The Detroit Lions beat the Chicago Cardinals, 45 to 21, on December 6, 1959.

Final

Cardinals

2-9-0

21

Lions

3-7-1

45

Team

CHC

DET

1

0

10

2

7

14

3

0

7

4

14

Total

21

45

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

CHC

DET

Tobin Rote 9-yard run (Gerry Perry kick)

0

7

Gerry Perry 12-yard field goal

0

10

2nd quarter

CHC

DET

Yale Lary 28-yard fumble return (Gerry Perry kick)

0

17

John David Crow 1-yard run (Bobby Joe Conrad kick)

7

17

Dave Middleton 13-yard pass from Tobin Rote (Gerry Perry kick)

7

24

3rd quarter

CHC

DET

Jim Gibbons 33-yard pass from Earl Morrall (Gerry Perry kick)

7

31

4th quarter

CHC

DET

Terry Barr 32-yard run (Gerry Perry kick)

7

38

John David Crow 36-yard pass from M.C. Reynolds (Bobby Joe Conrad kick)

14

38

Jim Doran fumble return (Gerry Perry kick)

14

45

Woodley Lewis 20-yard pass from M.C. Reynolds (Bobby Joe Conrad kick)

21

45

Cardinals

Lions

1st Downs

16

24

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

51

76

Total Yards

289

377

Yards per play

5.7

5.0

Passing

218

158

Comp - Att

14 - 26

12 - 28

Yards per pass

7.8

4.9

Interceptions thrown

0

2

Sacks - Yards lost

2 - 18

4 - 34

Rushing

71

219

Rushing Attempts

23

44

Yards per rush

3.1

5.0

Penalties

5

7

Turnovers

5

3

Fumbles lost

5

1

Interceptions

0

2

Possession

Cardinals

Lions

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	SCK	RATE
M.C. Reynolds	8	10	170	17.0	2		158.3
John Roach	6	15	66	4.4	0		53.8
King Hill	0	1	0	0.0	0		39.6
Team	14	26	218	9.1	2	2	110.4

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
John David Crow	12	42	3.5	1
Mal Hammack	8	28	3.5	0
Larry Hickman	2	6	3.0	0
Bobby Joe Conrad	1	-5	-5.0	0
Team	23	71	3.1	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Woodley Lewis	6	72	12.0	1
John David Crow	3	61	20.3	1
Bobby Joe Conrad	1	36	36.0	0
Mal Hammack	2	36	18.0	0
Perry Richards	2	31	15.5	0
Team	14	236	9.1	2	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	5	5	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			4.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Team	0			3	3

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Team	7	280	40.0

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
Tobin Rote	6	13	109	8.4	1	2		61.5
Earl Morrall	3	6	55	9.2	1	0		121.5
Jerry Reichow	3	9	28	3.1	0	0		42.8
Team	12	28	158	6.9	2	2	4	60.4

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Ken Webb	16	72	4.5	0
Dan Lewis	6	47	7.8	0
Terry Barr	1	32	32.0	1
Nick Pietrosante	4	24	6.0	0
Howard Cassady	2	19	9.5	0
Jerry Reichow	3	19	6.3	0
Tobin Rote	4	12	3.0	1
Earl Morrall	1	5	5.0	0
John Henry Johnson	7	-11	-1.6	0
Team	44	219	5.0	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Dave Middleton	4	97	24.3	1
Jim Gibbons	1	33	33.0	1
Nick Pietrosante	3	29	9.7	0
Ken Webb	3	17	5.7	0
Jim Doran	1	16	16.0	0
Team	12	192	6.9	2	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	2	1	5

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			2.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Team	1			6	9

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Team	5	220	44.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Team				0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Team				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 beat the Chicago Cardinals, 45 to 21, on December 6, 1959.

Final

Cardinals

21

Lions

45

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