| Cleveland Rams at Detroit Lions |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 27, 1942 Location: Detroit, MI Venue: Briggs Stadium Attendance: 14646 |
| Weather: Temp: 48 F Humidty: 61% Wind: 20 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland RamsCLE | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CLE | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Cleveland RamsCLE | Jim Benton 11 pass from Jack Jacobs (Chet Adams kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 4 | Cleveland RamsCLE | Ben Hightower 19 pass from Jack Jacobs (Chet Adams kick) | 14 | 0 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Rams | ||
| 30 | LOE/DE | Jim Benton |
| 34 | LOT/DT | Chet Adams |
| 45 | LOG/DG | Roy Stuart |
| 47 | C/LB | Bill Conkright |
| 48 | ROG/DG | Wilfred Thorpe |
| 65 | ROT/DT | Joe Pasqua |
| 12 | ROE/DE | Johnny Wilson |
| 55 | BB/DB | Art Elston |
| 32 | TB/DB | Parker Hall |
| 69 | WB/DB | Dante Magnani |
| 44 | FB/LB | Gaylon Smith |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| 80 | LOE/DE | Bill Fisk |
| 78 | LOT/DT | Alex Schibanoff |
| 71 | LOG/DG | Ted Pavelec |
| 50 | C/LB | Alex Wojciechowicz |
| 61 | ROG/DG | Augie Lio |
| 72 | ROT/DT | Hank Goodman |
| 86 | ROE/DE | Gran Harrison |
| 23 | BB/DB | Murray Evans |
| 44 | TB/DB | Harry Hopp |
| 12 | WB/DB | Ned Mathews |
| 33 | FB/LB | Harry Seltzer |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Rams | |||||
| Len Janiak | 6 | 40 | 6.7 | 20 | 0 |
| George Morris | 7 | 28 | 4.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Gaylon Smith | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 6 | 0 |
| Corby Davis | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 7 | 0 |
| Jack Jacobs | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 0 | |
| Parker Hall | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | |
| Jack Boone | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Harry Hopp | 9 | 44 | 4.9 | 0 | |
| John Polanski | 9 | 40 | 4.4 | 13 | 0 |
| Ned Mathews | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Harry Seltzer | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 7 | 0 |
| Frank Grigonis | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Tommy Colella | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murray Evans | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dom Sanzotta | 5 | -6 | -1.2 | 5 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Rams | |||||||||||
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Rams | |||||
| Jim Benton | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 18 | 1 |
| Ben Hightower | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19t | 1 |
| Len Janiak | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Jack Boone | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Bill Fisk | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Gran Harrison | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Harry Seltzer | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Rams | |||||
| Jack Boone | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Rams | |||||
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Emil Banjavic | 2 | 82 | 41.0 | 42 | 0 |
| Tommy Colella | 2 | 74 | 37.0 | 43 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Rams | ||||||
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Rams | ||||||
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
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