The Detroit Lions shamed the Cleveland Browns, 59 to 14, in the 1957 NFL championship game on December 29, 1957.
1st quarter
CLE
DET
Jim Martin 31-yard field goal
0
3
Tobin Rote 1-yard run (Jim Martin kick)
0
10
Gene Gedman 1-yard run (Jim Martin kick)
0
17
2nd quarter
CLE
DET
Jim Brown 29-yard run (Lou Groza kick)
7
17
Steve Junker 26-yard pass from Tobin Rote (Jim Martin kick)
7
24
Terry Barr 19-yard interception return (Jim Martin kick)
7
31
3rd quarter
CLE
DET
Lew Carpenter 5-yard run (Lou Groza kick)
14
31
Jim Doran 78-yard pass from Tobin Rote (Jim Martin kick)
14
38
Steve Junker 23-yard pass from Tobin Rote (Jim Martin kick)
14
45
4th quarter
CLE
DET
Dave Middleton 32-yard pass from Tobin Rote (Jim Martin kick)
14
52
Howard Cassady 16-yard pass from Jerry Reichow (Jim Martin kick)
14
59
Browns
Lions
1st Downs
17
22
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
61
56
Total Yards
313
433
Yards per play
5.1
7.7
Passing
95
296
Comp - Att
9 - 21
13 - 21
Yards per pass
4.1
14.1
Interceptions thrown
5
0
Sacks - Yards lost
2 - 17
0 - 0
Rushing
218
137
Rushing Attempts
38
35
Yards per rush
5.7
3.9
Penalties
4
7
Turnovers
7
1
Fumbles lost
2
1
Interceptions
5
0
Possession
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy O'Connell | 4 | 8 | 61 | 7.6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35.9 |
| Milt Plum | 5 | 12 | 51 | 4.3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14.9 |
| Chet Hanulak | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team | 9 | 21 | 95 | 5.3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 20.4 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lew Carpenter | 14 | 82 | 5.9 | 1 |
| Jim Brown | 20 | 69 | 3.5 | 1 |
| Milt Plum | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 |
| Ray Renfro | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 |
| Team | 38 | 218 | 5.7 | 2 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Brewster | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 0 | |
| Preston Carpenter | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 0 | |
| Ray Renfro | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Lew Carpenter | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 9 | 112 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milt Campbell | 1 | 0 | |
| Chet Hanulak | 1 | 0 | |
| Don Paul | 0 | 1 | |
| Team | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 0.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Groza | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Team | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Konz | 4 | 142 | 35.5 | 43 |
| Team | 4 | 142 | 35.5 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Brown | 4 | 106 | 26.5 | 0 | 50 |
| Billy Reynolds | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 0 | 20 |
| Milt Campbell | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
| Team | 8 | 183 | 22.9 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Reynolds | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tobin Rote | 12 | 19 | 280 | 14.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 146.4 |
| Jerry Reichow | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 116.7 |
| Team | 13 | 21 | 296 | 14.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 145.3 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Cassady | 8 | 48 | 6.0 | 0 |
| John Henry Johnson | 7 | 34 | 4.9 | 0 |
| Gene Gedman | 12 | 28 | 2.3 | 1 |
| Tobin Rote | 7 | 27 | 3.9 | 1 |
| Jerry Reichow | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Team | 35 | 137 | 3.9 | 2 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Junker | 5 | 109 | 21.8 | 2 | |
| Jim Doran | 3 | 101 | 33.7 | 1 | |
| Dave Middleton | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 1 | |
| Howard Cassady | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 1 | |
| John Henry Johnson | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | |
| Tom Tracy | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 13 | 296 | 14.1 | 5 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Gedman | 1 | 0 | |
| Steve Junker | 1 | 0 | |
| Tobin Rote | 1 | 1 | |
| Terry Barr | 0 | 1 | |
| John Henry Johnson | 0 | 1 | |
| Gil Mains | 0 | 1 | |
| Team | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Cronin | 0.5 | |||||
| Bob Long | 0.5 | |||||
| Team | 2.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Martin | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yale Lary | 4 | 145 | 36.3 | 47 |
| Team | 4 | 145 | 36.3 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yale Lary | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 0 | 25 |
| Team | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yale Lary | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 10 |
| Terry Barr | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 |
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