Week 3
Final
LA
DET1Q
3 - 0
B. Waterfield 37-yard field goal.
1Q
10 - 0
E. Hirsch 70-yard TD catch from B. Waterfield.
Made XP
2Q
17 - 0
T. Fears 43-yard TD catch from N. Van Brocklin.
Made XP
2Q
17 - 7
D. Dibble 36-yard TD catch from B. Layne.
Made XP
2Q
17 - 14
J. Christiansen 69-yard TD punt return.
Made XP
3Q
24 - 14
N. Hecker 20-yard TD catch from B. Waterfield.
Made XP
3Q
27 - 14
B. Waterfield 47-yard field goal.
4Q
27 - 21
J. Christiansen 47-yard TD punt return.
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
198
Waterfield
LA
Rush Yds
58
Towler
LA
Rec Yds
147
Hirsch
LA
Scrim TD
1
Fears
LA
Matchup
1951 AFL
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Yanks Game Summary
The Detroit Lions fell to the Los Angeles Rams, 27 to 21, on October 14, 1951.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Waterfield #7 | 12/23 | 198 | 8.6 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 110.4 |
N. Van Brocklin #11 | 4/9 | 74 | 8.2 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 70.8 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Layne #22 | 5/19 | 63 | 3.3 | 1 | 4 | 0-0 | 18.9 |
D. Walker #37 | 1/1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 95.8 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Towler #32 | 7 | 58 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 |
G. Davis #41 | 11 | 41 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 |
D. Hoerner #31 | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 |
V. Smith #47 | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Kalmanir #24 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Williams #22 | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 |
T. Younger #35 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Hoernschemeyer #14 | 15 | 52 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
D. Walker #37 | 9 | 39 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 |
P. Harder #34 | 10 | 28 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 |
B. Layne #22 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
J. Doran #83 | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Hirsch #40 | 0/0 | 147 | 21.0 | 1 | 0 |
T. Fears #80 | 0/0 | 77 | 19.3 | 1 | 0 |
V. Smith #47 | 0/0 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Hecker #48 | 0/0 | 20 | 20.0 | 1 | 0 |
G. Davis #41 | 0/0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Towler #32 | 0/0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Dibble #87 | 0/0 | 49 | 24.5 | 1 | 0 |
J. Doran #83 | 0/0 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Hoernschemeyer #14 | 0/0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Waterfield #7 | 12/23 | 198 | 8.6 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 110.4 |
N. Van Brocklin #11 | 4/9 | 74 | 8.2 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 70.8 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Towler #32 | 7 | 58 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 |
G. Davis #41 | 11 | 41 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 |
D. Hoerner #31 | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 |
V. Smith #47 | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Kalmanir #24 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Williams #22 | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 |
T. Younger #35 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Hirsch #40 | 0/0 | 147 | 21.0 | 1 | 0 |
T. Fears #80 | 0/0 | 77 | 19.3 | 1 | 0 |
V. Smith #47 | 0/0 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Hecker #48 | 0/0 | 20 | 20.0 | 1 | 0 |
G. Davis #41 | 0/0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Towler #32 | 0/0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Layne #22 | 5/19 | 63 | 3.3 | 1 | 4 | 0-0 | 18.9 |
D. Walker #37 | 1/1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 95.8 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Hoernschemeyer #14 | 15 | 52 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
D. Walker #37 | 9 | 39 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 |
P. Harder #34 | 10 | 28 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 |
B. Layne #22 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
J. Doran #83 | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Dibble #87 | 0/0 | 49 | 24.5 | 1 | 0 |
J. Doran #83 | 0/0 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Hoernschemeyer #14 | 0/0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
422
Total Yds
197
272
Pass Yds
70
150
Rush Yds
127
64
Total Plays
59
6.6
Yards Per Play
3.3
8.5
Yards Per Pass
3.5
4.7
Yards Per Rush
3.3
20
1st Downs
14
7
Punts
7
3
Turnovers
4
1
Interceptions Thrown
4
2
Fumbles Lost
0
13
Penalties
10
0.0
Sacks
0.0
0
D/ST TD
2
