The Detroit Lions shamed the Pittsburgh Steelers, 45 to 7, on December 9, 1956.

Final

Steelers

4-7-0

7

Lions

9-2-0

45

Team

PIT

DET

1

0

14

2

7

24

3

0

7

4

0

Total

7

45

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

PIT

DET

Leon Hart 20-yard pass from Bobby Layne (Bobby Layne kick)

0

7

Gene Gedman 5-yard run (Bobby Layne kick)

0

14

2nd quarter

PIT

DET

Sid Watson 1-yard run (Sid Watson kick)

7

14

Yale Lary 73-yard interception return (Bobby Layne kick)

7

21

Jack Christiansen 66-yard punt return (Bobby Layne kick)

7

28

Gene Gedman 2-yard run (Bobby Layne kick)

7

35

Bobby Layne 13-yard field goal

7

38

3rd quarter

PIT

DET

Jerry Reichow 41-yard pass from Harry Gilmer (Bobby Layne kick)

7

45

Steelers

Lions

1st Downs

9

15

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

62

65

Total Yards

129

296

Yards per play

2.1

4.6

Passing

104

166

Comp - Att

11 - 28

17 - 26

Yards per pass

3.6

6.4

Interceptions thrown

3

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 5

0 - 1

Rushing

25

130

Rushing Attempts

33

39

Yards per rush

0.8

3.3

Penalties

1

9

Turnovers

6

Fumbles lost

3

Interceptions

3

Possession

Steelers

Lions

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Ted Marchibroda	11	28	109	3.9	0	3		11.5
Team	11	28	104	3.9	0	3	1	11.5

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Sid Watson	20	21	1.1	1
Fran Rogel	8	20	2.5	0
Lou Baldacci	1	3	3.0	0
Ted Marchibroda	1	-4	-4.0	0
Art Davis	2	-6	-3.0	0
Ray Mathews	1	-9	-9.0	0
Team	33	25	0.8	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Sid Watson	4	44	11.0
Jack O'Brien	3	31	10.3
Elbie Nickel	1	16	16.0
Art Davis	1	9	9.0
Ray Mathews	1	7	7.0
Fran Rogel	1	2	2.0
Team	11	109	3.9	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	3	3	3

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			0.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Team	0			1	1

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Team	8	270	33.8

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	14	95	6.8	1	2		68.2
Harry Gilmer	5	6	53	8.8	1	0		143.1
Jerry Reichow	3	6	19	3.2	0	1		17.4
Team	17	26	166	6.4	2	3	0	69.4

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Don McIlhenny	14	58	4.1	0
Bill Bowman	8	46	5.8	0
Gene Gedman	8	20	2.5	2
Leon Hart	3	7	2.3	0
Tom Tracy	2	2	1.0	0
Howard Cassady	1	1	1.0	0
Harry Gilmer	2	1	0.5	0
Bill Stits	1	-5	-5.0	0
Team	39	130	3.3	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Jerry Reichow	3	53	17.7	1
Jim Doran	2	48	24.0	0
Leon Hart	4	28	7.0	1
Bill Stits	1	14	14.0	0
Bill Bowman	3	12	4.0	0
Dave Middleton	1	12	12.0	0
Howard Cassady	2	7	3.5	0
Don McIlhenny	1	-7	-7.0	0
Team	17	167	6.4	2	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	3	3	3

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Team	1			6	9

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Team	4	153	38.3

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Team				0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Team				1

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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 shamed the Pittsburgh Steelers, 45 to 7, on December 9, 1956.

Final

Steelers

7

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

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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