The Baltimore Colts were easily defeated by the Detroit Lions, 31 to 14, on October 6, 1956.

Final

Lions

2-0-0

31

Colts

1-1-0

14

Team

DET

BAL

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

DET

BAL

Don McIlhenny 11-yard pass from Bobby Layne (Bobby Layne kick)

Dorne Dibble 56-yard pass from Bobby Layne (Bobby Layne kick)

L.G. Dupre 3-yard run (Bert Rechichar kick)

2nd quarter

DET

BAL

Bobby Layne 7-yard run (Bobby Layne kick)

3rd quarter

DET

BAL

L.G. Dupre 49-yard pass from George Shaw (Bert Rechichar kick)

4th quarter

DET

BAL

Gene Gedman 1-yard run (Bobby Layne kick)

Jim Martin 36-yard field goal

Lions

Colts

1st Downs

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

4th down efficiency

Total Plays

Total Yards

465

206

Yards per play

6.2

4.7

Passing

247

138

Comp - Att

16 - 26

8 - 20

Yards per pass

9.5

Interceptions thrown

Sacks - Yards lost

0 - 0

3 - 29

Rushing

218

Rushing Attempts

Yards per rush

4.4

3.2

Penalties

Turnovers

Fumbles lost

Interceptions

Possession

Lions

Colts

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RTG
Bobby Layne B. Layne	15	22	236	10.7	2	0		133.9
Harry Gilmer H. Gilmer	1	2	11	5.5	0	0		66.7
Howard Cassady H. Cassady	0	2	0	0.0	0	1		0.0
Team	16	26	247	9.5	2	1	0	102.6

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Howard Cassady H. Cassady	17	92	5.4	0
Don McIlhenny D. McIlhenny	11	60	5.5	0
Gene Gedman G. Gedman	15	44	2.9	1
Bobby Layne B. Layne	3	7	2.3	1
Leon Hart L. Hart	1	6	6.0	0
Bill Stits B. Stits	1	6	6.0	0
Jug Girard J. Girard	1	3	3.0	0
Team	49	218	4.4	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Dorne Dibble D. Dibble	3	106	35.3	1
Dave Middleton D. Middleton	3	43	14.3	0
Jim Doran J. Doran	2	35	17.5	0
Gene Gedman G. Gedman	3	22	7.3	0
Don McIlhenny D. McIlhenny	2	22	11.0	1
Bill Stits B. Stits	1	11	11.0	0
Jug Girard J. Girard	1	10	10.0	0
Leon Hart L. Hart	1	-2	-2.0	0
Team	16	247	9.5	2	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	1	1	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			3.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Team	1			4	7

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Team	4	164	41.0

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	TD	INT	SCK	RTG
George Shaw G. Shaw	8	18	167	9.3	1	3		56.7
Johnny Unitas J. Unitas	0	2	0	0.0	0	1		0.0
Team	8	20	138	8.4	1	4	3	47.3

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Johnny Unitas J. Unitas	1	21	21.0	0
George Shaw G. Shaw	5	16	3.2	0
Lenny Moore L. Moore	5	14	2.8	0
Alan Ameche A. Ameche	6	13	2.2	0
L.G. Dupre	3	5	1.7	1
Billy Vessels B. Vessels	1	-1	-1.0	0
Team	21	68	3.2	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
L.G. Dupre	3	81	27.0	1
Raymond Berry R. Berry	3	69	23.0	0
Alan Ameche A. Ameche	2	17	8.5	0
Team	8	167	8.4	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	0	0	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			0.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Team	0			2	2

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Team	7	261	37.3

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

958

Richardson

RUSH

502

Taylor

REC

435

Pierce

Team Rankings

PPG

20.9

22nd

OPP PPG

21.4

12th

RUSH YDS/G

121.3

16th

PASS YDS/G

208.6

24th

2024 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Texans	6	3	.667
Colts	4	5	.444
Titans	2	6	.250
Jaguars	2	7	.222

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/10	BUF	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 11/17	IND	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 11/24	DET	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 12/1	IND	@	NE	1:00 PM
Sun 12/15	IND	@	DEN	4:25 PM

Last Game

Vikings

6-2-0

Final

Colts

4-5-0

Sun 3 Nov 2024

NFL 2024 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,672

Burrow

2,669

Jackson

2,560

Smith

Rush Yards Leaders

1,120

Henry

925

Barkley

762

Jacobs

Rec Yards Leaders

981

Chase

783

Jefferson

688

Flowers

Pass TD Leaders

24

Burrow

24

Jackson

23

Mayfield

Rush TD Leaders

12

Henry

8

Williams

8

Hurts

Rec TD Leaders

10

Chase

6

London

6

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

123.2

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

31.8

29.2

28.9

28.8

27.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.6

14.9

17.9

18.4

18.5

Total Yards Rankings

440.2

412.4

392.0

390.6

377.8

377.1

Rush Yards Rankings

182.6

174.8

163.9

159.0

154.8

152.6

Pass Yards Rankings

288.3

268.1

267.2

267.0

265.4

262.6

Sack Leaders

35.0

31.0

29.0

27.0

NFL Fantasy 2024

Fantasy RB Rankings

205.6

Henry

157.1

Barkley

144.7

Kamara

Fantasy WR Rankings

159.2

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	7	3	0	.700
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
Wed 11/6	CIN	@	BAL	34-35
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

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
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
Sun 11/10	BUF	@	IND	1:00 PM

The Baltimore Colts were easily defeated by the Detroit Lions, 31 to 14, on October 6, 1956.

Final

Lions

31

Colts

14

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Fumbles

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