Lions 31-27 49ers (Dec 22, 1957)

DET

SF

1

0

14

2

7

10

3

14

3

4

10

0

31

27

1Q

0 - 7

R.C. Owens 34-yard TD catch from Y.A. Tittle.

Touchdown

Made XP

1Q

0 - 14

H. McElhenny 47-yard TD catch from Y.A. Tittle.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

7 - 14

S. Junker 4-yard TD catch from T. Rote.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

7 - 21

B. Wilson 12-yard TD catch from Y.A. Tittle.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

7 - 24

G. Soltau 25-yard field goal.

FG Made

3Q

7 - 27

G. Soltau 10-yard field goal.

FG Made

3Q

14 - 27

T. Tracy 1-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

3Q

21 - 27

T. Tracy 58-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

28 - 27

G. Gedman 2-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

31 - 27

J. Martin 13-yard field goal.

FG Made

Top Performers

Pass Yds

248

Tittle

SF

Rush Yds

86

Tracy

DET

Rec Yds

107

Wilson

SF

Scrim TD

2

Tracy

DET

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

Tobin Rote

DET QB #18

Y.A. Tittle

SF QB #14

214

Pass Yds

248

1

Pass TD

3

1

Int

3

DET

Team Stats

SF

324

Total Yds

351

22

1st Downs

20

4

Turnovers

5

1957 AFL

Team	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	9	2	1	.792
Lions	8	4	0	.667
49ers	8	4	0	.667
Giants	7	5	0	.583
Colts	7	5	0	.583
Steelers	6	6	0	.500
Rams	6	6	0	.500
Redskins	5	6	1	.458
Bears	5	7	0	.417
Eagles	4	8	0	.333
Cardinals	3	9	0	.250
Packers	3	9	0	.250

Game Summary

The San Francisco 49ers couldn't pull it off against the Detroit Lions, 31 to 27, in the 1957 Western Conference divisional game on December 22, 1957.

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Tobin Rote T. Rote #18	16/30	214	7.1	1	1	3-19	73.5

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Y.A. Tittle #14	18/31	248	8.0	3	3	2-24	76.5

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Tom Tracy T. Tracy #30	11	86	7.8	2	58
John Henry Johnson J. Henry Johnson #35	5	20	4.0	0	11
Gene Gedman G. Gedman #26	6	13	2.2	1	7
Tobin Rote T. Rote #18	4	5	1.3	0	3
Howard Cassady H. Cassady #40	3	5	1.7	0	4

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	Long
Hugh McElhenny H. McElhenny #39	14	82	5.9	71
Joe Perry J. Perry #34	13	52	4.0	12
Gene Babb G. Babb #33	2	3	1.5	2
Joe Arenas J. Arenas #22	1	2	2.0	2
Y.A. Tittle #14	3	-12	-4.0	4

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Steve Junker S. Junker #88	0/0	92	11.5	1	36
Jim Doran J. Doran #83	0/0	51	25.5	0	27
Howard Cassady H. Cassady #40	0/0	37	12.3	0	21
Dave Middleton D. Middleton #84	0/0	27	13.5	0	15
Tom Tracy T. Tracy #30	0/0	7	7.0	0	7

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Billy Wilson B. Wilson #84	0/0	107	11.9	1	18
Hugh McElhenny H. McElhenny #39	0/0	96	16.0	1	47
R.C. Owens #27	0/0	34	34.0	1	34
Clyde Conner C. Conner #88	0/0	10	10.0	0	10
Gene Babb G. Babb #33	0/0	1	1.0	0	1

Fumbles	Fum	Rec
John Henry Johnson J. Henry Johnson #35	1	0
Tobin Rote T. Rote #18	1	0
Tom Tracy T. Tracy #30	1	0
Bob Long B. Long #86	0	1
Gil Mains G. Mains #72	0	1

Fumbles	Fum	Rec
Y.A. Tittle #14	3	1
Joe Perry J. Perry #34	2	2
J.D. Smith #24	1	1
Bill Stits B. Stits #20	0	1
Ed Henke E. Henke #75	0	1
Bill Herchman B. Herchman #72	0	1

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Sacks	Int
Carl Karilivacz C. Karilivacz #21	0-0	0	1
Darris McCord D. McCord #78	0-0	1.0	0
Joe Schmidt J. Schmidt #56	0-0	0	1
Roger Zatkoff R. Zatkoff #74	0-0	0	1

