Browns 14-59 Lions (Dec 29, 1957)

CLE

DET

1

0

17

2

7

14

3

7

14

4

0

14

59

1Q

0 - 3

J. Martin 31-yard field goal.

FG Made

1Q

0 - 10

T. Rote 1-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

1Q

0 - 17

G. Gedman 1-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

7 - 17

J. Brown 29-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

7 - 24

S. Junker 26-yard TD catch from T. Rote.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

7 - 31

T. Barr 19-yard TD interception return.

Touchdown

Made XP

3Q

14 - 31

L. Carpenter 5-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

3Q

14 - 38

J. Doran 78-yard TD catch from T. Rote.

Touchdown

Made XP

3Q

14 - 45

S. Junker 23-yard TD catch from T. Rote.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

14 - 52

D. Middleton 32-yard TD catch from T. Rote.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

14 - 59

H. Cassady 16-yard TD catch from J. Reichow.

Touchdown

Made XP

Top Performers

Pass Yds

280

Rote

DET

Rush Yds

82

Carpenter

CLE

Rec Yds

109

Junker

DET

Scrim TD

2

Junker

DET

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

Tommy O'Connell

CLE QB #15

Tobin Rote

DET QB #18

61

Pass Yds

280

0

Pass TD

4

2

Int

0

CLE

Team Stats

DET

313

Total Yds

433

17

1st Downs

22

7

Turnovers

1

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 Detroit Lions crushed the Cleveland Browns, 59 to 14, in the 1957 NFL championship game on December 29, 1957.

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	Int	Sck	Rtg
Tommy O'Connell T. O'Connell #15	4/8	61	7.6	2	0-0	35.9
Milt Plum M. Plum #16	5/12	51	4.3	2	1-10	14.9
Chet Hanulak C. Hanulak #44	0/1	0	0.0	1	0-0	0.0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Tobin Rote T. Rote #18	12/19	280	14.7	4	0	0-0	146.4
Jerry Reichow J. Reichow #89	1/2	16	8.0	1	0	0-0	116.7

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Lew Carpenter L. Carpenter #33	14	82	5.9	1	27
Jim Brown J. Brown #32	20	69	3.5	1	29
Milt Plum M. Plum #16	3	46	15.3	0	20
Ray Renfro R. Renfro #26	1	21	21.0	0	21

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Howard Cassady H. Cassady #40	8	48	6.0	0	21
John Henry Johnson J. Henry Johnson #35	7	34	4.9	0	19
Gene Gedman G. Gedman #26	12	28	2.3	1	9
Tobin Rote T. Rote #18	7	27	3.9	1	17
Jerry Reichow J. Reichow #89	1	0	0.0	0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	Long
Pete Brewster P. Brewster #88	0/0	52	17.3	19
Preston Carpenter P. Carpenter #40	0/0	43	10.8	18
Ray Renfro R. Renfro #26	0/0	9	9.0	9
Lew Carpenter L. Carpenter #33	0/0	8	8.0	8

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Steve Junker S. Junker #88	0/0	109	21.8	2	26
Jim Doran J. Doran #83	0/0	101	33.7	1	78
Dave Middleton D. Middleton #84	0/0	32	32.0	1	32
Howard Cassady H. Cassady #40	0/0	22	11.0	1	16
John Henry Johnson J. Henry Johnson #35	0/0	16	16.0	0	16
Tom Tracy T. Tracy #30	0/0	16	16.0	0	16

Fumbles	Fum	Rec
Milt Campbell M. Campbell #48	1	0
Chet Hanulak C. Hanulak #44	1	0
Don Paul D. Paul #20	0	1

Fumbles	Fum	Rec
Steve Junker S. Junker #88	1	0
Tobin Rote T. Rote #18	1	1
Gene Gedman G. Gedman #26	1	0
John Henry Johnson J. Henry Johnson #35	0	1
Terry Barr T. Barr #41	0	1
Gil Mains G. Mains #72	0	1

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Sacks	Int
Terry Barr T. Barr #41	0-0	0	1
Bob Long B. Long #86	0-0	0.5	1
Gerry Perry G. Perry #79	0-0	0	1
Joe Schmidt J. Schmidt #56	0-0	0	1
Gene Cronin G. Cronin #85	0-0	0.5	0
Jim David J. David #25	0-0	0	1

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Lou Groza L. Groza #76	0/0	2/2	2	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Jim Martin J. Martin #47	1/2	8/8	11	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Ken Konz K. Konz #22	4	142	35.5	43

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Yale Lary Y. Lary #28	4	145	36.3	47

