The Detroit Lions came up just a bit short against the Baltimore Colts, 17 to 14, on October 22, 1961.
Final
2nd quarter
BAL
DET
Lenny Moore 9-yard run (Steve Myhra kick)
7
0
3rd quarter
BAL
DET
Gail Cogdill 45-yard pass from Jim Ninowski (Wayne Walker kick)
7
7
Gail Cogdill 35-yard pass from Jim Ninowski (Wayne Walker kick)
7
14
4th quarter
BAL
DET
Lenny Moore 1-yard run (Steve Myhra kick)
14
14
Steve Myhra 45-yard field goal
17
14
Colts
Lions
1st Downs
18
11
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
70
54
Total Yards
313
208
Yards per play
4.5
3.9
Passing
225
132
Comp - Att
22 - 37
9 - 23
Yards per pass
5.8
5.3
Interceptions thrown
4
0
Sacks - Yards lost
2 - 19
2 - 22
Rushing
88
76
Rushing Attempts
31
29
Yards per rush
2.8
2.6
Penalties
2
3
Turnovers
4
1
Fumbles lost
0
1
Interceptions
4
0
Possession
Passing
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Moore | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 2 |
J. Perry | 9 | 26 | 2.9 | 0 |
A. Hawkins | 11 | 25 | 2.3 | 0 |
J. Unitas | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 0 |
L. McHan | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 |
Team | 31 | 88 | 2.8 | 2 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Berry | 8 | 94 | 11.8 | 0 | |
L. Moore | 7 | 81 | 11.6 | 0 | |
J. Perry | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 0 | |
A. Hawkins | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | |
Team | 22 | 244 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 2.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Myhra | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
Team | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Gilburg | 5 | 240 | 48.0 | |
Team | 5 | 240 | 48.0 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Harrison | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | |
D. Mackey | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | |
Team | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Taseff | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | |
Team | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 |
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Ninowski | 7 | 18 | 140 | 7.8 | 2 | 0 | 103.9 | |
E. Morrall | 2 | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 47.9 | |
Team | 9 | 23 | 132 | 6.7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 91.6 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Pietrosante | 13 | 46 | 3.5 | 0 |
D. Lewis | 7 | 27 | 3.9 | 0 |
J. Ninowski | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 |
H. Cassady | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 |
K. Webb | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 |
T. Barr | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | 0 |
Team | 29 | 76 | 2.6 | 0 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Cogdill | 3 | 91 | 30.3 | 2 | |
J. Gibbons | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | |
T. Barr | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | |
N. Pietrosante | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | |
H. Cassady | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | |
Team | 9 | 154 | 6.7 | 2 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 2.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Walker | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Team | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Y. Lary | 5 | 245 | 49.0 | |
Team | 5 | 245 | 49.0 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Studstill | 3 | 109 | 36.3 | 0 | |
J. Olszewski | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | |
Team | 4 | 113 | 28.3 | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Steffen | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 0 | |
H. Cassady | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | |
Team | 4 | 73 | 18.3 | 0 |
More Lions Stats
PPG
32.3
1st
OPP PPG
18.5
5th
RUSH YDS/G
152.6
6th
PASS YDS/G
236.5
15th
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Chargers | NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
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 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 |
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