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Dicky Moegle D. Moegle #47	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Jim Martin J. Martin #47	1/1	4/4	7	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Gordie Soltau G. Soltau #82	2/2	3/3	9	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Yale Lary Y. Lary #28	4	173	43.3	50

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Bill Jessup B. Jessup #85	3	108	36.0	42

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Terry Barr T. Barr #41	4	89	22.3	0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Joe Arenas J. Arenas #22	2	34	17.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Yale Lary Y. Lary #28	2	0	0.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Joe Arenas J. Arenas #22	2	16	8.0	8	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Tobin Rote T. Rote #18	16/30	214	7.1	1	1	3-19	73.5

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Tom Tracy T. Tracy #30	11	86	7.8	2	58
John Henry Johnson J. Henry Johnson #35	5	20	4.0	0	11
Gene Gedman G. Gedman #26	6	13	2.2	1	7
Tobin Rote T. Rote #18	4	5	1.3	0	3
Howard Cassady H. Cassady #40	3	5	1.7	0	4

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Steve Junker S. Junker #88	0/0	92	11.5	1	36
Jim Doran J. Doran #83	0/0	51	25.5	0	27
Howard Cassady H. Cassady #40	0/0	37	12.3	0	21
Dave Middleton D. Middleton #84	0/0	27	13.5	0	15
Tom Tracy T. Tracy #30	0/0	7	7.0	0	7

Fumbles	Fum	Rec
John Henry Johnson J. Henry Johnson #35	1	0
Tobin Rote T. Rote #18	1	0
Tom Tracy T. Tracy #30	1	0
Bob Long B. Long #86	0	1
Gil Mains G. Mains #72	0	1

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Sacks	Int
Carl Karilivacz C. Karilivacz #21	0-0	0	1
Darris McCord D. McCord #78	0-0	1.0	0
Joe Schmidt J. Schmidt #56	0-0	0	1
Roger Zatkoff R. Zatkoff #74	0-0	0	1

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Jim Martin J. Martin #47	1/1	4/4	7	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Yale Lary Y. Lary #28	4	173	43.3	50

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Terry Barr T. Barr #41	4	89	22.3	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Yale Lary Y. Lary #28	2	0	0.0	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Y.A. Tittle #14	18/31	248	8.0	3	3	2-24	76.5

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	Long
Hugh McElhenny H. McElhenny #39	14	82	5.9	71
Joe Perry J. Perry #34	13	52	4.0	12
Gene Babb G. Babb #33	2	3	1.5	2
Joe Arenas J. Arenas #22	1	2	2.0	2
Y.A. Tittle #14	3	-12	-4.0	4

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Billy Wilson B. Wilson #84	0/0	107	11.9	1	18
Hugh McElhenny H. McElhenny #39	0/0	96	16.0	1	47
R.C. Owens #27	0/0	34	34.0	1	34
Clyde Conner C. Conner #88	0/0	10	10.0	0	10
Gene Babb G. Babb #33	0/0	1	1.0	0	1

Fumbles	Fum	Rec
Y.A. Tittle #14	3	1
Joe Perry J. Perry #34	2	2
J.D. Smith #24	1	1
Bill Stits B. Stits #20	0	1
Ed Henke E. Henke #75	0	1
Bill Herchman B. Herchman #72	0	1

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Dicky Moegle D. Moegle #47	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Gordie Soltau G. Soltau #82	2/2	3/3	9	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Bill Jessup B. Jessup #85	3	108	36.0	42

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Joe Arenas J. Arenas #22	2	34	17.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Joe Arenas J. Arenas #22	2	16	8.0	8	0

DET

SF

1

0

14

2

7

10

3

14

3

4

10

0

31

27

DET

Team Stats

SF

324

Total Yds

351

195

Pass Yds

224

129

Rush Yds

127

62

Total Plays

66

5.2

Yards Per Play

5.3

5.9

Yards Per Pass

6.8

4.4

Yards Per Rush

3.8

22

1st Downs

20

4

Punts

3

4

Turnovers

5

1

Interceptions Thrown

3

Fumbles Lost

2

7

Penalties

6

2.0

Sacks

3.0

0

D/ST TD

0

1-0 DET

SF 0-1

Top Performers

Matchup

Team Stats

1957 AFL

Game Summary

Team Stats