The Detroit Lions beat the Pittsburgh Steelers, 38 to 21, on September 27, 1953.

Final

Steelers

0-1-0

21

Lions

1-0-0

38

Team

PIT

DET

1

7

2

7

17

3

0

7

4

7

Total

21

38

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

PIT

DET

Lew Carpenter 73-yard interception return (Doak Walker kick)

0

7

Elbie Nickel 14-yard pass from Jim Finks (Nick Bolkovac kick)

7

2nd quarter

PIT

DET

Gene Gedman 1-yard run (Doak Walker kick)

7

14

Doak Walker 40-yard field goal

7

17

Ray Mathews 1-yard fumble return (Nick Bolkovac kick)

14

17

Leon Hart 49-yard pass from Bobby Layne (Doak Walker kick)

14

24

3rd quarter

PIT

DET

Doak Walker 8-yard pass from Bob Hoernschemeyer (Doak Walker kick)

14

31

4th quarter

PIT

DET

Bob Hoernschemeyer 29-yard pass from Bobby Layne (Doak Walker kick)

14

38

Elbie Nickel 15-yard pass from Ted Marchibroda (Nick Bolkovac kick)

21

38

Steelers

Lions

1st Downs

18

20

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

67

68

Total Yards

319

432

Yards per play

4.8

6.4

Passing

223

375

Comp - Att

20 - 41

19 - 37

Yards per pass

5.3

10.1

Interceptions thrown

1

0

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 11

0 - 0

Rushing

96

57

Rushing Attempts

25

31

Yards per rush

3.8

1.8

Penalties

2

Turnovers

3

1

Fumbles lost

2

1

Interceptions

1

0

Possession

Steelers

Lions

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Jim Finks	14	30	178	5.9	1	1		62.9
Ted Marchibroda	6	11	56	5.1	1	0		99.1
Team	20	41	223	5.7	2	1	1	72.6

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
Fran Rogel	16	62	3.9
Lynn Chandnois	6	29	4.8
Ray Mathews	2	3	1.5
Jim Finks	1	2	2.0
Team	25	96	3.8

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Elbie Nickel	6	107	17.8	2
Lynn Chandnois	5	56	11.2	0
George Sulima	2	24	12.0	0
Ed Barker	2	19	9.5	0
Ray Mathews	1	11	11.0	0
Fran Rogel	3	8	2.7	0
Tom Calvin	1	7	7.0	0
Team	20	234	5.7	2	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	3	2	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			0.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Team	0			3	3

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Team	8	372	46.5

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	SCK	RATE
Bobby Layne	16	34	364	10.7	2		105.5
Bob Hoernschemeyer	1	1	8	8.0	1		139.6
Tom Dublinski	2	2	3	1.5	0		79.2
Team	19	37	375	10.1	3	0	114.1

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Bob Hoernschemeyer	10	25	2.5	0
Ollie Cline	6	14	2.3	0
Doak Walker	7	10	1.4	0
Bobby Layne	4	6	1.5	0
Jug Girard	1	5	5.0	0
Gene Gedman	2	0	0.0	1
Tom Dublinski	1	-3	-3.0	0
Team	31	57	1.8	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Cloyce Box	5	143	28.6	0
Leon Hart	3	93	31.0	1
Doak Walker	4	68	17.0	1
Bob Hoernschemeyer	3	43	14.3	1
Gene Gedman	2	19	9.5	0
Dorne Dibble	1	12	12.0	0
Ollie Cline	1	-3	-3.0	0
Team	19	375	10.1	3	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	1	1	2

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Team	1			5	8

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Team	7	329	47.0

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 Pittsburgh Steelers, 38 to 21, on September 27, 1953.

Final

Steelers

21

Lions

38

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