BAL 3 @ DET 27 - 1956 NFL

1956 Week 8

Baltimore ColtsBAL

3-27

Detroit LionsDET

Sun, November 18, 1956 · Briggs Stadium

Attendance: 55,788Surface: grassLine: Detroit Lions -6.5

BAL: Weeb Ewbank · DET: Buddy Parker

BAL

Team Stats

DET

1st Downs

24-58

Rushing

48-240

17-32-314

Passing

12-21-153

356

Scoring

1st Quarter

Leon Hart 5 yard rush (Bobby Layne kick)

2nd Quarter

Bert Rechichar 46 yard field goal

Bobby Layne 11 yard field goal

Offensive Stats

Player	C/A	YDS	TD	INT	SK	RTG
BAL
DET
Passing
Bobby Layne	12/20	153	1	1		79.8
Harry Gilmer	0/1	0	0	0		39.6
Rushing
Player	ATT	YDS	TD	LNG	FUM
Bobby Layne	7	39	0	18	0
Harry Gilmer	1	6	0	6	0
Gene Gedman	17	78	1	13	0
Leon Hart	13	69	1	20	0
Howard Cassady	4	39	0	17	0
Jug Girard	1	7	0	7	0
Bill Bowman	3	3	0	1	0
Jerry Reichow	1	1	0	1	0
Dave Middleton	1	-2	0	-2	0
Receiving
Player	TGT	REC	YDS	TD	LNG
Leon Hart		1	6	0	6
Howard Cassady		1	10	0	10
Jim Doran		4	65	0	26
Dorne Dibble		3	44	0	20
Dave Middleton		3	28	1	13

Defensive Stats

Player	TCK	SOLO	SK	INT	PD	QBH	FF	FR
BAL
DET
Player	TCK	SOLO	SK	INT	PD	QBH	FF	FR
Jim David			0	2

Kicking & Punting

Player	XP	FG	PNT	PNT YDS	AVG	LNG
BAL
DET
Player	XP	FG	PNT	PNT YDS	AVG	LNG
Jug Girard	-	-	5	224	44.8	-

Return Stats

Player	KR	KR YDS	KR TD	PR	PR YDS	PR TD
BAL
DET
Player	KR	KR YDS	KR TD	PR	PR YDS	PR TD
Howard Cassady	1	25	0	2	0	0
Jack Christiansen	1	22	0	1	0	0
Yale Lary	0	0	0	1	5	0

Starting Lineups

BAL

LHRoyce Womble

RHLenny Moore

LERaymond Berry

LTGeorge Preas

LGArt Spinney

CBuzz Nutter

RGAlex Sandusky

RTKen Jackson

REJim Mutscheller

LDEGino Marchetti

LDT

IND at DET, 1956 NFL game