The Green Bay Packers came up just a bit short against the Detroit Lions, 17 to 13, on September 17, 1961.
Final
1st quarter
DET
GB
Jim Taylor 1-yard run (Paul Hornung kick)
0
7
Nick Pietrosante 1-yard run (Jim Martin kick)
7
7
2nd quarter
DET
GB
Nick Pietrosante 15-yard run (Jim Martin kick)
14
7
Paul Hornung 15-yard field goal
14
10
4th quarter
DET
GB
Paul Hornung 26-yard field goal
14
13
Jim Martin 44-yard field goal
17
13
Lions
Packers
1st Downs
15
17
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
62
56
Total Yards
266
294
Yards per play
4.3
5.3
Passing
138
162
Comp - Att
11 - 23
14 - 27
Yards per pass
5.8
5.8
Interceptions thrown
1
2
Sacks - Yards lost
1 - 7
1 - 11
Rushing
128
132
Rushing Attempts
38
28
Yards per rush
3.4
4.7
Penalties
5
2
Turnovers
1
2
Fumbles lost
0
0
Interceptions
1
2
Possession
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Morrall | 11 | 23 | 145 | 6.3 | 0 | 1 | 50.1 | |
Team | 11 | 23 | 138 | 6.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.1 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Pietrosante | 16 | 56 | 3.5 | 2 |
H. Cassady | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 0 |
D. Lewis | 12 | 25 | 2.1 | 0 |
Y. Lary | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 |
E. Morrall | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 |
J. Olszewski | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
Team | 38 | 128 | 3.4 | 2 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Cogdill | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 0 | |
N. Pietrosante | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 0 | |
T. Barr | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 0 | |
Team | 11 | 145 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 1.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Martin | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
Team | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Y. Lary | 4 | 180 | 45.0 | |
Team | 4 | 180 | 45.0 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Steffen | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | |
Team | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Cassady | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | |
Team | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 |
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Starr | 14 | 26 | 173 | 6.7 | 0 | 2 | 42.6 | |
P. Hornung | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
Team | 14 | 27 | 162 | 6.4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 41.1 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Taylor | 15 | 85 | 5.7 | 1 |
P. Hornung | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 0 |
T. Moore | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 |
B. Starr | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 |
Team | 28 | 132 | 4.7 | 1 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. McGee | 7 | 127 | 18.1 | 0 | |
J. Taylor | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | |
P. Hornung | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | |
G. Knafelc | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | |
Team | 14 | 173 | 6.4 | 0 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 1.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Hornung | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
Team | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Dowler | 3 | 132 | 44.0 | |
Team | 3 | 132 | 44.0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Wood | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | |
Team | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 |
More Packers Stats
PPG
25.6
9th
OPP PPG
21.6
13th
RUSH YDS/G
154.8
5th
PASS YDS/G
244.4
10th
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Chargers | NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Commanders | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 |
 Eagles | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Lions | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 |
 Vikings | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Falcons | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 |
 Buccaneers | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Cardinals | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 |
 Rams | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 |
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