Lions 27-16 Giants (Dec 13, 1953)

DET

NYG

1

7

2

7

0

3

6

0

4

7

9

27

16

1Q

7 - 0

L. Hart 25-yard TD catch from B. Layne.

Touchdown

Made XP

1Q

7 - 7

F. Gifford 49-yard TD catch from C. Conerly.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

14 - 7

D. Walker 34-yard TD catch from B. Layne.

Touchdown

Made XP

3Q

20 - 7

D. Walker 50-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Missed XP

4Q

20 - 14

R. Pelfrey 10-yard TD catch from F. Gifford.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

20 - 16

Safety.

Safety

4Q

27 - 16

G. Gedman 5-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

Top Performers

Pass Yds

212

Layne

DET

Rush Yds

70

Walker

DET

Rec Yds

90

Gifford

NYG

Scrim TD

2

Walker

DET

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

Bobby Layne

DET QB #22

Charlie Conerly

NYG QB #42

212

Pass Yds

212

2

Pass TD

1

2

Int

5

DET

Team Stats

NYG

354

Total Yds

268

16

1st Downs

18

2

Turnovers

5

1953 AFL

Team	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	11	1	0	.917
Lions	10	2	0	.833
49ers	9	3	0	.750
Rams	8	3	1	.708
Eagles	7	4	1	.625
Redskins	6	5	1	.542
Steelers	6	6	0	.500
Bears	3	8	1	.292
Giants	3	9	0	.250
Colts	3	9	0	.250
Packers	2	9	1	.208
Cardinals	1	10	1	.125

Game Summary

The New York Giants were decisively beaten by the Detroit Lions, 27 to 16, on December 13, 1953.

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Bobby Layne B. Layne #22	17/28	212	7.6	2	2	0-0	78.3

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Charlie Conerly C. Conerly #42	19/33	212	6.4	1	5	0-0	47.3
Frank Gifford F. Gifford #16	1/2	10	5.0	1	0	0-0	104.2

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
Doak Walker D. Walker #37	5	70	14.0	1
Bob Hoernschemeyer B. Hoernschemeyer #14	11	50	4.5	0
Gene Gedman G. Gedman #26	10	23	2.3	1
Bobby Layne B. Layne #22	5	4	0.8	0

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg
Frank Gifford F. Gifford #16	12	46	3.8
Buford Long B. Long #22	9	15	1.7
Eddie Price E. Price #31	6	4	0.7
Charlie Conerly C. Conerly #42	4	0	0.0
Sonny Grandelius S. Grandelius #24	1	-2	-2.0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Doak Walker D. Walker #37	0/0	72	14.4	1
Gene Gedman G. Gedman #26	0/0	33	16.5	0
Cloyce Box C. Box #80	0/0	29	9.7	0
Leon Hart L. Hart #82	0/0	25	25.0	1
Bob Hoernschemeyer B. Hoernschemeyer #14	0/0	23	11.5	0
Dorne Dibble D. Dibble #87	0/0	16	8.0	0
Jim Doran J. Doran #83	0/0	14	7.0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Frank Gifford F. Gifford #16	0/0	90	22.5	1
Eddie Price E. Price #31	0/0	74	9.3	0
Buford Long B. Long #22	0/0	21	7.0	0
Bill Stribling B. Stribling #81	0/0	21	10.5	0
Ray Pelfrey R. Pelfrey #8	0/0	16	5.3	1

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
Bobby Layne B. Layne #22	17/28	212	7.6	2	2	0-0	78.3

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
Doak Walker D. Walker #37	5	70	14.0	1
Bob Hoernschemeyer B. Hoernschemeyer #14	11	50	4.5	0
Gene Gedman G. Gedman #26	10	23	2.3	1
Bobby Layne B. Layne #22	5	4	0.8	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Doak Walker D. Walker #37	0/0	72	14.4	1
Gene Gedman G. Gedman #26	0/0	33	16.5	0
Cloyce Box C. Box #80	0/0	29	9.7	0
Leon Hart L. Hart #82	0/0	25	25.0	1
Bob Hoernschemeyer B. Hoernschemeyer #14	0/0	23	11.5	0
Dorne Dibble D. Dibble #87	0/0	16	8.0	0
Jim Doran J. Doran #83	0/0	14	7.0	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
Charlie Conerly C. Conerly #42	19/33	212	6.4	1	5	0-0	47.3
Frank Gifford F. Gifford #16	1/2	10	5.0	1	0	0-0	104.2

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg
Frank Gifford F. Gifford #16	12	46	3.8
Buford Long B. Long #22	9	15	1.7
Eddie Price E. Price #31	6	4	0.7
Charlie Conerly C. Conerly #42	4	0	0.0
Sonny Grandelius S. Grandelius #24	1	-2	-2.0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Frank Gifford F. Gifford #16	0/0	90	22.5	1
Eddie Price E. Price #31	0/0	74	9.3	0
Buford Long B. Long #22	0/0	21	7.0	0
Bill Stribling B. Stribling #81	0/0	21	10.5	0
Ray Pelfrey R. Pelfrey #8	0/0	16	5.3	1

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

DET

NYG

1

7

2

7

0

3

6

0

4

7

9

27

16

DET

Team Stats

NYG

354

Total Yds

268

207

Pass Yds

205

147

Rush Yds

63

60

Total Plays

69

5.9

Yards Per Play

3.9

7.1

Yards Per Pass

5.5

4.7

Yards Per Rush

2

16

1st Downs

18

5

Punts

5

2

Turnovers

5

2

Interceptions Thrown

5

0

Fumbles Lost

0

7

Penalties

3

2.0

Sacks

1.0

0

D/ST TD

0

10-2 DET

NYG 3-9

Top Performers

Matchup

Team Stats

1953 AFL

Game Summary

Team Stats