The Detroit Lions couldn't pull it off against the Philadelphia Eagles, 27 to 24, on December 17, 1961.

Final

Eagles

10-4-0

27

Lions

8-5-1

24

Team

PHI

DET

1

3

2

7

0

3

7

4

10

14

Total

27

24

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

PHI

DET

Bobby Walston 21-yard field goal

3

0

Jim Martin 49-yard field goal

3

2nd quarter

PHI

DET

Tommy McDonald 1-yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Bobby Walston kick)

10

3

3rd quarter

PHI

DET

Gail Cogdill 84-yard pass from Jim Ninowski (Jim Martin kick)

10

Pete Retzlaff 11-yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Bobby Walston kick)

17

10

4th quarter

PHI

DET

Jim Ninowski 14-yard run (Jim Martin kick)

17

Nick Pietrosante 1-yard run (Jim Martin kick)

17

24

Dick Lucas 16-yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Bobby Walston kick)

24

Bobby Walston 10-yard field goal

27

24

Eagles

Lions

1st Downs

27

18

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

76

51

Total Yards

485

396

Yards per play

6.4

7.8

Passing

394

266

Comp - Att

27 - 42

16 - 26

Yards per pass

9.2

9.5

Interceptions thrown

2

1

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 9

2 - 19

Rushing

91

130

Rushing Attempts

33

23

Yards per rush

2.8

5.7

Penalties

1

3

Turnovers

2

Fumbles lost

0

1

Interceptions

2

1

Possession

Eagles

Lions

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Sonny Jurgensen	27	42	403	9.6	3	2		99.6
Team	27	42	394	9.6	3	2	1	99.6

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
Clarence Peaks	20	71	3.6
Timmy Brown	6	11	1.8
Ted Dean	6	9	1.5
Sonny Jurgensen	1	0	0.0
Team	33	91	2.8

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Pete Retzlaff	9	105	11.7	1
Tommy McDonald	6	90	15.0	1
Clarence Peaks	4	88	22.0	0
Ted Dean	2	46	23.0	0
Timmy Brown	4	44	11.0	0
Dick Lucas	1	16	16.0	1
Bobby Walston	1	14	14.0	0
Team	27	403	9.6	3	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	0	0	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			2.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Bobby Walston	2	2		3	9
Team	2	2		3	9

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
King Hill	2	80	40.0
Team	2	80	40.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Ted Dean	2	44	22.0
Timmy Brown	1	22	22.0
Team	3	66	22.0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Team	0	0		0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Jim Ninowski	16	26	285	11.0	1	1		95.8
Team	16	26	266	11.0	1	1	2	95.8

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Dan Lewis	7	50	7.1	0
Jim Ninowski	5	47	9.4	1
Nick Pietrosante	11	33	3.0	1
Team	23	130	5.7	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Gail Cogdill	7	171	24.4	1
Terry Barr	3	38	12.7	0
Dan Lewis	2	34	17.0	0
Jim Gibbons	3	32	10.7	0
Sam Williams	1	10	10.0	0
Team	16	285	11.0	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	1	1	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Jim Martin	1	2		3	6
Team	1	2		3	6

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG
Yale Lary	1	56	56.0
Earl Morrall	1	30	30.0
Team	2	86	43.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Pat Studstill	3	62	20.7
Howard Cassady	1	18	18.0
Team	4	80	20.0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Howard Cassady	1	0	0.0	0
Team	1	0	0.0	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

4,575

Goff

RUSH

1,015

Montgomery

REC

1,515

Brown

Team Rankings

PPG

27.1

5th

OPP PPG

23.2

23rd

RUSH YDS/G

135.9

5th

PASS YDS/G

270.9

4th

2023 Division Standings

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

Last Game

49ers

2-0-0

34

Final

31

Lions

2-1-0

Sun 28 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

1,051

Mahomes

837

Goff

774

Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

313

Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

226

Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

355

Kelce

274

Brown

262

Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

6

Mayfield

6

Mahomes

5

Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

4

McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

3

Ferguson

3

Kelce

2

Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

120.9

Stafford

109.3

Stroud

108.6

Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

3.0

Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

34.5

32.0

28.7

27.5

27.5

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

13.5

15.8

20.0

22.0

24.0

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

510.0

425.0

417.0

389.0

386.0

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

180.5

155.0

139.5

128.0

125.3

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

403.0

367.0

343.0

307.0

279.0

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

14-6

13-7-1

11-6-1

12-7

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-11-1

5-11-1

6-11

6-10-1

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

	AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Ravens	13	4	0	.765
2	Browns	11	6	0	.647
	AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Bills	11	6	0	.647
2	Dolphins	11	6	0	.647
	AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	Chiefs	11	6	0	.647
2	Raiders	8	9	0	.471
	AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Texans	10	7	0	.588
2	Jaguars	9	8	0	.529

	NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Lions	12	5	0	.706
2	Packers	9	8	0	.529
	NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	49ers	12	5	0	.706
2	Rams	10	7	0	.588
	NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Cowboys	12	5	0	.706
2	Eagles	11	6	0	.647
	NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Buccaneers	9	8	0	.529
2	Saints	9	8	0	.529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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

Schedule

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

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The Detroit Lions couldn't pull it off against the Philadelphia Eagles, 27 to 24, on December 17, 1961.

Final

Eagles

27

Lions

24

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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More Lions Stats

4,575

1,015

1,515

NFL 2023 Leaders

1,051

837

774

313

268

226

355

274

262

6

6

5

4

3

3

3

3

2

120.9

109.3

108.6

3.0

3.0

2.0

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule