The Detroit Lions defeated the San Francisco 49ers, 20 to 17, on October 21, 1956.

Final

49ers

1-3-0

17

Lions

4-0-0

20

Team

DET

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

DET

Bobby Layne 27-yard field goal

John Henry Johnson 2-yard run (Gordie Soltau kick)

2nd quarter

DET

Don McIlhenny 3-yard run (Bobby Layne kick)

Gordie Soltau 20-yard field goal

3rd quarter

DET

John Henry Johnson 1-yard run (Gordie Soltau kick)

Bobby Layne 2-yard run (Bobby Layne kick)

4th quarter

DET

Bobby Layne 17-yard field goal

49ers

Lions

1st Downs

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

4th down efficiency

Total Plays

Total Yards

257

393

Yards per play

4.9

5.2

Passing

149

Comp - Att

8 - 19

15 - 28

Yards per pass

3.2

5.1

Interceptions thrown

Sacks - Yards lost

2 - 21

1 - 6

Rushing

190

244

Rushing Attempts

Yards per rush

6.1

5.3

Penalties

Turnovers

Fumbles lost

Interceptions

Possession

49ers

Lions

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	INT	SCK	RTG
Y.A. Tittle	6	13	60	4.6	1		27.7
Earl Morrall E. Morrall	2	6	28	4.7	1		9.7
Team	8	19	67	4.6	2	2	16.9

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Hugh McElhenny H. McElhenny	14	119	8.5	0
Joe Perry J. Perry	6	37	6.2	0
John Henry Johnson J. Henry Johnson	8	34	4.3	2
Y.A. Tittle	3	0	0.0	0
Team	31	190	6.1	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Billy Wilson B. Wilson	4	44	11.0
Joe Arenas J. Arenas	2	19	9.5
Hugh McElhenny H. McElhenny	1	13	13.0
Gordie Soltau G. Soltau	1	12	12.0
Team	8	88	4.6	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	0	0	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Team	1			2	5

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Team	4	152	38.0

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	INT	SCK	RTG
Bobby Layne B. Layne	15	27	155	5.7	1		56.9
Don McIlhenny D. McIlhenny	0	1	0	0.0	0		39.6
Team	15	28	149	5.5	1	1	54.9

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Don McIlhenny D. McIlhenny	13	104	8.0	1
Howard Cassady H. Cassady	15	70	4.7	0
Bobby Layne B. Layne	6	30	5.0	1
Tom Tracy T. Tracy	9	26	2.9	0
Gene Gedman G. Gedman	3	14	4.7	0
Team	46	244	5.3	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Dorne Dibble D. Dibble	4	66	16.5
Dave Middleton D. Middleton	4	47	11.8
Don McIlhenny D. McIlhenny	1	21	21.0
Jug Girard J. Girard	1	16	16.0
Howard Cassady H. Cassady	1	5	5.0
Tom Tracy T. Tracy	2	5	2.5
Gene Gedman G. Gedman	2	-5	-2.5
Team	15	155	5.5	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	0	0	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			2.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Team	2			2	8

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Team	5	205	41.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Team				0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Team				0

More Lions Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,840

Goff

RUSH

656

Gibbs

REC

464

St. Brown

Team Rankings

PPG

32.3

1st

OPP PPG

18.5

5th

RUSH YDS/G

152.6

6th

PASS YDS/G

236.5

15th

2024 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Lions	7	1	.875
Vikings	6	2	.750
Packers	6	3	.667
Bears	4	4	.500

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/10	DET	@	HOU	8:20 PM
Sun 11/17	JAX	@	DET	1:00 PM
Sun 11/24	DET	@	IND	1:00 PM
Thu 11/28	CHI	@	DET	12:30 PM
Thu 12/5	GB	@	DET	8:15 PM

Last Game

Packers

6-3-0

Final

Lions

7-1-0

Sun 3 Nov 2024

NFL 2024 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,560

Smith

2,389

Mayfield

2,379

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

1,052

Henry

925

Barkley

762

Jacobs

Rec Yards Leaders

783

Jefferson

717

Chase

663

Wilson

Pass TD Leaders

23

Mayfield

20

Burrow

20

Jackson

Rush TD Leaders

11

Henry

8

Williams

8

Hurts

Rec TD Leaders

7

Chase

6

London

6

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

120.7

Jackson

115.0

Goff

108.1

Burrow

Sack Leaders

11.0

Hendrickson

9.0

Lawrence

8.0

McDonald

NFL 2024 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.3

31.4

29.2

28.9

28.8

26.3

Opp PPG Rankings

12.6

14.9

17.9

18.4

18.5

Total Yards Rankings

445.9

412.4

392.0

390.6

377.8

377.1

Rush Yards Rankings

191.9

174.8

163.9

159.0

154.8

152.6

Pass Yards Rankings

288.3

268.1

265.4

264.4

262.6

260.2

Sack Leaders

35.0

31.0

29.0

28.0

27.0

NFL Fantasy 2024

Fantasy RB Rankings

192.5

Henry

157.1

Barkley

144.7

Kamara

Fantasy WR Rankings

114.8

Chase

109.5

Jefferson

97

Reed

Fantasy TE Rankings

86.3

Kittle

71.2

Bowers

68

Kraft

Fantasy K Rankings

106

Seibert

104

Fairbairn

102

Boswell

NFL 2024 Betting

Best Record ATS

7-1

7-1-1

7-2

6-2

5-2-1

Worst Record ATS

1-7

2-7

2-6

2-6-1

3-6

NFL 2024 Division Standings

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	7	2	0	.778
Jets	3	6	0	.333
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	6	2	0	.750
Ravens	6	3	0	.667
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Texans	6	3	0	.667
Colts	4	5	0	.444
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	8	0	0	1.000
Chargers	5	3	0	.625

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Commanders	7	2	0	.778
Eagles	6	2	0	.750
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Lions	7	1	0	.875
Vikings	6	2	0	.750
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Falcons	6	3	0	.667
Buccaneers	4	5	0	.444
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Cardinals	5	4	0	.556
Rams	4	4	0	.500

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 11/3	TB	@	KC	24-30
Sat 11/2	IND	@	MIN	13-21
Sat 11/2	LAR	@	SEA	26-20
Sat 11/2	DET	@	GB	24-14
Sat 11/2	JAX	@	PHI	23-28

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 11/7	CIN	@	BAL	8:15 PM
Sun 11/10	NYG	@	CAR	9:30 AM
Sun 11/10	SF	@	TB	1:00 PM
Sun 11/10	ATL	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 11/10	DEN	@	KC	1:00 PM

The Detroit Lions defeated the San Francisco 49ers, 20 to 17, on October 21, 1956.

Final

49ers

17

Lions

20

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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NFL 2024 Rankings

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