| Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers Game Statistics |
| Date: September 30, 1956 Location: Green Bay, WI |
| Venue: City Stadium Attendance: 24668 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 54 F Humidty: 55% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Green Bay Packers | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit Lions | Jim Martin 48 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Detroit Lions | Don McIlhenny 1 run (Bobby Layne kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Green Bay Packers | Fred Cone 45 FG | 10 | 3 |
| 3 | Green Bay Packers | Gary Knafelc 5 pass from Tobin Rote (Fred Cone kick failed) | 10 | 9 |
| 4 | Detroit Lions | Bobby Layne 12 FG | 13 | 9 |
| 4 | Detroit Lions | Bobby Layne 1 run (Bobby Layne kick) | 20 | 9 |
| 4 | Green Bay Packers | Billy Howton 8 pass from Tobin Rote (Fred Cone kick) | 20 | 16 |
| RUSHING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| DET | Jug Girard | 13 | 52 | 4.0 | 11 | 0 |
| DET | Don McIlhenny | 14 | 45 | 3.2 | 1 | |
| DET | Howard Cassady | 8 | 45 | 5.6 | 15 | 0 |
| DET | Leon Hart | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| DET | Dorne Dibble | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| DET | Bobby Layne | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 |
| DET | Gene Gedman | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| DET | Harry Gilmer | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| DET | Bill Stits | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| GB | Howie Ferguson | 8 | 34 | 4.3 | 14 | 0 |
| GB | Tobin Rote | 9 | 30 | 3.3 | 13 | 0 |
| GB | Al Carmichael | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 |
| GB | Joe Johnson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| GB | Floyd Reid | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
| DET | Harry Gilmer | 12 | 8 | 66.7 | 2 | 77 | 6.4 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 44.8 | |
| DET | Bobby Layne | 12 | 7 | 58.3 | 0 | 129 | 10.8 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 95.5 | |
| GB | Tobin Rote | 23 | 9 | 39.1 | 2 | 98 | 4.3 | 42 | 2 | 10 | 45.2 | |
| GB | Bart Starr | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| RECEIVING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| DET | Jim Doran | 5 | 63 | 12.6 | 20 | 0 |
| DET | Dave Middleton | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 33 | 0 |
| DET | Dorne Dibble | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 36 | 0 |
| DET | Leon Hart | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 |
| DET | Howard Cassady | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| DET | Jug Girard | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| GB | Billy Howton | 5 | 76 | 15.2 | 42 | 0 |
| GB | Al Carmichael | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| GB | Joe Johnson | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| GB | Gary Knafelc | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5t | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| DET | Jimmy David | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| GB | Bobby Dillon | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| PUNTING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
| DET | Yale Lary | 4 | 183 | 45.8 | 56 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| DET | Yale Lary | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 5 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| DET | Yale Lary | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
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