Week 1
Final
DET
GB1Q
3 - 0
J. Martin 48-yard field goal.
FG Made
2Q
10 - 0
D. McIlhenny 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
10 - 3
F. Cone 45-yard field goal.
FG Made
3Q
10 - 9
G. Knafelc 5-yard TD catch from T. Rote.
Touchdown
Missed XP
4Q
13 - 9
B. Layne 12-yard field goal.
FG Made
4Q
20 - 9
B. Layne 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
20 - 16
B. Howton 8-yard TD catch from T. Rote.
Touchdown
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
129
Layne
DET
Rush Yds
52
Girard
DET
Rec Yds
76
Howton
GB
Scrim TD
1
Layne
DET
1956 Western Conference
Bears
Lions
49ers
Colts
Rams
PackersGame Summary
The Green Bay Packers couldn't pull it off against the Detroit Lions, 20 to 16, on September 30, 1956.
Game Info
September 29, 1956
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Layne #22 | 7/12 | 129 | 10.8 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 95.5 |
H. Gilmer #12 | 8/12 | 77 | 6.4 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 44.8 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Rote #18 | 9/23 | 98 | 4.3 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 | 45.2 |
B. Starr #15 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Girard #23 | 13 | 52 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. McIlhenny #42 | 14 | 45 | 3.2 | 1 | 0 |
H. Cassady #40 | 8 | 45 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 |
L. Hart #82 | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Dibble #87 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Layne #22 | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
G. Gedman #26 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Stits #20 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Gilmer #12 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Ferguson #37 | 8 | 34 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 |
T. Rote #18 | 9 | 30 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 |
A. Carmichael #48 | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Johnson #40 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Reid #24 | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Middleton #84 | 0/0 | 65 | 21.7 | 0 | 0 |
J. Doran #83 | 0/0 | 63 | 12.6 | 0 | 0 |
D. Dibble #87 | 0/0 | 60 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Cassady #40 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Girard #23 | 0/0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Hart #82 | 0/0 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Howton #86 | 0/0 | 76 | 15.2 | 1 | 0 |
J. Johnson #40 | 0/0 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Knafelc #84 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Layne #22 | 7/12 | 129 | 10.8 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 95.5 |
H. Gilmer #12 | 8/12 | 77 | 6.4 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 44.8 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Girard #23 | 13 | 52 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. McIlhenny #42 | 14 | 45 | 3.2 | 1 | 0 |
H. Cassady #40 | 8 | 45 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 |
L. Hart #82 | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Dibble #87 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Layne #22 | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
G. Gedman #26 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Stits #20 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Gilmer #12 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Middleton #84 | 0/0 | 65 | 21.7 | 0 | 0 |
J. Doran #83 | 0/0 | 63 | 12.6 | 0 | 0 |
D. Dibble #87 | 0/0 | 60 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Cassady #40 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Girard #23 | 0/0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Hart #82 | 0/0 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Rote #18 | 9/23 | 98 | 4.3 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 | 45.2 |
B. Starr #15 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Ferguson #37 | 8 | 34 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 |
T. Rote #18 | 9 | 30 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 |
A. Carmichael #48 | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Johnson #40 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Reid #24 | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Howton #86 | 0/0 | 76 | 15.2 | 1 | 0 |
J. Johnson #40 | 0/0 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Knafelc #84 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
375
Total Yds
160
200
Pass Yds
88
175
Rush Yds
72
76
Total Plays
48
4.9
Yards Per Play
3.3
8.0
Yards Per Pass
3.5
3.4
Yards Per Rush
3.1
23
1st Downs
10
4
Punts
7
2
Turnovers
2
2
Interceptions Thrown
2
0
Fumbles Lost
0
6
Penalties
4
69
Penalty Yards
40
1
Sacks
1
10
Sack Yards
6
0
D/ST TD
0
