.0 1
Team 21 301 7.5 2 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 0 0 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 0.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Team 1 3 6

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Team 5 205 41.0

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
Bobby Layne 9 22 147 6.7 1 3 39.6
Team 9 22 146 6.7 1 3 0 39.6

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Gene Gedman 22 103 4.7 0
Leon Hart 14 89 6.4 1
Bill Bowman 3 15 5.0 0
Howard Cassady 1 2 2.0 0
Dave Middleton 1 1 1.0 0
Bobby Layne 1 -4 -4.0 0
Team 42 206 4.9 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Dave Middleton 2 69 34.5 1
Dorne Dibble 3 52 17.3 0
Jim Doran 2 22 11.0 0
Bill Bowman 1 4 4.0 0
Leon Hart 1 0 0.0 0
Team 9 147 6.7 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 0 0 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Team 2 2 8

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Team 4 170 42.5

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Team 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Team 0

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More Lions Stats

Team Leaders

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PASS

4,575

Goff

Jared Goff

RUSH

1,015

Montgomery

David Montgomery

REC

1,515

Brown

Amon-Ra St. Brown

Team Rankings

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PPG

27.1

5th

OPP PPG

23.2

23rd

RUSH YDS/G

135.9

5th

PASS YDS/G

270.9

4th

2023 Division Standings

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TEAM W L T PCT
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
Bears Bears
7 10 0 .412
Vikings Vikings
7 10 0 .412

Last Game

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SF 49ers

2-0-0

34

Final

31

DET Lions

2-1-0

Sun 28 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