1956 Detroit Lions

The Detroit Lions destroyed the Chicago Bears, 42 to 10, on December 2, 1956.

Final

CHB

Bears

7-2-1

10

DET

Lions

8-2-0

42

1

0

0

2

10

14

3

0

7

4

0

21

Total

10

42

2nd quarter

CHB

DET

Lions

Gene Gedman 1-yard run (Bobby Layne kick)

0

7

Bears

George Blanda 11-yard field goal

3

7

Lions

Bobby Layne 15-yard run (Bobby Layne kick)

3

14

Bears

Rick Casares 5-yard pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick)

10

14

3rd quarter

CHB

DET

Lions

Dave Middleton 48-yard pass from Bobby Layne (Bobby Layne kick)

10

21

4th quarter

CHB

DET

Lions

Gene Gedman 9-yard pass from Bobby Layne (Bobby Layne kick)

10

28

Lions

Bill Bowman 3-yard run (Bobby Layne kick)

10

35

Lions

Dave Middleton 18-yard pass from Harry Gilmer (Bobby Layne kick)

10

42

Bears

Lions

1st Downs

15

25

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

60

71

Total Yards

184

468

Yards per play

3.1

6.6

Passing

70

254

Comp - Att

12 - 26

14 - 23

Yards per pass

2.3

11

Interceptions thrown

3

3

Sacks - Yards lost

4 - 34

0 - 3

Rushing

114

214

Rushing Attempts

30

48

Yards per rush

3.8

4.5

Penalties

1

7

Turnovers

5

6

Fumbles lost

2

3

Interceptions

3

3

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
E. Brown
7
15
75
5.0
0
2
22.2
G. Blanda
5
11
29
2.6
1
1
44.9
Team
12
26
70
4.0
1
3
4
30.4

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
R. Casares
14
45
3.2
0
D. Bingham
7
36
5.1
0
G. Blanda
1
17
17.0
0
J. Hoffman
3
11
3.7
0
B. Watkins
2
8
4.0
0
E. Brown
3
-3
-1.0
0
Team
30
114
3.8
0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
G. Schroeder
3
28
9.3
0
B. McColl
1
27
27.0
0
R. Casares
4
13
3.3
1
H. Hill
1
13
13.0
0
J. Hoffman
2
13
6.5
0
J. Dooley
1
9
9.0
0
Team
12
104
4.0
1
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
2
2
3

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
0.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Team
1
1
4

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Team
5
178
35.6

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
B. Layne
11
19
210
11.1
2
2
91.9
H. Gilmer
2
2
28
14.0
1
0
158.3
J. Girard
1
1
19
19.0
0
0
118.8
B. Stits
0
1
0
0.0
0
1
0.0
Team
14
23
254
11.2
3
3
0
99.4

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
G. Gedman
17
85
5.0
1
L. Hart
12
60
5.0
0
B. Layne
6
30
5.0
1
H. Cassady
3
21
7.0
0
B. Bowman
3
9
3.0
1
D. McIlhenny
5
8
1.6
0
J. Girard
1
3
3.0
0
H. Gilmer
1
-2
-2.0
0
Team
48
214
4.5
3

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
D. Middleton
7
146
20.9
2
J. Doran
2
45
22.5
0
D. Dibble
2
43
21.5
0
G. Gedman
2
13
6.5
1
J. Reichow
1
10
10.0
0
Team
14
257
11.2
3
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
4
3
2

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
4.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Team
0
6
6

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Team
0
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 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