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg
Billy Reynolds B. Reynolds #46	3	58	19.3
Jim Brown J. Brown #32	4	106	26.5
Milt Campbell M. Campbell #48	1	19	19.0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Yale Lary Y. Lary #28	3	75	25.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Billy Reynolds B. Reynolds #46	2	1	0.5	1	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Yale Lary Y. Lary #28	2	13	6.5	10	0
Terry Barr T. Barr #41	1	0	0.0	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	Int	Sck	Rtg
Tommy O'Connell T. O'Connell #15	4/8	61	7.6	2	0-0	35.9
Milt Plum M. Plum #16	5/12	51	4.3	2	1-10	14.9
Chet Hanulak C. Hanulak #44	0/1	0	0.0	1	0-0	0.0

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Lew Carpenter L. Carpenter #33	14	82	5.9	1	27
Jim Brown J. Brown #32	20	69	3.5	1	29
Milt Plum M. Plum #16	3	46	15.3	0	20
Ray Renfro R. Renfro #26	1	21	21.0	0	21

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	Long
Pete Brewster P. Brewster #88	0/0	52	17.3	19
Preston Carpenter P. Carpenter #40	0/0	43	10.8	18
Ray Renfro R. Renfro #26	0/0	9	9.0	9
Lew Carpenter L. Carpenter #33	0/0	8	8.0	8

Fumbles	Fum	Rec
Milt Campbell M. Campbell #48	1	0
Chet Hanulak C. Hanulak #44	1	0
Don Paul D. Paul #20	0	1

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Lou Groza L. Groza #76	0/0	2/2	2	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Ken Konz K. Konz #22	4	142	35.5	43

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg
Billy Reynolds B. Reynolds #46	3	58	19.3
Jim Brown J. Brown #32	4	106	26.5
Milt Campbell M. Campbell #48	1	19	19.0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Billy Reynolds B. Reynolds #46	2	1	0.5	1	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Tobin Rote T. Rote #18	12/19	280	14.7	4	0	0-0	146.4
Jerry Reichow J. Reichow #89	1/2	16	8.0	1	0	0-0	116.7

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Howard Cassady H. Cassady #40	8	48	6.0	0	21
John Henry Johnson J. Henry Johnson #35	7	34	4.9	0	19
Gene Gedman G. Gedman #26	12	28	2.3	1	9
Tobin Rote T. Rote #18	7	27	3.9	1	17
Jerry Reichow J. Reichow #89	1	0	0.0	0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Steve Junker S. Junker #88	0/0	109	21.8	2	26
Jim Doran J. Doran #83	0/0	101	33.7	1	78
Dave Middleton D. Middleton #84	0/0	32	32.0	1	32
Howard Cassady H. Cassady #40	0/0	22	11.0	1	16
John Henry Johnson J. Henry Johnson #35	0/0	16	16.0	0	16
Tom Tracy T. Tracy #30	0/0	16	16.0	0	16

Fumbles	Fum	Rec
Steve Junker S. Junker #88	1	0
Tobin Rote T. Rote #18	1	1
Gene Gedman G. Gedman #26	1	0
John Henry Johnson J. Henry Johnson #35	0	1
Terry Barr T. Barr #41	0	1
Gil Mains G. Mains #72	0	1

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Sacks	Int
Terry Barr T. Barr #41	0-0	0	1
Bob Long B. Long #86	0-0	0.5	1
Gerry Perry G. Perry #79	0-0	0	1
Joe Schmidt J. Schmidt #56	0-0	0	1
Gene Cronin G. Cronin #85	0-0	0.5	0
Jim David J. David #25	0-0	0	1

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Jim Martin J. Martin #47	1/2	8/8	11	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Yale Lary Y. Lary #28	4	145	36.3	47

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Yale Lary Y. Lary #28	3	75	25.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Yale Lary Y. Lary #28	2	13	6.5	10	0
Terry Barr T. Barr #41	1	0	0.0	0	0

CLE

DET

1

0

17

2

7

14

3

7

14

4

0

14

59

CLE

Team Stats

DET

313

Total Yds

433

95

Pass Yds

296

218

Rush Yds

137

61

Total Plays

56

5.1

Yards Per Play

7.7

4.1

Yards Per Pass

14.1

5.7

Yards Per Rush

3.9

17

1st Downs

22

4

Punts

4

7

Turnovers

1

5

Interceptions Thrown

0

2

Fumbles Lost

1

4

Penalties

7

0.0

Sacks

2.0

0

D/ST TD

0

0-1 CLE

DET 2-0

Top Performers

Matchup

Team Stats

1957 AFL

Game Summary

Team Stats