1961 Detroit Lions

The Detroit Lions were defeated by the Philadelphia Eagles, 27 to 24, on December 17, 1961.

Final

PHI

Eagles

10-4-0

27

DET

Lions

8-5-1

24

1

3

3

2

7

0

3

7

7

4

10

14

Total

27

24

1st quarter

PHI

DET

Eagles

Bobby Walston 21-yard field goal

3

0

Lions

Jim Martin 49-yard field goal

3

3

2nd quarter

PHI

DET

Eagles

Tommy McDonald 1-yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Bobby Walston kick)

10

3

3rd quarter

PHI

DET

Lions

Gail Cogdill 84-yard pass from Jim Ninowski (Jim Martin kick)

10

10

Eagles

Pete Retzlaff 11-yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Bobby Walston kick)

17

10

4th quarter

PHI

DET

Lions

Jim Ninowski 14-yard run (Jim Martin kick)

17

17

Lions

Nick Pietrosante 1-yard run (Jim Martin kick)

17

24

Eagles

Dick Lucas 16-yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Bobby Walston kick)

24

24

Eagles

Bobby Walston 10-yard field goal

27

24

Eagles

Lions

1st Downs

27

18

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

76

51

Total Yards

485

396

Yards per play

6.4

7.8

Passing

394

266

Comp - Att

27 - 42

16 - 26

Yards per pass

9.2

9.5

Interceptions thrown

2

1

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 9

2 - 19

Rushing

91

130

Rushing Attempts

33

23

Yards per rush

2.8

5.7

Penalties

1

3

Turnovers

2

2

Fumbles lost

0

1

Interceptions

2

1

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
S. Jurgensen
27
42
403
9.6
3
2
99.6
Team
27
42
394
9.6
3
2
1
99.6

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
C. Peaks
20
71
3.6
0
T. Brown
6
11
1.8
0
T. Dean
6
9
1.5
0
S. Jurgensen
1
0
0.0
0
Team
33
91
2.8
0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
P. Retzlaff
9
105
11.7
1
T. McDonald
6
90
15.0
1
C. Peaks
4
88
22.0
0
T. Dean
2
46
23.0
0
T. Brown
4
44
11.0
0
D. Lucas
1
16
16.0
1
B. Walston
1
14
14.0
0
Team
27
403
9.6
3
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
B. Walston
2
2
3
9
Team
2
2
3
9

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
K. Hill
2
80
40.0
Team
2
80
40.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
T. Dean
2
44
22.0
0
T. Brown
1
22
22.0
0
Team
3
66
22.0
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Team
0
0
0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
J. Ninowski
16
26
285
11.0
1
1
95.8
Team
16
26
266
11.0
1
1
2
95.8

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
D. Lewis
7
50
7.1
0
J. Ninowski
5
47
9.4
1
N. Pietrosante
11
33
3.0
1
Team
23
130
5.7
2

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
G. Cogdill
7
171
24.4
1
T. Barr
3
38
12.7
0
D. Lewis
2
34
17.0
0
J. Gibbons
3
32
10.7
0
S. Williams
1
10
10.0
0
Team
16
285
11.0
1
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
1
1
0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
J. Martin
1
2
3
6
Team
1
2
3
6

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Y. Lary
1
56
56.0
E. Morrall
1
30
30.0
Team
2
86
43.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
P. Studstill
3
62
20.7
0
H. Cassady
1
18
18.0
0
Team
4
80
20.0
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
H. Cassady
1
0
0.0
0
Team
1
0
0.0
0

More Lions Stats

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 T PCT
Lions Lions
7
1
0
.875
Vikings Vikings
6
2
0
.750
Packers Packers
6
3
0
.667
Bears Bears
4
4
0
.500
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
11/10
DET DET
@
HOU HOU
8:20 PM
Sun
11/17
JAX JAX
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Sun
11/24
DET DET
@
IND IND
1:00 PM
Thu
11/28
CHI CHI
@
DET DET
12:30 PM
Thu
12/5
GB GB
@
DET DET
8:15 PM
Last Game
GB Packers

6-3-0

14

Final

24

DET Lions

7-1-0

Sun 3 Nov 2024

NFL 2024 Leaders

NFL 2024 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2024

NFL 2024 Betting

NFL 2024 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
7
2
0
.778
Jets Jets
3
6
0
.333
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
6
2
0
.750
Ravens Ravens
6
3
0
.667
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
6
3
0
.667
Colts Colts
4
5
0
.444
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
8
0
0
1.000
Chargers Chargers
5
3
0
.625
NFC East W L T PCT
Commanders Commanders
7
2
0
.778
Eagles Eagles
6
2
0
.750
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
7
1
0
.875
Vikings Vikings
6
2
0
.750
NFC South W L T PCT
Falcons Falcons
6
3
0
.667
Buccaneers Buccaneers
4
5
0
.444
NFC West W L T PCT
Cardinals Cardinals
5
4
0
.556
Rams Rams
4
4
0
.500

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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

Schedule

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